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Last dinosaur before mass extinction discoveredNew Haven CT (SPX) Jul 18, 2011 A team of scientists has discovered the youngest dinosaur preserved in the fossil record before the catastrophic meteor impact 65 million years ago. The finding indicates that dinosaurs did not go extinct prior to the impact and provides further evidence as to whether the impact was in fact the cause of their extinction. Researchers from Yale University discovered the fossilized horn of a ceratopsian - likely a Triceratops, which are common to the area - in the Hell Creek formation in Montana last ... read more |
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  Ancient rock under Haiti came from 1,000+ miles away Earthquakes and volcanoes are known for their ability to transform Earth's surface, but new research in the Caribbean has found they can also move ancient Earth rock foundations more than 1,000 mile ... more | .. |
 The rise and rise of the flying reptiles A new study by Katy Prentice, done as part of her undergraduate degree (MSci in Palaeontology and Evolution) at the University of Bristol, shows that the pterosaurs evolved in a most unusual way, be ... more | .. |
  Spectacular eruption at Indonesian volcano An Indonesian volcano saw it biggest eruption in weeks on Sunday, sending huge clouds of ash 3,500 metres (11,500 feet) into the sky, an official said. ... more | .. |
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  Major forest fire rages on Croatian holiday island Firefighters were battling Saturday to put out a major forest fire that has been raging on the Croatian holiday island of Brac for the past three days, officials said. ... more | .. |
  More than 400 dead or missing in China storms More than 460 people have died or gone missing in China since June, after extreme summer weather triggered huge floods and deadly landslides, government authorities said. ... more | .. |
  UN makes first aid airlift to rebel-held Somalia region The UN said Sunday it had made its first delivery of aid to a rebel-held Somalia region in two years, as calls mounted for more international help to deal with the devastating drought in the Horn of Africa. ... more | .. |
 Holes in fossil bones reveal dinosaur activity New research from the University of Adelaide has added to the debate about whether dinosaurs were cold-blooded and sluggish or warm-blooded and active. Professor Roger Seymour from the Univers ... more |
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  Increased protection urgently needed for tunas For the first time, all species of scombrids (tunas, bonitos, mackerels and Spanish mackerels) and billfishes (swordfish and marlins) have been assessed for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ... more | .. |
  Cracking the Code of the Mind TAU team connects neurons to computers to decipher the enigmatic code of neuronal circuits. Machine logic is based on human logic. But although a computer processor can be dissembled and dissected i ... more | .. |
 U.S. West Coast erosion spiked in winter 2009-10, previewing likely future as climate changes Knowing that the U.S. West Coast was battered during the winter before last by a climatic pattern expected more often in the future, scientists have now pieced together a San Diego-to-Seattle assess ... more | .. |
 4,800 evacuated in Indonesia volcano eruption More than 4,800 people have been evacuated since an Indonesian volcano erupted on Thursday and its alert status was placed on the highest level, an official said. ... more |
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  Researchers Study Pesticide Pathways into the Atmosphere When soil moisture levels increase, pesticide losses to the atmosphere through volatilization also rise. In one long-term field study, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists found that her ... more | .. |
  Owl study expands understanding of human stereovision Using owls as a model, a new research study reveals the advantage of stereopsis, commonly referred to as stereovision, is its ability to discriminate between objects and background; not in perceivin ... more | .. |
  Drug 'shield' helps target antibiotic resistant bacteria A new technique which targets antibiotic-resistant bacteria and shields patients from the toxic parts of an antibiotic drug has been developed by Cardiff University scientists. Dr Elaine Fergu ... more | .. |
 Major AIDS forum gets down to work amid surge of good news A global medical forum on AIDS got down to business on Sunday for four days of debate on powerful new weapons to combat a pandemic that in 30 years has claimed as many lives as a World War. ... 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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  More radioactive beef found in Japan A scare in Japan over radioactive beef spread on Sunday with more parts of the country reporting contaminated meat, four months after March's quake and tsunami triggered a nuclear disaster. ... more | .. |
 Malaysian scientists tag Borneo slow loris Malaysian wildlife researchers have tagged a Bornean slow loris for the first time as part of efforts to find out more about the nocturnal primate known for its big eyes and rare toxic bite. ... more | .. |
  Philippine colonel calls for president's ouster A colonel in the Philippine navy has been stripped of his post and put under investigation over a video in which he called for President Benigno Aquino's overthrow, the military said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Egypt protesters heckle general as tensions mount Egyptians staging a sit-in in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday heckled a general who tried to address them, forcing him to cut short his visit as tensions grow between activists and the ruling military. ... more |
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  Beijing curbs China tourism to Tibet: travel agents China is restricting the number of its citizens allowed to travel to Tibet as Beijing celebrates the 60th anniversary of the region's "peaceful liberation", travel agencies told AFP Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Dhaka and Delhi launch census in enclaves Bangladesh and India are conducting a joint population census in pockets of isolated territories within each other's national boundaries to end a long-standing border issue. ... more | .. |
 Conservationists sound alarm over macaque The long-tailed macaque is being threatened with extinction by a huge surge in international trade and the destruction of its habitat in Southeast Asia, conservationists said on Friday. ... more | .. |
  At least 25 killed during Nigerian military raid: Amnesty At least 25 people were killed during a Nigerian military raid after a bomb blast blamed on Islamists and many others have been reported missing, a statement from Amnesty International said Friday. ... 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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  Cyprus president apologises for deadly blast Cyprus President Demetris Christofias, faced with growing public protest, apologised on Friday over a navy base munitions blast that claimed 13 lives and knocked out the island's biggest power plant. ... more | .. |
 Russia wants to complete Kyoto talks: Putin Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia would like to see the expiring Kyoto Protocol extended on fair terms that do not harm the interests of developing nations. ... more | .. |
 Texas cattle ranchers feel burn of record drought A record drought is forcing Texas cattle ranchers to send their cows to slaughter because it's too costly to keep buying feed for herds finding little forage in parched pastures. ... more | .. |
 Survival struggle against Somalia's drought Dying children, hunger and overcrowded camps - Somalis describe the extreme drought threatening famine and death on a massive scale in the Horn of Africa. ... more |
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 Canada reservations need better water systems: study Three fourths of water systems on Canadian Indian reservations pose a risk to water quality and health, Canada said Thursday, citing the first large-scale study on the subject. ... more | .. |
  Swazi king endorses mass circumcision in bid to fight HIV Swaziland's King Mswati III called Friday for his male subjects to get circumcised as he endorsed a campaign aimed at tackling the world's highest HIV infection rate. ... more | .. |
 Japan to report progress on nuclear crisis Japan is expected to announce early next week that it is broadly on track in its "roadmap" to stabilise the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, media reports said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Wireless power could cut cord for patients with implanted heart pumps Mechanical pumps to give failing hearts a boost were originally developed as temporary measures for patients awaiting a heart transplant. But as the technology has improved, these ventricular assist ... more |
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