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Why screen time alone says little about your smartphone behaviour
In the past few years, smartphones have been labeled as the key culprit behind scores of…
World's first 'green' synthesis of plastics from CO2
By combining a CeO2 catalyst with atmospheric carbon dioxide, researchers from Osaka City University, Tohoku University,…
Dead, shriveled frogs are unexpectedly turning up across eastern Australia: We need your help to find out why
Over the past few weeks, we’ve received a flurry of emails from concerned people who’ve seen…
New research helps explain diversity of life and paradox of sex
There are huge differences in species numbers among the major branches of the tree of life.…
Scientists use radiography to understand the evolution of liquid and solid microjets
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have experimentally tested the predictions of a 2020 study that…
The second-coldest imaged exoplanet found to date
Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets—planets beyond our solar system—but few have been directly imaged, because…
Report: Barriers to elected office for disabled people
A report co-authored by the University of Strathclyde and Goldsmiths, University of London has highlighted the…
New 'green status of species' measures impact of conservation action
An international team of scientists including Stony Brook University Professor Resit Akcakaya, Ph.D., published a paper…
UK warmer and wetter due to climate change: study
Britain has become warmer, wetter and sunnier this century due to climate change, an annual report…