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Exploring one of climate's 'known unknowns'Bristol, UK (SPX) Jul 04, 2012 The influence of aerosols (small particles less than 1 micrometre in diameter) and clouds (liquid droplets 1 - 1000 micrometres diameter) represents one of the largest uncertainties in our understanding of trends in past global climate and predicting future climate change, as recognised by the 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. One of the most significant 'known unknowns' is how quickly water can condense on the small aerosol particles to grow and become cloud droplets, ... read more |
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  Acid-wielding worms drill through bones at the bottom of the sea Tiny 'bone-devouring worms', known to both eat and inhabit dead whale skeletons and other bones on the sea floor, have a unique ability to release bone-melting acid, scientists at Scripps Institutio ... more | .. |
  Improving living tissues with 3D printed vascular networks made from sugar Researchers are hopeful that new advances in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine could one day make a replacement liver from a patient's own cells, or animal muscle tissue that could be cut ... more | .. |
 Unlocking Some Key Secrets of Photosynthesis New research led by chemists in the Baruch '60 Center for Biochemical Solar Energy Research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is seeking to detail the individual steps of highly efficient reaction ... more | .. |
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  Multiple proxy datasets can clarify ancient climate regimes Tree ring and oxygen isotope data from the U.S. Pacific Northwest do not provide the same information on past precipitation, but rather than causing a problem, the differing results are a good thing ... more | .. |
  EU underpays Madagascar for access to fish Unfair and exploitative political agreements allow Europeans to eat fish from the plates of developing countries, according to a study led by University of British Columbia researchers. In the ... more | .. |
  Plastic pollution reaching surprising levels off coast of Pacific Northwest Plastic pollution off the northwest coast of North America is reaching the level of the notoriously polluted North Sea, according to a new study led by a researcher at the University of British Colu ... more | .. |
 Britain's urban rivers bounce back Urban rivers throughout England and Wales have improved dramatically in water quality and wildlife over the last 20 years. That's the conclusion of one the largest studies of national trends in rive ... more |
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Nvidia unveils plan for Taiwan's first 'AI supercomputer'
China's Xiaomi to invest nearly $7 bn in chips
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 Novel clay-based coating may point the way to new generation of green flame retardants In searching for better flame retardants for home furnishings-a large source of fuel in house fires-National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers defied the conventional wisdom a ... more | .. |
  Climate Just One Factor in Wildfires It's shaping up to be a fiery summer across the United States. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, as of July 3, 45 large active wildfires are currently burning in 15 states. Combined ... more | .. |
 Do the world's smallest flies decapitate tiny ants? A new species of phorid fly from Thailand is the smallest fly ever discovered. At just 0.40 millimeters in length, it is 15 times smaller than a house fly and five times smaller than a fruit fly. ... more | .. |
 DNA Sequenced for Parrots' Ability to Parrot Scientists say they have assembled more completely the string of genetic letters that could control how well parrots learn to imitate their owners and other sounds. The research team unraveled the s ... more |
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 Researchers able to better pinpoint history of droughts through exploration of tree rings Through an exploration of tree rings and oxygen isotopes, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are now able to better pinpoint the history of droughts in the arid and semiarid areas of the Am ... more | .. |
 Acoustic tweezers capture tiny creatures with ultrasound A device about the size of a dime can manipulate living materials such as blood cells and entire small organisms, using sound waves, according to a team of bioengineers and biochemists from Penn Sta ... more | .. |
 Pakistan's national mammal makes a comeback The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) reports that the markhor - a majestic wild goat species - is making a remarkable comeback in Pakistan due to conservation efforts. WCS-led community surveys h ... more | .. |
 Cooperation can trump competition in monkeys Being the top dog - or, in this case, the top gelada monkey - is even better if the alpha male is willing to concede at times to subordinates, according to a study by researchers from the University ... more |
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Denmark in 'frank' talks with China over backing Russia; Germany says China has 'a responsibility for global peace'
UK FM says EU defence pact will 'complement' NATO
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 Ants farm root aphid clones in subterranean rooms The yellow meadow ant, Lasius flavus, farms root aphids for sugar (honeydew) and nitrogen (protein). In turn these species of aphids have developed distinctive traits never found in free living spec ... more | .. |
 Shrinking leaves point to climate change University of Adelaide researchers have discovered that recent climate change is causing leaves of some Australian plants to narrow in size. The study, which is the first of its kind in the wo ... more | .. |
  Seabirds studied for clues to human aging Canadian researchers say they're studying diving seabirds in Hudson Bay to better understand the aging process. ... more | .. |
  Jakarta, Canberra boost asylum cooperation Indonesia and Australia have agreed to closer cooperation to combat human trafficking, including faster response times to asylum seekers' boats in danger. ... more |
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  Aboriginal whaling wins partial victory The world's whale body narrowly agreed Tuesday to extend whaling rights for indigenous peoples in the United States, Russia and the Caribbean but opposition mounted to a hunt in Greenland. ... more | .. |
  Concern grows over H1N1 outbreak in Bolivia An epidemic of H1N1 flu has infected almost 900 people and claimed 11 lives in Bolivia, health officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Heat wave in US puts damper on Fourth of July festivities Sizzling heat persisted over much of the United States on Tuesday on the eve of the Fourth of July, prompting many communities to rethink or cancel their festivities on the US national holiday. ... more | .. |
  China vows crackdown after latest protest Chinese police clashed for a second day on Tuesday with protesters who stopped the construction of a metals factory, in the latest unrest highlighting grass-roots, environmental concerns in China. ... more |
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Space tourism's growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement
The space race is being reshaped by geopolitics, offering opportunities for countries such as New Zealand
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  Argentina court upholds glacier protections against mining Argentina's supreme court has upheld key articles of a law aimed at protecting glaciers, despite a legal challenge from mining companies, including Canadian giant Barrick Gold. ... more | .. |
US approves over-the-counter HIV home testing kit The United States announced Tuesday it has authorized sales of the first over-the-counter home testing kit for HIV, the virus that leads to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). ... more | .. |
  Vertical farm in abandoned pork plant turns waste into food Urban farming is being taken to new heights in an abandoned Chicago pork processing plant where environmentalists hope to "get off the grid" by using the waste from one crop to feed and power another. ... more | .. |
 US confirms four dead in crash of fire-fighting C-130 The crash of a fire-fighting C-130 aircraft in South Dakota over the weekend killed four crew members and injured two others, the US military said Tuesday. ... more |
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  Record heat in Austria kills 5,000 young chickens Record heat in Austria claimed its first victims over the weekend: some 5,000 young chickens at a farm which were crushed or suffocated as they tried to escape an overheated barn. ... more | .. |
Huge China art gift boosts Hong Kong culture district The donation of a major collection of Chinese art has breathed new life into plans for a cultural development on Hong Kong's waterfront that more than once appeared to be on the brink of collapse. ... more | .. |
 China fishermen sue US firm for oil spill: lawyer A group of Chinese fishermen have sued ConocoPhillips in a US court, seeking over $130 million in compensation for an oil spill off China's coast last year, a lawyer advising them said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Climate change no longer tops US environment worries Americans no longer see climate change as the world's number-one environmental issue, according to a public opinion poll released Tuesday amid an ongoing heat wave in much of the United States. ... more |
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