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Predictions are in for Arctic sea ice low pointSeattle WA (SPX) Aug 16, 2012 It's become a sport of sorts, predicting the low point of Arctic sea ice each year. Expert scientists with decades of experience do it but so do enthusiasts, whose guesses are gamely included in a monthly predictions roundup collected by Sea Ice Outlook, an effort supported by the U.S. government. When averaged, the predictions have come in remarkably close to the mark in the past two years. But the low and high predictions are off by hundreds of thousands of square kilometers. Researchers are wor ... read more |
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  A new take on how evolution has shaped modern Europeans Investigators reporting in the Cell Press journal Trends in Genetics say that new analytical techniques are changing long-held, simplistic views about the evolutionary history of humans in Europe. T ... more | .. |
  Are Methane Hydrates Dissolving? West of Spitsbergen methane gas is effervescing out of the seabed. Is this an indication that methane hydrates in the seabed are dissolving due to rising temperatures? And what would the effects be? ... more | .. |
  Deaths from landslides up to 10 times worse than thought The death toll from landslides is 10 times higher than generally estimated, with most fatalities occurring in South Asia, China and Latin America, according to a British study published on Thursday. ... more | .. |
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  Relief as storm leaves Philippines Tropical Storm Kai-tak blew out of the Philippines on Thursday, offering some relief for millions of people struggling to recover from a brutal few weeks of monsoon rains that claimed 109 lives. ... more | .. |
  Deep inside the body, tiny mechanical microscope Tiny space age probes - those that can see inside single living cells - are increasingly being used to diagnose illness in hard-to-reach areas of the body. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornel ... more | .. |
 Seeds of hope amidst Philippine floods Amidst horrendous flooding around Manila and major rice-growing across Luzon in the Philippines, some good news has emerged for rice farmers - Submarino rice - rice that can survive around 2 weeks o ... more | .. |
  Marine research in the Brazilian rain forest Until recent decades the Atlantic Rainforest covered a large area of today's Brazil from Amazonas to present-day Argentina. In the 1970s, after years of deforestation, this rain forest was almost co ... more |
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  Plants exhibit a wide range of mechanical properties From an engineer's perspective, plants such as palm trees, bamboo, maples and even potatoes are examples of precise engineering on a microscopic scale. Like wooden beams reinforcing a house, cell wa ... more | .. |
 Fresh water breathes fresh life into hurricanes An analysis of a decade's worth of tropical cyclones shows that when hurricanes blow over ocean regions swamped by fresh water, the conditions can unexpectedly intensify the storm. Although the prob ... more | .. |
 Hurricanes can be 50 percent stronger if passing over fresh water If a hurricane's path carries it over large areas of fresh water, it will potentially intensify 50 percent faster than those that do not pass over such regions, meaning it has greater potential to b ... more | .. |
 New bacteria resistant materials discovered Using state-of-the-art technology scientists at The University of Nottingham have discovered a new class of polymers that are resistant to bacterial attachment. These new materials could lead to a s ... more |
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 Iran says US quake aid was not in 'good faith' Iran said on Wednesday it rejected a US offer of aid for survivors of twin deadly earthquakes that struck villages in its northwest on the weekend because it was not made in "good faith." ... more | .. |
 Oceans suffering from sea sickness, says study Seychelles and Germany have the healthiest seas of any inhabited territory, while Sierra Leone has the unhealthiest, according to a new index that says many oceans score poorly for biodiversity and as a human resource. ... more | .. |
  France starts inquest into riots as calm returns to Amiens The French city of Amiens on Wednesday began a costly clean-up after two nights of rioting that left France again asking itself what to do about marginalised urban neighbourhoods that have regularly erupted into violence in the past decade. ... more | .. |
 Australia moves on offshore asylum centers Australia aims to have asylum seeker processing centers available for use in Nauru and Papua New Guinea within a month. ... 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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  Forecast: Big snow in Eastern U.S. cities After a 2011-2012 winter that saw little snow, the mid-Atlantic and southern New England states will get a snow dump this winter, forecasters say. ... more | .. |
 Asia 'megacities' face infrastructure timebomb: ADB Asian nations must act quickly to protect their cities from flooding and other natural disasters as rapid urbanisation raises environmental risks, the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Chinese lawyers urge labour-camp reform Ten Chinese lawyers have written an open letter urging the government to reform its system of hard labour after a mother was sent to a camp for challenging the sentences of men who raped her daughter. ... more | .. |
  1.5 million years of climate history revealed after scientists solve mystery of the deep 1.5 million years of climate history revealed after scientists solve mystery of the deep Study successfully reconstructed temperature from the deep sea to reveal how global ice volume has varied ove ... more |
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 Global water sustainability flows through natural and human challenges Water's fate in China mirrors problems across the world: fouled, pushed far from its natural origins, squandered and exploited. In this week's Science magazine, Jianguo "Jack" Liu, director of Michi ... more | .. |
 Neolithic Man: The First Lumberjack? During the Neolithic Age (approximately 10000-6000 BCE), early man evolved from hunter-gatherer to farmer and agriculturalist, living in larger, permanent settlements with a variety of domesticated ... more | .. |
 How much nitrogen is fixed in the ocean? In order to predict how the Earth's climate develops scientists have to know which gases and trace elements are naturally bound and released by the ocean and in which quantities. For nitrogen, an es ... more | .. |
 New Kenyan fossils shed light on early human evolution Exciting new fossils discovered east of Lake Turkana confirm that there were two additional species of our genus - Homo - living alongside our direct human ancestral species, Homo erectus, almost tw ... more |
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China's Satellite Navigation Industry Reaches $79.9 Billion in 2024
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 A new global warming culprit: Dam drawdowns Washington State University researchers have documented an underappreciated suite of players in global warming: dams, the water reservoirs behind them, and surges of greenhouse gases as water levels ... more | .. |
 Diversity keeps grasslands resilient to drought, climate change For much of the year drought has been plaguing American grasslands. But a recent study found that grasses do not appear to be losing the turf war against climate when it comes to surviving with litt ... more | .. |
 Lugar meets with Georgian opposition U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., met over the weekend with Georgian opposition leaders, some of whom claim the government is harassing their supporters. ... more | .. |
 Flooding in central Nigeria kills at least 28 people Flooding caused by heavy rains in central Nigeria has killed at least 28 people, with many others still missing, while also destroying homes, bridges and farmland, officials said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Thai forces 'kill 38 Cambodian loggers in six months' Thai forces shot dead 38 Cambodians in the first half of this year for illegally crossing the border to log for valuable timber, according to the Cambodian authorities. ... more | .. |
 China's water at risk from coal projects The 16 large-scale coal bases that China has planned will trigger severe water crises in the country's arid northwest, a new Greenpeace report warns. ... more | .. |
 Two Tibetans set themselves alight in China: group Two ethnic Tibetan men set themselves on fire together in southwest China to protest Beijing's rule, causing clashes between residents and security forces, rights groups said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Chinese police kill gunman after massive manhunt Chinese police on Tuesday killed a fugitive armed robber and suspected serial killer dubbed China's most dangerous man, ending a huge manhunt, state media said. ... more |
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