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Core of the Earth melts and freezesLeeds UK (SPX) May 23, 2011 The inner core of the Earth is simultaneously melting and freezing due to circulation of heat in the overlying rocky mantle, according to new research from the University of Leeds, UC San Diego and the Indian Institute of Technology. The findings, published tomorrow in Nature, could help us understand how the inner core formed and how the outer core acts as a 'geodynamo', which generates the planet's magnetic field. "The origins of Earth's magnetic field remain a mystery to scientists," said ... read more |
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  Spiders suffer from human impact Researchers from the King Juan Carlos University (URJC) have carried out a research study published in Biological Conservation, which looked at whether spiders were more tolerant of human impact tha ... more | .. |
  US tornado kills 116, warnings more storms on way US states braced for more storms Monday after a tornado in Missouri killed 116 people, putting it on course to be the deadliest single twister to strike the United States in modern history. ... more | .. |
  Nottingham scientists reveal genetic 'wiring' of seeds The genetic 'wiring' that helps a seed to decide on the perfect time to germinate has been revealed by scientists for the first time. Plant biologists at The University of Nottingham have also disco ... more | .. |
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  Iceland volcano still spewing ash, Europe threatened A plume of ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano is forecast to reach Britain Monday forcing a change in US President Barack Obama's flight plans and bringing fears of wider travel disruptions. ... more | .. |
  Beijing admits Three Gorges Dam problems China has acknowledged there are problems with its massive Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower station. ... more | .. |
 Small insects attacks and kill amphibians much bigger than themselves New findings of researchers from Tel-Aviv University show that predator-prey interactions between ground beetles of the genus Epomis and amphibians are much more complex than expected. The study was ... more | .. |
  Imaging technology reveals intricate details of 49 million-year-old spider Scientists have used the latest computer-imaging technology to produce stunning three-dimensional pictures of a 49 million-year-old spider trapped inside an opaque piece of fossilized amber resin. ... 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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  Wireless sensor network monitors microclimate in the forest During a forest monitoring operation, forestry scientists measure various environmental values. This is how they obtain indications about how the forests are changing and what can be done to preserv ... more | .. |
 LSU Researchers Study Methods to Use River Sediment to Repair the Coast As the already gargantuan body of water swells beyond its normal manmade boundaries, the state of Louisiana is starting to see impact after having seen the damage already done to states from Missour ... more | .. |
 China fossil shows bird and crocodile family trees split earlier than thought A fossil unearthed in China in the 1970s of a creature that died about 247 million years ago, originally thought to be a distant relative of both birds and crocodiles, turns out to have come from th ... more | .. |
  Standing up to fight A University of Utah study shows that men hit harder when they stand on two legs than when they are on all fours, and when hitting downward rather than upward, giving tall, upright males a fighting ... more |
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  No link between tornadoes and climate change: US The United States is experiencing the deadliest year for tornadoes in nearly six decades, but top US weather experts said Monday there is no link between the violent twisters and climate change. ... more | .. |
 British Airways cancels flights due to ash cloud Flagship carrier British Airways said Monday it was to temporarily suspend flights between London and Scotland as a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano drifted towards Britain. ... more | .. |
 Errors in protein structure sparked evolution of biological complexity Over four billion years of evolution, plants and animals grew far more complex than their single-celled ancestors. But a new comparison of proteins shared across species finds that complex organisms ... more | .. |
  Ecuador reforms seen as limiting freedoms Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has won Ecuador's referendum on judicial and media reforms but by a smaller margin than widely expected, leaving intact his plans and the opposition in disarray over the outcome. ... 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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  Gambia jails ex army, navy chiefs for treason Gambia's special criminal court on Monday sentenced the former army and navy chiefs to 20 years in prison for treason for their involvement in a March 2006 coup attempt. ... more | .. |
 La Nina easing, outlook for 2011 'near-neutral': WMO La Nina, the disruptive weather pattern behind floods and droughts, is easing and there are no signs suggesting a resurgence in the coming months, the UN weather agency said Monday. ... more | .. |
 The dance of the cells is a minuet or a mosh The physical forces that guide how cells migrate - how they manage to get from place to place in a coordinated fashion inside the living body - are poorly understood. Scientists at the Harvard Schoo ... more | .. |
 Volcano ash forces Obama to leave Ireland early US President Barack Obama was forced to leave Ireland a day ahead of schedule Monday to fly to London as a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano drifted towards Britain. ... more |
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 Spain's Socialists look to future after vote drubbing Spain's ruling Socialists Monday vowed to stage a dramatic comeback for 2012 general elections after being crushed in local polls by voters angered over soaring unemployment. ... more | .. |
  UN atomic watchdog experts arrive in Japan A team of specialists from the UN atomic watchdog arrived in Japan on Monday to join other international experts investigating Japan's nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
 Sea levels set to rise by up to a metre: report Sea levels are set to rise by up to a metre within a century due to global warming, a new Australian report said Monday as it warned this could make "once-a-century" coastal flooding much more common. ... more | .. |
 24 people killed as tornado strikes Missouri: local media A tornado killed 24 people Sunday in the Missouri town of Joplin, local media reported, less than a month after twisters carved a swathe of destruction through the US southeast. ... 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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 Philippine bird sanctuary under threat A plan to reclaim land on Manila Bay is ruffling feathers, with conservationists warning the project would destroy one of the Philippine capital's last nature reserves and bird sanctuaries. ... more | .. |
 Malaysia probes rural town after deadly landslide Malaysian authorities on Monday investigated the rural town where a landslide slammed into an orphanage, leaving 16 dead, for fear another disaster could hit the slip-prone region. ... more | .. |
  Sandia unlocks secrets of plague with stunning new imaging techniques Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a super-resolution microscopy technique that is answering long-held questions about exactly how and why a cell's defenses fail against some ... more | .. |
 Oceanic land crab extinction and the colonization of Hawaii University of Florida researchers have described a new species of land crab that documents the first crab extinction during the human era. The loss of the crab likely greatly impacted the ecology of ... more |
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  Digital imaging software to create a 'Google Earth' view of the bladder Bladder cancer is the fourth-most-common cancer in men and one of the most expensive cancers to treat from diagnosis to death. After initial diagnosis and surgery, patients must return to the urolog ... more | .. |
 Of moose and men Country roadways can be hazardous for moose and men. According to estimates, millions of vehicles collide with moose, elk and caribou in North America and Europe each year. Moose, in particular, ven ... more | .. |
 Livestock also suffer traffic accidents during transport A Spanish study has analysed traffic accidents involving cattle being transported for human consumption in the country for the first time. Despite the "relatively" low mortality rate, animals suffer ... more | .. |
 Patterns Of Ancient Croplands Give Insight Into Early Hawaiian Society A pattern of earthen berms, spread across a northern peninsula of the big island of Hawaii, is providing archeologists with clues to exactly how residents farmed in paradise long before Europeans ar ... more |
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