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Tropical forest soils play a crucial role in providing vital ecosystem functions. They provide nutrients for plants, store carbon and regulate greenhouse gases, as well as storing and filtering water, and protection against erosion. Scientists at the University of Göttingen and the University of Minnesota in the U.S. have investigated how the properties and ecosystem functions of tropical soils change when forests are cut down, and whether reforestation can reverse such soil degradation. The results... Читать дальше...

They say never smile at a crocodile. But how about pushing one away while wading in a river? That's just what Australia's Matt Wright can be seen doing in his latest viral video. Wright, star of National ...

Spanish operator group Telefónica has decided OpenRan is the way forward and that Rakuten Mobile is the trailblazer.

The Chase fans were left raging as a contestant decided to choose the low offer from chaser Shaun Wallace, despite her team advising her to go for the middle offer

“I just don’t believe a property tax increase is the right thing and I won’t do it,” Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters during a City Hall press briefing in NYC.

The NBA confirmed Wednesday it would push back the 2020 draft to November 18, allowing an extra month to confirm details of next season's start date. The 2019-2020 playoffs are still underway in the league's quarantine bubble in Orlando, Florida. Delaying the draft means the start of the free agent signing period and the start of the next season -- once projected to be early December -- will be pushed back. "The revised date allows additional time to conduct the 2020 pre-draft process, gather... Читать дальше...

The Countess of Wessex has become the first member of the royal family to "virtually" sit for a sculptor to increase awareness of the needs of the blind and partially sighted.

JFrog stock debuts and shares leap 62% above the IPO price

As part of the scheme, Si­ngapore residents will be able to earn as much as $280 by completing goals and tasks set within the app

The coronavirus pandemic has killed 35 armed forces personnel and infected 19,839 of them, according to details provided by the government in the Lok Sabha. Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said 32 Army personnel and three from the Indian Air Force died of COVID-19. "The number of COVID-19 cases in Army, Navy and Air Force are 16,758, 1,365 and 1,716 respectively," he said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. All the three services have taken a series of measures to insulate their personnel from coronavirus infection... Читать дальше...

Former co-host of DWTS Erin Andrews felt like a "loser" after being fired from her co-hosting duties. She and Tom Bergeron we replaced by Tyra Banks.

Today, San Francisco-based furniture rental startup Oliver Space launches its signature service in Los Angeles.

Slovenia’s Pia Babnik might be one of the youngest players in the field this week but she continued her rapid rise up the paid-ranks with a stunning round of 67 (-5), to hold a one-shot lead at the Amundi Czech Ladies Challenge at Prague City Golf Club. The 16-year-old is familiar with making headlines, claiming […]

Boris Johnson says the government is doing "everything in our power" to prevent another lockdown.

Directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead want you to see their new movie starring Jamie Dornan and Anthony Mackie, but not in a theater.

Only eight wolf packs are known in Yellowstone National Park, so it was quite a rare sighting when tourists came upon a pack and captured (...)

The New Delhi World Cup in March next year was on Wednesday dubbed as "decisive" by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) for qualification to the Tokyo Olympics.

Friedrich Fuelscher admitted that if he had a daughter he would not let the convicted paedophile and prime Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner look after her

Lifetime plans to premiere its first holiday movie focused on a gay couple.The cable network is calling "The Christmas Setup" a "feel-good LGBTQ holiday romance." The TV movie, one of several projects debuting as part of Lifetime's annual holiday...

Deaths remain more common in older people, but have been more evenly divided between those living in their own homes or long-term care.

Essex keep their faint T20 Blast knockout stage hopes alive by beating Hampshire, while Kent lose a thriller against Middlesex.

FooR have released a slew of singles including ‘3 Words’ and ‘Black Bandana’ – and most recently one of UK dance music’s hottest records of 2020, FooR x Majestic X Dread MC’s ‘Fresh’.Signed to Warner Records, ‘Fresh’ returned to dancefloors late last year, before being picked as the soundtrack for the current Coors Light TV ad campaign. MistaJam has been a big supporter at Radio 1, alongside Kiss. FooR are part of […]

The Apple Watch will come without its charging plug, Apple has said – and the iPhone 12 is likely to do the same.

THE death of Black American woman Breonna Taylor has rocked the US as Black Lives Matter protests broke out all over the world following her death. When was Breonna Taylor killed, and why?