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EU launches billion-euro loan plan for young farmers
The European Union on Monday launched a plan to give up to one billion euros in…
Germany’s Bosch powers up hydrogen cells for cars
The world's biggest auto parts maker Bosch said Monday it would work with a Swedish firm…
New research explains why Hurricane Harvey intensified immediately before landfall
A new study explains the mechanism behind Hurricane Harvey's unusual intensification off the Texas coast and…
Microbes hitch a ride on high-flying dust
Dust doesn't just accumulate under your bed. It can also travel for thousands of kilometers, across…
Heatwave devastates wildlife populations in World Heritage Site
Large numbers of dugongs, sea snakes and other marine animals disappeared from the UNESCO World Heritage…
Tailor-made enzymatic solutions reduce time and cost of biorefinery processes
Non-food, woody materials (namely lignocellulosic biomass) is the largest renewable reservoir of fermentable starches to substitute…
Researchers venture to the Chernobyl Red Forest
A multidisciplinary group of researchers from the University of Bristol, as part of the National Centre…
Decoupled graphene thanks to potassium bromide
The use of potassium bromide in the production of graphene on a copper surface can lead…
Urgent action needed to end our love affair with cars, report finds
The authors of a University of Otago report on active transport say urgent steps must be…