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Oldest Water On EarthWashington DC (SPX) Feb 24, 2011 New evidence bolsters the notion that deep saline groundwaters in South Africa's Witwatersrand Basin may have remained isolated for many thousands, perhaps even millions, of years. The study, recently accepted for publication in Chemical Geology, found the noble gas neon dissolved in water in three-kilometre deep crevices. The unusual neon profile, along with the high salinities and some other unique chemical signatures, is very different from anything seen in molten fluid and gases rising f ... read more |
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  Earth's Core Rotating Faster Than Rest Of The Planet New research gives the first accurate estimate of how much faster the Earth's core is rotating compared to the rest of the planet. Previous research had shown that the Earth's core rotates fas ... more | .. |
 Brown Tide Culprit Sequenced: Genome Of The First Of Algal Bloom Species Algae play key roles in the global carbon cycle, helping sequester significant amounts of carbon. Some algal species can bloom, or become so numerous, that they discolor coastal waters and reduce th ... more | .. |
 Fishing Down Food Web Leaves Less Big Fish, More Small Fish Predatory fish such as cod, tuna, and groupers have declined by two-thirds over the past 100 years, while small forage fish such as sardine, anchovy and capelin have more than doubled over the same ... more | .. |
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  Black Carbon And Tropospheric Ozone's Role In Climate Change Black carbon (BC) and tropospheric ozone (O3) are harmful air pollutants that also contribute to climate change. The emission of both will continue to negatively impact both human health and climate ... more | .. |
  Better Mapping Of Human Settlements Supports Disaster Management When a major disaster strikes in remote parts of the world, knowing if the area is populated, and how densely, is crucial for the effective organisation of humanitarian operations. The Global Human ... more | .. |
  Bears Uncouple Temperature And Metabolism For Hibernation Several American black bears, captured by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game after wandering a bit too close to human communities, have given researchers the opportunity to study hibernation in ... more | .. |
  Language school says 48 missing in N.Z quake An English language school in earthquake-hit Christchurch said Thursday that 48 students and staff, including at least 10 Japanese, were missing after the disaster. ... 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 | .. |
  Climate change halves Peru glacier: official A glacier on Peru's Huaytapallana Moutain shed half its surface ice in just 23 years, officials said Wednesday, reinforcing concerns of climate change's growing threat to fresh water resources. ... more | .. |
  Exiled Uighurs worried on death sentences The leader of the exiled Uighur community on Wednesday voiced concern over China's plans to execute four people on charges of plotting unrest and accused Beijing of intimidation. ... more | .. |
 Water filter for disaster use developed Canadian researchers say they're working on a cheap, portable, paper-based water filter coated with silver nanoparticles for use in emergencies and disasters. ... more |
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  Study: Low self-esteem increases bias People with low self-esteem are more likely to show bias or prejudice against people they perceive as different, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Poland's winter death-toll rises to 200, police say Freezing weather in Poland pushed the country's winter death toll up to 200 as of Wednesday, national police headquarters confirmed. ... more | .. |
 World's coral reefs could be gone by 2050: study The world's coral reefs could be wiped out by 2050 unless urgent action is taken to stop threats posed to the "rainforests of the sea" by everything from overfishing to climate change, a report warned Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Renewed call for China 'Jasmine rallies' 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 |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
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 Child dies under volcanic ash cloud in Philippines Philippine health authorities handed out face masks to thousands of residents around an erupting volcano on Wednesday after a child died of an asthma attack blamed on falling ash, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Hopes for survivors fade in quake-hit Christchurch A 'miracle' was required to find more survivors amid the wreckage of earthquake-hit Christchurch, Prime Minister John Key said Thursday, as the focus turned to recovering bodies. ... more | .. |
Libya future 'an open question': Gates Libya's future is an "open question" with strongman Moamer Kadhafi potentially able to cling to power through violence, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates was quoted Wednesday as saying. ... more | .. |
 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 |
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Nanomaterial filters bacteria from water U.S. researchers say a newly developed nanomaterial could help solve the age-old public health problem of removing harmful bacteria from drinking water. ... more | .. |
  Four to be executed in China's restive Xinjiang China has sentenced to death four people over a series of deadly attacks last year in the restive northwestern Xinjiang region, a hotbed of ethnic unrest, state press said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 On the hop: Fence tactic thwarts toxic toad For three-quarters of a century, the cane toad has rampaged around northeastern Australia, but scientists hope the toxic terror may at last be stopped in its tracks. ... 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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Tiangong hosts dual crews after debris impact delays Shenzhou-20 return
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  '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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 Carbon Sink At South Pole Has Grown Recently 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 ... more |
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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 |
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