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Tree rings may underestimate climate response to volcanic eruptionsUniversity Park PA (SPX) Feb 10, 2012 Some climate cooling caused by past volcanic eruptions may not be evident in tree-ring reconstructions of temperature change because large enough temperature drops lead to greatly shortened or even absent growing seasons, according to climate researchers, who compared tree-ring temperature reconstructions with model simulations of past temperature changes. "We know these tree rings capture most temperature changes quite well," said Michael Mann, professor of meteorology and geosciences and directo ... read more |
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  Hungary orders Danube closed because of big freeze Hungary closed the Danube to river traffic Friday because of thick ice, bringing shipping to a near standstill on Europe's busiest waterway, as the continent's cold snap death toll reached past 540. ... more | .. |
  A silver bullet to beat cancer? The internet is awash with stories of how silver can be used to treat cancer. Now, lab tests have shown that it is as effective as the leading chemotherapy drug - and may have fewer side-effects. ... more | .. |
  Brain capacity limits exponential online data growth Scientists have found that the capacity of the human brain to process and record information - and not economic constraints - may constitute the dominant limiting factor for the overall growth of gl ... more | .. |
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  Putin receives 'prehistoric' water from Antarctic lake Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was given a water sample Friday taken from a pristine lake hidden under Antarctic ice for over a million years, after Russian scientists drilled down to its surface. ... more | .. |
 Entire genome of extinct human decoded from fossil In 2010, Svante Paabo and his colleagues presented a draft version of the genome from a small fragment of a human finger bone discovered in Denisova Cave in southern Siberia. The DNA sequences showe ... more | .. |
  Southern Indian Ocean humpbacks singing different tunes A recently published study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and others reveals that humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean are singing different tunes, unusual since humpback ... more | .. |
  Invasive alien predator causes rapid declines of European ladybirds A new study provides compelling evidence that the arrival of the invasive non-native harlequin ladybird to mainland Europe and subsequent spread has led to a rapid decline in historically-widespread ... 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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  Mauritania goes hungry amid Sahel food crisis: WFP A food crisis in Mauritania as a result of drought is expected to be three times worse that in 2010, when the Sahel was crippled by food shortages, the World Food Programme said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Mali army tries to fend off Tuareg rebels as crisis grows Mali's army launched airstrikes Thursday to halt the advance of Tuareg rebels amid calls for a ceasefire and as clashes sent thousands fleeing to neighbouring countries, military sources said. ... more | .. |
 2C warming goal now 'optimistic' - French scientists French scientists unveiling new estimates for global warming said on Thursday the 2 C (3.6 F) goal enshrined by the United Nations was "the most optimistic" scenario left for greenhouse-gas emissions. ... more | .. |
  'Pyramids' planted to revive Philippine corals Thousands of small "pyramids" are being planted off the Philippines' famous Boracay resort island in an effort to bring its nearly destroyed coral reefs back to life, an environment group said Thursday. ... more |
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 Death toll in Philippine quake rises to 39 The death toll from a strong quake this week in the central Philippines rose to 39 on Friday, with dozens of missing feared dead, a disaster official said. ... more | .. |
 Study: Neanderthals left a genetic legacy Neanderthals were not wiped out by modern human ancestors but more likely were integrated into the human gene pool thousands of years ago, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Hungary burns old notes to warm the needy Hungary's central bank is pulping wads of old notes into briquettes to help heat needy humanitarian organisations, a gesture that has warmed many bodies and hearts amid a deadly cold snap. ... more | .. |
 Lions adapt to winter at Canada safari park A white lion slips on ice while playing with a plastic drum like a kitten with a ball of yarn, but the big cat quickly regains its footing. ... 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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 Coaxing a Shy Microbe to Stand Out in a Crowd The communities of marine microorganisms that make up half the biomass in the oceans and are responsible for half the photosynthesis the world over, mostly remain enigmatic. A few abundant groups ha ... more | .. |
 The butterfly effect in nanotech medical diagnostics Tiny metallic nanoparticles that shimmer in the light like the scales on a butterfly's wing are set to become the color-change components of a revolutionary new approach to point-of-care medical dia ... more | .. |
 Not the black sheep of domestic animals Mapping the ancestry of sheep over the past 11,000 years has revealed that our woolly friends are stars among domestic animals, boasting vast genetic diversity and substantial prospects for continue ... more | .. |
  Bird numbers drop around Fukushima Bird populations near Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant have dropped more than expected from a related analysis of the Chernobyl disaster, scientists say. ... more |
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 Neanderthal demise due to many influences, including cultural changes As an ice age crept upon them thousands of years ago, Neanderthals and modern human ancestors expanded their territory ranges across Asia and Europe to adapt to the changing environment. In th ... more | .. |
 UNH Ocean Scientists Shed New Light on Mariana Trench An ocean mapping expedition has shed new light on deepest place on Earth, the 2,500-kilometer long Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean near Guam. Using a multibeam echo sounder, state-of-the ... more | .. |
 Why the brain is more reluctant to function as we age New findings, led by neuroscientists at the University of Bristol and published this week in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, reveal a novel mechanism through which the brain may become more reluc ... more | .. |
 Google Earth Ocean Terrain Receives Major Update Internet information giant Google updated ocean data in its Google Earth application this week, reflecting new bathymetry data assembled by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, NOAA re ... more |
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Starship tumbles back to Ocean after reaching a nominal orbit
Czech Republic eyes astronaut mission through Axiom Space collaboration
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  A battle of the vampires, 20 million years ago? They are tiny, ugly, disease-carrying little blood-suckers that most people have never seen or heard of, but a new discovery in a one-of-a-kind fossil shows that "bat flies" have been doing their no ... more | .. |
 Heat and cold damage corals in their own ways Around the world coral reefs are facing threats brought by climate change and dramatic shifts in sea temperatures. While ocean warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy mana ... more | .. |
 Cutting-edge MRI techniques for studying communication within the brain Innovative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques that can measure changes in the microstructure of the white matter likely to affect brain function and the ability of different regions of the ... more | .. |
  Chinese snap up Aussie vines in hunt for top drop The coal-rich hills of Australia's Hunter Valley have long fed China's steel furnaces but the winemaking region is riding a fresh boom as the Asian power's middle classes toast their new wealth. ... more |
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 Inter-ethnic fighting displaces 40,000 in Kenya More than 40,000 people have fled clashes between two northern Kenyan tribes over access to water and pasture, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Biden meets China rights activists ahead of VP visit US Vice President Joe Biden called for China to address a "deterioration" of its human rights record as he met activists ahead of a key visit by his Chinese counterpart, the White House said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  US conservatives use conference to pummel Obama US conservatives are invoking apocalyptic imagery to trash President Barack Obama's "terrible" record as they tamp down concern over which Republican might face the incumbent in November. ... more | .. |
 China jails prominent activist ahead of Xi's US visit China jailed democracy activist Zhu Yufu for seven years on Friday for inciting subversion of state power, his wife said, ahead of a high-profile trip to the United States by Vice President Xi Jinping. ... more |
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