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Genetic research confirms that non-Africans are part NeanderthalMontreal, Canada (SPX) Jul 22, 2011 Some of the human X chromosome originates from Neanderthals and is found exclusively in people outside Africa, according to an international team of researchers led by Damian Labuda of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Montreal and the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center. The research was published in the July issue of Molecular Biology and Evolution. "This confirms recent findings suggesting that the two populations interbred," says Dr. Labuda. His team places the timing of such in ... read more |
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  What keeps the Earth cooking? What spreads the sea floors and moves the continents? What melts iron in the outer core and enables the Earth's magnetic field? Heat. Geologists have used temperature measurements from more than 20, ... more | .. |
  Climate Adaptation of Rice Rice - which provides nearly half the daily calories for the world's population - could become adapted to climate change and some catastrophic events by colonizing its seeds or plants with the spore ... more | .. |
  Japan eyes $291 bln for reconstruction: reports The Japanese government estimates it will need to spend $291 billion in the next decade to rebuild areas destroyed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, local reports said Thursday. ... more | .. |
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  Batman Bacteria Bacteria use various appendages to move across surfaces prior to forming multicellular bacterial biofilms. Some species display a particularly jerky form of movement known as "twitching" motility, w ... more | .. |
  Future fire - still a wide open climate question How the frequency and intensity of wildfires and intentional biomass burning will change in a future climate requires closer scientific attention, according to CSIRO's Dr Melita Keywood. Dr Ke ... more | .. |
 Loss of large predators disrupting multiple plant, animal and human ecosystems The enormous decline of large, apex predators and "consumers" ranging from wolves to lions, sharks and sea otters may represent the most powerful impacts humans have ever had on Earth's ecosystems, ... more | .. |
  Spread Of Fungus-Farming Beetles Is Bad News For Trees North Carolina State University researchers have found that a subset of fungus-farming ambrosia beetles may be in the early stages of a global epidemic threatening a number of economically important ... more |
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 Speed limit on babies' vision Babies have far less ability to recognize rapidly changing images than adults, according to research from the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain. The results show that while infants can perceive fli ... more | .. |
 Tiny robots could find nuclear plant leaks Small, spherical robots with a camera could someday navigate the underground pipes of a nuclear reactor to check for corrosion or leaks, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
 The Future of Cover Crops Winter cover crops are an important component of nutrient cycling, soil cover and organic matter content. Although its benefits are well documented, cover crop use in farming systems is relatively l ... more | .. |
 Wood products part of winning carbon-emissions equation Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to grow, so forests have long been proposed as a way to offset climate change. But rather than just letting the forest sit there for a hundred o ... more |
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 Forest fires destroy a tenth of Greece in 25 years: report Forest fires have devastated more than 10 percent of Greek territory in a 25-year period, mostly in the southern Peloponnese peninsula, a report published Thursday said. ... more | .. |
  UN determined to back Guinea army reform after attack The United Nations is more determined than ever to support military reforms in Guinea after an attack against President Alpha Conde, the organisation's top envoy to the region said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Japan names more Fukushima evacuation areas Japan on Thursday recommended 59 more households should evacuate from four areas considered radiation "hot spots" near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Swaziland AIDS activists march for drugs About 100 Swazi AIDS activists Thursday marched to the finance ministry to demand that the kingdom not allow a crippling financial crisis to interrupt the supply of life-saving drugs. ... 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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 I.Coast leader urges army to 'clean up' its ranks Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara called on the new army Thursday to "clean up" its ranks as alleged violations continue three months after the end of the post-electoral crisis. ... more | .. |
  Hurricane Dora strengthens away from Mexico coast Giant hurricane Dora grew in strength as it roared along Mexico's Pacific coast Thursday, but was expected to remain offshore, US and Mexican weather services said. ... more | .. |
  Ecuador libel case, jailing, draws worldwide criticism Media organizations around the world Thursday denounced a court decision in Ecuador that saw four from the newspaper industry sent to prison and imposed a fine of $40 million for libel against President Rafael Correa. ... more | .. |
  UN says climate change threatens world security Climate change is generating an "unholy brew" of extreme weather events that threaten global security, the UN chief said Wednesday as the Security Council recognized the issue's potential effect on world peace. ... more |
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 Ethiopian peacekeepers to deploy in Sudan's Abyei Ethiopian peacekeepers have started to arrive in Sudan's flashpoint Abyei region and will begin operations by the end of the week, official media reported Thursday, paving the way for the army's withdrawal. ... more | .. |
 Japan's contaminated beef scare widens A scare over radiation-tainted Japanese beef deepened Thursday with the number of cattle thought to have been contaminated and shipped around the country rising to nearly 1,500, reports said. ... more | .. |
 Kenyan herders flee as cattle die in Horn of Africa drought Abdi Seikh Musa was once a flourishing livestock herder, but now, as extreme drought grips the Horn of Africa, his animals are dying as the people of northern Kenya struggle for survival. ... more | .. |
  Deal signed for space-based imaging Thales Alenia Space Italia will study the definition and feasibility of Europe's Multinational Space-based Imaging System . ... 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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Greenpeace Australia raided over GM wheat action Australian police on Thursday raided the Sydney offices of Greenpeace over their destruction of an experimental crop of genetically modified wheat at a government research farm. ... more | .. |
  US threatens Iceland with sanctions over whaling The United States on Wednesday threatened Iceland with economic sanctions over its commercial whaling, accusing the country of undermining international efforts to preserve the ocean giants. ... more | .. |
  China sub makes first dive to below 4,000m A Chinese submersible conducted the country's deepest manned dive ever Thursday in the latest milestone for China's deep-sea ambitions as it seeks to exploit the vast resources of the ocean floor. ... more | .. |
  One-third of central Catalan coast is very vulnerable to storm impact Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) have developed a method for evaluating the vulnerability of coastal regions to the impact of storms. The method, which has been applied ... more |
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 Sea urchins cannot control invasive seaweeds Exotic marine species, including giant seaweeds, are spreading fast, with harmful effects on native species, and are increasingly affecting the biodiversity of the Mediterranean seabed. Some native ... more | .. |
  Researchers Examine Way to Undercut Dust Emissions There is literally a way to undercut dust emissions in the very driest parts of the Pacific Northwest's Columbia Plateau region, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist. ... more | .. |
 Dry onion skin has a use More than 500,000 tonnes of onion waste are thrown away in the European Union each year. However, scientists say this could have a use as food ingredients. The brown skin and external layers are ric ... more | .. |
  China stands firm against Tibet separatism The man destined to take over the leadership of China said he will "smash" any plan to undermine Tibet's place within China. ... more |
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