Young people identify 7 'superpowers' to fight climate change
Many young people feel anxious, powerless, sad and angry about climate change.
Environment
Nov 11, 2022
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News tagged with toilets
Backcountry visitors are leaving poo piles in Australia's Snowy Mountains, and it's a problem
Spring has arrived in Australia's Snowy Mountains. The snow is starting to melt. Wildflowers are emerging in a variety of colors: blues, yellows, whites … hang on. Those aren't white flowers. They're scrunched up bits of ...
Environment
Sep 26, 2022
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Filthy habits: Medieval monks were more likely to have worms than ordinary people
In the middle ages, monks, nuns, and friars had it relatively easy. They lived quiet lives within friaries and monastic complexes, reading manuscripts, praying, and tending to gardens in which they grew their own food. They ...
Archaeology
Aug 21, 2022
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Tasmania goes net carbon negative by reducing logging
Tasmania has become one of the first jurisdictions in the world to reduce their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and increase removals to become net carbon negative, according to new research from The Australian National University ...
Environment
May 3, 2022
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Financial insecurity left hospitality workers more vulnerable to customer and management abuse during COVID
Hospitality workers felt less able to challenge and negotiate bad practice or unsafe working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2022
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Video: Why flush toilets are wasteful
Every time a toilet flushes, a gallon and a half of clean, treated water is wasted.
Environment
Mar 24, 2022
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A billion of the world's most climate-vulnerable people live in informal settlements. Here's what they face
Flooding is common in informal settlements in Bwaise, a neighborhood in the Ugandan capital Kampala. Bwaise's residents are largely excluded from planning and local decision-making processes, and have poor housing and limited ...
Environment
Mar 23, 2022
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COVID may have made us less materialistic
The early days of COVID brought a new sense of urgency to shopping for certain items. Toilet paper, pasta and bread flew off the shelves as people stocked up on vital supplies. Then came the must-have purchases to help with ...
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2022
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2,700-year-old toilet found in Jerusalem was a rare luxury
Israeli archaeologists have found a rare ancient toilet in Jerusalem dating back more than 2,700 years, when private bathrooms were a luxury in the holy city, authorities said Tuesday.
Archaeology
Oct 5, 2021
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Elon Musk says Inspiration4 crew had 'challenges' with toilet, vows for bathroom upgrades
The private space flight, SpaceX, completed a historic mission with the first all-civilian flight crew last weekend. The four members of the Inspiration4 crew raised $200 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, ...
Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2021
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