Success with improving a model plant’s response to harsh conditions is leading plant molecular researchers to move to food crops including wheat, barley, rice and chickpeas.
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A new report has revealed that the UK saw more energy being generated by renewables than by fossil fuels in the third quarter of the year. This is a landmark event, the...
By Sarah Moore
4 Dec 2019
The use of fossil fuels poses an increasing risk to the environment. According to the initial outcomes of a yearlong study performed by thermal engineers of Tallinn University of Technology, this could be made more eco-friendly by the addition of wood.
A team of Covestro and RWTH Aachen has developed a new method for the use of carbon dioxide as a raw material, which ranks among the year’s best innovations in Germany.
Major new research at Flinders University will help start new industries, including new products and clean technologies to remove toxic waste, and delve into Australian history and ecology and evolution to solve contemporary and future problems.
New Curtin University research has found that polystyrene can serve as a nesting place for native bees, which are able to exploit the man-made material for their own benefit.
New research led by Curtin University explores the use of methanol as a storage for hydrogen fuel, providing a potential green option for the extraction and creation of this zero pollution energy source.
The EU Water Innovation Conference 2019 (EUWIC) will be held on December 12, in Zaragoza, Spain. It will carry the theme: "Accelerating action to tackle water pollution and enhance EU preparedness to water-related climate change impacts".
The United Nations Climate Change (COP25) World Climate Summit that is currently taking place in Madrid is the most recent initiative by world governments to pursue an agreement on legal frameworks to help safeguard Earth.
Annually, $5 billion is spent by the United States to repair damages to road infrastructure caused by winter snow and ice control operations and the use of conventional deicers.
The survival habits of a native Australian bird have given Curtin University researchers vital clues that may help understand how wildlife can withstand harsh heatwaves that may prove fatal.
Mobile parking payment provider PayByPhone announces its partnership with Eden Reforestation Projects to help the NGO preserve the world’s rapidly disappearing forests.
Underwater Loudspeakers are Making Fish Flock Back to Coral Reefs
Underwater Loudspeakers are Making Fish Flock Back to Coral Reefs
By Sarah Moore
2 Dec 2019
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25) begins on December 2nd, 2019 in Madrid. The success of the Paris Agreement relies on the proper monitoring of climate policy measures.