Environment
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Japan Sees Shortfall in Wind-Power Maintenance Staff
Japan lacks sufficient skilled personnel to maintain and inspect wind turbines. If the nation is to ...
February 27, 2023
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Global ‘Skyglow’ Study Shows Extent of Light Pollution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Light pollution caused by the incessant nighttime glow of electric lights app...
February 16, 2023
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‘Toadzilla’ Could Be World’s Biggest Toad
SYDNEY (Reuters) — Australian park rangers believe they have stumbled upon a record-breaking giant t...
February 2, 2023
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The Black Hell of Albania’s Aging Oil Fields
ZHARREZ, Albania (AFP-Jiji) — The people of Zharrez in central Albania live amid a stinking apocalyp...
February 2, 2023
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Japan to Ban Releasing Invasive Turtles, Crayfish into Wild in June
Pet owners in Japan should hold on to their pond slider turtles and red swamp crayfish even after th...
February 2, 2023
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Japan Research Team Uses Laser Beam to Exterminate Harmful Moths
A research team from Osaka University is using a laser beam to target moths that damage agricultural...
January 30, 2023
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Human Hair Recycled in Belgium to Protect the Environment
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Coiffeurs across Belgium are sweeping up and bagging hair clipped from their cu...
January 26, 2023
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5 Endangered Lynx Released
IZNALLOZ, Spain (Reuters) — Five Iberian lynx have been released into the wild in southern Spain las...
January 19, 2023
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Exxon Mobil Predicted Warming in ’70s, Contradicted Own Scientists
DENVER (AP) — Exxon Mobil’s scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global wa...
January 18, 2023
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Rare Eastern Sarus cranes released in Thailand
BURIRAM, Thailand (AFP-Jiji) — As the sun came up, 13 Thai Eastern Sarus cranes were released over a...
January 13, 2023
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Scientists Discover Hammerhead Shark Nursery in Galapagos
QUITO (Reuters) — A team of researchers has discovered a nursery of baby hammerhead sharks off an is...
January 13, 2023
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Bill Gates upbeat on climate innovation, even if 1.5 C goal out of reach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — When it comes to climate change, Bill Gates considers himself a realist — eve...
January 13, 2023
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New recycling bin design discourages people from tossing in trash
Vending machine and beverage manufacturing organizations have come up with a unique plastic bottle r...
January 12, 2023
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Improved water quality sees Japanese eels living in Osaka’s Dotonbori River
OSAKA — The endangered Japanese eel has been confirmed for the first time to be living in the Dotonb...
January 11, 2023
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From fireflies to dung beetles, insects are vanishing
As a boy in the 1960s, David Wagner would run around his family’s Missouri farm with a glass jar clu...
January 5, 2023
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