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Roundworms From the Primordial OozeCorvallis OR (SPX) May 17, 2011 They can be both a blessing and a curse, and have been around since the dawn of life. Thousands of species are found from mountain tops to smoking volcanic vents on the ocean floor. They play a key role in soil biology and help to support much of the plant and animal life on Earth. But until now, no one knew when or where they came from. And to a large extent, no one cared. Such has been the fate of the hugely important but little appreciated animal known as the nematode, or roundworm. That ... read more |
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  Salinity in Outer Banks wells traced to fossil seawater Rising salinity in the primary source for desalinated tap water in North Carolina's Outer Banks has been traced to fossil seawater, not - as some have feared - to recent seawater intrusion. Th ... more | .. |
  Movement without muscles All animals move - cheetahs faster, snails more slowly. Muscle contractions are the basis of all movements, at least according to general opinion. But there are animal groups, that don't have any mu ... more | .. |
  Dalhousie biologists interpret the language of sperm whales When they dive together, sperm whales make patterns of clicks to each other known as "codas". Recent findings suggest that, not only do different codas mean different things, but that whales can als ... more | .. |
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  Action needed to manage climate change risks Warning that the risk of dangerous climate change impacts is growing with every ton of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere, a National Research Council committee has reiterated the pressing ... more | .. |
  Doctors defy radiation woes in Japan's Fukushima When other doctors fled, 72-year old Kyohei Takahashi stayed, and hundreds of patients in the tsunami-hit Japanese town of Minamisoma near a crippled nuclear plant will never forget. ... more | .. |
 New Zealand budget to focus on quake bill: PM Prime Minister John Key has vowed to shore up government finances hit by the devastating Christchurch earthquakes in the New Zealand budget rather than making big-spending pre-election promises. ... more | .. |
  Strauss-Kahn trial could hinge on timeline, DNA No one disputes that at around midday Saturday, Dominique Strauss-Kahn left his posh Manhattan hotel in a hurry. But why - to flee a crime scene, or just to grab some lunch? ... 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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Red flag falls in India In 1996, India's most prominent communist leader almost became prime minister. Fifteen years later, his party is teetering on the brink of political extinction. ... more | .. |
  Falklands mines a running drain of funds Thousands of unexploded mines from the 1982 Falklands conflict are a continuing drain on scarce financial resources of the British-ruled territory and will likely remain untouched unless large funds are injected into the operation to bring back demining experts. ... more | .. |
France in shock after Strauss-Kahn arrest France is in shock after Dominique Strauss-Kahn, one of the world's most important bankers and the favorite to challenge Nicolas Sarkozy for the presidency, was arrested amid allegations of sexual assault of a maid in a New York hotel. ... more | .. |
 Journal retracts global-warming study Accusations of plagiarism have led a scientific journal to retract a study that condemned scientific support for global warming, its editors say. ... more |
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  Wildfire razes Canadian town A wildfire engulfed the town of Slave Lake in western Canada, forcing the evacuation of its 7,000 residents at the start of the forest fire season, authorities said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Beijing brushes aside new Tibetan leader China has little interest in meeting with the new leader of Tibet's government-in-exile, saying the former leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, remains a saboteur. ... more | .. |
 French minister sounds alarm over drought Ecology Minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet declared on Monday that France was "now in a state of crisis" over rainfall shortages. ... more | .. |
  Vietnam tests first tsunami alert system Vietnam has tested its first tsunami warning system, the builder said on Monday, in an effort to prevent a massive loss of life if giant waves strike the coast. ... 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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 Detained Chinese artist Ai allowed to see wife Detained artist Ai Weiwei has been allowed to meet with his wife for the first time since being taken into custody in early April and appeared to be in good health, his sister said on Monday. ... more | .. |
Japan's nuclear crisis timetable on track: PM Japan said Monday it was still on target to achieve the shutdown of damaged reactors at a crippled nuclear plant by around the year-end, despite damage being worse than earlier thought. ... more | .. |
 New Zealand inquest told of quake victims' last moments A New Zealand inquiry into the deaths of nine Christchurch earthquake victims who remain formally unidentified heard evidence Monday of their last communications with loved ones. ... more | .. |
One-dog policy takes effect in Shanghai Shanghai dog owners rushed to license their pets over the weekend as the city imposed a new one-dog policy in response to the growing popularity of man's best friend, state media said Monday. ... more |
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  Humanity can and must do more with less By 2050, humanity could consume an estimated 140 billion tons of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass per year - three times its current appetite - unless the economic growth rate is "decoupled" ... more | .. |
 Latitude and rain dictated where species lived Aggregating nearly the entire landmass of Earth, Pangaea was a continent the likes our planet has not seen for the last 200 million years. Its size meant there was a lot of space for animals to roam ... more | .. |
  New method for engineering human tissue regeneration If pending clinical trials prove successful, a new discovery published in The FASEB Journal could represent a major scientific leap toward human tissue regeneration and engineering. In a resea ... more | .. |
  The power of placebos They may be uncomfortable talking about it, but it's definitely going on. A recent survey, led by McGill Psychiatry Professor and Senior Lady Davis Institute Researcher Amir Raz, reports that one in ... more |
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Dust and Sand Movements Reshape Martian Slopes
Early Matter-Dominated Universe May Have Spawned the First Black Holes and Exotic Stars
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 First ocean acidification buoy installed off Alaska A new set of buoys in Alaska waters will help scientists understand how climate change may be affecting the pH level of northern seas. Researchers placed the first buoy last month. "This is th ... more | .. |
 Water for Mongolia Mongolia is a country of contrasts - in summer boiling hot, in winter freezing cold; in the north damp, in the south bone dry. One million of its three million inhabitants live tightly packed togeth ... more | .. |
 Fiji anger at Tongan help for fleeing army chief Fiji's military leader Voreqe Bainimarama on Monday accused Tonga of illegally sending a navy patrol boat into his country's waters to help a former army chief facing sedition charges flee justice. ... more | .. |
 Local tsunami alert after 6.5 quake off Papua New Guinea A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck beneath the sea off Papua New Guinea on Monday, US seismologists said, prompting a local tsunami alert. ... more |
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 Syria regime 'organised' border unrest: Israel Israel's army accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime of "organising" Sunday's violence on the Golan Heights as a way to divert attention from pro-democracy protests sweeping his country. ... more | .. |
  Danish crew free Somali pirate hostages A Danish warship attacked a pirate boat off Somalia, killing four pirates and freeing 16 Iranian hostages on board, Denmark's navy said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Flood waters diverted onto Louisiana towns, farms Residents of rural Louisiana watched in despair Sunday as floodwaters from the swollen Mississippi were diverted into their towns and farm lands in an effort to save the cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge. ... more | .. |
 Japan widens evacuations outside plant zone Japan on Sunday started the first evacuations of homes outside a government exclusion zone after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami crippled one of the country's nuclear power plants. ... more |
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