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New Insights on How Solar Minimums Affect EarthGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 15, 2011 Since 1611, humans have recorded the comings and goings of black spots on the sun. The number of these sunspots waxes and wanes over approximately an 11-year cycle - more sunspots generally mean more activity and eruptions on the sun and vice versa. The number of sunspots can change from cycle to cycle, and 2008 saw the longest and weakest solar minimum since scientists have been monitoring the sun with space-based instruments. Observations have shown, however, that magnetic effects on Earth due t ... read more |
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  Controlling Starch in Sugar Factories Factory trials conducted by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have led to recommendations for controlling or preventing starch buildup in processed raw sugars and products made with t ... more | .. |
  Stable temperatures boost biodiversity in tropical mountains We often think of rainforests and coral reefs as hotspots for biodiversity, but mountains are treasure troves for species too -especially in the tropics, scientists say. But what drives montane biod ... more | .. |
  Temperature tracking device for packages may have climate metrology applications National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers are working to reduce the uncertainty associated with climate-change measurements using a mobile temperature-sensing technology made ... more | .. |
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  Penn researchers show new evidence of genetic 'arms race' against malaria For tens of thousands of years, the genomes of malaria parasites and humans have been at war with one another. Now, University of Pennsylvania geneticists, in collaboration with an international tea ... more | .. |
  Banning federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research would derail related work Banning federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research would have "disastrous consequences" on the study of a promising and increasingly popular new stem cell type that is not derived from h ... more | .. |
 Early Frenchmen enjoyed home brew Early inhabitants of France enjoyed a brew or two, archaeologists from Centre de Bio-Archeologie et d'Ecology in Montepellier reported Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Japan finds radiation traces in whales Japanese whale hunters have found traces of radioactive caesium in two of the ocean giants recently harpooned off its shores in the Pacific Ocean, a fisheries agency official said Wednesday. ... more |
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Oxford team unveils air-powered robots that synchronize without electronics
Teaching robots to map large environments
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  Chile volcano could get worse, as travel woes grow A Chilean volcano spewing dangerous ash high into the sky, sowing air travel havoc from South America to Australia for the past week, could have even more intense eruptions in the days to come, government geologists warned. ... more | .. |
  Lead-poisoned Chinese children denied care: HRW Chinese officials in provinces with heavy industrial pollution are restricting access to lead testing or even falsifying test results, and denying children treatment, a US rights group said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  The same type of forest is good for both birds and people Birds and people both enjoy urban woodlands that have been cleared to just the right degree. This is the conclusion of scientists at the University of Gothenburg who have carried out large-scale fie ... more | .. |
  Japan eyes $25 bn second reconstruction budget The second extra budget that Japan is set to compile to cover costs to rebuild the region devastated by the March quake and tsunami will be around $25 billion, media reports said Wednesday. ... more |
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 GM rice spreads, prompts debate in China Genetically modified rice has been spreading illegally for years in China, officials have admitted, triggering a debate on a sensitive aspect of the food security plan in the world's most populous nation. ... more | .. |
  UN condemns North Sudan offensive UN officials denounced Sudan for stepping up air strikes in South Kordofan on the south Sudan border Tuesday, as religious leaders and rights activists alleged a campaign of ethnic cleansing. ... more | .. |
 Mississippi floods expand gulf's dead zone The Gulf of Mexico's dead zone is expected to be larger than average in 2011 because of the extreme flooding of the Mississippi River, an annual forecast said. ... more | .. |
 White band disease treatment? Antibiotics Antibiotics, the ubiquitous cure for human ills, also may be a treatment for white band disease affecting certain coral species, California researchers report. ... 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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  US presses China over activist site attacks The United States has raised its concerns with China about attacks against a popular activist website that carried a petition to release detained artist Ai Weiwei, according to a letter released Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Curb soot, smog to help keep Earth cool: UN Sharply reducing emissions of soot and smog could play a critical role in preventing Earth from overheating, according to a UN report released Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 European forests growing, good news for climate Europe's forests have expanded over the past 20 years and are thus absorbing more carbon dioxide, a report published in Oslo Tuesday showed, offering some good news in the battle to limit climate change. ... more | .. |
 Scientists predict rare 'hibernation' of sunspots For years, scientists have been predicting the Sun would by around 2012 move into solar maximum, a period of intense flares and sunspot activity, but lately a curious calm has suggested quite the opposite. ... more |
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 Another Brazilian killed in Amazon land dispute Another resident of Brazil's Amazon has been shot dead in the sixth such murder over land disputes in the region in the past three weeks, a church-linked Pastoral Land Commission said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Google applies for China mapping licence: report Google and its joint venture partner in China have applied for a licence to operate an online mapping service in the world's biggest web market, a report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Led by China, fish farms soaring: study Nearly half of the fish eaten around the world now comes from farms instead of the wild, with more foresight needed in China and other producers to limit the ecological impact, a study said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 55,000 evacuated after China flooding China was pounded by more summer rain forcing the evacuation of more than 55,000 people, state media said late Tuesday, warning of further downpours. ... more |
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Bezos's Blue Origin postpones rocket launch over weather
SpaceX launches 29 satellites after fireball spotted in the sky
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  Japan city to give radiation counters to children Japan's Fukushima city said Tuesday it would hand radiation dosimeters to 34,000 children to gauge their exposure from the crippled nuclear power plant about 60 kilometres (40 miles) away. ... more | .. |
  India not alarmed by China dam India on Tuesday said an ongoing Chinese project to dam the Brahmaputra river in Tibet would not affect downstream supplies in the country's northeastern regions. ... more | .. |
  Italians 'have turned their backs' on Berlusconi A trouncing in referendums that have wiped out Italy's plans to return to nuclear power after a shock local election defeat mean Silvio Berlusconi has lost his magic, Italian newspapers said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Mini-submarines to gauge Lake Geneva pollution Two mini-submarines that have filmed the wreckage of the doomed luxury cruise liner Titanic will dive into Lake Geneva to gauge its pollution levels, Swiss researchers said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Japan city to give radiation counters to children Japan's Fukushima city said Tuesday it would hand radiation measuring devices to 34,000 children to gauge their exposure from the crippled nuclear power plant about 60 kilometres (40 miles) away. ... more | .. |
 Japan to compile second reconstruction budget Prime Minister Naoto Kan instructed his cabinet ministers on Tuesday to compile another relief budget to help efforts to rebuild the nation's northeast devastated by the March quake and tsunami. ... more | .. |
Fish farms spark green debate in New Zealand As a flock of seagulls swoops on a salmon farm in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds, attracted by the thrashing fish within, tour boat operator Peter Beech sighs and says: "I'm not sure this is a fight we can win." ... more | .. |
 Outside chaotic Luanda, Chinese workers build new city In an open field 30 kilometres (20 miles) south of Angola's chaotic capital, a $3.5-billion city seems to rise from nothing, a showpiece in government's drive to build one million new homes. ... more |
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