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Rodent thieves ‘forest saviours’

Rodents that steal seeds from each other are filling the seed-dispersing role of extinct giant mammals, research suggests.

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Datamatics Inks Pact With Satvik To Offer Business Analytics Solutions

(1888PressRelease) Datamatics Global Services (DGSL), the global Information Technology (IT) and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) solutions provider, announced their strategic alliance […]

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United Kingdom: MPs raise prospect of businesses paying for "ecosystem services"

BusinessGreen: Ministers who have given a “false impression” of the effect of environmental legislation have undermined the “laudable aim” of […]

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Worst drought since 1956 shrivels corn, soy crops

Reuters: An expanding drought, now deemed the worst since 1956, dealt another blow to the corn crop, with conditions deteriorating […]

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Drought of 2012 worst since 1956: NOAA

Reuters: The drought scorching the Midwest is spanning 55 percent of the contiguous United States and is the worst since […]

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Nasa may not hear rover’s landing

The US space agency may not have its prime communications satellite in the right place to receive instant confirmation that […]

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UK science to be freely available

The government is to develop plans to make publicly funded research results freely available to all.

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Floods in Japan displace hundreds of thousands

New York Times: A quarter of a million evacuees began to return home on Monday after a letup in torrential […]

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Heat leaves ranchers a stark option: Sell

New York Times: As a relentless drought bakes prairie soil to dust and dries up streams across the country, ranchers […]

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Sauna-like heat, low rain help keep Chesapeake Bay clean

Washington Post: The weirdly mild winter, the dry and toasty spring, and the hottest summer heat wave on record apparently […]

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‘Cold War era tools help track climate change today’

Indo-Asian News Service: Tracking the impact of climate change today has been made possible by tools developed by nuclear scientists […]

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Comguard Expands its Product Portfolio to Include Wireless Networking Products

(1888PressRelease) Comguard carves out a brand new division coined as Comguard Wireless to extend focus on wireless networking products and solutions […]

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UK powers ahead with clean energy investment

Independent: UK investment in clean energy more than doubled in the second quarter to a three-year high of $3.6bn (£2.3bn) […]

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Mystery deaths of 500 penguins

Associated Press: More than 500 dead penguins have been washed up on beaches in southern Brazil over the past week. […]

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Light trick to see around corners

Researchers unveil a simple new means to see through “scattering” materials such as frosted glass, or even see around corners.

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U.S. biofuel producers find a lucrative new customer – the military

Reuters: The U.S. Navy angered Republicans by spending $26 (U.S.) a gallon for biofuels for this week’s Great Green Fleet […]

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Germany seeks Petersberg climate boost

United Press International: Germany says it’s aiming to deliver a kick-start to international climate change negotiations at Monday’s third Petersberg […]

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Best New Book~ Julie Edmonds,michell Smith~ The Six Questions That You Better Get Right,the Answers Are The Keys To Your Success

(1888PressRelease) Get It Right, LLC. co-founders Julie Edmonds & Michell Smith announce the release of their best new book!

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GM crop scientists win $10m grant

A team of British plant scientists wins a $10m (£6.4m) grant from the Gates Foundation to develop GM cereal crops.

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Focus On The Addiction Recovery Path With Muskoka Recovery Center

(1888PressRelease) Is continuous drug or alcohol abuse making you insane? Worry not; Muskoka Recovery Center is here to help you get […]

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Weather may be changing public opinion on global warming

Philadelphia Inquirer: Before the financial crisis hit, Americans were pretty sure that the globe was warming, and that humans were […]

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Flood defence spending: predicted funding that hasn’t materialised

Guardian: Flood defence project spending was cut by over a quarter, but what effect has this had throughout the country? […]

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DMG Productions to Feature Phalanx Biotech Group in Upcoming Episode of Health Heroes

(1888PressRelease) Tune in to Discovery Channel to learn how breakthroughs in molecular biology are helping to advance the detection of genetic […]

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Dissolved Air Flotation Enhancement Process Shows Significant Evolution

(1888PressRelease) Suspended Air Beats Dissolved Air Flotation in Water Treatment.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Develops a Labor Efficient Method to Determine Polyphosphates and Citrate in Shrimp

(1888PressRelease) Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces a precise ion chromatography method that reduces sample preparation time, error, and contamination for the determination […]

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Teen Author Releases Book after Interviewing More Than 500 Athletes

(1888PressRelease) Young author Matthew Pearlman releases a book of wisdom gathered from interviews with more than 500 athletes. He hopes the […]

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United Kingdom: Residents face devastation with neither flood defences nor respite from the rain

Guardian: The river Yarrow has been a friend to Croston in Lancashire for centuries, with St Michael’s church and its […]

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United Kingdom: Hull flooding case study: ‘We were absolutely traumatised’

Guardian: We never dreamt of it happening to our home. It was devastation. We were out of our home for […]

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Bill Clinton: cutting use of natural resources would help US economy

Guardian: Bill Clinton has warned that the US needs to cut its consumption of natural resources if it is to […]

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Ravaged by fires, Western ranchers face "scary" summer

Reuters: It took less than an hour last month for a Montana wildfire to reduce Scott McRae’s ranch to thousands […]

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