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Japan tsunami devastated Chilean scallop farmsTongoy, Chile (AFP) April 25, 2011 Thousands of miles from the shores of Japan across the Pacific Ocean, Chilean shellfish farmers are facing an uncertain future after a giant wave traveled the seas and washed away their scallop beds. "I don't think I can carry on. Too much has been lost. I had all the scallops I could wish for, and now, look," said fisherman Patricio, shaking his head in despair. Tongoy, some 450 kilometers (290 miles) north of the capital Santiago, stands on part of the scenic Chilean coast which was put on ale ... read more |
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  12 dead in torrential Brazil rains: officials Brazilian authorities on Sunday declared a state of emergency in seven cities in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul where torrential rain has left 12 dead and thousands homeless. ... more | .. |
 Japan to launch new major tsunami body search Nearly 25,000 Japanese troops will Monday start a massive new search for bodies along the Pacific coast where some 12,000 people are still missing after the earthquake and tsunami, the military said. ... more | .. |
  Pope urges 'solidarity' with refugees from conflict Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged "solidarity" with refugees from conflict, in particular Africans, in his Easter message to the world. ... more | .. |
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  World remembers Chernobyl, haunted by nuclear fears The world on Tuesday marks a quarter century since the world's worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in Ukraine, haunted by fears over the safety of atomic energy after the Japan earthquake. ... more | .. |
  Running ring around hurricanes predictions Coastal residents and oil-rig workers may soon have longer warning when a storm headed in their direction is becoming a hurricane, thanks to a University of Illinois study demonstrating how to use e ... more | .. |
  Neiker-Tecnalia obtains best optimisation of cloned Pinus genus Neiker-Tecnalia (the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development) is working on the development of new biotechnological tools to produce in vitro selected trees of the Pinus genus. Sc ... more | .. |
 Green environments essential for human health Research shows that a walk in the park is more than just a nice way to spend an afternoon. It's an essential component for good health, according to University of Illinois environment and behavior r ... 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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  Rotten meat doesn't stand a chance When it comes to packaged fish or meat, it is nearly impossible to distinguish between fresh goods and their inedible counterparts. Researchers have now developed a sensor film that can be integrate ... more | .. |
 Can biochar help suppress greenhouse gases Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas and a precursor to compounds that contribute to the destruction of the ozone. Intensively managed, grazed pastures are responsible for an increase in nitrous ... more | .. |
 Antimalarial trees in East Africa threatened with extinction Research released in anticipation of World Malaria Day finds that plants in East Africa with promising antimalarial qualities-ones that have treated malaria symptoms in the region's communities for ... more | .. |
 Gold prices spur six-fold spike in Amazon deforestation Deforestation in parts of the Peruvian Amazon has increased six-fold in recent years as small-scale miners, driven by record gold prices, blast and clear more of the lowland rainforest, according to ... more |
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 WHRC debuts detailed maps of forest canopy height and carbon stock for the conterminous US The Woods Hole Research Center has released the first hectare-scale maps of canopy height, aboveground biomass, and associated carbon stock for the forests and woodlands of the conterminous United S ... more | .. |
 Evolution of human 'super-brain' tied to development of bipedalism, tool-making Scientists seeking to understand the origin of the human mind may want to look to honeybees - not ancestral apes - for at least some of the answers, according to a University of Colorado Boulder arc ... more | .. |
  Melting ice on Arctic islands a major player in sea level rise Melting glaciers and ice caps on Canadian Arctic islands play a much greater role in sea level rise than scientists previously thought, according to a new study led by a University of Michigan resea ... more | .. |
 Distribution of British soil bacteria mapped for the first time Britain's soil bacteria have been mapped for the first time in the most comprehensive study of a country's soil biodiversity to date. The results were published in the journal Environmental Microbio ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
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 Azti-Tecnalia presents two energy efficiency systems for the fisheries sector The fisheries sector Trade Fair in Spain -Sinaval-Eurofishing 2011- was the scenario chosen by Azti-Tecnalia (the technological centre specialising in marine and food research) to present two techno ... more | .. |
 Growing threat of wheat rust epidemics worldwide For more information, see http://icarda.org/wheatrust/ and www.globalrust.org Researchers meeting at a scientific conference in Aleppo this week reported that aggressive new strains of wheat rust d ... more | .. |
 ESA-NASA Collaboration Furthers Sea-Ice Research A carefully executed operation to validate data from CryoSat has shown what can be accomplished when ESA, NASA and others join forces to further our understanding of how the fragile polar environmen ... more | .. |
  Achieving Eternal Life Animals that reproduce asexually by somatic cloning have special mechanisms that delay aging provide exceptionally good health. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg have shown how colony-formi ... more |
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  St. Louis airport to reopen after tornado damage The airport in the US city of St. Louis was expected to resume most of its operations Sunday after tornadoes and high winds tore through the Midwestern city, cutting a swath of destruction. ... more | .. |
 Japan advisor says nuclear threat receding: report The Japanese prime minister's special advisor on the nuclear crisis says the immediate risk of a major radiation leak from the Fukushima power plant has receded, the Wall Street Journal reported. ... more | .. |
No survivors in Philippines landslide: mayor Philippine officials said Sunday there was little chance of finding more survivors after a landslide struck a remote gold mining area, with 22 people likely killed in the disaster. ... more | .. |
  Scientists to study Tonga Trench Scientists say they're planning an expedition to study one of the most seismically active fault lines in the world beneath the South Pacific. ... more |
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Tiangong hosts dual crews after debris impact delays Shenzhou-20 return
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  Two die in Tibetan monastery crackdown: rights group Two Tibetans have died in a security crackdown on a Buddhist monastery in southwest China, an activist group said Saturday, after the restive area was closed to foreigners. ... more | .. |
  Arab demos against 'tyranny' justified: Maliki Rallies across the Arab world are justified because of the "tyranny" and "oppression" many protesters suffer from, Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki said in comments released by his office on Saturday. ... more | .. |
Frantic search for Philippine landslide victims Rescuers clawed through dirt Saturday in a desperate search for survivors a day after a landslide buried workers in mining tunnels in a gold-rich area in the southern Philippines. ... more | .. |
 Mekong River dam shelved The world's largest freshwater fish, the Mekong giant catfish, was given a reprieve by the shelving of plans for a dam on the Mekong River, authorities say. ... more |
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  Humpback whales 'precise' navigators Humpback whales have a mysteriously precise navigational skill that cannot be explained by known theories, New Zealand researchers say. ... more | .. |
EDF wants nuclear crisis task force French utility Electricite de France has proposed a series of measures to improve the safety of its reactors, including the creation of a rapid reaction force that would respond to nuclear accidents. ... more | .. |
 Britain's first desalination plant opens Britain's first desalination plant, capable of adding 150 million gallons of fresh water to reservoirs every day, has begun operation, officials say. ... more | .. |
Japan PM says country facing 'crisis within crisis' Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday it is his "destiny" to serve during "a crisis within a crisis" as the tsunami and quake-hit nation battles the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. ... more |
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