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Diversity aided mammals' survival over deep timeNashville, TN (SPX) Apr 25, 2012 When it comes to adapting to climate change, diversity is the mammal's best defense. That is one of the conclusions of the first study of how mammals in North America adapted to climate change in "deep time" - a period of 56 million years beginning with the Eocene and ending 12,000 years ago with the terminal Pleistocene extinction when mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, giant sloths and most of the other "megafauna" on the continent disappeared. "Before we can predict how mammals will respond to cli ... read more |
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  Study finds that mild winters are detrimental to butterflies The recent mild winter throughout much of the United States was a cause for celebration for many. However, butterfly aficionados shouldn't be joining in the celebration. A new study by Jessica ... more | .. |
  Warning signs from ancient Greek tsunami In the winter of 479 B.C., a tsunami was the savior of Potidaea, drowning hundreds of Persian invaders as they lay siege to the ancient Greek village. New geological evidence suggests that the ... more | .. |
  New CU-NOAA monitoring system clarifies murky atmospheric questions A University of Colorado Boulder-led team has developed a new monitoring system to analyze and compare emissions from man-made fossil fuels and trace gases in the atmosphere, a technique that likely ... more | .. |
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  Challenges hinder agroforestry research, policy formulation and adoption in Indonesia Indonesia, the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, most of which come from deforestation, is setting out to reverse the trend. One of the ways it plans to do so is to create a na ... more | .. |
  CarbonSat - On the trail of greenhouse gases Astrium, Europe's leading space company, will be pushing ahead with the preparation of CarbonSat, a new climate satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA), over the next 22 months. In early April ... more | .. |
  Research is ensuring stormwater systems are designed for the future In a world of changing weather and rainfall patterns, engineers face challenges when designing stormwater management systems. A Kansas State University team is researching how climate change i ... more | .. |
  NIST mini-sensor measures magnetic activity in human brain A miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed an important research milestone by successfully measuring human brain activit ... more |
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 NASA's New Satellite Movie of One Week's Ash Activity from Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano Satellites continue to provide a look at the ash and gas clouds being emitted from Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano. NASA has animated imagery from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite to provide a week long look ... more | .. |
  Accelerating climate change exerts strong pressure on Europe's mountain flora A pan-European study published in Science shows that mountain plants across the continent are moving to higher altitudes. This often results in raised species numbers on mountain tops, when colonize ... more | .. |
 DigitalGlobe Unveils New Details of WorldView-3 Satellite DigitalGlobe has unveiled unique capabilities of its WorldView-3 satellite, slated for launch in mid-2014. The announcement was made at the 28th Annual National Space Symposium, the premier gatherin ... more | .. |
 Bangladesh faces water problems Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, faces severe water shortages, particularly during the annual March to May dry season. ... more |
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  Global famine if India, Pakistan unleash nukes: study More than a billion people around the world would face starvation if India and Pakistan unleash nuclear weapons - even if that war is regionally limited, a study released Tuesday warned. ... more | .. |
  European body sees broad failures in Libya migrant deaths A catalogue of failures led to the deaths at sea last year of 63 African migrants who fled Libya during the conflict that ousted Moamer Kadhafi, a European rights body said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Scientists find members of measles virus family in bats Scientists studying bats have found dozens of new members of a virus family linked to human disease, and warned of possible exposure as the winged mammals are driven out of forests into the cities. ... more | .. |
  Arctic marine mammals and fish populations on the rise Arctic marine mammals and fish populations are on the rise, according to a report released on Monday by the the Arctic Council's biodiversity working group at a Montreal conference. ... 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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 Rumbling Mexican volanco keeps locals awake Residents at the foot of Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano no longer sleep soundly since the towering mountain roared back into action over a week ago, spewing out a hail of rocks, steam and ashes. ... more | .. |
 Hundreds evacuated as Russian village flooded Over 1,000 homes were damaged as a river in central Russia's Ryazan region rose, displacing 300 people and turning streets into canals, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: France's next vote The first question arising from the first round of the French presidential election was how the markets would react. They answered in the negative, knocking close to $150 billion off the value of European stocks. ... more | .. |
 Study finds evidence nanoparticles may increase plant DNA damage Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) have provided the first evidence that engineered nanoparticles are able t ... more |
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 Planned dams in Amazon may have largely negative ecosystem impact The Andean Amazon is becoming a major frontier for new hydroelectric dams, but an analysis of the potential impacts of these planned projects suggests that there may be serious ecological concerns t ... more | .. |
 CU research shows warming climate threatens ecology at mountain research site west of Boulder A series of papers published this month on ecological changes at 26 global research sites - including one administered by the University of Colorado Boulder in the high mountains west of the city - ... more | .. |
 Saving forests? Take a leaf from insurance industry's book A group of environmental scientists say a problem-ridden economic model designed to slow deforestation can be improved by applying key concepts from the insurance industry. REDD (Reduced Emiss ... more | .. |
 Improved Loblolly Pines Better for the Environment More than 50 years of genetics work to increase loblolly pine production in the Southeast has improved the trees' ability to act as carbon sinks that mitigate climate change, according to a new stud ... 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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 Genetically modified corn affects its symbiotic relationship with non-target soil organisms An increasing number of crops commercially grown today are genetically modified (GM) to resist insect pests and/or tolerate herbicides. Although Bt corn is one of the most commonly grown GM crops in ... more | .. |
 Breaking the Ice on Icebergs Icebergs are a natural and beautiful part of Earth's cryosphere, and are closely monitored and studied by scientists around the world. We asked JPL research scientists Ben Holt and Michael Schodlok ... more | .. |
  China punishes eight ex-officials of rebel village China has punished eight former officials of Wukan for corruption, including the previous Communist party chief, state media said Monday after their land grabs sparked an unprecedented uprising. ... more | .. |
 Scientists call for Arctic fishing moratorium, rules Scientists on Monday urged Arctic rim nations to set fishing regulations for the Arctic Ocean, and order a moratorium on fishing until stocks are assessed, before trawlers soon start dropping nets in the pristine waters. ... more |
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7,000 workers strike at Brazil's Amazon dam project Some 7,000 workers at a contested dam in Brazil's Amazon region went on strike Monday demanding better working conditions, the consortium in charge of the project said. ... more | .. |
  Late snow storm sucker-punches US northeast Just as the US northeast was easing from a mild winter into a historically warm spring, a storm left thousands without power and prematurely leafy trees sagging under snow. ... more | .. |
 Cod has a key role in the whole Baltic Sea A new investigation put in evidence the key role of cod as regulator of the whole Baltic Sea ecosystem. The study shows that when the cod population in the central Baltic increases, it spreads into ... more | .. |
 Investigation on Envisat continues Optical, radar and laser observations of the Envisat satellite show that it is still in a stable orbit. Efforts to regain contact with the satellite have been under way since 8 April, when it unexpe ... more |
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