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Shandong Qixia Ecological Function Conservation Demonstration Project

Extending across seven provinces and two autonomous regions, the Yellow River Ecological Corridor (YREC) comprises the second largest river basin in the People's Republic of China (PRC) with a population of 120 million. The basin is critical for food security yet faces complex ecological and environmental challenges. The region suffers from severe water scarcity, impacts from climate change and environmentally unsustainable development.




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Operationalizing the Bangladesh Climate Development Partnership

The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) has recently launched the Bangladesh Climate and Development Partnership to drive climate actions at scale and with urgency. The BCDP is an example of country-led climate platform established to scale up implementation of climate actions and is being recognized as an important modality by the global community to deliver climate actions at scale.




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South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Electricity Transmission and Distribution Strengthening Project




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Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Integration through Economic Corridor Development: Proceedings of the 2023 Regional Cooperation and Integration Conference

This report shares insights on economic corridor development (ECD) from the 2023 Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) Conference, discussing how ECD can help diversify trade, cut costs, and support regional growth.




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Integrated Services and Livelihood for Displaced People from Myanmar and Host Communities Improvement Project

The project will continue the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to Bangladesh in managing the influx of around one million displaced people from Myanmar (DPFM) since 2017. Now a protracted situation, the crisis is putting significant pressure on infrastructure and causing substantial challenges in terms of food, shelter, health, security, water, sanitation, and other services in the DPFM camps and host communities.




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South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Customs Administration Reform and Modernization Project




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A selection of elaborate birds' nests from around the world

These photos showcase some of the intricately created birds' nests found in the Natural History Museum in Tring, UK, home to one of the world's largest ornithological collections




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Giant rats trained to sniff out illegal wildlife trade

African giant pouched rats proved adept at detecting four commonly trafficked products derived from endangered species including rhino horn and elephant ivory




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It's time to celebrate a renaissance in English nature writing

Musing on John Lewis-Stempel's latest book, England: A natural history, James McConnachie marks the flowering of other, more diverse voices in nature writing




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These stunning photos celebrate the intricacy of the microscopic world

A mouse's tumours, scales from a butterfly's wings and a smiling cross-section of a bracken fern are some of the incredible images from the Nikon Small World photography competition




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Red kites and buzzards are being killed by misuse of rat poisons

Campaigners are calling for stricter controls on rodenticides after finding that birds of prey in England are increasingly being exposed to high doses of rat poison




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Migratory birds can use Earth's magnetic field like a GPS

Eurasian reed warblers don’t just get a sense of direction from Earth’s magnetic field – they can also calculate their coordinates on a mental map




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How to avoid being fooled by AI-generated misinformation

Advances in generative AI mean fake images, videos, audio and bots are now everywhere. But studies have revealed the best ways to tell if something is real




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Nuclear fusion experiment overcomes two key operating hurdles

Two important barriers to a stable, powerful fusion reaction have been leapt by an experiment in a small tokamak reactor, but we don’t yet know if the technique will work in larger devices




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Why we are finally within reach of a room-temperature superconductor

A practical superconductor would transform the efficiency of electronics. After decades of hunting, several key breakthroughs are inching us very close to this coveted prize




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Sunlight-trapping device can generate temperatures over 1000°C

A solar energy absorber that uses quartz to trap heat reached 1050°C in tests and could offer a way to decarbonise the production of steel and cement




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Atoms at temperatures beyond absolute zero may be a new form of matter

Physicists have coaxed a cloud of atoms into having a temperature beyond absolute zero and placed them in a geometric structure that could produce an unknown form of matter




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Nerve fibres in the brain could generate quantum entanglement

Calculations show that nerve fibres in the brain could emit pairs of entangled particles, and this quantum phenomenon might explain how different parts of the brain work together




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Siberia’s mysterious exploding craters may be caused by hot gas

Several enormous craters left by explosions have been spotted in Siberia over the past 15 years, and a new explanation links them to hot gas – and climate change




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Ocean thunderstorms generate the most intense lightning ever observed

An analysis of satellite observations has identified some extreme thunderstorms over the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Mexico with lightning flashes so frequent that the sky would appear continuously lit




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Huge crater in India hints at major meteorite impact 4000 years ago

The Luna structure, a 1.8-kilometre-wide depression in north-west India, may have been caused by the largest meteorite to strike Earth in the past 50,000 years




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Deadly upwellings of cold water pose threat to migratory sharks

Climate change is making extreme cold upwellings more common in certain regions of the world, and these events can be catastrophic for animals such as bull sharks




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Mangrove forests celebrated in stunning photographs

See some of the top entries to this year's Mangrove Photography Awards, showing the beauty and fragility of these unique ecosystems




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Simple fix could make US census more accurate but just as private

The US Census Bureau processes data before publishing it in order to keep personal information private – but a new approach could maintain the same privacy while improving accuracy




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Spies can eavesdrop on phone calls by sensing vibrations with radar

