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China’s single-use plastic ban explained
China will be implementing a ban on single-use plastics over the next five years.
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Saving ozone layer reduced climate change effects
A new study from the University of New South Wales has found that in addition to allowing the ozone layer to recover, the Montreal Protocol has also slowed the rate of climate change by up to 25 percent.
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Researchers convert banana cellulose into biodegradable plastic
According to researchers at Australia’s University of South Wales, banana growing can be a highly wasteful process with 88 percent of the plant being discarded after fruit harvesting.
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Rolls-Royce to build mini nuclear reactors in the U.K.
Rolls-Royce has announced that it plans to build small modular reactors and install them in old nuclear sites across the United Kingdom by 2029.
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Study triples estimates of people at risk of sea level rise
New research has found that rising sea levels will be more of a threat to the world’s coastal cities than previously thought.
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Water on Mars is disappearing faster than expected
New research by France’s National Center for Scientific Research suggests that water on Mars is evaporating faster than previously thought.
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Self-sufficient home allows residents to grow vegetables indoors
Shanghai-based Yang Design has unveiled a futuristic Green Concept House that has 150 square meters of living space.
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Smoke from Amazon fires could accelerate glacial melting in Andes
The fires burning in the Amazon rainforests are accelerating the melting of Andean glaciers
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Futuristic new bridge unfolds like an umbrella
Researchers have demonstrated a futuristic bridge-building technique that allows the structure to unfold like an umbrella to the length of its span.
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U.S. to investigate nuclear waste site on Marshall Islands
The U.S. Congress is demanding an investigation into the Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands, which contains radioactive waste and is being threatened by rising sea levels.
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Clownfish have ultraviolet light vision: Study
A joint study from the University of Queensland and the University of Maryland has found that a particular species of clownfish is able to see ultraviolet light.
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Betelgeuse being dimmer does not mean supernova likely
Astronomers from Villanova University recently published an article noting that Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion has been significantly dimmer in recent months, leading some to speculate it could go supernova.
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The second attempt to find Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton’s sunken ship will begin next month
An expedition to find the wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance will set sail to search the depths of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea next month.
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New Airbus prototype explained
Airbus unveiled a prototype for a new aircraft called MAVERICK at the Singapore Airshow on February 11.
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Children murdered, turned into mummies for aristocrats
Archaeologists in Peru have recently been finding the bodies of hundreds of children who were alive and kicking until they were turned into mummies.
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Toyota unveils plans for futuristic city in Japan
Danish architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group has been commissioned by Toyota to build a prototype futuristic city called Woven City at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan.
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Ancient settlement destroyed by comet, research suggests
Impact from a comet around 12,800 years ago is believed to have wiped out a human settlement, according to new research published in Scientific Reports.
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Researchers track Otzi the Iceman’s last journey using moss
Frozen plant species buried with Otzi the Iceman has allowed scientists to trace the unusual route he took before his death.
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LED fishing nets could save turtles and dolphins
Researchers have found that LED lights on fishing nets decrease the number of critically endangered species caught in them.
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NASA to use lasers for space communication
NASA has announced that it is building a new satellite dish as part of the Deep Space Network that would be able to communicate with far away robotic spacecrafts.
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Hydrogen-powered flying taxi produces zero emissions
Massachusetts-based Alaka’i Technologies has developed a hydrogen-powered air vehicle called Skai that uses six rotors and performs vertical takeoffs and landings.
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Study finds dietary supplements may contain harmful drugs
A total of 776 over-the-counter dietary supplements were found to contain potentially harmful drugs.
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