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"Albedo effect" in forests can cause added warming, bonus coolingCorvallis OR (SPX) Oct 21, 2011 Wildfire, insect outbreaks and hurricanes destroy huge amounts of forest every year and increase the amount of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere, but scientists are now learning more about another force that can significantly affect their climate impact. Researchers conclude in a new study that the albedo effect, which controls the amount of energy reflected back into space, is important in the climatic significance of several types of major forest disturbances. In some cases - mostly i ... read more |
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  Blame backbone fractures on evolution, not osteoporosis Osteoporosis is blamed for backbone fractures. The real culprit could well be our own vertebrae, which evolved to absorb the pounding of upright walking, researchers at Case Western Reserve Universi ... more | .. |
  Boeing Delivers 50,000th CSEL Search and Rescue Communications System The Boeing Company has delivered the 50,000th Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) combat search and rescue communications system to the U.S. joint services. The expanded use of this system w ... more | .. |
 Cells are crawling all over our bodies, but how? For better and for worse, human health depends on a cell's motility - the ability to crawl from place to place. In every human body, millions of cells -are crawling around doing mostly good deeds -- ... more | .. |
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  Home washing machines: Source of potentially harmful ocean 'microplastic' pollution Scientists are reporting that household washing machines seem to be a major source of so-called "microplastic" pollution - bits of polyester and acrylic smaller than the head of a pin - that they no ... more | .. |
  New models to aid hurricane-evacuation planning Researchers are developing detailed models to predict how populations behave during hurricane evacuations to better plan for the disasters. The models will be used by public policymakers to improve ... more | .. |
  New, higher estimates of endangered humpback whales in the North Pacific Scientists have increased the estimate on the number of humpback whales in the North Pacific Ocean in a paper published in the journal Marine Mammal Science. The increase follows a refined sta ... more | .. |
 'Generation Squeezed': today's family staggering under the pressure Canadian parents today are raising families with less money and time than the Baby Boomer generation even though the country's economy has doubled in size since 1976, says a new study released at th ... more |
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'No doubt' Canadian firm will be first to extract deep sea minerals: CEO
Tabletop particle blaster: How tiny nozzles and lasers could replace giant accelerators
Set it and forget it: Autonomous structures can be programmed to jump days in advance | .. |
  Canadian scientists map the cannabis genome A team of Canadian researchers has sequenced the genome of Cannabis sativa, the plant that produces both industrial hemp and marijuana, and in the process revealed the genetic changes that led to th ... more | .. |
 Pollutants linked to a 450 percent increase in risk of birth defects Pesticides and pollutants are related to an alarming 450 percent increase in the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly in rural China, according to scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and ... more | .. |
 Bolivia natives, president in talks stand-off Bolivian President Evo Morales and natives who have marched all the way from the Amazon to protect their ancestral homeland from a government road project were at loggerheads early Friday over talks. ... more | .. |
  Kenya, Uganda snared in Battle for Africa Five years after Ethiopia invaded Somalia, with U.S. backing, Kenya has sent its troops and tanks into its lawless neighbor with a similar objective: setting up a border buffer zone to block Somalia's jihadists. ... more |
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 Outside View: Japan woos U.S. biotech A delegation of Japanese biotech executives will be in the Washington suburbs this month in hopes of wooing business and corporate partners in Montgomery County, Md., one of the most affluent districts in the United States and which is home to countless numbers of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. ... more | .. |
  Ohio under pressure to pass wildlife law The US state of Ohio came under pressure Thursday to quickly regulate the trade in "exotic" animals after dozens of lions, bears and rare tigers freed by their suicidal owner had to be killed. ... more | .. |
  Polar bear habitats expected to shrink dramatically: Habitats of polar bears are expected to shrink dramatically over the coming decades, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned Thursday, urging immediate action to save the Arctic animals. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong's pampered pooches take yoga classes Hong Kong's pampered canines may have their own spas complete with jacuzzis and massage, but it can still be difficult for a dog to find inner peace. Help is now at hand in the shape of yoga instructor Suzette Ackermann and her yoga class - for dogs. ... more |
