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Ancient civilizations reveal ways to manage fisheries for sustainabilityStanford CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2012 In the search for sustainability of the ocean's fisheries, solutions can be found in a surprising place: the ancient past. In a study published on March 23 in the journal Fish and Fisheries, a team of marine scientists reconstructed fisheries yields over seven centuries of human habitation in Hawaii and the Florida Keys, the largest coral reef ecosystems in the United States, and evaluated the management strategies associated with periods of sustainability. The results surprised them. "Befor ... read more |
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  Scientists suggest new age for East African Rift The Great Rift Valley of East Africa-the birthplace of the human species-may have taken much longer to develop than previously believed, according to a new study published this week in Nature Geosci ... more | .. |
  Cultural inertia is slowing effective action to address climate-change Resistance at individual and societal levels must be recognized and treated before real action can be taken to effectively address threats facing the planet from human-caused contributions to climat ... more | .. |
  Swarming and transporting On its own, an ant is not particularly clever. But in a community, the insects can solve complicated tasks. Researchers intend to put this "swarm intelligence" to use in the logistics field. Lots of ... more | .. |
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 Expedition to undersea mountain yields new information about sub-seafloor structure Scientists recently concluded an expedition aboard the research vessel JOIDES Resolution to learn more about Atlantis Massif, an undersea mountain, or seamount, that formed in a very different way t ... more | .. |
 Scorpio rising Even in places as seemly well-studied as the national parks of North America, new species are still being discovered. Using ultraviolet light that cause scorpions to fluoresce a ghostly glow, resear ... more | .. |
 Geologists correct a rift in Africa The huge changes in the Earth's crust that influenced human evolution are being redefined, according to research published in Nature Geoscience. The Great Rift Valley of East Africa - the birthplace ... more | .. |
  E. coli bacteria becomes a factory - to make cheaper, faster pharmaceuticals Escherichia coli - a bacteria considered the food safety bane of restaurateurs, grocers and consumers - is a friend. Cornell University biomolecular engineers have learned to use E. coli to produce ... 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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  Cities forecast to expand by area equal to France, Germany and Spain combined in less than 20 years Unless development patterns change, by 2030 humanity's urban footprint will occupy an additional 1.5 million square kilometres - comparable to the combined territories of France, Germany and Spain, ... more | .. |
  Big sagebrush may need to count on its soil seed bank for survival Big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) is a key foundational species in an ecosystem that is threatened by invasion of cheatgrass and the subsequent increase in fire frequency. Critical to the conserv ... more | .. |
  NASA Measures Impact of Huge Solar Flare on Earth's Atmosphere A key NASA instrument that can directly measure the impact of solar events on the Earth's upper atmosphere has weighed in on the huge flare that impacted Earth last week. The flare was conside ... more | .. |
  ESRI Geospatial Technology Promotes Local Food Systems in US As part of the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) ongoing commitment to support local and regional food systems, it recently released the KYF2 Compass Map. The interactive, web-based map provides ... more |
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 NASA GRACE Data Hit Big Apple on World Water Day To highlight declines in the world's groundwater supplies, a new visualization of Earth's groundwater reserves, created in part with space data from the joint NASA/German Aerospace Center (DLR) Grav ... more | .. |
 Solar Storm Dumps Gigawatts into Earth's Upper Atmosphere A recent flurry of eruptions on the sun did more than spark pretty auroras around the poles. NASA-funded researchers say the solar storms of March 8th through 10th dumped enough energy in Earth's up ... more | .. |
  New evidence that comets deposited building blocks of life on primordial Earth New research reported here today at the 243rd National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) provides further support for the idea that comets bombarding Earth billions of ye ... more | .. |
  US launches five rockets to chart high-altitude winds NASA launched five rockets early Tuesday to measure a high-altitude jet stream some 65 miles (105 kilometers) above the Earth's surface, far higher than most planes fly, the US space agency said. ... 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 | .. |
  Engineers set their sights on asteroid deflection Pioneering engineers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow are developing an innovative technique based on lasers that could radically change asteroid deflection technology. The research ... more | .. |
  Creatures from the deep surface in NY exhibit They have their own lights, teeth, and weird names like vampire squid, stoplight loosejaws, and bristlemouth - meet the weird denizens of the deep surfacing for an exhibition in New York starting this week. ... more | .. |
  Work on new Chernobyl sarcophagus to start next month The construction of a new sarcophagus above the defunct Chernobyl Atomic Power Station will begin on April 26, the 26th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster, Ukraine said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan: Lessons learned from Fukushima Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda urged world leaders not to be lulled into a "myth of safety" regarding nuclear power. ... more |
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 Firefighters battle 15 forest fires in northern Spain Over 500 firefighters backed by planes and helicopters battled 15 wildfires Wednesday in Spain's northern Cantabria region amid hot dry conditions that fuelled them, the regional government said. ... more | .. |
  California declares tsunami awareness week California governor Jerry Brown proclaimed an annual "tsunami preparedness week" on Tuesday, just over a year after Japan was devastated by a killer earthquake and tidal wave. ... more | .. |
 Earth Hour dilemma: When the "like" button harms the planet Green groups around the world are turning to social networking to drive their campaign for Earth Hour on Saturday, when lights are turned off for an hour to signal concern about global warming. ... more | .. |
 'March summer' linked to global warming An early "March summer" in Canada and the United States with record high temperatures may be a symptom of global warming, researchers said. ... 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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 French village offers residents chickens to cut rubbish A village in northwestern France has come up with an innovative way to cut back on local rubbish production - offering each home two free chickens to consume organic waste. ... more | .. |
 Miner Xstrata wins Australia climate test case Swiss mining giant Xstrata has won a test case against what is set to be Australia's largest open-cut coal mine, with a court ruling that the economic benefits outweighed its climate change impacts. ... more | .. |
  Tibetan who set self ablaze in Delhi dies A Tibetan exile who set himself alight two days ago in New Delhi died on Wednesday and police detained at least 100 other activists protesting against Chinese President Hu Jintao's arrival in the city. ... more | .. |
  Indonesia land clearance 'wiping out' orangutans Critically-endangered orangutans in a protected area of Indonesia will be wiped out by the end of the year if land clearing is not stopped, a coalition of environmental groups warned Wednesday. ... more |
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 Climate change to drive weather disasters: UN experts Climate change is amplifying risks from drought, floods, storm and rising seas, threatening all countries but small island states, poor nations and arid regions in particular, UN experts warned on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Amid Arab Spring, Mideast executions rise One of the more sinister aspects of the dictator-toppling uprisings of the Arab Spring, hailed as a new era of democracy in a rough region, is a reported sharp increase in the number of executions in Middle Eastern states, apparently to stifle that same dissent. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong court overturns maid residency ruling Hong Kong's court of appeal on Wednesday overturned a landmark ruling that opened the door for thousands of foreign maids to claim residency in the southern Chinese city. ... more | .. |
 UN hits water target, but 2 billion people still drinking unsafe water Recent widespread news coverage heralded the success of a United Nations' goal of greatly improving access to safe drinking water around the world. But while major progress has been made, a ne ... more |
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