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Research shows humans are primary cause of global ocean warming over past 50 yearsLivermore, CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2012 The oceans have warmed in the past 50 years, but not by natural events alone. New research by a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists and international collaborators shows that the observed ocean warming over the last 50 years is consistent with climate models only if the models include the impacts of observed increases in greenhouse gas during the 20th century. Though the new research is not the first study to identify a human influence on observed ocean warming, it is the fir ... read more |
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  Loss of biodiversity increasingly threatens human well-being The loss of the planet's biological diversity is increasingly threatening Mother Nature's ability to provide humans with goods and services like food, water, fodder, fertile soils, and protection fr ... more | .. |
 Herbivores select on floral architecture in a South African bird-pollinated plant Floral displays, such as the color, shape, size, and arrangement of flowers, are typically thought to have evolved primarily in response to selection by pollinators�for animal-pollinated species, be ... more | .. |
 New research leads to sensors that detect contaminants in water Many organic contaminants in the air and in drinking water need to be detected at very low-level concentrations. Research published by the laboratory of Prashant V. Kamat, the John A. Zahm Professor ... more | .. |
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  Divide the Antarctic to protect native species, propose experts An international team of scientists have published the first continent-wide assessment of the Antarctic's biogeography, and propose that the landmass should be divided into 15 distinct conservation ... more | .. |
  NIST effort could improve high-tech medical scanners A powerful color-based imaging technique is making the jump from remote sensing to the operating room-and a team of scientists* at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have take ... more | .. |
  Where we split from sharks: Common ancestor comes into focus The common ancestor of all jawed vertebrates on Earth resembled a shark, according to a new analysis of the braincase of a 290-million-year-old fossil fish that has long puzzled paleontologists. New ... more | .. |
 Big Uncertainties in the Global Water Budget No life without water. Catastrophes like droughts or strong rains reflect our dependence on the water cycle and climate system. Hence, it is important to understand details of the water cycle among ... more |
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Do photons wear out? An astrophysicist explains light's ability to travel vast cosmic distances without losing energy
Agrivoltaic systems gain public favor over conventional solar parks
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  Rapidly cooling eggs can double shelf life, decrease risk of illness Taking just a few seconds to cool freshly laid eggs would add weeks to their shelf life, according to a Purdue University study. The rapid-cooling process, developed by Kevin Keener, a professor of ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong wine auction fetches $2.2 million An auction of fine and rare wines fetched $2.2 million in Hong Kong on Saturday, with more than 90 percent of the lots sold, the organisers said. ... more | .. |
 NGOs urge RIO+20 to back new treaty on oceans protection Non-governmental organizations on Sunday called on RIO+20 summit leaders to back a new treaty to protect the high seas. ... more | .. |
 Word Food Program chief in Rio for UN summit UN World Food Program chief Ertharin Cousin arrived here Sunday to attend a United Nations summit on sustainable development and discuss plans to fight world hunger with governments and the private sector. ... more |
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  Socialists take absolute majority in French parliament France's Socialists won control of parliament Sunday, handing President Francois Hollande the convincing majority he needs to push through his tax-and-spend agenda to battle the eurozone debt crisis. ... more | .. |
 Egypt army issues new constitutional document: state TV Egypt's ruling military council has issued an amended constitutional declaration, Egypt's state television reported on Sunday, as polls in the country's key presidential run-off closed. ... more | .. |
  In Brazil, a teen's fight against deforestation starts to pay off First came the coffee growers. Then the charcoal makers. And finally, when the last trees had been cleared, there came the cattlemen, who grazed their cows on the denuded hillsides. ... more | .. |
 Political speech targeted with take-down requests: Google Political commentary remains a prime target as governments increase the number of requests for Google to remove material from the reach of Internet users. ... more |
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Trump unveils plans for 'Golden Dome' missile shield for US
Philippines, US coast guards join military drills in South China Sea
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 Cape Town juggles buffer between humans and deadly sharks Undetected on the mountain slope, Tino Simmerie sweeps his binoculars over the South African bay where bathers happily splash about in turquoise waters. ... more | .. |
  Afghan quake rescue operation declared over Afghan rescue teams have ended operations to recover the bodies of dozens of people killed in a landslide that followed earthquakes in the north of the country last week, an official said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Hurricane Carlotta kills 2 in Mexico Two girls were killed when their house collapsed in southwestern Mexico in a mudslide under heavy rains unleashed by Hurricane Carlotta, local officials said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Bulgarian president vetoes controversial forest act changes Bulgaria's president vetoed on Saturday a parliamentary decision to relax planning restrictions on forests to boost the development of ski resorts, his press office said. ... more |
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 Brazil picks up the baton for struggling UN summit Brazil on Saturday took the helm of talks to forge a global deal on preserving the environment and rooting out poverty ahead of a gathering of world leaders starting in just four days. ... more | .. |
  Google launches cultural map of Brazil's Amazon tribe Google on Saturday unveiled a cultural map of Brazil' Surui indigenous people, a digital tool that will help the Amazonian tribe share their vast knowledge of the forest and fight illegal logging. ... more | .. |
  Dalai Lama forms unlikely double act on UK tour The Dalai Lama kicked off Saturday a series of talks across Britain, forming an unlikely double act with comedian Russell Brand. ... more | .. |
China urges eurozone cooperation to resolve crisis China on Saturday urged eurozone countries to work together to resolve the debt crisis or all face being pulled down amid "severe economic storms", ahead of key elections in Greece and a G20 summit. ... more |
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Reusable debris collector promises leap forward in sustainable space cleanup
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 Natives occupy Amazon dam construction site Around 300 indigenous and green activists occupied Friday the construction site of a huge hydro-electric dam across the Xingu River, a tributary of the Amazon, protest organizers said. ... more | .. |
  Haze returns to Malaysia Haze caused by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia blanketed parts of Malaysia including the capital Saturday, causing air pollution to hit unhealthy levels. ... more | .. |
 Nobel Peace laureates who missed their ceremonies More than 20 years after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will give her Nobel lecture on Saturday, prevented, like only a handful of other laureates, from doing so at the time. ... more | .. |
  Polish lawmakers nix referendum on climate package Polish lawmakers on Friday threw out a proposal by the nationalist right-wing opposition for a referendum on the EU's climate package, as Warsaw blocked a key emissions roadmap related to it. ... more |
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Egypt army aims to keep centre ground in politics A controversial court decision on the eve of Egypt's second round presidential vote gives the nation's army the means to keep its key political role and challenge the Muslim Brotherhood, analysts say. ... more | .. |
  New Software Forecasts Noise Levels in a Street University of Granada researchers have designed a new software solution to determine noise levels in a street in the future. This new system predicts noise frequency and the type of noise that the i ... more | .. |
Work begins on China-backed hydroelectric dam in Cameroon Cameroon's President Paul Biya on Friday launched the official start of work on a Chinese-backed hydroelectric dam expected to become operational by 2017. ... more | .. |
 Bacterium signals plant to open up and let friends in Researchers have identified the set of tools an infectious microbe uses to persuade a plant to open the windows and let the bug and all of its friends inside. The microbe is Pseudomonas syringae, a ... more |
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