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New fossils demonstrate that powerful eyes evolved in a twinklingAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Jul 01, 2011 Palaeontologists have uncovered half-a-billion-year-old fossils demonstrating that primitive animals had excellent vision. An international team led by scientists from the South Australian Museum and the University of Adelaide found the exquisite fossils, which look like squashed eyes from a recently swatted fly. This discovery will be published tomorrow (Thursday 30 June 2011) in the prestigious journal Nature. The lead author is Associate Professor Michael Lee from the South Australi ... read more |
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  Reducing Food Waste: Making the Most of Our Abundance According to staggering new statistics from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), roughly one-third of the food produced worldwide for human consumption is lost or wasted, amou ... more | .. |
 Global plant database will expand research on ecosystems and climate change A new database of plants' traits will help scientists around the world learn more about how climate change is affecting ecosystems. The availability of plant trait data in the unified global d ... more | .. |
  A happy life is a long one for orangutans New research has shown that happier orang-utans live longer which may shed light on the evolution of happiness in humans. Dr. Alexander Weiss and colleagues at the University of Edinburgh and the Un ... more | .. |
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  Culture influences people's response to climate change How people choose to consume resources and use contraception influences their responses to climate change, according to a team of psychologists. Janet K. Swim, professor of psychology, Penn State, a ... more | .. |
 First large-scale study into bird capture technique evaluates the risks Capturing birds using mist nets to study behaviour, movement or the demographics of a species is one of the most common research techniques in ornithology, yet until now there have been no large sca ... more | .. |
  Japan names more Fukushima evacuation areas Japan on Thursday recommended 113 households should evacuate from four districts considered radiation "hot spots" near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Tropical Storm Arlene drenches eastern Mexico Strong wind and heavy rain lashed much of eastern Mexico Thursday as Tropical Storm Arlene made landfall at near hurricane strength, whipping up Gulf waves large enough to force area ports to shut down. ... more |
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 Pakistan flood fundraising app brings in $56 Pakistani computer experts have developed a mobile phone game to help victims of last year's devastating floods - but despite more than 90,000 downloads, only $56 has been raised. ... more | .. |
  Aircraft can cause airport rain, snow Areas near airports can experience an increase in rain and snow when aircraft take off and land under certain atmospheric conditions, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
 European research effort improves understanding of impacts of aerosols on climate Atmospheric aerosol particles (otherwise known as Particulate Matter) have been masking the true rate of greenhouse gas induced global warming during the industrial period. New investigations show t ... more | .. |
  Genetic "Conductor" Involved With New Brain Cell Production in Adults A team of North Carolina State University researchers has discovered more about how a gene connected to the production of new brain cells in adults does its job. Their findings could pave the way to ... more |
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  To walk or not to walk Canadians aren't the only people concerned with weather, eh? A new study from McGill and Concordia universities observed pedestrians in nine cities around the world and found people are less likely ... more | .. |
  Somali jihadists battered by airstrikes Somalia's al-Shabaab Islamist group is reported to be transferring foreign fighters to Yemen, across the Gulf of Aden, possibly to reinforce al-Qaida militants there who have seized southern cities as the country teeters on the brink of civil war. ... more | .. |
 Tanzania says Serengeti highway project still on Tanzania still plans to build a highway through the iconic Serengeti park, a minister said Thursday, contradicting an announcement by UNESCO that the project had been abandoned. ... more | .. |
  China cracking down on rights lawyers: Amnesty Beijing has unleashed an "uncompromising" assault on China's legal profession, targeting human rights lawyers in an effort to head off social unrest, Amnesty International said Thursday. ... more |
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China helpless as Middle East war craters regional leverage: analysts
Israel says Iran violated nascent cease-fire, orders new attacks
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  Kenya project: making safer water to sell carbon credits To protect the environment and improve the health of four million people while making a profit is the goal of a Swiss-based company distributing water filters and aiming to sell carbon credits. ... more | .. |
  Scientists discover new molecular pathway involved in wound-healing and temperature sensation Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have identified a surprising new molecular pathway in skin cells that is involved in wound-healing and sensory communication. The new study, publ ... more | .. |
 Ladybirds are wolves in sheep's clothing CSIRO research has revealed that the tremendous diversity of ladybird beetle species is linked to their ability to produce larvae which, with impunity, poach members of 'herds' of tiny, soft-bodied ... more | .. |
 Climate Change Makes Some Chemicals More Toxic to Aquatic Life Study shows drought conditions adversely affect water quality and make some chemicals, like some pesticides, more toxic and more likely to accumulate in fish. Some areas of the southern United State ... more |
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 The Smell of Danger The mechanics of instinctive behavior are mysterious. Even something as simple as the question of how a mouse can use its powerful sense of smell to detect and evade predators, including species it ... more | .. |
 Gene flow may help plants adapt to climate change The traffic of genes among populations may help living things better adapt to climate change, especially when genes flow among groups most affected by warming, according to a UC Davis study of the S ... more | .. |
 Biocides that attack only insects Biocides turn out to be less toxic for the environment if they are subjected to microencapsulation, due to the fact that this process forms shell(s) for the substance. This is the conclusion o ... more |
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  Analyzing Agroforestry Management The evaluation of both nutrient and non-nutrient resource interactions provides information needed to sustainably manage agroforestry systems. Improved diagnosis of appropriate nutrient usage will h ... more | .. |
 Tropical Birds Return to Harvested Rainforest Areas in Brazil Bird species in rainforest fragments in Brazil that were isolated by deforestation disappeared then reappeared over a quarter-century, according to research results published in the journal PLoS (Pu ... more | .. |
 Scientists Measure Body Temperature of Dinosaurs for the First Time Were dinosaurs slow and lumbering, or quick and agile? It depends largely on whether they were cold- or warm-blooded. When dinosaurs were first discovered in the mid-19th century, paleontologi ... more | .. |
First named Atlantic storm eyes Mexican coast Mexico's Gulf coast was on high alert Wednesday as the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season took aim at a region still recovering from the worst floods on record last year. ... more |
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 Chinese firm to invest 10 million euros in Congo forest area A Chinese firm will invest more than 10.3 million euros (15 million dollars) over four years to exploit a forest area in northern Congo, an economy ministry said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 African Union hails South Kordofan ceasefire deal The African Union on Wednesday hailed a "decisive" ceasefire deal between the Sudanese government and ex-rebels in the ethnically divided South Kordofan region. ... more | .. |
 Rwandan soldiers tied to general's shooting: witness The attempted killing in Johannesburg of Rwanda's exiled former army chief was orchestrated by well-heeled Rwandan soldiers living in Europe, a witness told a South African court on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Crews begin preventative burns near US nuclear lab Fire crews in Los Alamos, New Mexico, began targeted burns Wednesday along the western edge of a major US nuclear laboratory to remove fuels as a massive wildfire raged nearby. ... more |
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