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World Seed Banks Get Funds to Tackle Climate, Other Threats
Science & Tech  (tags: climate, climate-change, climatechange, world, weather, Sustainabililty, science, research, water, GoodNews, globalwarming, globalwarming, protection, scientists, world, interesting )

JL
- 110 days ago - trust.org
* Funding to secure stores of 700,000 seeds of food crops * Salt-resistant rice helped Sri Lanka after tsunami
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Newly Discovered Nebula Looks Like a Manatee
Science & Tech  (tags: animals, wildlife, wildanimals, goodnews, GoodNews, scientists, science, interesting, discovery, research, study, world )

Britt
- 112 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
Striking similarities exist between the gas cloud and the endangered species.
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Climate Conversations - Chickpea Genome Map to Benefit Poor Farmers
Science & Tech  (tags: africa, asia, middle-east, world, freedoms, ethics, death, GoodNews, goodnews, society, food, diet, prevention, protection, research, safety, science, study, environment, scientists, discovery, investigation, news )

JL
- 113 days ago - trust.org
A team of agricultural researchers from Asia, Australia, Europe& North America, led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), has decoded the genome of the chickpea, a nutritious grain legume for many of the wor
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This High School Trendsetter Just Made Being Nice Go Viral
Science & Tech  (tags: GoodNews, children, child, education, ethics, internet, interesting, technology, NewTechnology, interesting, society, concept )

JL
- 114 days ago - upworthy.com
I am so proud of Jeremiah for helping to spread goodness and cheer among his classmates. I love when my fellow Iowans go out into the world and do good!
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Stopping Child Labor: There's An App for That
Science & Tech  (tags: world, ethics, freedoms, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', humanrights, HumanRights, GoodNews, technology, science, tech, safety, NewTechnology, investigation, discovery, computers )

JL
- 118 days ago - csmonitor.com
A smartphone app in Colombia uses crowdsourcing to document and fight child labor. Whenever users see a child working they can take a picture, log the location, and the app sends it to Colombia's child welfare agency.
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Local Software Can Spur Development, Says UN Report
Science & Tech  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, asia, humanrights, HumanRights, freedoms, government, humans, goodnews, GoodNews, world, UnitedNations, unitednations, society, ethics, computer, computers, concept, design, study, tech, technology, NewTechnology )

JL
- 131 days ago - scidev.net
Local software production and development can spur economic growth in Africa and other developing economies, says a report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development
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China Opens Longest High-Speed Rail Line
Science & Tech  (tags: china, world, technology, Sustainabililty, goodnews, eco-friendly, CoolStuff, coolstuff, business, travel, concept, design, energy, environment, NewTechnology, performance, society, technology )

JL
- 147 days ago - nytimes.com
China began service Wednesday morning on the world's longest high-speed rail line, covering a distance in eight hours that is about equal to that from New York to Key West, Fla., or from London across Europe to Belgrade, Serbia.
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How Facebook and Twitter Changed Disaster Relief
Science & Tech  (tags: media, humans, GoodNews, ethics, culture, americans, activists, society, safety, usa, technology, internet, health, Gizmos )

JL
- 174 days ago - tech.fortune.cnn.com
Thanks to social networks, grassroots relief efforts scaled quickly and efficiently in Sandy's aftermath, giving them a bigger presence in many places than even the established aid agencies.
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Wildlife Extra News - New Species of Rat Redefines Rodents
Science & Tech  (tags: asia, GoodNews, animals, wildlife, discovery, scientists )

Kevin
- 263 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
"August 2012.Scientists have discovered an extreme species of rodent in Indonesia unlike any other on Earth; an almost toothless, worm-eating rat unable to gnaw or chew."
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Global Biodiversity of Marine Isopoda Abounds in New Survey
Science & Tech  (tags: animals, GoodNews, wildlife )

Bryan
- 264 days ago - examiner.com
The researchers suggest the number of different forms of these tiny crustaceans could be between 28500 and 71000 distinct species based on present reports
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Wind Turbine Creates Water From Thin Air
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Barbara
- 365 days ago - cnn.com
Wind turbines have long produced renewable energy but a French engineering firm has discovered another eco-purpose for the towering structures. an appliance that can manufacture drinking water from humid air.
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Benefits of Taking Your Dog to Work May Not Be Far-Fetched
Science & Tech  (tags: goodnews, dogs, workplace, stress, reducer, study, Health Management )

BarbKnigh
- 417 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Stress is a major contributor to employee absenteeism, morale and burnout and results in significant loss of productivity and resources. But a preliminary study, published in the March issue of the International Journal of Workplace Health Management....
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