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Looking out for the Myanmar snub-nosed monkey

A new genetic study has shed light on how the newly discovered Myanmar snub-nosed monkey evolved.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

AP IMPACT: Evacs and drills pared near nuke plants

(AP) -- Without fanfare, the nation's nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades, requiring fewer exercises for major accidents and recommending that ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Experiences of migrant children: At home abroad

Schools, local councils and professionals need better guidance and training to work with migrant families from Eastern Europe and their children, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'First wolf in a century' shot dead in German region

German hunters offered a reward Monday to find the killer of what was believed to be the first wolf spotted in a southwestern region in more than a century.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Global cyber anti-garbage drive shifts into gear

Cyber-environmentalists said Friday 80 countries have joined the World Cleanup 2012 campaign which will see volunteers across the globe use the Internet to target illegal trash dumps for cleanup.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Empowered citizens or hopeful bystanders?

The new political appetite for 'localism' in town planning has triggered anxiety within local communities and amongst those charged with making it work, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spanish farmers struggle with lack of rain

When Manuel Montesa takes sheep out to forage in mountains in northern Spain, he must bring water for them because streams near his town have run dry.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 11, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 14

Address barriers to housing ex-offenders, says research

Ex-offenders face significant barriers to securing accommodation, says research by University of Southampton academics from the Third Sector Research Centre.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Local cops on front lines against product counterfeiting

Contrary to common perception, state and local police are often on the front lines against product counterfeiting, yet it's unclear how prepared they are to deal with the growing crime, according to a new report from two ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Yangtze river pollution sparks panic in China

A cargo ship spilled acid into China's longest river last week, contaminating tap supplies and sparking a run on bottled water in eastern China, the government and state media said.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

A human touch for ancient scripts at Italy's book hospital

Ancient manuscripts are treated like hospital patients at a famous book restoration institute in Rome that has worked on everything from the Dead Sea Scrolls to one of the oldest Korans in the world.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wildfire threatens Reunion Island national park

French authorities sent reinforcements Monday to battle a wildfire raging through the national park of Reunion Island, a unique ecosystem designated a World Heritage Site.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

China censors web after tax riots

China on Friday blocked online access to news of riots by thousands of people who clashed with police in an eastern manufacturing city in what began as a protest over taxes.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Swiss warn massive ice chunk may break off glacier

A massive part of a glacier the size of 12 football fields in the Swiss Alps could break off, local authorities warned, after the discovery of an enormous crevasse in the glacier.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Nuclear experts to help Fukushima decontamination

The UN atomic agency IAEA said Tuesday it was sending 12 international experts to Japan on October 7-15 to assist the country with clean-up efforts after the nuclear accident of Fukushima in March.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0