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How Can Cocoa Farmers Adapt to Climate Change?

Climate change threatens agricultural production across sub-Saharan Africa, where most farmers rely on rainfall.

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UQ Scientists Uncover Secrets of Yellow Fever

University of Queensland researchers have captured the first high-resolution images of the yellow fever virus (YFV), a potentially deadly viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that affects the liver.

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Continents Do Not Always Separate Symmetrically Because of the Memory of Rocks

When the Earth's crust tears apart and forms a new ocean, one side of the continent sometimes thins out much more than the other. 

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Nine Breakthroughs Made Possible by AI

The rise of artificial intelligence has already transformed every facet of our lives at a remarkable speed. 

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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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