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Study: Tuna black market worth billions of dollarsWashington (AFP) Nov 7, 2010 The craze for sushi has fueled a black market in tuna worth billions of dollars, as governments collaborate with the industry despite fears for the species' survival, an investigation found. A seven-month probe by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists found that fishermen have willfully violated official quotas in order to supply the lucrative tuna market, which is dominated by Japan. The investigation covered 10 nations but found particular violations in France, where it sai ... read more |
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 Time For A Rain Dance In many areas of the world, including California's Mojave Desert, rain is a precious and rare resource. To encourage rainfall, scientists use "cloud seeding," a weather modification process designed ... more | .. |
 Brain Trumps Hand In Stone Age Tool Study Was it the evolution of the hand, or of the brain, that enabled prehistoric toolmakers to make the leap from simple flakes of rock to a sophisticated hand axe? A new study finds that the abili ... more | .. |
 River Flows Across US Altered By Land And Water Management The amount of water flowing in streams and rivers has been significantly altered in nearly 90 percent of waters that were assessed in a new nationwide USGS study. Flow alterations are a primary cont ... more |
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 Long-Range Undersea Robot Goes The Distance Over the past decade, the undersea robots known as autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have become increasingly important in oceanographic research. Today's AUVs fall into two groups: 1) propeller ... more | .. |
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 Stone Age Humans Needed Bigger Brains For Better Tool Design Stone Age humans were only able to develop relatively advanced tools after their brains evolved a greater capacity for complex thought, according to a new study that investigates why it took early h ... more | .. |
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 Brazil's Lula to visit Mozambican anti-retroviral plant Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit what is set to become Africa's first public factory to produce anti-AIDS drugs, during a state visit to Mozambique that begins Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Flights resume to Indonesia after volcano chaos International flights to Indonesia's capital Jakarta returned to normal on Monday, officials said, a day ahead of a visit by US President Barack Obama, after volcanic ash caused a weekend of travel chaos. ... more |
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