Chris Wickham

World over-using underground water reserves for agriculture

August 23, 2021 at 5:03 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - The world is depleting underground water reserves faster than they can be replenished due to over-exploitation, according to scientists in Canada and the Netherlands. The researchers, from...

World over-using underground water reserves for agriculture

December 24, 2018 at 5:58 p.m.

German scientists concoct new coolant for electric cars

August 23, 2021 at 3:36 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists in Germany have come up with a new fluid for cooling the expensive batteries in electric cars and thereby extending their life, another potential step in...

German scientists concoct new coolant for electric cars

December 24, 2018 at 3:22 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists in Germany have come up with a new fluid for cooling the expensive batteries in electric cars and thereby extending their life, another potential step in...

Melinda Gates pledges $560 million for contraception

August 23, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Melinda Gates has pledged $560 million as part of a campaign to expand access to contraception for women in some of the poorest countries in the world....

Melinda Gates pledges $560 million for contraception

May 14, 2019 at 12:16 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Melinda Gates has pledged $560 million as part of a campaign to expand access to contraception for women in some of the poorest countries in the world....

UK government report backs open access science publishing

August 23, 2021 at 2:33 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - The shift toward open access to publicly funded scientific research should be supported with an extra 50 million to 60 million pounds a year in public money,...

UK government report backs open access science publishing

December 24, 2018 at 1:29 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - The shift toward open access to publicly funded scientific research should be supported with an extra 50 million to 60 million pounds a year in public money,...

Real-time gene sequencing used to combat superbug

August 23, 2021 at 2:15 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have used genome sequencing technology to control an outbreak of the superbug MRSA in a study that could point to faster and more efficient treatment of...

Real-time gene sequencing used to combat superbug

May 13, 2019 at 11:49 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have used genome sequencing technology to control an outbreak of the superbug MRSA in a study that could point to faster and more efficient treatment of...

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