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  2. Thumbnail for Sustainable shopping: take the ‘litter’ out of glitter

    Sustainable shopping: take the ‘litter’ out of glitter

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/527-sustainable-shopping-take-the-litter-out-of-glitter
    7 Feb 2018: Shopping can be confusing at the best of times, and trying to find environmentally friendly options makes it even more difficult. Read Dr Jennifer Lavers' contribution to The Conversation's Sustainable Shopping series, in which experts  provide
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    A Tasmanian Requiem

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/586-a-tasmanian-requiem
    24 Apr 2018: On December 26, 1847, a small group of Aboriginal people sat in the Lieutenant-Governor’s box at Hobart’s Theatre Royal watching a new pantomime. A local newspaper reported how “the natives … seemed gratified at their first public
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    Captured! Rare ‘glitch’ in a pulsar’s regular pulsing beat

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/576-captured-rare-glitch-in-a-pulsars-regular-pulsing-beat
    11 Apr 2018: Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars and sometimes they abruptly increase their rotation rate. This sudden change of spin rate is called a “glitch” and I was part of a team that recorded one happening in the Vela Pulsar, with the results
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    Mapping the hidden sea life of Antarctica

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/710-mapping-the-hidden-sea-life-of-antarctica
    15 Aug 2018: What sort of life do you associate with Antarctica? Penguins? Seals? Whales? Actually, life in Antarctic waters is much broader than this, and surprisingly diverse. Hidden under the cover of sea-ice for most of the year, and living in cold water
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    Why Iceland is set to resume whaling despite international opposition

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/614-why-iceland-is-set-to-resume-whaling-despite-international-opposition
    24 May 2018: Banner image: Whale watching in Husavik, North Iceland, Shutterstock. After a two-year pause in the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) hunt, Icelandic whaling company Hvalur hf. will resume whaling this summer, with a government-issued quota. Two
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    Combatting one of the most overlooked sources of global pollution

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/770-combatting-one-of-the-most-overlooked-sources-of-global-pollution
    3 Sep 2018: One container ship can emit almost the same amount of pollution as 50 million cars, and yet, shipping emissions are often overlooked. Here’s how researchers plan on curbing this serious source of global pollution. Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen
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    Your guilt-free guide to flowers this Valentine’s Day

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/528-your-guilt-free-guide-to-flowers-this-valentines-day
    8 Feb 2018: Valentine’s Day means saying it with flowers. Last year Australians imported more than 5. 22 million rose stems between February 1 and 14, mostly from Kenya. Assuming typical bouquets of 24 roses, that’s 217,500 bouquets sold in two weeks. The
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    Jumping into jive

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/650-jumping-into-jive
    6 Jul 2018: Gus Leighton completed a Bachelor of Music with Honours in 2017 and will begin his PhD soon. But he didn’t wait to finish studying to begin his career. In fact, he and some friends began working professionally while still undergrads, as the jump
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    Fed up with always being in the slow queue?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/625-fed-up-with-always-being-in-the-slow-queue
    4 Jun 2018: Whether it is lining up to pay for your groceries, making a bank transaction, or waiting for a table at a trendy restaurant, time costs money. Remember that time is money. Benjamin Franklin, 1748As businesses become aware of the direct and indirect
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    Trouble in paradise

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/612-trouble-in-paradise
    18 May 2018: A code red alert level for aviation has been issued this week on Hawai'i’s big island, as Kīlauea volcano continues its explosive activity at the summit. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory’s warning for Kīlauea said:At any time, activity may

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