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New research puts focus on earthquake, tsunami hazard for southern CaliforniaSan Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2012 Scientists will convene in San Diego to present the latest seismological research at the annual conference of the Seismological Society of America (SSA), April 17-19. This year's meeting is expected to draw a record number of registrants, with more than 630 scientists in attendance, and will feature 292 oral presentations and 239 poster presentations. "For over 100 years the Annual Meeting of SSA has been the forum of excellence for presenting and discussing exciting new developments in seismology ... read more |
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  Chimpanzee ground nests offer new insight into our ancestors descent from the trees The first study into rarely documented ground-nest building by wild chimpanzees offers new clues about the ancient transition of early hominins from sleeping in trees to sleeping on the ground. ... more | .. |
  Southeast Asia's billion dollar cassava industry at high risk due to climate change Severe outbreaks of new, invasive pests triggered by rising temperatures could threaten Southeast Asia's multi-billion dollar cassava industry, as well as the livelihoods of the hundreds of thousand ... more | .. |
 Genetic adaptation of fat metabolism key to development of human brain About 300 000 years ago humans adapted genetically to be able to produce larger amounts of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. This adaptation may have been crucial to the development of the unique bra ... more | .. |
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  Duck-billed dinosaurs endured long, dark polar winters Duck-billed dinosaurs that lived within Arctic latitudes approximately 70 million years ago likely endured long, dark polar winters instead of migrating to more southern latitudes, a recent study by ... more | .. |
  Coral Reef Winners and Losers in a Warmer World There are winners and losers among corals under the accumulating impacts of climate change, according to a new scientific study. In the world's first large-scale investigation of how climate a ... more | .. |
 Majority-biased learning The transmission of knowledge to the next generation is a key feature of human evolution. In particular, humans tend to copy behaviour that is demonstrated by many other individuals. Chimpanzees and ... more | .. |
 Nutrient and toxin all at once: How plants absorb the perfect quantity of minerals In order to survive, plants should take up neither too many nor too few minerals from the soil. New insights into how they operate this critical balance have now been published by biologists at the ... more |
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 Development of the glial cell revealed A vast majority of cells in the brain are glial, yet our understanding of how they are generated, a process called gliogenesis, has remained enigmatic. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have ... more | .. |
  NASA Satellite Movie Shows Great Plains Tornado Outbreak from Space Satellite data gives forecasters a leg up on severe weather. NASA has just released an animation of visible and infrared satellite data showing the development and movement of the Great Plains torna ... more | .. |
 That is why plants grow towards the light Have you ever wondered why stems grow upwards and roots downwards? Why plants always seem to turn towards the light and climbing plants run up the trellis rather than down? But maybe not that simple ... more | .. |
 Three Gorges Dam prompts more evacuations Preparations have begun to relocate about 20,000 residents from the vicinity of China's massive Three Gorges Dam because their homes are at risk from "constant landslides," authorities in Central China's Hubei province said. ... more |
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 Ancient Greek tsunami bears warning signs: study A tsunami saved the Greek village of Potidaea from Persian invaders in winter 479 BC, a US study said Thursday, warning that the area remains prone to earthquakes. ... more | .. |
 Man killed by five-metre shark in S.Africa A 20-year-old body boarder was killed Thursday when a giant shark estimated at up to five metres (16 feet) long bit off his leg in a Cape Town bay, in South Africa's second deadly mauling this year. ... more | .. |
  Iraq's Sadr calls for boycott of F1 race in Bahrain Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for a boycott of the upcoming Formula 1 race in Bahrain over the kingdom's continued crackdown on dissidents, in a statement released on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Spanish king sorry after Africa hunting trip Spanish King Juan Carlos apologised Wednesday for a hunting trip to Botswana that sparked indignation in recession-hit Spain, as he emerged on crutches from hospital after breaking his hip on the visit. ... more |
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Top U.S. defense contractor L3 Tech to pay $62M to settle claims of deceptive practices
North Korean warship has 'serious accident' at launch
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  Lawyer to take over at Fukushima plant operator A 64-year-old lawyer is to be the new chairman of Tokyo Electric Power, taking on the task of revamping the troubled operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Eight native Mexicans shot dead defending forest Eight members of an indigenous group that took on armed gangs and illegal loggers nearly a year ago have been shot dead in a confrontation in western Mexico, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Endangered Philippine raptor bred in captivity A Philippine hawk-eagle feared to be heading for extinction has been bred in captivity for the first time, its breeders said Thursday. ... more | .. |
China 'river pig' deaths raise extinction fears China says 16 endangered finless porpoises have been found dead since the beginning of the year and experts blame water pollution and climate change for pushing the species toward extinction. ... more |
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 Desolation of Pakistan avalanche site Half a dozen tattered yellow flags poke from a huge boulder-strewn expanse of gravel and ice. They mark where the buildings of Pakistan's Gayari army base once stood. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong leader-elect sees bigger role for govt Hong Kong's incoming leader says government should play a greater role in the famously laissez-faire territory to improve social welfare and tackle inequality, a report said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Wen to promote China's Arctic ambition in Europe The Arctic and its vast energy reserves, one of the last places on earth where sovereignty has not been established, will be a key focus of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's trip to Europe. ... more | .. |
Possum pest feeds thriving fur industry in New Zealand The brushtail possum, a cuddly-looking marsupial protected in its native Australia, has become a reviled feral pest in New Zealand, its fur providing a lucrative sideline for hunters who supply a burgeoning luxury goods industry. ... more |
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SpaceX mega-rocket Starship 9 cleared for launch following earlier mission failures
Rocky road geology reveals billion year story inside Martian crater
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  Needs high, prospects low for Rio Summit With two months left before leaders assemble for the UN's Rio Summit, prospects for a radical fix of the planet's worsening environmental ills and poverty seem remote. ... more | .. |
 Marine worm feeds on carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulphide with the help of symbiotic bacteria In a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen and Greifswald University, together wit ... more | .. |
  Ultra-Sensitive Electrical Biosensor Unlocks Potential for Instant Diagnostic Devices A new quantum mechanical-based biosensor designed by a team at University of California, Santa Barbara offers tremendous potential for detecting biomolecules at ultra-low concentrations, from instan ... more | .. |
 Using maths to feed the world In the race to breed better crops to feed the increasing world population, scientists at The University of Nottingham are using maths to find out how a vital plant hormone affects growth. Gibb ... more |
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 Egg-laying beginning of the end for dinosaurs Their reproductive strategy spelled the beginning of the end: The fact that dinosaurs laid eggs put them at a considerable disadvantage compared to viviparous mammals. Together with colleagues from ... more | .. |
  Nanosponges soak up oil again and again The researchers, who collaborated with peers in labs around the nation and in Spain, Belgium and Japan, revealed their discovery in Nature's online open-access journal Scientific Reports. Lead ... more | .. |
 New study explores what the evolution of names reveals about China What can surnames tell us about the culture, genetics and history of our society? That is the question being answered by Chinese researchers who have traced the evolution of surnames across China. T ... more | .. |
  Study Amplifies Understanding of Hearing in Baleen Whales For decades, scientists have known that dolphins and other toothed whales have specialized fats associated with their jaws, which efficiently convey sound waves from the ocean to their ears. But unt ... more |
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