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How coconut shells could make more earthquake-resistant buildings
The structure of coconut walls could help to design buildings that can withstand earthquakes and oth...
Scientists observe first signs of healing in the Antarctic ozone layer
Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have found that the September ozone hole has shrunk by more than fou...
Zika vaccines protect mice from infection and two-dollar lab testing kit is announced
A single dose of either of two experimental Zika vaccines fully protected mice challenged with Zika ...
Predicting monsoon rainfall by examining ocean currents
A project involving scientists from the UK and India to predict monsoon rainfall by studying ocean p...
The humanitarian potential of nanorods that expel water
Usually, materials take on more water as the humidity around them increases. But researchers observe...
Risk of Zika to Southern Europe
An analysis of temperatures, vectorial capacity, basic reproductive number (R0), and air traveller f...
Storms that battered Australia's east coast are a harbinger of things to come
Storms that battered Australia's east coast are a harbinger of things to come and a stark reminder o...
Climate change mitigation: Turning CO2 into rock
An international team of scientists has found a potentially viable way to remove anthropogenic (caus...
Post conflict reconciliation: Societal healing but reduced psychological health
Reconciliation after civil war Sierra Leone: A new study suggests reconciliation programmes promote...
CRJ 11:4 out soon
This issue’s three main themes feature a look at a changing humanitarian landscape in the ligh...
Drinking water: Carbon pricing revenues could close infrastructure gaps
"It is possible to finance the drinking water supply in the majority of countries worldwide by the y...
Lend a leg for International landmines awareness day
Every year, The United Nations aims to raise awareness of the plight of communities living in daily ...
Study predicts severe water stress likely in Asia by 2050
Economic and population growth on top of climate change could lead to serious water shortages across...
Crisis communication: Lessons from Afghanistan - a talk by Andrew Brown
Readers of CRJ are invited to join Editorial Advisory Panel Member and Fulbright alumnus Chief Inspe...
Tracking harmful particulate air pollution and weather developments from space
Nasa has selected two proposals for new Earth science investigations that will put new instruments i...
Winter storms the most energetic to hit western Europe since 1948, study shows
The repeated storms that battered Europe's Atlantic coastline during the winter of 2013/14 were the ...
CRJ 11:3 out now
This issue features reports on flooding in Georgia and the terrorist attack on a university in Pakis...
UN report on measures protect people from sexual abuse by peacekeepers
UN: With 99 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse uncovered by the United Nations in 2015, 69...