Hospitals around the world generate millions of tonnes of plastic waste annually. Much of this waste comes from single-use items such as face masks, surgical gloves, syringes, IV tubes and sterile packaging materials. What’s worse is that many of…
13/03/2025 The Conversation
With pet ownership skyrocketing in China, grieving owners are turning to cloning to bring their beloved companions back. But not everyone is happy with the outcome, as Shahana Yasmin reports
24/03/2025 The Independent
A harmful algal bloom of Karenia mikimotoi made dozens of surfers sick and killed seahorses, fish and octopuses on two South Australian beaches.
24/03/2025 The Conversation
How can we prove that grain, coffee or cocoa come from deforestation-free supply chains? The Fraunhofer IML team has developed a solution.
24/03/2025 Reset.org
Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered what could be the oldest known rock carvings made by humans likely over 200,000 years old – a find that could transform our understanding of human presence in Europe.
24/03/2025 The Independent
A team of about 150 restorers fuses scientific analysis and traditional techniques to clean, patch up and otherwise revive the more than 1.8 million relics in the collection of Beijing's Forbidden City
24/03/2025 The Independent
Restraining rivers through stop banks and channels transfers and heightens flood risks downstream. Allowing them to roam free limits flooding and delivers other ecological benefits.
24/03/2025 The Conversation
Kmart recently pulled a ‘hyaluronic acid cleansing balm’ from its shelves after a teenager was hospitalised with eye pain. But hyaluronic acid itself is usually safe.
24/03/2025 The Conversation
The number of low-carbon heat pumps installed in the UK in January is up by one quarter on the previous year, new data suggests.
24/03/2025 The Independent
Friendships that bridge economic divides are good for social mobility, a major study has found, with low-income children growing up where there is more mixing among income groups likely to earn an extra £5,100 a year as adults.
24/03/2025 The Guardian
The historical controversy over Jackson Pollock’s ‘masterpiece’ revealed much about Australia’s attitude towards the arts.
23/03/2025 The Conversation
My experience taught me there is a way to embrace AI’s capabilities without losing the human touch in music.
23/03/2025 The Conversation
In the first 25 years of the century, Australia elected its first female prime minister and introduced paid parental leave, but how much have things really improved for women?
23/03/2025 The Conversation
Lotus Lamb & Sheep Sanctuary rehabilitates animals rescued from extreme cases of neglect and abuse.
23/03/2025 BBC
Just over two weeks after a total lunar eclipse, the U.S. will be dazzled by a partial solar eclipse. For skywatchers in the northeastern U.S. and Canada this week, it will appear as though the moon took a bite out of the sun.
23/03/2025 USA Today
To the seasoned ear, the trilling of chiffchaffs and wheatears is as sure a sign of spring as the first defiant crocuses.
23/03/2025 The Guardian
Children of bullies may learn to be bullies through directly experiencing bullying from parents or through indirectly watching their parents bully others.
23/03/2025 The Conversation
Anne Morgan Giroux is pretty sure the cure for epilepsy ‒ or at least a long-term solution for millions ‒ is sitting in a university lab in Madison, Wisconsin. She and a team of researchers need just $3.3 million to push it across the finish line.…
23/03/2025 USA Today
Thousands of chemicals in industry haven’t been thoroughly tested for their safety and toxicity. Researchers are working to standardize quicker, cheaper and more ethical methods to assess chemicals.
12/03/2025 The Conversation
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