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Why is Indonesia's wildfire so hard to put out?

Created by humans, these fires just keep on burning due to underground stores of peat.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Prince: A secret warrior for clean energy and social justice

From solar in Oakland to training black kids to code, Prince supported a lot of good. He just didn't talk about it.



  • Arts & Culture

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Enviva provides special donation toward forest conservation in North Carolina

The donation to the N.C. Tree Farm Program was made in honor of the renewable energy company's 15th anniversary.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Meet Lauren Killian, Enviva sustainability forester

Take a walk in the woods with Killian, who promotes forest health and stewardship and helps private landowners manage their forests.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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5 cool facts about Australia's mystical Uluru

Formed hundreds of millions of years ago, the sacred site is now closed to climbers.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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New wildfires spark more evacuations as California burns

A dozen active major wildfires are burning in California, including the Getty and Kinkade fires, causing widespread evacuations.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Will this century-old ship go over Niagara Falls?

A century-old iron ship called 'Niagara scow' has moved 150 feet closer to the edge of Niagara Falls



  • Wilderness & Resources

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World's largest flower bloom found in remote Indonesian jungle

The bloom will only last for about one week before wilting.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Firefighters save grove of trees in Australia that predate the dinosaurs

Rescuers scrambled to save 90-million-year-old Wollemi pines from encroaching fire in Australia.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Why Iran's Lake Urmia disappeared — and may be coming back

Over 30 years, Iran's Lake Urmia has shrunk by 80% due to drought and water overuse, but there's hope the lake is starting to rise again.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Stay home, but keep the fun with our new social distancing guide

You don’t have to sacrifice family fun, entertainment and productivity to comply with current social-distancing and stay-at-home guidelines.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Sunlight exposure can affect your gut bacteria

A new study proposes 'the existence of a novel skin-gut axis' that helps our gut bacteria reap the benefits of sunlight.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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These birds prove you don't need a big brain for a complex social life

Multilevel societies had only been found in big-brained mammals. Then researchers studied the vulturine guineafowl.




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Black-throated finch wins 2019 Australian bird of the year

The 'subtly stunning' songbird needs attention like this to save it from habitat loss, conservationists say.




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Catastrophic fires in Australia raise concerns about the future of koalas

Rescuers are racing to save koalas as a barrage of bushfires roar across the country.




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Why Australia's surge of highly venomous spiders isn't as bad as it sounds

And why a zoo is asking the public to help capture them.




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The world's largest privately owned giant sequoia forest is now protected

Alder Creek is home to hundreds of giant sequoias, from seedlings to millennia-old Methuselahs.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How other species handle social distancing when someone is sick

Isolating ourselves during the coronavirus pandemic isn't as unnatural as it feels.




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Giant, hot-pink slugs survive Australian fires

The bizarre 8-inch creatures exist only in the alpine forest of Mount Kaputar in New South Wales, and they miraculously survived the wildfires.




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What artificial sweeteners do to your body

Artificial sweeteners have been linked to diabetes, stroke and dementia.




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Glacial profiling: Are glaciers on thin ice?

Glaciers around the world are melting faster than usual, threatening to eliminate some of our largest and oldest freshwater sources. Should we be worried?



  • Translating Uncle Sam

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Japanese website Omron IA Japan has been ranked first among B2B websites in Japan for six consecutive years.

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We have introduced Small-diameter Proximity Sensor E2E.

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Small-diameter Proximity Sensor

Ultra small size, but surprisingly easy installation!(E2E (Small-diameter))




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Omron IA Japan has been ranked first among B2B websites in Japan for 2013.

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Omron IA Japan is the best BtoB website of the year 2014 for eight consecutive years.

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Industrial PC Platform NY-series Industrial Panel PC

Works great, looks great.(NYP)




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Industrial PC Platform NY-series Industrial Box PC

Powerful. Tough. Future-Proof.(NYB)




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Industrial PC Platform NY-series Industrial Monitor

Very stylish, very industrial(NYM)




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Industrial PC Platform NY-series IPC Machine Controller

The future will be IT driven, we make you part of it(NY5[][]-1)




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Industrial PC Platform NY-series IPC Programmable Multi-Axis Controller

High-speed, high-precision motion controller plus PC - in one box(NY51[]-A)




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Omron Corporation which manages our OMRON Industrial Automation Global Web, will suspend our business operations from August 11 to 20.

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CK3W Axial Interface Unit

Various encoder interfaces and high-speed multi-axis control by analog commands for precise machine operation(CK3W-AX[][][][][])




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Omron Corporation which manages our OMRON Industrial Automation Global Web, will suspend our business operations from December 29 to January 6.

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AC Free Input Axial Fans

Reducing required design work through unified power supply voltage(R89F-M)




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DC Axial Fans

Reducing required design work through unified power supply voltage(R89F-D)




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Omron Corporation which manages our OMRON Industrial Automation Global Web, will suspend our business operations from August 10 to 18.

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Industrial Cameras

Those cameras make the conventional systems simpler, faster and more flexible. Also they make it easy to assist the visual inspection to capture enlarged images without pc.(STC / FS Series)




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Auxiliary Relay (Contactor Relay)

Same shape as J7KC magnetic contactors Ideal for standardizing panel design(J7KCA Series)




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The working from home diaries: Michael Lawrence

Insurance Age finds out how Michael Lawrence, broker distribution and underwriting director at LV, has adapted to changes in working practices amid the Covid-19 outbreak.




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The working from home diaries: Tim Ryan

Insurance Age finds out how Tim Ryan, executive chairman of Ryan's and the Una Alliance, has adapted to changes in working practices amid the Covid-19 outbreak.




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The working from home diaries: Paul Beck

Insurance Age finds out how Paul Beck, managing director at Direct Insurance Corporate Risks, has adapted to changes in working practices amid the Covid-19 outbreak.




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The working from home diaries: Tom Bartleet

Insurance Age finds out how Tom Bartleet, CEO of Erskine Murray, has adapted to changes in working practices amid the Covid-19 outbreak.




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The working from home diaries: Norrie Erwin

Insurance Age finds out how Norrie Erwin, managing director at Carrot Insurance, has adapted to changes in working practices amid the Covid-19 outbreak.




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The working from home diaries: Sharon Beckett

Insurance Age finds out how Be Wiser CEO Sharon Beckett has adapted to changes in working practices amid the Covid-19 outbreak.




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The working from home diaries: Barry O'Neill

Insurance Age finds out how Home & Legacy MD Barry O'Neill has adapted to changes in working practices amid the Covid-19 outbreak.




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The working from home diaries: Steve Smith

MD of Smith Greenfield, Steve Smith, shares how he is coping with running his business amid the UK lockdown.




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Allianz UK COR deteriorates to 97.8%

Challenging fourth quarter hits the provider as operating profit falls by 35% but CEO Dye remains upbeat.




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MPs urge insurance sector to focus on financial inclusion

Insurance Cares: Aon and Aviva push to get social landlords to make use of their tenants contents insurance schemes in order to help vulnerable customers, as MPs outline challenges for the industry.




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Aviva confirms partial pull-back from personal lines broker market

General insurance CEO, Colm Holmes, says provider has exited some "unprofitable relationships" in personal lines, but highlights Aviva will "significantly invest" in the broker channel going forward.