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Star Queensland casino licence suspension pushed back again
Star Entertainment has been given more time to prove it is suitable to operate land-based casinos in Queensland after the Australian state announced a further delay in a planned licence suspension. Star was sanctioned in Queensland in December 2022 over a series of failings in the state. The operator was slapped with a fine of AU$100.0m (£52.6m/€61.4m/US$66.7m) and
NASA selects proposals for new line of Earth science missions
Science & Nature NASA has picked four Earth science mission proposals for further study while separately selecting a smaller Earth science technology demonstration mission...
The whistleblowers | Science
Science & Nature A bioethicist probes the costs of exposing wrongdoing in medical research...Read MoreThomas Menjivar
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the 2023 Farm Sector Income Forecast
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service released its annual Farm Sector Income Forecast report for 2023. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following statement...
WATCH | Agriculture celebrated as a key pillar of SA economy
JOHANNESBURG - Agricultural experts have underscored the sector’s critical role in ensuring sustainable food security for generations to come. Food security is increasingly becoming a pressing issue as the United Nations projects that the global populations size will reach the ten billion mark by 2050. Academics attending the Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute’s graduation ceremony outside
Intensive agriculture in the Pan Amazon: Soy, maize and other field crops
Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
Agriculture and hot temperatures interactively erode the nest success of habitat generalist birds across the United States | Science
Science & Nature Maximum temperature extremes reduce bird reproductive success across the US in agricultural lands but not in forests...Read MoreClora Kazmierczak
NASA, Department of Agriculture Advance Exploration, Science
Science & Nature NASA and the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies,...
Smart Agriculture is the Future. Here’s Why.
IoT is lightening the load for one of the world’s oldest–and most labor-intensive–professions: farming. The smart agriculture market is expected to double by 2030, driven by an influx of tech-savvy farmers that are optimizing traditional agriculture methods with new ideas and powerful technology. What is smart agriculture? Smart agriculture–also known as smart farming–involves using technology
When flooding hits, agriculture tries to be ready
This article originally appeared as part of our Food Weekly newsletter. Subscribe to get sustainability food news in your inbox every Thursday.California farmers have come to...
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Star Queensland casino licence suspension pushed back again
Star Entertainment has been given more time to prove it is suitable to operate land-based casinos in Queensland after the Australian state announced a further delay in a planned licence suspension. Star was sanctioned in Queensland in December 2022 over a series of failings in the state. The operator was slapped with a fine of AU$100.0m (£52.6m/€61.4m/US$66.7m) and
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NASA selects proposals for new line of Earth science missions
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Undergraduate research data crucial to equity | Science
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Building on NIH’s data sharing policy | Science
Science & Nature In 2023, the National Institutes of...