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Generation X is surprisingly unconcerned about climate changeAnn Arbor, MI (SPX) Jul 23, 2012 As the nation suffers through a summer of record-shattering heat, a University of Michigan report finds that Generation X is lukewarm about climate change-uninformed about the causes and unconcerned about the potential dangers. "Most Generation Xers are surprisingly disengaged, dismissive or doubtful about whether global climate change is happening and they don't spend much time worrying about it," said Jon D. Miller, author of "The Generation X Report." The new report, the fourth in a continuing ... read more |
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  Scientists connect seawater chemistry with climate change and evolution Humans get most of the blame for climate change, with little attention paid to the contribution of other natural forces. Now, scientists from the University of Toronto and the University of Californ ... more | .. |
  Farmers tough on artificial limbs When a farmer or rancher is injured on the job, there's an 11 percent chance that an amputation will occur. That's two and a half times more likely than in any other industry. Most of these amputati ... more | .. |
  NASA, Partners Announce Launch: Beyond Waste Innovators NASA, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department and Nike Inc. opened the fourth installment of the LAUNCH initiative Friday. This year's forum, which is being held ... more | .. |
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  Russia arrests officials after deadly floods Russia on Sunday announced the arrest of three local officials for negligence during flooding that killed 172 people and has caused a political headache for President Vladimir Putin. ... more | .. |
 Think Pink! Success of pink bacteria in oceans of the world Marine bacteria of the Roseobacter clade are found to be spread widely throughout the oceans of this planet from the tropics to as far as Antarctica. They live freely in the water, in sediments and ... more | .. |
 An earthquake in a maze The powerful magnitude-8.6 earthquake that shook Sumatra on April 11, 2012, was a seismic standout for many reasons, not the least of which is that it was larger than scientists thought an earthquak ... more | .. |
  Triangles guide the way for live neural circuits in a dish Korean scientists have used tiny stars, squares and triangles as a toolkit to create live neural circuits in a dish. They hope the shapes can be used to create a reproducible neural circuit model th ... more |
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  'No excuse' for not turning tide on AIDS: expert Science has given the world "no excuse" to resist bold action against the spread of the 30-year AIDS pandemic, said a top US expert at the opening of the International AIDS Conference on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Aquifer could supply water for centuries A newly discovered underground source could supply water to northern Namibia of the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa for hundreds of years, experts say. ... more | .. |
  Buddha tree alive and healthy at age 2,500 The 2,500-year-old tree under which Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment is alive and healthy, Indian scientists said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Conflict, hunger, cholera and locusts: Mali's woes mount A toddler's cries ring out in a paediatric ward where about 20 children lie emaciated from malnutrition in this northern Mali town, whose occupation by Islamists has caused a humanitarian crisis. ... more |
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  Japan firm 'told workers to lie about radiation dose' A subcontractor at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant told workers to lie about possible high radiation exposure in an apparent effort to keep its contract, reports said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Primate behavior: Chimps select smart tools, monkeys intentionally beg Chimpanzees use weight to pick the best tool, and monkeys beg more when they're paid attention to, as reported in two independent research reports published July 18 in the open access journal PLoS O ... more | .. |
 Researchers publish results of an iron fertilization experiment An international research team has published the results of an ocean iron fertilization experiment (EIFEX) carried out in 2004 in the current issue of the scientific journal Nature. Unlike the LOHAF ... more | .. |
 Do dolphins think nonlinearly? Research from the University of Southampton, which examines how dolphins might process their sonar signals, could provide a new system for man-made sonar to detect targets, such as sea mines, in bub ... more |
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Israel threatens Huthi leaders after striking Yemen ports
Putin made 'mistake' sending 'low-level' team to Ukraine talks: NATO chief
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 Scientists Develop New Carbon Accounting Method to Reduce Farmers' Use of Nitrogen Fertilizer It's summer. For many of us, summer is a time synonymous with fresh corn, one of the major field crops produced in the United States. In 2011, corn was planted on more than 92 million acres in the U ... more | .. |
 Enhanced royal jelly produces jumbo queen bee larvae Scientists have discovered a way to make worker bees produce an enhanced version of royal jelly (RJ) - the super-nutritious substance that dictates whether larvae become workers or queens, and that ... more | .. |
  Oregon's Paisley Caves as old as Clovis sites - but not Clovis A new study of Oregon's Paisley Caves confirms that humans used the site as early as 12,450 radiocarbon years ago, and the projectile points they left behind were of the "Western Stemmed" tradition ... more | .. |
  China's Ai Weiwei loses appeal against tax fine Chinese artist and fierce government critic Ai Weiwei said Friday his challenge against a $2.4 million fine for alleged tax evasion that he says is politically motivated had failed. ... more |
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 Japan sets compensation for Fukushima evacuees Japan on Friday set compensation guidelines for tens of thousands forced to evacuate an area around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant last year, with some able to claim the full value of their home. ... more | .. |
 French crusader for gibbons in Borneo jungle For 15 years Aurelien Brule has lived in the Indonesian jungle, crusading against palm oil multinationals, loggers and corruption in his bid to save endangered gibbons from annihilation. ... more | .. |
 Sea rise threatens 'paradise' Down Under When Elaine Pearce left Sydney for the seaside peace of Old Bar 12 years ago she was assured her new house was a solid investment, with a century's worth of frontage to guard against erosion. ... more | .. |
  OSCE 'concerned' by Georgia journo attacks "Repeated occurrences" of violence against reporters in Georgia has drawn the condemnation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. ... more |
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 Scientists urge fresh push for AIDS cure International scientists on Thursday urged a new push for a cure to AIDS, saying the three-decade epidemic is outpacing medications to curb it. ... more | .. |
 No end in sight for US drought: experts There is no end in sight to a vast hot spell causing the worst US drought in 25 years, with more high temperatures and dry weather anticipated over the next few months, forecasters said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Dutch trees get a second life turned into tables They could have ended up as firewood or sawdust but felled trees in the Dutch city of Utrecht are getting a second life as one-of-a-kind tables, each with a booklet of stories by people who saw them grow. ... more | .. |
 X-rays illuminate the origin of volcanic hotspots Scientists have recreated the extreme conditions at the boundary between Earth's core and its mantle, 2,900 km beneath the surface. Using the world's most brilliant beam of X-rays, they probed speck ... more |
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 Raytheon technology to transform commercial cargo ships into cutting-edge humanitarian aid delivery platforms Raytheon has completed the preliminary design phase of the Tactically Expandable Maritime Platform (TEMP) program awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Through the TEMP p ... more | .. |
 Leaf Litter and Soil Protect Acorns from Prescribed Fire U.S. Forest Service scientists have found that prescribed fires with the heat insulation of leaf litter and soil can help restore oak ecosystems. Forest Service researchers are helping land managers ... more | .. |
 Hidden secrets in Norway's rainforests The word rainforest usually conjures up visions of brightly coloured birds and hyperactive monkeys swooping through a thick green canopy of leaves, vines and flowers. But rainforests are also found ... more | .. |
 Botanical compound could prove crucial to healing influenza Building on previous work with the botanical abscisic acida, researchers in the Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (NIMML) have discovered that abscisic acid has anti-inflammat ... more |
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