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Flash-baking waste could make for stronger concrete and protect the environment
If it has carbon, this research team is interested in baking it to a crisp.
It’s not just hotter days: global warming is affecting wine production
Adaptation strategies could still reduce the losses
Coronavirus updates: Germany confirms first case, 5 million leave Wuhan, hospital construction accelerates
The Wuhan novel coranavirus is spreading outside China with each passing day.
Butterfly wings are alive and double as hi-tech sensors
Nanostructures on the butterfly's wings are especially designed to protect living tissue inside them. This could inspire engineers to design more efficient heat shields.
How albatrosses could help fight illegal fishing
We may have some unlikely allies in the fight against illegal fishing -- and we need all the help we can get.
Second positive case of Wuhan coronavirus confirmed in Toronto
The Wuhan novel coronavirus has now reached Canada. Health workers are investigating 19 other cases in the province.
Blue-collar workers face the highest risk of suicide in the US, report shows
Almost 38.000 people committed suicide in 2017, 40% more than two decades ago
Inferno ‘ultra-hot Jupiter’ is the hottest planet in the universe
This planet's surface is hotter than some stars.
Sea level rise could displace 13 million Americans by 2100
"We hope this research will empower urban planners and local decision-makers to prepare to accept populations displaced by sea-level rise."
Five cases of coronavirus now confirmed in the US
All patients had traveled from Wuhan, where the disease originally started
How neuro-symbolic AI might finally make machines reason like humans
It combines the raw processing power of neural networks with human-like concept recognition.
Drought and human expansion are driving the platypus extinct
One of the world's most unique mammals is heading for extinction.
Green policy leaders awarded ‘Nobel Prize for Environment’
Can you put a price on nature? Turns out, quantifying ecosystems is essential to modern-day policy.
The new coronavirus spread can spread before any symptoms are visible
The fact that the virus is contagious during its incubation period is concerning
New stretchable battery is ideal for wearable electronics
The battery uses a solid polymer as the electrolyte and can provide a constant power output even when stretched to twice its original length.
Trump’s “fake news” war might actually make journalists more credible
Trump's "fake news" strategy might actually backfire.
Massive locust swarms hit East Africa
Extreme weather has fueled a plague of millions of desert locust
UK researchers accuse WHO of spreading ‘blatant misinformation’ about e-cigarette safety
British researchers say that e-cigs are 95% harmful than regular cigarettes and refute a WHO report claiming that vaping should be avoided entirely.
China to build coronavirus hospital in a week, while Wuhan still on lockdown
Chinese authorities are still struggling to contain the outbreak.
