Seeing stars in Iraq: Restoring wrecked observatory may boost Iraqi science
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An incomplete observatory atop Mount Korek in Iraq's Kurdistan Autonomous Region stands testimony to ravages of the Iran War and the Persian Gulf War. The Kurdistan region could couple the observatory to a proposed center for astrophysics and space science at Salahaddin University in Erbil, which would most likely draw astronomers from throughout the area and function as a regional scientific facility.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2007
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Solving a massive worker health puzzle
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An extensive workplace health study was conducted to illustrate on the prevalence of several diseases, including cancer at a workplace. New technologies and political support need to be incorporated to improve the worker health protections.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2008
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Conservation for the people
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The article states that conservation efforts would be beneficial only when people and the natural world are interconnected. There is a deep connection between human and environment.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2007
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