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From the field: Cameroon’s displaced, get hooked on fish
Cameroonians who have been displaced by conflict and climate change in the north of the West African country are turning to aquaculture as an alternative source of income, thanks to…
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The Virus Trap: Hollow Nano-Objects Made of DNA Could Trap Viruses and Render Them Harmless
Lined on the inside with virus-binding molecules, nano-shells made of DNA material bind viruses tightly and thus render them harmless. Credit: Elena-Marie Willner / DietzLab / TUM To date, there…
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Watching the Ultrafast Dance Moves of a Hot, Dense Laser Plasma
A two-dimensional Doppler spectrometer captures the motions of a high intensity, femtosecond laser induced hot, dense plasma at different locations on a solid surface. Credit: K. Jana and Amit Lad…
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Common Antibiotic – Azithromycin – No More Effective Than Placebo for COVID-19
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (purple), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF)…
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British city apologizes, pays fine after scrapping ads for evangelical preacher Franklin Graham
Britain's city of Blackpool must apologize for removing ads for evangelical preacher Franklin Graham from public buses; it had to admit the act was discrimination and pay the organizers of…
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International OSINT taskforce to verify & investigate incidents in Myanmar
A major new initiative to record, verify and investigate incidents in Myanmar has been launched. Myanmar Witness will independently collect, preserve, process, investigate, verify and review incidents of possible interferences…
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‘Unshackled’ Palm-Destroying Beetles Could Soon Invade Australia – “We Thought We’d Outsmarted Them”
An adult coconut rhinoceros beetle in hand. Credit: Forest and Kim Starr A destructive pest beetle is edging closer to Australia as biological controls fail, destroying home gardens, plantations, and…
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“Get Out of the Water!” Monster Shark Movies Massacre Shark Conservation Efforts
96% of shark movies overtly portray sharks as a threat to humans. Undeniably the shark movie to end all shark movies, the 1975 blockbuster, Jaws, not only smashed box office…
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An amazing hoard of vintage Harley-Davidson and Indian motorcycles and parts will be auctioned Aug. 14th in Rutland, Vt.
Bob and Christine “Teenie” Bearor would ride to shows or just for fun on one of Bob’s Harley-Davidsons, often in matching outfits. The couple got married in a 1958 Corvette.…
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ECOWAS, Civil Society Meet on Strengthening Regional Capacities for Conflict Prevention in West Africa and the Sahel
Download logo Focal Persons of the ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Framework (ECPF) began a two-day consultative meeting with Civil Society Organisations (SCOs) on modalities to strengthen regional capacities for conflict prevention…