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NASA Satellite Finds Earth's Clouds are Getting LowerPasadena CA (JPL) Feb 23, 2012 Earth's clouds got a little lower - about one percent on average - during the first decade of this century, finds a new NASA-funded university study based on NASA satellite data. The results have potential implications for future global climate. Scientists at the University of Auckland in New Zealand analyzed the first 10 years of global cloud-top height measurements (from March 2000 to February 2010) from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft. ... read more |
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  From Earth's Water to Cosmic Dawn: New Tools Unveiling Astronomical Mysteries Two new and powerful research tools are helping astronomers gain key insights needed to transform our understanding of important processes across the breadth of astrophysics. The Atacama Large Milli ... more | .. |
  Harvard's Wyss Institute develops DNA nanorobot to trigger targeted therapeutic responses Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a robotic device made from DNA that could potentially seek out specific cell targets with ... more | .. |
  Coral-eating sea star invaders turn out to be locals One of the greatest biological threats to tropical coral reefs can be a population outbreak of crown-of-thorns (COT) sea stars (Acanthaster planci). Outbreaks can consume live corals over large area ... more | .. |
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  Hermetic bags save African crop The hermetic grain storage bags that cut off oxygen to weevils and have saved West and Central African farmers hundreds of millions of dollars by putting the brakes on the insects' rapid multiplicat ... more | .. |
 Marine protected areas: changing climate could require change of plans Marine protected areas (MPAs) may turn out to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. As a result of changing conditions, marine species have been on the move with observed shifts of as much as thr ... more | .. |
 Climate change leads to pollution of indigenous people's water supplies Indigenous people around the world are among the most vulnerable to climate change and are increasingly susceptible to the pathogen loads found in potable water after heavy rainfall or rapid snow me ... more | .. |
  Yosemite's alpine chipmunks take genetic hit from climate change Global warming has forced alpine chipmunks in Yosemite to higher ground, prompting a startling decline in the species' genetic diversity, according to a new study by researchers at the University of ... more |
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Trump signs orders to boost US nuclear energy
Anthropic's Claude AI gets smarter -- and mischievious
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 From Bass Strait to the Indian Ocean - tracking a current Deep-diving ocean "gliders" have revealed the journey of Bass Strait water from the Tasman Sea to the Indian Ocean. Deployed in 2010 and 2011, the gliders have also profiled a 200-metre tall wall of ... more | .. |
 High definition polarization vision discovered in cuttlefish Cuttlefish have the most acute polarization vision yet found in any animal, researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered by showing them movies on a modified LCD computer screen to test ... more | .. |
 Policies implementing GMOs need to take biodiversity complexities into account Policies regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) need to take biodiversity and regional attributes into account, according to Sandra Mitchell, professor and chair in the Department of Histor ... more | .. |
  Britain funds Seychelles anti-piracy plan Britain said this week it will spend $870,000 to fund an anti-piracy intelligence center in the Seychelles to help with international policing efforts. ... more |
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 Microsoft founder urges digital revolution against hunger Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Thursday called for a "digital revolution" to alleviate world hunger by increasing agricultural productivity through satellites and genetically-engineered seed varieties. ... more | .. |
  Gases drawn into smog particles stay there Airborne gases get sucked into stubborn smog particles from which they cannot escape, according to findings by UC Irvine and other researchers published today in the Proceedings of the National Acad ... more | .. |
  Bird flu cases more common than thought: study Bird flu is believed to be a rare disease that kills more than half of the people it infects, but a US study out Thursday suggests it may be more common and less lethal than previously thought. ... more | .. |
 Google Street View to launch in Botswana Botswana will be the second African country to launch Google Street View, officials announced Thursday, saying the technology would boost the nation as a diamond exporter and safari destination. ... more |
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Russia strikes Kyiv after first stage of major prisoner swap
Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland's reindeer herders
South Korea says concerned by China's 'no-sail zone' in overlapping waters | .. |
 Cat-sized horses were the norm in a hotter past: study More than 50 million years ago, the Earth was a hotter place than it is today and horses the size of pet cats roamed the forests of North America, US scientists said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  France, China can learn from Fukushima: French minister French Industry Minister Eric Besson said China and France could learn from Japan's nuclear disaster, during a Beijing visit Thursday to discuss joint development of a medium capacity reactor. ... more | .. |
 Red Cross appeals for $3 mln for Mozambique cyclone victims The Red Cross appealed Thursday for nearly $3 million to help thousands of families still waiting for aid after two tropical cyclones that killed at least 12 people in Mozambique last month. ... more | .. |
 Mild drought killed off Mayan civilization: study The collapse of the Mayan civilization was likely due to a relatively mild drought, much like the drier conditions expected in the coming years due to climate change, scientists said Thursday. ... more |
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 Swiss Re net profits up sharply to $2.6bn despite disasters Reinsurance giant Swiss Re shrugged off natural disasters to report net profits of $2.6 billion for 2011 on Thursday, up sharply from the $863 million recorded the previous year and higher than analysts had expected. ... more | .. |
  Japanese whalers under new attack by campaigners Anti-whaling campaigners Sea Shepherd attacked a Japanese whaling ship in the Antarctic Ocean by firing paint bombs at it and trying to jam its propeller with ropes, Japan's whaling body said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  China's 'occupy' toilet protests spread A Chinese student is hoping to become a heroine for women around the world by launching an occupy movement of her own - in the men's toilets. ... more | .. |
  In Somalia, securing peace harder than seizing territory The bullet-scarred hospital is basic but operational, the school is simple but has laughing children. Small successes for most nations; a major achievement in war-torn Somalia. ... more |
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After two setbacks, SpaceX could try to launch massive Starship next week
Doubt cast on claim of 'hints' of life on faraway planet
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 Gas leak at China steel plant kills three A gas leak at an east China steel works Thursday left three workers dead and 10 injured, the government said, in the latest industrial accident to hit the nation. ... more | .. |
 'China-backed' Hong Kong hopeful should quit: poll Two-thirds of Hong Kong people think China's reported favourite to become the city's next leader should quit the race, a poll suggested Thursday as analysts warned of a "crisis" if he is elected. ... more | .. |
 When is a gene not a gene A high-quality reference catalogue of the genetic changes that result in the deactivation of human genes has been developed by a team of researchers. This catalogue of loss-of-function (LoF) v ... more | .. |
 Public Safety Benefits of Open Architecture Approach to Interoperable Emergency Communications In a keynote session at the International Wireless Communications Expo, Raytheon declared that the right technical model for a mobile broadband public safety network is open architecture, non-propri ... more |
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 The Origin of Photosynthesis Revealed Atmospheric oxygen really took off on our planet about 2.4 billion years ago during the Great Oxygenation Event. At this key juncture of our planet's evolution, species had either to learn to cope w ... more | .. |
 Organic farming improves pollination success in strawberries Organic farms produce strawberries with fewer malformations and a higher proportion of fully pollinated berries relative to conventional forms, according to a report in the open access journal PLoS ... more | .. |
 Scripps research scientists unlock evolutionary secret of blood vessels The ability to form closed systems of blood vessels is one of the hallmarks of vertebrate development. Without it, humans would be closer to invertebrates (think mollusks) in design, where blood sim ... more | .. |
 Coastal drinking water more vulnerable to water use than climate change Human activity is likely a greater threat to coastal groundwater used for drinking water supplies than rising sea levels from climate change, according to a study conducted by geoscientists from the ... more |
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