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Climate Record Suggesting Severe Tropical Droughts as Northern Temperatures RisePittsburgh PA (SPX) May 12, 2011 A 2,300-year climate record University of Pittsburgh researchers recovered from an Andes Mountains lake reveals that as temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere rise, the planet's densely populated tropical regions will most likely experience severe water shortages as the crucial summer monsoons become drier. The Pitt team found that equatorial regions of South America already are receiving less rainfall than at any point in the past millennium. The researchers report in the Proceedings of the Nati ... read more |
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 CO2 makes life difficult for algae The acidification of the world's oceans could have major consequences for the marine environment. New research shows that coccoliths, which are an important part of the marine environment, dissolve ... more | .. |
  5.1 quake kills eight, topples buildings in Spain A magnitude 5.1 quake killed at least eight people in southern Spain on Wednesday, sending historic buildings crashing down as panicked residents fled for their lives. ... more | .. |
  Rainforest ants use chemicals to identify which plants to prune Survival in the depths of the tropical rainforest not only depends on a species' ability to defend itself, but can be reliant on the type of cooperation researchers discovered between ants and tropi ... more | .. |
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  Antarctic icebergs help the ocean take up carbon dioxide The first comprehensive study of the biological effects of Antarctic icebergs shows that they fertilize the Southern Ocean, enhancing the growth of algae that take up carbon dioxide from the atmosph ... more | .. |
  Study shows evolutionary adaptations can be reversed, but rarely Ever since Charles Darwin proposed his theory of evolution in 1859, scientists have wondered whether evolutionary adaptations can be reversed. Answering that question has proved difficult, par ... more | .. |
 Scientists discover animal-like urea cycle in tiny diatoms in the ocean Scientists have discovered that marine diatoms, tiny phytoplankton abundant in the sea, have an animal-like urea cycle, and that this cycle enables the diatoms to efficiently use carbon and nitrogen ... more | .. |
  Over a billion tons of food wasted every year: UN Around a third of the food produced in the world every year - around 1.3 billion tons - gets lost or wasted, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Wednesday. ... 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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 Darkness Stifles Reproduction of Surface-Dwelling Fish Fish accustomed to living near the light of the water's surface become proverbial "fish out of water" when they move to dark environments like those found in caves, according to a study from North C ... more | .. |
  Marine lab research tracks pollutants in dolphins and beluga whales Bottlenose dolphins and beluga whales, two marine species at or near the top of their respective food webs, accumulate more chemical pollutants in their bodies when they live and feed in waters near ... more | .. |
 Change is the order of the day in the Arctic Climate change in the Arctic is occurring at a faster and more drastic rate than previously assumed, according to experts attending the AMAP conference in Copenhagen. The latest scientific data show ... more | .. |
 Growing on Fool's Gold Similar to humans, the bacteria and tiny plants living in the ocean need iron for energy and growth. But their situation is quite different than ours - for one, they can't exactly turn to natural ir ... more |
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  Paper announces discovery of 1 of earliest minerals formed in solar system In the May-June issue of the journal American Mineralogist, a team of scientists announced the discovery of the new mineral krotite, one of the earliest minerals formed in our solar system. It ... more | .. |
  Venezuela parliament authorizes new satellite program with China Venezuela's National Assembly on Thursday endorsed a new satellite contract program with China, the second such bilateral project between the two countries. The parliament published the author ... more | .. |
 Moscow court upholds ban against satellite image distributor A Moscow court upheld a ban on Friday prohibiting the Russian research and development company ScanEx from distributing satellite images of Earth at a resolution higher than two meters. Scanex ... more | .. |
  China launches rocket to monitor space environment China successfully launched a space environment-monitoring rocket Saturday morning from the southern island province of Hainan as part of the nation's key "Meridian Project." The rocket was se ... 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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  EU nuclear safety test must cover 'man-made' events: Barroso Tests on the ability of Europe's nuclear power plants to withstand disasters should include man-made events, the head of the European Commission said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Russia vows to sail stricken nuclear icebreaker Russia announced plans Wednesday to send an atomic-powered icebreaker that developed a nuclear leak earlier this month back out to sea after conducting quick repairs on the reactor. ... more | .. |
 Egypt PM to discuss Nile water in Africa visits Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf departed on Wednesday for visits to Uganda and Ethiopia that will be dominated by the talks on sharing the Nile River, which has been at the centre of a dispute between Nile Basin countries. ... more | .. |
 New cities near Istanbul to counter quake threat Turkey plans to build two new cities near Istanbul and relocate up to 1.5 million residents who are most at risk from a possible earthquake in the metropolis, the prime minister said Wednesday. ... more |
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  Iraq war general seeks Texas victory for Democrats After commanding coalition ground forces in Iraq, retired US army general Ricardo Sanchez is seeking a rare victory for Democrats in Texas, filing papers Wednesday to run for the Senate. ... more | .. |
Israel only place in Mideast for mass nude art: Tunick Art photographer Spencer Tunick said on Wednesday he believes Israel is the only country in the Middle East with the religious freedom for one of his trademark mass shoots of nude volunteers. ... more | .. |
  Ai Weiwei supporters rally at new shows in London Artists and supporters of detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei solemnly read out quotes from him on Wednesday ahead of the opening of two exhibitions of his work in London this week. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan 'prophet' unfazed by apocalypse no-show A self-styled Taiwanese "prophet" was unfazed Wednesday when a 14-magnitude earthquake he had predicted failed to materialise, saying he would stay in his makeshift shelter. ... 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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  India's top court refuses to reopen Bhopal case India's Supreme Court turned down on Wednesday a government demand to hand harsher sentences to seven men convicted for their role in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. ... more | .. |
 Arctic countries seek cooperation as ice melts Top diplomats from eight Arctic countries will meet Thursday to set down rules for opening the vast region to fishing, tourism, oil and mineral exploration as global warming melts the ice. ... more | .. |
Japan imperial couple cheer nuclear evacuees Two months after Japan's quake and tsunami sparked an atomic disaster, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited Fukushima on Wednesday to comfort hundreds of nuclear evacuees. ... more | .. |
 Singing rhinos teach S.Africans the evils of poaching Ricky and Rachel, rhinos in love, are torn apart by poachers in a new South African musical, "African Adventure", which aims to dramatise the rising toll of illegal hunting on the endangered species. ... more |
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Flood waters set sights on Louisiana oil refineries Record flooding along the Mississippi River threatens to inundate at least two Louisiana refineries and hundreds of oil and gas wells, officials warned Tuesday. ... more | .. |
US urgent alert system targets mobile phones Plans were unveiled Tuesday for a nationwide system that will deliver text-like emergency messages from President Barack Obama and key government agencies to mobile phone users. ... more | .. |
 Asia's suffering bears exploited for bile A frenzied black bear growls and shakes the bars of a cage barely bigger than itself. Like thousands of others across Asia, it is waiting for its owner to extract bile, a treasured substance in traditional Chinese medicine. ... more | .. |
 Dam project spells disaster in Chile's Patagonia: critics Approval to build five dams in Chile's Patagonia region will flood nearly 6,000 hectares (15,000 acres) and do irreversible damage to one of the world's last virgin territories, environmentalists warned Tuesday. ... more |
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