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GM crops protect neighbors from pests
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Sep 18, 2008 |
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A study in northern China indicates that genetically modified cotton, altered to express the insecticide, Bt, not only reduces pest populations among those crops, but also reduces pests among other nearby crops that have ...
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China panda gives birth to twins: state media
Aug 19, 2009 |
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A giant panda in northern China has given birth to twins, state media said Wednesday in rare good news for a species facing the threat of extinction.
SKoreans buy air purifiers amid "yellow dust" warning
Mar 01, 2009 |
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South Koreans are stocking up on air purifiers following a forecast of especially severe "yellow dust" storms from China and Mongolia this spring, officials said Friday.
Mirinae floods Philippines, makes landfall in Vietnam with strong thunderstorms
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Mirinae (Santi) caused 12 hours of flooding rains in the Philippines when it crossed the northern Luzon region over the weekend. On October 31 at 5 a.m. Local (Asia/Manila) Time (October 30 at 2100 UTC) Typhoon ...
China to mark 140th anniversary of giant panda 'discovery'
Aug 11, 2009 |
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China is to retrace the steps of the French missionary who made giant pandas known to the West to mark the 140th anniversary of their discovery by the outside world, state media said Tuesday.
Sand dunes reveal unexpected dryness during heavy monsoon
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The windswept deserts of northern China might seem an odd destination for studying the heavy monsoon rains that routinely drench the more tropical regions of Southeast Asia.
China cracks down on online games: report
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China has placed more than 4.65 million computers at some 80,000 Internet cafes under watch in a bid to crack down on violent or pornographic online games, state media reported Friday.
Dry spells spelled trouble in ancient China: Weakening of summer monsoons to blame
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Nov 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Chinese history is replete with the rise and fall of dynasties, but researchers now have identified a natural phenomenon that may have been the last straw for some of them: a weakening of ...
China to build new rocket series
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2007 |
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China, encouraged by its first lunar orbiter launch, plans to build a new series of bigger rockets to carry heavier satellites, it was reported Wednesday.
NASA satellite sees severe flooding rains from deadly typhoon morakot (w/ Video)
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Aug 10, 2009 |
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Typhoon Morakot brought enormous amounts of rainfall to Taiwan and China and NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) estimated it from space.
Aqua Satellite sees Tropical Storm Parma lingering in the Luzon Strait
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Oct 05, 2009 |
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Two instruments on NASA's Aqua satellite captured views of Tropical Storm Parma early today, October 5, while it was almost stationary in the Luzon Strait and it appears that it will sit there for several ...
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