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Science, Maths & Technology
How are Ethiopian coffee growers responding to climate change?
As the climate changes, Ethiopia's coffee industry is under threat. But faced with a mountain to climb, climbing a mountain might provide a solution. Baraka Rateng’ explains.
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Nature & Environment
Using data visualisation to track climate change
A German team have created a tool to show the scale of effort required to beat climate change - and to help stakeholders understand challenges and responsibilities.
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Science, Maths & Technology
What do volcanoes tell us about the possibility of life on Mars?
Discoveries of volcanoes on the surface of the Red Planet suggests that life could once have been supported there. Dave Rothery explains how.
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Money & Business
Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list
As the prospects of a post-Brexit UK/US trade deal get caught up in the question of chickens washed in chlorine, here's a short guide to background reading on poultry standards
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Science, Maths & Technology
How can you tell if a signal from space is an alien communication?
Humanity scans the skies, hoping to hear from other intelligent species. But how can you be sure you've tuned in to aliens and not just got interference? Andy Norton explains.
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Science, Maths & Technology
What do genes do?
This free course, What do genes do?, explores how information contained in DNA is used, explaining the flow of information from DNA to RNA to protein. Also introduced are the concepts of transcription (as occurs between DNA and RNA) and translation.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How do rules on contamination limit our ability to explore space?
For good reasons, there are rules about how we run the risk of introducing Earth microbes onto other planets. Dave Rothery suggests we might need to relax those standards as we explore further.
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History & The Arts
Introducing the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematical
Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematical was published 330 years ago today. To mark the anniversary, here's Newton's original introduction to the work.
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Nature & Environment
Nuclear transboundary consultations are a test for public participation and transparency across Europe
Over the next three years, 30 nuclear reactors across Europe will reach their retirement age. Making the decision-making process over their future open and transparent is crucial.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Tomorrow's World
The BBC, in partnership with The Open University, has brought back Tomorrow's World to discover how our lives are changing with advancements in science.
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Nature & Environment
Clean Brexit, Dirty Brexit: Is this the last exit before armageddon?
Will Brexit mean a filthy bonfire of the regulations protecting our lungs?
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Nature & Environment
Offshore wind powers ahead in Europe
Falling costs mean that power generated by offshore wind farms is becoming increasingly competitive with other fuels – and that’s good news for the climate