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Canberra heatwave breaks records amid wildfire threat
Temperatures in the Australian capital Canberra have set a new monthly record amid an advancing wildfire…
Uruguayan project uses virtual money to encourage plastic recycling
On a hot summer’s day in southern Uruguay, Graciela Martinez weighs her plastic waste before dropping…
Relative of extinct tortoise located in Galapagos
A scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands has discovered a tortoise with a “strong” genetic link…
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometres below the waves, synthetic microfibres…
Iran to launch observation satellite in 'coming days'
Iran is preparing to launch a new scientific observation satellite in the “coming days”, the head…
World Wetlands Day: Fostering global biodiversity and mitigating climate change
Though they make up less than 6% of Earth’s surface, wetlands burst with biodiversity and play…
Hot pots helped ancient Siberian hunters survive the Ice Age
A new study shows that ancient Siberian hunters created heat resistant pots so that they could…
First major discovery in hydroformylation in 50 years
Chemists have discovered a new cationic cobalt bisphosphine hydroformylation catalyst system that is highly active and…
Night Sky Guide for February 2020
February 1 – IC2395 well placed for observation. Across much of the world, the open star…