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Government investment brings low cost radar satellites to marketGuildford, UK (SPX) Nov 30, 2011 Rt. Honourable David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and Science, has announced an investment of 21M pounds that will enable British small satellite pioneer SSTL to launch an innovative and highly competitive new space-based radar remote sensing programme in the international market. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is a powerful tool for monitoring the Earth from space because of its ability to see through clouds and image Earth night or day. Despite growing demand, the cost and comp ... read more |
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  Breakthrough in the battle against malaria An international team of scientists has announced a breakthrough in the fight against malaria, paving the way for the development of new drugs to treat the deadly disease. According to the World Hea ... more | .. |
  New insight into climate change in the Pacific New research providing critical information about how climate change is affecting Australia's Pacific island neighbours and East Timor has been released by the Australian Government's Pacific Climat ... more | .. |
  UI engineers conduct residential soils study University of Iowa engineers have published their findings from a study of residential soils in the city of Cedar Rapids, making it one of only a few such U.S. urban soil studies ever conducted. ... more | .. |
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 Public restrooms ripe with bacteria Everyone wonders what bugs might be lurking in public bathrooms. Now researchers are using novel genetic sequencing methods to answer this question, revealing a plethora of bacteria all around, from ... more | .. |
  Australian science joins global effort to transform food system The Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change (CSACC) - an independent global commission of eminent scientists - has released a blueprint for urgent action to deal with the global cha ... more | .. |
 Minorities pay more for water and sewer Racial minorities pay systemically more for basic water and sewer services than white people, according to a study by Michigan State University researchers. This "structural inequality" is not neces ... more | .. |
  "Look at that!" - ravens use gestures, too Pointing and holding up objects in order to attract attention has so far only been observed in humans and our closest living relatives, the great apes. Simone Pika from the Max Planck Institute for ... more |
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Inside Germany's rare earth treasure chest
EU eyes tweaks to AI law to heed tech industry 'concerns'
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  Making Collective Wisdom Wiser Many popular sites, such as Wikipedia and Tripadvisor, rely on public participation to gather information - a process known as crowd data sourcing. While this kind of collective intelligence is ofte ... more | .. |
  NPP Satellite Acquires First VIIRS Image The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, NPP, acquired its first measurements on Nov. 21, 2011. This high-resolution image is of a ... more | .. |
  No plain sailing for marine life as climate warms Marine life may need to relocate faster than land species as well as speed up alterations in the timing of major life cycle events. This challenges previous thinking that marine life in the ocean wo ... more | .. |
  Climate change stunting growth of century-old Antarctic moss shoots One hundred years ago, two teams of explorers raced to be the first to reach the South Pole. Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911. Thirty-three days l ... more |
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 Rhinos at risk get US crime-fighting boost A US-based animal protection group said Wednesday it is collecting money for a new initiative to equip rangers in South Africa and Zimbabwe with crime-scene kits to better track rhinoceros poachers. ... more | .. |
  Malaysia bans street demonstrations Malaysia's Parliament, despite a walkout of by opposition party members and a protest rally outside by lawyers, passed a bill that bans street demonstrations. ... more | .. |
 EU gamble on climate pact a long shot: UN talks A European drive to forge a legally-binding deal that would break the deadlock at the world climate talks is struggling to gain traction, negotiators and observers at UN talks here say. ... more | .. |
 Setback for 100 bln dollar aid fund at climate talks A planned climate fund that would channel 100 billion dollars a year to poor countries hit a wall Wednesday when a handful of nations baulked at adopting a draft submitted at UN talks here. ... more |
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Vodafone, AST pick Germany for European satellite network
N. Korea warns of more 'offensive action' after latest missile launch
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 Top US Democrat: Bush will weigh on 2012 vote President Barack Obama's top US Senate ally signaled Wednesday that Democrats hope former president George W. Bush will be their shield against voter anger at the economy in the November 2012 elections. ... more | .. |
 Four dead, 30 missing in Indonesia landslide Four people were killed and 30 others were missing after heavy rain triggered a landslide on the Indonesian island of Nias on Wednesday, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Liberia's Nobel Peace Laureate holds peace jamboree Liberian Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee on Wednesday held a peace jamboree as part of her efforts to reunite the nation after disputed polls earlier this month marred by violence. ... more | .. |
  World deforestation rate accelerating: UN The world's deforestation rate has accelerated to 6.4 million hectares a year, the UN said on Wednesday in its most comprehensive survey yet, but Asia showed net gains due to extensive planting in China. ... more |
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 Permafrost loss worse climate peril than thought The threat to climate change posed by thawing permafrost, which could release stocks of stored carbon, is greater than estimated, a group of scientists said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 In mice, a step towards a vaccine for HIV Tests on lab mice have opened up a new path towards a vaccine against HIV, one of the most frustrating quests in the 30-year history of AIDS, scientists reported on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Stem cells engineered to kill cancer U.S. researchers say they've shown that blood stem cells can be engineered to create cancer-killing T-cells that seek out and attack a human melanoma. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan flood victims at 'grave risk' 100 days on Millions of Pakistanis desperately need help 100 days after monsoon rains triggered major floods for a second year running with a "grave risk" of a public health crisis, aid groups warned Wednesday. ... more |
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China to hold first AIDS Walk on Great Wall China is due to hold its first AIDS Walk - a fundraising walkathon already popular in the US - on the Great Wall, organisers said Wednesday, as the nation steps up its fight against the disease. ... more | .. |
 World deforestation rate accelerating: UN The world's deforestation rate has accelerated to 6.4 million hectares a year, a new UN survey showed on Wednesday, but Asia showed net gains in forest land-use largely due to extensive planting in China. ... more | .. |
  Chinese panda loan to France kept top secret As world leaders held frenzied talks to try to save the crisis-hit eurozone in the south of France earlier this month, the fate of two giant pandas destined for a French zoo hung in the balance. ... more | .. |
 Philippine police seize 2,000 geckos from trader Philippine authorities seized a haul of about 2,000 live geckos as part of a campaign to protect the lizard that is highly-valued in traditional Asian medicine, police said Wednesday. ... more |
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Kyoto pullout by Canada would hurt UN talks: African nations A Canadian pullout of the Kyoto Protocol would badly damage a UN climate process already weakened by divisions, negotiators and NGOs said Tuesday at talks in Durban, South Africa. ... more | .. |
China police probe law firm linked to Ai Weiwei A Chinese lawyer involved in Ai Weiwei's tax case said Wednesday police were probing accounts at his law firm, just as the controversial artist and activist's wife was taken in for questioning. ... more | .. |
 S. Sudan battles to transform guerrilla army As he approaches the imposing compound on the outskirts of Juba, a motorbike taxi driver shakes his head and refuses to stop within 200 metres (yards) of South Sudans military headquarters. ... more | .. |
  Integrated 3d imaging facilitates human face transplantation By combining conventional medical imaging with some of the same 3-D modeling techniques used in Hollywood blockbusters, researchers are offering new hope to victims of serious facial injuries. Resul ... more |
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