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First rainforests arose when plants solved plumbing problemPanama City, Panama (SPX) May 05, 2011 A team of scientists, including several from the Smithsonian Institution, discovered that leaves of flowering plants in the world's first rainforests had more veins per unit area than leaves ever had before. They suggest that this increased the amount of water available to the leaves, making it possible for plants to capture more carbon and grow larger. A better plumbing system may also have radically altered water and carbon movement through forests, driving environmental change. "It' ... read more |
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  Grazing as a conservation tool Rotational grazing of cattle in native pasturelands in Brazil's Pantanal and Cerrado regions can benefit both cattle and wildlife, according to a new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society. ... more | .. |
  Climbers leave rare plants' genetic variation on the rocks Rock climbers are having a negative impact on rare cliff-dwelling plants, ecologists have found. Writing in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology they say that in areas popular ... more | .. |
  Removable cloak for nanoparticles helps them target tumors MIT chemical engineers have designed a new type of drug-delivery nanoparticle that exploits a trait shared by almost all tumors: They are more acidic than healthy tissues. Such particles could ... more | .. |
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  Portable tech might provide drinking water and power to villages Researchers have developed an aluminum alloy that could be used in a new type of mobile technology to convert non-potable water into drinking water while also extracting hydrogen to generate electri ... more | .. |
  What lies beneath the seafloor An international team of scientists report on the first observatory experiment to study the dynamic microbial life of an ever-changing environment inside Earth's crust. University of Miami (UM) Rose ... more | .. |
 Scientists track evolution and spread of deadly fungus New research has shed light on the origins of a fungal infection which is one of the major causes of death from AIDS-related illnesses. The study funded by the Wellcome Trust and the BBSRC, shows ho ... more | .. |
  After a three-decade hiatus, sea-level rise may return to the West Coast The West Coast of North America has caught a break that has left sea level in the eastern North Pacific Ocean steady during the last few decades, but there is evidence that a change in wind patterns ... more |
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China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study
Conference travel emissions exceed research energy use
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 Blue Revolution Key to Getting "More Crop per Drop" Increasing demand for water continues to threaten the livelihood of millions of small-scale farmers who depend on water for their crops. At a time when one in eight people lacks access to safe water ... more | .. |
  Leveraging C4ISR Expertise to Help US Navy Improve Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Effectiveness Lockheed Martin has been selected to help the U.S. Navy develop technologies that will accelerate the ability of military, government, and civilian agencies to respond more effectively to natural an ... more | .. |
 Thylacine hunting behavior A Case of crying wolf Its head and body looked like a dog, yet its striped coat was cat-like. It carried its young in a pouch, like a kangaroo. No wonder the thylacine - the enigmatic, iconic creature of Australia and Ta ... more | .. |
 Latin food prices push inflation: report Soaring food prices are hurting the poor and underprivileged and undermining Latin American governments' efforts to control inflation, the Inter-American Development Bank said. ... more |
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  China frees rights lawyer but another disappears Chinese human rights lawyer Li Fangping said Thursday he was home after disappearing for five days, but the wife of another attorney said her husband had vanished amid a tough crackdown on dissent. ... more | .. |
 Workers enter reactor building at Japan nuclear plant Workers entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken nuclear plant Thursday for the first time since an explosion hit the facility a day after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Swiss Re plunges to loss on exceptional disaster claims Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re reported a first quarter loss on Thursday as its results were hit by exceptionally high claims for natural disaster damage including the giant earthquake and tsunami in Japan. ... more | .. |
  New Zealand warned to brace for more tornadoes Meteorologists in New Zealand on Thursday warned there was an increased risk of tornadoes in the North Island, just days after a deadly twister hit the country's largest city Auckland. ... 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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 Indonesia, EU sign pact on sustainable timber Indonesia and the European Union signed an agreement Wednesday to fight against the trade in illegal timber, one of the drivers of deforestation and a major source of greenhouse gases. ... more | .. |
  Britain battles wildfires after record April heat Britain was battling rare wildfire outbreaks on Wednesday following the warmest April on record, with Queen Elizabeth II's Balmoral country estate among the areas hit. ... more | .. |
  UN health agency upholds research on nuclear radiation The World Health Organisation said Wednesday that independent research on the health impact of radiation must be pursued without being influenced by the nuclear industry. ... more | .. |
 US removes gray wolf from endangered list The US government said Wednesday it is formally removing about 1,300 gray wolves in the Rocky Mountain region from the endangered species list, capping a legal battle that has dragged on for years. ... more |
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  'Hundred tanks, troop transports' on Syria highway Around 100 tanks and troop transports were spotted Wednesday massing at the Syrian town of Ar-Rastan, a major hotspot in seven weeks of anti-regime protests, a rights activist there said. ... more | .. |
  Some monkeys born with gene that protects against AIDS A certain gene in some monkeys can help boost vaccine protection against simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), a trait that could help researchers develop better AIDS vaccines for humans, suggested a study out Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Prince Charles urges US not to overtax Mother Nature Britain's Prince Charles warned Wednesday at a US conference debating the future of food that unsustainable farming methods are overtaxing nature and pushing the global food system into crisis. ... more | .. |
China rejects US group report on religious freedom Beijing on Wednesday rejected a US commission report accusing China and other countries of seriously violating religious freedoms, saying the board that wrote it should "abandon its prejudices". ... 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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Natural disasters hit Allianz profits Germany's Allianz became on Wednesday the latest insurance giant to see its profits hit by claims related to a string of natural disasters, most notably Japan's monster earthquake and tsunami. ... more | .. |
China Hilton shareholder gets life for organised crime A Chinese court sentenced a top shareholder in a Hilton hotel to life in prison Wednesday for engaging in organised crime including running a prostitution ring at the hotel, state media reported. ... more | .. |
  Internet satellite images available to all The European Space agency says it added 13,000 satellite radar images to almost 45,000 camera images on the Internet for anyone wanting to explore our planet. ... more | .. |
China sees growing demand for 'soft gold' cashmere Factory worker Wu Suqing hunches over a machine knitting a green cashmere sweater bound for a department store in China where demand for the luxury wool is growing even as Western sales shrink. ... 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 | .. |
Europe bids to 'halt' biodiversity loss Europe set new targets Tuesday to halt a mainly man-made loss of species costing billions each year as campaigners called for tougher environmental demands on farmers. ... more | .. |
Clean-up begins after New Zealand tornado A major clean-up began in tornado-hit Auckland Wednesday, as authorities in New Zealand's largest city expressed amazement that the destructive twister resulted in only one death. ... more | .. |
Britain's Prince Charles begins US visit on city farm Days after the pomp of his son Prince William's wedding in London, Britain's Prince Charles picked his way through an urban farm in a gritty part of Washington as he began a US visit Tuesday. ... more |
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