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Signs of thawing permafrost revealed from spaceParis (ESA) Mar 29, 2012 Satellite are seeing changes in land surfaces in high detail at northern latitudes, indicating thawing permafrost. This releases greenhouse gases into parts of the Arctic, exacerbating the effects of climate change. Permafrost is ground that remains at or below 0C for at least two consecutive years and usually appears in areas at high latitudes such as Alaska, Siberia and Northern Scandinavia, or at high altitudes like the Andes, Himalayas and the Alps. About half of the world's underground ... read more |
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 West Antarctic Ice Shelves Tearing Apart at the Seams A new study examining nearly 40 years of satellite imagery has revealed that the floating ice shelves of a critical portion of West Antarctica are steadily losing their grip on adjacent bay walls, p ... more | .. |
  Oceanographers develop method for measuring the pace of life in deep sediments Life deep in the seabed proceeds very slowly. But the slow-growing bacteria living many meters beneath the seafloor play an important role in the global storage of organic carbon and have a long-ter ... more | .. |
  A 24-karat Gold Key to Unlock the Immune System Developing a drug or vaccine requires a delicate balancing act with the immune system. On one hand, medications need to escape detection by the immune system in order to perform their function. But ... more | .. |
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  With you in the room, bacteria counts spike A person's mere presence in a room can add 37 million bacteria to the air every hour - material largely left behind by previous occupants and stirred up from the floor - according to new research by ... more | .. |
  Exploding dinosaur hypothesis implodes The pregnant ichthyosaur female from Holzmaden (Germany) that perished 182 million years ago puzzled researchers for quite some time: The skeleton of the extinct marine reptile is almost immaculatel ... more | .. |
  Scientists Find New Way to Measure Economic Impact of Forest Fires A team of scientists from the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station and the University of Cordoba in Spain recently developed a new methodology that measures the economic impact o ... more | .. |
  World scientists define united approach to tackling food insecurity Nearly one billion people in the world are undernourished, while millions suffer from chronic disease due to excess food consumption. Global demand is growing for agricultural products and food pric ... 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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  US States keep up with ozone mandates In a recent study published by the Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, the Rice research group of environmental engineer Daniel Cohan looked at state implementation plans (SIPs) man ... more | .. |
 DNA traces cattle back to a small herd domesticated around 10,500 years ago All cattle are descended from as few as 80 animals that were domesticated from wild ox in the Near East some 10,500 years ago, according to a new genetic study. An international team of scientists f ... more | .. |
 Vaccinating chickens could prevent food-borne illness A vaccine could be developed to prevent Campylobacter being carried in chickens. This approach could drastically cut the number of cases of food poisoning, saving the UK economy millions each year, ... more | .. |
 Harvard's Wyss Institute Creates Living Human Gut-on-a-Chip Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have created a gut-on-a-chip microdevice lined by living human cells that mimics the structure, physiolo ... more |
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 Runner's high motivated the evolution of exercise In the last century something unexpected happened: humans became sedentary. We traded in our active lifestyles for a more immobile existence. But these were not the conditions under which we evolved ... more | .. |
 Rising Number of Farm Animals Poses Environmental and Public Health Risks The global population of farm animals increased 23 percent between 1980 and 2010, from 3.5 billion to 4.3 billion, according to research by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online public ... more | .. |
  US offers $120 million for Sahel hunger The United States will give $120 million in emergency aid for western Africa's drought-hit Sahel region in hope of preventing severe hunger, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  NATO faulted over Libya boat-people deaths A European rights watchdog rapped NATO on Thursday for failing to help a migrant boat during the Libyan war as aid groups vowed to sue the French military over an incident that left 63 people dead. ... 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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  China blames Dalai Lama for Delhi self-immolation Chinese officials visiting New Delhi to attend a summit of emerging nations on Thursday blamed the Dalai Lama for a Tibetan protester burning himself to death in the city. ... more | .. |
 S.Africa mulls new trophy hunt rules to fight rhino poaching South Africa may impose new limits on trophy hunts as it combats a devastating surge in rhino poaching, with 150 killed illegally so far this year, the environment ministry said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Science under fire from 'merchants of doubt': US historian Scientists are facing an uphill battle to warn the public about pressing issues due to dissenters in their ranks who intentionally sow uncertainty, says a US historian. ... more | .. |
  Turkish prosecutors urge stiff penalties in coup plot case Turkish prosecutors are demanding jail terms of up to 20 years for 365 active and retired soldiers accused of plotting to undermine the Islamist-rooted government, state media reported Thursday. ... more |
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 Ousted Maldives leader to hold US talks The United States said that senior officials will meet Friday with the ousted leader of Maldives and urged restraint from all sides after he appealed for stronger US support. ... more | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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 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 | .. |
 Ancient civilizations reveal ways to manage fisheries for sustainability 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 ... 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 | .. |
 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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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