On Friday I flew in a helicopter over the fire-ravaged Kosciuszko National Park. I was devastated…
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Why we should be wary of blaming 'overpopulation' for the climate crisis
The annual World Economic Forum in Davos brought together representatives from government and business to deliberate…
Is workplace rudeness on the rise?
You don’t have to look hard to see uncivil behavior these days, whether in political discourse,…
Microplastic pollution: Scientists are still learning how it harms wildlife
Plastic pollution is a growing global concern. Large pieces of plastic have been found almost everywhere…
Pulling out weeds is the best thing you can do to help nature recover from fire
Many Australians feel compelled to help our damaged wildlife after this season’s terrible bushfires. Suggested actions…
Hate cancel culture? Blame algorithms
“Cancel culture” has become so pervasive that even former President Barack Obama has weighed in on…
Putting a nanomachine to work
A team of chemists at LMU has successfully coupled the directed motion of a light-activated molecular…
Research links sea ice retreat with tropical phenomena, including a new kind of El Nino
Two researchers present evidence today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that…
Chemist creates new catalysts for click reactions
A chemist from RUDN University has created a series of catalysts for click chemistry. These reactions…
The roughening of a platinum electrode
Smooth platinum electrodes roughen and wear when subjected to repeated cycles of oxidation and reduction, which…