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Large herbivore decline may lead to an ‘empty landscape’

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Global populations of large herbivores are declining, especially in parts of Asia and Africa, making it more likely that some of the most diverse...
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Tesco makes a comeback while Asda nosedives

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Supermarket giant Tesco is making a comeback, while UK Walmart subsidiary Asda nosedives. For the 12-week period ending on March 1st 2015, Tesco sales...
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Take-Two beat revenue and profit expectations, GTA V sales reach 60 million

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Rockstar owner Take-Two beat its revenue and profit expectations for the third quarter and increased its full year projections, despite not launching many new...
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Water we can drink obtained from thin air

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Water can now be obtained from the air using only sunlight - a scientific breakthrough that will completely transform the current quality of life...
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Alberta oil producers shudder at falling oil prices

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Alberta oil producers face worsening economic conditions as oil prices continue sliding. Even the larger companies have joined their smaller rivals in expecting budgets...
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Two magnolia species discovered by naturalists 200 miles apart thanks to internet

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Two new magnolia species have been discovered by naturalists working more than 200 mils (310 km) apart, thanks to the internet. Photographs of two...

Premier Foods in mafia-style extortion shakedown?

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After being caught allegedly shaking down its suppliers for investment money, otherwise they would be ‘de-listed’, Premier Foods plc, the maker of Ambrosia, Mr...

EU Apple tax probe underway

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An EU Apple tax probe has been initiated by the European Union’s vice president in charge of competition policy Joaquín Almunia. The trading bloc’s...
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Could fine-tuning this gene make crops more resistant to disease?

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The discovery of a new plant gene could advance the search for ways to improve resistance to disease in crops. The previously unknown gene is...
three groups based on their RAX expression, as determined from fluorescent images: Category A (broad RAX expression, high quality), Category B (moderate RAX expression, medium quality), and Category C (limited RAX expression, low quality).

AI predicts high-quality lab-grown tissues early, hope for future transplants

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They start out tiny and strange, grown from stem cells floating in special liquids. These organoids look like little blobs, but to many researchers,...