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Nutcracker Man Had Fundamentally Different DietWashington DC (SPX) May 04, 2011 An ancient, bipedal hominid needs a new nickname. Paranthropus boisei, a 2.3 million to 1.2 million-year-old primate, whom researchers say is an early human cousin, probably didn't crack nuts at all as his common handle suggests. "Nutcracker Man" most likely ate grass and possibly sedges, said geochemist Thure Cerling, lead author of a study published in the May online edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Cerling, a professor of Geology and Geophysics at th ... read more |
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  Radiation levels in seabed near Japan plant jump Levels of radioactive substances have jumped in the Pacific seabed off Japan near the nuclear power plant crippled by a massive tsunami in March, according to the plant operator. ... more | .. |
  Climate Change Analysis Predicts Increased Fatalities from Heat Waves Global climate change is anticipated to bring more extreme weather phenomena such as heat waves that could impact human health in the coming decades. An analysis led by researchers at the John ... more | .. |
  Market Lighting Affects Nutrients Many people reach toward the back of the fresh-produce shelf to find the freshest salad greens with the latest expiration dates. But a study led by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists m ... more | .. |
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  More spending needed ahead of disasters: UN The earthquake and tsunami in Japan capped a series of tragic and costly global catastrophes which show that more money must be spent on risk reduction, a UN disaster official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Record Arctic warming to boost sea level rise Record warming in the Arctic over the past six years will substantially contribute to a global sea level rise of up to 1.6 meters by 2100, according to a study published in Oslo Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO prepares for work inside reactor building Japanese engineers Tuesday started preparing to send workers inside the Fukushima nuclear power station's reactor one building for the first time since the plant was crippled by an earthquake and tsunami. ... more | .. |
  Oceans could rise 1.6 metres by 2100: study Warming in the Arctic occurring at twice the global average is on track to lift sea levels by up to 1.6 metres (5.3 feet) by 2100, a far steeper jump than predicted a few years ago, a consortium of scientists reported Tuesday. ... more |
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  Caves and their dripstones tell us about the uplift of mountains In one of his songs Bob Dylan asks "How many years can a mountain exist before it is washed to the sea?", and thus poses an intriguing geological question for which an accurate answer is not easily ... more | .. |
 Study urges different grazing practices Rotational grazing of cattle on Brazil's native pasturelands could have benefits for both cattle and wildlife, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
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 Japanese nuclear plant a time bomb? In the wake of Japan's nuclear crisis, fears are mounting that disaster could also strike the country's Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant. ... more | .. |
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US says new nuclear deal should include China, accuses Beijing of secret tests
Nuclear powers scramble for high ground after arms treaty expires
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  Burkina Faso ruling party says opposition aiming for coup Burkina Faso's ruling party on Tuesday accused the opposition of trying to stage a coup by calling for President Blaise Compaore's ouster in a series of popular protests. ... more | .. |
 Homelessness haunts US tornado victims James Robinson lost his house in the tornado that devastated Tuscaloosa, Alabama six days ago and on Tuesday he leaves hospital with his legs and face in bandages, not knowing where he's going to live. ... more | .. |
 Origin Of Rice Points To China Rice originated in China, a team of genome researchers has concluded in a study tracing back thousands of years of evolutionary history through large-scale gene re-sequencing. Their findings, which ... more | .. |
 No nuts for 'Nutcracker Man' For decades, a 2.3 million- to 1.2 million-year-old human relative named Paranthropus boisei has been nicknamed Nutcracker Man because of his big, flat molar teeth and thick, powerful jaw. But a def ... more |
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  Tutu hails South Africa's turnaround on AIDS Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Tuesday hailed South Africa's turnaround on AIDS, going from denialism to the roll-out of the world's largest treatment programme. ... more | .. |
 Hannover Re says quake claims cut outlook The German reinsurance group Hannover Re cut its 2011 profit outlook on Tuesday because of exceptional costs from first-quarter catastrophes, notably in Japan. ... more | .. |
 Japan eyes $49 bn nuclear compensation: report The Japanese government has estimated that compensation for damages resulting from the country's nuclear crisis could reach four trillion yen ($49 billion), a report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  One dead as tornado hits New Zealand city A freak tornado hit New Zealand's largest city Auckland on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring dozens more as it ripped the roof off a suburban shopping mall. ... more |
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  China police detain seven over deadly hotel fire Police in northeastern China have detained seven people suspected of deliberately starting a weekend fire in a hotel that killed 10 people and injured 35, the government and state media said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
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Slow clean up for Argentina's worst environmental stain Along the Riachuelo river, one of the world's most polluted waterways lying south of Argentina's capital, many residents suffer from skin and lung problems and lack drinking water or sewers. ... more | .. |
Japan police plan DNA database to identify tsunami dead Japanese police are to set up a DNA database to help identify the bodies of those killed in the March earthquake and tsunami, reports said Tuesday. ... more |
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  Planting trees could help koalas Australian researchers studying koala populations say simply planting trees could be the solution to expanding their habitat and allowing their numbers to grow. ... more | .. |
 The winners of mass extinction: With predators gone, prey thrives In modern ecology, the removal or addition of a predator to an ecosystem can produce dramatic changes in the population of prey species. For the first time, scientists have observed the same dynamic ... more | .. |
 Pain and itch connected down deep A new study of itch adds to growing evidence that the chemical signals that make us want to scratch are the same signals that make us wince in pain. The interactions between itch and pain are only p ... more | .. |
 Researchers turn to museums to track down clues in mysterious amphibian declines There's a crisis among the world's amphibians-about 40 percent of amphibian species have dwindled in numbers in just three decades. Now, museum jars stuffed full of amphibians may help scientists de ... more |
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