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Ancient trash heaps reveal the Plague of Justinian’s economic toll

Ancient trash heaps recently yielded some clues about how the Plague of Justinian, part of a one-two punch with volcanic climate havoc, devastated commercial farming at the fringes of the Byzantine ... read more

Urban wineries: the London scene

After a degree in viticulture and winemaking at England’s Plumpton College, Sergio spent time as a travelling winemaker – passionate about cool-climate Chardonnay and ... the winery bought in grapes ... read more

How Jordan Winery is weathering the pandemic

At Jordan Winery, both the winemaking and wine-growing buck ... An early issue was disruption in the supply chain. Most capsules, corks and barrels come from Europe, which got knocked reeling ... read more

A Plague Is an Apocalypse. But It Can Bring a New World.

The nightmare that humans had been dealing with and adapting to in Europe and Asia ... as cities grow, as climate change accelerates environmental disruption, and as globalization connects every ... read more

The 10 Most Likely Real-Life Catastrophes

The “Black Death” or bubonic plague is thought to have killed 25 million in Asia and Europe in 1340s ... not necessary to conjure up a severe climate change to arrive at much the same result ... read more

Europe's shame at G7

Instead, the European leaders with an assist from the hate Trump media portrayed the U.S. as the villain behind the global slow down and the disruption to world trade. The headlines were all the ... read more

Brexit, Australian style: will leaving the EU breathe new life into an old friendship?

Although the situation has improved in the more liberal trading climate ... European Union trade agreement have never been better. Britain has remained a key market for certain sectors such as the ... read more

Cameco Corporation (CCJ) CEO Tim Gitzel on Q2 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Q2 2020 Earnings Conference Call July 29, 2020 08:00 ET Company Participants Rachelle Girard - Vice President, Investor Relations Tim Gitzel - President and Chief Executive Officer Grant Isaac - ... read more

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Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views. read more

‘The bottom has just dropped out’: As insect populations plummet, scientists wonder why

But the problem of declining insect populations has long been a matter of concern among entomologists, said David James, a professor of entomology at Washington State University’s Extension Service ... read more

US allies once seemed cowed by China. Now they're responding with rare coordination

Chinese President Xi Jinping surprised the world with a speech at Davos in 2017, defending free trade and joint action on climate change as then ... of Australian wine, tourism and universities ... read more