Beach bots, sea ‘raptors’ and marine toolsets mobilised to get rid of marine litter
Often quickly disposed of but lasting in the environment for tens to hundreds of years, plastic litter pollutes our seas...
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We eat and inhale thousands of bits of plastic every year. Now what?
Scientists have found minuscule shreds of plastic everywhere – in rivers and lakes, at the bottom of the sea, on...
The long road to gender equality is paved with data
EU statistics shed light on the gender gains and gaps. © FrankHH, ShutterstockWe have come a long way to gaining...
Building bridges of innovation between Europe and Africa
Engineers might disagree. However, not all bridges are built with steel, concrete and asphalt. Some are made entirely of cooperation...
How chemists are building molecular assembly lines
Four huge robot arms surround the gleaming metal shell of what will soon be a top-of-the-range automobile. They jerk into...
How flossing and brushing may be good for your lungs
Young parents are showing to their daughter the best way to brush teeth © Nebojsa Tatomirov, ShutterstockFrom chewing sticks to...
The Covid generation: the effects of the pandemic on youth mental health
Children and adolescents tend to have more mild disease compared to adults if they catch the coronavirus that causes Covid-19,...
Quest to uncover the origins of horse taming is rewriting our picture of the past
Horses have been intrinsically entwined with human history for the past five millennia, acting as an early means of rapid...
