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NASA Warns Ice Melt Speeding UpPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 09, 2011 The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are losing mass at an accelerating pace, according to a new NASA-funded satellite study. The findings of the study - the longest to date of changes in polar ice sheet mass - suggest these ice sheets are overtaking ice loss from Earth's mountain glaciers and ice caps to become the dominant contributor to global sea level rise, much sooner than model forecasts have predicted. The nearly 20-year study reveals that in 2006, a year in which comparable results for ... read more |
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  Mexico approves GM maize pilot project Mexico has approved its first pilot project to grow genetically-modified (GM) maize, a move expected to draw fire from environmental groups who fear its impact on treasured local corn. ... more | .. |
  Natural Variability Driver Of Deadly Russian Heat Wave The deadly Russian heat wave of 2010 was due to a natural atmospheric phenomenon often associated with weather extremes, according to a new study. And while the scientists could not attribute the in ... more | .. |
  Environmental Impact Of Animal Waste North and South Carolina have seen a steady increase in swine production over the last 15 years. In North Carolina alone, swine production generates approximately a quarter of the state's gross farm ... more | .. |
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  Zimbabwe land reforms target wildlife reserves Zimbabwean authorities will force the country's predominantly white wildlife park owners to join with black partners in a new round of controversial land reforms, state media said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Major 7.3 offshore quake jolts Japan A major 7.3-magnitude offshore earthquake rattled Japan on Wednesday, swaying Tokyo buildings, triggering a small tsunami and reminding the nation of the ever-present threat of seismic disaster. ... more | .. |
 Philippines to fight invading species Like some bad science-fiction movie, Philippine fishermen are encountering strange alien creatures: tough, speckled fish with sharp spines that tear and rip their nets. ... more | .. |
  Heavy snowfall halts daily life in Turkey A cold wave that hit Turkey Wednesday brought heavy snowfalls that paralysed traffic and shut schools in the capital and disrupted road and air travel in other cities. ... more |
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China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study
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 Plants Sort And Eliminate Genes Over Millennia Hybrid plants with multiple genome copies show evidence of preferential treatment of the genes from one ancient parent over the genes of the other parent, even to the point where some of the unfavor ... more | .. |
 Protecting Ecosystems, Pollution Remediation Goals Of Research Cleaning up pollution, protecting soil from erosion and maintaining species-rich ecosystems are some of the goals of a computational ecology project by a University of Houston (UH) scientist and his ... more | .. |
 DNA Better Than Eyes When Counting Endangered Species Using genetic methods to count endangered eagles, a group of scientists showed that traditional counting methods can lead to significantly incorrect totals that they believe could adversely affect c ... more | .. |
  Scores of Libyan rebels retreat to Ras Lanuf: AFP Scores of Libyan rebels, packed into dozens of vehicles, on Wednesday retreated east into the oil town of Ras Lanuf after artillery and air strikes from government troops. ... more |
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  Chilling student death in China prompts probe The mysterious death of a university student in China after an alleged disagreement with a train conductor and a chat with police has sparked online alarm about public safety - and an official probe. ... more | .. |
 History and scrutiny as Locke named for China Gary Locke's appointment as US ambassador to China marks a milestone for Asian Americans, but Beijing's leaders may be in for a surprise if they think his ancestry makes him a natural ally. ... more | .. |
  EU, Iceland hold talks in new bid to end 'mackerel war' The European Union, Norway and Iceland kicked off new talks in Oslo Wednesday in a bid to put an end to the so-called mackerel war that emerged after Iceland unilaterally hiked its fishing quota, Norway said. ... more | .. |
  Satellite measures gravity's effect on climate change After nearly two years in space, the European satellite "GROCE" has collected the raw data needed to map variations in Earth's gravity field, the European Space Agency has said. ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit
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 A Study Reveals The Keys To The Locomotion Of Snails A research study in which the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is participating has found evidence that suggests that the key to locomotion in snails stems from the animal's complex muscle mo ... more | .. |
 Argentine fisheries yields down a third Argentina's fisheries yields showed a dramatic drop of almost one-third in the first two months of the year, new data from the country's fisheries and aquaculture department indicated. ... more | .. |
 Unique Frog Helps Amphibian Conservation Efforts A tropical frog - the only one of its kind in the world - is providing conservationists with exclusive insights into the genetic make-up of its closest endangered relatives. University of Manc ... more | .. |
 Report: Eco-farming can double crop yields Food production in poor countries can be doubled within 10 years if small farms switch to ecological agriculture, a study issued by the United Nations says. ... more |
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 EU pulls up shy of bold climate emissions targets The European Commission on Tuesday set out recommendations for EU states to radically slash CO2 emissions by 2050, but avoided upsetting governments or industry with precise targets. ... more | .. |
 Otters On Road To Recovery In Andalusia Improved environmental conditions have enabled the otter (Lutra lutra) to spread in Andalusia over the past 20 years. However, the recovery of populations of this mammal has been "relatively" slow, ... more | .. |
  You Are What Your Mother Ate Poor diet during pregnancy increases offspring's vulnerability to the effects of aging, new research has shown for the first time. The research, by scientists from the University of Cambridge, ... more | .. |
 California Superstorm Would Be Costliest US Disaster A hurricane-like superstorm expected to hit California once every 200 years would cause devastation to the state's businesses unheard of even in the Great Recession, a USC economist warns. Res ... more |
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Tiangong hosts dual crews after debris impact delays Shenzhou-20 return
Dust and Sand Movements Reshape Martian Slopes
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 Evolution Drives Many Plants And Animals To Be Bigger, Faster For the vast majority of plants and animals, the 'bigger is better' view of evolution may not be far off the mark, says a new broad-scale study of natural selection. Organisms with bigger bodies or ... more | .. |
 Fossil Bird Study Describes Ripple Effect Of Extinction In Animal Kingdom A University of Florida study demonstrates extinction's ripple effect through the animal kingdom, including how the demise of large mammals 20,000 years ago led to the disappearance of one species o ... more | .. |
 Rainwater Harvesting For the past few years, one of the most common questions facing the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) hasn't been over contentious water rights or proposed water projects; it's been from homeowne ... more | .. |
  Loss Of Plant Diversity Threatens Earth's Life-Support Systems An international team of researchers including professor Emmett Duffy of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science has published a comprehensive new analysis showing that loss of plant biodiversity d ... more |
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 Old wild bird a new mom ... at 60 The oldest known U.S. wild bird, conservatively estimated to be about 60 years old, is a new mom, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Arabs turn tables on hated secret police Pro-democracy protesters in Egypt have stormed the Cairo headquarters of the once-feared internal security apparatus and seized secret files. ... more | .. |
SW China mega-city building huge security system The mega-city of Chongqing in southwest China plans to build a $2.6 billion security system that will be one of the world's largest with 500,000 surveillance cameras, state media said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Over 500 flee restive Casamance flee to Gambia: UN Over 500 Senegalese have fled to Gambia since January to escape fighting between the army and separatist rebels in the restive southern Casamance region, the UN refugee agency said Wednesday. ... more |
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