Erin

Erin

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Better ways to recover metals needed for technology from electronic waste could benefit the environment and human health

Better ways to recover metals needed for technology from electronic waste could benefit the environment and human health

Some of the most important materials required for electronic devices include gold,...

Science
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Smart windows could be the next big thing in renewable heating

Smart windows could be the next big thing in renewable heating

Windows are a significant part of the problem. They allow heat to escape in winter...

Science
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Quick climate dictionary: what actually is a carbon footprint?

Quick climate dictionary: what actually is a carbon footprint?

A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases emitted by something

Society
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Delhi’s annual air pollution has become a human-made calamity

Delhi’s annual air pollution has become a human-made calamity

Delhi’s air pollution is so bad that it’s sometimes hard to discern anything more...

Politics
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France’s government has fallen and political chaos has returned. Here are 3 scenarios for what could happen next

France’s government has fallen and political chaos has returned. Here are 3 scenarios for what could happen next

The no confidence vote was supported by an unlikely, sizeable coalition of French...

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Putin’s nuclear threats aim to scare the west – but Ukraine’s allies are now calling his bluff

Putin’s nuclear threats aim to scare the west – but Ukraine’s allies are now calling his bluff

Putin’s nuclear threats and the use of the Oreshnik missile were reported with alarm...

Society
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Music can change how you feel about the past

Music can change how you feel about the past

Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories?

Science
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NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end

NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end

The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth...

Society
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A rising tide of e-waste, made worse by AI, threatens our health, the environment and the economy

A rising tide of e-waste, made worse by AI, threatens our health, the environment and the economy

Our growing reliance on technology at home and in the workplace has raised the profile...

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Five ways you might already encounter AI in cities (and not realise it)

Five ways you might already encounter AI in cities (and not realise it)

You’d probably notice if the car that cut you off or pulled up beside you at a light...

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Trump may cancel Nasa’s powerful SLS Moon rocket – here’s what that would mean for Elon Musk and the future of space travel

Trump may cancel Nasa’s powerful SLS Moon rocket – here’s what that would mean for Elon Musk and the future of space travel

The rocket is one of several key elements needed for the US space agency’s Artemis...

Technology
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Tiny laboratories that fit in your hand can rapidly identify pathogens using electricity

Tiny laboratories that fit in your hand can rapidly identify pathogens using electricity

When you think of electric fields, you likely think of electricity – the stuff that...

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Mandelbrot’s fractals are not only gorgeous – they taught mathematicians how to model the real world

Mandelbrot’s fractals are not only gorgeous – they taught mathematicians how to model the real world

At the beginning of my third year at university studying mathematics, I spotted...

Research
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Their DNA survives in diverse populations across the world – but who were the Denisovans?

Their DNA survives in diverse populations across the world – but who were the Denisovans?

Thanks to advances in DNA analysis, this was all that was required for scientists...

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The whole story of human evolution – from ancient apes via Lucy to us – in one long read

The whole story of human evolution – from ancient apes via Lucy to us – in one long read

In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life...

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