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Financial tool considered climate change uncertainty to select land for conservationUrbana IL (SPX) May 23, 2012 A tool commonly used by financial strategists to determine what shares to purchase to create a diversified stock portfolio was used to develop a diversified portfolio of another kind - land to be set aside for conservation purposes given the uncertainty about climate change. Instead of plugging into the formula the data for the history of a stock, University of Illinois environmental economist Amy Ando and agricultural economist Mindy Mallory used the historical climate data of the Prairie Pothole ... read more |
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  New discoveries about severe malaria Researchers from Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle BioMed), the University of Copenhagen and the University of Edinburgh have uncovered new knowledge related to host-parasite interactio ... more | .. |
  Could cap and trade for water solve problems facing large US rivers Lake Mead, on the Colorado River, is the largest reservoir in the United States, but users are consuming more water than flows down the river in an average year, which threatens the water supply for ... more | .. |
 How plants chill out Although scientists have made significant advances in understanding how plants elongate at high temperature, little is known of the physiological consequences of this response. To investigate these ... more | .. |
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 Pollination with precision: How flowers do it Next Mother's Day, say it with an evolved model of logistical efficiency - a flower. A new discovery about how nature's icons of romance manage the distribution of sperm among female gametes with in ... more | .. |
  Anti-whaling leader says extraditing him won't halt campaign Marine wildlife activist Paul Watson, currently on bail in Germany pending a decision on whether to extradite him to Costa Rica, vowed Tuesday that his campaign will go on even if he is tried and jailed. ... more | .. |
 Agricultural expert outlines path for developing nations to double food production, meet 2050 demand Like countries throughout the world, Malaysia will need double its current food production by 2050 due to population growth and rising living standards. At a meeting in New York with Malaysia's Prim ... more | .. |
 UW plant breeders develop an even heart-healthier oat University of Wisconsin-Madison plant breeders have developed a new oat variety that's significantly higher in the compound that makes this grain so cardio-friendly. "The biggest thing that st ... more |
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UK lab promises air-con revolution without polluting gases
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  Today's environment influences behavior generations later Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Washington State University have seen an increased reaction to stress in animals whose ancestors were exposed to an environmental compound genera ... more | .. |
 Blossom end rot plummets in Purdue-developed transgenic tomato The brown tissue that signals blossom end rot in tomatoes is a major problem for large producers and home gardeners, but a Purdue University researcher has unknowingly had the answer to significantl ... more | .. |
  Unparalleled Views of Earth's Coast With HREP-HICO Scanning the globe from the vantage point of the International Space Station is about more than the fantastic view. While cruising in low Earth orbit, the space station HICO and RAIDS Experiment Pay ... more | .. |
 Where bees are, there will be honey even pre-historic Amber from Cretaceous deposits (110-105 my) in Northern Spain has revealed the first ever record of insect pollination. Scientists have discovered in two pieces of amber several specimens of tiny in ... more |
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  Italy declares state of emergency in quake zone The Italian government declared a state of emergency in the quake-struck region of northeast Italy on Tuesday, where 5,000 people were camped out in temporary shelters amid fears of aftershocks. ... more | .. |
 Street lights disrupt ecosystem, says beetle study Street lights have an unexpectedly strong effect on insect populations, favouring some species while punishing others, according to a study released Wednesday that raises new questions about human impact on wildlife. ... more | .. |
  World not doing enough for Syria: Turkey's Gul The international community is not doing enough to help resolve the Syrian crisis, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Tuesday as he urged an orderly transition to democracy. ... more | .. |
 'Natural causes' blamed for Peru dolphin deaths Nearly 900 dolphins that washed up along Peru's northern coast since the start of the year died of natural causes, a top official said Tuesday, citing a government report. ... more |
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Trump's 'Golden Dome' US missile defense plan faces major challenges
Iran lawmakers ratify partnership treaty with Russia
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Anti-whaling leader suspects Japan behind arrest Militant environmental group Sea Shepherd's leader Paul Watson on Tuesday suggested Japan was involved in his recent arrest in Germany, as he vowed to continue his campaign against whaling. ... more | .. |
  China stays businesswoman's execution after outcry A 31-year-old Chinese entrepreneur who was once one of the nation's wealthiest women has been spared the death penalty, an official said Tuesday, after her original sentence sparked a public outcry. ... more | .. |
  Stress shrank brain area of Japan tsunami survivors: study Emotional stress caused by last year's tsunami caused a part of some survivors' brains to shrink, according to scientists in Japan who grasped a unique chance to study the neurological effects of trauma. ... more | .. |
 Quake rocks Bulgaria, no casualties A 5.8-magnitude quake struck Bulgaria early Tuesday, triggering panic among sleepy residents who ran into the streets in their pyjamas, and some minor damage, but no casualties were reported. ... more |
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  Chemical exposure influences rat behavior for generations When pregnant rats are exposed to a common crop chemical, their descendants three generations later show more anxiety and stress than the offspring of unexposed peers, US researchers said Monday. ... more | .. |
Chen revives debate on US influence in China The United States has achieved a rare human rights breakthrough with China by negotiating the departure of dissident Chen Guangcheng, but few are ready to predict that the case will set a precedent. ... more | .. |
  Brazil fights illegal logging to protect Amazon natives Brazil said Monday it was working hard to stop illegal logging in Amazon rainforest land inhabited by the ethnic Awa people, a group said to be threatened with extinction. ... more | .. |
 Chile's vanishing Patagonian lake In less than 24 hours Lake Cachet II in Chile's southern Patagonia vanished, leaving behind just some large puddles and chunks of ice in the vast lake bed. ... more |
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Do photons wear out? An astrophysicist explains light's ability to travel vast cosmic distances without losing energy
Tracing ancient cyanobacteria reveals early origins of circadian clocks
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One year after tornado, Obama sees US city as example US President Barack Obama on Monday cited the courage of Joplin residents as an inspiration for the rest of the country nearly one year after a powerful tornado killed 161 people in this Midwestern town. ... more | .. |
  Ancient tree-ring records from southwest U.S. suggest today's megafires are truly unusual Today's mega forest fires of the southwestern U.S. are truly unusual and exceptional in the long-term record, suggests a new study that examined hundreds of years of ancient tree ring and fire data ... more | .. |
 Biologists produce potential malarial vaccine from algae Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have succeeded in engineering algae to produce potential candidates for a vaccine that would prevent transmission of the parasite that causes ma ... more | .. |
 Scientists document volcanic history of turbulent Sumatra region The early April earthquake of magnitude 8.6 that shook Sumatra was a grim reminder of the devastating earthquakes and tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people in 2004 and 2005. Now a ne ... more |
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 Elephant seal tracking reveals hidden lives of deep-diving animals Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who pioneered the use of satellite tags to monitor the migrations of elephant seals have compiled one of the largest datasets available for a ... more | .. |
  Russia's Antarctic probes to be tested in Ladoga Lake Scientists with the St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) and the Mining Institute have created several prototype probes and samplers that will ... more | .. |
 New species of fish in Sweden Reticulated dragonet have been found in Vaderoarna - "Weather Islands" - off the west coast of Sweden. It is not often that a new species of fish is discovered in Sweden. Lars-Ove Loo is the u ... more | .. |
Group condemns China's para-police force of 'X-Men' Human Rights Watch on Wednesday condemned a Chinese "para-police" force nicknamed "X-Men" by the local media, accusing it of rampant brutality and illegal detentions for even minor offences. ... more |
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