Tag: Science
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Amazon’s trees removed nearly a third less carbon in last decade – study
Fall in amount of carbon absored by rainforest means even greater cuts to manmade emissions are needed to combat climate change, warn scientists
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Fossil fuels are way more expensive than you think
A new study estimates the costs of energy sources including their carbon and other air pollutants
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Global warming slowdown probably due to natural cycles, study finds
Manmade warming in past decade has likely been offset by cooling from natural cycles in the Pacific and Atlantic – but effect will reverse in coming decades
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Venom library to store poison from Australia’s deadliest creatures
Snakes, blue-ringed octopus, spiders, scorpions and platypus among species to be included in Australia’s first dedicated venom storage facility
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The truth about ‘miracle foods’ – from chia seeds to coconut oil
Cancer, diabetes, heart disease, dandruff… can these things really be cured, or at least prevented, by what we eat?
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World’s cities experiencing more heatwaves, study shows
Number of extremely hot days a year has increased in hundreds of cities since the 1970s years, with frequencies peaking in the last five years