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Forests under threat from exotic earthworm invasionLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 06, 2011 It is widely acknowledged that human beings are largely responsible for the widespread alteration of ecosystems on the planet. A recent study by Dara Seidl and Peter Klepeis of Colgate University in New York traces the ways in which humans are the principal agents of dispersal of exotic earthworms in the forests of Northern America. Their findings, published online in Springer's journal Human Ecology, suggest that humans spread earthworms both inadvertently via horticulture and land disturbance, i ... read more |
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  Katia a powerful category 3 hurricane: US officials Hurricane Katia strengthened to a powerful category three hurricane in the Atlantic Monday, but was still too far from any land to pose an immediate risk to life or property, US officials said. ... more | .. |
  Israel general warns of 'Islamic winter' after Arab Spring An Israeli general warned on Monday that the risk of all-out war has increased in the Middle East where the Arab Spring of revolts could turn into a "radical Islamic winter." ... more | .. |
  Manipulating plants circadian clock may make all-season crops possible Yale University researchers have identified a key genetic gear that keeps the circadian clock of plants ticking, a finding that could have broad implications for global agriculture. The resear ... more | .. |
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 Protecting wild species may require growing more food on less land In parts of the world still rich in biodiversity, separating natural habitats from high-yielding farmland could be a more effective way to conserve wild species than trying to grow crops and conserv ... more | .. |
  Pakistan monsoon rains affect five million, kill 132 Monsoon rains in Pakistan have affected up to five million people and killed 132 others in a month, a senior disaster official said Monday, as the country braced for more wet and wild weather. ... more | .. |
 Depression Lee weakens over US South The remnants of Lee meandered up the Mississippi River valley Monday, bringing rain and tornado warnings as it weakened to a tropical depression, forecasters said. ... more | .. |
 Firewood Movement Leading Cause of Oak Infestation A catastrophic infestation of the goldspotted oak borer, which has killed more than 80,000 oak trees in San Diego County in the last decade, might be contained by controlling the movement of oak fir ... more |
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 Economic analysis reveals organic farming profitable long-term Organic farming is known to be environmentally sustainable, but can it be economically sustainable, as well? The answer is yes, according to new research in the Sept.-Oct. issue of Agronomy Jo ... more | .. |
 Feeding cows natural plant extracts can reduce dairy farm odors and feed costs With citizens' groups seeking government regulation of foul-smelling ammonia emissions from large dairy farms, scientists have reported that adding natural plant extracts to cow feed can reduce leve ... more | .. |
 West coast log, lumber exports soar in first half of 2011 A total of 569.2 million board feet of softwood logs and 232.2 million board feet of softwood lumber were exported from the West coast in April, May, and June, according to the U.S. Forest Service's ... more | .. |
 Grim search after 37 die in Japan typhoon Rescue teams carried out a painstaking search Monday for the missing after a typhoon pounded western Japan leaving at least 37 people dead and more than 50 unaccounted for, local authorities said. ... more |
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 Engaging land-use stakeholders is model behavior Taking land-use models out of the lab for a test drive with the people who live the models gives scientists a new way to develop possible future scenarios. James Millington, a former post-doct ... more | .. |
  One killed in Senegal rebel attack A gang of suspected separatist rebels shot dead on civilian and another injured in an attack in Senegal's restive southern province of Casamance, local officials said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  '750,000 facing death' as Somalia famine spreads: UN Three-quarters of a million people are facing death by starvation in Somalia, the UN said Monday as it reported that famine had spread to a sixth southern region of the beleaguered Horn of Africa state. ... more | .. |
  No sign Vietnam mutant bird flu greater threat: UN A mutant strain of the deadly bird flu H5N1 virus detected in Vietnam does not appear to pose an increased risk to human health, the United Nations said on Monday. ... more |
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  Tutu office 'confident' S.Africa will grant Dalai Lama visa Global activist Desmond Tutu's office said Monday it is confident South Africa will grant a visa to his close friend the Dalai Lama, who was barred entry two years ago over fears of angering China. ... more | .. |
  Greece to airlift water to Tripoli: foreign ministry Greece will airlift 48,000 bottles of water to Tripoli where thousands of inhabitants are facing serious shortages, the foreign ministry said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Grim search after 31 die in Japan typhoon Rescue teams carried out a painstaking search Monday for the missing after a typhoon pounded western Japan leaving at least 31 people dead and more than 50 unaccounted for, local authorities said. ... more | .. |
  Philippines creates haven for endangered duck The Philippines has created a protected area to save a species of endangered wild duck, with just 5,000 of the birds remaining, government documents released on Monday said. ... more |
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 Iran accuses protesters of politicising dying lake: report The drying up of Iran's largest saltwater lake is an "environmental issue" but some people seek to politicise it, media on Monday quoted the vice president for environmental affairs as charging. ... more | .. |
 Famine declared in new Somalia region, likely to spread: UN Famine spread to a sixth southern Somali region and will likely extend further in the coming four months with 750,000 people at risk of death, the United Nations said Monday. ... more | .. |
 How bacteria capture carbon in the twilight zone of the oceans Understanding the flow and processing of carbon in the world's oceans, which cover 70 percent of Earth's surface, is central to understanding global climate cycles, with many questions remaining una ... more |
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 Climate in the past million years determined greatly by dust in the Southern Ocean A group of scientists led by researchers from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) has quantified dust and iron fluxes deposited in ... more | .. |
  ATS statement regarding White House decision to delay new ozone standard The White House has issued a press release stating they would not move to issue a final standard on ozone pollution. The American Thoracic Society strongly condemns this decision. "This is not ... more | .. |
 Warming streams could be the end for salmon Warming streams could spell the end of spring-run Chinook salmon in California by the end of the century, according to a study by scientists at UC Davis, the Stockholm Environment Institute and the ... more | .. |
  Two Brain Halves Just One Perception Our brain is divided into two hemispheres, which are linked through only a few connections. However, we do not seem to have a problem to create a coherent image of our environment - our perception i ... more |
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  A Fish that Leaps to Land One of the world's strangest animals - a unique fish that lives on land and can leap large distances despite having no legs - has a rich and complex social life, a new study has found. The odd ... more | .. |
  TerraSAR-X monitors gas storage centre all the way from space When a series of images acquired with the German radar satellite TerraSAR-X - operated by the German Aerospace Center - are combined into a sequence, the result is truly amazing; even gas storage ta ... more | .. |
 Haiti political knot complicates governance: outgoing PM Haiti's caretaker prime minister warned that day-to-day government in the quake-ravaged country has been snarled by a political impasse between the new president and an opposition-controlled parliament. ... more | .. |
  'Stemcell zoo' could save endangered species: study Scientists said Sunday they had produced the first stemcells from endangered species, a breakthrough that could potentially save dozens of animals teetering on the brink of extinction. ... more |
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