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‘Doomsday vault’ gets record batch of seeds
Published on 27/02/2024
» OSLO - A vault built in the frozen Arctic to preserve global agricultural crops from extinction received seeds on Tuesday from the largest number of new contributors yet, according to a custodian of the remote facility.
The Noah's Ark for plants beneath the English countryside
AFP, Published on 19/05/2023
» ARDINGLY (UNITED KINGDOM) - Inside bomb-proof frozen vaults underneath the English countryside hides a treasure trove of 40,000 species of wild plant seeds from around the world, many of which are in danger of disappearing.
Russia and China eye NATO's 'Arctic Achilles heel'
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» BARENTSBURG (SVALBARD): Russian flags flap in the stiff polar breeze, a bust of Lenin looms out of the snow and a vast slogan declares, "Communism is our goal!"
Last resort: the seeds kept safe in a South Korean mountain
AFP, Published on 01/06/2021
» BONGHWA (SOUTH KOREA) - Hidden in a South Korean mountain tunnel designed to withstand a nuclear blast, the seeds of nearly 5,000 wild plant species are stored for safekeeping against climate change, natural disaster and war.
Sport's tempestuous 2020 in 15 moments
AFP, Published on 23/12/2020
» PARIS - AFP Sport picks out 15 moments in sport during an extraordinary, coronavirus-disrupted 2020:
Highest-ever temperature recorded in Norwegian Arctic archipelago
AFP, Published on 26/07/2020
» OSLO: Norway's Arctic archipelago Svalbard on Saturday recorded its highest-ever temperature, the country's meteorological institute reported.
Arctic 'doomsday vault' stocks up on 60,000 more food seeds
AFP, Published on 26/02/2020
» LONGYEARBYEN - A "doomsday vault" nestled deep in the Arctic received 60,000 new seed samples on Tuesday, including Prince Charles' cowslips and Cherokee sacred corn, increasing stocks of the world's agricultural bounty in case of global catastrophe.
Arctic 'doomsday vault' stocks up on more food seeds
AFP, Published on 25/02/2020
» OSLO - An Arctic "doomsday vault" is set Tuesday to receive 60,000 samples of seeds from around the world as the biggest global crop reserve stocks up for a global catastrophe.
No bumps in the road for cool Ratchanok
Sports, Published on 18/09/2019
» Ratchanok Intanon got off to a winning start at the China Open in Changzhou on Tuesday.
'Doomsday' seed vault gets makeover as Arctic heats up
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» LONGYEARBYEN, Norway - Designed to withstand a nuclear missile hit, the world's biggest seed vault, nestled deep inside an Arctic mountain, is undergoing a makeover as rising temperatures melt the permafrost meant to protect it.