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Will global climate change enhance boreal forest growthEdmonton, Canada (SPX) May 18, 2011 With an increasingly warmer climate, there is a trend for springs to arrive earlier and summers to be hotter. Since spring and summer are the prime growing seasons for plants-when flowers bloom and trees increase in girth and height-do these climate changes mean greater seasonal growth for plants? This is a critical question for forest management, especially in the boreal region-an area particularly sensitive to the effects of climate change. Dr. Jian-Guo Huang, currently a post-doc at the U ... read more |
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  Ecological impact on Canada's Arctic coastline linked to climate change Scientists from Queen's and Carleton universities head a national multidisciplinary research team that has uncovered startling new evidence of the destructive impact of global climate change on Nort ... more | .. |
  Livestock genes could protect against one of Africa's oldest animal plagues An international research team using a new combination of approaches has found two genes that may prove of vital importance to the lives and livelihoods of millions of farmers in a tsetse fly-plague ... more | .. |
  Anthropologist discovers new fossil primate species in West Texas Physical anthropologist Chris Kirk has announced the discovery of a previously unknown species of fossil primate, Mescalerolemur horneri, in the Devil's Graveyard badlands of West Texas. Mesca ... more | .. |
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  Sections of retinas regenerated and visual function increased with stem cells from skin Scientists from Schepens Eye Research Institute are the first to regenerate large areas of damaged retinas and improve visual function using IPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells) derived from s ... more | .. |
  Sporadic mutations identified in children with autism spectrum disorders Scientists at the University of Washington (UW) Department of Genome Sciences have identified several sporadic or "de novo" genetic mutations in children with autism spectrum disorder. The researche ... more | .. |
  Foothill yellow-legged frog provides insight on river management River flow fluctuations downstream of dams are often out of sync with natural flow patterns and can have significant negative effects on aquatic species, such as native frogs, according to a team of ... more | .. |
 Computer program aids patients in end-of-life planning A new program developed by researchers at Pennsylvania State College of Medicine and Pennsylvania State University may make it easier for patients with moderate/severe chronic obstructive pulmonary ... 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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 Mobile animals could have evolved much earlier than previously thought A University of Alberta-led research team has discovered that billions of years before life evolved in the oceans, thin layers of microbial matter in shallow water produced enough oxygen to support ... more | .. |
  US extends relief for undocumented Haitians Undocumented Haitians who arrived in the United States in the aftermath of the devastating January 2010 earthquake in their country will be allowed to apply for a special asylum program, US officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan TEPCO workers enter reactor building Workers briefly entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant Wednesday to measure radiation levels and check for damage, the operator said. ... more | .. |
  British PM rejects pressure on aid budget British Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Tuesday he would keep his promise to set in law a hike in the overseas aid budget, despite a challenge by a senior minister. ... more |
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 Exploding melons sow new China food fears A bizarre wave of exploding watermelons - possibly due to farmers' abuse of a growth-boosting chemical - has once again spotlighted safety fears plaguing China's poorly regulated food sector. ... more | .. |
  Egypt military says no pardon for Mubarak Egypt's ruling military council dismissed on Wednesday a report that it might pardon ousted leader Hosni Mubarak or his family, saying it does not intervene in judicial affairs. ... more | .. |
  Pope urges Chinese bishops to refuse to split from Rome Pope Benedict XVI called on Catholics across the world on Wednesday to pray that Chinese bishops refuse to separate from Rome, in spite of "pressure" from communist authorities. ... more | .. |
 Myanmar frees prisoners under an amnesty Thousands of prisoners in Myanmar are leaving prison this week under an amnesty granted by the government but slammed as "pathetic" by Human Rights Watch. ... 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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 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 | .. |
  Destruction of smallpox strains urged A U.S. researcher who led the worldwide effort to eradicate smallpox says the final stockpiled strains of the virus should be destroyed. ... more | .. |
 Belarus: Crackdown and currency crisis The economic crisis in Belarus deepened as the government of President Alexander Lukashenko continued to send regime critics to prison. ... more | .. |
 US extends relief for undocumented Haitians Undocumented Haitians who arrived in the United States in the aftermath of the devastating January 2010 earthquake in their country will be allowed to apply for a special asylum program, US officials said Tuesday. ... more |
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Japan disaster not similar to Chernobyl: officials The potential health consequences of the nuclear crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant are not equal to those caused by the disaster at Chernobyl, Japanese health officials said Tuesday ... more | .. |
  US Navy recruits gamers to help in piracy strategy The US Navy is turning to the wisdom of the crowd to forge military strategy, inviting the public to join an online game in which Somali pirates have hijacked commercial ships. ... more | .. |
  Australian flood costs top $6 billion Massive floods and a monster cyclone that swept through northeastern Australia over the summer will cost more than Aus$6 billion ($6.3 billion), Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Denmark plans claim to North Pole seabed: foreign minister Denmark which already counts Greenland and the Faroe Islands as its Arctic territories is planning to lay claim to the North Pole sea bed, Foreign Minister Lene Espersen said in a statement Tuesday. ... 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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  World's oldest panda, 34, dies in China Ming Ming, the world's oldest panda, has died of old age, Chinese state media reported Tuesday. She was 34. ... more | .. |
 Mozambique wages war on man-eating crocs Attacks by man-eating crocodiles along Africa's fourth-largest river have prompted Mozambican authorities to launch a massive hunt to contain their numbers, state media said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan's TEPCO says shutdown plan on schedule Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company on Tuesday said its plan to end the crisis at its stricken nuclear plant was on schedule, despite signs that damage to the facility was worse than initially thought. ... more | .. |
 China's Forbidden City rules out plans for elite club Beijing's Forbidden City has scotched plans for an exclusive club inside the historic imperial palace complex that raised hackles at a time when China faces public anger over a growing wealth gap. ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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