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Warm Climate - Cold Arctic?Kiel, Germany (SPX) Jun 19, 2012 The Eemian interglacial period that began some 125,000 years ago is often used as a model for contemporary climate change. In the international journal "Geophysical Research Letters" scientists from Mainz, Kiel and Potsdam (Germany) now present evidence that the Eemian differed in essential details from modern climatic conditions. To address the question about how climate may develop in the future, earth scientists direct their attention to the past. They look for epochs with similar conditions to ... read more |
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  Scientists reconstruct pre-Columbian human effects on the Amazon Basin Small, shifting human populations existed in the Amazon before the arrival of Europeans, with little long-term effect on the forest. That's the result of research led by Crystal McMichael and Mark B ... more | .. |
 Spanish Scientist Participate in the Most Comprehensive Study Ever Done on Ice A group composed of 17 scientists from 11 different countries has published the most comprehensive study ever done on ice in the world. The study addresses the most important contemporary issues in ... more | .. |
  Studying soil to predict the future of earth's atmosphere When it comes to understanding climate change, it's all about the dirt. A new study by researchers at BYU, Duke and the USDA finds that soil plays an important role in controlling the planet's atmos ... more | .. |
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  Single-track sustainability 'solutions' threaten people and planet The targets, indicators and approaches being used to pursue progress towards sustainable development at Rio+20 are counter-productive, say scientists in a new paper. Three renowned sustainability in ... more | .. |
  New research into flood impacts in the south of England Research from the University of Southampton has developed and applied a method for understanding the effects and impacts of coastal flooding, which could contribute to more effective flood forecasti ... more | .. |
 Scientists dispel myths, provide new insight into human impact on pre-Columbian Amazon River Basin A paper published this week in Science provides the most nuanced view to date of the small, shifting human populations in much of the Amazon before the arrival of Europeans. The research, which incl ... more | .. |
  The Rare Biosphere of the Human Body The landmark publication of a "map" of the bacterial make-up of healthy humans has deep roots in an unexpected place: the ocean. Microbial communities that live on and in the human body, known colle ... 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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 Landsat Sets the Standard for Maps of World's Forests Countries like Brazil are using data from NASA satellites to track and measure their forests in advance of a United Nations effort to reduce climate change by providing "carbon credits" for protecte ... more | .. |
 Unlikely alliances bringing back dead rivers, barren landscapes, and farm yields An unconventional approach that involves building alliances between groups competing for limited land and water resources has the potential to dramatically increase food production, boost rural inco ... more | .. |
 IAEA launches ocean acidification research centre The UN nuclear agency announced on Monday the creation of a new centre in Monaco to help coordinate international efforts to research and combat the serious environmental problem of ocean acidification. ... more | .. |
  Experts discuss better nuclear disaster communication A three-day conference hosted by the UN atomic agency started in Vienna on Monday aimed at improving public communication in a nuclear accident, more than a year since Japan's devastating Fukushima disaster. ... more |
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 Indian 'sadhus' protest dam projects on holy Ganges Hundreds of saffron-clad Indian "sadhus," or holy men, protested in New Delhi Monday against plans to construct more than 50 dams on the River Ganges - whose waters are sacred to millions of Hindus. ... more | .. |
 Expanding waistlines threaten the planet: researchers If the human race keeps growing fatter at American rates, the Earth may face a rise in food demand equal to that of nearly a billion extra people, British researchers warned on Monday. ... more | .. |
 US, others commit to restoring damaged forests The United States, Rwanda and a coalition of Brazilian groups on Monday vowed to restore at least 18 million hectares (45 million acres) of damaged forests. ... more | .. |
 CEOs urge RIO+20 leaders to make water security top priority Some 45 corporate chiefs attending the Rio+20 conference on sustainable development on Monday pledged to make water security a strategic priority and called for decisive action by governments. ... 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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  US concerned Egypt's military clinging to power The United States said Monday Egypt's military appeared to be clinging to power after ruling generals declared sweeping new powers just after a pivotal presidential vote. ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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Reusable debris collector promises leap forward in sustainable space cleanup
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 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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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