Brazil pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Brazil on Sunday became the first major developing country to pledge an absolute reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for an envisioned global pact against climate change.
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Sep 27, 2015
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Blacklists protect the rainforest
Brazil's public authorities regularly publish "blacklists" of municipalities with high illegal deforestation rates. This environmental policy tool is working: scientists at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) and the ...
Environment
Sep 24, 2015
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Scientists use wasps to protect local citrus crops from disease
They look like grains of black sand inside a prescription vial. But each speck is a wasp that is lethal to the offspring of the Asian citrus psyllid, an aphid-size bug that spreads the bacteria that cause Huanglongbing, or ...
Ecology
Aug 23, 2015
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EU slams top economies on climate summit targets
The EU on Thursday urged India, Indonesia, Brazil and other major economies to immediately submit their emissions reductions targets to help avoid failure at the UN climate summit in Paris later this year.
Environment
Aug 20, 2015
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BuzzFeed moves to Japan in Yahoo partnership
BuzzFeed announced plans Monday to launch a Japanese news website in a partnership with Yahoo Japan, the latest step in a global expansion push.
Business
Aug 17, 2015
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Revealing the "Secrets of the Universe" in IMAX theaters
A unique IMAX 3D experience that seeks to answer the most essential questions about the universe is just few steps away from being released with an ambitious intention to inspire the inner scientist in every one of us. The ...
Space Exploration
Aug 12, 2015
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Brazilian company doubles shelf life of pasteurized fresh milk
Agrindus, an agribusiness company located in São Carlos, São Paulo state, Brazil, has increased the shelf life of grade-A pasteurized milk from seven to 15 days.
Other
Aug 4, 2015
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Sundew discovery on Facebook makes plant science news
A new species of sundew has been discovered on Facebook. The find is a carnivorous sundew, Drosera magnifica. The new discovery comes from a single mountaintop in southeastern Brazil—the largest New World sundew.
Scientists look five million years into the past to predict Australia's climate future
Has Australia's climate always been so dry? Have the tropical reefs around Australia always been there? What will happen to Australia's climate and reefs in the future? The answers lie deep under the ocean, five million years ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2015
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Afro-Brazilians search DNA for pre-slavery origins
More than a century after slavery officially ended in Brazil, DNA tests are giving Afro-Brazilians the intriguing chance to find out who they are beyond mere skin color.
Biotechnology
Jul 30, 2015
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