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Some land in Japan too radioactive to farm: studyTokyo (AFP) Nov 15, 2011 Farmland in parts of Japan is no longer safe because of high levels of radiation in the soil, scientists have warned, as the country struggles to recover from the Fukushima atomic disaster. A team of international researchers said food production would likely be "severely impaired" by the elevated levels of caesium found in soil samples across eastern Fukushima in the wake of meltdowns at the tsunami-hit plant. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, ... read more |
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 EU tightens control of Chinese rice over GM fears The European Union has tightened controls on imports of Chinese rice products after a growing number of shipments were contaminated by unauthorised genetically-modified rice, the EU said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Researchers gain insight into 100-year-old Haber-Bosch process For the past 100 years, the Haber-Bosch process has been used to convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia, which is essential in the manufacture of fertilizer. Despite the longstanding reliability ... more | .. |
 Climate change in Africa's river basins could impede continent's farm transformation efforts Climate change could significantly alter water flows in major river basins in Africa, presenting a new barrier to nascent efforts to better manage water for food production and to resolve potential ... more | .. |
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 Fate of bees worries Europe's parliament Bothered by spiking mortality rates for bees, Europe's parliamentarians voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to urge the EU to provide more funding for the beekeeping sector. ... more | .. |
  Ex-skeptic tells US Congress climate change is real A prominent climate change skeptic told Congress on Monday he no longer doubts that global warming is real and caused by humans, and joined other scientists in urging action to stop it. ... more | .. |
  Foreign vets help snake hunt in flood-hit Thailand Two vets from Singapore were to arrive in Bangkok on Tuesday to help capture snakes and other roaming reptiles in flood-stricken Thailand, a global zoo body said. ... more | .. |
  Exploring the last white spot on Earth Scientists will soon be exploring matter at temperatures and pressures so extreme it can only be produced for microseconds using powerful pulsed lasers. Matter in such states is present in the Earth ... more |
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'No doubt' Canadian firm will be first to extract deep sea minerals: CEO
Tabletop particle blaster: How tiny nozzles and lasers could replace giant accelerators
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 NRL's MIGHTI selected by NASA for potential space flight A Naval Research Laboratory instrument designed to study the Earth's thermosphere is part of a future science mission that has been selected by NASA for evaluation for flight. The NRL-develope ... more | .. |
  NASA's NPP Satellite Acquires First ATMS Measurements The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) on board NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, NPP, acquired its first measurements on November 8, 2011. The image shows the ATMS channel 18 data, ... more | .. |
  Bangkok floods could go into next year: Thai PM Parts of Bangkok could still be flooded next year, Thailand's prime minister said on Tuesday, despite waters receding significantly in some areas of the city after weeks of inundation. ... more | .. |
  Group calls on tuna fisheries for better shark protection Countries involved in bluefin tuna fishing need to do more to protect the collateral killing of sharks, an environmental group said Tuesday. ... more |
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  Radioactive iodine: Now France detects traces in atmosphere France's nuclear watchdog on Tuesday said it had detected traces of radioactive iodine in the air last week after similarly low contamination was reported by the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Austria. ... more | .. |
  In Basque region, independence fight taken to ballot box Pro-Basque independence parties are poised to win seats in Spain's parliament in general elections Sunday for the first time in 15 years, boosted by ETA's decision to lay down arms. ... more | .. |
 Suu Kyi cautious over Myanmar progress Myanmar's pro-democracy advocate and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi gave a cautious welcome to the government's political reforms. ... more | .. |
  UN atomic agency praises Fukushima clean-up The UN atomic agency praised Japan's clean-up efforts eight months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster but said there was still room for improvement. ... more |
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Iran FM warns Europe against 'strategic mistake' at IAEA; Iran obtained 'sensitive' Israeli intel
DOD is investigating Hegseth's staffers over Houthi-strikes chats
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  Chinese artist hands tax bureau $1.3m in donations Ai Weiwei has handed $1.3 million in donations from his supporters to the Chinese authorities to clear the way for an appeal against a huge tax bill, a lawyer for the artist and activist said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Erupting volcano DR Congo's hottest new tourist attraction The Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park is inviting tourists on treks to witness the Nyamulagira volcano spewing geysers of lava into the night, a park official told AFP Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 China mourns victims of deadly Shanghai fire Scores of mourners placed flowers and burned incense on Tuesday for the one-year anniversary of the worst fire since 1949 in China's commercial hub of Shanghai, which killed 58 people. ... more | .. |
 In Romania, hydro frenzy spells green dilemma On the spiny ridge of Romania's southern Carpathian mountains, cool streams tumble down gorges, providing a stirring sight to visitors and a vital source for aquatic species. ... more |
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  Berkeley Lab Creates First of Its Kind Gene Map of Sulfate reducing Bacterium Critical genetic secrets of a bacterium that holds potential for removing toxic and radioactive waste from the environment have been revealed in a study by researchers with the U.S. Department of En ... more | .. |
  Malaria's Achilles' heel revealed Researchers have revealed a key discovery in understanding how the most deadly species of malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, invades human red blood cells. Using a technique developed at the W ... more | .. |
 Researcher provides further evidence that slow eating reduces food intake Two new studies by researchers at the University of Rhode Island are providing additional insights into the role that eating rate plays in the amount of food one consumes. The studies found that men ... more | .. |
 One if by Land, Two if by Sea? Climate Change "Escape Routes" One if by land, two if by sea? Results of a study published this week in the journal Science show how fast animal and plant populations would need to move to keep up with recent climate change effec ... more |
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Trump-Musk showdown threatens US space plans
Japanese company aborts Moon mission after assumed crash-landing
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 Tracing biological pathways A new chemical process developed by a team of Harvard researchers greatly increases the utility of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in creating real-time 3-D images of chemical process occurring i ... more | .. |
 Long-Term Carbon Storage in Ganges Basin May Portend Global Warming Worsening Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists have found that carbon is stored in the soils and sediments of the Ganges-Brahmaputra basin for a surprisingly long time, making it likely that ... more | .. |
 Birds help keep vineyards pest-free Properly functioning ecosystems have their own pest management system - predation - but as new manmade ecosystems develop, these natural maintenance systems are often disrupted. In some cases, ... more | .. |
 No need to shrink guts to have a larger brain Brain tissue is a major consumer of energy in the body. If an animal species evolves a larger brain than its ancestors, the increased need for energy can be met by either obtaining additional source ... more |
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  Live longer with fewer calories By consuming fewer calories, ageing can be slowed down and the development of age-related diseases such as cancer and type 2 diabetes can be delayed. The earlier calorie intake is reduced, the great ... more | .. |
 Flood-weary residents lash out in Bangkok Angry residents in flooded Bangkok protested on Monday, briefly blocking a major highway as frustration mounted that parts of the Thai capital are suffering badly while the centre stays dry. ... more | .. |
 Climate change threatens Nile, Limpopo rivers: study Rising global temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns could affect water flows on Africa's mighty Nile and Limpopo rivers, an agricultural research group said Monday. ... more | .. |
 WWF sounds warning on caviar Poaching and illegal trade in sturgeon caviar persist in Romania and Bulgaria, posing a serious risk to the highly threatened species of fish, the environmental group WWF warned Monday. ... more |
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