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Acid attack: Can mussels hang on for much longer?

2016-07-06 03:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: Scientists from The University of Washington have found evidence that ocean acidification caused by carbon emissions can prevent mussels attaching themselves to rocks and other substrates, making them easy targets for predators and threatening the mussel farming industry. "A strong attachment is literally a mussel's lifeline" says Professor Emily Carrington, one of the lead researchers. Mussels attach themselves to hard surfaces so that they can filter plankton from seawater for food. They generally...

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Retailers "monitor" Bangladesh garment industry in wake of attack

2016-07-04 16:25:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

One fashion retailer has suspended non-emergency travel to Bangladesh and others are "monitoring the situation" closely after the country's capital was subjected to a terrorist attack at the weekend, resulting in 20 deaths, some of those textile workers.

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Terrorist attack "a tipping point" for Bangladesh?

2016-07-04 16:25:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

A fatal terrorist attack in the Bangladeshi capital at the weekend requires the country's garment industry to join with the government in taking a lead on security and economic issues if the sector is to continue to thrive and attract buyers.

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Suicide bombers attack Istanbul Atatürk Airport, killing 41

2016-06-29 01:00:00| Airport Technology

Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Turkey has been attacked by three suicide bombers killing at least 41 people and injuring several, in the latest terrorist attack in Turkey.

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