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Humanity can and must do more with lessNew York, Nairobi (SPX) May 16, 2011 By 2050, humanity could consume an estimated 140 billion tons of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass per year - three times its current appetite - unless the economic growth rate is "decoupled" from the rate of natural resource consumption, warns a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme. Citizens of developed countries consume an average of 16 tons (ranging up to 40 or more tons) of those four key resources per capita. By comparison, the average person in India today consume ... read more |
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  Latitude and rain dictated where species lived Aggregating nearly the entire landmass of Earth, Pangaea was a continent the likes our planet has not seen for the last 200 million years. Its size meant there was a lot of space for animals to roam ... more | .. |
  New method for engineering human tissue regeneration If pending clinical trials prove successful, a new discovery published in The FASEB Journal could represent a major scientific leap toward human tissue regeneration and engineering. In a resea ... more | .. |
  The power of placebos They may be uncomfortable talking about it, but it's definitely going on. A recent survey, led by McGill Psychiatry Professor and Senior Lady Davis Institute Researcher Amir Raz, reports that one in ... more | .. |
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  First ocean acidification buoy installed off Alaska A new set of buoys in Alaska waters will help scientists understand how climate change may be affecting the pH level of northern seas. Researchers placed the first buoy last month. "This is th ... more | .. |
 Water for Mongolia Mongolia is a country of contrasts - in summer boiling hot, in winter freezing cold; in the north damp, in the south bone dry. One million of its three million inhabitants live tightly packed togeth ... more | .. |
  Fiji anger at Tongan help for fleeing army chief Fiji's military leader Voreqe Bainimarama on Monday accused Tonga of illegally sending a navy patrol boat into his country's waters to help a former army chief facing sedition charges flee justice. ... more | .. |
  Local tsunami alert after 6.5 quake off Papua New Guinea A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck beneath the sea off Papua New Guinea on Monday, US seismologists said, prompting a local tsunami alert. ... more |
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Flexible electronics reshape intelligent robot design
From Quantum Physics to Coastal Resilience Brad Bartz to Present Who Turned the Power Back On at AltaSea
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 Syria regime 'organised' border unrest: Israel Israel's army accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime of "organising" Sunday's violence on the Golan Heights as a way to divert attention from pro-democracy protests sweeping his country. ... more | .. |
 Flood waters diverted onto Louisiana towns, farms Residents of rural Louisiana watched in despair Sunday as floodwaters from the swollen Mississippi were diverted into their towns and farm lands in an effort to save the cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge. ... more | .. |
  Japan widens evacuations outside plant zone Japan on Sunday started the first evacuations of homes outside a government exclusion zone after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami crippled one of the country's nuclear power plants. ... more | .. |
  Danish crew free Somali pirate hostages A Danish warship attacked a pirate boat off Somalia, killing four pirates and freeing 16 Iranian hostages on board, Denmark's navy said Sunday. ... more |
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 Quake-hit Japan pottery town picking up pieces Japan's massive earthquake crushed many of Mashiko's ancient pottery kilns and left its world-famous ceramics in shards, but two months on, its craftsmen are picking up the pieces. ... more | .. |
 US bid to save Louisiana cities from historic flooding US Army engineers began opening a major Louisiana floodgate on Saturday to ease pressure from the swollen Mississippi River, in a bid to save cities by sacrificing small towns and farmland that now face historic flooding. ... more | .. |
  Extreme makeover: are humans reshaping Earth? If alien geologists were to visit our planet 10 million years from now, would they discern a distinct human fingerprint in Earth's accumulating layers of rock and sediment? ... more | .. |
 One-eighth of quake-hit Spanish city damaged About one-eighth of buildings in the quake-hit Spanish city of Lorca were severely damaged including 17th-century structures, the regional authority said Saturday. ... more |
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US says new nuclear deal should include China, accuses Beijing of secret tests
Nuclear powers scramble for high ground after arms treaty expires
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 Radioactive ash found in Tokyo sewage plant: reports A highly radioactive substance was detected in ash from an incinerator at a sewage works in Tokyo in late March following the nation's worst nuclear accident in Fukushima, newspapers reported Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Ancient rock carvings found in Sudan Archaeologists say they've found 5,000-year-old rock carvings in northern Sudan depicting scenes they can't explain. ... more | .. |
 Tornado damage raises building questions Damage caused by tornadoes in the U.S. South in late April have raised questions about building practices and construction code enforcement, researchers say. ... more | .. |
  China hits out at Clinton over rights criticism China has hit out at US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's harsh criticism of its human rights record as "inappropriate". ... more |
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 Outside View: Kenya mobile banking network In recent years, the world has witnessed an explosion in mobile payments, also known as M-payments, which employ cellphones to move money. ... more | .. |
 Where is Ai Weiwei? There's still no sign of Chinese artist and regime critic Ai Weiwei, 39 days after his arrest by Chinese police, with the West unable to convince Beijing into releasing him. ... more | .. |
 Scientists urge ocean drilling observation U.K. scientists say they want more discussion of independent monitoring of the deep-sea oil and gas drilling industry to judge its ecological impact. ... more | .. |
Japan SOS mayor vows to save town near nuclear plant His bold YouTube plea for help rang out across the world, but the mayor of a Japanese town near the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant says his community's struggle is far from over. ... more |
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First Crewed Moon Flyby In 54 Years: Artemis II
NASA confirms first flight to ISS since medical evacuation
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 Egypt army to 'release detained activists' Egypt's ruling military council said on Friday it would release all activists arrested during March and April protests. ... more | .. |
 Egyptian PM in Ethiopia for Nile talks Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf was in Ethiopia for an official visit Friday, devoted mainly to talks on sharing the waters of the Nile, an issue at the centre of high tensions between the two countries. ... more | .. |
Spain mourns quake victims Sobbing relatives joined a funeral mass in the quake-wrecked Spanish city of Lorca on Friday for four of the nine victims of the tremor who perished in a hail of tumbling masonry and bricks. ... more | .. |
 Japan to help TEPCO pay nuclear victims Japan launched a rescue plan Friday to help nuclear plant owner TEPCO foot the bill for the Fukushima disaster, and started the shutdown of another atomic plant to prevent a similar calamity. ... more |
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Detained Chinese artist Ai allowed to see wife Detained artist Ai Weiwei has been allowed to meet with his wife for the first time since being taken into custody in early April and appeared to be in good health, his sister said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Vietnam tests first tsunami alert system Vietnam has tested its first tsunami warning system, the builder said on Monday, in an effort to prevent a massive loss of life if giant waves strike the coast. ... more | .. |
 More than 40 injured in China bank blast More than 40 people were injured Friday when a disgruntled former employee set off a petrol bomb at a bank in a Tibetan-inhabited region of northwest China, authorities said. ... more | .. |
 US lawmakers fear impact of China crackdown US-based lawmakers and activists on Friday urged pressure on China to end its sweeping crackdown on dissent, fearing that authorities were trying to redefine permanently the boundaries of criticism. ... more |
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