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The Last Stand of an Ancient Lineage Bushfire

The Last Stand of an Ancient Lineage

Nightcap oaks have lived through massive geologic upheavals. But they might not survive humanity’s influence on Earth. Maddie Stone February 25, 2020 Bushfires burnt through groves in Australia's Nightcap range.Courtesy of Darcy GrantDeep in the rain forest on the southern edge of Australia’s Nightcap Range, around 200 unassuming gray trees…
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February 25, 2020
Nuclear war ‘more likely’ after US arms subs with low-yield nukes – Tehran Hiroshima

Nuclear war ‘more likely’ after US arms subs with low-yield nukes – Tehran

Iran has blasted Washington for deploying submarines with low-yield nuclear warheads, arguing that the move increases the likelihood of unconventional war. "Such provocative actions must be condemned," Mohsen Baharvand, Iran's deputy foreign minister for international and legal affairs, told the Conference on Disarmament in the UN building in Geneva. He…
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February 25, 2020
‘Doomsday’ food vault in the Arctic to welcome one millionth crop seed variety Seed Vault

‘Doomsday’ food vault in the Arctic to welcome one millionth crop seed variety

OSLO (Reuters) - A vault in the Arctic built to preserve seeds for rice, wheat and other food staples contains one million varieties with the addition on Tuesday of specimens grown by Cherokee Indians and the estate of Britain’s Prince Charles. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, built on a mountainside…
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February 25, 2020