The quality of rural internet access in the UK, or lack of it, has long been a bone of contention. The government says "fast, reliable broadband" is essential, but the disparity between urban and rural areas is large and ...
Telecom
Oct 20, 2014
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Washington State University researchers have developed a unique method to use microbes buried in pond sediment to power waste cleanup in rural areas.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 18, 2014
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Researchers say they're surprised by how much harmful ozone and ozone-causing chemicals are drifting into the Colorado mountains from urban and rural areas below.
Earth Sciences
Aug 28, 2014
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that century-old museum specimens hold clues to how global climate change will affect a common insect pest that can weaken and kill trees – and the news is not ...
Ecology
Aug 27, 2014
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A Curtin University researcher is embarking on a new study that will examine behavioural and ecological differences between reptiles in Perth and rural areas to identify key impacts of urbanisation.
Ecology
Jul 24, 2014
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A federal appeals court is rejecting challenges to the FCC's plan to expand broadband Internet service to rural areas.
Telecom
May 23, 2014
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With warmer weather, it's time to get outdoors. And now you can breathe easy about it: A new study from the University of Iowa reports Iowa's air quality falls within government guidelines for cleanliness.
Environment
May 13, 2014
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A magnitude-4.4 earthquake has struck a rural area in central California.
Earth Sciences
Mar 13, 2014
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In an oak wood spanning the border of Spain and Portugal, an ancient sight unfolds: wild horses, not saddled or shoed, but roaming free as they did centuries ago.
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2014
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Negotiators in Geneva might not have brought the conflict in Syria to an end last week, but work recently published by an academic from Radboud University in the Netherlands explains how the 2006–10 drought contributed ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2014
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