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Iran FM warns Europe against 'strategic mistake' at IAEA; Iran obtained 'sensitive' Israeli intel
DOD is investigating Hegseth's staffers over Houthi-strikes chats
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  Immolations spark fear in China's Tibetan Buddhists A Tibetan lama in southwest China dodges questions about a wave of self-immolations in the region, saying his monks are forbidden even to speak about the protests against religious repression. ... more | .. |
Chinese hit and run toddler dies A Chinese toddler who was ignored by at least 18 passers-by as she lay bleeding and unconscious in the street, has died, the hospital treating her said Friday, in an incident that has shocked the nation. ... more | .. |
 US says raising Tibet concerns with China The United States said Wednesday it has raised concerns about human rights in Tibet with China as it renewed its call on Beijing to address its policies amid a wave of self-immolations by monks. ... more | .. |
 Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior III makes maiden voyage Purpose-built, ultra-modern and ready to fight environmental destruction on the high seas, Greenpeace's latest campaign ship, Rainbow Warrior III, made its maiden voyage Wednesday. ... more |
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  Disease risk climbs after deadly Central America rains Health authorities warned Wednesday of virus outbreaks and food shortages throughout Central America as tolls rose from heavy rains that brought raging floods and landslides to the region. ... more | .. |
 Police take control of Britain's biggest traveller site Riot police have gained control of Britain's biggest illegal travellers' site after meeting violent resistance and a barrage of missiles on entering the camp . ... more | .. |
  Has our violent history led to an evolved preference for physically strong political leaders? New research into evolutionary psychology suggests that physical stature affects our preferences in political leadership. The paper, published in Social Science Quarterly, reveals that a preference ... more | .. |
 Farmland floods do not raise levels of potentially harmful flame retardants in milk As millions of acres of farmland in the U.S. Midwest and South recover from Mississippi River flooding, scientists report that river flooding can increase levels of potentially harmful flame retarda ... more |
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Trump-Musk showdown threatens US space plans
Japanese company aborts Moon mission after assumed crash-landing
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  Study identifies molecules used by certain species of seaweed to harm corals Scientists for the first time have identified and mapped the chemical structure of molecules used by certain species of marine seaweed to kill or inhibit the growth of reef-building coral. Chemicals ... more | .. |
 Sudden drop in Somali arrivals in Kenya: UNHCR The UN refugees agency said Friday that the number of Somalis fleeing to Kenya's Dadaab camp was falling, likely either due to military operations at the border or strong rains in the region. ... more | .. |
 Google Earth typhoid maps reveal secrets of disease outbreaks In the mid-nineteenth century, John Snow mapped cases of cholera in Soho, London, and traced the source of the outbreak to a contaminated water pump. Now, in a twenty-first century equivalent, scien ... more | .. |
 Protecting the brain when energy runs low Researchers from the Universities of Leeds, Edinburgh and Dundee have shed new light on the way that the brain protects itself from harm when 'running on empty.' The findings could lead to new treat ... more |
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 Thai flooding crisis scares off tourists Thailand's flood crisis is taking its toll on the kingdom's lucrative tourism sector, scaring off nervous holiday-makers even though the most popular destinations remain unscathed. ... more | .. |
 Thai PM tells Bangkok to move belongings to safety Millions of jittery Bangkok residents were warned Friday to move their belongings higher up after the government admitted it was failing in its battle to hold back huge floods just north of the city. ... more | .. |
 Thai floodwaters spill into northern Bangkok Millions of nervous Bangkok residents were warned Friday to move their belongings to safety as the kingdom's worst floods in decades began pouring into the northern outskirts of the sprawling city. ... more | .. |
 Japan cabinet approves $156 bn recovery budget Japan's cabinet on Friday approved an extra 12-trillion-yen ($156 billion) draft budget to finance measures to reconstruct tsunami-hit regions and help companies fight the strong yen. ... more |
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