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China to invest in water projectsMarseille, France (UPI) Mar 15, 2012 China plans to invest $636 billion through 2020 in water-related projects, a government official said. Speaking at the Sixth World Water Forum in Marseille, France, Chinese Minister of Water Resources Chen Lei said no other country faces as many water challenges as China. For China's population of 1.3 billion, pressing water issues include poor access to water, pollution, uneven distribution and frequent natural disasters such as floods and droughts. While the government will prov ... read more |
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  Chimpanzees have policemen, too Conflicts are inevitable wherever there is cohabitation. This is no different with our closest relatives, the chimpanzees. Sound conflict management is crucial for group cohesion. Individuals in chi ... more | .. |
  Self-centered kids? Blame their immature brains A new study suggests that age-associated improvements in the ability to consider the preferences of others are linked with maturation of a brain region involved in self control. The findings, ... more | .. |
  Scientists detect seismic signals from tornado An Indiana University geophysical experiment detected unusual seismic signals associated with tornadoes that struck regions across the Midwest last week - information that may have value for meteoro ... more | .. |
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  The first dinosaur discovered in Spain is younger than originally thought The research group from Aragon that has the same name as the first Aragosaurus ischiaticus dinosaur discovered 25 years ago in Teruel reveals that it is 15 million years younger than originally beli ... more | .. |
  Neglecting role of women in agriculture increases food insecurity As developing countries battle multiple threats to food security-soaring prices, crop-crushing weather extremes and dramatic population growth-agriculture experts gathering in New Delhi this week wa ... more | .. |
  Post-exposure antibody treatment protects primates from Ebola, Marburg viruses Army scientists have demonstrated, for the first time, that antibody-based therapies can successfully protect monkeys from the deadly Ebola and Marburg viruses. In addition, the animals were fully p ... more | .. |
  Environmentally-friendly cleaning and washing More and more everyday products are based on renewable resources, with household cleaners now containing active cleaning substances (surfactants) made from plant oils and sugar. These fat and dirt r ... more |
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Trump signs orders to boost US nuclear energy
Anthropic's Claude AI gets smarter -- and mischievious
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 Universal vaccines could finally allow for wide-scale flu prevention An emerging class of long-lasting flu vaccines could do more than just save people the trouble of an annual flu shot. Princeton University-based researchers have found that the "universal" vac ... more | .. |
  Investigation of Earth Catastrophes From the ISS: Uragan Program The Uragan program aboard the Russian segment of the International Space Station uses digital photography to study Earth's natural resources by monitoring catastrophes, both natural and human made. ... more | .. |
 Dinosaur fossil: Even specialized predators didn't turn down free meals Scientists have discovered a bone from a pterosaur (giant flying reptile or 'pterodactyl') in the guts of the skeletal remains of a Velociraptor (small predatory theropod dinosaur) that lived in the ... more | .. |
  Demise of large animals caused by both man and climate change Past waves of extinctions which removed some of the world's largest animals were caused by both people and climate change, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. Their findings ... more |
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  Argentina under fire for muzzling press Argentina is facing new accusations it reached a low in trying to control the media and suppress dissenting voices. ... more | .. |
 Environmental crunch worse than thought: OECD 2050 report Pressures on Earth's ecosystem are now so great that future generations could be doomed to falling living standards, the OECD said on Thursday in a report looking to the mid-century. ... more | .. |
 Africa to generate more e-waste than Europe by 2017 Better known as a dumping ground for used electronic goods from developed countries, Africa is set to outstrip Europe in the volumes of e-waste it generates within five years, experts said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Study: Dinosaurs' exit not mammals' cue An Australian study challenges a theory that the disappearance of dinosaurs 65 million years ago is what allowed modern mammals to flourish, researchers say. ... more |
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Russia strikes Kyiv after first stage of major prisoner swap
Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland's reindeer herders
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 Amnesty calls on Egypt to refuse US arms shipment Amnesty International on Thursday called on Egypt to refuse a shipment of weapons from the United States because of the risk they will be used "to commit human rights violations." ... more | .. |
 Australia unworried by tycoon's legal threats Australia on Thursday dismissed threats from mining tycoon Clive Palmer to mount a High Court challenge to the nation's new pollution tax, saying he had "more money than sense". ... more | .. |
 Dutch 'Repair Cafe' give trash a new lease of life A broken-down vacuum cleaner, an old bicycle, a torn shirt ... almost nothing is impossible to fix for a group of crafty Dutch volunteers dedicated to giving potential trash a second lease of life. ... more | .. |
 Suu Kyi hopes to travel outside Myanmar soon Myanmar democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday she hoped to travel abroad "in the near future", in what would be the Nobel laureate's first visit to another country since 1988. ... more |
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  Report Shows Forest Growth in North Outpacing Other Parts of Country U.S. Forest Service scientists released an assessment that shows forest land has expanded in northern states during the past century despite a 130-percent population jump and relentless environmenta ... more | .. |
 Four-winged dinosaur's feathers were black with iridescent sheen A team of American and Chinese researchers has revealed the color and detailed feather pattern of Microraptor, a pigeon-sized, four-winged dinosaur that lived about 130 million years ago. The non-av ... more | .. |
 Variety of toxicants can harm subsequent generations A Washington State University researcher has demonstrated that a variety of environmental toxicants can have negative effects on not just an exposed animal but the next three generations of its offs ... more | .. |
  Running hot and cold in the deep sea: Scientists explore rare environment Among the many intriguing aspects of the deep sea, Earth's largest ecosystem, exist environments known as hydrothermal vent systems where hot water surges out from the seafloor. On the flipside the ... more |
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After two setbacks, SpaceX could try to launch massive Starship next week
Doubt cast on claim of 'hints' of life on faraway planet
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 What have we got in common with a gorilla? A team of researchers have completed the genome sequence for the gorilla - the last genus of the living great apes to have its genome decoded. While confirming that our closest relative is the chimp ... more | .. |
 Mechanism for Burgess Shale-type preservation The Burgess Shale of British Columbia is arguably the most important fossil deposit in the world, providing an astounding record of the Cambrian "Explosion," the rapid flowering of complex life from ... more | .. |
  China completes system to monitor Earth's crust China Friday completed a system designed to monitor the movement of the Earth's crust and predict earthquakes, officials said. Based on satellite navigation, the system involves a network of 2 ... more | .. |
 Berkeley Lab Quantifies Effect of Soot on Snow and Ice A new study from scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), published in Nature Climate Change, has quantitatively demonstrated that black carbon-also known as soot, a p ... more |
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 The Blue Planet's new water budget Investigating the history of water on Earth is critical to understanding the planet's climate. One central question is whether Earth has always had the same amount of water on and surrounding it, th ... more | .. |
 Strong scientific evidence that eating berries benefits the brain Strong scientific evidence exists that eating blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and other berry fruits has beneficial effects on the brain and may help prevent age-related memory loss and othe ... more | .. |
Suu Kyi broadcast urges more democracy Myanmar pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for more media freedom and the repeal of "repressive" laws in the run-up to by-elections in April. ... more | .. |
 Morocco: thirsty silver mine drains villagers' patience Atop a remote mountain overlooking one of Africa's largest silver mines, a group of Moroccan activists - many of them women and children - are trying to choke off the facility's water supply. ... more |
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