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New comparison of ocean temperatures reveals rise over the last centurySan Diego CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2012 A new study contrasting ocean temperature readings of the 1870s with temperatures of the modern seas reveals an upward trend of global ocean warming spanning at least 100 years. The research led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego physical oceanographer Dean Roemmich shows a .33-degree Celsius (.59-degree Fahrenheit) average increase in the upper portions of the ocean to 700 meters (2,300 feet) depth. The increase was largest at the ocean surface, .59-degree Celsius (1.1-d ... read more |
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  UNH Research Brings New Understanding to Past Global Warming Events A series of global warming events called hyperthermals that occurred more than 50 million years ago had a similar origin to a much larger hyperthermal of the period, the Pelaeocene-Eocene Thermal Ma ... more | .. |
 Gray seals consume as much fish as the fishing industry catches The grey seals in the Baltic Sea compete for fish with the fishing industry. The seals locally eat about the same quantities of cod, common whitefish, salmon, sea trout and eel as those taken by fis ... more | .. |
  Seeing double: 1 in 30 babies born in U.S. is a twin Women having children at older ages and the growing availability of fertility treatments has led to a marked increase in the birth of twins: In 2009, one in every 30 babies born in the United States ... more | .. |
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 Declines in Caribbean coral reefs pre-date damage resulting from climate change The decline of Caribbean coral reefs has been linked to the recent effects of human-induced climate change. However, new research led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San D ... more | .. |
  Trees tell their own story to satellites Communications via satellite are changing the way the forest industry harvests trees. A new approach being tested by ESA combines satcoms and cellular services to relay important information almost ... more | .. |
  Plants mimic scent of pollinating beetles The color and scent of flowers and their perception by pollinator insects are believed to have evolved in the course of mutual adaptation. However, an evolutionary biologist from the University of Z ... more | .. |
  Evolving to Fight Epidemics: Weakness Can Be an Advantage When battling a deadly parasite epidemic, less resistance can sometimes be better than more, a new study suggests. A freshwater zooplankton species known as Daphnia dentifera endures periodic epidem ... more |
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Trump signs orders to boost US nuclear energy
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  Arianespace's Starsem affiliate readies the launch of Europe's MetOp-B weather satellite from Kazakhstan Preparations for the 25th mission of Arianespace's Starsem affiliate are on schedule for a liftoff in the second half of May, using a Soyuz 2 launcher to orbit the European MetOp-B weather satellite ... more | .. |
 India to launch home-made all-weather satellite on April 20 India is to launch its home-made all-weather satellite on April 20 from the southern spaceport of Sriharikota, sources said Monday. "The satellite, RISAT-1, a Radar Imaging Satellite, is slate ... more | .. |
  When dinosaurs roamed a fiery landscape The dinosaurs of the Cretaceous may have faced an unexpected hazard: fire! In a paper published online, researchers from Royal Holloway University of London and The Field Museum of Natural History i ... more | .. |
 Researchers discover why humans began walking upright Most of us walk and carry items in our hands every day. These are seemingly simple activities that the majority of us don't question. But an international team of researchers, including Brian Richmo ... more |
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 March high temps: 'Unusual factors afoot' Records show temperatures topped or equaled historic highs at 7,755 locations in the United States in March, climate scientists say. ... more | .. |
  Brazil wants Rio+20 meet to impose sustainable development Brazil wants the upcoming Rio summit on sustainable development to impose the concept as a development model for the world, one of the organizers said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 China's grain at risk from climate change China's agricultural security is at risk from climate change and the selling of arable lands. ... more | .. |
  FDA to research prescription treatments Weapons of mass destruction may have faded from the national discussion of public health threats but the U.S. government continues to plan strategies to fight bioterrorism attacks on U.S. soil. ... 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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  Turkey generals go on trial, 32 years after coup Turkey's 94-year-old former president Kenan Evren is due to go on trial on Wednesday to answer for his leading role in the country's last coup, more than three decades after he seized power. ... more | .. |
 EU lifts restrictions on Thai poultry after H5N1 eradication The European Union decided Tuesday to lift restrictions on the import of fresh poultry meat from Thailand that had been in place since 2004 due to an avian flu outbreak. ... more | .. |
 Would-be poacher dehorns fibreglass rhino in South Africa A would-be wildlife poacher sawed off the horn of a fibreglass rhino on a South African game farm, hoping to cash in on the illegal trade in horns. ... more | .. |
 Powerful tornadoes strike Texas At least two tornadoes ripped across northern Texas Tuesday, the National Weather Service said, causing major damage and grounding flights, but leaving no reported casualties. ... more |
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  Typhoon-strength storm kills two in Japan, brings chaos A typhoon-strength storm brought travel chaos to Japan on Tuesday, as violent winds and rain killed at least two people and left tens of thousands of people stranded. ... more | .. |
 Love is in the air for Britain's giant pandas The clock is ticking, and the heat is on. A giant male panda loaned to Britain by China has just 36 hours to make his move on his female companion or he'll have to wait another year. ... more | .. |
Typhoon-strength storm brings travel chaos to Japan A typhoon-strength storm brought travel chaos to Japan on Tuesday, as violent winds and rain killed one man and left tens of thousands of people stranded. ... more | .. |
 Mutant bird flu 'less lethal', says paper's author The author of a paper on a mutant bird flu strain said Monday that experts agreed to publish it only after he explained that the virus was "much less lethal" than previously feared. ... 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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  China arrests 22 ethnic Mongols in land protest: group Chinese authorities have arrested 22 people in Inner Mongolia for protesting over a land dispute, a rights group said Tuesday, in the latest case of ethnic strife to rock the northern region. ... more | .. |
 'Titanic' director says ocean "alien world" Fresh from his journey to the deepest point of the Pacific in a solo submarine dive, Hollywood director James Cameron has spoken to Australian schoolchildren, answering questions on how fast his craft could travel to how he went to the toilet. ... more | .. |
  Health fears as flood-ravaged Fiji begins clean-up Flood-ravaged Fiji began a massive clean-up Tuesday, as the South Pacific nation's stretched health services expressed fears disease could quickly spread through evacuation centres. ... more | .. |
  35,000 gallons of prevention Twenty years ago in Chicago, a small leak in an unused freight tunnel expanded beneath the Windy City and started a flood which eventually gushed through the entire tunnel system. A quarter-million ... more |
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 New seismic hazard assessment for Central America A new study evaluates the seismic hazards for the entire Central America, including specific assessments for six capital cities, with the greatest hazard expected for Guatemala City and San Salvador ... more | .. |
 Studies show how common crop pesticide harms bees A pair of new studies reveals the multiple ways that a widely used insecticide harms bumblebees and honeybees. The reports, one by a U.K. team and one by a French team, appear online at the Science ... more | .. |
 Pattern of large earthquakes on San Jacinto fault identified with help of LiDAR The San Jacinto Fault (SJF) Zone is a seismically active, major component of the overall southern San Andreas Fault system. Researchers from San Diego State University (SDSU) and U.S. Geological Sur ... more | .. |
 Popcorn: the snack with even higher antioxidant levels than fruits and vegetables Popcorn's reputation as a snack food that's actually good for health has popped up a few notches with scientists reporting that it contains more of the healthful antioxidant substances called "polyp ... more |
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