Twilight of the Tigris: Iraq's mighty river drying up
It was the river that is said to have watered the biblical Garden of Eden and helped give birth to civilisation itself.
Environment
Sep 20, 2022
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News tagged with freshness
Microplastics are common in homes across 29 countries: New research shows who's most at risk
The evidence is clear: microplastics have contaminated every corner of the globe. We can't escape exposure to these tiny bits of plastic (less than 5mm across) in the environment, which includes the homes where people spend ...
Environment
Sep 6, 2022
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Putting the food system in context
Innovations that make the food supply chain more "responsible"—eco-friendly, good for public health, fairer to farmers—will come faster if the contexts that set the stage for them are better understood, according to a ...
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2022
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Food production impacts Earth and its natural processes
Food production is already one of the biggest stressors to our planet, but it's made substantially more challenging by the interaction of Earth system processes, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Aug 19, 2022
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Dutch anglers save fish as Rhine drought bites
Angler Mark Kouwenhoven grins as he wades into what's left of a dried-up Dutch lake where his colleagues are throwing slime-coated fish into buckets.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2022
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Beluga whale lost in French river euthanized during rescue
A beluga whale that became a French celebrity after a wrong turn took it up the Seine River had to be euthanized Wednesday after experiencing health complications during an urgent rescue operation, authorities said.
Ecology
Aug 10, 2022
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France readies 'exceptional' rescue of beluga astray in Seine
French officials are moving ahead with a delicate plan to transport a beluga whale back to the ocean after it swam far up the Seine river toward Paris, putting its life in danger, a marine expert said Tuesday.
Ecology
Aug 9, 2022
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France to give vitamins to beluga stranded in the Seine
French authorities were preparing Saturday to give vitamins to a beluga whale that swam way up the Seine river, as they raced to save the malnourished creature, which has so far refused food.
Ecology
Aug 7, 2022
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Health fears over Beluga whale spotted in France's Seine river
A beluga whale that swam up France's Seine river appears to be underweight and officials are worried about its health, regional authorities said Thursday.
Plants & Animals
Aug 4, 2022
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Methanol biotransformation enables efficient production of fatty acid from yeast
Fatty acids and their derivatives are promising raw materials for manufacturing advanced biofuels, detergents, lubricants, surfactants and so on. The current supply of fatty acids is mainly through extraction from plants, ...
Biochemistry
Jul 29, 2022
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