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YEAST DEVOURS ROCKET FUEL
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How to clean the soil from the poison? All the known thermal and chemical methods of cleaning soil and water are very expensive and not always effective. In addition, they often lead to the loss of fertility. The scientists at State Scientific Center of Applied Microbiology in Obolensk have suggested using microorganisms for this purpose.
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Obolensk, Kaluga region
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25.05.2001
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LAKES UNDER ANTARCTICA AND MARS GLACIERS MAY PRESERVE TRACES OF ANCIENT LIFE FORMS
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A Russian scientist in cooperation with his American colleague has made calculations to prove that lake Vostok, discovered under the Antarctica glaciers, if it existed in the nowadays dimensions in the pre-glacial time, has never been frozen to the bottom. This implies that ancient life forms could have survived in the water of these lakes, being dozens of millions of years old. The scientists assume that similar lakes may exist under the Mars glaciers. They believe that the traces of the ancient life on the 'Red Planet' should be searched for under these glaciers.
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Moscow
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25.05.2001
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THE WAY OF HEAVY METALS IN THE CITY
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Moscow soil scientists have analysed how the concentration of heavy metals in the soil of Moscow parks changes, and found that it is increasing all the time.
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Moscow
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18.05.2001
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FOREST BELTS ADVANCING ON STEPPE TERRITORIES
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In the Soviet epoch million hectares of forest belts were planted to protect from erosion the soils in the Southern areas of the country. But not all the ecologists believe that such intrusion into natural processes was positive. Zoologists from Rostov-on-Don assert that forest belts advancement have damaged significantly the unique semi-desert ecosystems and put on the verge of extinction many rare animal species.
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Rostov-on-Don
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18.05.2001
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POLAR DAY IN THE MOSCOW ZOO
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The spring has come - the mating and breeding season for all living creatures, including the Moscow Zoo geese. However, some geese fail to breed. The scientists from the Moscow Zoo have managed to answer the question why the red-breasted geese (Branta ruficollis) stubbornly refused to mate for many years. It has been proved that the reason is not their stubbornness, but the light and temperature conditions. The researchers changed the conditions and this became a turning point: the red-breasted geese started mating regularly.
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Moscow
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11.05.2001
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HYDROGEN PEROXIDE HELPS COACH THE SEEDS
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The spring is coming, gardeners stock up the seeds and will soon put the seedlings on the window-sills. Russian scientists have come forward with a very simple and inexpensive method which allows not only to increase the seeds germinating capacity but also to grow spreading plants from these seeds.
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Puschino
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11.05.2001
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WILL THE EARTH SHARE THE FATE OF SATURN?
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Space ecology was one of the topics for discussion at the International Space Conference "Space without weapons - the arena of peaceful cooperation in the 21st century" held in Moscow on April 12, 2001. Among the problems the scientists discussed was the near-earth space pollution by the rockets and space vehicles fragments.
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Moscow
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THE MAIN ENEMY OF ALASKA POLLACK
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Sturgeon is undoubtedly the best of food fish, however, Alaska pollack is also a worthy fish. In some areas it is the major fishery. That is why the scientists are keeping an eye on the Alaska pollack resources and are investigating possible reasons for the decrease of population. It turns out that more than 60% of Alaska pollack whitebait is eaten by their larger congeners.
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Moscow
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11.05.2001
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'KNIGHT'S STARS' BLOSSOM OUT IN A POLAR NIGHT
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Scientists from the Polar & Alpine Zones Botanical Gardens/Institute, Kola Scientific Centre (Russian Academy of Sciences) in the town of Apatity (Murmansk region) have come forward with a competitive challenge to foreign flowers suppliers. They have invented a way to cultivate magnificent Hippeastrums in severe conditions of the Kola transpolar zone thus enabling the northerners to enjoy these beautiful flowers. The biologists have taken care to ensure that domestic Hippeastrums are available for sale by the time of winter holidays.
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Kirovsk, Murmansk re gion
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11.05.2001
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RUSSIAN MORALITY SUFFERED FROM THE TATAR-MONGOL INVASION
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In the eleventh up to the thirteenth centuries the Kiev Russ had all the rights to be called Holy. Its population considered the Christian commandments, including "do not kill", mostly as the norm of life. But the Tatar-Mongol invasion cut short their pious intensions. The invaders followed the principle "no man - no problem".
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