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Extra! Colombia-FARC Truce Broken After Deadly Ambush

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El Tiempo, April 16, 2015

"Airstrikes resume after FARC massacre," the front-page headline of Bogota-based daily El Tiempo reads Thursday, alongside a picture of Colombian soldiers retrieving the bodies of their comrades who died in an ambush by the rebels late Tuesday in western Colombia's La Esperanza.

At least 10 soldiers were killed in the attack led by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a major setback in an effort to end 50 years of war between government and guerrilla forces that had led to an unprecedented truce last month.

El Tiempo quotes Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos as saying, "I won't be pressured by acts like this," as he ordered the resumption of airstrikes against the rebels.

ABOUT THE SOURCE: El Tiempo ("The Time") is one of the leading daily newspapers in Colombia. It was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Bogota.

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How A "Climatic Memory" Gene Helps Trees Face Environmental Threat

Humans and animals have strategies to deal with their surroundings, including the impacts of climate change. But what about trees? Researchers in Spain have identified mechanisms in plant life to learn over time from unfavorable environmental situations.

How A "Climatic Memory" Gene Helps Trees Face Environmental Threat

Tree brain?

Juan F Samaniego

OVIEDO — When it doesn't rain, humans look for water under rocks. Throughout history, we have developed more or less effective techniques (and more or less respectful of the environment) to always have something to drink. Reservoirs, wells or desalination plants help us, when available, to cope with periods of drought.

Animals also have strategies to deal with lack of water, such as moving (sometimes long distances) in search of new reserves or reducing hydration needs by lowering physical activity.

But how does a tree survive?

These living beings are anchored to the same place, where they spend tens, hundreds and even thousands of years. For this reason, their strategies to deal with stressful situations, such as a drought, a heat wave or a plague, are very different from those of animals.

New research has discovered something incredible: trees have a kind of climatic memory in their genes.

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