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Worms among first animals to surface after K-T boundary extinction eventBoulder CO (SPX) Nov 01, 2011 A new study of sediments laid down shortly after an asteroid plowed into the Gulf of Mexico 65.5 million years ago, an event that is linked to widespread global extinctions including the demise of big dinosaurs, suggests that lowly worms may have been the first fauna to show themselves following the global catastrophe. While the focus on the so-called K-T boundary extinction is often on the survival and proliferation of mammals, paleo-botanical studies show some of the earliest terrestrial ecosyst ... read more |
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  A Crack in the Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf After more than two weeks of successful flights over Antarctica and its surrounding waters and sea ice, one of the more interesting things NASA's Operation IceBridge team has seen this year is a lar ... more | .. |
  Multiple malaria vaccine offers protection to people most at risk A new malaria vaccine could be the first to tackle different forms of the disease and help those most vulnerable to infection, a study suggests. The new vaccine is designed to trigger producti ... more | .. |
  Seaweed records show impact of ocean warming As the planet continues to warm, it appears that seaweeds may be in especially hot water. New findings reported online on October 27 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, based on herbarium ... more | .. |
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  Prehistoric Greenhouse Data from Ocean Floor Could Predict Earth Future New research from the University of Missouri indicates that Atlantic Ocean temperatures during the greenhouse climate of the Late Cretaceous Epoch were influenced by circulation in the deep ocean. T ... more | .. |
  Researchers complete mollusk evolutionary tree Mollusks have been around for so long (at least 500 million years), are so prevalent on land and in water (from backyard gardens to the deep ocean), and are so valuable to people (clam chowder, oyst ... more | .. |
  New tool clears the air on cloud simulations Climate models have a hard time representing clouds accurately because they lack the spatial resolution necessary to accurately simulate the billowy air masses. But Livermore scientists and in ... more | .. |
 Experts recommend the inclusion of rainwater-collection systems in cities Plain, sloping roofs can collect up to 50% more rainwater than flat roofs with gravel. This water is also of higher quality. These are the conclusions of a study conducted by researchers from Autono ... 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
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  Cattle parasite vaccine offers hope to world's poorest farmers A new approach to vaccinating cattle could help farmers worldwide, research suggests. Scientists have developed a technique using a harmless parasite - which lives in cows but has no effect on their ... more | .. |
  Purdue quake expert returns to Turkish homeland to assess damage A Turkish earthquake expert is headed to the epicenter of the Turkey earthquake to document and decipher why so many buildings failed in and near Ercis. Purdue University civil engineer Ayhan ... more | .. |
  Altitude sickness worst in northern India A region of northern India has been called the world's worst place for altitude sickness, and scientists say nobody knows exactly why. ... more | .. |
  Colombians elect leftist candidates in regional votes Leftist candidates won a host of new seats in Colombia's local and regional elections, results showed Monday, including a former guerrilla fighter in the Bogota's mayor's office. ... more |
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  Pro-Tibetan protester, Chinese clash in Austria A pro-Tibetan protester was jostled by pro-China demonstrators who tried to snatch her Tibetan flag Monday during Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Austria, witnesses said. ... more | .. |
  Scientists make human blood protein from rice Scientists at a Chinese university said Monday they can use rice to make albumin, a protein found in human blood that is often used for treating burns, traumatic shock and liver disease. ... more | .. |
 Cheers, fears as world population hits seven billion The world welcomed its symbolic "seven billionth" baby on Monday but celebrations were tempered by worries over the strain that humanity's population explosion is putting on a fragile planet. ... more | .. |
  Anger rises in flooded Bangkok as centre stays dry Tensions were rising between Thai residents and authorities in flooded parts of Bangkok on Monday, with hundreds protesting that their homes were being sacrificed in attempts to keep the city centre dry. ... 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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 UN climate talks 'no walk in park': S.African president South African President Jacob Zuma downplayed expectations Monday for the UN climate talks that kick off in his country next month and could decide the future of the Kyoto Protocol. ... more | .. |
  Wildfire threatens Reunion Island national park French authorities sent reinforcements Monday to battle a wildfire raging through the national park of Reunion Island, a unique ecosystem designated a World Heritage Site. ... more | .. |
 Libya elects new govt head, NATO lifts air cover Libya's interim rulers Monday elected academic Abdel Rahim al-Kib to head a transitional government as NATO was set to end an air campaign that played a major role in ousting dictator Moamer Kadhafi. ... more | .. |
  US snowstorm toll rises to 12 The northeastern United States dug out Monday from an unseasonable snowstorm with officials warning families against Halloween trick-or-treating in extreme conditions that left 12 people dead. ... more |
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 Bangladesh to set up dolphin sanctuaries Bangladesh will declare three river areas in its southwest as dolphin sanctuaries, wildlife officials said Monday, in a bid to protect the country's population of endangered freshwater cetaceans. ... more | .. |
 Beijing air pollution 'hazardous': US embassy Air pollution in Beijing reached "hazardous" levels on Monday, the US embassy said, as thick smog blanketed the city for the third day running, forcing the closure of highways and cancellation of flights. ... more | .. |
 China police detain 72 over tax riots Police in China have detained 72 people after thousands rioted in an eastern manufacturing city in what began as a protest over taxes, local authorities said. ... more | .. |
 New drug targets revealed from giant parasitic worm genome sequence Scientists have identified the genetic blueprint of the giant intestinal roundworm, Ascaris suum, revealing potential targets to control the devastating parasitic disease. Ascariasis which affects m ... 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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 Scientists Predict Faster Retreat for Antarctic Thwaites Glacier The retreat of Antarctica's fast-flowing Thwaites Glacier is expected to speed up within 20 years, once the glacier detaches from an underwater ridge that is currently holding it back, says a new st ... more | .. |
  Antarctic killer whales may seek spa-like relief in the tropics NOAA researchers offer a novel explanation for why a type of Antarctic killer whale performs a rapid migration to warmer tropical waters in a paper published this month in the science journal Biolog ... more | .. |
  Peat forest expert conducts first research on greenhouse gases on all soil types Pulpwood plantations acting as carbon sinks rather than carbon emitters? An interesting concept that runs counter to the common portrayal of plantation forests. But new research shows that plantatio ... more | .. |
 Brain imaging study: A step toward true dream reading When people dream that they are performing a particular action, a portion of the brain involved in the planning and execution of movement lights up with activity. The finding, made by scanning ... more |
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  UK environmental consulting market falls in 2010; prospects flat for 2011 The latest report from market research firm Environment Analyst concludes that the UK environmental consultancy sector contracted by 8.4% in 2010, to stand at 1,230 million pounds. This is the marke ... more | .. |
 Campaigners push for vast Antarctic marine reserve Conservationists called Tuesday for the world's biggest marine protection zone to be declared around Antarctica, heralding the possibility of a global fight over its pristine waters. ... more | .. |
 Fewer marten detections in California forest linked to decline in habitat Scientists tracking the reclusive American marten in the Sierra Nevada mountains have estimated that detection rates of marten have declined by 60 percent compared to historical surveys in the 1980s ... more | .. |
 Japan lawmaker drinks water from Fukushima plant A Japanese lawmaker has drunk a glass of water taken from a radioactive puddle inside a reactor building at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in a bid to prove decontamination efforts are working. ... more |
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