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Handful of heavyweight trees per acre are forest champsSeattle WA (SPX) May 07, 2012 Big trees three or more feet in diameter accounted for nearly half the biomass measured at a Yosemite National Park site, yet represented only one percent of the trees growing there. This means just a few towering white fir, sugar pine and incense cedars per acre at the Yosemite site are disproportionately responsible for photosynthesis, converting carbon dioxide into plant tissue and sequestering that carbon in the forest, sometimes for centuries, according to James Lutz, a University of Washingt ... read more |
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  Study finds stream temperatures don't parallel warming climate trend A new analysis of streams in the western United States with long-term monitoring programs has found that despite a general increase in air temperatures over the past several decades, streams are not ... more | .. |
  Ecosystem Effects of Biodiversity Loss Rival Climate Change and Pollution Loss of biodiversity appears to affect ecosystems as much as climate change, pollution and other major forms of environmental stress, according to results of a new study by an international research ... more | .. |
 Bigger gorillas better at attracting mates and raising young Conservationists with the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have found that larger male gorillas living in the rainforests of Congo seem to be ... more | .. |
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  Experts write on the risks of low-level radiation Each time a release of radioactivity occurs, questions arise and debates unfold on the health risks at low doses-and still, just over a year after the disaster at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station ... more | .. |
  Selenium impacts honey bee behavior and survival Entomologists at the University of California, Riverside have a "proof of concept" that selenium, a nonmetal chemical element, can disrupt the foraging behavior and survival of honey bees. Sel ... more | .. |
  Pacific islands may become refuge for corals in a warming climate Scientists have predicted that ocean temperatures will rise in the equatorial Pacific by the end of the century, wreaking havoc on coral reef ecosystems. But a new study shows that climate change co ... more | .. |
 Global Warming Refuge Discovered Near At-Risk Pacific Island Nation of Kiribati Scientists predict ocean temperatures will rise in the equatorial Pacific by the end of the century, wreaking havoc on coral reef ecosystems. But a new study shows that climate change could cause oc ... more |
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Anthropic touts improved Claude AI models
EU parliament backs carbon border tax exemption
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 Keep your fruit close and your vegetables closer College students wishing to eat healthier may want to invest in a clear fruit bowl says a recent article published in Environment and Behavior (published by SAGE). The new study found that when frui ... more | .. |
  Darwinian selection continues to influence human evolution New evidence proves humans are continuing to evolve and that significant natural and sexual selection is still taking place in our species in the modern world. Despite advancements in medicine and t ... more | .. |
  Tornado kills teenager in Japan A tornado ripped through eastern Japan on Sunday, killing a teenager, destroying dozens of homes and cutting power to around 20,000 households. ... more | .. |
  Hope fades for Nepal flood victims, toll may hit 60 Rescuers scouring Nepal's central Annapurna region after severe flash flooding said Sunday that there was almost no hope of finding survivors and that the final death toll could be more than 60. ... more |
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 Drought hits Angola's already struggling farms A drought is threatening Angola's already modest food production, in a setback for efforts to revive once-vibrant farmlands abandoned during decades of war. ... more | .. |
  Campaign web wars 2.0: can Republicans strike back? Tired of playing catch-up to the Obama Internet juggernaut, Republicans have rolled out a one-stop online shop for conservative activism which they hope will help them capture the White House. ... more | .. |
  S. Korea stamps down on 'human-flesh' pills: report South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop the smuggling from China of pills made from dead human foetuses or deceased infants, a report said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 China farm purchase sparks land grab fears in New Zealand The sale of a bankrupt dairy farm group to a Chinese firm has sparked fears of a foreign land grab in New Zealand, as well as revealing what critics label a "dark side" of the national psyche. ... more |
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Israel military says intercepted missile fired from Yemen
Top U.S. defense contractor L3 Tech to pay $62M to settle claims of deceptive practices
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  Chen case exposes limits to central power in China The case of a blind Chinese activist who sparked a diplomatic row with the United States is the latest illustration of the degree of power China's local authorities have - and how it can backfire on Beijing. ... more | .. |
 Eyes on China after Clinton deal on dissident US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended a tense visit to China Saturday with a fragile deal in hand over a top dissident, as anxious activists waited to see if Beijing would let him leave the country. ... more | .. |
 Cambodia closes probe into activist's shooting The Cambodian government on Saturday said it had closed its investigation into the fatal shootings of a well-known activist and a military police officer after the arrest of a security guard. ... more | .. |
 Iceman mummy yields oldest blood seen Researchers studying a 5,300-year-old body found frozen in the Italian Alps in 1991 say they found red blood cells around his wounds, the oldest ever seen. ... more |
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  Clinton to leave China for Bangladesh cauldron US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves a diplomatic crisis in China for a difficult mission in Bangladesh on Saturday where violence and a crackdown on the opposition threaten new instability. ... more | .. |
  Reykjavik mulls letting Chinese tycoon lease land The Chinese tycoon behind a failed venture last year to purchase a large swath of Icelandic wilderness could instead be permitted to lease part of the land for 40 years, the industry ministry said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Antarctic waters changing due to climate: study The densest waters of Antarctica have reduced dramatically over recent decades, in part due to man-made impacts on the climate, Australian scientists said Friday. ... more |
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SpaceX mega-rocket Starship 9 cleared for launch following earlier mission failures
Do photons wear out? An astrophysicist explains light's ability to travel vast cosmic distances without losing energy
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 Japan to go nuclear-free for first time since 1970 Japan is set to go without nuclear energy for the first time since 1970 from Saturday, when the last operating reactor shuts down for maintenance, heightening fears of a looming power crunch this summer. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea starts building new nuclear reactors South Korea on Friday started work on two new nuclear reactors despite fears over safety in the aftermath of the radioactive disaster in Japan last year. ... more | .. |
 Curfew after clashes near Egypt defence ministry Egypt's ruling military announced an overnight curfew around the defence ministry Friday after fierce clashes between troops and anti-military protesters left 59 hurt ahead of landmark presidential polls. ... more | .. |
 Study Shows Experiments Underestimate Plant Responses to Climate Change Experiments may dramatically underestimate how plants will respond to climate change in the future. That's the conclusion of an analysis of 50 plant studies on four continents, published this week i ... more |
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 Wheelchair breakdowns becoming more common Wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI) report very high rates of wheelchair breakdowns-and the problem is getting worse, suggests a study in American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabil ... more | .. |
 Study shows experiments underestimate plant responses to climate change Experiments may dramatically underestimate how plants will respond to climate change in the future. That's the conclusion of an analysis of 50 plant studies on four continents, published this week i ... more | .. |
 Eye size determined by maximum running speed in mammals Maximum running speed is the most important variable influencing mammalian eye size other than body size, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin. Species with larger eyes u ... more | .. |
 Arabic records allow past climate to be reconstructed Corals, trees and marine sediments, among others, are direct evidence of the climate of the past, but they are not the only indicators. A team led by Spanish scientists has interpreted records writt ... more |
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