The real solution to greenhouse effect? Profitable production of fuels from CO2
One way to reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is now at its highest point in 800,000 years, would be to capture the potent greenhouse...
After 12 billion years travelling across the Universe, we can see the light of...
Astronomers are closing in on a signal that has been travelling across the Universe for 12 billion years, bringing them nearer to understanding the life and death of the...
College students use marijuana at highest level in 35 years
College students’ use of marijuana in 2018 reached its highest level in the past three-and-a-half decades, research finds.
Vaping of marijuana and of nicotine both doubled between 2017 and 2018,...
What if carbon dioxide could be turned to pure liquid fuel?
An electrolyzer that uses renewable electricity could produce pure liquid fuels from carbon dioxide in an efficient and environmentally friendly way, researchers report.
In its latest prototype, the catalytic reactor...
How was the face of the early human ancestors?
Researchers have discovered a “remarkably complete” cranium of a 3.8-million-year-old early human ancestor.
Working for the past 15 years at the Woranso-Mille paleontological site in the Afar region of Ethiopia,...
Why consumers try to avoid awkwardness but want to feel special at supermarket?
When making food choices when we’re with friends, we tend to want to match characteristics that others can measure or rank, such as size or price, but feel free...
Africa’s 650 million poorest people do not have as much wealth as the three...
Three African billionaires today have more wealth than the poorest 50% - or 650 million people across the continent, reveals a new Oxfam report today.
The report, called “A Tale...
U.N. warns space debris threatens our communications
One of the largest human landfills is above our heads and is invisible to the naked eye.
Six decades of space races have left thousands of tons of scrap metal...
How humans (as all animals) actually sense cold
A newly identified receptor protein lets animals, from worms to humans, sense cold temperatures, researchers report.
“Clearly, nerves in the skin can sense cold, but no one has been able...
Marketing focused on animal welfare doesn’t boost restaurants’ reputations or customer trust
Businesses are increasingly embracing social causes as a way to promote brand trust among consumers while also attempting to better society. Chipotle, for example, made headlines when it released...
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‘Phyjama’, the sleeping wearable
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France warns that the EU will not authorise Facebook crypto currency
The French Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire, warned on Thursday that the European Union (EU) will not authorise the crypto currency Facebook wants to...
More than twenty Android apps have been affected by a malware called Joker
New malware has circumvented the security of the Google Play Store and infected more than 20 applications with more than thousands of downloads worldwide.
On...
A little competition improves the results of your exercise
Wearables might not offer enough motivation to get your daily steps, but a little competition might work.
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How friction causes static electricity?
A new model shows how rubbing two objects together creates static electricity, the answer to a mystery that has confounded scientists for more than...
Risks and advantages of raising chickens in your backyard
When it comes to backyard poultry farming, there are some basic do’s and don’ts for keeping both you and your animals safe.
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