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Beetle-infested pine trees contribute more to air pollution and haze in forestsWashington DC (SPX) May 28, 2012 The hordes of bark beetles that have bored their way through more than 6 billion trees in the western U.S. and British Columbia since the 1990s do more than damage and kill stately pine, spruce and other trees. A new study finds that these pests can make trees release up to 20 times more of the organic substances that foster haze and air pollution in forested areas. It appears in ACS' journal Environmental Science and Technology. Kara Huff Hartz, Gannet Hallar and colleagues explain that wes ... read more |
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  DNA vaccine and duck eggs protect against hantavirus disease Army scientists and industry collaborators have successfully protected laboratory animals from lethal hantavirus disease using a novel approach that combines DNA vaccines and duck eggs. The work app ... more | .. |
  Suspicion resides in two regions of the brain Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have found that suspicion resides in two distinct regions of the brain: the amygdala, which plays a central role in processing fear and em ... more | .. |
 Forest diversity from Canada to the sub-tropics influenced by family proximity How species diversity is maintained is a fundamental question in biology. In a new study, a team of Indiana University biologists has shown for the first time that diversity is influenced on a spati ... more | .. |
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 The secret to good tomato chemistry There is nothing better than a ripe, red, homegrown tomato, and now researchers reporting online in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, have figured out just what it is that makes some of the ... more | .. |
 Personality genes may help account for longevity "It's in their genes" is a common refrain from scientists when asked about factors that allow centenarians to reach age 100 and beyond. Up until now, research has focused on genetic variations that ... more | .. |
 Food, water safety provide new challenges for today's sensors Sensors that work flawlessly in laboratory settings may stumble when it comes to performing in real-world conditions, according to researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Labora ... more | .. |
 Commonly used pesticide turns honey bees into 'picky eaters' Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a small dose of a commonly used crop pesticide turns honey bees into "picky eaters" and affects their ability to recruit their nestmates to otherwise ... more |
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UK lab promises air-con revolution without polluting gases
EU considers new anti-dumping action against Chinese tyres
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  Deep sea animals stowaway on submarines and reach new territory Marine scientists studying life around deep-sea vents have discovered that some hardy species can survive the extreme change in pressure that occurs when a research submersible rises to the surface. ... more | .. |
 Beetle-infested Pine Trees Contribute to Air Pollution and Haze in Forests The hordes of bark beetles that have bored their way through more than six billion trees in the western United States and British Columbia since the 1990s do more than kill stately pine, spruce and ... more | .. |
 Winemakers push China sales at top Asian wine fair Some of the world's top wine producers will attend Asia's biggest wine fair in Hong Kong this week, eyeing new consumers in the booming but still relatively untapped Chinese market. ... more | .. |
  Brother of China dissident Chen returns home: lawyer The brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has returned to his village in eastern China after fleeing to Beijing to seek help for his son, who is in custody, a lawyer said Sunday. ... more |
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  Storm threatens big US beach weekend Subtropical storm Beryl headed for the southeastern US coast Sunday, threatening to put a damper on Memorial Day plans for hordes of American beachgoers. ... more | .. |
 New media deployed in battle to preserve history It started with an inflatable pig. ... more | .. |
 Japan pledges $500m for Pacific islands Japan pledged aid worth up to half a billion dollars to Pacific island nations Saturday at a summit stressing the importance of maritime law in a region warily eyeing China's growing might at sea. ... more | .. |
 Greenpeace blocks Brazil port over Amazon law Greenpeace temporarily blocked a freighter from being loaded at a northern Brazilian port Saturday in protest over a partial presidential veto of a land-use bill seen as harming the Amazon. ... 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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 Vienna dismisses Beijing objections to Dalai Lama meet Up to 10,000 people came out to greet the Dalai Lama on Saturday after Vienna ignored warnings from China that ties with Beijing could be harmed by hosting the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. ... more | .. |
 Death toll from Afghan flood hits 50: official The death toll from flash floods in a northern Afghan province has hit 50 - most of them women and children - an official said on Saturday, a week after the disaster struck. ... more | .. |
  Slow progress since Earth Summit 20 years ago Twenty years after the Earth Summit in Rio pledged to save the environment for future generations, observers and policy makers agree swifter action is required to avert climate catastrophe. ... more | .. |
 Thousands of shellfish found dead in Peru Thousands of crustaceans were found dead off the coast of Lima following the mystery mass death of dolphins and pelicans, the Peruvian Navy said Friday. ... more |
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  Eight killed in Indonesia landslide A landslide in Indonesia killed eight people, an official said Saturday, after days of heavy rain hit a mountainous part of the country's main island. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea suffering severe drought: state media North Korea is suffering a prolonged and widespread drought, state media says, raising fears it will worsen already dire food shortages in the impoverished communist country. ... more | .. |
  Guinea police in massive ivory bust, six arrested Guinea police seized over 800 pieces of ivory, including sculptures and elephant tusks, in the capital Conakry during a raid that led to six arrests, police said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Italy ditches plan for rubbish dump near Hadrian's villa The Italian government on Friday ditched plans to build an emergency rubbish dump near Hadrian's Villa, the famous emperor's summer residence near Rome, which had sparked outrage in Italy. ... 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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 Brazil leader vetoes parts of law opening up Amazon Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Friday vetoed parts of a new forestry code that environmentalists say would lead to further deforestation in the Amazon, home to the world's largest collection of plants and animals. ... more | .. |
 Climate pact process stumbles as countries bicker in Bonn Less than six months after the world agreed to craft a new global climate pact by 2015, talks stumbled at a crucial preparatory meeting Friday as rich and poorer countries butted heads. ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama urges real autonomy for Tibet The Dalai Lama and the prime minister of Tibet's government-in-exile Lobsang Sangay on Friday said they were open to dialogue with China and called for real autonomy for the region. ... more | .. |
Hurricane Bud weakens on approach to Mexico Mexican authorities put its Pacific coastline on alert Friday as Hurricane Bud was set to make landfall later in the day after being downgraded to a category one storm, officials said. ... more |
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 For Qatar, climate forum offers a test but also a chance As the world's biggest emitter per capita of greenhouse gases, Qatar faces a test of credibility but also an opportunity when it hosts the UN forum on climate change in December, say veteran watchers of the process. ... more | .. |
 Ship's captain jailed over New Zealand oil spill The captain and second officer of a ship that caused New Zealand's biggest sea pollution disaster when it ploughed into an offshore reef were both jailed for seven months on Friday. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Refugees forever? Palestinian identity is founded in on three parts. One is that resistance to Israel is permanent and holy. Another is that Palestinians are, individually and communally, refugees, made so at the hands of Israel. The third part is that the world, specifically the United Nations and Western countries, must support these refugees until they can return to a future Palestine and to homes in what is now Israel. ... more | .. |
 Cambodian forest campaigners fight rampant logging Frustrated by government inaction, Cambodian citizen patrollers are risking their lives to take on the country's illegal loggers in a bid to save their shrinking forests. ... more |
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