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The focus of conservation research is still on how animals can assist humans.
The accelerating loss of other species around the globe is so extensive that many experts now refer to it as the sixth mass extinction....
Why isn’t plastic biodegradable if it’s made from oil and gas, which come from plants?
To better understand why plastics don’t biodegrade, let’s start with how plastics are made and how biodegradation works.
Oil, also known as petroleum, is a...
Weather forecasts are improving thanks to AI and machine learning, but they will never be able to take the position of human specialists.
A century ago, English mathematician Lewis Fry Richardson proposed a startling idea for that time: constructing a systematic process based on math for predicting...
Climate change: efficiency labels certainly encourage people to use less energy, but there’s a better way to use them.
Reducing our energy use has rarely been so pressing. And one way we can do this is choosing the most energy efficient option when...
What role might digital technology play in keeping cities green and pleasant?
Parks, small woodlands and even simple patches of grass not only keep a city attractive, but also help people find a sense of bliss...
