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India flexible on climate talks?Durban, South Africa (UPI) Dec 7, 2011 India is open to ideas put forth at U.N. climate talks in South Africa but still needs reassurance from the developed world on emissions cuts, the country's climate negotiator said. I have come to Durban with an open mind," said Indian Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan at the United-Nations-sponsored climate change conference in South Africa, in reference to the demands for a new legally binding treaty by the European Union, Japan and other countries. "But I would like to know whet ... read more |
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  Changes in the path of brain development make human brains unique How the human brain and human cognitive abilities evolved in less than six million years has long puzzled scientists. A new study conducted by scientists in China and Germany, and published December ... more | .. |
  Lava Fingerprinting Reveals Differences Between Hawaii's Twin Volcanoes Hawaii's main volcano chains--the Loa and Kea trends--have distinct sources of magma and unique plumbing systems connecting them to the Earth's deep mantle, according to UBC research published this ... more | .. |
  'Skin Bones' Helped Large Dinosaurs Survive for a Time Bones contained entirely within the skin of some of the largest dinosaurs on Earth might have stored vital minerals to help the massive creatures survive and bear their young in tough times, accordi ... more | .. |
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  Where Antarctic predatory seabirds overwinter In order to identify the flight routes of the birds, postgraduate Matthias Kopp, under the guidance of Dr. Peter, equipped South Polar skuas with geolocators in their breeding areas on King George I ... more | .. |
  Penn and Brown researchers demonstrate earthquake friction effect at the nanoscale Earthquakes are some of the most daunting natural disasters that scientists try to analyze. Though the earth's major fault lines are well known, there is little scientists can do to predict when an ... more | .. |
 Early Earth may have been prone to deep freezes Two University of Colorado Boulder researchers who have adapted a three-dimensional, general circulation model of Earth's climate to a time some 2.8 billion years ago when the sun was significantly ... more | .. |
 Tropical sea temperatures influence melting in Antarctica Accelerated melting of two fast-moving outlet glaciers that drain Antarctic ice into the Amundsen Sea Embayment is likely the result, in part, of an increase in sea-surface temperatures in the tropi ... more |
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US seeks deals for Alaska energy as Asia representatives visit
Czechs sign nuclear deal with S.Korea firm KHNP: PM
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 Global warming not slowing down Researchers have added further clarity to the global climate trend, proving that global warming is showing no signs of slowing down and that further increases are to be expected in the next few deca ... more | .. |
 Merging Tsunami Doubled Japan Destruction NASA and Ohio State University researchers have discovered the major tsunami generated by the March 2011 Tohoku-Oki quake centered off northeastern Japan was a long-hypothesized "merging tsunami." T ... more | .. |
 Thailand eyes migrant influx for flood recovery Thailand is considering accepting tens of thousands of foreign workers from Myanmar and other countries as factories reopen following a devastating flood crisis, an official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Beijing under pressure to change pollution measuring More than 1,500 people have contacted China's environment ministry to urge rapid changes in the way it monitors pollution, amid accusations authorities are underplaying the problem. ... more |
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  Scotland in lockdown as huge storm sweeps in Scotland closed schools and travellers were warned to expect disruption on key routes Thursday due to gale-force winds, as Britain's first major winter storm of the season swept in. ... more | .. |
  Satellite Data Shows that Kirtland's Warblers Prefer Forests After Fire Kirtland's warblers are an endangered species of lightweight little birds with bright yellow-bellies that summer in North America and winter in the Bahamas. But be it their winter or their summer ho ... more | .. |
  Skiers welcome snow to Swiss slopes Swiss ski enthusiasts are breathing a sigh of relief after heavy snow finally hit the slopes, kicking off the winter season in earnest. ... more | .. |
  Ecologists fume as Brazil Senate OKs forestry reform The Brazilian Senate has passed a forestry reform bill which is backed by the country's powerful agribusiness sector but opposed by environmentalists who see it as a threat to preservation of the Amazon. ... more |
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Ukraine war 'existential', Russia says, launching revenge strikes
'Aces up the sleeve': Ukraine drone attacks in Russia shake up conflict
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  France worried over arrests in Russia French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe voiced concerns on Wednesday over the arrests of Russian opposition protesters following disputed parliamentary elections, saying the numbers were increasing. ... more | .. |
 World must learn to 'manage the planet': UNEP chief The Rio+20 summit next year should focus on reshaping the world economy to better "manage the planet," the UN's top environment official told AFP at climate talks in Durban. ... more | .. |
  Malaysia pygmy elephant gores Australian to death A pygmy elephant gored an Australian woman to death Wednesday in a remote wildlife park on Borneo island in Malaysia. ... more | .. |
 Many chemicals unproven to raise breast cancer risk Women who want to reduce their risk of breast cancer may have heard they should avoid exposure to industrial chemicals but scientific evidence has so far not proven a direct link, said a US group Wednesday. ... more |
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 UN climate talks eye carbon levy on shipping A scheme to tax a global shipping industry that emits as much CO2 as Germany to help poor countries cope with climate change impacts has gained a foothold at UN talks in Durban, negotiators and green groups said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Cambodia opens controversial mega-dam Energy-starved Cambodia on Wednesday opened the country's largest hydropower dam to date, a multi-million dollar Chinese-funded project that has attracted criticism from environmental groups. ... more | .. |
  Blue goo a weapon in nuclear cleanup A company based in Hawaii says it has come up with a safer, more effective way to clean up nuclear waste - a superabsorbent substance it calls blue goo. ... more | .. |
 Abrupt permafrost thaw increases climate threat As the Arctic warms, greenhouse gases will be released from thawing permafrost faster and at significantly higher levels than previous estimates, according to survey results from 41 international sc ... 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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 Ancient Environment Led to Earth's Current Marine Biodiversity Much of our knowledge about past life has come from the fossil record, but how accurately does that record reflect the true history and drivers of biodiversity on Earth? "It's a question that goes b ... more | .. |
  Herbicide may affect plants thought to be resistant Purdue University researchers have discovered a fine-tuning mechanism involved in plant root growth that has them questioning whether a popular herbicide may have unintended consequences, causing so ... more | .. |
 Using Radiation to Sterilize Light Brown Apple Moth A new study published in the Journal of Economic Entomology shows that radiation can be used to effectively sterilize the light brown apple moth (LBAM), an insect pest found in Australia, New Zealan ... more | .. |
 Climate-smart agriculture should be livelihood-smart too Encouraging climate-smart agriculture can lead to climate change adaptation practices in a partnership where the farmer's needs are addressed. "Climate-smart agriculture has the potential to i ... more |
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 Stronger corn? Take it off steroids, make it all female A Purdue University researcher has taken corn off steroids and found that the results might lead to improvements in that and other crops. Burkhard Schulz, an assistant professor of horticultur ... more | .. |
 Shedding light on the 'dark matter' of the genome Most of the time, Stefano Torriani is a plant pathologist. His most recent research project revolved around the fungus Mycosphaerella graminicola where he analyzed a special class of genes that enco ... more | .. |
 They call it guppy love Guppies in the wild have evolved over at least half-a-million years - long enough for the males' coloration to have changed dramatically. Yet a characteristic orange patch on male guppies has remain ... more | .. |
 Study of wolves will help scientists predict climate effects on endangered animals Scientists studying populations of gray wolves in the USA's Yellowstone National Park have developed a way to predict how changes in the environment will impact on the animals' number, body size and ... more |
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