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How Australia’s new fuel efficiency scheme quietly created a carbon currency for cars – and it’s working
Australia’s new fuel efficiency scheme has been in place for just seven months. But the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard has already created a new, tradeable carbon currency applying just to…
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A new space race could turn our atmosphere into a ‘crematorium for satellites’
When we look up at the night sky and see a satellite glide past, we might not consider climate change or the ozone layer. Space may feel separate from the…
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Fewer new moms are dying in Colorado – naloxone might be one reason why
In Colorado, from 2016 to 2020, 33 women who were pregnant or had recently given birth died from accidental overdoses. That’s more than died from traditional obstetric complications like infection,…
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Will AI accelerate or undermine the way humans have always innovated?
In graduate school, my experimental archaeology professor told a student to create a door socket – the hole in a door frame that a bolt slides into – in a…
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How natural hydrogen, hiding deep in the Earth, could serve as a new energy source
In the search for more, new and cleaner sources of energy, a largely untapped resource is emerging: natural hydrogen. Unlike hydrogen produced from industrial processes, natural hydrogen forms through geological…
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Should unis ditch group assignments?
It it time to get rid of group assignments at university? Federal Opposition education spokesperson Julian Leeser thinks so. On Thursday, he called for universities to drop group assessments entirely,…
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Deeper ocean ecosystems are unique – and uniquely vulnerable without better protection
New Zealand’s earlier efforts to safeguard marine or coastal environments, particularly as marine reserves and marine protected areas, typically focused on shallow ecosystems, largely because that is where most data…
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Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water, soil and blood
Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers are heavily contaminated with hazardous waste produced by human activity. Many of these places, designated as Superfund…
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Ed Sheeran caught the train to Melbourne to protect the climate. But what about his thousands of fans?
This week, images on social media showed global superstar Ed Sheeran alighting from the overnight train from Sydney into the decidedly utilitarian surrounds of Southern Cross Station in Melbourne. In…
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Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatment
It’s a familiar experience for many Americans: You’re watching your favorite show and suddenly you’re ambushed by an ad for a drug whose name sounds like a Wi-Fi password, before…
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There aren’t enough geriatricians – here’s how older adults can still get the right care
More than 70 million baby boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964 – are alive today. In 2026, the oldest of them are turning 80. With longer lives often…
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Tiny recording backpacks reveal bats’ surprising hunting strategy
Deep into the Panamanian night, the forest hums with sound. Chirping insects form a steady backdrop, rain softly trickles from leaves. Somewhere above a stream, frogs call into the darkness.…
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Minister Annpurna Devi Unveils Revamped Hostel at SPNIWCD
The Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development (SPNIWCD) has celebrated a significant milestone with the inauguration of its newly renovated hostel building. The Minister of Women and…
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India Launches Nationwide HPV Vaccination for Young Girls
In a major initiative to enhance preventive healthcare, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Programme for girls aged 14 years. The event…
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India Champions Sustainable Growth at World Sustainable Development Summit 2026
In a powerful valedictory address marking the Silver Jubilee of TERI’s World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2026, Shri Tanmay Kumar, Secretary of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate…
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