QUT researchers have found a treatment to extract and reuse polyester from polyester/wool mix fabrics to help prevent some of the 92 million tonnes of textiles dumped every year going to landfill.
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The Deep Ocean is Not on Fire. So What’s All That Soot Doing in There?
The Kolyma River in eastern Siberia was sampled for a global study of black carbon in rivers and oceans by a team of researchers.
Bats May Benefit From Wildfire
Bats face many threats — from habitat loss and climate change to emerging diseases, such as white-nose syndrome.
Climate Change Talk OK During Disaster Events
A global consortium of leading climate change research universities is coming together as a new survey reveals the attitudes of Australians to climate change.
Conferring Leaf Rust Resistance in Cereal Crops
Genes have been identified that confer resistance to multiple leaf rust species in barley.
Prenatal and Early Life Exposure to Multiple Air Pollutants Increases Odds of Toddler Allergies
A new article in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) shows a significant association between multiple prenatal and early life exposures to indoor pollutants and the degree of allergic sensitivity in 2-year-olds.