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Converting self-sterilising water filtration technologies for COVID-19 protection

August 24, 2020
News
With the worldwide focus on coronavirus prevention and transmission, a new type of air-filter that self-sterilises and decontaminates is being developed at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Atmospheric Sciences, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Oceanography
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Advantage flat angel shark

August 7, 2020
News
The general picture of a shark is that of a fast and large ocean predator. Some species, however, question this image - for example angel sharks. They have adapted to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Oceanography, Paleobiology, Zoology
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The truth about turtles

July 19, 2020
Feature
A research team from Florida State University (FSU) has discovered a world of microscopic life on the back of loggerhead turtles which might explain the geographic spread of aquatic meiofauna....
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, In Depth, Marine Biology, Oceanography, Parasitology
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Extinct Oligocene dolphins were apex predators

July 9, 2020
News
A report in the journal Current Biology, offers a detailed description of the first nearly complete skeleton of an extinct large dolphin, discovered in what is now South Carolina. The...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Oceanography, Paleobiology
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The many lifetimes of plastics

June 16, 2020
News
Infographics strive to give us a sense of how long plastic goods will last in the environment but is this information reliable? Many of us have seen informational posters at...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials
Earth & Environmental, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Oceanography
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Researchers uncover a world of life on the back of a turtle

June 4, 2020
News
Much to the delight of all Hindu’s and fans of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels, researchers have demonstrated that there is indeed a world of life on the backs of loggerhead...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Oceanography, Zoology
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Oil-hungry smart sponge could restore our oceans

June 2, 2020
News
A Northwestern University-led team has developed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soaks up oil in water. With an ability to absorb more than 30 times its weight in...
Earth & Environmental, Materials
Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Oceanography
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Listen to the song of the Arctic unicorn (video)

May 26, 2020
News
With the help of Inuit hunters, geophysicists recently recorded the various calls, buzzes, clicks and whistles of narwhals as they summered in a Greenland fjord. The recordings help scientists better...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Marine Biology, Oceanography
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Will our climate bounce back as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown?

May 19, 2020
News
Stanford research study envisions energy and environment landscape after COVID-19, pinpointing reduced demand hotspots and estimating impact on annual emissions. Join the webinar on 21 May: ‘Post-Pandemic: Building Back Resiliently’
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Covid-19, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Oceanography
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Win: Bloom

September 17, 2019
From food to fuel, fertiliser and plastic production, Kassinger charts the applications of algae and meets the algae innovators working towards a more sustainable future.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Environmental Chemistry, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, Materials, Materials Science, Oceanography, Organic Chemistry
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