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El Nino and the Tropical Eastern Pacific Annual Cycle Run to the Same BeatManoa HI (SPX) Sep 23, 2011 Phase synchronization is a phenomenon in which separate oscillatory systems develop joint coherent behavior by some nonlinear mechanism. First described in 1673 by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens, this phenomenon occurs for instance when an applauding audience suddenly starts to clap in unison or when human breathing patterns lock to multiples of the heart beat. Two climate modes dominate the temperature variability in the eastern equatorial Pacific. Generated through air-sea interactions, the ... read more |
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  Nitrate levels rising in northwestern Pacific Changes in the ratio of nitrate to phosphorus in the oceans off the coasts of Korea and Japan caused by atmospheric and riverine pollutants may influence the makeup of marine plants and influence ma ... more | .. |
  Zebras and cattle Not such a black-and-white argument African ranchers often prefer to keep wild grazers like zebras off the grass that fattens their cattle. But a new study by Kenyan and University of California at Davis researchers shows that grazing ... more | .. |
 Team creates genetic GPS system to comprehensively locate and track inhibitory nerve cells A team of neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has succeeded in creating what amounts to a GPS system for locating and tracking a vital class of brain cells that until now has elu ... more | .. |
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 Researchers chance viewing of river cutoff forming provides rare insight For University of Illinois river researchers, new insight into river cutoffs was a case of being in the right place at the right time. Geography professor Bruce Rhoads and geology professor Jim Best ... more | .. |
  Researchers use genome sequences to peer into early human history Cornell researchers have developed new statistical methods based on the complete genome sequences of people alive today to shed light on events at the dawn of human history. They applied their ... more | .. |
  Model provides successful seasonal forecast for the fate of Arctic sea ice Relatively accurate predictions for the extent of Arctic sea ice in a given summer can be made by assessing conditions the previous autumn, but forecasting conditions more than five years into the f ... more | .. |
 Aboriginals get new history In an exciting development, an international team of researchers have, for the first time, pieced together the human genome from an Aboriginal Australian. The results, now to be published in the int ... more |
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World's first non-silicon 2D computer developed
From plastic trash to solar hydrogen a practical method emerges
Auto sector reels from China's rare earth restrictions | .. |
  Radiation boost for artificial joints A blast of gamma radiation could toughen up plastic prosthetic joints to make them strong enough to last for years, according to researchers in China writing in the current issue of the Internationa ... more | .. |
 Researchers greatly improve evolutionary Tree of Life for mammals An international research team led by biologists at the University of California, Riverside and Texas A and M University has released for the first time a large and robust DNA matrix that has repres ... more | .. |
  Tropical Storm Philippe forms, no threat to land Tropical Storm Philippe formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday but so far was on a track that does not pose any threat to land, US weather forecasters said. ... more | .. |
  Kenya PM says under pressure to close Somali border Kenya's prime minister said Saturday he was under mounting pressure to close the border with Somalia as he joined other African leaders pleading for help to counter a spreading famine. ... more |
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  Guyana opposition warns foreign bauxite firms Opposition politicians in Guyana threatened Sunday to kick out two bauxite mining companies from Russia and China if they flout labor laws. ... more | .. |
  China vows to probe land sales to diffuse protests Chinese authorities have agreed to investigate government land sales that sparked days of violent unrest in China's industrial heartland last week, a report said. ... more | .. |
  Flammable gas detected in Fukushima pipe: TEPCO Flammable gas has been detected inside a pipe linked to a nuclear reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima atomic power plant, its operator said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Tensions soar among Bolivia's indigenous groups Hundreds of indigenous demonstrators in Bolivia's Amazon basin region forced the country's foreign minister to join their protest march Saturday, using him to break through a police blockade. ... more |
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AI-enabled control system helps autonomous drones stay on target in uncertain environments
Japan says two Chinese aircraft carriers seen in Pacific
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Dalai Lama says China to have no say on successor Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday said he will decide when he is "about 90" whether he should be reincarnated and added firmly that China should have no say in the matter. ... more | .. |
 Chinese target Arctic with Iceland land deal: experts A Chinese businessman's plans to buy a swathe of Iceland for a resort have sparked local scepticism, amid speculation it is a bid by Beijing to get its hands on Arctic riches. ... more | .. |
 More than 150 dead in Thai flooding: govt Two infant brothers swept away by rising waters in northern Thailand have become the latest victims of two months of heavy flooding that have left over 150 people dead, authorities said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Natural nanostructure can sequester carbon U.S. chemists say a class of natural nanostructures made of sugar, salt and alcohol can capture and store carbon dioxide while being carbon neutral themselves. ... more |
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Work with Myanmar, think tank says Western countries should engage the new regime in Myanmar to encourage it to continue with reforms, think tank International Crisis Group said. ... more | .. |
 Egypt, Ethiopia mull Nile dams dispute Egypt and Ethiopia are making an effort to settle a long-running bitter dispute over sharing the waters of the Nile River but Ethiopia seems determined to press ahead with plans to build a string of large hydroelectric dams that Cairo says will choke off its lifeblood. ... more | .. |
Japan will share lessons of nuclear disaster: PM Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda stressed Friday that Tokyo would share with the international community all the lessons learned from the nuclear accident at Fukushima. ... more | .. |
Pacific Hurricane Hilary swells to Category Four Hurricane Hilary swelled to a Category Four storm on Friday but was moving away from Mexico's Pacific coast and was not expected to strike land, according to the US-based National Hurricane Center. ... more |
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Unexpected Dust Patterns Found on Uranus Moons Confound Scientists
Earth-based telescopes offer a fresh look at cosmic dawn
Breakthrough hybrid model restores orbit accuracy for BeiDou-3 satellites | .. |
Hundreds of protesters attack police station in China Hundreds of protesters attacked a police station in southern China and ransacked vehicles, leaving dozens injured in the latest unrest to hit China's industrial heartland, authorities said Friday. ... more | .. |
  EU urges more aggressive action on pirates European Union states on Friday called for "more robust" action from the international fleet in the Indian Ocean to step up the fight against increasingly daring and well-armed pirates. ... more | .. |
 China shuts lead plants on pollution fears Authorities in Shanghai said Friday they had halted production at most of the city's lead battery plants - including a US-owned factory - on pollution concerns. ... more | .. |
  Australia bracing for whale baby boom More baby whales are expected to migrate down Australia's east coast than have been seen in 50 years after indications of a bumper birthing season, wildlife experts said Friday. ... more |
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 Uncertain climate models impair long-term climate strategies A new paper published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, explains weaknesses in our understanding of climate change and how we can fix them. These issues mean predictions vary wil ... more | .. |
 Aquarius Yields NASA's First Global Map of Ocean Salinity NASA's new Aquarius instrument has produced its first global map of the salinity of the ocean surface, providing an early glimpse of the mission's anticipated discoveries. Aquarius, which is a ... more | .. |
  If insurance companies pay out too often farmers will be threatened with ruin Insurance can help farmers to survive dry periods. However, it can also result in the long term in overgrazing and therefore threaten their existence if insurance companies pay out in periods of mod ... more | .. |
 Deaths From Extreme Weather Events Have Fallen 98 Percent Since the 1920s Despite concerns about global warming and a large increase in the number of reported storms and droughts, the world's death rate from extreme weather events was lower from 2000 to 2010 than it has b ... more |
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