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Wildlife responds increasingly rapidly to climate changeYork UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2011 New research by scientists in the Department of Biology at the University of York shows that species have responded to climate change up to three times faster than previously appreciated. These results are published in the latest issue of the leading scientific journal Science. Faster distribution changes. Species have moved towards the poles (further north in the northern hemisphere, to locations where conditions are cooler) at three times the rate previously accepted in the scientific literature ... read more |
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  Reforestation and Lions in Greece As the Greek economy maintains its slide towards default and the global climate continues to change for the worse, one organisation, writing in Biotropica, has come up with some novel answers to bot ... more | .. |
  The measurement challenge of Greenhouse gases The continuing increase in the level of carbon dioxide and other "greenhouse gases" in the Earth's atmosphere has been identified as a cause for serious concern because it may radically accelerate c ... more | .. |
  Research finds Greenland glacier melting faster than expected Dr Hanna, from the University of Sheffield's Department of Geography, was part of a team of researchers that also included Dr Sebastian Mernild from the Los Alamos Laboratory, USA, and Professor Nie ... more | .. |
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 Growth of cities endangers global environment The explosive growth of cities worldwide over the next two decades poses significant risks to people and the global environment, according to a meta-analysis published in PlosOne. Researchers ... more | .. |
 Huntsman calls on US Republicans to accept science Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman took a swipe at his rivals and warned his party against rejecting science in an interview that will air Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Second chemical leak at Australian plant An Australian chemical company admitted Saturday that one of its sites had leaked toxic compounds for the second time in two weeks. ... more | .. |
  New tool allows first responders to visualize post-event disaster environments Using iPad mobile devices, emergency preparedness officials and first responders participating last month in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Level Exercise 2011 (NLE-11)were able, ... more |
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-chasing-condont-early-vertebrate-bg.jpg) Three waves of evolutionary innovation shaped diversity of vertebrates Over the past 530 million years, the vertebrate lineage branched out from a primitive jawless fish wriggling through Cambrian seas to encompass all the diverse forms of fish, birds, reptiles, amphib ... more | .. |
 The grass is always greener As biodiversity declines worldwide, there is concern that this will lead to declines in the services that ecosystems provide for people, such as food production, carbon storage, and water purificati ... more | .. |
  Office of Naval Research taking on challenges of unmanned underwater vehicles As the Office of Naval Research (ONR) increases its science and technology (S and T) investment in unmanned systems, a number of hurdles need to be overcome including autonomy and littoral operation ... more | .. |
  Sweltering pilgrims pray for water -- and get a storm Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims sweltered for hours in baking heat awaiting Pope Benedict XVI - before the heavens opened and a storm lashed the vast esplanade as the pontiff was speaking. ... more |
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  Harvey bears down on Belize Tropical Storm Harvey made landfall on Belize on Saturday, but forecasters said it was expected to fizzle out after dumping heavy rains over Central America. ... more | .. |
 Australia's Coral Sea 'biodiversity hotspot': study The Coral Sea off Australia's northeast coast is one of the last remaining places brimming with large predatory fish such as sharks and tuna, a study released Saturday found. ... more | .. |
  Sniffer dogs sniff out lung cancer Sniffer dogs can detect lung cancer in its early stages, sensing volatile organic compounds on people's breath linked to cancer, German researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Gunmen threaten sister of killed Amazon activist: lawyer In an apparent bid of intimidation, gunmen fired at the home of the sister of an environmental activist who was killed in May amid violent land disputes in Brazil's Amazon region, a monitoring body's lawyer said Friday. ... more |
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World faces new arms race as nuclear powers spend 100B a year
Australia says China anxiety, geography driving closer Indonesia ties
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 UN calls for tougher poaching sentences The UN wildlife trade regulator called for stiffer penalties for poachers on Friday, saying they should be treated in a similar way to drug dealers. ... more | .. |
  China web giant Baidu sorry after media lashing China's top online search engine Baidu has apologised on state television following a barrage of criticism by official media over allegedly fraudulent advertisements. ... more | .. |
 Somalia's drought 'problem for all humanity': Turkish PM Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan toured famine-hit Mogadishu Friday on the first visit by a major leader in almost 20 years, calling the extreme drought ravaging Somalia "a problem for all humanity." ... more | .. |
 Thousands await Ivory Coast toxic waste compensation: group Five years after the dumping of toxic waste by oil-trading group Trafigura affected more than 100,000 people in Ivory Coast, thousands still await compensation, Amnesty International said Friday. ... more |
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Famine-struck babies in Somalia lose fight to live With a ragged breath soft as the beat of a butterfly's wing, two-year old Mahmud Mohamed sighed, rolled his eyes upwards towards his mother, and died, succumbing to the effects of the extreme drought ravaging the Horn of Africa. ... more | .. |
  Guinea-Bissau says military reform requires funding Guinea-Bissau is ready to reform its military and only needs the international community to provide funding to do so, an aide to President Malam Bacai Sanha said on Friday. ... more | .. |
 Heavy rain kills seven, wrecks property in Niger Heavy rain has killed seven people and done considerable damage to property in Niger, the government and radio stations said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Tsunami observed by radar The tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11 was picked up by high-frequency radar in California and Japan as it swept toward their coasts, according to U.S. and Japanese scientists. This is the fi ... more |
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Voyager raises over 400 million in public debut to fuel growth and innovation
Kinetica 2 engine test hits milestone with successful multi-engine trial
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 Soft Coral Builds Strong Reefs TAU researcher discovers that endangered soft corals are also building blocks of coral reefs Scientists have long believed soft corals, one of the many endangered elements of marine life, are ... more | .. |
 New device exposes explosive vapors Decades after the bullets have stopped flying, wars can leave behind a lingering danger: landmines that maim civilians and render land unusable for agriculture. Minefields are a humanitarian disaste ... more | .. |
  Study: Human ancestors early seafarers Evidence suggests our early ancestors went to sea 130,000 years ago, more than 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
Storm kills five at Belgian rock fest A violent storm that lashed an outdoor rock music festival in northern Belgium killed at least five people after uprooting trees and collapsing two stages, local officials said. ... more |
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Hurricane Greg churns off Mexico's Pacific coast Hurricane Greg, the seventh named storm in the eastern Pacific, churned off Mexico's southwest coast Thursday but was expected to weaken and posed no immediate risk to land, US forecasters said. ... more | .. |
  Evolution, climate change: Perry not shy on views Texas governor Rick Perry said Thursday that evolution is a "theory" with "some gaps" - the latest in a string of comments indicating he will not temper his conservative views for his White House bid. ... more | .. |
  Google Maps taking armchair explorers to the Amazon Two women washed clothes in the dark water of the Rio Negro as a boat glided past with a camera-laden Google tricycle strapped to the roof, destined to give the world a window into the Amazon rain forest. ... more | .. |
Emergency aid trickles out to famine-hit Somalis In the days before Somalia descended into decades of war, people would queue outside Cinema Hodan for the latest screening at the elegant open air film house and theatre beloved by youth. ... more |
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