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Changing the soil the key to reducing childhood lead exposure
The link between Port Pirie’s lead smelter emissions and childhood health issues is well documented, but…
Victorian scientists thought they'd found an explanation for ghosts—but the public didn't want to hear it
As the film Ghostbusters showed, true believers in the supernatural rarely prosper in the scientific establishment.…
Food waste in tourism is a bigger issue than previously thought
There are major gaps in how food waste in tourism is understood and calculated, according to…
It's not 'wild dog' management—we are just killing dingoes
Dingo or just wild dog? A new study busts the misconception that pure dingoes are extinct…
Oxygen in old rocks reveals new details of its own early history on Earth
Despite bearing witness to its own increase in Earth’s atmosphere by around 2.5 to 2.3 billion…
Worldwide observations confirm nearby 'lensing' exoplanet
Researchers using telescopes around the world confirmed and characterized an exoplanet orbiting a nearby star through…
What drives circadian rhythms in the polar regions?
In temperate latitudes, the right timing is crucial for almost all living things: Plants sprout with…
In a picture: 'Not enough people are aware of this monster'
Professor Guillermo Rein, a fire scientist, tells Horizon why smouldering peatland fires are so dangerous and…
Evidence of cross-species filovirus transmission from bats to humans
Virus spillover—the transmission of viruses from one species to another—may be occurring between bats and humans…