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New Zealand Bill Ensures Pay Equity Between Men and Women, Satellite Images Reveal New Penguin Colonies
New Zealand’s parliament has passed an Equal Pay Bill that ensures both women and men are not paid less because of their gender; British researchers have found 11 new...
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Researchers Build High-Performing Hybrid Solar Converter, Self-Healing Biopolymer, Wave-Powered Boat
US scientists have developed a solar converter that harvests both sunlight and heat at 85% efficiency and a new type of biopolymer could revolutionise soft robotics as it can...
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A Watch Made Out of E-Waste, Tigers Making a ‘Remarkable’ Comeback, Englands ‘New Era’ of Cycling
UK fashion label Volleback is working on a watch made out of e-waste; tigers are making an impressive comeback in five Asian countries; and the UK government is handing...
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Vietnam Bans Wildlife Trade, India’s Bicycle Boom, World’s Smallest Endoscope
Vietnam is banning wildlife imports and closing wildlife markets; Indians are rediscovering the ‘poor man’s mode of transport’; and researchers have 3D printed the world’s smallest endoscope.
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Student Creates Book on How Illnesses Present on Non-White Skin, Fish-Friendly Hydropower Plant
Second-year medical student Malone Mukwende has created a handbook on how skin diseases present differently on black and brown skin; scientists have developed a new power plant designed to...
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Seattle Passes Payroll Tax, Portugal Ditchess Coal Two Years Ahead of Schedule
Seattle introduces a new payroll tax meant to combat homelessness; Portugal will end coal-burning two years ahead of schedule; and a molecule found in sea sponges halts the cellular...
