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10 Italian execs found guilty over polluted water supply![]() ![]() Rome (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 Ten former executives with Italian chemicals firm Montedison were found guilty Friday on appeal of allowing industrial waste to pollute the water supply of 700,000 people in the central eastern region of Pescara. Friday's court decision opens the way for a civil case which could lead to payment of some 2.7 million euros ($2.9 million) in damages and interest plus a further million in court costs. Montedison, now known as Edison, stood accused of burying as much as 250,000 tons of toxic and indus ... read more |
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![]() Managua (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 With climate change threatening crops in many parts of the world, Nicaragua is turning to a robust variety of coffee bean to protect one of its key exports. ... more ![]() ![]() Champaign IL (SPX) Feb 15, 2017 A new study contradicts decades of thought, research and teaching on the history of corn cultivation in the American Bottom, a floodplain of the Mississippi River in Illinois. The study refutes the ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2017 Thousands of Mongolian herders face disastrous livestock losses from a dreaded severe weather phenomenon known as the "dzud", the Red Cross said Thursday in launching an international emergency aid appeal. ... more ![]() ![]() Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 People who eat a gluten-free diet may be at risk for increased exposure to arsenic and mercury - toxic metals that can lead to cardiovascular disease, cancer and neurological effects, according to a ... more |
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Trump to visit flood-ravaged Texas amid scrutiny
Scrutiny over Texas flood response mounts as death toll hits 120 Belgium warned over 'tsunami' of packages from China Scrutiny over Texas flood response mounts as death toll tops 120 Fears grow that Texas floods death toll could surge Guatemala earthquakes leave four dead, houses damaged Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts Fears grow that Texas floods death toll could still surge Searching for Grandma Alicia after Texas floods Spain lifts lockdown for thousands as forest fire eases |
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![]() Stanford CA (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 Stanford researchers have developed a new way to estimate crop yields from space, using high-res photos snapped by a new wave of compact satellites. The approach, detailed in the February 13 issue o ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Feb 10, 2017 Cranking up the lawn mower on a Saturday afternoon may be a child's most dreaded chore. But little does he or she know that it also affects how much carbon and nitrogen are present in the soil below ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 10, 2017 The Louisiana coastline is sinking under the Gulf of Mexico at the rate of about one football field of land every hour (about 18 square miles of land lost in a year). But within this sinking region, ... more ![]() ![]() Longyang, China (AFP) Feb 11, 2017 Beating a rock statue of Buddha to wish for a good new year and an abundant harvest, villagers in China's eastern Fujian province have a unique way of worshipping the deity. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Feb 10, 2017 In a move announced Thursday in the Federal Registrar, President Donald Trump and his administration have delayed the inclusion of the rusty patched bumble bee on the endangered species list. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Feb 10, 2017 As bees slip onto the endangered species list in the United States, researchers in Japan are pollinating lilies with insect-sized drones. The undersides of these artificial pollinators are coated wi ... more |
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![]() ![]() Controlling electron spin makes water splitting more efficient ![]() ![]() Zurich (AFP) Feb 8, 2017 Swiss pesticide and seed giant Syngenta said Wednesday that restructuring costs hit 2016 earnings, even as its planned takeover by ChemChina looks set to be completed by the middle of the year. ... more ![]() ![]() Cape Town (AFP) Feb 8, 2017 Cape Town on Wednesday announced a crackdown on splashing and surfer shorts at the city's swimming pools in a bid to save water as a fierce drought plagues Southern Africa. ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) Feb 8, 2017 Scientists on Wednesday unveiled the near-complete genome of quinoa, a grain cultivated centuries ago by Incas in the Andes that scientists say could help feed a hungry world. ... more ![]() ![]() Palo Alto, Calif. (UPI) Feb 8, 2017 Many college students - if desperate enough, or late enough - aren't above settling for skunked beer, a can that sat out in the sun for too long, for example. But few have tasted the funky notes of a home-brewed jar of suds inspired by ancient Chinese beer-making techniques. ... more |
