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No signs of life as NZ quake toll rises to 113Christchurch, New Zealand (AFP) Feb 25, 2011 Rescuers scouring Christchurch's earthquake-devastated ruins for survivors said there were no signs of life Friday, as the death toll climbed to 113. "These are very, very dark days for New Zealand," Prime Minister John Key said, adding that rescue crews refused to give up hope people remained alive in the debris three days after Tuesday's 6.3 magnitude quake. "We need a bit a bit of luck to try and find a few people that may still have survived this earthquake and are still trapped in those bui ... read more |
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  Frightened foreigners flee Libya 'hell' Foreigners told Thursday of hellish scenes in Tripoli as they fled the chaos engulfing Libya, with countries worldwide sending planes and warships in a desperate bid to evacuate their nationals. ... more | .. |
  Fire officials extinguish Chinese capsule hotel A Japanese-style capsule hotel in downtown Shanghai has been shut down over safety concerns, the city's fire authorities said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Mud volcano set to erupt for quarter-century - scientists A mud volcano that has displaced more than 13,000 Indonesian families will erupt for at least a quarter of century, emitting belches of flammable gas through a deepening lake of sludge, scientists reported on Thursday. ... more | .. |
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Libyan chaos delays Europe's evacuations European governments are stepping up efforts to evacuate their citizens from Libya amid spiraling violence in Tripoli. ... more | .. |
  Tree-planting world record set in Philippines Philippine environmentalists have set a world record for the most trees planted simultaneously, kickstarting an enormous reforesteration programme, organisers said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Homoplasy: A Good Thread To Pull To Understand The Evolutionary Ball Of Yarn Studying the many potential reasons why the same trait has independently evolved in different species (homoplasy) can improve our understanding of the genetic, developmental and evolutionary relatio ... more | .. |
  The Mysterious Rumble Of Thundersnow NASA atmospheric scientists got an unexpected chance to study a curious phenomenon called "thundersnow" when a recent storm unleashed it right over their heads. Walt Petersen and Kevin Knupp have t ... more |
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From Quantum Physics to Coastal Resilience Brad Bartz to Present Who Turned the Power Back On at AltaSea
Anthropic unveils new AI model as OpenAI rivalry heats up
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  Climategate Undermined Belief In Global Warming Among Many TV Meteorologists A new paper by George Mason University researchers shows that 'Climategate'-the unauthorized release in late 2009 of stolen e-mails between climate scientists in the U.S. and United Kingdom-undermin ... more | .. |
  Transitioning To Organic Farming As the organic food trend continues to grow; more farmers are converting from conventional agriculture to organic production. One of the fastest growing markets in the U.S. is the production of orga ... more | .. |
  New Free, Hands-On Tool Supports Sustainable Living Choices People who want to eat healthy and live sustainably have a new way to measure their impact on the environment: a Web-based tool that calculates an individual's "nitrogen footprint." The device was c ... more | .. |
  Old Salt Suggests Marine Life Is Capturing More Carbon Tiny Antarctic marine creatures collected 100 years ago by Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott give new clues about polar environmental change. By comparing present-day bryozoans - a sea- ... more |
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 Examining Climate Change Effects On Wheat Wheat growers in the Southwest have a better idea about how to adjust to climate change in the decades ahead, thanks to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in Arizona. Researchers ... more | .. |
 Bacteria Living On Old-Growth Trees May Help Forests Grow Biology researchers discover that bacteria living in mosses on tree branches twice as effective at 'fixing' nitrogen as those on the ground. A new study by Dr. Zoe Lindo, a post-doctoral fellow in t ... more | .. |
Europe divided over Italy's warnings of Libya exodus Italy clamoured for help Thursday to face a looming Libya exodus of unparalleled proportions but failed to bring all its EU partners onside despite warning of a potential tsunami of up to 1.5 million migrants and refugees. ... more | .. |
 Hope dims for survivors of New Zealand quake New Zealand rescuers refused to give up the hunt for quake survivors Thursday, despite hope fading for hundreds feared trapped two days after a disaster that has killed nearly 100. ... more |
