The unrelenting deforestation of the Amazon region could lead to a dramatic increase to the risk…
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Tasmania hosts threatened ancient cultural landscapes
The landscape of Tasmania has been shaped by thousands of years of Aboriginal burning practices, researchers…
Marsquakes rock and roll
Fifty years after Apollo 11 astronauts deployed the first seismometer on the surface of the moon,…
South Africa's carbon tax matters for the economy and tackling climate change
Carbon tax is likely to be an effective way of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, which lead…
Angelic halo orbit chosen for humankind's first lunar outpost
Mission planners at NASA and ESA’s Operations Centre (ESOC) have spent months debating the pros and…
Researcher uses canola to create biodegradable cling wrap
A University of Alberta researcher has found a new use for a canola byproduct, providing potential…
Apollo 11 and Landing Site 2 in the Sea of Tranquility
This photographic illustration compares the size of Apollo 11 Landing Site 2 with that of the…
Shaun the Sheep completes astronaut training with ESA
Children’s film character Shaun the Sheep has completed his microgravity training ahead of the launch of…
Betting on speculative geoengineering may risk an escalating 'climate debt crisis'
The opening of the Oscar-winning film The Big Short, a comedy-drama on the global financial crisis…
Largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan African populations
Researchers have performed the largest GWAS study on type 2 diabetes in the sub-Saharan African populations,…