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Inequality is deliberately built into cities: segregated playgrounds are just the start
Developers in London have come under scrutiny for segregating people who live in social or affordable…
Roman mining activities polluted European air more heavily than previously thought
Roman-era mining activities increased atmospheric lead concentrations by at least a factor of 10, polluting air…
Geologists suggest Horseshoe Abyssal Plain may be start of a subduction zone
A team of geologists led by João Duarte gave a presentation at this past month's European…
Mini-centrifuge for simpler study of blood cells opens new organ-on-chip possibilities
A simple innovation the size of a grain of sand means we can now analyse cells…
The smell of dark chocolate, demystified
Chocolate is one of the most-consumed treats around the world, and the smell alone is usually…
Physicists propose perfect material for lasers
Weyl semimetals are a recently discovered class of materials in which charge carriers behave the way…
“Classical ways of conserving nature are insufficient”
Earlier this week, the Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services was been published by IPBES,…
Expert discusses the traffic impacts of Uber, Lyft
When John Zimmer took a city planning course in college, he had an epiphany: We've built…
‘Stop and search’ frequency reduced when law enforcement and academic research cooperate
It has been a busy few days in the fierce debate about addressing the knife crime…