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Not even the Himalayas are immune to traffic smog![]() ![]() Cincinnati OH (SPX) May 04, 2017 Smog from cars and trucks is an expected health hazard in big cities, but researchers from the University of Cincinnati found pollution from truck exhaust on one of the most remote mountain roads in the world. Brooke Crowley, an assistant professor of geology and anthropology, and UC graduate student Rajarshi Dasgupta examined soil pollution along India's Manali-Leh Highway in the Himalaya Mountains. This tortuous 300-mile route, much of it gravel or dirt, winds its way over one of the highe ... read more |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017 Researchers have identified the "princess pheromone" that tells a colony of ants when an ant larva will become the queen. ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) May 01, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is not just building satellites or driving innovation by sharing its Lithium-ion batteries for powering vehicles, the space agency is helping fishermen ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing, China (SPX) May 03, 2017 The highest and largest plateau in the Northern Hemisphere, the Tibetan Plateau (TP), is in the subtropical region of Asia. The air quality above the TP is only 60% of the sea level. In addition, be ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) May 04, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) added another milestone to its list of achievements by successfully showcasing a solar-electric hybrid vehicle. ISRO's different engineering branches at ... more |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2017 The Tibetan people have inherited variants of five different genes that help them live at high altitudes, with one gene originating in the extinct human subspecies, the Denisovans. Hao Hu and Chad H ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has begun the process to send its first satellite to Venus by inviting Indian scientists and academia for space-based experiments. The Announcement of O ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed an Android app that will show the solar potential of a given location in any part of the country. The app was developed to support the cle ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 Aiming to lower the cost of access to space, the Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar has said the space agency is aiming to increase the number of satellite launc ... more ![]() ![]() Colombo (AFP) April 26, 2017 Sri Lanka said Wednesday it was overturning a ban on adopting baby elephants, drawing sharp criticism from the animal protection lobby. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 India will not be able to meet its Paris climate agreement commitments in the coming years if it carries through with plans to build nearly 370 coal-fired power plants, a new study finds. "Ind ... more |
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![]() ![]() The Nepal quake survivors who can never go home ![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 24, 2017 ISRO is working on mining lunar dust, which is rich in Helium, and transport back it to India, said Dr Sivathanu Pillai, an ISRO scientist who earlier worked as the chief of the Indo-Russian venture ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 23, 2017 announce the successful integration of its 3 Diamonds nano-satellites into the launch pod of Innovative Space Logistics BV in the Netherlands. The 3 Diamonds will be transported from the premi ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 24, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to launch a carrier rocket capable of lifting heavy satellites in May, ISRO Chairman Kiran Kumar said on Wednesday. "Next month, we have sch ... more ![]() ![]() Athens (AFP) April 24, 2017 Ten countries formed a new group Monday aimed at protecting ancient heritage from extremism of the kind that saw the Islamic State group lay waste to Syria's historic Palmyra. ... more |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Israel shows off F-35 stealth fighters for first time ![]() ![]() Russia's T-50 Super Jet Preparing to Soar With Next-Gen Engine ![]() ![]() The QueSST for Quiet |
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![]() Berlin (AFP) May 2, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Bike-sharing launched in congested Beirut ![]() ![]() Free rides offered by Alphabet's Waymo autonomous cars ![]() ![]() Rideshare rivals Gett, Juno join forces |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() World Bank urges more investment for developing global electricity ![]() ![]() US states begin legal action on Trump energy delay ![]() ![]() Program to be axed saves energy in LA buildings |
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![]() Beijing, China (SPX) May 04, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright future for self-charging batteries ![]() ![]() NRL breakthrough enables safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries ![]() ![]() Revolutionary method reveals impact of short circuits on battery safety |
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![]() Kiev (AFP) April 30, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Court deals setback to South Africa's nuclear ambitions ![]() ![]() Andra continues Areva contract to operate its Aube Surface Disposal Facility ![]() ![]() The critical importance of Predictive Power when building NPPs |
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![]() Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 02, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Towards largest-possible separation between quantum and classical query complexities ![]() ![]() Physicists breeding Schroedinger cat states ![]() ![]() Perfect pitch: Scientists explore the mechanics of throwing |
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![]() Hong Kong (AFP) May 4, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hong Kong firm snaps up London skyscraper in $1.47bn deal ![]() ![]() US jury convicts ex-Guinea minister over China bribes ![]() ![]() Tech billionaire buys Sydney mansion for record price |
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![]() Kabul (AFP) May 4, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Pentagon to request thousands more troops for Afghanistan next week ![]() ![]() US aims to eliminate IS from Afghanistan this year ![]() ![]() US Marines return to Helmand; IS Afghan leader maybe dead |
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![]() Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 04, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Cities brace for climate challenges ![]() ![]() Fiji urges Trump to honour Paris climate deal ![]() ![]() 1.4 million children acutely malnourished in Somalia this year: UN |
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![]() Seoul (AFP) May 3, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China's military pact with N.Korea looks shaky ![]() ![]() US urges SE Asia allies to shun North Korea ![]() ![]() N.Korea leader revisits island strike site: media |
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![]() Hong Kong (AFP) May 4, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() 12 dead in tunnel blast in southwest China ![]() ![]() Opera troupe tours rural China defending a dying art ![]() ![]() World's only Tiananmen museum returns to Hong Kong |
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![]() Lowarengak, Kenya (AFP) May 5, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Rocket attack on UN camp in Mali kills one, wounds 9 ![]() ![]() Congolese plantation sprouts art centre to help the poor ![]() ![]() US Defense Secretary Mattis visits strategic Djibouti |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() BAE partners with Czech firm on mortar system ![]() ![]() Engility to continue support for DITRA ![]() ![]() Cubic Global Defense to provide training support services for British army |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Boeing cancels Harpoon contract ![]() ![]() Australia commissions Austal patrol boat ![]() ![]() What China's 1st domestically-built aircraft carrier means |
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![]() Houston TX (SPX) May 04, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Honeywell And Paragon To Create Life Support Technology For Future NASA Space Missions ![]() ![]() 12 Scientist-Astronaut Candidates Graduate at Embry-Riddle Through Project PoSSUM ![]() ![]() Elon Musk teases future plans at TED |
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