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Carbon Sink At South Pole Has Grown RecentlyLondon UK (SPX) Feb 23, 2011 By studying collections of a marine bryozoan that date back to a famous 1901 expedition to the South Pole, researchers have found that those organisms were growing steadily up until 1990, when their growth more than doubled. The data, reported in the February 22 issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, provide the highest-latitude record of a century of growth and some of the first evidence that polar carbon sinks may be increasing. The bryozoan in question, known as Cellarinella nutti, ... read more |
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  Nearly 400 dead, missing in New Zealand quake New Zealand declared a national state of emergency Wednesday after one of its worst earthquake disasters left nearly 400 people dead or missing. ... more | .. |
  Biodiversity In Danger: Which Areas Should Be Protected? Biodiversity loss is a growing concern. Protected areas are a instrument to counteract this trend. The UN's Convention on Biological Diversity conference of the parties in Nagoya (October 2010) set ... more | .. |
  Plankton Key To Origin Of Earth's First Breathable Atmosphere Researchers studying the origin of Earth's first breathable atmosphere have zeroed in on the major role played by some very unassuming creatures: plankton. In a paper to appear in the online E ... more | .. |
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  Renewed call for 'Jasmine rallies' in China An online campaign has urged people in 13 Chinese cities to rally every Sunday to press for government transparency and free expression, following a call last week for Middle East-style protests. ... more | .. |
 World races to aid New Zealand quake rescue A major operation swung into action Wednesday with hundreds of foreign rescuers, equipped with sniffer dogs and cutting-edge technology, rushing to help New Zealand in its hour of need. ... more | .. |
  'Bullseye' quake wreaked havoc in New Zealand New Zealand's Christchurch weathered a 7.0 earthquake, but a smaller 6.3 aftershock toppled buildings and killed scores largely because it was a "bullseye" direct hit, scientists said. ... more | .. |
 Massive iceberg shears off glacier after quake hit A 30 million tonne block of ice sheared off a New Zealand glacier just minutes after a violent earthquake devastated the city of Christchurch, officials said Wednesday. ... more |
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China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study
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 Frantic hunt as NZ quake leaves 400 dead, missing Hundreds of rescuers swarmed over twisted and smoking buildings Wednesday in a frantic search for survivors after New Zealand's catastrophic earthquake left nearly 400 dead or missing. ... more | .. |
  Multiple Approaches Necessary To Tackle World's Food Problems Researchers need to use all available resources in an integrated approach to put agriculture on a path to solve the world's food problems while reducing pollution, according to a Penn State biologis ... more | .. |
 Experts Question Aspects Of Prescribed Burning Prescribed burning to reduce the hazards of bushfires may do more harm than good in some circumstances, according to a group of leading environmental scientists. From The University of Western Austr ... more | .. |
  Testing The Limits Of Where Humans Can Live On an isolated segment of islands in the Pacific Ring of Fire, residents endure volcanoes, tsunamis, dense fog, steep cliffs and long and chilly winters. Sounds homey, huh? At least it m ... more |
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  Climate Projections Show Human Health Impacts Possible Within 30 Years A panel of scientists speaking at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) unveiled new research and models demonstrating how climate change could increas ... more | .. |
 Subtle Shifts, Not Major Sweeps, Drove Human Evolution The most popular model used by geneticists for the last 35 years to detect the footprints of human evolution may overlook more common subtle changes, a new international study finds. Classic s ... more | .. |
 Shifting Biomes In Alaska A new study released in the EarlyView of Ecology Letters addresses forest productivity trends in Alaska, highlighting a shift in biomes caused by a warming climate. The findings, conducted by scient ... more | .. |
 Genetically modified crops on the rise The amount of the world's farmland utilized for growing genetically modified crops increase by about 10 percent last year, a biotechnology organization says. ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
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  Floating Spores Kill Malaria Mosquito Larvae There are over 200 million cases of malaria each year and, according to the World Health Organisation, in 2009 malaria was responsible for 781,000 deaths worldwide. Malaria is spread by mosqui ... more | .. |
 Canada beefs up Arctic weather tracking Canada will invest CAN$34.8 million (US$35.2 million) in meteorological and navigational warning services in the Arctic, the government announced Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Russia 'threatens to take activist's child' A prominent environmental activist said Tuesday that Russian child protection services were threatening to take her children after an anonymous tip alleged that she was a bad mother. ... more | .. |
Crushing revolt by blood: Tiananmen Square and Fallujah Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on Tuesday threatened tough action against protesters in line with what he said had been done against Sunni rebels in Fallujah in Iraq in 2004 and freedom protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989. ... more |
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  Ivory Coast envoy reports for duty He has approval from the U.S. State Department, and an appointment with the White House to present his credentials. He also has the keys to the embassy and to two of his mission's cars. ... more | .. |
  China Nobel laureate wife fears going 'crazy': activists The wife of China's jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo said she was "going to go crazy" under house arrest, human rights advocates said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Fear grips Libya's east despite lull: residents Combat may have ceased in Benghazi, Libya's bloodiest frontline between armed forces and demonstrators, but the fear of more violence cast a chill over the city on Tuesday, residents told AFP. ... more | .. |
Christchurch out of luck with second quake: seismologists Christchurch's luck ran out when the second major earthquake in six months shattered the New Zealand city and claimed at least 65 lives, seismologists said Tuesday. ... more |
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Tiangong hosts dual crews after debris impact delays Shenzhou-20 return
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EU agrees to allow traces of GM crops in EU animal feed Crops containing tiny traces of genetically modified produce will be allowed to enter the European food chain for the first time under plans approved by EU governments Tuesday and attacked by environmental campaigners. ... more | .. |
 UN calls for Pakistan to prepare better for floods Pakistan must spend millions of dollars now on rebuilding areas devastated by last summer's floods to avoid massive future loss of life and jobs, a top United Nations disaster official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
China calls on Libya to ensure safety of citizens China on Tuesday urged Libya to ensure the safety of its nationals after hundreds of Chinese construction workers fled attacks at their work site amid violent unrest in the North African nation. ... more | .. |
 Australia cyclone hits mining, oil fields A tropical cyclone lashing Australia's northwest mining coast Tuesday damaged dozens of homes and forced the closure of offshore oil rigs and ports handling iron-ore exports, officials said. ... more |
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  ADB to lend $1 bn for clean water in Vietnam Thousands of families in Vietnam's largest city will get their own water supply for the first time under a programme funded by a $1 billion loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the bank said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Asian feet made for more than just walking Most people put one in front of the other as a most basic way to get around, though they often come in handy to kick a ball, ride a bicycle or dance a jig - maybe even walk a tightrope. ... more | .. |
 50 million 'environmental refugees' by 2020, experts say Fifty million "environmental refugees" will flood into the global north by 2020, fleeing food shortages sparked by climate change, experts warned at a major science conference that ended here Monday. ... more | .. |
New 'environment governance' on agenda in Nairobi Environment ministers and experts, gathered here Monday, discussed reforming "world environment governance" in order to better manage crises linked to climate change and environmental degradation. ... more |
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