Lighting the way to removing radioactive elements
A flick of a switch. An LED light shines on a liquid-filled beaker. Another flick. It goes dark.
Materials Science
Mar 21, 2019
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Blame wood-burning stoves for winter air pollution and health threats
It may be natural, but there's nothing safe or environmentally sound about heating your home with wood.
Environment
Mar 8, 2019
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Cladding fire risks have been known for years. Lives depend on acting now, with no more delays
The fire at the Neo200 building on Spencer Street in the Melbourne CBD this week has eerie similarities to the Grenfell Tower disaster. Fortunately, instead of 72 people dead as at Grenfell, only one person was hospitalised ...
Engineering
Feb 8, 2019
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How global warming is adding to the health risks of poor people
There is mounting evidence of the impact of climate change on human habitat and health, on plant and animal life, on water resources and shorelines. These changes are felt unevenly within – and between – nations and communities. ...
Environment
Jan 28, 2019
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Haze smoke affects butterfly caterpillars
NUS biologists have discovered that haze affects the survival and development of butterflies, which could have an adverse impact on our environment.
Plants & Animals
Jan 21, 2019
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Singapore 'smoking ban' sounds radical, but it's an odd way to reduce air pollution
On January 1 2019, Singapore will introduce a "no smoking zone" along a three kilometre stretch of Orchard Road – one of the city's busiest shopping districts. It sounds controversial – restricting people's right to smoke ...
Environment
Jan 2, 2019
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Air pollution reduces global life expectancy by nearly two years
Fossil fuel-driven particulate air pollution cuts global average life expectancy by 1.8 years per person, according to a new pollution index and accompanying report produced by the Energy Policy Institute at the University ...
Environment
Nov 20, 2018
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Researchers find source of deadly 2015 Southeast Asia smoke cloud
Smoke from widespread fires in Indonesia in the summer and fall of 2015 hung heavily over major urban centers in Southeast Asia, causing adverse health effects for millions of people. The afflicted could not have known that ...
Environment
Nov 19, 2018
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Smoke spreading from California fires sparks health concerns
Smoke masks. Eye drops. No outdoor exercise. This is how Californians are trying to cope with wildfires choking the state, but experts say an increase in serious health problems may be almost inevitable for vulnerable residents ...
Environment
Nov 15, 2018
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California wildfires raise concerns about impacts to environment and health
It never rains in California, so instead it burns—often—with prime fire conditions likely to persist until rainstorms arrive.
Environment
Nov 15, 2018
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