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Conservation From SpaceYork, UK (SPX) Feb 09, 2010 Rugged, hilly landscapes with a range of different habitat types can help maintain more stable butterfly populations and thus aid their conservation, according to new findings published in the journal Ecology Letters. The research, carried out by scientists from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Butterfly Conservation and the University of York, has implications for how we might design landscapes better to help conserve species. The scientists used UK Land Cover Map data (from satellite ... read more |
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New Delhi (UPI) Feb 5, 2009 India's Arjun tank will battle for its life against a squadron of Russian T-90s in trials likely to determine the controversial vehicle's future. The long-awaited trials, which start in March, will pit the 14 indigenous Arjuns against the 14 T-90s, day and night for a month, according to the national Business Standard newspaper. The 24th Infantry Division stationed in Bikaner wil ... more  
Tehran (AFP) Feb 6, 2010Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi opened two new missile production plants on Saturday, just three days after Iran fired a rocket carrying live animals into space, state television reported. The plants will produce a ground-to-air missile dubbed the Qaem (Rising) and a surface-to-surface missile dubbed Toofan 5 (Storm), the broadcaster said. The Qaem is designed to target helicopters at low ... more  
Tehran (AFP) Feb 8, 2010Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi on Monday opened two production lines for the manufacture of "advanced" unmanned aircraft or drones, Fars news agency reported. The drones would be able to carry out "surveillance, detection and even assaults with high precision," the report said. Iran has in the past week been announcing a spate of technological and military achievements in the run ... more |
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US military plots difficult path in HaitiPort-Au-Prince (AFP) Feb 7, 2010 From an air-conditioned tent in what used to be a Port-au-Prince bus station, the mighty US military controls its 17,000 troops deployed to help Haiti's earthquake relief, amid questions over how long they will stay. Colonel Gregory Kane paces across the tent, past rows of personnel - wearing various iterations of camouflage - who tap away at double-thick high-security laptops. "What's that?" he shouts to a subordinate who is monitoring developments across Port-au-Prince and beyond. "We ha ... read more |
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