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Life, death and mowing: Study reveals Britain's poetic obsession with the humble lawnmower

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Over the last half-century, British poets including Philip Larkin and Andrew Motion have driven a "lawnmower poetry microgenre," using the machine to explore childhood, masculinity, violence, addiction, mortality and much more, new…

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Synthetic materials mimic seashells to enhance energy absorption

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Millions of years of evolution have enabled some marine animals to grow complex protective shells composed of multiple layers that work together to dissipate physical stress. In a new study, engineers have found a way to mimic the behavior…

Low-emission zones linked to improved air quality in Belgian cities

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A team of health and environmental researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Belgium, working together due to a request from health insurer Mutualités Libres, has found that converting parts of cities to low-emission zones (LEZs…

Microbial monitoring in reef waters offers accessible tool for ecosystem management

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Corals everywhere on the planet live in harmony with microscopic organisms. Many corals get their vivid colors from microscopic algae which lives inside the corals' tissue and provides the coral with food. Even in the water surrounding…

Researchers find elevated levels of mercury in Colorado mountain wetlands

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Climate change is melting glaciers and permafrost in the mountains outside of Boulder, Colorado, exposing rocks and freeing up minerals containing sulfate, a form of sulfur, to flow downstream into local watersheds.

Ocean microbes offer clues to environmental resilience

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Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new way to identify genetic changes that help tiny oxygen-producing microbes survive in extreme environments. The findings outline a new…

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