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New Nature study illuminates 55 million years of the carbon cycle and climate historyCollege Station TX (SPX) Sep 03, 2012 A study in Nature provides, in unprecedented detail, the history of a crucial indicator of the relationship between the carbon cycle and climate processes over the past 55 million years. Over this time period, when the Earth is known to have transitioned from "hothouse" to "icehouse" conditions, the oceans also experienced a dramatic shift in the carbonate compensation depth, or CCD. Defined as the depth below which carbonate minerals (such as calcite) dissolve completely, the CCD is known to fluc ... read more |
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  A Slow-moving Isaac Brings Flooding to Gulf States Isaac - once a Category 1 hurricane and now a strong tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour (60 knots) - continues to create havoc across the Gulf Coast, from eastern Texas ... more | .. |
  Up in the air: Heating by black carbon aerosol re-evaluated Viewed as a potential target in the global effort to reduce climate change, atmospheric black carbon particles absorb significantly less sunlight than scientists predicted, raising new questions abo ... more | .. |
  Rice, MD Anderson scientists probe mystery of operon evolution The threads of an evolutionary mystery that dates to the birth of molecular biology are beginning to unravel, thanks to a new investigation by computational bioengineers at Rice University and the U ... more | .. |
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 Scientists call policy-makers to be scale-aware To be successful, nature conservation measures must account for the complexity of the human impact and how nature responds to them, at different spatial and temporal scales. "Scale-sensitive researc ... more | .. |
  New DNA-method tracks fish and whales in seawater Danish researchers at University of Copenhagen lead the way for future monitoring of marine biodiversity and resources by using DNA traces in seawater samples to keep track of fish and whales in the ... more | .. |
 Viruses Could be the Key to Healthy Corals Corals are an invaluable part of the marine ecosystem, fostering biodiversity and protecting coastlines. But they're also increasingly endangered. Pathogenic bacteria, along with pollution and harmf ... more | .. |
  Uncoiling the cucumber's enigma Captivated by a strange coiling behavior in the grasping tendrils of the cucumber plant, researchers at Harvard University have characterized a new type of spring that is soft when pulled gently and ... more |
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Teaching Robots Theory of Mind to Boost Collaboration
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 Why are there so many species of beetles and so few crocodiles? There are more than 400,000 species of beetles and only two species of the tuatara, a reptile cousin of snakes and lizards that lives in New Zealand. Crocodiles and alligators, while nearly 250 mill ... more | .. |
  DNA of ancient human decoded The genome of a cave-dwelling girl from 80,000 years ago has been analyzed in such detail it's known she had brown hair, eyes and skin, German researchers say. ... more | .. |
  More Yosemite tourists infected with deadly virus Six visitors to California's famous Yosemite National Park have now been infected with a rare rodent-born virus, two of whom have died, officials said Thursday, in an update on the outbreak. ... more | .. |
 Fishermen battle for tradition amid French Riviera luxury The fishing villages have become chic resorts and the yachts of the wealthy dominate the waters of the French Riviera, but the 300 odd fishermen who remain on this sunny coast are determined to keep up a tradition that is also their livelihood. ... more |
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  Democrats scold Romney for storm tour 'hypocrisy' Democrats leaders branded Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney's survey of hurricane damage in Louisiana the "height of hypocrisy" Friday, alleging his policies would gut disaster funding. ... more | .. |
 Post-Fukushima meeting calls for more work on nuclear safety A major international conference reviewing the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in Japan in March 2011 wrapped up Friday calling for more to be done to improve nuclear safety. ... more | .. |
 Drought hits Mississippi shipping, even after hurricane When it comes to maneuvering a powerful towboat in as little as four feet of muddy water, it helps to know the Mississippi River as intimately as Arthur Ward does. ... more | .. |
 Obama to tour hurricane damage on Monday US President Barack Obama will tour storm damage and visit victims of Hurricane Isaac on Monday, the White House said Friday, as Republican rival Mitt Romney headed for the disaster zone. ... more |
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China's LandSpace Successfully Launches Six Satellites with Upgraded ZQ-2E Y2 Rocket
The space race is being reshaped by geopolitics, offering opportunities for countries such as New Zealand
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 One dead, small tsunami after 7.6 Philippine quake A 7.6 earthquake struck off the Philippine coast on Friday, triggering landslides that killed at least one person and a small tsunami that hit the eastern part of the archipelago, authorities said. ... more | .. |
  Thousands return home after Costa del Sol forest inferno Almost 4,000 people who fled a deadly forest fire in mountains near the Spanish resort of Marbella returned home on Saturday after the blaze was brought under control, local officials said. ... more | .. |
Romney off-message in storm-ravaged Bayou One day after he was named official flag-bearer of the Republican revolution, Mitt Romney confronted the limits of his small government rhetoric Friday in the storm-ravaged Louisiana Bayou. ... more | .. |
Japan conducts national quake drill Japan conducted a national earthquake drill on Saturday after the government unveiled a worst case disaster scenario that warned a monster jolt in the Pacific Ocean could kill over 320,000 people. ... more |
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  China's Wen says property controls still needed: Xinhua Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday it was too early to loosen curbs on speculative property investment, state media reported, as authorities keep a tight grip over China's once red-hot housing sector. ... more | .. |
  Obama calls for 'nation-building' at home President Barack Obama marked the second anniversary of the end of the US combat mission in Iraq by calling Saturday for "nation-building" back in the United States as it battles a slumping economy. ... more | .. |
 Climate: Could 'Dr. Strangelove' idea be an option? A controversial idea to brake global warming, first floated by the father of the hydrogen bomb, is affordable and technically feasible, but its environmental impact remains unknown, a trio of US scientists say. ... more | .. |
Cellphones AIDS tests studied in S.Africa, S.Korea South African and South Korean researchers are working on making a smartphone capable of doing AIDS tests in rural parts of Africa that are the worst hit by the disease, a researcher said Friday. ... more |
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Indian space agency's rocket fails to deploy satellite for Earth observation
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 After drenching New Orleans, Isaac threatens dam Authorities in two states along the US Gulf Coast have urged residents to seek shelter amid fears a dam could fail, as a weakening Isaac has doused an already drenched region. ... more | .. |
  Oil spilling from Turkish bulk carrier wreck off Cape Town Oil from a Turkish bulk carrier that ran aground three years ago off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa's prime tourist city, was spilling onto two beaches on Saturday, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Pacific leaders hold retreat before Clinton arrival Pacific Islands Forum leaders gathered on a remote Cook Islands atoll to discuss issues facing the region Thursday, ahead of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's arrival at the summit. ... more | .. |
 Chimpanzees create social traditions Researchers have found out that chimpanzees are not only capable of learning from one another, but also use this social information to form and maintain local traditions. A research collaboration be ... more |
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  Earphones 'potentially as dangerous as noise from jet engines' Turning the volume up too high on your headphones can damage the coating of nerve cells, leading to temporary deafness; scientists from the University of Leicester have shown for the first time. Ear ... more | .. |
  Heatwaves to Move Toward Coasts A new study by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, suggests that the nature of California heatwaves is changing due to global warming. Climate researchers Alexand ... more | .. |
 Flu is transmitted before symptoms appear Research at Imperial College London examining influenza transmission in ferrets suggests that the virus can be passed on before the appearance of symptoms. If the finding applies to humans, it means ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong in bid to limit homebuyers from mainland Hong Kong's leader on Thursday announced measures to prioritise the property market for locals, after years of price rises attributed to an influx of wealthy buyers from mainland China. ... more |
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