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Airbus and Hisdesat extend deal to market next generation PAZ-2 radar imagery
NASA backs studies to boost hypersonic flight testing
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  Lingering trauma one year after deadly Chile quake The debris is gone, but one year after one of the most powerful earthquakes ever to hit humankind, Chile is still living with the trauma of a disaster that killed 524 people. ... more | .. |
  Shanghai passes one-dog law Shanghai has adopted a one-dog policy, passing a law limiting homes to one canine each as it tries to curb the growing popularity of man's best friend in China's leading metropolis. ... more | .. |
China proposes death penalty for organ traffickers Organ traffickers in China could face the death penalty under a draft law being reviewed by the country's top legislature, state media reported Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Men's cosmetics take off in China More and more Chinese men are looking to the power of skin creams and anti-age serums to help them get ahead professionally, sparking a booming new market that has major cosmetics firms salivating. ... more |
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  Brown Tide Culprit Sequenced: Genome Of The First Of Algal Bloom Species Algae play key roles in the global carbon cycle, helping sequester significant amounts of carbon. Some algal species can bloom, or become so numerous, that they discolor coastal waters and reduce th ... more | .. |
  Earth's Core Rotating Faster Than Rest Of The Planet New research gives the first accurate estimate of how much faster the Earth's core is rotating compared to the rest of the planet. Previous research had shown that the Earth's core rotates fas ... more | .. |
 Oldest Water On Earth New evidence bolsters the notion that deep saline groundwaters in South Africa's Witwatersrand Basin may have remained isolated for many thousands, perhaps even millions, of years. The study, ... more | .. |
 Fishing Down Food Web Leaves Less Big Fish, More Small Fish Predatory fish such as cod, tuna, and groupers have declined by two-thirds over the past 100 years, while small forage fish such as sardine, anchovy and capelin have more than doubled over the same ... more |
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The Race Is On: Artemis, China and Musk Turn the Moon Into the Next Strategic High Ground
First Crewed Moon Flyby In 54 Years: Artemis II
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 Black Carbon And Tropospheric Ozone's Role In Climate Change Black carbon (BC) and tropospheric ozone (O3) are harmful air pollutants that also contribute to climate change. The emission of both will continue to negatively impact both human health and climate ... more | .. |
 Better Mapping Of Human Settlements Supports Disaster Management When a major disaster strikes in remote parts of the world, knowing if the area is populated, and how densely, is crucial for the effective organisation of humanitarian operations. The Global Human ... more | .. |
 Bears Uncouple Temperature And Metabolism For Hibernation Several American black bears, captured by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game after wandering a bit too close to human communities, have given researchers the opportunity to study hibernation in ... more | .. |
 Climate change halves Peru glacier: official A glacier on Peru's Huaytapallana Moutain shed half its surface ice in just 23 years, officials said Wednesday, reinforcing concerns of climate change's growing threat to fresh water resources. ... more |
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 Poland's winter death-toll rises to 200, police say Freezing weather in Poland pushed the country's winter death toll up to 200 as of Wednesday, national police headquarters confirmed. ... more | .. |
  'Bullseye' quake wreaked havoc in New Zealand New Zealand's Christchurch weathered a 7.0 earthquake, but a smaller 6.3 aftershock toppled buildings and killed scores largely because it was a "bullseye" direct hit, scientists said. ... more | .. |
 World's coral reefs could be gone by 2050: study The world's coral reefs could be wiped out by 2050 unless urgent action is taken to stop threats posed to the "rainforests of the sea" by everything from overfishing to climate change, a report warned Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Child dies under volcanic ash cloud in Philippines Philippine health authorities handed out face masks to thousands of residents around an erupting volcano on Wednesday after a child died of an asthma attack blamed on falling ash, officials said. ... more |
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