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Around 190 people were fined and over 110 were warned in the first four months of the year in Dubai for illegal practices that damage the cleanliness and environment of the emirate, the Dubai Municipality has said. ...more |
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When it comes to storing food properly, there are many conventions that some people swear by and others will argue 'til the end of time. ...more |
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In the waters off the coast of northern Australia lives a species of feathery coral. Years ago, bits of it were collected by the Australian Institute of Marine Science and stored at the National Cancer Institute's extract repository, along with 200,000 other samples. When researchers retrieved and tested it, they found that it was very effective at blocking HIV infection of host cells. ...more |
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Sustainable detergent brand Ecover already encourages its customers to refill their old bottles rather than throw them out, but now it has taken another step towards reducing the environmental impact of its packaging with a new plastic that has been recycled from ocean waste. ...more |
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London’s Mayor, Ken Livingstone, announced a series of new programs this month, created to help the city become a cleaner, greener, capital. ...more |
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More than 80 percent of the globally unique collection of crop genetic resources residing with the Genebank of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) at Aleppo in Syria is now safely duplicated at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. ...more |
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A new species has been added to the global list of invertebrates after it was unexpectedly discovered on Abu Dhabi’s Al Wathba Wetland Reserve, during regular seasonal wildlife trapping carried out by researchers at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD). ...more |
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Scientists have developed a new method for revealing how sea levels might rise around the world throughout the century to address the controversial topic of whether the rate of sea level rise is currently increasing. ...more |
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A pioneering indoor farm powered by energy efficient LEDs has been hailed as a sustainable solution to the world's food crisis. ...more |
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On the heels of the administration's release of the Third National Climate Assessment report, President Barack Obama announced an array of executive actions and public and private sector commitments to increase solar installations and energy efficiency improvements, strengthen energy efficiency standards, and bolster the solar industry workforce. ...more |
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