An off-the-shelf millimetre wave sensor can pick out the tiny vibrations made by a smartphone's speaker, enabling an AI model to transcribe the conversation, even at a distance in a noisy room




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Lakes are losing winter ice cover at an astonishing rate

Fewer lakes are freezing over each winter compared with past years, posing environmental and economic consequences around the world




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War-era sugar rationing boosted health of UK people conceived in 1940s

People conceived during the UK's 1940s and 50s sugar rationing have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure than those conceived after rationing ended




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Slick trick separates oil and water with 99.9 per cent purity

Oil and water can be separated efficiently by pumping the mixture through thin channels between two semipermeable membranes




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Red kites and buzzards are being killed by misuse of rat poisons

Campaigners are calling for stricter controls on rodenticides after finding that birds of prey in England are increasingly being exposed to high doses of rat poison




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Migratory birds can use Earth's magnetic field like a GPS

Eurasian reed warblers don’t just get a sense of direction from Earth’s magnetic field – they can also calculate their coordinates on a mental map




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Why falling birth rates will be a bigger problem than overpopulation

Birthrates are projected to have fallen below the replacement level, of 2.1 per woman, in more than three quarters of countries by 2050




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50,000-year-old picture of a pig is the oldest known narrative art

A new radiometric dating technique reveals that cave paintings on Sulawesi, Indonesia, are even older than previously thought, pushing back the earliest evidence of storytelling




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What Can You Eat on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)?

Title: What Can You Eat on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)?
Category: Health and Living
Created: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM




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Health Care Gap May Raise Rates of Colorectal Cancer Death in Blacks

Title: Health Care Gap May Raise Rates of Colorectal Cancer Death in Blacks
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2010 12:00:00 AM




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Survival Rates Better for Certain Heart Transplant Patients

Title: Survival Rates Better for Certain Heart Transplant Patients
Category: Health News
Created: 8/24/2010 6:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2010 12:00:00 AM




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For Some, Moderate Drinking May Prolong Life

Title: For Some, Moderate Drinking May Prolong Life
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2010 11:09:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2010 11:09:17 AM




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Parents Deliberately Making Child Ill Can Be Deadly

Title: Parents Deliberately Making Child Ill Can Be Deadly
Category: Health News
Created: 8/26/2013 9:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2013 12:00:00 AM




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Readmission Rates for Children May Not Reflect Hospital Performance

Title: Readmission Rates for Children May Not Reflect Hospital Performance
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2013 9:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/27/2013 12:00:00 AM




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Mexico Farm Tied to Stomach Bug Back in Operation

Title: Mexico Farm Tied to Stomach Bug Back in Operation
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2013 12:00:00 AM




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Simple Strategies Aren't Always Enough for Bedwetting

Title: Simple Strategies Aren't Always Enough for Bedwetting
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2013 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2013 12:00:00 AM




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HPV Vaccination Rates Among Teens Still Lagging: CDC

Title: HPV Vaccination Rates Among Teens Still Lagging: CDC
Category: Health News
Created: 8/29/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/30/2013 12:00:00 AM




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Obama Administration Offers New Rules for Religious Objections to Health Care Law

Title: Obama Administration Offers New Rules for Religious Objections to Health Care Law
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2014 9:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2014 12:00:00 AM




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TV Ratings for Parents Let Violence, Drinking Slip Through

Title: TV Ratings for Parents Let Violence, Drinking Slip Through
Category: Health News
Created: 8/22/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/22/2016 12:00:00 AM




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Breast-Feeding Rates Climb, But Many Moms Quit Early: CDC

Title: Breast-Feeding Rates Climb, But Many Moms Quit Early: CDC
Category: Health News
Created: 8/23/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/24/2016 12:00:00 AM




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Health Tip: Keeping Foods Separate During Grilling

Title: Health Tip: Keeping Foods Separate During Grilling
Category: Health News
Created: 8/26/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2016 12:00:00 AM




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As Temperatures Fall, Heart Attacks May Rise

Title: As Temperatures Fall, Heart Attacks May Rise
Category: Health News
Created: 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/30/2017 12:00:00 AM




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Health Groups Demand 'R' Rating for Movies That Show Smoking

Title: Health Groups Demand 'R' Rating for Movies That Show Smoking
Category: Health News
Created: 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/30/2017 12:00:00 AM




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U.S. Obesity Rate Holding Steady, but Still High

Title: U.S. Obesity Rate Holding Steady, but Still High
Category: Health News
Created: 8/31/2017 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2017 12:00:00 AM




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STD Rates Continue to Climb in U.S.

Title: STD Rates Continue to Climb in U.S.
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2018 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2018 12:00:00 AM




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'Synthetic Pot' Laced With Rat Poison Lands People in the ER

Title: 'Synthetic Pot' Laced With Rat Poison Lands People in the ER
Category: Health News
Created: 8/26/2019 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/27/2019 12:00:00 AM