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Climate vs. weather: Extreme events narrow the doubtsParis (AFP) Aug 22, 2012 Heatwaves, drought and floods that have struck the northern hemisphere for the third summer running are narrowing doubts that man-made warming is disrupting Earth's climate system, say some scientists. Climate experts as a group are reluctant to ascribe a single extreme event or season to global warming. Weather, they argue, has to be assessed over far longer periods to confirm a shift in the climate and whether natural factors or fossil-fuel emissions are the cause. But for some, such cauti ... read more |
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  Researchers reveal behaviors of the tiniest water droplets A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, and Emory University has uncovered fundamental details about the hexamer structures that make up the tiniest droplets of water, ... more | .. |
 Dinosaur bends caused by prolonged diving Dinosaurs-like creatures may have injured themselves during leisurely deep-sea diving trips and not from resurfacing too quickly, as previously thought. A recent study identified bone deformit ... more | .. |
  NYBG scientists develop and test rapid species conservation assessment technique To speed up the process of identifying threatened and endangered plant species, a team of New York Botanical Garden scientists has developed a streamlined method for evaluating the conservation stat ... more | .. |
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  Evolutionary increase in size of the human brain explained Researchers have found what they believe is the key to understanding why the human brain is larger and more complex than that of other animals. The human brain, with its unequaled cognitive capacity ... more | .. |
  Scripps Research scientists fiyo an important molecular trigger for wouyo-healing Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have made a breakthrough in understanding a class of cells that help wounds in skin and other epithelial tissues heal, uncovering a molecular mechanism t ... more | .. |
 Improving water quality can help save coral reefs Research from the University of Southampton and the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton has found that an imbalance of nutrients in reef waters can increase the bleaching susceptibility of ree ... more | .. |
  Raytheon mobile app allows first responders to use PCs, tablets and smartphones as "virtual radios" Raytheon has developed a mobile application for PCs, tablets and smartphones that allows first responders to interact and communicate without the use of land mobile radios (LMRs). As a part of Rayth ... more |
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Teaching Robots Theory of Mind to Boost Collaboration
Nvidia unveils plan for Taiwan's first 'AI supercomputer'
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  Electrifying success in raising antioxidant levels in sweet potatoes Already ranked by some as number one in nutrition among all vegetables, the traditional sweet potato can be nutritionally supercharged ? literally ? with a simple, inexpensive electric current treat ... more | .. |
 Nobel prize-winning scientist cites evidence of link between extreme weather, global warming New scientific analysis strengthens the view that record-breaking summer heat, crop-withering drought and other extreme weather events in recent years do, indeed, result from human activity and glob ... more | .. |
  Tropical Storm Isaac could hit Republican convention A tropical storm swirling in the eastern Caribbean has raised the remote possibility that this year's Republican National Convention could be more blustery than usual. ... more | .. |
  China study warns rural wealth gap near 'danger' level China's countryside is facing a widening wealth gap as hundreds of millions of residents abandon farming for better paid work in cities, a report said, warning rural inequality was approaching "danger" levels. ... more |
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 Tornado numbers lower because of drought The ongoing U.S. drought may have one bright side, researchers said, as a record-low number of tornadoes have been recorded. ... more | .. |
 Sigificant human skull found in S.E. Asia An ancient skull discovered in a cave in northern Laos' mountains is the oldest modern human fossil found in Southeast Asia, researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Study ranks cities' flood vulnerability Of the world's cities, Shanghai is the most vulnerable to serious flooding, a study by European researchers suggests. ... more | .. |
Mayans made drought worse with crops Mayans may have hastened the demise of their civilization by clearing forests, making an already naturally drying climate drier, U.S. scientists say. ... 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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  Myanmar media push for more press freedom Myanmar's journalists are demanding more press freedom despite the end this week of the country's 50-year-long practice of censoring publications before they go to print. ... more | .. |
 Record radiation in fish off Japan nuclear plant A pair of greenlings have shown the highest level of radioactive caesium detected in fish and shellfish caught in waters off Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, its operator said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Arctic cap on course for record melt: US scientists The Arctic ice cap is melting at a startlingly rapid rate and may shrink to its smallest-ever level within weeks as the planet's temperatures rise, US scientists said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Canadian body parts victim was Chinese-Canadian: police Canadian police on Tuesday identified a woman whose severed body parts were discovered scattered throughout Toronto as a Chinese-Canadian spa owner and a single mother of three. ... more |
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 US allows NGOs to send quake relief funds to Iran The United States on Tuesday lifted sanctions barriers on private groups that want to send relief funds to Iran in the wake of the August 11 earthquake disaster in the country's northwest. ... more | .. |
UN agency calls for global action plan on drought The worst effects of drought could be avoided if countries had a disaster management plan to confront the problem, the UN World Meteorological Organization said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 US corn, soy prices hit records as drought lingers US corn and soybean prices closed at new record highs Tuesday as a new survey showed worse-than-expected crop damage from a brutal drought across the country's central breadbasket. ... more | .. |
 Experiment would test cloud geoengineering as way to slow warming Even though it sounds like science fiction, researchers are taking a second look at a controversial idea that uses futuristic ships to shoot salt water high into the sky over the oceans, creating cl ... more |
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China's Satellite Navigation Industry Reaches $79.9 Billion in 2024
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  Why do the Caribbean Islands arc? The Caribbean islands have been pushed east over the last 50 million years, driven by the movement of the Earth's viscous mantle against the more rooted South American continent, reveals new researc ... more | .. |
 Studies shed light on why species stay or go in response to climate change Two new studies by scientists at UC Berkeley provide a clearer picture of why some species move in response to climate change, and where they go. One study, published online in the journal Global Ch ... more | .. |
 Bird louse study shows how evolution sometimes repeats itself Birds of a feather flock together and - according to a new analysis - so do their lice. A study of the genetic heritage of avian feather lice indicates that their louse ancestors first colonized a p ... more | .. |
 Climate and Drought Lessons from Ancient Egypt Ancient pollen and charcoal preserved in deeply buried sediments in Egypt's Nile Delta document the region's ancient droughts and fires, including a huge drought 4,200 years ago associated with the ... more |
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 Could FastStitch device be the future of suture? After a surgeon stitches up a patient's abdomen, costly complications - some life-threatening - can occur. To cut down on these postoperative problems, Johns Hopkins undergraduates have invented a d ... more | .. |
 Tibetan Plateau may be older than previously thought The growth of high topography on the Tibetan Plateau in Sichuan, China, began much earlier than previously thought, according to an international team of geologists who looked at mountain ranges alo ... more | .. |
  Underwater noise decreases whale communications in Stellwagen Bank sanctuary According to a NOAA-led paper published in the journal Conservation Biology, high levels of background noise, mainly due to ships, have reduced the ability of critically endangered North Atlantic ri ... more | .. |
  Earthworms soak up heavy metal Earthworms could be used to extract toxic heavy metals, including cadmium and lead, from solid waste from domestic refuse collection and waste from vegetable and flower markets, according to researc ... more |
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