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IMAGE: A vital Euphorbia damarana shrub growing at the edge of a much larger fairy circle in the Brandberg region. The size distribution of the dead shrubs did not match the... view more  Credit: S Getzin, University of Göttingen The fairy circles of the Namib are one of nature's greatest mysteries. Millions of these circular barren patches extend over vast areas along the margins of the desert in Namibia. In 1979, G.K. Theron published the first research about their origin. His hypothesis was that poisonous substances from Euphorbia damarana leaves induced fairy circles. As part of...

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A stoush over a fire study and a chilling glimpse of the future We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Examine, a weekly science newsletter written by national science reporter Liam Mannix, is sent every Tuesday. The latest instalment is below. You can sign up to receive it from The Agehere and from The Sydney Morning Heraldhere. Today, a story about bushfires, the climate crisis, logging, and contested science. It’s an important story, because it tells us about where our changing climate is taking us, and the v...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Sustainable packaging: researchers at the University of Göttingen have long been researching manufacturing processes for products made of popcorn that could be an environmentally friendly alternative to polystyrene or plastic... view more  Credit: Carolin Pertsch Modern packaging must do much more than simply meet the specific requirements for transport, storage and presentation: it must also be sustainable. But what does sustainable really mean? It means that the material must be environmentally friendly and made from renewable resources, be sturdy enough to enable ...