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Study: Big quake could hit Tokyo 'within 4 years'Tokyo (AFP) Jan 23, 2012 Japanese researchers have warned of a 70 percent chance that a magnitude-seven earthquake will strike Tokyo within four years, a report said Monday - much higher than previous estimates. Researchers at the University of Tokyo's earthquake research institute based the figure on data from the growing number of tremors in the capital since last year's March 11 earthquake off northeast Japan, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported. According to the meteorological agency, an average of 1.48 earthquakes with m ... read more |
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  Asia loses its taste for shark fin As Asia's ethnic Chinese sit down for lavish banquets to usher in the Lunar New Year, a delicacy long considered a must at celebratory meals is fast disappearing from menus and dinner tables. ... more | .. |
 Stranded baby seals concern Dutch rescuers A month ago, a young seal named Marco washed up on a beach on the northern Dutch Frisian island of Ameland, one of a growing number of recently stranded pups that has left his rescuers worried. ... more | .. |
  Patterns of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Galapagos reptiles Land and marine iguanas and giant tortoises living close to human settlements or tourist sites in the Galapagos islands are more likely to harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria than those living in m ... more | .. |
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  The price of your soul: How the brain decides whether to 'sell out' An Emory University neuro-imaging study shows that personal values that people refuse to disavow, even when offered cash to do so, are processed differently in the brain than those values that are w ... more | .. |
  Study shines light on ways to cut costs for greenhouse growers Greenhouse bedding plant growers can save themselves time, money or possibly both by giving cuttings in propagation more light, according to a Purdue University study. Flower growers use cutti ... more | .. |
  New study sheds light on evolutionary origin of oxygen-based cellular respiration Researchers at the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima, Japan have clarified the crystal structure of quinol dependent nitric oxide reductase (qNOR), a bacterial enzyme that offers clues on the origins ... more | .. |
 Penn Researchers Help Solve Questions About Ethiopians' High-Altitude Adaptations Over many generations, people living in the high-altitude regions of the Andes or on the Tibetan Plateau have adapted to life in low-oxygen conditions. Living with such a distinct and powerful selec ... more |
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Photon control breakthrough at ultra-low temperatures advances quantum technology
New gravity test using 3D velocities of wide binaries backs modified Newtonian dynamics
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  Low Temperatures Enhance Ozone Degradation above the Arctic Extraordinarily cold temperatures in the winter of 2010/2011 caused the most massive destruction of the ozone layer above the Arctic so far: The mechanisms leading to the first ozone hole above the ... more | .. |
 Advantages of living in the dark: The multiple evolution events of 'blind' cavefish The blind Mexican cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus) have not only lost their sight but have adapted to perpetual darkness by also losing their pigment (albinism) and having altered sleep patterns. ... more | .. |
 Japan and New Zealand were hit hardest by earthquakes Last year, earthquakes and their consequences, such as tsunamis, landslides, and ground settlements, caused a damage of 365 billion US dollars. Hence, 2011 was the year with the so far highest econo ... more | .. |
  Mysterious Flotsam in Gulf of Mexico Came from Deepwater Horizon Rig Shortly after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, mysterious honeycomb material was found floating in the Gulf of Mexico and along coastal beaches. Using state-of-the-art chemical forensics and a bit of ... more |
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  Satellites detect abundance of fresh water in the Arctic ESA satellites show that a large dome of fresh water has been building up in the Arctic Ocean over the last 15 years. A change in wind direction could cause the water to spill into the north Atlanti ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Upgrades National Weather Service Forecasting System The next generation of the National Weather Services' (NWS) Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), which was developed, tested and fielded by Raytheon, is now operational at the NWS ... more | .. |
 Malaysia saves endangered pygmy elephant on Borneo Malaysian wildlife authorities said Monday they had rescued a pygmy elephant calf on Borneo island and expressed hope a planned sanctuary would provide protection for the endangered animals. ... more | .. |
  Ninety whales stranded on New Zealand beach A pod of 90 pilot whales beached themselves at the top of New Zealand's South island Monday in the same area where seven whales died in a mass stranding earlier this month, officials said. ... more |
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Trump says warned Netanyahu against striking Iran
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 Tropical cyclone hits Mozambique, 12 dead: report At least 12 people have been killed and thousands displaced when cyclone Funso hit central Mozambique at the weekend, state television said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Tornadoes whirl across US state, leave two dead Tornadoes ripped through the US state of Alabama Monday, killing two, trapping many people in their homes, and leaving a trail of damage as well as tens of thousands without power. ... more | .. |
 Gene breakthrough to help Japanese farmers hit by tsunami Scientists in Britain and Japan have unveiled a fast-track way towards breeding crops with higher yields or resistance to climate change. ... more | .. |
  Bird flu claims second victim in China A man in southwest China who contracted the bird flu virus died on Sunday, health authorities said, the second human death from the virulent disease in the country in just under a month. ... more |
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 Alaskan farewell to Russian tanker after fuel run A Russian tanker's crew headed for home Saturday - warmed by a pizza-and-beer sendoff - after delivering fuel in a dramatic winter operation helped by a US ice-breaker ship. ... more | .. |
  Police fire on Tibetans in China, one dead: locals Police opened fire on Tibetans protesting against religious repression in China on Monday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 30 others, local monks and rights groups said. ... more | .. |
Chinese professor calls Hong Kong people 'dogs' A controversial Chinese professor has sparked an outcry by calling Hong Kong people "bastards", "dogs" and "cheats" after a spat between mainlanders and locals in the southern city went viral online. ... more | .. |
Scientists Make Progress in Assessing Tornado Seasons Meteorologists can see a busy hurricane season brewing months ahead, but until now there has been no such crystal ball for tornadoes, which are much smaller and more volatile. This information gap t ... more |
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China launches space probe seeking asteroid samples: Xinhua
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 A Green Pesticide For Citrus Pests The Lime Swallowtail, or Citrus Swallowtail, is a well-known agricultural pest from southern Asia discovered in the Caribbean in 2006, and researchers say its potential impact on the U.S. citrus ind ... more | .. |
  Researchers refine nanoparticles for more accurate delivery of cancer drugs A new class of nanoparticles, synthesized by a UC Davis research team to prevent premature drug release, holds promise for greater accuracy and effectiveness in delivering cancer drugs to tumors. Th ... more | .. |
 Native forest birds in unprecedented trouble Native birds at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge are in unprecedented trouble, according to a paper recently published in the journal PLoS ONE. The paper, titled "Changes in timing, dur ... more | .. |
 Setting off a supervolcano So far, most of what scientists know about supervolcanoes comes from studying the aftermaths of eruptions in places like Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming or Lake Toba in Indonesia. "Most p ... more |
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 A road map for food security as the climate changes While last month's climate negotiations in Durban made incremental progress toward helping farmers adapt to climate change and reduce agriculture's climate footprint, a group of international agricu ... more | .. |
  Climate change invites alien invaders - Is Canada ready? A comprehensive multi-disciplinary synthesis just published in Environmental Reviews reveals the urgent need for further investigation and policy development to address significant environmental, so ... more | .. |
  Disaster Communications Terminals Deployed In South Sudan SES S.A. and its partners in emergency.lu announce that the emergency.lu communication service has been successfully deployed in full operational field service for the first time. emergency.lu has b ... more | .. |
 Efforts to control Mississippi River result in flooded farmland and permanent damage When the water in the Mississippi River rose to 58 feet with a forecast of 60 feet or higher in May 2011, the emergency plan to naturally or intentionally breach the levees, established over 80 year ... more |
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