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Caltech-led team debunks theory on end of Snowball Earth ice agePasadena CA (SPX) May 27, 2011 There's a theory about how the Marinoan ice age-also known as the "Snowball Earth" ice age because of its extreme low temperatures-came to an abrupt end some 600 million years ago. It has to do with large amounts of methane, a strong greenhouse gas, bubbling up through ocean sediments and from beneath the permafrost and heating the atmosphere. The main physical evidence behind this theory has been samples of cap dolostone from south China, which were known to have a lot less of the carbon-13 isoto ... read more |
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 Study reveals most biologically rich island in Southern Ocean The first comprehensive study of sea creatures around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia reveals a region that is richer in biodiversity than even many tropical sites, such as the Galapagos I ... more | .. |
  Missouri town says 232 missing after tornado Officials Thursday said 232 people were still missing four days after a tornado tore through a Missouri town, and had only managed to identify one of the 125 bodies found in the storm's wake. ... more | .. |
  New study provides global analysis of seagrass extinction risk A team of 21 researchers from 11 nations, including professor Robert "JJ" Orth of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, has completed the first-ever study of the risk of extinction for individua ... more | .. |
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  Unusual earthquake gave Japan tsunami extra punch The magnitude 9 earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan on March 11 were like a one-two punch - first violently shaking, then swamping the islands - causing tens of thousands of deaths an ... more | .. |
  NASA satellite helps find 17 Egypt pyramids Archaeologists have uncovered as many as 17 buried pyramids in Egypt with the help of NASA satellite imagery, according to a documentary to be aired by the BBC on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Ibiza battles biggest wildfire in its history, man detained Police in Spain detained a beekeeper suspected of accidentally starting the biggest wildfire in the history of the holiday island of Ibiza, local officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Expert discovers simple method of dealing with harmful radioactive iodine Iodine radioisotopes are produced by fission of uranium fuel in a nuclear reactor. Radioactive iodine is of concern because it is highly mobile in the environment and selective uptake by the thyroid ... 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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  Global Warming May Affect the Capacity of Trees to Store Carbon One helpful action anyone can take in response to global warming is to plant trees and preserve forests. Trees and plants capture carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, thereby removing the most abun ... more | .. |
 The role of bacteria in weather events Researchers have discovered a high concentration of bacteria in the center of hailstones, suggesting that airborne microorganisms may be responsible for that and other weather events. They report th ... more | .. |
  Studies show no meaningful difference between high fructose corn syrup and sucrose A comprehensive review of research focusing on the debate between High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) and other sweeteners finds there is no evidence of any significant variation in the way the human bo ... more | .. |
  IMF succession: China urges 'democratic' process China said Thursday the new International Monetary Fund chief should be chosen through "democratic consultation", as the developing world stepped up its campaign to end Europe's hold on the job. ... more |
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  Locke vows to raise rights concerns with China Gary Locke, the nominee to be the next US ambassador to China, promised Thursday he would be a forceful advocate for human rights while still seeking broad cooperation with Beijing. ... more | .. |
  Drag queen breaches G8 to protest unkept AIDS promises A bearded drag queen in a sequin dress and pink boa made a surprise appearance at the G8 summit on Thursday to slam leaders' unkept promises to provide AIDS treatment around the world. ... more | .. |
 Scientists discover the largest assembly of whale sharks ever recorded Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are often thought to be solitary behemoths that live and feed in the open ocean. Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution and colleagues, however, have found that thi ... more | .. |
 Long-term study of swine flu viruses shows increasing viral diversity Increased transportation of live pigs appears to have driven an increase in the diversity of swine influenza viruses found in the animals in Hong Kong over the last three decades, according to a new ... 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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 Lawmakers seek US regret for barring Chinese US lawmakers launched a drive Thursday for Congress to make an official statement of regret for the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, which restricted immigration along racial lines for decades. ... more | .. |
 Three blasts hit China govt buildings, two dead: Xinhua A jobless 52-year-old man allegedly triggered a series of explosions at government buildings in eastern China on Thursday, killing himself and at least one other, state media said. ... more | .. |
  G8 'fully confident' Japan will recover from nuke disaster G8 leaders meeting in France are to express complete confidence that their partner Japan will make a full recovery from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, according to a draft statement Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Philippines escapes Typhoon Songda A powerful typhoon that threatened to slam into the Philippines at the weekend has changed course and may be heading for southern Japan, the state weather bureau said Thursday. ... more |
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 Myanmar president arrives in China Myanmar's president Thein Sein arrived in China on Thursday for a visit aimed at improving his impoverished country's commercial ties with its key ally, the world's second-largest economy. ... more | .. |
 Greenpeace warns of radioactive sea life off Japan Environmental group Greenpeace warned Thursday that marine life it tested more than 20 kilometres (12 miles) off Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant showed radiation far above legal limits. ... more | .. |
 Anguished hunt for scores missing after US tornado Rescue teams and anguished families Wednesday were desperately searching for nearly 1,500 people listed as missing since a tornado ripped through a Missouri town, killing at least 125 residents. ... more | .. |
Radiation fears surround France's old uranium mines It looks like any other another leafy woodland path in Brittany, but campaigners say ramblers on this particular trail may face levels of radiation at least 10 times higher than normal. ... 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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As world hesitates, China stands firm on dissent The international community's mixed response to China's crackdown on dissent - ranging from public criticism to total silence - has handed Beijing leeway to maintain its hard line, experts say. ... more | .. |
  US promotes climate aid to skeptical Congress The US administration said Wednesday that assistance to poor countries worst hit by climate change was crucial to US credibility as it struggled to convince a skeptical Congress. ... more | .. |
 2020 vision of vaccines for malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS Collectively, malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS cause more than five million deaths per year - nearly the entire population of the state of Washington - and represent one of the world's major public health c ... more | .. |
  Scientists discover fossil of giant ancient sea predator Paleontologists have discovered that a group of remarkable ancient sea creatures existed for much longer and grew to much larger sizes than previously thought, thanks to extraordinarily well-preserv ... more |
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  Species reemergence after collapse is possible but different Species pairs that disappear through hybridization after human-induced changes to the environment can reemerge if the disturbance is removed, according to a new mathematical model that shows the con ... more | .. |
 Cover crop seeder pulls triple duty for small farms Farmers using a cover crop seeder developed by Penn State agricultural scientists may eventually need only a single trip across the field to accomplish what takes most farmers three passes and sever ... more | .. |
  Scientists trick the brain into Barbie-doll size Imagine shrinking to the size of a doll in your sleep. When you wake up, will you perceive yourself as tiny or the world as being populated by giants? Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden ... more | .. |
US, Russia, Japan to nix new Kyoto Protocol: diplomats The United States, Russia, Japan and Canada will reject a binding agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at November's UN climate summit in South Africa, European diplomats said Friday. ... more |
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