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Big Hole Filled in Cloud ResearchWashington DC (SPX) Jul 08, 2011 Under certain conditions, private and commercial propeller planes and jet aircraft may induce odd-shaped holes or canals into clouds as they fly through them. These holes and canals have long fascinated the public and now new research shows they may affect precipitation in and around airports with frequent cloud cover in the wintertime. Here is how: Planes may produce ice particles by freezing cloud droplets that cool as they flow around the tips of propellers, over wings or over jet aircraft, and ... read more |
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  Climate change threatens endangered freshwater turtle The Mary river turtle (Elusor macrurus), which is restricted to only one river system in Australia, will suffer from multiple problems if temperatures predicted under climate change are reached, res ... more | .. |
 Frog feet could solve a sticky problem Tree frogs have specially adapted self-cleaning feet which could have practical applications for the medical industry. "Tree frog feet may provide a design for self-cleaning sticky surfaces, w ... more | .. |
  China police harass Mongol activist's family: group The detained wife of leading Mongolian activist Hada met with her brother in north China for the first time in months, as authorities continue to harass her family, a rights group said Friday. ... more | .. |
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  NASA Flies Greenhouse Gas Mission Over Nevada Salt Flat Scientists from NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., joined a multi-institute team of researchers June 17-27, 2011, to investigate carbon dioxide and methane gas emissions from a dry ... more | .. |
 Global plant database set to promote biodiversity research and Earth-system sciences The world's largest database on plants' functional properties, or traits, has been pub-lished. Scientists compiled three million traits for 69,000 out of the world's ~300,000 plant species. The achi ... more | .. |
 WHOI Study Sheds Light on Tunicate Evolution Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) researchers have filled an important gap in the study of tunicate evolution by genetically sequencing 40 new specimens of thaliaceans, gelatinous, free-sw ... more | .. |
 Biomarker MIA shows presence of neurofibromas Neurofibromatosis (NF1) is a genetic condition which affects one in every 3,000 people. The severity of symptoms can range from benign 'cafe au lait' patches on the skin, through small tumors under ... more |
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US urges China to keep Iran from shutting key trade route
Nuclearn Deploys Gamma2 AI to Revolutionize Nuclear Plant Operations
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  Fewer bites for Philippine fishermen Fisherman Rafael Mendoza spends his nights casting lines from his small motorised boat in Manila Bay with little hope of a big haul. ... more | .. |
  South Sudans wild hope for the future Its home to the worlds second largest migration of animals, an epic movement of antelope through some of Africas most pristine wildernesses. ... more | .. |
 Nature Uses Screws and Nuts A musculoskeletal system so far unknown in the animal world was recently discovered in weevils. The hip of Trigonopterus oblongus does not consist of the usual hinges, but of joints based on a screw ... more | .. |
  Somalia drought to worsen, famine possible: US The US government has warned that a drought in the Horn of Africa is likely to worsen by the end of the year, putting parts of war-ravaged Somalia at risk of famine. ... more |
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  Surgeons implant first synthetic organ Surgeons in Sweden have performed the world's first transplant of a synthetic organ, an artificial windpipe coated in the patient's stem cells, officials said. ... more | .. |
 DNA points to ancestor of all polar bears The female ancestor of all polar bears was a brown bear that lived in the region of present-day Britain and Ireland 20,000 to 50,000 years ago, researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Tuna species urgently need protection: IUCN The reference organisation for the conservation status of Earth's animals and plants said for the first time Thursday that most species of tuna are urgently in need of protection. ... more | .. |
 US senators seek safeguards on Mekong dams US senators on Thursday urged greater environmental safeguards for dams on the Mekong River, calling on Washington to use its influence through global lenders to encourage a sustainable approach. ... more |
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Israel targets Iran Guards, Tehran prison in fresh wave of strikes
Israel says struck to 'obstruct access routes' to Iran's Fordo
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  EU considers modified crop bans The European Union Parliament voted to give EU member states the power to restrict or ban genetically modified crops on environmental or health grounds. ... more | .. |
  Belgium in crisis as Flemish separatists reject compromise Belgium's year-long political crisis deepened Thursday when Flemish separatists in its largest party rejected a make-or-break compromise, opening the door to snap elections that could split the nation. ... more | .. |
 Ivorian president names ex-rebel general as army head Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has named General Soumaila Bakayoko, the former rebel military chief, as head of the country's newly integrated army, authorities said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  More pressure at Iceland volcano than at last blast: expert Activity at an Icelandic volcano subsided some Thursday, but an expert warned it still looked ready to blow, as magma pressure underneath Mount Hekla was stronger than before its last eruption. ... more |
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 French oyster farmers return favour to Japan Twice in the past 40 years, French oyster farmers were saved by their colleagues on Japan's northern Pacific coast. After the March 11 tsunami, they decided it was time to return the favour. ... more | .. |
 Beijing halts sales of tainted bottled water Authorities in Beijing have halted the sale of 31 brands of bottled water after they failed safety tests, the government reported, in the latest such scare to hit China. ... more | .. |
 Mother of all polar bears from Ireland The Arctic's dwindling population of polar bears all descend from a single mama brown bear which lived 20,000 to 50,000 years ago in present-day Ireland, according to a study released Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Flying dinosaurs, birds co-existed Flying dinosaurs were not driven to extinction by birds as once thought but continued to evolve for millions of years, a British researcher says. ... more |
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Lunar dust poses lower health risk than urban air pollution study shows
Macron says Europe must become 'space power' again
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 Huge quake sparks tsunami scare in N.Z., Tonga A powerful 7.6-magnitude undersea earthquake triggered tsunami alerts for New Zealand and Tonga Thursday but warnings were cancelled as the quake proved less destructive than feared. ... more | .. |
 Sulfur emissions 'mask' global warming The cooling effect of sulfur emissions resulting from China's massive rise in coal-fired power stations has served to mask the impact of global warming during the last 10 years, a new study indicates. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Arab Spring and Iran As Syrian President Bashar Assad continues to defy the demands of the Syrian people for change and maintains a policy of massacring his own people, evidence has arisen of a dangerous external influence in Syria. ... more | .. |
 Australia moves on head-covering laws A second Australian state is considering a law that would require a woman wearing a burqa to remove it when requested by police. ... more |
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  Inconclusive data on salt, heart deaths A review of research on the effect reducing salt consumption has on heart disease produced inconclusive results, the authors of a U.S. journal article said. ... more | .. |
 Massive dust storm engulfs US city A massive dust storm engulfed the southwestern US city of Phoenix late Tuesday, blotting out the sun and knocking down electricity poles, local media reported. ... more | .. |
Iceland's Hekla volcano 'ready to erupt': experts One of Iceland's most feared volcanoes looks ready to erupt, with measurements indicating magma movement, Icelandic experts said Wednesday, raising fears of a new ash cloud halting flights over Europe. ... more | .. |
  Mongolia herder on mission to tackle mining firms The destruction of Mongolia's grasslands to access a wealth of mineral riches has sparked an anti-mining movement led by a nomadic herder who says force can be used to bring polluting firms to heel. ... more |
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