News tagged with countries
Testosterone low, but responsive to competition, in Amazonian tribe
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's a rough life for the Tsimane, an isolated indigenous group in Bolivia. They make a living by hunting and foraging in forests, fishing in streams and clearing land by hand to grow crops. ...
Mar 28, 2012 |
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New research can save tropical forests
Scientists from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have investigated how much carbon the natural forests of Sri Lanka contain. The results are important for work to reduce deforestation of tropical countries, ...
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Mobile phone scanner detects harmful bacteria
(PhysOrg.com) -- A mobile phone that could detect whether leftovers in your fridge are safe to eat could be heading to an app store near you. A device has been developed that attaches to mobiles and can detect ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Engineers develop cement with 97 percent smaller CO2 and energy footprint
Drexel engineers have found a way to improve upon ordinary Portland cement (OPC), the glue that's bonded much of the world's construction since the late 1800s. In research recently published in Cement and Concrete Composites ...
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Lab study raises questions over nano-particle impact
Tests involving chickens have raised questions about the impact on health from engineered nano-particles, the ultra-fine grains commonly used in drugs and processed foods, scientists said on Sunday.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 12, 2012 |
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Spanish fold-up car to be unveiled at EU
A tiny revolutionary electric fold-up car designed in Spain's Basque country as the answer to urban stress and pollution is to be unveiled next week before hitting Europe's cities in 2013.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Anti-malaria drug synthesized with the help of oxygen and light
The most effective anti-malaria drug can now be produced inexpensively and in large quantities. This means that it will be possible to provide medication for the 225 million malaria patients in developing ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Underwater neutrino detector will be second-largest structure ever built
The hunt for elusive neutrinos will soon get its largest and most powerful tool yet: the enormous KM3NeT telescope, currently under development by a consortium of 40 institutions from ten European countries. ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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National security expert warns of Asian space race
(PhysOrg.com) -- James Clay Moltz, an associate professor in the department of national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, has published a commentary paper in the journal ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Fossil-fuel emissions unbraked by financial crisis
Emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil fuels and the cement industry scaled a record high in 2010, rocketing by 5.9 percent over 2009 in a surge led by developing countries, scientists reported on Sunday.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Philippine solar light bottles offer hope
Filipino entrepreneur Illac Diaz is aiming to help a million poor people in a year, and with the help of some plastic bottles and a clever social media campaign may do even better.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Google faces more government demands for user info
Google is dealing with more government demands to turn over information about its users as more people immerse themselves online.
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Links in the chain: Global carbon emissions and consumption
It is difficult to measure accurately each nation's contribution of carbon dioxide to the Earth's atmosphere. Carbon is extracted out of the ground as coal, gas, and oil, and these fuels are often exported to other countries ...
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Asia helps drive Facebook's 1-billion goal
As Facebook nears saturation levels in some Western countries, Asian users are helping drive the social-networking leader's march on the 1-billion-user milestone and beyond.
May 16, 2012 |
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Barley takes a leaf out of reindeer's book in the land of the midnight sun
Barley grown in Scandinavian countries is adapted in a similar way to reindeer to cope with the extremes of day length at high latitudes. Researchers have found a genetic mutation in some Scandinavian barley ...
May 11, 2012 |
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List of sovereign states
This is a list of sovereign states, containing 203 entries, giving an overview of states around the world with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It is arranged alphabetically. It includes both states widely recognized to be de jure sovereign and states that claim de jure sovereignty and exercise de facto control over some territory, but which are not generally recognised.
Note: the status of some entries on this list is disputed. For information on the criteria used to determine the contents of this list, see the "criteria for inclusion" section below.
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