Approximately 30 percent of CO2 emitted to the atmosphere by human activities, mainly through the use of fossil fuels and deforestation, is taken up by terrestrial ecosystems such as forests and grasslands. Recent reports ...
Environment
Dec 12, 2019
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Twenty years ago, Switzerland ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. This important agreement is based on a sophisticated network that makes it possible to monitor compliance with the treaty.
Environment
Nov 1, 2019
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It was no April fool's joke when the Rockefeller Foundation announced it will phase out funding for the 100 Resilient Cities network. The foundation's message was a surprise for many participating cities, including Melbourne ...
Environment
Jun 6, 2019
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A mysterious rebound in the emissions of ozone-depleting chemicals—despite a global ban stretching back almost a decade—has been traced to eastern China.
Environment
May 23, 2019
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Amazon plans to close down its online retail operations that cater to consumers in China in an apparent admission of defeat to local e-commerce rivals such as Alibaba and JD.com, a report said on Thursday.
Business
Apr 18, 2019
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In the digital world, any action we do generates data – whether browsing the internet, answering emails or messaging our friends. Translated into radio waves, this information can travel almost effortlessly through space ...
Security
Jun 1, 2018
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First it was "move fast and break things." Then it was "connecting the world" and "building a global community."
Internet
Mar 20, 2018
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China vowed Tuesday to force both local and foreign companies and individuals to use only government-approved software to access the global internet, as overseas firms fear losing unrestricted online services under an impending ...
Internet
Jan 30, 2018
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QUT robotics researchers have developed new technology to equip underground mining vehicles to navigate autonomously through dust, camera blur and bad lighting.
Robotics
Dec 14, 2017
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Academic publisher Springer Nature said Wednesday it has blocked access to articles within China to comply with demands from the Chinese government, amid a push by Beijing to tighten controls on information from outside the ...
Internet
Nov 1, 2017
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