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NASA refutes drought-driven declines in plant productivity, global food securityBoston MA (SPX) Aug 30, 2011 A new, comprehensive study by an international team of scientists, including scientists at Boston University in the US and the Universities of Vicosa and Campinas in Brazil, has been published in the current issue of Science (August 26, 2011) refuting earlier alarmist claims that drought has induced a decline in global plant productivity during the past decade and posed a threat to global food security. Those earlier findings published by Zhao and Running in the August 2010 issue of Science (Vol. ... read more |
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  Clinical study shows young brains lack the wisdom of their elders The brains of older people are not slower but rather wiser than young brains, which allows older adults to achieve an equivalent level of performance, according research undertaken at the University ... more | .. |
  Nano-thermometers show first temperature response differences within living cells Using a modern version of open-wide-and-keep-this-under-your-tongue, scientists have reported taking the temperature of individual cells in the human body, and finding for the first time that temper ... more | .. |
  Climate cycles are driving wars In the first study of its kind, researchers have linked a natural global climate cycle to periodic increases in warfare. The arrival of El Nino, which every three to seven years boosts temperatures ... more | .. |
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 No Nutritional Difference between Free-Range and Cage-Produced Eggs Eggs produced by free-range hens are often perceived by the public to be nutritionally superior to eggs obtained from layers kept in traditional battery cages. However, a recent scientific stu ... more | .. |
  Eradicating dangerous bacteria may cause permanent harm In the zeal to eliminate dangerous bacteria, it is possible that we are also permanently killing off beneficial bacteria as well, posits Martin Blaser, MD, Frederick H. King Professor of Medicine, p ... more | .. |
 Cholera pandemic's source discovered Researchers have used next generation sequencing to trace the source and explain the spread of the latest (seventh) cholera pandemic. They have also highlighted the impact of the acquisition of resi ... more | .. |
 Scripps Research Scientists Reengineer an Antibiotic to Overcome Dangerous Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria A team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have successfully reengineered an important antibiotic to kill the deadliest antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The compound could one day be use ... more |
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Oxford team unveils air-powered robots that synchronize without electronics
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  EU, NATO dismiss Abkhazia election The European Union and NATO say they don't recognize the results of this past weekend's election of Aleksandr Ankvab as the president of Abkhazia. ... more | .. |
  British rivers 'healthiest for 20 years' The renaissance of Britain's rivers was underlined on Tuesday when waterways once considered polluted to death were revealed as teeming with life. ... more | .. |
  Tropical Storm Nanmadol hits China's coast Tropical Storm Nanmadol lashed China Tuesday, forcing tens of thousands of boats back to harbour and causing the cancellation of dozens of flights, officials and state media said. ... more | .. |
 Amid government denials, Eritreans flee harsh drought In Ethiopias Endabaguna refugee camp, rows of gaunt Eritreans clad in rubber sandals give vent to their exasperation after days of trekking and dodging soldiers in an attempt to escape failed crops, hunger and an autocratic government. ... more |
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Japan confirms Noda as new PM Yoshihiko Noda became Japan's sixth new prime minister in five years Tuesday, inheriting an in-tray groaning with disaster recovery, nuclear crisis and economic gloom in the ageing, debt-choked nation. ... more | .. |
  Ikea pledges $62mn for world's largest refugee camp The charitable arm of furniture giant Ikea has made a record $62 million pledge to help thousands of people at Dadaab, the world's biggest refugee camp in Kenya, the UNHCR said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Irene blamed for 40 deaths in US, Canada Hurricane Irene is being blamed for at least 40 deaths in 11 eastern US states and Canada, officials and local media said Monday, as Vermont and upstate New York suffered disastrous flooding. ... more | .. |
  Philippines to dismantle deadly garbage dump A vast rubbish dump in the northern Philippines which collapsed killing several people during super typhoon Nanmadol will be relocated, authorities said Tuesday. ... more |
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BlackSky to deliver advanced Gen-3 tactical ISR capabilities to international customer
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 Historic floods as US hurricane toll mounts The extent of Hurricane Irene's destruction became clearer on Monday as the northeastern US states of New York and Vermont battled record flooding and the death toll neared 40. ... more | .. |
Cambodia's activist monk fights on despite threats His saffron robe a rare beacon among protesters, Cambodia's most outspoken monk has been banned from temples and risked arrest for challenging rights abuses - but he vows not to be silenced. ... more | .. |
  China tycoon to buy part of Iceland: FT A Chinese tycoon is trying to buy a huge tract of land in Iceland for a $100 million eco-tourism project that will include a golf course, the Financial Times said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Rights groups criticise China for jailing monk Rights activists on Tuesday criticised China for jailing a Tibetan lama for 11 years over the death of a young monk who set himself alight, with one calling his prosecution "purely political". ... more |
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China urges end to 'cancer' of online rumours China's state news agency called on Internet sites Tuesday to stop the "cancer" of online rumours, in the latest sign of official unease over the rising popularity of social networking sites. ... more | .. |
 UN agency warns on mutant bird flu in China, Vietnam The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday warned about a new mutant strain of the deadly bird flu H5N1 virus in China and Vietnam, saying there could be a "major resurgence" of the disease. ... more | .. |
 Did hurricane of hype engulf New York? Hurricane Irene may have been a category one storm, but some wondered if hot air from the media and politicians wasn't what really blew off the scale. ... more | .. |
 Super-typhoon leaves 13 dead in Philippines Super-typhoon Nanmadol left at least 13 people dead after hitting the Philippines, and the toll is expected to rise as hopes of finding those missing fade, the civil defence chief said Monday. ... more |
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Bezos's Blue Origin postpones rocket launch over weather
SpaceX launches 29 satellites after fireball spotted in the sky
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 Irrigation impacts on global carbon uptake Globally, irrigation increases agricultural productivity by an amount roughly equivalent to the entire agricultural output of the U.S., according to a new University of Wisconsin-Madison study. ... more | .. |
 New imaging method sheds light on cell growth University of Illinois researchers are giving a light answer to the heavy question of cell growth. Led by electrical and computer engineering professor Gabriel Popescu, the research team developed a ... more | .. |
India's Mumbai hit by heavy flooding Heavy rainfall left parts of the Indian financial hub Mumbai underwater on Monday, flooding homes, closing schools and badly disrupting train services. ... more | .. |
Iran releases jailed HIV doctor: family source Iranian HIV doctor Arash Alaei has been released from jail in Tehran after spending more than three years behind bars for allegedly conspiring against the regime, his US-based brother said Monday. ... more |
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Taiwan deploys 50,000 troops as typhoon hits Taiwan deployed more than 50,000 troops on Monday and evacuated thousands of people as Typhoon Nanmadol pummelled some of the island's most densely populated areas. ... more | .. |
 Greenpeace seeks nuclear action from next Japan PM Greenpeace on Monday called on Japan's incoming prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, to take steps to protect children from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, boost renewable energy and phase out atomic power. ... more | .. |
 S.Africa may dehorn rhinos, ban hunts to stop poaching South Africa is investigating dehorning its rhino population and stopping legal trophy hunts to fight a poaching crisis that has killed 279 animals this year, the environment minister said Monday. ... more | .. |
Obama remembers Katrina, after Hurricane Irene President Barack Obama paid tribute Monday to the grit of the people of the US Gulf Coast, exactly six years after Hurricane Katrina roared ashore and inundated New Orleans. ... more |
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