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Residential green spaces protect growing cities against climate change
Aerial view of a residential neighbourhood with abundant urban forest around it. (Ollie Craig/pexels) Michael Drescher, University of…
Why do we always need to wait for ‘launch windows’ to get a rocket to space?
NASA Gail Iles, RMIT University Earlier this week, the Artemis I Moon mission was scrubbed again; now we…
Tiny algae could help fix concrete’s dirty little climate secret – 4 innovative ways to clean up this notoriously hard to decarbonize industry
Concrete is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than aviation. Jung Getty via Getty Images Wil Srubar, University…
Four ways to tell if your cat loves you – based on science
Nitiphonphat/Shutterstock Emily Blackwell, University of Bristol Even the most devoted cat owners wonder at some point, perhaps waking…
Why household robot servants are a lot harder to build than robotic vacuums and automated warehouse workers
Who wouldn’t want a robot to handle all the household drudgery? Skathi/iStock via Getty Images Ayonga Hereid, The…
Could neurotechnology make lawyers smarter workers?
Barristers may be set to swap their wigs for electroencephalograms. DC Studio/Shutterstock Ian Daly, University of Essex Cognitively…
A new discovery shows major flowering plants are 150 million years older than previously thought
Prof Shuo Wang/Shi et al., 2022, Author provided Byron Lamont, Curtin University A major group of flowering plants…
What is brown noise? Can this latest TikTok trend really help you sleep?
Karolina Grabowska/Pexels, CC BY-SA Gemma Paech, University of Newcastle and Gorica Micic, Flinders University The latest TikTok trend…
Rivers worldwide are running dry – here’s why and what we can do about it
Catherine E. Russell, University of Leicester Rivers around the world have been drying up recently. The Loire in…
Mapping food supply chains, nanotech cancer diagnosis, and tracking bushfire recovery winners at 2022 Eureka Prizes
Australian Museum Michael Lucy, The Conversation A microscope slide that can diagnose cancer, mapping how what we eat…