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20 non-fiction and popular science books to look forward to in 2024

New Scientist

2024’s best reads, by authors from Claudia de Rham to Helen Scales, probe our toughest questions Why is gravity still a puzzle? Do humans make pandemics? Are we all ocean people?

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11 Must-Read Ocean Books in 2022

Ocean Conservancy

The Brilliant Abyss by Helen Scales. In this book about the deep sea’s elaborate ecosystems, marine biologist Helen Scales highlights the wild fact that the deep sea is a realm we know less about than the moon! © Helen Scales. When you checkout, 0.5% Grove Atlantic | Amazon Smile. ©

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Machine learning helps researchers separate compostable from conventional plastic waste with ‘very high’ accuracy

Frontiers

“The accuracy is very high and allows the technique to be feasibly used in industrial recycling and composting facilities in the future,” said Prof Mark Miodownik, corresponding author of the study. Currently, the speed of identification is too low for implementation at industrial scale,” Miodownik pointed out.

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Anna Kramvis – A big job in a small world

Frontiers

Author: Anna Farrall Anna Kramvis is professor emerita and director of the Hepatitis Virus Diversity Research Unit (HVDRU) at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and specialty chief editor for the Virology section of Frontiers in Microbiology. I was fortunate to have had wonderful mentors who inspired me throughout my journey.

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First District Reverses Judgment In Controversial “People’s Park” CEQA Case, Holds UC Regents’ Program/Project EIR For Long Range Development Plan And Site-Specific Student Housing Project At The Park Failed To Adequately Analyze Alternative Housing Sites, Noise And Displacement Impacts

CEQA Developments

Due to its proposed scale and proportion, with a large footprint and up to 17 stories in building height, the project could also adversely impact the many other smaller-scale historic resources in its vicinity. 1, not at issue in the appeal) and the People’s Park (Housing Project No. 4th 204, 220.) Keep Our Mountains Quiet v.

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Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Launch Effort To Unleash The Industry, Reduce Regulation, Call For Automatic Approval Of Permits, Limit Public Comments

PA Environment Daily

After the January 20 hearing, the Marcellus Shale Coalition Tweeted - “We need regulatory certainty for large-scale infrastructure projects like #pipelines & #LNG terminals in order to share our energy with the world” [unsaid-- to better connect to those high-priced markets]. Read more here. Read more here. 2 Hearing On A 4.5