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Continental Uplift and Biodiversity CyclesChicago IL (SPX) Feb 29, 2012 A mysterious cycle of booms and busts in marine biodiversity over the past 500 million years could be tied to a periodic uplifting of the world's continents, scientists report in the March issue of The Journal of Geology. The researchers discovered periodic increases in the amount of the isotope strontium-87 found in marine fossils. The timing of these increases corresponds to previously discovered low points in marine biodiversity that occur in the fossil record roughly every 60 million years. ... read more |
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  Research challenges the theories on the global increase in jellyfish population An international research, involving the participation of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), provides a new perspective on the jellyfish proliferation in world's oceans. This phenomenon h ... more | .. |
  Even in winter, life persists in Arctic Seas Despite brutal cold and lingering darkness, life in the frigid waters off Alaska does not grind to a halt in the winter as scientists previously suspected. According to preliminary results from a Na ... more | .. |
  Farm 'weeds' have crucial role in sustainable agriculture Plants often regarded as common weeds such as thistles, buttercups and clover could be critical in safe guarding fragile food webs on UK farms according to Researchers funded by the Biotechnology an ... more | .. |
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  Climate change, increasing temperatures alter bird migration patterns Birds in eastern North America are picking up the pace along their yearly migratory paths. The reason, according to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers, is rising temperatures du ... more | .. |
 A Biodiversity Discovery That Was Waiting in the Wings - Wasp Wings, That Is From spaghetti-like sea anemones to blobby jellyfish to filigreed oak trees, each species in nature is characterized by a unique size and shape. But the evolutionary changes that produce the seeming ... more | .. |
 To celebrate prairie landscapes, research says to take an aesthetic approach A Kansas State University researcher and former park ranger is helping people take a new view of the prairie and see it as more than a seemingly empty landscape. Tyra Olstad, doctoral student in geo ... more | .. |
 Human population the primary factor in exotic plant invasions in US Extensive ongoing research on biotic invasions around the world constantly increases data availability and improves data quality. New research in the United States shows how using improved data from ... 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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  Georgia Tech Develops Braille-Like Texting App Imagine if smartphone and tablet users could text a note under the table during a meeting without anyone being the wiser. Mobile gadget users might also be enabled to text while walking, watching TV ... more | .. |
 Creating solutions for African agriculture We are frequently reminded of the complex challenges Africa faces when it comes to feeding its population, particularly in the sub-Saharan region. Dealing with hunger and famine - let alone broader ... more | .. |
  Ozone Suite on Suomi NPP Continues More Than 30 Years of Ozone Data A new satellite instrument suite is now sending back detailed information about the health of the Earth's ozone layer, the shield that protects the world's population from harmful levels of the sun' ... more | .. |
  Gillard moves to heal Labor Party wounds Australia's Labor government has gone into healing mode after Prime Minister Julia Gillard defeated a leadership challenge from former Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd. ... more |
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 Saakashvili challenges opponents on Russia Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili says the country's opposition political parties need to be open and clear about their stances toward Russia. ... more | .. |
  EU wants tangible outcome at Rio climate conference World leaders who will attend the upcoming Rio conference on sustainable development must come up with a tangible compromise leading to a greener economy, visiting EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  South Sudan rebels sign truce deal with government South Sudan has signed a ceasefire with the largest of several rebel groups which threaten the stability of the world's newest nation, the government said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Japan feared Fukushima could 'finish' Tokyo: panel A worst-case scenario sketched out by the Japanese government foresaw the end of Tokyo in a chain of nuclear explosions that would mean evacuating the city, an independent panel said Tuesday. ... more |
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Russia strikes Kyiv after first stage of major prisoner swap
Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland's reindeer herders
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 Philippines plans to slash fish catch to save stocks The Philippines plans to impose wider limits on fish catches for up to two years to allow depleted stocks to recover, an official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Mass killing of Cameroon elephants alarms UN agency The UN watchdog into the illegal wildlife trade on Tuesday voiced "grave concern" at a spike in African elephant poaching after nearly 450 of the animals were killed in Cameroon. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima contamination 'chronic and lasting': French agency Radioactive contamination levels from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have fallen sharply since the accident but will be "chronic and lasting" for many years, a French watchdog said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Danish navy frees 16 held by pirates, two hostages killed The Danish Navy said Tuesday it had freed 16 hostages held by pirates off the Somali coast the previous day, but that two more captives were killed in the rescue operation. ... more |
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 New evidence of end of Neanderthals seen European Neanderthals were dying off and already on the verge of extinction even before the arrival of competing modern humans, Swedish researchers say. ... more | .. |
  China to ban 'nasty' family planning slogans: report China is ordering local officials to stop using threatening slogans to enforce its strict "one-child" policy, state media has reported. ... more | .. |
  Melting Arctic causes snowier winters: study Melting sea ice in the Arctic may be causing the snowier winters the northern hemisphere has experienced in the last two seasons, US and Chinese researchers reported on Monday. ... more | .. |
 China chemical plant blast kills 13 An explosion ripped through a north China chemical factory Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and injuring 43, the government said of the latest industrial accident to strike the nation. ... 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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One year on, 'ghosts' stalk Japan's tsunami city A year after whole neighbourhoods full of people were killed by the Japanese tsunami, rumours of ghosts swirl in Ishinomaki as the city struggles to come to terms with the awful tragedy. ... more | .. |
China's Sina says microblog controls will hurt activity Chinese web giant Sina warned Tuesday that government requirements for microbloggers to register their real names before posting messages will hurt activity on its popular social networking site. ... more | .. |
 Conservationists call for huge Antarctic marine reserve A coalition of environment groups called Tuesday for the world's largest marine reserve to be declared in Antarctica's Ross Sea to prevent "industrial scale" fishing ruining the pristine ecosystem. ... more | .. |
 Classic Maya civilization collapse related to modest rainfall reductions A new study reports that the disintegration of the Maya Civilization may have been related to relatively modest reductions in rainfall. The study was led by Professors Martin Medina-Elizalde o ... more |
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 New protected areas for dolphins declared The Government of Bangladesh recently declared three new wildlife sanctuaries for endangered freshwater dolphins in the world's largest mangrove ecosystem - the Sundarbans, according to the Wildlife ... more | .. |
 Irish mammals under serious threat from 'invasional meltdown' Some of Ireland's oldest inhabitants are facing serious threat and possible extinction because of foreign species, according to researchers at Queen's University. The red squirrel, Irish hare and re ... more | .. |
  'Storm of the century' may become 'storm of the decade' As the Earth's climate changes, the worst inundations from hurricanes and tropical storms could become far more common in low-lying coastal areas, a new study suggests. Researchers from Princeton Un ... more | .. |
 Livestock science will benefit sub-Saharan Africa Africa will benefit greatly from advances in livestock science that will benefit the animals and the people they provide with high quality protein, said scientists here Sunday. Panelists addre ... more |
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