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Ethiopian Herders Get Automated Weather Stations

Automated weather stations (AWS) are being installed in some of Ethiopia’s lowlands to help herders and other climate-vulnerable residents respond better to recurring shocks related to climate change.
 

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Supercharged Antibiotics Could Turn Tide Against Superbugs

An old drug supercharged by University of Queensland researchers has emerged as a new antibiotic that could destroy some of the world’s most dangerous superbugs.

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Rice U.'s one-step catalyst turns nitrates into water and air

Engineers at Rice University’s Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Center have found a catalyst that cleans toxic nitrates from drinking water by converting them into air and water.

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Finding the Tipping Point for Sleep

Sleep is essential for many aspects of normal life, but how we actually fall asleep remains a mystery.

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Inattentional Blindness: Why Drivers May Fail to See Motorcycles in Plain Sight

The disproportionately high number of motorcycle-related traffic accidents may be linked to the way the human brain processes—or fails to process—information, according to new research published in Human Factors, “Allocating Attention to Detect Motorcycles: The Role of Inattentional Blindness.” The study examines how the phenomenon of inattentional blindness, or a person’s failure to notice an unexpected object located in plain sight, might explain the prevalence of looked-but-failed-to-see (LBFTS) crashes, the most common type of collision involving motorcycles.

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Weighing Massive Stars in Nearby Galaxy Reveals Excess of Heavyweights

An international team of astronomers has revealed an 'astonishing' overabundance of massive stars in a neighbouring galaxy.

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The window for saving the world's coral reefs is rapidly closing

The world’s reefs are under siege from global warming, according to a novel study published today in the prestigious journal Science.

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The Ocean Is Losing Its Breath

In the past 50 years, the amount of water in the open ocean with zero oxygen has gone up more than fourfold. In coastal water bodies, including estuaries and seas, low-oxygen sites have increased more than 10-fold since 1950. Scientists expect oxygen to continue dropping even outside these zones as Earth warms.

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Overweight Children More Likely to Underestimate Their Size

Overweight children are less accurate in estimating their own body size. And the bigger their body is, the more inaccurate their guesses.

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NASA Study: First Direct Proof of Ozone Hole Recovery Due to Chemicals Ban

For the first time, scientists have shown through direct satellite observations of the ozone hole that levels of ozone-destroying chlorine are declining, resulting in less ozone depletion.

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