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UI researcher notes importance of particulate matter on climate, healthIowa City IA (SPX) Feb 27, 2012 When it comes to predicting climate change, researchers need to take into account the effects of particles in the air. That was the message presented by University of Iowa researcher Vicki Grassian at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. While the role of greenhouse gases is important, attention should also be given to the role of atmospheric aerosols and interfacial chemistry of aerosols on climate, ... read more |
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  Studying the evolution of life's building blocks Studying the origin of life at its building blocks offers a unique perspective on evolution, says Robert Root-Bernstein, MSU physiology professor, at Michigan State University. Paleontologists ... more | .. |
 Glacial carbon may hold record of environmental change New clues as to how the Earth's remote ecosystems have been influenced by the Industrial Revolution are frozen in glaciers, according to a paper in the March issue of Nature Geoscience. "Remot ... more | .. |
  As climate change increases forest fires, smoke forecasting could help protect public health Satellite images, air quality measurements and smoke forecasting models are useful tools to help individuals and public health professionals prepare for smoke episodes in areas at risk from forest f ... more | .. |
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  Genetic studies of special mice could lead to rapid human health advances Genetic information provided by a large group of specially-designed mice could pave the way to faster human health discoveries and transform the ways people battle and prevent disease. In 15 p ... more | .. |
  Taking tips from Vikings can help us adapt to global change Climate change, economic turmoil and cultural upheaval may be pressing concerns today - but history can teach us how best to respond, research suggests. Scientists studying the past environmen ... more | .. |
 Scientists prove Turing's tiger stripe theory Researchers from King's College London have provided the first experimental evidence confirming a great British mathematician's theory of how biological patterns such as tiger stripes or leopard spo ... more | .. |
  Evolution of staph 'superbug' traced between humans and food animals A strain of the potentially deadly antibiotic-resistant bacterium known as MRSA has jumped from food animals to humans, according to a new study involving two Northern Arizona University researchers ... 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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  Radium Testing of Groundwater Shows Most Susceptible Regions are Central U.S. and East Coast Groundwater in aquifers on the East Coast and in the Central U.S. has the highest risk of contamination from radium, a naturally occurring radioactive element and known carcinogen. According t ... more | .. |
 Climate change may increase risk of water shortages in hundreds of US counties by 2050 More than 1 in 3 counties in the United States could face a "high" or "extreme" risk of water shortages due to climate change by the middle of the 21st century, according to a new study in ACS's Jou ... more | .. |
  Chinese netizens flood Obama's Google+ page Hundreds of Chinese have flooded US President Barack Obama's Google+ page, apparently taking advantage of a glitch in China's censorship system to post about human rights and green cards. ... more | .. |
  Early ripening of grapes pinned to warming, soil moisture Researchers in Australia say they have pinpointed key factors in the early ripening of grapes, providing potential answers for wine growers threatened by global warming. ... more |
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  Loss of Antarctic base deals Brazil a major blow The destruction of Brazil's Antarctic base in a fire that killed two navy personnel has dealt a major blow to the country's strategic research on the resource-rich continent, experts say. ... more | .. |
  Panic after powerful quake rocks Taiwan A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake sent panicked people fleeing onto the streets in Taiwan's second-largest city of Kaohsiung on Sunday as rail services were temporarily suspended. ... more | .. |
  Hong Kong airline criticised over dolphin cargo Hong Kong Airlines was under pressure Sunday to stop its live dolphin cargo business after an internal memo describing a recent delivery from Japan to Vietnam was leaked to Chinese media. ... more | .. |
 Himalayan Sherpas lament climate change devastation Climate change is altering the face of the Himalayas, devastating farming communities and making Mount Everest increasingly treacherous to climb, some of the world's top mountaineers have warned. ... 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 | .. |
 Strong 6.8 quake shakes southwestern Siberia A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 shook southwestern Siberia in Russia on Sunday, US researchers reported. ... more | .. |
 Indonesia reports fourth bird flu death of the year A 12-year-old boy on the Indonesian resort island of Bali has died from bird flu, the fourth human death from the virus this year, an official said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Rescue teams search for 8 missing in Turkey damn flooding Eight people were missing on Saturday after a hatch inside a dam burst in southern Turkey and caused flooding, reported the Anatolia news agency. ... more | .. |
  15 tourists killed in China bus plunge Fifteen tourists were killed and another 19 injured when their bus plunged into a ravine, Chinese authorities said - the latest deadly accident on the nation's dangerous roads. ... more |
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 Japan fears permanent ban on habitation near nuclear plant Japan on Friday said some areas surrounding the Fukushima nuclear power plant that was wrecked last year by a massive tsunami will likely remain permanently off-limits. ... more | .. |
 Putin says West seeking 'regime change' in Iran Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of seeking "regime change" in Iran and warned Washington that Russia intended to keep its nuclear weapons to keep US power in check. ... more | .. |
 Death toll rises to 31 in Madagascar cyclone At least 31 people were killed and 250,000 left homeless after Tropical Cyclone Giovanna ripped across Madagascar last week, the disaster management agency said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Dutch prince may never regain consciousness: doctors Dutch Prince Johan Friso, the second son of Queen Beatrix, suffered massive brain damage in an avalanche in Austria and might never regain consciousness, his doctors said Friday. ... 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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 India PM blames foreign NGOs for anti-nuclear demos Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh blamed US non-profit groups in an interview published Friday for whipping up anti-nuclear demonstrations that have stalled two new atomic plants. ... more | .. |
 World Bank proposes global coalition to save oceans The World Bank on Friday said the world's oceans were at risk and called for a coalition of governments, NGOs and other groups to protect them, aiming to raise $1.5 billion in five years. ... more | .. |
  Missile strike kills Islamist fighters in Somalia A missile strike killed four Al-Qaeda allied Shebab rebels in war-torn southern Somalia, officials and witnesses said Friday, as the extremists are squeezed on three fronts by regional forces. ... more | .. |
 Japanese art shifts in response to tsunami disaster In the year since Japan's northeast coast was torn apart by a massive quake-tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis, artists have searched for new ways to come to terms with the disaster. ... more |
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 Study: Climate change will up storm surges Changing climate could make flooding from hurricanes and tropical storms far more common in low-lying coastal areas, a U.S. study suggests. ... more | .. |
 Richard Branson weighs in on Maldives political row British billionaire Richard Branson weighed in on the political impasse gripping the Maldives on Friday with an open letter to the new president urging him to hold fair and free elections. ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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