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Why Trying to Clean Up All the Ocean Plastic Is Pointless
Cleaning up plastic in the ocean might seem indisputably like a good idea. After all, the oceans make up more than 70% of our planet, and we have basically trashed them. The world dumps a jaw-dropping 8 billion kilograms of new plastic into the oceans each year.
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CSIRO: Every Dollar Invested in Research Generates $3.50 in Benefits for Australia
Each dollar invested in research and development (R&D) would earn an average of A$3.50 in economy-wide benefits for Australia, according to evidence compiled in a new report from CSIRO. Many Australians know research and development drives economic growth and improves our well-being and prosperity. However, few could describe the size of the relationship between Australia’s…
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Webb Telescope Not Damaged Following Mounting Incident, NASA Says
A processing incident that caused the entire Webb Space Telescope to shake did not cause any perceptible damage to the observatory, a NASA-led investigation has concluded.
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If the Ocean Is Essential to Tackling Climate Change, Then Why Is No One Talking About It?
Climate change is commonly discussed as though it’s a uniquely atmospheric phenomena. But the crisis is deeply entwined with the ocean, and this has largely been neglected in international climate talks. The latest international climate negotiations made some progress by, for the first time, anchoring oceans permanently into the multilateral climate change regime. But the…