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A rush to capture history before it fades

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1. United States Scientists have bred plants that can alert growers when they are exposed to a toxin. One goal of the research is to have a field of plants remotely signal the presence of a banned pesticide by turning red. In their new research, a team has successfully developed this environmental sensor in the … Read more

East Timor is maturing and has learned from Sri Lanka’s mistakes

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East Timor, formerly East Timor, is one of the largest ocean destinations in the world Looking out from Wata Bo’o Beach, I saw a calm blue sea, the water calm and only occasionally disturbed by the splash of a leaping silver fish. This serene tropical outpost, a thousand miles east of Bali, felt like it … Read more