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Time-lapse photograph showing the blur of car lights as they travel at night through a high rise city.

Longer lives not dependent on increased energy use

Published
27 March 2020
Categories
Science
Environment

Growing consumption of energy and fossil fuels over four decades did not play a significant role in increasing life expectancy across 70 countries.

This is an aerial image of an African village showing small buildings on the side of a sandy track. There is no sign of major infrastructure development.

Assessing the problem of poor sanitation

Published
25 March 2020
Categories
Technology
Health

Experts are investigating a better way of measuring the number of people exposed to the health risks of poorly-managed sanitation systems.

The picture shows a sample of the advanced material being investigate d during muon spectroscopy

Driving forward energy-efficient electronics

Published
23 March 2020
Categories
Science
Technology

Scientists have made a breakthrough in the development of a new generation of electronics that will require less power and generate less heat.

Cape buffalo at the Nuwejaars Wetlands, South Africa

Global species loss could be halved

Published
26 February 2020
Categories
Global
Environment

Extinction risk could decrease by more than 50% if at least 30% of land were to be conserved across the tropics, a new study reveals.