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Japan resumes dousing smouldering nuclear plantOsaka (AFP) March 24, 2011 Emergency crew using fire engines again aimed their high-pressure water jets at a quake-hit and charred nuclear reactor in Japan Thursday, a day after a plume of dark smoke forced them to evacuate. Workers have struggled to avert a meltdown at the Fukushima plant northeast of Tokyo that has belched radiation, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate, contaminating farm produce and drinking water, and sparking wide anxiety. White steam was seen rising from four of the six reactors in the morning. ... read more |
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  Tsunami survivors search for bodies to mourn "Female, 20s, shoulder-length black hair, possible bank worker." ... more | .. |
 Japan rebuild may hit $309bn, radiation fears grow Japan on Wednesday said the cost of rebuilding the country after its biggest recorded earthquake could be as much as 25 trillion yen ($309 billion) as a deepening radiation scare hit shares. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan food prices too high: UN food relief agency Pakistan's government has pushed food prices too high for an impoverished population, as malnutrition levels rise despite the recovery of crops after devastating floods, a UN food relief official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
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 Fears mount in Asia over Japanese food Supermarkets across Asia are selling fewer Japanese products and restaurants in "Little Tokyo" districts are suffering as fears rise that Japan's food chain is being dangerously tainted with radiation. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima seawater may affect reactor cooling: France Emergency use of seawater at Fukushima could harm longer-term efforts to cool the plant's crippled reactors, France's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan nuclear food scare spreads to US, Europe Japan's radiation food scare rippled around the world Wednesday as the United States blocked imports of dairy and other produce from areas near a disaster-hit nuclear power plant. ... more | .. |
  Hydrogen Sulfide Helped Spark Life In the 1950s, biochemist Stanley Miller performed a series of experiments to demonstrate that organic compounds could be created under conditions mimicking the primordial Earth. Some unused samples ... 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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 Two Rivers Water Company Signs Agreement On 1000 Acres Of Farmland Two Rivers Water Company has announced that the Company has signed agreements to acquire an additional 1,000 acres of land adjacent to irrigated farmland it currently owns in Pueblo County, Colorado ... more | .. |
  Drought-Prone Pasts May Foretell New York's And Atlanta's Futures New York City and Atlanta have both experienced droughts in the past few decades that required them to implement water restrictions and conservation measures. However, a new study of tree-ring data ... more | .. |
 Carbon Tax Must Not Comprise Food And Fibre Production Despite the commitment to excluding agriculture's direct emissions from its carbon tax, the National Farmers' Federation (NFF) continues to be extremely concerned about the Government's emerging car ... more | .. |
 Identifying The Origin Of The Fly Some may think that the mosquito and the house fly are worlds apart when it comes to common ancestry but new research published this week by an international team of scientists puts them much closer ... more |
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 Nestle brand faces 'difficulties' with coffee supply Food giant Nestle's coffee subsidiary Nespresso is facing supply difficulties due to poor weather conditions affecting some crops, the brand's chief executive said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 French-Turkish researchers detect early quake signals Franco-Turkish researchers have found that a deadly 1999 earthquake in Turkey was preceded by seismic signals, raising hopes of a predictive system for future tremors as Japan reels from its disaster. ... more | .. |
 Flowering Plant Study 'Catches Evolution In The Act' A new University of Florida study shows when two flowering plants are crossed to produce a new hybrid, the new species' genes are reset, allowing for greater genetic variation. Researchers say the s ... more | .. |
  Ancient Trash Heaps Gave Rise To Everglades Tree Islands Garbage mounds left by prehistoric humans might have driven the formation of many of the Florida Everglades' tree islands, distinctive havens of exceptional ecological richness in the sprawling mars ... 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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  Primordial Soup Gets Spicier Stanley Miller gained fame with his 1953 experiment showing the synthesis of organic compounds thought to be important in setting the origin of life in motion. Five years later, he produced samples ... more | .. |
 Fault-Finding Coral Reefs Can Predict the Site of Coming Earthquakes In the wake of the devastating loss of life in Japan, the urgent question is where the next big earthquake will hit. To answer it, geologist Prof. Zvi Ben-Avraham and his doctoral student Gal Hartma ... more | .. |
 MU Researcher Works To Save One Of The World's Most Endangered Birds The Tuamotu Kingfisher is a multicolored, tropical bird with bright blue feathers, a dusty orange head, and a bright green back. The entire population of these birds - less than 125 - lives on one t ... more | .. |
 Native Americans Modified American Landscape Years Prior To The Arrival Of Europeans A new study by Baylor University geology researchers shows that Native Americans' land use nearly a century ago produced a widespread impact on the eastern North American landscape and floodplain de ... more |
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  Rare gene defect affects both pain, smell People with a rare genetic defect who are unable to feel pain also are unable to smell anything, as the same nerve protein is involved, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
  New Imaging Technique Provides Rapid, High-Definition Chemistry With intensity a million times brighter than sunlight, a new synchrotron-based imaging technique offers high-resolution pictures of the molecular composition of tissues with unprecedented speed and ... more | .. |
  Arab uprising infects 'immune' Syria The Syrian regime in Damascus, which President Bashar Assad recently claimed was "immune" from the political upheaval gripping the Arab world, is now grappling with street protests on a scale not seen for a generation. ... 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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 France urges European controls on all Japanese produce France has urged the European Commission to impose "systematic controls" on imports of fresh produce from Japan into the EU, amid fears of nuclear contamination, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Caribbean to test tsunami preparedness The first tsunami exercise for the Caribbean gets underway Wednesday with the participation of 33 countries, testing the region's emergency preparedness after Japan's recent devastation, officials said. ... more | .. |
Battle to cool Japan plant as food jitters grow Engineers racing to cool a stricken nuclear plant in Japan partially restored power to a control room on Tuesday, as radioactivity in more foodstuffs fuelled anxiety over product safety. ... more | .. |
 Food Agency calls for increased, safe urban water supplies The UN's food agency marked World Water Day on Tuesday by calling for new and innovative approaches to ensuring city dwellers in developing countries have access to safe and adequate water supplies. ... more |
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 Major legal blow to European anti-GM crops lobby Europe's top court adviser dealt a huge blow to the anti-GM foods lobby Tuesday, saying states broke EU law by halting genetically-modified crop cultivation without first seeking action in Brussels. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima: Japan faces a lasting nuclear headache The Fukushima nuclear crisis will leave Japan with a cleanup problem that will last for years or even decades and carry an astronomical cost, experts said. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea and North agree volcano research talks South Korea on Tuesday agreed to Pyongyang's offer to hold joint research into volcanic activity in the peninsula's highest mountain, suggesting officials meet next week in a rare sign of cooperation. ... more | .. |
 Baby steps for small business after Japan tsunami It's hard to see how business can thrive in the post-tsunami devastation in Japan, but consumer demand is running high - and Sayuri Miyakawa is determined to supply it. ... more |
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