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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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World’s Strongest Glue! Available Only From Nature!Bloomington, IN - The bacterium Caulobacter crescentus uses the toughest glue on Earth to stick to river rocks, and now scientists are trying to figure out how to produce the stuff. |
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Webcam of nesting eagles on Hornby Island is a hitHornby Island, BC - A webcam is giving thousands of people around the world a close look at the lives of a pair of nesting bald eagles on B.C.'s Hornby Island. |
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World Wildlife Fund Ensure an Effective and Healthy Recovery for Tsunami SurvivorsWashington - The American Red Cross and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are partnering in tsunami-affected countries to restore communities and ensure that fish, wood and other essential natural resources are available for generations to come. |
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DR Congo: UN welcomes life sentences on soldiers accused of massive rapeKinshasha - Welcoming the first sentencing of army soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for crimes against humanity stemming from massive rape, United Nations officials have called for further investigations to help prosecute other military personnel who may be implicated. |
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Oil giants to face Nigerian courtAbuja, Nigeria - hell Nigeria and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have been called to appear at the Federal High Court of Nigeria to outline plans to end the controversial practice of gas-flaringђ in the Iwherekan area in the next year. |
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Lawmakers want to beef up whistleblower protectionDES MOINES, Iowa - In the wake of a salary scandal revealed by a government employee, legislators said Thursday they hope to beef up the state law that protects whistleblowers. |
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Greens happy as EU tightens GMO testingBrussels - In a move hailed by environmentalists, the European Commission has agreed to tighten rules on testing genetically-modified foodstuffs before they can go on EU shelves. |
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US-Taiwan Constellation Of Satellites Will Track Hurricanes, Monitor Climate ChangeVandenberg AFB, California - A globe-spanning constellation of six satellites expected to improve weather forecasts, monitor climate change, and enhance space weather research will head into orbit on Fri. April 14, 2006. Barring delays, a Minotaur rocket is scheduled to launch the array at 5:10 p.m. Pacific time from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the central Calif. coast. |
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Older Donor Hearts Just As Good, Study ShowsEdmonton, AB - Patients who receive healthy hearts from donors 50 years of age and older appear to fare just as well as patients who receive younger hearts, and that may be good news for potentially expanding a small donor pool, a University of Alberta study has found. |
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Study: vegan diets healthier for planet, people than meat dietsChicago, IL - The food that people eat is just as important as what kind of cars they drive when it comes to creating the greenhouse-gas emissions that many scientists have linked to global warming, according to a report accepted for publication in the April issue of the journal Earth Interactions. |
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Africa Launches Education CampaignMaputo, Mozambique - African leaders launched a campaign to get every child in school by 2015, and Britain responded Monday by pledging $15 billion in education aid to developing countries over the next decade. |
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Group Offers Free Computer Science LessonsBoston, MA - With all the recent talk about improving math and basic science education to keep the United States competitive, Chris Stephenson worries that a third piece of the educational picture is being forgotten: computer science. |
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Quantum quest leads to super-efficient lightsNew Jersey - A light that lasts 20 times longer than a conventional bulb and is 75% more energy efficient has been developed by researchers. |
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Two New Species Discovered: Research Bolsters Case For Philippine ConservationCamiguin, Philippines - Scientists have discovered two new species -- a parrot and a mouse -- that live only on a small island in the Philippines. This island, Camiguin, is the smallest Philippine island, of which there are 7,000, known to support a bird or mammal species that is endemic (lives nowhere else). |
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Chrysler to Launch First US Hybrid in 2008New York City - DaimlerChrysler AG'S Chrysler unit, which has for years stayed away from hybrid vehicles and focused on diesel engines instead, will launch its first hybrid vehicle in 2008, the unit's chief of product development said on Wednesday. |
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Trumpeter swan population increasingMadison, WI - Trumpeter swans are making a comeback in Wisconsin. A recovery plan launched in the 1980s has helped the trumpeter swan population grow after hunters and feather collectors nearly wiped out the species more than 100 years ago. |
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