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Ice Cores Yield Rich History of Climate ChangeWashington DC (SPX) Feb 03, 2011 On Friday, Jan. 28 in Antarctica, a research team investigating the last 100,000 years of Earth's climate history reached an important milestone completing the main ice core to a depth of 3,331 meters (10,928 feet) at West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide (WAIS). The project will be completed over the next two years with some additional coring and borehole logging to obtain additional information and samples of the ice for the study of the climate record contained in the core. As part of the proje ... read more |
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 Plants Can Adapt Genetically To Survive Harsh Environments A Purdue University scientist has found genetic evidence of how some plants adapt to live in unfavorable conditions, a finding he believes could one day be used to help food crops survive in new or ... more | .. |
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 Flights delayed as Japan's 'James Bond' volcano erupts A series of spectacular eruptions from a volcano in southern Japan fired columns of ash and smoke thousands of metres in the air early Wednesday, with the cloud delaying some international flights to Tokyo. ... more | .. |
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 Japan researchers collect wild eel eggs for first time Japanese researchers have collected eel eggs from the wild for the first time ever, shedding light on the mystery surrounding the spawning habits of the fish. ... more |
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Australia cyclone could cost farming at least $500 million A huge cyclone that was Wednesday set to slam into Australia's agricultural heartland could wipe half a billion dollars from its sugar industry and decimate the nation's banana crops, growers said. ... more | .. |
 Indonesia makes startling admission on forests Indonesia admitted Tuesday that hundreds of mine and plantation companies are operating illegally on Borneo island, and promised to beef up law enforcement to protect forests and threatened species. ... more | .. |
 Iraq, Kuwait set up 'channels' for fishing dispute Iraq and Kuwait have agreed on ways to resolve disputes that arise when Iraqi fishermen enter what Kuwait alleges are its territorial waters, Baghdad's government spokesman said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
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China says web 'open' despite Egypt news curbs China said Tuesday that its Internet remained "open" despite the apparent muffling of discussion on the protests in Egypt on some popular microblogs and major web portals. ... more | .. |
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