Extreme heat pockets surpass climate change models
Climate scientists are reporting pockets of extreme temperature zones that far exceed global warming predictions.
The Columbia Climate School (CCS) says these extreme
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Battery storage costs drop 20 percent in a year
The cost of battery energy storage fell 20 percent in the past year, as the price of solar energy generation continued to drop.
The statistics are included in the
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Smart irrigation helps cane farmers and the Reef
The Great Barrier Reef and Queensland sugarcane farmers are set to benefit from a new smart irrigation system.
Developed by Victoria’s La Trobe University for Far
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Sleep helps language learning … buona notte!
If you want to learn a new language, get a good night’s sleep.
A University of South Australia-led study found getting eight hours of sleep every night helped the
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Bio solution to chemical-resistant malaria mosquitoes
A new biopesticide has been developed which can kill malaria-carrying mosquitoes that have become resistant to chemical pesticides.
Johns Hopkins Malaria Research
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Grand times as friends bridge generation gap
Face-to-face greetings, a year in the making, helped mark the end of school for a group of Brisbane students and their “grandfriends”.
St Ambrose’s Primary School
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Heart has its own mini-brain to keep beating
Researchers have discovered the heart has its own brain, uncovering its own complex nervous system that controls the heartbeat.
Principal researcher Konstantinos
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Low blow for drinkers in alcohol marketing
Drinkers are mistakenly thinking low-sugar and low-carb alcoholic drinks were “healthy”, when compared to traditional alcoholic drinks.
A survey by The George
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New proton battery overcomes lithium limitations
An eco-friendly battery, which would reduce the current reliance on lithium, has been created by Australian scientists.
Developed at UNSW Sydney, the high-performance,
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Seaweed reduces methane emissions in grazing cattle
Seaweed has the potential to improve the sustainability of the cattle industry with a trial in the United States seeing large reductions in methane emissions from
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