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Farmers say easy solutions to rat plague have been rejected

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Farmers battling the worst rat plague ever seen across Western Australia say solutions are bogged down in red tape. An estimated 8,000 rats live on every hectare in northern Washington’s grain belt, and swarms can be seen on pastures and on roads at night. Grain producers say current doses of the toxic zinc phosphide are … Read more

Fuel-eating microbes, chemicals and fire: race to find new ways to contain Arctic oil spill

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Fuel-eating microbes, chemicals and fire: race to find new ways to contain Arctic oil spill

LThis winter, scientists at the Churchill Marine Observatory in Canada’s subarctic region embarked on experiments in the hopes of finding a treatment that could transform the situation in the polluted Arctic Ocean. they released 130 liters of diesel injected into an ice-covered pool filled with raw seawater pumped from Hudson Bay Then we added microorganisms … Read more