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Health South AfricaNew Vaccine Against Biggest Killer Disease Could Save Millions of Lives
An experimental vaccine against tuberculosis, the world’s most lethal infectious disease, has shown promising results, protecting around half of the 3,300 adults who got it according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Technology
Technology England“Artificial Leaf” Could Be Major Step to Produce Sustainable Fuel
University of Cambridge researchers in England have demonstrated that a widely-used gas – syngas – can be produced sustainably without the use of fossil fuels, bringing them one step closer to developing an eco-friendly liquid fuel alternative to petrol.
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EnvironmentNew Study: Some Plastics Degrade Much, Much Faster Than We Thought
A team of scientists in Massachusetts, USA studying plastics largely polluting our oceans have recently revealed an astonishing discovery: polystyrene, used to make many everyday single-use plastic items, can degrade a whole lot faster than the “thousands of years” previously believed.
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EnvironmentScientists Fight Wild Fires from Space with Remarkable Success
While news are full with terrible fires in the Amazon and California, researchers have just announced surprising facts: the amount of land burned has been decreasing annually with a staggering drop of 25 percent between 2003 and 2019. One reason: Space technology.
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HeroesDaring Scientists Drift with Arctic Ice for One Year to Analyze Climate Issues
Scientists aboard the German research ship "Polarstern" have begun their year-long journey in the Arctic sea-ice to study the atmosphere, ocean, ice and wildlife. Their goal: understanding how warming affects the region and planning better ways to tackle the climate crisis.