Private banks do too little to communicate their sustainable investment products
Less than one percent of the global population controls more than 50 percent of wealth. All over the world these wealthy investors have an increasing...
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Two fishes a day keep the mantid coming back to prey: The first fishing praying mantis
Credit: Rajesh Puttaswamaiah Commonly known to predate on insects, praying mantises have occasionally been observed to feed on vertebrates, including small birds, lizards, frogs, newts,...
Quick and not-so-dirty: A rapid nano-filter for clean water
Credit: RMIT University Australian researchers have designed a rapid nano-filter that can clean dirty water over 100 times faster than current technology. Simple to make...
Scientists quantify the vast and valuable finds stored on museum shelves
Credit: Christine Garcia © 2018 California Academy of Sciences SAN FRANCISCO (September 20, 2018) - Days after a fire tore through Brazil's National Museum and...
Surprise finding uncovers balancing act between birth defects and cancer
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have made a surprise discovery about how subtle changes in...
Climate change modifies the composition of reefs
The gorgonians are replacing scleractinian corals that are disappearing from marine ecosystems due to human impact and global climate change. This is the result of...
New test procedure accelerates the diagnosis of multi-resistant hospital pathogens
Credit: University of Cologne A team of researchers at the University of Cologne's Faculty of Medicine and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) has...
Simpler and safer method for handling a useful but foul-smelling gas in chemical synthesis
Credit: Troels Skrydstrup The chemical element sulfur is an important constituent in many pharmaceuticals and, consequently, it is desirable to be able to introduce sulfur-containing...
Basking sharks can jump as high and as fast as great whites
Credit: Filming by Bren Whelan, www.DonegalClimbing.ie, 2017 A collaborative team of marine biologists has discovered that basking sharks, hundreds of which are found off the...
Scientists reveal the hidden costs of cobalt mining in DR Congo
In past years, the demand for cobalt has been on the increase due to its many applications. For one thing, the metal is a crucial...
EU Fisheries failures jeopardise sustainability of small fishing communities
Credit: Alicia Said EU Fisheries Policy failures jeopardise sustainability of small scale fishing communities Traditional artisanal fishing has been harmed by EU fishing policies that...
Fish-rich diets may boost babies’ brain development
Women could enhance the development of their unborn child's eyesight and brain function by regularly eating fatty fish during pregnancy. This is the suggestion from...
Glacial engineering could limit sea-level rise, if we get our emissions under control
Credit: NASA/J. Yungel Targeted engineering projects to hold off glacier melting could slow down the collapse of ice sheets and limit sea-level rise, according to...
Can a common heart condition cause sudden death?
Credit: Zhen Ma, PhD SAN FRANCISCO, CA--September 18, 2018-- About one person out of 500 has a heart condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). This...
Kiwi teenagers less fit than a generation ago, Otago research reveals
Credit: University of Otago New Zealand teenagers are less fit and weigh more than their parents were at the same age, new University of Otago...
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