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Publicly released: Sat 29 Mar 2025 at 0500 AEDT | 0700 NZDT Science Advances. A new discovery in liquid catalysis is transforming how essential products are made, making the chemical manufacturing process faster, safer and more sustainable than ever before.
EXPERT REACTION: Switching up building materials could store …
Jan 10, 2025 · The paper is incredibly helpful in the way it outlines the enormous opportunities for carbon storage in building materials. Australia has a high scope 3 emissions exposure through its importation of the world's single largest source of carbon emissions, being Portland Cement clinker from Japan, Malaysia, and Indonesia for use in buildings and road construction.
Newly discovered Australian frogs highlight dire limits of climate ...
Feb 21, 2025 · Newly discovered Australian frogs highlight dire limits of climate change adaptation Two newly discovered species of Australian frogs may be unable to adapt to the escalating impacts of climate change, raising urgent conservation concerns from scientists. The research, published in the inte
City fires likely to increase with climate change - Scimex
Mar 4, 2025 · The frequency of some types of fires in cities as a result of climate change is projected to increase in the coming decades according to a modelling study published in Nature Cities.The findings are based on data from 2,847 cities in 20 countries and could be useful for future urban planning and emergency response strategies.
How good are people at spotting fake news? - Scimex
Feb 21, 2025 · Funder: We thank A. Allard, H. Mercier, G. Pennycook, A. Modirrousta-Galian and B. Tappin for their valuable feedback on earlier versions of the manuscript.J.P. received funding from SCALUP ANR grant ANR- 21-CE28-0016-01. S.A. received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement no. 883121).
EXPERT REACTION: Mass stranding of over 150 false killer whales …
Feb 19, 2025 · False killer whales are species of toothed whale, which are in the same family as dolphins, and actually closely related to pilot whales. False killer whales are a pelagic (offshore, deep water) species that occur across the world’s oceans from the tropics to temperate waters, but are less common in cool temperate regions like western Tasmania.
More never-smokers appear to be getting lung cancer worldwide
Feb 4, 2025 · Media release From: The Lancet The Lancet Respiratory Medicine: The proportion of never-smokers diagnosed with lung cancer is on the rise, new global analysis suggests A new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal examines variations in lung cancer incidents worldwide. . The study finds that of the four main subtypes of lung cancer (adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma ...
Social media posts were polarised leading up to elections in 31 ...
Feb 6, 2025 · Social media posts were polarised leading up to elections in 31 countries in 2024 Italian researchers analysed over 4 million Facebook posts by news outlets and political parties last year, and say right-leaning organisations focussed more on …
Heavy cannabis use could have a lasting effect on your memory skills
Jan 29, 2025 · Funder: Data for this study were provided by the Human Connectome Project and WU-Minn Consortium, which is supported by grant 1U54MH091657 from the National Institute of Mental Health and funded by the 16 NIH institutes and centers that support the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research.This studywas also supported by the McDonnell Center for Systems Neuroscience atWashington University and ...
People who walk more each day are less likely to have depression
Dec 17, 2024 · Media release From: JAMA About The Study: In this systematic review and meta-analysis of 33 observational studies involving 96,000 adults, higher daily step counts were associated with fewer depressive symptoms in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies in the general adult population. . Further prospective cohort studies are needed to clarify the potential protective role of daily steps in ...