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Amazon deforestation in Brazil remains near its highest level in 15 years

Amazon deforestation in Brazil remains near its highest level in 15 years

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon slowed slightly last year, a year after a 15-year high, according to closely watched figures released Wednesday. The data was released by the National Institute for Space Research. The agency’s Prodes monitoring system shows the rainforest lost an area roughly the size of Qatar, some …

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As the World Cup in Qatar unfolds, the planet keeps spinning | Sports games

As the World Cup in Qatar unfolds, the planet keeps spinning | Sports games

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Football – or soccer, for most of the billions of people around the world watching the World Cup this month – is not human society itself, with all its thorny issues. But sometimes the game is a reflection of the entire planet – of nations, their differences, their aspirations and those of a multitude of …

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Study explores how genes and small molecules influence disease risk | Sciences-Environment

Study explores how genes and small molecules influence disease risk | Sciences-Environment

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Each individual has an individual chemical fingerprint. The composition of small molecules in the blood, such as fats or sugars, determines how our body reacts to outside influences, the illnesses we are susceptible to, and the severity of an illness. In an international collaboration with partners in Cambridge (UK), scientists from the Berlin Institute of …

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