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Long-term studies detect effects of disappearing snow and iceWashington DC (SPX) Apr 12, 2012 Ecosystems are changing worldwide as a result of shrinking sea ice, snow, and glaciers, especially in high-latitude regions where water is frozen for at least a month each year-the cryosphere. Scientists have already recorded how some larger animals, such as penguins and polar bears, are responding to loss of their habitat, but research is only now starting to uncover less-obvious effects of the shrinking cryosphere on organisms. An article in the April issue of BioScience describes some imp ... read more |
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  Black flies may have a purpose after all Black flies drink blood and spread disease such as river blindness-creating misery with their presence. A University of Georgia study, however, proves that the pesky insects can be useful. Don Champ ... more | .. |
  UCSB Study Shows Forest Insects and Diseases Arrive in U.S. Via Imported Plants The trade in live plants from around the world has become a major industry in the United States, with new imports now valued at more than $500 billion annually. According to a study conducted by res ... more | .. |
  Summer temperature variability may increase mortality risk for elderly with chronic disease New research from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) suggests that seemingly small changes in summer temperature swings-as little as 1 degrees C more than usual-may shorten life expectancy for e ... more | .. |
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  Eggs of enigmatic dinosaur discovered An Argentine-Swedish research team has reported a 70 million years old pocket of fossilized bones and unique eggs of an enigmatic birdlike dinosaur in Patagonia. What makes the discovery unique are ... more | .. |
 ESA and NASA join forces to measure Arctic sea ice Marking another remarkable collaborative effort, ESA and NASA met up over the Arctic Ocean this week to perform some carefully coordinated flights directly under CryoSat orbiting above. The data gat ... more | .. |
  Emergence of artemisinin-resistance on Thai-Myanmar border raises specter of untreatable malaria Evidence that the most deadly species of malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, is becoming resistant to the front line treatment for malaria on the border of Thailand and Myanmar (Burma) is repor ... more | .. |
 Why letting salmon escape could benefit bears and fishers New research suggests that allowing more Pacific salmon to spawn in coastal streams will not only benefit the natural environment, including grizzly bears, but could also lead to more salmon in the ... 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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 Researchers Use Game to Change How Scientists Study Disease Outbreaks It may seem like a game of tag, but it's an innovative tool for teaching the fundamentals of epidemiology, the science of how infectious diseases move through a population. An international te ... more | .. |
  Study: Wildlife survive nuclear accidents Radiation from nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl and Fukushima may not present as much of a threat to wildlife as previously thought, British researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Canada, Denmark could split tiny Arctic island Canada and Denmark are close to settling a decades-old territorial dispute over a tiny island in the Arctic, a Canadian newspaper said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Fungus threat escalates for food, wildlife: scientists Species of fungus, driven by trade, travel and climate change, pose a mounting threat to food supplies and biodiversity, scientists said on Wednesday. ... more |
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  Tsunami warnings relaxed after Indonesia quakes A tsunami watch around the Indian Ocean was lifted hours after two massive earthquakes struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday, sending terrified people fleeing from the coast. ... more | .. |
 Massive Indonesia quakes trigger tsunami alert A huge earthquake and strong aftershocks struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, triggering an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami alert that sent terrified people fleeing from the coast. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Something is rotten To paraphrase Hamlet, "something is rotten in the state of America." ... more | .. |
  India says EU tax a 'deal breaker' for climate talks India's environment minister said Wednesday that a European Union scheme to tax airlines for carbon emissions was "a deal breaker" ahead of global climate change talks, a warning rejected by the EU. ... 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 | .. |
Indonesian quake reawakens 2004 fears in Asia In nations around the Indian Ocean, thousands scrambled for higher ground Wednesday after powerful quakes triggered fears of a disaster in a region all too familiar with the power of a tsunami. ... more | .. |
  Nepal army takes control of Maoist camps Nepal's army has taken over camps where Maoist fighters have been stationed since the end of the civil war, an official said Wednesday, in a major step towards completing a troubled peace process. ... more | .. |
 42,000-year-old baby mammoth on show in Hong Kong The world's best-preserved mammoth, buried about 42,000 years ago, will go on display in Hong Kong this week, the organiser of its first exhibition in Asia said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Chinese yacht arrivals to seek asylum in Australia A group of Chinese nationals rescued from a stricken yacht will now seek asylum in Australia after abandoning their quest to sail to New Zealand, a minister said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Ancient Amazonians farmed without fire Modern farmers in the Amazon region could take lessons in sustainability from the area's inhabitants of 800 years ago, scientists say. ... more | .. |
Titanic's first-class menu recreated in Hong Kong The Titanic was more than just the most advanced ship of its time. It was the paragon of turn-of-the-century style and luxury, when languid meals, dinner suits and fine china were de rigueur. ... more | .. |
  NASA Views Our Perpetual Ocean The swirling flows of tens of thousands of ocean currents were captured in this scientific visualization created by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "There is also a 20-minute lo ... more | .. |
 NASA Sees New Salt in an Ancient Sea The expansion of massive salt evaporation projects on the Dead Sea are clearly visible in this time series of images taken by Landsat satellites operated by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. ... 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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 Ice sheet collapse and sea-level rise at the Bolling warming 14,600 years ago International scientists have shown that a dramatic sea-level rise occurred at the onset of the first warm period of the last deglaciation, known as the Bolling warming, approximately 14,600 years a ... more | .. |
 Long-term research reveals causes and consequences of environmental change As global temperatures rise, the most threatened ecosystems are those that depend on a season of snow and ice, scientists from the nation's Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network say."The vuln ... more | .. |
 Use of common pesticide linked to bee colony collapse The likely culprit in sharp worldwide declines in honeybee colonies since 2006 is imidacloprid, one of the most widely used pesticides, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health ... more | .. |
  How to make high-end perfumes without whale barf University of British Columbia researchers have identified a gene in balsam fir trees that could facilitate cheaper and more sustainable production of plant-based fixatives and scents used in the fr ... more |
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 Satellite observes rapid ice shelf disintegration in Antarctic As ESA's Envisat satellite marks ten years in orbit, it continues to observe the rapid retreat of one of Antarctica's ice shelves due to climate warming. One of the satellite's first observations fo ... more | .. |
 Researchers find evidence of banned antibiotics in poultry products In a joint study, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Arizona State University found evidence suggesting that a class of antibiotics previously banned by the U.S. ... more | .. |
 Rapid method of assembling new gene-editing tool could revolutionize genetic research Development of a new way to make a powerful tool for altering gene sequences should greatly increase the ability of researchers to knock out or otherwise alter the expression of any gene they are st ... more | .. |
 Top China leader ousted, wife probed over Briton's murder Chinese politician Bo Xilai, once a rising star, has been stripped of his elite Communist Party post and his wife is being investigated for the murder of a British national, state media said. ... more |
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