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Yellowstone 'super-eruption' less super, more frequent than thoughtPullman WA (SPX) May 03, 2012 The Yellowstone "super-volcano" is a little less super-but more active-than previously thought. Researchers at Washington State University and the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre say the biggest Yellowstone eruption, which created the 2 million year old Huckleberry Ridge deposit, was actually two different eruptions at least 6,000 years apart. Their results paint a new picture of a more active volcano than previously thought and can help recalibrate the likelihood of another bi ... read more |
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  Jurassic pain: Giant 'flea-like' insects plagued dinosaurs 165 million years ago It takes a gutsy insect to sneak up on a huge dinosaur while it sleeps, crawl onto its soft underbelly and give it a bite that might have felt like a needle going in - but giant "flea-like" animals, ... more | .. |
  Bioluminescent technology for easy tracking of GMO It is important to be able to monitor genetically modified (GM) crops, not only in the field but also during the food processing chain. New research published in BioMed Central's open access j ... more | .. |
  Antarctic albatross displays shift in breeding habits A new study of the wandering albatross - one of the largest birds on Earth - has shown that some of the birds are breeding earlier in the season compared with 30 years ago. Reporting online th ... more | .. |
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 Were dinosaurs undergoing long-term decline before mass extinction? Despite years of intensive research about the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs about 65.5 million years ago, a fundamental question remains: were dinosaurs already undergoing a long-term decline be ... more | .. |
  On Top of the Smokies, All Covered in Light Rain If you walk into a cloud at the top of a mountain with a cup to slake your thirst, it might take a while for your cup to fill. The tiny, barely-there droplets are difficult to see, and for scientist ... more | .. |
  Geophysicists employ novel method to identify sources of global sea level rise As the Earth's climate warms, a melting ice sheet produces a distinct and highly non-uniform pattern of sea-level change, with sea level falling close to the melting ice sheet and rising progressive ... more | .. |
  With climate and vegetation data, UCSB geographers closer to predicting droughts in Africa What might happen if droughts were predicted months ahead of time? Food aid and other humanitarian efforts could be put together sooner and executed better, say UC Santa Barbara geographers Chris Fu ... more |
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  Sports and Energy Drinks Responsible for Irreversible Damage to Teeth A recent study published in the May/June 2012 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry, found that an alarming increase in the consumption o ... more | .. |
 From Decade to Decade: What's the Status of our Groundwater Quality? There was no change in concentrations of chloride, dissolved solids, or nitrate in groundwater for more than 50 percent of well networks sampled in a new analysis by the USGS that compared samples f ... more | .. |
  Ban praises Suu Kyi for her leadership U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's main opposition leader and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, for her courage in the fight for human rights. ... more | .. |
 Egypt military says may transfer power on May 24 Egypt's military chief of staff said on Wednesday the army may transfer power to an elected president on May 24 if the vote is decided in the first round, state television reported. ... more |
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  WWF Indonesia calls for probe into elephant death Environmental organisation WWF called on the government Wednesday to investigate the death of a critically endangered Sumatran elephant allegedly poisoned at an Indonesian oil palm plantation. ... more | .. |
  Norway whalers take first whales of hunting season: official Norwegian whale hunters have harpooned the first three whales of the year, nearly a month after the controversial hunting season began, the country's Fishermen's Sales Organisation said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Flu study that sparked censorship row is published at last Scientists who created a mutant virus to explore a key aspect of influenza published their research Wednesday after a four-month storm that brewed fears of bioterrorism and accusations of censorship. ... more | .. |
 Strike at Amazon dam project in second week A strike by 7,000 workers seeking better work conditions at a contested dam in Brazil's Amazon region was in its second week Wednesday, despite a court ruling declaring the protest illegal, the consortium in charge of the project said. ... 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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  Chen appeals to Obama to help him leave China: CNN Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng appealed to US President Barack Obama to help get him and his family out of China, saying he fears for his life just hours after leaving the US embassy in Beijing. ... more | .. |
 China activist leaves US embassy after deal with Beijing Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng on Wednesday "reluctantly" left the US embassy where he had sought protection after fleeing house arrest, following a deal with Beijing, a US-based rights group said. ... more | .. |
 Strong quake strikes off Mexico coast: USGS A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday off Mexico's Pacific coast, not far from the border with Guatemala, the US Geological Survey said. ... more | .. |
China demands apology as activist leaves US embassy Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy to seek medical care and join his family, officials said Wednesday, as Beijing demanded a US apology on the eve of key talks between the two powers. ... more |
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Heritage conservation, Chinese style: demolition Beijing has announced plans to rebuild some of the gates in its long-lost imperial city wall: such is the way of heritage in China, where conservation often means demolition and putting up a replica. ... more | .. |
 Drought leaves mark on Chile's wines Chile's vineyard owners are expecting a slightly different taste and aroma to the wines they produce this year as they harvest grapes during an exceptionally long drought. ... more | .. |
 US piles pressure on Ukraine ahead of Euro 2012 The United States pressed Ukraine on Tuesday to free jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko as she entered the 12th day of a hunger strike that may prompt an EU boycott of its Euro 2012 football games. ... more | .. |
 Old maps and dead clams help solve coastal boulder mystery Perched atop the sheer coastal cliffs of Ireland's Aran Islands, ridges of giant boulders have puzzled geologists for years. What forces could have torn these rocks from the cliff edges high above s ... 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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  A middle-ear microphone Cochlear implants have restored basic hearing to some 220,000 deaf people, yet a microphone and related electronics must be worn outside the head, raising reliability issues, preventing patients fro ... more | .. |
 Impaired recovery of Atlantic cod - forage fish or other factors? In a rapid communication just published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, biologist Douglas Swain of the Gulf Fisheries Centre and Robert Mohn, emeritus scientist, at the Be ... more | .. |
  Can Nature's Beauty Lift Citizens From Poverty? Using nature's beauty as a tourist draw can boost conservation in China's valued panda preserves, but it isn't an automatic ticket out of poverty for the humans who live there, a unique long-term st ... more | .. |
 Why bigger animals aren't always faster New research in the journal Physiological and Biochemical Zoology shows why bigger isn't always better when it comes to sprinting speed. "Typically, bigger animals tend to run faster than smaller an ... more |
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 Not all altruism is alike Not all acts of altruism are alike, says a new study. From bees and wasps that die defending their nests, to elephants that cooperate to care for young, a new mathematical model pinpoints the enviro ... more | .. |
 Orangutans harbor ancient primate Alu Alu elements infiltrated the ancestral primate genome about 65 million years ago. Once gained an Alu element is rarely lost so comparison of Alu between species can be used to map primate evolution ... more | .. |
China, US in talks to allow Chen to leave: activist Beijing and Washington are working on a deal to allow rights activist Chen Guangcheng to leave China for the United States with his family after he fled house arrest, a fellow activist said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  NASA Image Gallery Highlights Earth's Changing Face In celebration of this year's Earth Day on April 22, NASA's Global Climate Change website has unveiled a new version of its popular image gallery, "State of Flux." The gallery presents stunnin ... more |
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