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In Germany, Green wave troubles MerkelBerlin (UPI) Mar 28, 2011 German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives lost power in the key state of Baden Wuerttemberg for the first time since the 1950s, a defeat that could spell trouble for her center-right national government. A day after approximately 200,000 Germans took the streets across the country to protest against nuclear power, the Green Party Sunday rose to win 24.2 percent of the vote in Baden-Wuerttemberg, more than doubling its result from the past election. Together with the center-left Soc ... read more |
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  Research Proves No 2 Of Us Are Alike, Even Identical Twins Just like snowflakes, no two people are alike, even if they're identical twins according to new genetic research from The University of Western Ontario. Molecular geneticist Shiva Singh has be ... more | .. |
  Smithsonian Scientists Help Block Ship-Borne Bioinvaders Before They Dock The global economy depends on marine transportation. But in addition to cargo, the world's 50,000-plus commercial ships carry tiny stowaways that can cause huge problems for the environment and econ ... more | .. |
  UC Research Explores Why Ancient Civilization Was Living On The Edge University of Cincinnati research is investigating why a highly sophisticated civilization decided to build large, bustling cities next to what is essentially swampland. The research by UC Geography ... more | .. |
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 Researchers Detail How Neurons Decide How To Transmit Information There are billions of neurons in the brain and at any given time tens of thousands of these neurons might be trying to send signals to one another. Much like a person trying to be heard by his frien ... more | .. |
  Antarctic Icebergs Play A Previously Unknown Role In Global Carbon Cycle, Climate In a finding that has global implications for climate research, scientists have discovered that when icebergs cool and dilute the seas through which they pass for days, they also raise chlorophyll l ... more | .. |
 Study Sheds Light On How Heat Is Transported To Greenland Glaciers Warmer air is only part of the story when it comes to Greenland's rapidly melting ice sheet. New research by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) highlights the role ocean circu ... more | .. |
  To Meet, Greet Or Retreat During Influenza Outbreaks When influenza pandemics arrive, the specter of disease spread through person-to-person contact can mean that schools close, hand sanitizer sales rise, and travellers stay home. But is severing soci ... more |
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  Researchers Reveal Remarkable Fossil Researchers from China, Leicester and Oxford have discovered a remarkable fossil which sheds new light on an important group of primitive sea creatures. The 525-million-year-old fossil belongs ... more | .. |
 Even Canadian Rocks Are Different Canadians have always seen themselves as separate and distinct from their American neighbours to the south, and now they have geological proof. New research published in April's edition of Geo ... more | .. |
 Cutting Carbon Dioxide Helps Prevent Drying Recent climate modeling has shown that reducing the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would give the Earth a wetter climate in the short term. New research from Carnegie Global Ecolo ... more | .. |
 Seven injured in Greek landfill protest clashes: officials Seven people were injured Tuesday in clashes near Athens as riot police and bulldozers cleared a rural highway blocked for months by residents opposed to a landfill project, officials said. ... more |
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  Spanish navy arrests 11 suspected Somali pirates The Spanish navy Tuesday arrested 11 suspected Somali pirates who had chased a Seychelles-registered fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean, the Spanish defence ministry saud. ... more | .. |
  Two Koreas in talks on potential volcano threat North and South Korea held talks Tuesday about a potential volcanic threat from the peninsula's highest mountain, in a rare interlude of cooperation after months of confrontation. ... more | .. |
  ADB and OPEC Fund aid Sierra Leone water project The African Development Bank and the OPEC Fund for International Development are providing Sierra Leone $62 million for the reconstruction of three water stations, the head of the west African state's water company said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Japan on 'maximum alert' over nuclear plant Japan said Tuesday it was on "maximum alert" over a crippled nuclear plant where radioactive water has halted repair work and plutonium has been found in the soil. ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
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 Namibia declares state of emergency after flooding Namibia's President Hifikepunye Pohamba Tuesday declared a state of emergency in northern parts of the country after heavy flooding displaced nearly 10,000 people and washed away roads. ... more | .. |
 Tsunami-triggered toilet paper crisis hits Tokyo An acute shortage of toilet paper has hit Tokyo, as Japan's people react to the earthquake and tsunami by stocking up on essentials. ... more | .. |
 Middle East censors wield Western software: report Even as Western leaders call for democratic freedom in the Middle East, software from US and Canadian firms is being wielded by censors in oppressive regimes, a report said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Mexican governor says new H1N1 outbreak came from US A new outbreak of H1N1 in northern Mexico, which left four dead in the past week, originated in the southern United States, the Chihuahua state governor said Monday. ... more |
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  China charges two amid "Jasmine" crackdown China has formally arrested two activists on charges of "inciting subversion" amid a widening crackdown on dissent linked to calls for "Jasmine" protests, rights groups said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Surprise! Biodiversity And Resource Use May Co-Exist In Tropical Forests Contrary to popular belief, the biodiversity of a tropical forest may be conserved while its resources are used to support local household livelihoods, according to a new study published in the Marc ... more | .. |
  Managing Grazing Lands With Fire Improves Profitability Texas Agrilife Research fire and brush control studies in the Rolling Plains on a working ranch-scale showed the benefits and limitations of managed fires for reducing mesquite encroachment while su ... more |
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Tiangong hosts dual crews after debris impact delays Shenzhou-20 return
Dust and Sand Movements Reshape Martian Slopes
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 How Do Plants Fight Disease? How exactly bacterial pathogens cause diseases in plants remains a mystery and continues to frustrate scientists working to solve this problem. Now Wenbo Ma, a young plant pathologist at the Univers ... more | .. |
 Uncertain Future For Joshua Trees Projected With Climate Change Temperature increases resulting from climate change in the Southwest will likely eliminate Joshua trees from 90 percent of their current range in 60 to 90 years, according to a new study led by U.S. ... more | .. |
 Russian Boreal Forests Undergoing Vegetation Change Russia's boreal forest - the largest continuous expanse of forest in the world, found in the country's cold northern regions - is undergoing an accelerating large-scale shift in vegetation types as ... more | .. |
  Pollution In Our Melting Snow With birds chirping and temperatures warming , spring is finally in the air. But for University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) environmental chemist Torsten Meyer, springtime has a dark side. " ... more |
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 Large-Scale Assessment Of Arctic Ocean Show Significant Increase In Freshwater Content The freshwater content of the upper Arctic Ocean has increased by about 20 percent since the 1990s. This corresponds to a rise of approx. 8,400 cubic kilometres and has the same magnitude as the vol ... more | .. |
 Study Predicts Large Regional Changes In Farmland Area The effects of climate change and population growth on agricultural land area vary from region to region, according to a new study by University of Illinois researchers. Regions with relative ... more | .. |
Fukushima: still a crisis situation, say experts Critically damaged reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant are still leaking radioactive pollution into the air, and probably into the soil and sea, say experts. ... more | .. |
 Aid workers praise Myanmar quake response Aid workers praised Myanmar's regime on Monday for its speedy response to the recent earthquake that killed more than 70, in contrast to the aftermath of previous disasters to strike the country. ... more |
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