science / science - 6 years ago
This is a& re-post from Carbon Brief Prof Alan Robock& is a distinguished professor of climate science in the Department of Environmental Sciences at& Rutgers University& in New Jersey, US. Between 3 February and 9 August 1945 during the second world war, an area of 461 square kilometres in 69 Japan...
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U.S. farmers finishing their harvests are facing a big problem - where to put the mountain of grain they cannot sell to Chinese buyers. For Louisiana farmer Richard Fontenot and his neighbors, the solution was a costly one: Let the crops rot. Fontenot plowed under 1,000 of his 1,700 soybean acr...
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Dewayne Lee Johnson talks about life with terminal cancer after his victory over Monsanto.
science / science - 6 years ago
Save on everything from a new TV to a drone for the kids
science / science - 6 years ago
South Korea’s Kim Jong Yang was elected as Interpol’s president on Wednesday, edging out a longtime veteran of Russia’s security services who was strongly opposed by the U.S., Britain and other European nations.
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The case is the first federal criminal complaint involving female genital mutilation in the U.S.
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RABAT (Reuters) - Arianespace on Wednesday launched a rocket from French Guiana carrying Morocco’s second earth observation satellite, the European launch company said. The satellite, named Mohammed VI-B, was developed by Thales Alenia Space and Airbus, Arianespace said in a statement on its website...
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A sperm whale has been found dead in Indonesia with 115 plastic cups and 25 plastic bags in its stomach, raising concern among environmentalists and throwing the spotlight on the country's rubbish problem. The items were part of nearly six kilograms (13 pounds) of plastic waste discovered in the 9....
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A rights group called the incident a "barbaric use of technology"
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Alam was arrested in August for criticizing the government's use of violence amid mass student protests
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The forest rangers of Central Africa's Bamingui Bangoran park cannot focus only on saving the region's dwindling wildlife: they have themselves to protect too. Often armed with little more than Kalashnikov assault rifles, these men must contend with rebel groups who can be far better equipped. Add...
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said it would conduct a "cultural assessment study" of the companies, "including the adherence to a drug-free environment," prior to crew test flights scheduled to take place in the coming months. "We fully expect our commercial partners to meet all...
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Simultaneously, Pelosi announced that Fudge would chair the Subcommittee on Elections
science / science - 6 years ago
Juan Lopez had threatened to shoot up the Chicago Fire Academy and was fired for “improper conduct toward women”
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Lawyers for President Donald Trump say they’ve provided the special counsel’s office with written responses to questions on Russian election interference.