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Sunlight-Powered Breakthrough Turns Methane into Valuable Ethylene

A cleaner and more efficient method to convert the greenhouse gas methane into ethylene – a key ingredient in plastics and textiles – has been developed using the harsh Australian sun.

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Australians are Drinking Plastic Particles in Their Tea, UQ Research Finds

Researchers have called for consumer warnings on plastic kettles after finding nano and microplastic particles leach into the liquid.

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Where do Microplastics Go Once They Sink into the Ocean?

Researchers at Kyushu University report that they have developed a new method to more accurately analyze the distribution of small microplastics in the ocean at various depths.

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New Data Reveals How Australia’s Threatened Reptiles and Frogs are Disappearing – and What We Have to do

Australia is home to extraordinary reptiles and frogs, from giant lace monitors to tiny alpine froglets.

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3-D Printing Researchers Develop Fast-Curing, Environmentally Friendly Concrete Substitute

Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a quick-setting, environmentally friendly alternative to concrete they hope can one day be used to rapidly 3-D print homes and infrastructure.

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The July 4 Floods in Texas Weren’t a One-Off. They Were a Warning

On July 14 this past summer, I pulled up to the Kerrville Kroc Corps Community Center, dodging puddles and sinkholes from a recent thunderstorm in a town where the last thing needed was more rain.

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New Research Project to Provide Historical Perspective on Contemporary Farming Challenges

The debate over whether UK farming can continue to feed us, be commercially viable and conserve our vulnerable natural environment is set to be addressed by a major new research project combining history with business analysis and environmental science.

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McGill Researchers Develop Stretchable, Biodegradable Battery Using Eco-Friendly Acids

Researchers with McGill’s Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design have developed a stretchable, eco-friendly battery suitable for use in wearable and implantable devices.

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Africa’s Forests Have Switched From Absorbing to Emitting Carbon, New Study Finds

Groundbreaking new research warns that Africa’s forests, once vital allies in the fight against climate change, have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source.

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Scientists Develop Plastics That Can Break Down, Tackling Pollution

Yuwei Gu was hiking through Bear Mountain State Park in New York when inspiration struck.

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