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EU to ban pesticides in bee scareThe European Commission will restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths by researchers, despite a split among EU states on the issue. |
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Earth’s nearest solar neighborhood has a habitable planetThe nearest single Sun-like star to the Earth hosts five planets - one of which is in the "habitable zone" where liquid water can exist, astronomers say. |
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Obama ‘backs assault weapons ban’US President Barack Obama wants to reinstate an assault weapons ban in the wake of the mass killings in Newtown, Connecticut, his spokesman says. |
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Human immune system proteins shown to suppress HIVTo survive HIV you need a cocktail of expensive drugs that often have side effects. That could change with research out of The Rockefeller University where scientists have found that harnessing proteins from the human immune system can suppress the virus in mice. |
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This week, a shark sanctuary the size of Australia has been establishedThe Cook Islands has approved a shark sanctuary in its waters, making for the largest such sanctuary in the world. |
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New Microscopy Technique Can See The Lengths Of Atomic BondsFor the first time, scientists have used an imaging technique that’s so precise that it’s possible to see the different lengths of individual atomic bonds. |
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French move boosts shark sanctuariesGreen campaigners on Friday hailed a decision by France that they said would create the world's biggest shark sanctuary. |
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New radio telescope to watch for solar flaresAfter a long eight-year wait, the building of Australia's Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope has finally reached completion. The radio telescope's first major task will be to investigate the Sun to provide earlier warnings of solar storms that, if left unchecked, could fry satellites and power grids across the globe. |
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Canada introduces new rules to curb future vehicle emissionsOTTAWA -- On the eve of global climate talks that will put Canada's contentious policies under the microscope, Ottawa has introduced its next set of rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks. |
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Brazil says Amazon deforestation at record lowDeforestation of Brazil's Amazon has slowed for a fourth consecutive year to its lowest rate since authorities began monitoring the world's largest rainforest, officials said Tuesday. |
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Australia outlaws illegally-logged wood from abroadIn another blow to illegal loggers, Australia has passed the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill, joining the U.S. in outlawing the importation of illegal logged timber from abroad. |
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Fighting cancer with cell phonesOnly innovation can reduce illness and poverty in Africa, according to a program that is funding creative approaches to healthcare in developing countries. |
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‘Super-Earth’ exoplanet spotted 42 light-years awayAstronomers have spotted another candidate for a potentially habitable planet - and it is not too far away. |
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Amputee Climbs 103 Stories Using Mind-Controlled Bionic LegA man with a mind-controlled bionic leg climbed to the top of Chicago’s famous Sears Willis Tower Sunday, part of a charity stair-climbing event. Zac Vawter, 31, lost his right leg in a motorcycle accident and is the first person to climb that many floors wearing a bionic limb. |
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First liver cancer ‘chemo-bath’ in the UKA "chemo-bath" which delivers toxic cancer drugs to just one organ in the body has been used on patients in the UK for the first time, say doctors. |
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Tokelau islands shift to 100% solar energyTokelau has become the first territory able to meet all its electricity needs with solar power, officials say. |
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Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. SenatorBefore last night, voters in more than 30 consecutive statewide elections across the United States approved bans on same-sex marriage. On Tuesday, three states broke the trend—with a fourth still counting its votes—in what some advocates and organizations are calling the most successful election for gay rights ever. |
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