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Norwegian government boycotts Malaysian timber giant
Ekklesia, 23 hours, 27 minutes ago
The Norwegian government has excluded the Malaysian timber giant Samling from its pension fund on ethical grounds.

Muscles can remember their strength
Discovery News, 1 day, 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
Pumping up is easier for people who have been buff before, and now scientists think they know why -- muscles retain a memory of their former fitness even as they wither from lack of use.

100MW solar power plant to be built in the UAE
Renewable Energy World, 1 day, 3 hours, 8 minutes ago
What does it say that one of the largest producers of oil, The United Arab Emirates, is aggressively developing renewable energy? Clearly the country is thinking about a world beyond fossil energies.

New road concrete developed that actually cleans the air
Auto Guide, 1 day, 15 hours, 44 minutes ago
Wouldn’t it be great if cars put out less pollution? You can breathe a sigh of relief, because researchers have discovered a breakthrough that will lead to reduced pollution and cleaner air.

Russia and China vow to protect Siberian tigers
BBC, 2 days, 4 hours, 53 minutes ago
China and Russia have agreed to set up the first cross-border protection zone for rare Siberian tigers.

Southern Sudan to Purge Child Soldiers From Army
Associated Press, 2 days, 15 hours, 31 minutes ago
The government of Southern Sudan said Monday it will purge child soldiers from the ranks of its former rebel army by year's end, a policy change that could see thousands of young troops pushed out of the military.

Grow your own transplant liver in a lab within just 5 years
Daily Mail, 3 days, 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
Desperately ill patients waiting for a transplant could be able to 'grow their own' livers within five years, British doctors said last night.

Cannabis electric car to be made in Canada
CBC, 3 days, 15 hours, 44 minutes ago
An electric car made of hemp is being developed by a group of Canadian companies in collaboration with an Alberta Crown corporation.

First Australian Aboriginal MP elected for Liberals
BBC, 4 days, 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
An Aboriginal man has been elected to Australia's House of Representatives, becoming the first indigenous MP in the country's history.

Big Bear Solar Observatory: The Most Detailed Picture of a Sunspot Ever Recorded
Popular Science, 4 days, 20 hours, 35 minutes ago
Researchers at Big Bear Solar Observatory have tuned their adaptive optics array and achieved first light, capturing this image of a sunspot that is now the most detailed ever captured in visible light.

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