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Woollies were not picky - happy to interbreedHamilton, Canada (SPX) Jun 02, 2011 A DNA-based study sheds new light on the complex evolutionary history of the woolly mammoth, suggesting it mated with a completely different and much larger species. The research, which appears in the BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology, found the woolly mammoth, which lived in the cold climate of the Arctic tundra, interbred with the Columbian mammoth, which preferred the more temperate regions of North America and was some 25 per cent larger. "There is a real fascination wi ... read more |
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  Assessing the influence of Alaska glaciers is slippery work With an estimated 34,000 square miles of ice, an area about the size of Maine, Alaska's multitude of glaciers have a global impact. Anthony Arendt, an assistant research professor at the Unive ... more | .. |
  What fish is on your plate Low-cost catfish fillets sold as expensive sole fillets or cod caught in the North Sea but declared as originating from the Baltic Sea are both examples of types of fraud in the fisheries sector. A ... more | .. |
  Scans show it's not only sight that helps us get our bearings Our brain's understanding of spatial awareness is not triggered by sight alone, scientists have found, in a development that could help design technology for the visually impaired. Researchers ... more | .. |
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  Factors in berry-splitting in blueberries examined U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers and a university colleague have found several factors involved in blueberry splitting, a significant problem that can cause losses of $300 to $500 p ... more | .. |
 Endangered Gourmet Sea Snail Could be Doomed by Increasing Ocean Acidity Increasing levels of ocean acidity could spell doom for British Columbia's already beleaguered northern abalone, according to the first study to provide direct experimental evidence that changing se ... more | .. |
Blueberry's effects on cholesterol examined in lab animal study Laboratory hamsters that were fed rations spiked with blueberry peels and other blueberry-juice-processing leftovers had better cholesterol health than hamsters whose rations weren't enhanced with b ... more | .. |
 Egg cartons not accurate in reporting animal welfare claims If you think that you're using humanely produced eggs for your omelets or deviled eggs, think again. Egg companies recognize that most Americans care about the welfare of farmed animals and many mar ... more |
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 Ocean acidification leaves clownfish deaf to predators Since the Industrial Revolution, over half of all the CO2 produced by burning fossil fuels has been absorbed by the ocean, making pH drop faster than any time in the last 650,000 years and resulting ... more | .. |
  Increases in rain and temp could signal cholera outbreaks months ahead With recent deadly cholera outbreaks in Haiti and Cameroon providing the latest indication of a menacingly resurgent disease, scientists have discovered rain and temperature fluctuations in at-risk ... more | .. |
  Honduras' diplomatic isolation easing Honduras' diplomatic isolation since the disastrous coup of 2009 is easing slowly and one of the first steps will restore the impoverished Central American country to the membership of the Organization of American States. ... more | .. |
  US tornado toll at 134, no more missing Officials have located all the people reported missing in the wake of the deadliest single tornado to strike the United States and all 134 victims have been identified, Missouri's governor said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Brazil approves huge Amazon power plant Over the strong objections of indigenous groups, activists and environmentalists, Brazilian authorities gave a green light Wednesday to what will be the world's third largest hydroelectric plant and dam. ... more | .. |
  Obama has 'deep concern' over Sudan forces in Abyei Top White House aide John Brennan Wednesday voiced President Barack Obama's "deep concern" to Sudanese leaders at the presence of armed forces in the flashpoint region of Abyei, US officials said. ... more | .. |
  Japan's PM faces no-confidence motion Japan's centre-left prime minister, struggling with the quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster recovery and a flagging economy, had a no-confidence motion tabled against him by his opponents Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Haiti report shines light on rush to inflate death tolls An explosive report questioning the death toll from Haiti's earthquake has experts slamming "back-of-the-envelope calculations" that artificially inflate figures in times of crisis. ... more |
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  Mayors reach climate deal with World Bank Leaders of the C40 Mayors Summit on climate change said Wednesday the group had reached a financing agreement with the World Bank to help the world's major cities better adapt to climate change ... more | .. |
 IAEA says Japan underestimated tsunami threat Japan underestimated the hazard posed by tsunamis to nuclear plants, the UN atomic watchdog said on Wednesday, while praising Tokyo's response to the March 11 disaster as "exemplary". ... more | .. |
  Top US official warns of 'heavy' hurricane season US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned Wednesday that a "heavy" US hurricane season could be in store, after briefing President Barack Obama on latest forecasts. ... more | .. |
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  5 new hot spots where medicine and technology will converge Medicine and technology are converging in patient care at a faster pace than most people realize. Space age advancements from point-of-care health technologies like telemedicine to medical robots pe ... more | .. |
  Japan Earthquake Appears to Increase Quake Risk Elsewhere in the Country Japan's recent magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which triggered a devastating tsunami, relieved stress along part of the quake fault but also has contributed to the build up of stress in other areas, putti ... more |
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 Experts create first legal roadmap to tackle local ocean acidification hotspots Coastal communities hard hit by ocean acidification hotspots have more options than they may realize, says an interdisciplinary team of science and legal experts. In a paper published in the j ... more | .. |
 High risk of Parkinson's disease for people exposed to pesticides near workplace In April 2009, researchers at UCLA announced they had discovered a link between Parkinson's disease and two chemicals commonly sprayed on crops to fight pests. That epidemiological study didn' ... more | .. |
 Two Greenland Glaciers Lose Enough Ice To Fill Lake Erie A new study aimed at refining the way scientists measure ice loss in Greenland is providing a "high-definition picture" of climate-caused changes on the island. And the picture isn't pretty. In the ... more | .. |
 Human impacts of rising oceans will extend well beyond coasts Identifying the human impact of rising sea levels is far more complex than just looking at coastal cities on a map. Rather, estimates that are based on current, static population data can greatly mi ... more |
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 Tiny bubbles signal severe impacts to coral reefs worldwide A new study from University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science scientists Chris Langdon, Remy Okazaki and Nancy Muehllehner and colleagues from the Australian Institut ... more | .. |
 20 former world leaders discuss looming water crisis Twenty former heads of state, including former US president Bill Clinton, warned Tuesday of an impending "water crisis" and agreed to establish a panel that will tackle a worldwide leadership gap on the issue. ... more | .. |
When it comes to warm-up less is more for athletes University of Calgary Faculty of Kinesiology researcher Elias Tomaras says the idea came to him while watching track and field sprinters warm-up for a race. "If you watch sprinters, short dist ... more | .. |
 Dogs in motion Zoologists of Jena University have presented the results of the most extensive study worldwide concerning the motion of dogs and demonstrate precise insights into their course of movement for the fi ... more |
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