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World-Leading Rare Earth Magnet Recycling Facility Launches in West Midlands

The University of Birmingham today (15 Jan) launched a new West Midlands-based facility for separating and recycling rare earth magnets that will help to reduce the UK’s reliance on imports of rare earth metals, alloys, and magnets.

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How Social Animals Can Spread Diseases

Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are highly social, but those social ties can also help diseases spread through populations of rare or threatened species.

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Measuring Movement Creates New Way to Map Indoor Air Pollution

University of Birmingham scientists have developed a new way of measuring and analysing indoor air pollution that - in initial trials - has established a clear link between office occupancy, physical activity, and air quality.

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Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Late in Pregnancy May Raise Autism Risk in Children

Exposure to wildfire smoke during the final months of pregnancy may raise the risk that a child is later diagnosed with autism, according to a new study led by Tulane University researchers. 

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Air Pollution May Increase the Risk of ALS

Prolonged exposure to air pollution can be linked to an elevated risk for serious neurodegenerative diseases like ALS and seems to speed up the pathological process, report researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. 

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New Method Predicts Asthma Attacks up to Five Years in Advance

Researchers at Mass General Brigham and Karolinska Institutet have identified a new method to predict asthma exacerbations with a high degree of accuracy. 

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McGill Researcher Unveils New Model that More Accurately Measures Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Natural Gas

McGill engineering researchers have introduced an open-source model that makes it easier for experts and non-experts alike to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. natural gas supply chains and yields more accurate results.

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Scientists Map Key Oceanic Unknowns in Climate Interventions

As the Earth warms due to climate change, oceans are heating up, becoming more acidic, and losing oxygen.

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UH Tilapia Research Explores Path to More Nutritious Fish

As the state works to increase local food security, researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are developing methods to naturally produce more nutritious, faster-growing fish.

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“Sustainability Must Become a Matter of Course in the Real Estate Sector”

The real estate sector accounts for around one-third of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, and this is also true in Switzerland.

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