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Era free of fossil-fuel powered vehicles comes into focus at COP26; draft outcome is met with calls for more ambition
2021-11-13 19:35
A world where every car, bus and truck sold is electric and affordable, where shipping vessels use only sustainable fuels, and where planes can run on green hydrogen may sound like a sci-fi movie, but here, at COP26, many governments and businesses said they have started to work to make it a reality.
Wednesday was another day of new announcements, statements and coalition-building, this time focused on the...
New UNESCO education report calls for ‘new social contract’
2021-11-12 19:44
Imagining a new future for education by 2050, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is asking three questions: What should be continued? What should be abandoned? And what needs to be creatively invented afresh?
In its new global report published on Thursday, entitled Reimagining our futures together: A new social contract for education, the agency is proposing answers to thes...
Scientists have discovered a striking difference between human and other mammalian neurons
2021-11-11 19:53
Neurons communicate with each other using electrical impulses that are produced by ion channels that control the flow of ions such as potassium and sodium. In an unexpected new discovery, neuroscientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have shown that human neurons have a much smaller number of these channels than expected, compared to the neurons of other mammals.
The researchers suggest tha...
A new imaging technique offers an unprecedented view of cells inside and out
2021-11-10 11:28
The microscopic world of cells and bacteria is incredibly important to understand, but it is difficult to study in detail, especially without harm to the subjects. Researchers from EPFL have developed a new microscopy technique that combines two existing ones, which allows scientists to create three-dimensional images of cells inside and outside with high resolution.
Scientists have access to many differen...
Paleontologists have found the oldest animal- the "hermit"
2021-11-09 11:27
Hermit crabs use the shells of gastropods as a refuge and shelter from dangers. Today, several hundred species of such crustaceans are known, plus several species of worms that resort to a similar defense strategy. However, recently a team of paleontologists from China and the UK discovered the oldest example of this behavior — fossils of worm-like animals that settled in the shell about 500 million years a...
The Human Rights Council for the first time discussed issues of social protection of the population
2021-11-08 19:21
According to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, against the background of the pandemic crisis and changes in the labor market, the issue of social protection of the population is becoming particularly acute.
She stated this during the first-ever discussion of social protection issues held at the UN Human Rights Council. The forum participants, including representatives of Governme...
Turning plastic grocery bags into sustainable fuel
2021-11-07 19:26
More than 300 million tons of plastic waste are produced annually, which causes serious environmental issues because of plastic's life cycle and the difficulty of eliminating it.
Consequently, most plastic waste ends up in either a landfill or the ocean. A significant number of plastics break down into microplastics, which are ingested by fish and other marine life causing havoc to marine ecosystems.
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