In remote areas with low literacy rates, showing animated videos in the local language demonstrating agricultural…
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Island 'soundscapes' show potential for evaluating recovery of nesting seabirds
Nocturnal seabirds nesting on remote islands can be extremely difficult to study. An increasingly important tool…
Using a molecular motor to switch the preference of anion-binding catalysts
Many organic molecules are chiral, which means that they are non-superimposable on their mirror image. Those…
How saving the ozone layer in 1987 slowed global warming
The Montreal Protocol, an international agreement signed in 1987 to stop chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) destroying the ozone…
Genetic typing of a bacterium with biotechnological potential
Pseudomonas putida is a bacterium occuring in soil, aquatic environments and plants. Although the virulence of…
Huge waves and disease turn Marshall Islands into 'war zone,' health official says
The level of alarm is already high in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as the…
Reduced soil tilling helps both soils and yields
Agriculture degrades over 24 million acres of fertile soil every year, raising concerns about meeting the…
Stormquakes: Powerful storms cause seafloor tremors
Stormquakes are a recently discovered phenomenon characterized by seismic activity originating at the ocean floor due…
Fish scattering sound waves has impact on aquaculture
Schools of fish can scatter sound waves, which has impacts on fish farming. Fisheries acoustics have…
Hire more LGBTQ and disabled astronomers or risk falling behind, review finds
Ensuring research opportunities for indigenous, disabled and LGBTQ astronomers is essential if Australian research is to…