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Glaciations may have larger influence on biodiversity than current climateLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 09, 2011 An investigation by the Spanish Scientifc Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, CSIC) reveals that the large impacts occurred during the last ice age maintain their effects on the current distribution of dung beetles of the scarab family (Scarabaeidae). The presence of these beetles in Europe seems to be more influenced by the climate of that glaciation than by the present one. The study, published yesterday in the journal Ecology Letters, analyzed the species richness and the ... read more |
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  50 percent increase in sustainably managed tropical forests A comprehensive assessment of tropical forest management reports a 50 percent increase in the area of tropical forest under sustainable management in just five years, but cautions that key drivers o ... more | .. |
  Dolphins use double sonar Dolphins and porpoises use echolocation for hunting and orientation. By sending out high-frequency sound, known as ultrasound, dolphins can use the echoes to determine what type of object the sound ... more | .. |
  Using magnets to help prevent heart attacks If a person's blood becomes too thick it can damage blood vessels and increase the risk of heart attacks. But a Temple University physicist has discovered that he can thin the human blood by subject ... more | .. |
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 Snail long thought extinct lives on Think "mass extinction" and you probably envision dinosaurs dropping dead in the long-ago past or exotic tropical creatures being wiped out when their rainforest habitats are decimated. But a major ... more | .. |
  Columbia team makes major step in improving forecasts of weather extremes Moisture and heat fluctuations from the land surface to the atmosphere form a critical nexus between surface hydrology and atmospheric processes, especially those relevant to rainfall. While current ... more | .. |
 Scientists identify how major biological sensor in the body works A biological sensor is a critical part of a human cell's control system that is able to trigger a number of cell activities. A type of sensor known as the "gating ring" can open a channel that allow ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Completes Satellite Downlink in Antarctica for Critical Weather Systems A Raytheon team has successfully completed the third major communications upgrade at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in support of future scientific and environmental satellite missions. McMurdo is the ... more |
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New AI process boosts material property analysis through machine learning
Chemical insights enable plastics to bond metals without adhesives
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  Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service adopts SAFEcommand Astrium GEO-Information Services is working with Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) to ensure emergency response crews have access to critical information on the front line. Hampshire FRS is n ... more | .. |
 Will the eel survive its management The European eel is on the way to disappearing for good. The species is critically endangered, and there are strong scientific arguments for suspending all fishing. Despite this situation, Swedish e ... more | .. |
  Adrian is season's first eastern Pacific hurricane Adrian has become the first hurricane of the eastern Pacific region, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Republicans accused of undermining US environment A leading voice in America's environmental movement Wednesday slammed Republicans for their "assault" on the country's public lands and water. ... more |
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  Civil war fear in Syria threatens region As the threat of civil war in Syria grows amid a worsening insurrection against the Damascus regime, there are ominous signs the bloodletting could spread to Iraq, Lebanon and Israel. ... more | .. |
  Australia back-tracks on asylum kids Australia has backtracked partially on its hard-line policy of sending young asylum seekers to Malaysia as part of a controversial exchange deal. ... more | .. |
 Watchdogs urge completion of post-Fukushima checks Nuclear regulatory agencies called on Wednesday for national watchdogs to complete post-Fukushima checks but stressed plant operators should not escape their "prime responsibility" for reactor safety. ... more | .. |
 China floods kill 52 as 100,000 flee homes Floods triggered by torrential rain in southern and central China have killed 52 people and forced more than 100,000 to flee their homes, state media reported Wednesday. ... more |
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European Response to Escalating Space Security Crisis
BlackSky to deliver advanced Gen-3 tactical ISR capabilities to international customer
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  Africa demands more help at UN AIDS summit African leaders on Wednesday called for greater resources to battle the AIDS pandemic at a summit where UN leader Ban Ki-moon set a target of ending new infections by the end of the decade. ... more | .. |
 Poachers arrested in first Swazi rhino killing in 20 years Swazi police have arrested two suspected poachers in connection with the country's first rhino killing in 20 years, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Greenpeace says Barbie is forest vandal Greenpeace on Wednesday accused Mattel, the US maker of Barbie dolls, of contributing to the wanton destruction of carbon-rich Indonesian forests and habitats of endangered species like Sumatran tigers. ... more | .. |
  Man gets death in China case sparking Mongol unrest A court in north China sentenced a coal truck driver to death Wednesday after he ran over and killed an ethnic Mongol herder, sparking protests across the restive Inner Mongolia region. ... more |
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'Laughing' insects among new Philippine species Laughing cicadas and small "cat sharks" are among scores of species believed new to science discovered by US and Filipino researchers in waters and islands of the Philippines, the team said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 IMF cuts Japan forecast, calls for debt measures The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday lowered its 2011 growth forecast for Japan and called on the world's third largest economy to adopt "more ambitious" measures to tackle its huge debt. ... more | .. |
 Volcanic ash cloud disrupts South America flights A vast cloud of ash spewing from a Chilean volcano disrupted air travel Wednesday across much of South America, as heavy rains around the eruption site prompted fears of mudslides. ... more | .. |
 Cost of AIDS drugs to keep falling: experts The cost of drugs used to keep AIDS at bay will keep falling because of the huge demand from millions of sufferers desperate for the lifeline, experts said at the United Nations on Tuesday. ... more |
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Dust and Sand Movements Reshape Martian Slopes
York Space demonstrates successful payload commissioning for BARD mission
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 Stanford climate scientists forecast permanently hotter summers The tropics and much of the Northern Hemisphere are likely to experience an irreversible rise in summer temperatures within the next 20 to 60 years if atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations conti ... more | .. |
 Higher density means world forests are capturing more carbon Forests in many regions are becoming larger carbon sinks thanks to higher density, U.S. and European researchers say in a new report. In Europe and North America, increased density significantly rai ... more | .. |
 Deciding to stay or go is a deep-seated brain function Birds do it. Bees do it. Even little kids picking strawberries do it. Every creature that forages for food decides at some point that the food source they're working on is no richer than the rest of ... more | .. |
 Managing forests requires a bird's-eye view Managers of northern Michigan forests may not see the birds for the trees - or at least are in danger of losing sight of songbird neighborhoods when looking out for timber harvests. In a novel ... more |
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 First-of-its-kind fluorescence map offers a new view of the world's land plants Scientists from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., have produced groundbreaking global maps of land plant fluorescence, a difficult-to-detect reddish glow that leaves emit as a by ... more | .. |
 New malaria protein structure upends theory of how cells grow and move Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have overturned conventional wisdom on how cell movement across all species is controlled, solving the structure of a protein that cuts power to ... more | .. |
  From seawater to freshwater with a nanotechnology filter In this month's Physics World, Jason Reese, Weir Professor of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics at the University of Strathclyde, describes the role that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could play in the d ... more | .. |
 Eight out of 10 countries using mobile health: WHO Eight in 10 countries are using mobile phone technology to improve health services, from free emergency calls to appointment reminders, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday. ... more |
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