This rain would include acids but also likely many other pollutants harmful to humans and the environment. It may be worse than the term ‘acid rain’ conveys.

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Leigh argues three forces underpin most innovation: tinkering, teamwork and trade. New ideas alone aren’t enough.

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Finding alternatives to the US would be expensive and time-consuming. But Australia can be a more confident, self-reliant leader in the region.

A new study isolated DNA from the tumours of 500 cats across 13 different tumour types and mapped the sequence of 1,000 genes often found mutated in human cancers.

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