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Local, Diversified Food Production Needed To Curb Food Price CrisisWashington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2011 Food prices have soared to record highs and are projected to increase further in the coming decade, pushing millions of people into hunger and fueling political unrest around the world. The Worldwatch Institute's recently released report, State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet, shows that diversifying food production to include local and indigenous vegetables can help communities boost their self-sufficiency and protect vulnerable populations from price shocks. "The sol ... read more |
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 Japan urges trading partners not to overreact on food safety Japan on Wednesday asked trading partners at the World Trade Organization not impose what it described as unjustifiable import restrictions on its exports. ... more | .. |
  Air pollution has "serious health impact" in Bucharest: NGO Air pollution in Bucharest, one of the worst in Europe, has a "serious impact" on the health of its inhabitants, Romanian environmental NGO Ecopolis warned on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Ants And Termites Boost Dryland Wheat Yields Ants and termites have a significant positive impact on crop yields in dryland agriculture, according to a paper published in the journal 'Nature Communications' by scientists at CSIRO and the Unive ... more | .. |
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  UN atomic watchdog raises alarm over Japan evacuations The UN atomic watchdog said Wednesday radiation in a village outside the evacuation zone around a stricken Japanese nuclear plant was above safe levels, urging that Japan reassess the situation. ... more | .. |
  First Broad-Scale Maps Of Life On The Sea-Shelf Marine scientists from five research agencies have pooled their skills and resources to compile a directory of life on Australia's continental shelf. They examined the shelf seascape during a three ... more | .. |
  RIT Researchers Help Map Tsunami And Earthquake Damage In Japan Japan needs maps. Not just any kind-detailed informational maps georegistered with latitude and longitude and annotated with simple, self-evident details: this bridge is out, this port is damaged, t ... more | .. |
  Climate Modelling And The Rain Extreme precipitation events seem to be becoming more common in the Northern Hemisphere. But it's been very hard for scientists to pinpoint a major weather event to global warming. Still, when a 100 ... more |
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China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study
Conference travel emissions exceed research energy use
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  Wind Can Keep Mountains From Growing Wind is a much more powerful force in the evolution of mountains than previously thought, according to a new report from a University of Arizona-led research team. Bedrock in Central Asia that would ... more | .. |
 Deep-Sea Volcanoes Explode Between 75 and 80 per cent of all volcanic activity on Earth takes place at deep-sea, mid-ocean ridges. Most of these volcanoes produce effusive lava flows rather than explosive eruptions, both beca ... more | .. |
  Climate Talks: Storm Clouds Ahead When thousands of ministers, scientists and activists descended on the Mexican resort town of Cancun for another gruelling round of talks on climate change last December, there was little of the deb ... more | .. |
  A New Scramble For African Riches - Its Consumers When the world's biggest retail company, US-based Walmart, bought a majority stake in South Africa's Massmart - also a retail company - for a staggering $2.5 billion last year, eyebrows were raised. ... more |
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 Cancer Risk Of Backscatter Airport Scanners Is Low Calculations by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and the University of California, Berkeley estimate that the cancer risk associated with one type of airport security scann ... more | .. |
 Good wheat harvest expected in Pakistan, despite floods The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said Wednesday that Pakistan can expect a good wheat harvest despite severe flooding last year as seeds distributed to flood victims begin to ripen. ... more | .. |
 Police, protesters clash over China dam At least 2,000 villagers protesting the building of a hydroelectric dam on the upper Yangtze river have clashed with police in southwest China, the government and a rights group said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  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 |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit
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  Japan's atomic plant neighbours mull leaving homes The nightmare of Japan's unfolding nuclear emergency is sending fear through the community that lives in the shadow of another coastal reactor. ... more | .. |
 Africa turns to cellphones for better health The text message arrives with life-saving discretion: a neutral "see you at the clinic tomorrow" to remind patients to pick up a fresh batch of anti-AIDS drugs. ... more | .. |
  Aussie blogger missing in China contacts family: AAP An Australian writer and blogger feared to have been taken into custody by Chinese authorities has contacted friends and family to reassure them he is safe, reports said on Wednesday. ... 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 |
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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 | .. |
  Estonian campaigners save winter-hit swans Around 400 swans which got caught in Estonia's harsh winter after skipping their annual flight south because residents fed them too often have been helped to survive by campaigners. ... 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 | .. |
 Dolphin toll from BP oil spill far higher: study The discovery of more than 100 dead dolphins on Gulf of Mexico shores likely reflects only a small fraction of the total killed by the BP oil spill last year, a study suggested on Wednesday. ... 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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  Rare sea lion spotted in California A threatened Steller sea lion made a rare appearance alongside his more common California cousins south of Santa Cruz, Calif., a local boat captain said. ... 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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  Virus in Chinese ducks could infect humans Ducks, an important item in Chinese cuisine, have been felled by a new virus threatening Chinese duck farms, agricultural officials in that country say. ... more | .. |
 Thai floods kill 15 dead, thousands stranded Thailand mobilised its only aircraft carrier as efforts to rescue thousands trapped on storm-swept holiday islands intensified on Wednesday after severe flooding across the south killed 15. ... 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 | .. |
 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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