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It's in our genes: Why women outlive menMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Aug 06, 2012 Scientists are beginning to understand one of life's enduring mysteries - why women live, on average, longer than men. Published in Current Biology, research led by Monash University, describes how mutations to the DNA of the mitochondria can account for differences in the life expectancy of males and females. Mitochondria, which exist in almost all animal cells, are vital for life because they convert our food into the energy that powers the body. Dr Damian Dowling and PhD student, Florencia Camu ... read more |
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  Homing in on a potential pre-quake signal Changes in seismic velocity--changes in the speeds at which seismic waves move through the Earth's crust--have been identified during and after many earthquakes. But do these changes also happen bef ... more | .. |
  Cut emissions further or face risks of high air pollution, study shows Most of the world's population will be subject to degraded air quality in 2050 if man-made emissions continue as usual. In this 'business-as-usual' scenario, the average world citizen 40 years from ... more | .. |
  More code cracking A trio of groundbreaking publications from researchers in Northwestern University's Physical Sciences-Oncology Center (PS-OC) report important methodological advances that will enable a better under ... more | .. |
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  Early weaning, DDGS feed could cut costs for cattle producers If the drought forces producers to feed a larger portion of distillers dried grains with solubles, cattle can maintain gains and improve meat quality if the animals are weaned early, a Purdue Univer ... more | .. |
 N. Korea says floods killed 169, left 400 missing Floods which hit parts of North Korea in recent weeks killed 169 people and left 400 missing, the state news agency said Saturday, sharply updating earlier casualty figures. ... more | .. |
 Study shows how elephants produce their deep 'voices' African elephants are known to be great communicators that converse with extremely low-pitched vocalizations, known as infrasounds, over a distance of miles. These infrasounds occupy a very low freq ... more | .. |
  Aerial photos reveal dynamic ice sheet Despite the current and rapid melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, it remains far from certain just when we will have reached a point when scientists will be able to predict its disappearance. ... more |
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Teaching Robots Theory of Mind to Boost Collaboration
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  Mapping the future of climate change in Africa Our planet's changing climate is devastating communities in Africa through droughts, floods and myriad other disasters. Using detailed regional climate models and geographic information systems, res ... more | .. |
 Russian icebreaker sets out for expedition A Russian icebreaker vessel set out on a two-month expedition to the Arctic Ocean to study an icy ridge, officials said. ... more | .. |
  China arrests 137 over organ-trafficking ring Chinese police arrested 137 people, among them doctors, suspected of trafficking human organs in a nationwide crime ring that profited from the huge demand for transplants, authorities said. ... more | .. |
 Q and A with Atmospheric Scientist Hongbin Yu A new analysis of NASA satellite data shows that 64 million tons of dust, pollution and other particles survive a trans-ocean journey to arrive in the air over North America each year. The findings ... more |
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 Ernesto races towards Mexico, Central America Tropical Storm Ernesto was spinning westward in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, barreling toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, US forecasters said. ... more | .. |
 India's economic growth seen lower as rains play truant India's economic growth could slip to near six percent this year with the country facing the spectre of its third drought in a decade, a top government policymaker says. ... more | .. |
 Climate change to blame for extreme heat: NASA scientist Human-driven climate change is to blame for a series of increasingly hot summers and the situation is already worse than was expected just two decades ago, a top NASA scientist said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 One dead, 26 missing after north India floods Flash floods triggered by heavy rains in two mountainous north Indian states have killed one person and left 26 others, mostly power plant workers, missing, officials said Saturday. ... 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
Enveil Secures DIU Contract to Advance Hybrid Space Architecture Data Capabilities | .. |
  Turkey military council orders retirement of held generals Turkey's top military council on Saturday ordered the retirement of dozens of generals and admirals who are currently being held on charges of coup plotting, the army announced on its website. ... more | .. |
 Jamaica braces for Tropical Storm Ernesto Jamaica braced Saturday for strong winds and heavy rain from Tropical Storm Ernesto, which could build into a hurricane as it brushes past the island, US forecasters said. ... more | .. |
  Gray whale 'baby boom' reported A baby boom of gray whales is apparently under way along Alaska's coast and off Southern California, marine researchers say. ... more | .. |
  FEMA cell-phone alerts warn too many The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency is trying to refine its weather alert system so that cellphone users not at risk do not get scared. ... more |
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Philippine typhoon death toll rises to 37 The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Saola has risen to 37 and is expected to go even higher as new rains worsened flooding, the government said on Friday. ... more | .. |
  China's passion for fashion catapults blogger to stardom Until recently Han Huohuo was just a twenty-something Chinese fashion blogger. Today he enjoys front-row seats at European catwalk shows and rubs shoulders with the editor of Chinese Vogue. ... more | .. |
 India's puny monsoon sparks fears of drought India's monsoon rains that lash the country each summer arrived late and have been feeble this year, leading to hardship for hundreds of millions of farmers like 61-year-old Rameshwar Dayal. ... more | .. |
 Boston University researchers expand synthetic biology's toolkit Through the assembly of genetic components into "circuits" that perform logical operations in living cells, synthetic biologists aim to artificially empower cells to solve critical problems in medic ... more |
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 Are large earthquakes linked across the globe? The press release and paper noted below, publishing in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, is strictly under embargo until 12:00 Noon Eastern Time US. The past decade has been plag ... more | .. |
  Earth's oceans and ecosystems still absorbing about half the greenhouse gases emitted by people Earth's oceans, forests and other ecosystems continue to soak up about half the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere by human activities, even as those emissions have increased, according to a ... more | .. |
  Scientists probe link between magnetic polarity reversal and mantle processes Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that variations in the long-term reversal rate of the Earth's magnetic field may be caused by changes in heat flow from the Earth's core int ... more | .. |
  Vaccine research shows vigilance needed against evolution of more-virulent malaria Malaria parasites evolving in vaccinated laboratory mice become more virulent, according to research at Penn State University. The mice were injected with a critical component of several candidate h ... more |
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 New influenza virus from seals highlights the risks of pandemic flu from animals A new strain of influenza virus found in harbor seals could represent a threat to wildlife and human health, according to the authors of a study appearing July 31 in mBio, the online open-access jou ... more | .. |
 Critically endangered whales sing like birds When a University of Washington researcher listened to the audio picked up by a recording device that spent a year in the icy waters off the east coast of Greenland, she was stunned at what she hear ... more | .. |
  Research team discovers eating habits of Jurassic age dinosaur A team of researchers from the University of Bristol, Natural History Museum of London, the University of Missouri and Ohio University has discovered the eating habits of Diplodocus using a three-di ... more | .. |
  When the world burned less In the years after Columbus' voyage, burning of New World forests and fields diminished significantly - a phenomenon some have attributed to decimation of native populations by European diseases. Bu ... more |
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