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Row over British atlas showing greener GreenlandLondon (AFP) Sept 20, 2011 A row was raging Tuesday over The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World, often considered the most prestigious and authoritative, over its depiction of a reduced ice sheet over Greenland. Polar scientists took issue with the publishers' claim that there had been a 15 percent shrinkage in the ice sheet over the last 12 years. The maps show a much greener coastline around the giant island, part of the Kingdom of Denmark. The 544-page atlas, which costs Pounds 150 ($236, 172 euros), "is relied on and tr ... read more |
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  Researchers analyze the evolving human relationship with fire Humanity's relationship to fire - including wildfires, burning of fossil fuels, controlled burns, and human-caused fire - is the focus of a report by an international team of scientists. The team wa ... more | .. |
  Plants create a water reserve in the soil Experiments performed at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) reveal that a zone of higher water concentration exists around the roots of a plant. It has long been known that roots alter the soil in th ... more | .. |
 Arctic sea ice reaches minimum 2011 extent The blanket of sea ice that floats on the Arctic Ocean appears to have reached its lowest extent for 2011, the second lowest recorded since satellites began measuring it in 1979, according to the Un ... more | .. |
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  Tibetan expedition ends with prehistoric find Yang Wang is known for conducting complex research using highly sophisticated equipment. Yet the Florida State University geochemist also has spent days hiking through the remote outback of Tibet an ... more | .. |
  Serotonin levels affect the brain's response to anger Fluctuations of serotonin levels in the brain, which often occur when someone hasn't eaten or is stressed, affects brain regions that enable people to regulate anger, new research from the Universit ... more | .. |
  Researchers Unveil Method for Detecting Lung Cancer When lung cancer strikes, it often spreads silently into more advanced stages before being detected. In a new article published in Nature Nanotechnology, biological engineers and medical scientists ... more | .. |
 Virus a potential future cancer medicine In a new project, researchers from LIFE - the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen - document that the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) plays a previously unknown dual role in th ... more |
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  Deadly mudslides hit Guatemala day after quake Mudslides in Guatemala killed one person and left 12 missing on Tuesday, a day after a series of earthquakes hit another region in the impoverished Central American nation, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Thai flood toll reaches 130: govt Almost two months of severe flooding in Thailand have left at least 130 people dead, the government said Wednesday as it stepped up efforts to protect the low-lying capital. ... more | .. |
  Two arrested over China 'gutter' oil murder Police in China said Wednesday they have arrested two people suspected of killing a Chinese journalist who had been following a scandal involving the sale of "gutter" cooking oil. ... more | .. |
 Some squids do it in the dark The sex life of Octopoteuthis deletron - O. deletron, if you prefer - is a cruelly hit-or-miss affair, according to candid footage of the deep-sea squid in its element, unveiled Wednesday. ... more |
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 Himalayan quake toll nears 100 The death toll from the weekend earthquake in the Himalayas neared 100 on Wednesday as rescue workers struggled to reach remote villages and helicopters airlifted the injured and stranded. ... more | .. |
  Digital cameras help Chinese film makers skirt censor Independent Chinese cinema has boomed out of the sight of censors because of new, handheld digital video cameras, several directors said at Spain's foremost film festival. ... more | .. |
 18 hydro workers killed in Himalaya quake: company A company building a hydroelectric plant in north-east India said Wednesday that 18 of its employees were killed in separate incidents in the weekend's deadly Himalayan earthquake. ... more | .. |
 China state broadcaster 'to revamp news programmes' State broadcaster China Central Television will radically revamp its flagship news programmes from next year, media said Wednesday, as authorities try to lure viewers away from racier shows. ... more |
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Attacking Iran, Israel brazenly defies 'man of peace' Trump
Rubio warns Iran against targeting US over Israeli strikes
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 China says duties on US chicken products lawful Beijing said Wednesday that duties imposed on US poultry exports were lawful, after Washington asked the World Trade Organization to look at Chinese tariffs on the billion-dollar chicken trade. ... more | .. |
  India orders cull to tackle bird flu outbreak India has ordered the immediate culling of chickens in an eastern part of the country in a bid to contain an outbreak of bird flu. ... more | .. |
  Insurance market Lloyd's dives into red on catastrophes The Lloyd's of London insurance market said Wednesday that it dived into first-half losses due to an unprecedented number of major natural catastrophes including the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. ... more | .. |
  Mathematician fights Bucharest's 'cultural parricide' It takes courage to defend Bucharest's rich architectural heritage against real estate speculators and corruption. Yet 41-year-old mathematician, Nicusor Dan, took up the challenge and has made some unexpected wins in court. ... more |
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 Nepal capital tops quake risk list: experts With rescue work still under way in Nepal after Sunday's deadly earthquake in the Himalayas, scientists have warned that the capital Kathmandu is a high-risk city unprepared for the next "Big One". ... more | .. |
 Staff race to save Fukushima plant from Japan storm Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Japan's Pacific coast were racing against time to ready the crippled plant against a powerful typhoon heading straight for it, a spokesman said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Typhoon smashes into Japan, four already dead A powerful typhoon smashed into Japan on Wednesday and headed towards the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, where workers raced to secure buildings to stop radioactive material spreading. ... more | .. |
 Mass evacuations as China flood deaths rise to 70 Nearly 1.7 million people have been forced to abandon their homes and dozens more have died in heavy flooding across large parts of China, the government said Tuesday. ... more |
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Unexpected Dust Patterns Found on Uranus Moons Confound Scientists
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 Italian scientists go on trial over 2009 earthquake A group of Italian scientists went on trial Tuesday for failing to predict an earthquake that killed more than 300 people in central Italy in 2009 despite signs of increased seismic activity in the area. ... more | .. |
 Zimbabwe says poachers poison wildlife water holes Poachers in Zimbabwe have poisoned watering holes in five game reserves, killing elephants whose tusks were removed from their carcasses, the parks authority said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea court rejects bid to shut nuclear reactor A court Tuesday rejected a bid by local residents to force South Korea's oldest nuclear reactor to shut down immediately over fears of radioactive leaks. ... more | .. |
  China to build $439-million housing complex in Mozambique A Chinese company is building a $439-million (322-million-euro) housing project outside the capital in Mozambique, meant to create a new a suburb for the middle class, state media reported on Tuesday. ... more |
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 Bangladesh PM confident of river deal with India Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina voiced confidence Tuesday at reaching a water-sharing agreement with India after a summit failed to clinch a deal seen as vital to her nation's farmers. ... more | .. |
 Protests mark rising environment awareness in China A major anti-pollution protest has forced the Chinese government to take swift action for the second time in as many months, spurred by a rising environment movement that is spreading online. ... more | .. |
 Japan warns one million to evacuate as typhoon nears More than a million people in Japan were warned to leave their homes on Tuesday as an approaching typhoon brought heavy rain and floods which left three dead or missing. ... more | .. |
  World can beat desertification: UN chief Deserts keep growing around the world, but the process can be reversed if governments act in time, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday. ... more |
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