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First plants caused ice agesExeter, UK (SPX) Feb 08, 2012 New research reveals how the arrival of the first plants 470 million years ago triggered a series of ice ages. Led by the Universities of Exeter and Oxford, the study is published in Nature Geoscience. The team set out to identify the effects that the first land plants had on the climate during the Ordovician Period, which ended 444 million years ago. During this period the climate gradually cooled, leading to a series of 'ice ages'. This global cooling was caused by a dramatic reduction in atmosp ... read more |
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  New lung cancer test predicts survival In the two largest clinical studies ever conducted on the molecular genetics of lung cancer, an international team led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has demonst ... more | .. |
  Europe sends in ice-breakers to battle big chill Authorities employed explosives, icebreakers and tractors Tuesday in the battle to overcome Europe's big freeze, as dozens more died of hypothermia and tens of thousands remained cut off by snow. ... more | .. |
  Hormel Institute study makes key finding in stem cell self-renewal A University of Minnesota-led research team has proposed a mechanism for the control of whether embryonic stem cells continue to proliferate and stay stem cells, or differentiate into adult cells li ... more | .. |
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  Consumers Willing to Buy Sustainable US Cotton As the interest in environmentally responsible business practices grows globally, researchers are interested in how that interest translates into consumer sales. Researchers from the University of M ... more | .. |
  Researchers examine consequences of non-intervention for infectious disease in African great apes Infectious disease has joined poaching and habitat loss as a major threat to the survival of African great apes as they have become restricted to ever-smaller populations. Despite the work of dedica ... more | .. |
  Political Leaders Play Key Role In How Worried Americans Are By Climate Change More than extreme weather events and the work of scientists, it is national political leaders who influence how much Americans worry about the threat of climate change, new research finds. In ... more | .. |
 Smallest tools could give biggest results in bone repair When William Murphy works with some of the most powerful tools in biology, he thinks about making tools that can fit together. These constructions sound a bit like socket wrenches, which can be asse ... more |
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Seoul's power giant pushes back on EU probe into Czech nuclear bid
Nuclear option: Indonesia seeks to grow energy, cut emissions
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 Electron-beam irradiation reduces virus-related health risk in lettuce and spinach A team of scientists studying the effects of electron-beam irradiation on iceberg lettuce and spinach has had its research published in the February issue of the leading microbiology journal, Applie ... more | .. |
  Yangtze river pollution sparks panic in China A cargo ship spilled acid into China's longest river last week, contaminating tap supplies and sparking a run on bottled water in eastern China, the government and state media said. ... more | .. |
  Philippine quake survivors beg for search help Survivors of a deadly quake in the Philippines begged rescuers Wednesday to keep searching for dozens of people buried in landslides, but officials said hopes of finding them alive were dim. ... more | .. |
 Scant hope for Philippine quake missing Thousands of soldiers in the quake-hit Philippines Tuesday scoured villages buried under landslides, but authorities said hopes of finding dozens of missing people alive were dim. ... more |
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  Storm leaves 7,500 without power in south Russia A hurricane in southern Russia has left 7,500 people without electricity and injured 74, Russia's emergencies situation ministry said Wednesday as cold weather continued to grip Eastern Europe. ... more | .. |
 Steroids control gas exchange in plants Plants leaves are sealed with a gas-tight wax layer to prevent water loss. Plants breathe through microscopic pores called stomata (Greek for mouths) on the surfaces of leaves. Over 40% of the carbo ... more | .. |
 Brazil to lead world in biotech crops: association Brazil is on course to dislodge the United States as the world's top producer of biotech crops in the coming years, a leading promoter of farm biotechnology said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Japan passes $33 bln fourth extra budget Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved a $33 billion fourth extra budget to finance subsidies for disaster-struck businesses and the auto market, as the government looks to stimulate a faltering economy. ... more |
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North Korea says US missile shield plans risk 'nuclear war' in space
NATO head expects members to agree to spend 5% GDP on defense
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  Tibet leader warns of military buildup The Chinese military could be preparing for a crackdown on Tibetan dissidents, the leader of the Tibetan Government in Exile says. ... more | .. |
  WWF urges Bulgaria to drop forest law changes Environmental pressure group WWF urged Bulgaria on Tuesday to withdraw planned changes to its forestry legislation which would relax rules on building ski runs and facilities in protected areas. ... more | .. |
 Wolves scavenge as Italians take shelter from biting cold Wolves scavenged in isolated snow-covered villages and southern Italians skied around town on Tuesday, as the Italian economy began to pay the price for the cold snap and the death toll rose to 30. ... more | .. |
  Explosion rocks military barracks in northern Nigeria Two blasts rocked a northern Nigerian city Tuesday, including one targeting a military barracks, but the number of casualties was not immediately clear, officials said. ... more |
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 Fossil cricket reveals Jurassic love song Some 165 million years ago, the world was host to a diversity of sounds. Primitive bushcrickets and croaking amphibians were among the first animals to produce loud sounds by stridulation (rubbing c ... more | .. |
 S.Africa's strike-hit Kruger Park to hire retired rangers South Africa's Kruger National Park is recruiting retired game rangers to replace its striking ranger force, a spokesman said Tuesday, amid a rhino poaching crisis that has hit record scale. ... more | .. |
 Gazprom says unable to meet winter demand spike Gazprom said Tuesday it was unable to meet a spike in requests for Russian gas brought on by a bitter cold snap in Europe, noting demand has increased by 50 percent. ... more | .. |
  Maldives' Nasheed: dissident to president Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically elected leader of the Maldives, was a former political prisoner who rose from grassroots activism and journalism. ... more |
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Philippine rescuers search for quake survivors Rescuers in the Philippines dug through rubble with their bare hands on Tuesday in a frantic search for survivors, a day after a powerful earthquake killed dozens of people. ... more | .. |
 18 endangered dolphins spotted off Borneo: WWF Conservation group WWF said it spotted 18 critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in Indonesian waters off Borneo island Tuesday and called for greater protection of the species' habitat. ... more | .. |
 Nearly half China farmers suffer land grabs: report More than 43 percent of Chinese farmers in a wide-ranging study have been victims of land grabs and local governments have made huge profits in the process, state press said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 China to 'resolutely crack down' on Tibetan unrest China said Tuesday it would "resolutely crack down" on any attempts to instigate violence in Tibetan-inhabited areas, where authorities have launched a deadly clampdown on protesters. ... more |
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 China's hardline politics clash with soft power China's hardline political stance, as shown by its veto of a UN resolution on Syria at the weekend, is increasingly clashing with the Asian powerhouse's efforts to improve its image abroad, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 10 Cuban dissidents at US Guantanamo base: blogger Ten Cuban dissidents are seeking asylum at the US naval base at Guantanamo, Cuba, but "are being treated like terrorists," a blogger close to the Cuban government charged Monday. ... more | .. |
 Flood fears ease in Australia as clean-up begins Fears eased Tuesday that a swollen river would breach its banks in the Australian state of Queensland as residents in other areas began a huge clean-up after floods wrecked havoc. ... more | .. |
 Discovery of extremely long-lived proteins may provide insight into cell aging One of the big mysteries in biology is why cells age. Now scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies report that they have discovered a weakness in a component of brain cells that may e ... more |
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