A few signs of life are returning to this rural town made desolate by the Fukushima nuclear disaster four-and-a-half years ago: Carpenters bang on houses, an occasional delivery truck drives by and a noodle shop has opened ...
Environment
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If wind and solar energy can help decrease businesses' and households' carbon footprint while reducing energy costs, they also have significant shortcomings. First, solar energy can only be collected during the day, while ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 8, 2015
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A dense sandstorm engulfing parts of the Middle East left at least two people dead in Lebanon and hundreds suffering from respiratory problems on Tuesday, as officials warned residents to stay indoors.
Environment
Sep 8, 2015
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Media General is buying Meredith Corp. in an approximately $2.4 billion cash-and-stock deal.
Business
Sep 8, 2015
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EU lawmakers backed calls Tuesday to tighten up a proposed ban on cloning animals for food so as to ensure they never find a place on European farms.
Biotechnology
Sep 8, 2015
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Smog from forest fires in Indonesia on Tuesday prompted the cancellation of flights and warnings for people to stay indoors, while pushing air quality to unhealthy levels in neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia.
Environment
Sep 8, 2015
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The Galeaspida is a clade of armored jawless vertebrates. Most galeaspids have a strongly flattened head-shield, dorsally set eyes, and a ventral mouth, indicating a benthic lifestyle moving on sandy or muddy substrates in ...
Archaeology
Sep 8, 2015
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People are more willing to save money when offered the chance to win a prize, according to a study from The University of Texas at Dallas.
Economics & Business
Sep 8, 2015
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A team of researchers from Macquarie University recently brought science and ancient history together by using new non-destructive technology to analyse artefacts from ancient Greece.
Archaeology
Sep 8, 2015
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Imagine the Big Bang in your mind. You're picturing galaxies hurtling past in all directions, like so much star shrapnel from a celestial pinata.
Astronomy
Sep 8, 2015
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