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Chinese scientist honored by UNESCO For Women in Science award

​Yi Xie, professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, was on Wednesday honored with the L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards 2015, together with four other women for their ground-breaking discoveries in physical sciences.

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Australian institute develops new software tool for scientific researches

New software which offers scientists and researchers an easy way to analyse, model and visualise scientific datasets has been released by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization ( CSIRO), announced the top Australian research body on Wednesday.

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Scientists call for better rainwater management to eradicate hunger

​Leading scientists published a call to the UN on Sunday, saying that rain, and the way it is managed, is what will determine whether hunger and poverty can be eradicated in the world.

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Warming seas changing New Zealand marine ecosystems

Global climate change could raise the sea temperatures off the east of New Zealand's South Island by as much as 2 degrees Celsius and change the whole marine ecosystems -- a phenomenon that last occurred 125,000 years ago