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Arctic sea ice decline may be driving snowy winters seen in recent yearsAtlanta GA (SPX) Mar 01, 2012 A new study led by the Georgia Institute of Technology provides further evidence of a relationship between melting ice in the Arctic regions and widespread cold outbreaks in the Northern Hemisphere. The study's findings could be used to improve seasonal forecasting of snow and temperature anomalies across northern continents. Since the level of Arctic sea ice set a new record low in 2007, significantly above-normal winter snow cover has been seen in large parts of the northern United States, north ... read more |
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  Ice Age coyotes were supersized compared to coyotes today Coyotes today are pint-sized compared to their Ice Age counterparts, finds a new fossil study. Between 11,500 and 10,000 years ago - a mere blink of an eye in geologic terms - coyotes shrunk to thei ... more | .. |
 Amoeba may offer key clue to photosynthetic evolution The major difference between plant and animal cells is the photosynthetic process, which converts light energy into chemical energy. When light isn't available, energy is generated by breaking down ... more | .. |
 Immortal worms defy aging Researchers from The University of Nottingham have demonstrated how a species of flatworm overcomes the ageing process to be potentially immortal. The discovery, published in the Proceedings of the ... more | .. |
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  Facility for Climate and Environmental Monitoring from Space The International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC) has welcomed the recent announcement from the Technology Strategy Board, UK Space Agency (UKSA) and South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) tha ... more | .. |
  For disaster debris arriving from Japan, radiation least of the concerns The first anniversary is approaching of the March, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that devastated Fukushima, Japan, and later this year debris from that event should begin to wash up on U.S. shores - ... more | .. |
  Wild cereals threatened by global warming Wheats and barleys are the staple food for humans and animal feed around the world, and their wild progenitors have undergone genetic changes over the last 28 years that imply a risk for crop improv ... more | .. |
  Neurotoxins in shark fins: A human health concern Sharks are among the most threatened of marine species worldwide due to unsustainable overfishing. Sharks are primarily killed for their fins alone, to fuel the growing demand for shark fin soup, wh ... 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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 Sea level rise to alter economics of California beaches Rising sea levels are likely to change Southern California beaches in the coming century, but not in ways you might expect. While some beaches may shrink or possibly disappear, others are pois ... more | .. |
  Polysternon isonae, a new species of turtle that lived with dinosaurs in Isona Researchers at the Institut Catala de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), the Museu de la Conca Della (MCD) and the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) have published in the online edition of ... more | .. |
 Forest refuse indirectly feeding bottom fish in the submarine canyons off Moloka'i Scientists from the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii - Manoa (UHM) and colleagues recently discovered that land-based plant material and coastal m ... more | .. |
  China orders more accurate air-quality measure China's cabinet ordered on Wednesday new air-quality standards to measure the most dangerous form of particulate matter, following a public outcry over worsening air pollution. ... more |
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  At least nine dead as tornadoes strike US midwest A massive winter storm unleashed a string of tornados that cut a swath of destruction across the US midwest, killing at least nine people and threatening scores more as it pushed eastward Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Divides emerge in US, world response to mutant flu A divide has emerged between the United States and the rest of the world on whether to publish or keep secret the details of an engineered mutant bird flu virus that can pass in the air between animals, health experts said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 S.Africa: Kruger Park officials arrested for rhino poaching South Africa's Kruger National Park on Wednesday said four staff members, including a field ranger, have been arrested for rhino poaching, which has killed 43 of its animals so far this year. ... more | .. |
  Flood-hit Japanese firms may quit Thailand: survey Almost one in 10 Japanese manufacturers with operations in Thailand plans to relocate out of the kingdom after last year's devastating floods, a survey showed Wednesday. ... 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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 Japan's tsunami victims: healed but still scarred A year ago, a desperate young mother stood amid the ruins of her devastated city wrapped in a blanket as she scoured tsunami wreckage for her missing son. ... more | .. |
 Japan's nuclear disaster: a timeline As Japan readies to mark the first anniversary of the quake-tsunami that triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant, here are key developments in the worst atomic accident since Chernobyl in 1986. ... more | .. |
  More Americans believe in climate change: poll Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that climate change is real - the highest level in two years - as the public trusted its own observations of rising temperatures, a poll said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Ship captain pleads guilty over N. Zealand oil spill The captain and second officer of a ship that caused New Zealand's biggest sea pollution disaster pleaded guilty to criminal charges Wednesday and could face lengthy jail terms, officials said. ... more |
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 Continental Uplift and Biodiversity Cycles 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 ... more | .. |
 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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Doubt cast on claim of 'hints' of life on faraway planet
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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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  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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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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