The retail bonanza set to begin today, Black Friday, is expected to see more than half of shoppers buying electronic goods and almost a third purchasing clothes.
Most Black Friday Purchases Soon End Up as Waste
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New Satellite System Can Map Tropical Forest Carbon Emissions
For the first time, scientists have developed a method to monitor carbon emissions from tropical forests with an unprecedented level of detail.
Earthquake Risk Perception: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Stats
Seismic engineers and psychologists from the University of British Columbia teamed up with a visual artist to create the image above, which shows what a Vancouver elementary school would look like after a major earthquake.
Study Finds Common Cold Virus Can Infect the Placenta
Researchers have shown that a common cold virus can infect cells derived from human placentas, suggesting that it may be possible for the infection to pass from expectant mothers to their unborn children.
Antarctic Ice Sheets Could Be at Greater Risk of Melting Than Previously Thought
Antarctica is the largest reservoir of ice on Earth – but new research by the University of South Australia suggests it could be at greater risk of melting than previously thought.
McGill-Led Research Unravels Mystery of How Early Animals Survived Ice Age
How did life survive the most severe ice age? A McGill University-led research team has found the first direct evidence that glacial meltwater provided a crucial lifeline to eukaryotes during Snowball Earth, when the oceans were cut off from life-giving oxygen, answering a question puzzling scientists for years.
