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A major scorecard gives the health of Australia's environment less than 1 out of 10
2019 was the year Australians confronted the fact that a healthy environment is more than just…
New technologies to recycle electronic waste
Our connected consumer society generates a lot of electronic waste, around 50 million tonnes per year…
Pandemic bonds: The financial cure we need for COVID-19?
Countries around the world are taking unprecedented action to stem financial collapse due to COVID-19. Governments…
Bouncy and durable rubber pavements could save thousands of lives, scientists say
A team of researchers supported by an EU initiative is testing pavements made from recycled tyres…
Increasing the visibility of research infrastructures? There's a toolkit for that
Communication experts from 17 European research infrastructures have pooled their experience to build a communication toolkit…
Runny honey, furry spinach and shiny apples: Surprising facts about your food
Spending a lot more time in your house doesn’t have to make you any less curious…
Astronomers observe high-redshift quasar PSO J006.1240+39.2219 with Subaru telescope
Using the Subaru telescope, astronomers from Taiwan have conducted spectroscopic observations of a high-redshift quasar designated…
Rheumatic diseases: The cost of survival during the Little Ice Age
A study by the Human Evolutionary Biology Group at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country provides…
Predation risk drives the evolution of the placenta
An international team of scientists led by assistant professor Bart Pollux from Wageningen University & Research…