![]() Beijing, China (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Sentinel-2 teams prepare for space ![]() ![]() Ancient Judea jars reveal earth's magnetic field is fluctuating, not diminishing ![]() ![]() New data from NOAA GOES-16's instrument suite |
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![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Australia and Lockheed field 2nd-Gen sat-based augmentation system ![]() ![]() UK may lose access to EU Galileo GPS system after Brexit ![]() ![]() Falsifying Galileo satellite signals will become more difficult |
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![]() Jena, Germany (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Why nature restoration takes time ![]() ![]() Wetlands play vital role in carbon storage, study finds ![]() ![]() Amazon forest was transformed by ancient people: study |
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![]() Edmonton, Alberta (UPI) Feb 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() A better way to farm algae ![]() ![]() DuPont Industrial Biosciences to develop new high-efficiency biogas enzyme method ![]() ![]() Cathay Pacific to cut emissions with switch to biofuel |
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![]() Toronto, Canada (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Governors tell Trump that China will reap low-carbon rewards ![]() ![]() First Solar Awarded 140Mw Module Supply Contract For Australia'S Largest Solar Project ![]() ![]() Accelerated chlorophyll reaction in microdroplets to reveal secret of photosynthesis |
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![]() Lansing, Mich. (UPI) Feb 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() British grid drawing power from new offshore wind farm ![]() ![]() Prysmian UK to supply land cable connections for East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm ![]() ![]() Russia's nuclear giant pushes into wind energy |
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![]() Brussels (AFP) Feb 9, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Do more to advance CCS, BHP Billiton says ![]() ![]() Beijing's mayor vows step away from coal ![]() ![]() Smog chokes coal-addicted Poland |
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![]() Tufang, China (AFP) Feb 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Ex-VP of China's top court jailed for life over graft ![]() ![]() Hong Kong police jailed over attack on democracy protester ![]() ![]() Fear has made me stronger: Hong Kong bookseller |
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![]() Singapore (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() How algorithms secretly run the world ![]() ![]() Now you can 'build your own' bio-bot ![]() ![]() Algorithms: the managers of our digital lives |
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![]() Bangalore, India (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Trump's pick to head environment agency confirmed ![]() ![]() Deaths from India air pollution rival China: study ![]() ![]() New study helps explain how garbage patches form in the world's oceans |
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![]() Sydney (AFP) Feb 13, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Vegetation resilient to salvage logging after severe wildfire ![]() ![]() Research predicts extreme fires will increasingly be part of our global landscape ![]() ![]() More than 40 detained in Chile for spreading forest fires |
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![]() Kiel, Germany (SPX) Feb 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Ethiopia dam causes Kenya water shortage: rights group ![]() ![]() 10 Italian execs found guilty over polluted water supply ![]() ![]() Seagrass on decline, jeopardizing human, coral health: study |
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![]() Albuquerque (UPI) Feb 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Broader updrafts in severe storms may increase chance of damaging hail ![]() ![]() California state of emergency over storm damage ![]() ![]() Bangladesh plants million trees to cut lightning toll |
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![]() Bengaluru, India (UPI) Feb 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Trump trade strategy 'doomed to failure:' US trade expert ![]() ![]() EU Parliament to vote on Canada trade deal ![]() ![]() China outbound investment plunges under new curbs |
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![]() Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() NASA Scientist Studies Whether Solar Storms Cause Animal Beachings ![]() ![]() Friday Night's Deep Penumbral Lunar Eclipse ![]() ![]() Eclipse 2017: NASA Supports a Unique Opportunity for Science in the Shadow |
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![]() Jakarta (AFP) Feb 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() How evolution alters biological invasions ![]() ![]() Scientists find surprising harmony among cats and dogs in India ![]() ![]() Geneticists reveal how parenting rewires the beetle brain |
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