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Unexpected finding shows climate change complexities in soilRaleigh, NC (SPX) Sep 05, 2012 In a surprising finding, North Carolina State University researchers have shown that certain underground organisms thought to promote chemical interactions that make the soil a carbon sink actually play a more complex, dual role when atmospheric carbon levels rise. In a paper published in the Aug. 31 edition of Science, North Carolina State University researchers show that important and common soil microscopic organisms, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), play a role in sequestering carbon below ... read more |
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  Biophysicists unravel secrets of genetic switch When an invading bacterium or virus starts rummaging through the contents of a cell nucleus, using proteins like tiny hands to rearrange the host's DNA strands, it can alter the host's biological co ... more | .. |
  Study identifies prime source of ocean methane Up to 4 percent of the methane on Earth comes from the ocean's oxygen-rich waters, but scientists have been unable to identify the source of this potent greenhouse gas. Now researchers report that t ... more | .. |
 No-Till Farming Helps Capture Snow and Soil Water A smooth blanket of snow in the winter can help boost dryland crop productivity in the summer, and no-till management is one way to ensure that blanket coverage, according to U.S. Department of Agri ... more | .. |
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  Climate change stories from the abyss A team of scientists including those from the University of Southampton have shed new light on the world's history of climate change. The Pacific Ocean has remained the largest of all oceans on the ... more | .. |
 Study offers new hope for increasing global food production, reducing environmental impact of agriculture Can we have enough to eat and a healthy environment, too? Yes-if we're smart about it, suggests a study published in Nature this week by a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota and Mc ... more | .. |
  Russia's unique economic position in the Arctic Historically, the Arctic Region has been part and parcel of the Russian economy. Due to the decades-long support from the Russian government, it boasts a powerful industrial infrastructure and the s ... more | .. |
 Tracking fish through a coral reef seascape Ocean scientists have long known that juvenile coral reef fishes use coastal seagrass and mangrove habitats as nurseries, later moving as adults onto coral reefs. But the fishes' movements, and the ... more |
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China first-quarter emissions fell despite rising power demand
Belgium parliament votes to ditch nuclear power phase-out
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 Tigers take the night shift to coexist with people Tigers don't have a reputation for being accommodating, but a new study indicates that the feared and revered carnivores in and around a world-renowned park in Nepal are taking the night shift to be ... more | .. |
 Oxfam warns food prices to soar due to climate change Staple food prices may double within the next two decades due to climate change and an increase in extreme weather including droughts and hurricanes, the anti-poverty group Oxfam said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  EU Naval Force Somalia warns ship owners EU Naval Force Somalia is urging ship owners to remain vigilant off Somalia. ... more | .. |
  Indian court orders ex-minister to prison An Indian court has sentenced a former state minister to 28 years in prison for her involvement in the deaths of 95 people during religious riots in Gujarat state a decade ago. ... more |
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  Congo, China, sign 975m-euro deal to rebuild Brazzaville Congo and China on Tuesday signed accords worth 975 million euros as part of a project to rebuild parts of the capital Brazzaville devastated by a deadly munitions depot blast in early March. ... more | .. |
  Hundreds of homes damaged in Philippines quake More than 800 homes and businesses were damaged when a 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern Philippines early Tuesday, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Interactive map shows heatwave risks for European cities The European Environment Agency (EEA) on Tuesday unveiled an interactive map indicating the heatwave risk for European cities six decades from now on the basis of likely global warming trends. ... more | .. |
Mexico captures Gulf Cartel leader: navy Mexican marines have caught Mario Cardenas Guillen, an alleged leader of the Gulf Cartel, one of Mexico's most notorious drug trafficking organizations, and he was paraded on television Tuesday. ... more |
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Britain, Germany jointly developing missiles: ministers
Kazakhstan denies reports Russia to leave Baikonur spaceport
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  Liberia forests sold off in secret logging contracts: report Forty percent of Liberia's forests have been sold off in secretive and often illegal contracts, Global Witness said Tuesday, just days after the country's president announced a probe into the issuing of logging permits. ... more | .. |
  Philippine gold mine struggles to plug waste spill The Philippines' largest gold mine said Tuesday it was struggling to contain a waste spillage from its tailings dam which has forced it to suspend operations for the past month. ... more | .. |
Iran arrests 20 for 'disruptive acts' following quake Iran has arrested more than 20 people for "disruptive acts," including reportedly members of its ostracised Bahai minority, in its northwest region hit by deadly quakes last month, news agencies Tuesday quoted the country's prosecutor as saying. ... more | .. |
US voters asked 'are you better off than 4 years ago?' A simple question that distils much of the debate swirling in America's Great Recession election appears to have Democrats tied in knots. ... more |
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 Super-trawler cleared to fish in Australian waters A huge Dutch super-trawler was Tuesday given the go-ahead to fish in Australian waters but with tough conditions to minimise by-catch such as dolphins, seals and sea lions. ... more | .. |
Obama hails govt response to Isaac 'devastation' US President Barack Obama on Monday praised government agencies which he led to meet the threat from Hurricane Isaac, after touring "enormous devastation" in Louisiana. ... more | .. |
  Yosemite open despite virus that killed two The deadly virus raising fears at California's Yosemite National Park does not spread easily, and, despite two recent deaths, does not warrant closing the park, a spokeswoman said Monday. ... more | .. |
  H.K. students protest over 'brainwashing' classes Hong Kong students and teachers protested Tuesday for a sixth straight day against plans to introduce Chinese patriotism classes, as political tensions rise days ahead of legislative polls. ... more |
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Deploying a practical solution to space debris
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 Smaller families increases descendant wealth but reduces evolutionary success Scientists have taken a step closer to solving one of life's mysteries - why family size generally falls as societies become richer. Evolutionary biologists have long puzzled over this because natur ... more | .. |
 Ancient genome reveals its secrets The analyses of an international team of researchers led by Svante Paabo of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, show that the genetic variation of Denisovans ... more | .. |
 Coral scientists use new model to find where corals are most likely to survive climate change Marine conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society working with other coral reef experts have identified heat-tolerant coral species living in locations with continuous background temper ... more | .. |
 Increased Sediment and Nutrients Delivered to Bay as Susquehanna Reservoirs Near Sediment Capacity Reservoirs near the mouth of the Susquehanna River just above Chesapeake Bay are nearly at capacity in their ability to trap sediment. As a result, large storms are already delivering increasingly m ... more |
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 Discovery may help protect crops from stressors Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a key genetic switch by which plants control their response to ethylene gas, a natural plant hormone best known for its abilit ... more | .. |
 Earthquake Hazards Map Study Finds Deadly Flaws, MU Researcher Suggests Improvements Three of the largest and deadliest earthquakes in recent history occurred where earthquake hazard maps didn't predict massive quakes. A University of Missouri scientist and his colleagues recently s ... more | .. |
 Scripps Researchers Pinpoint Hot Spots as Earthquake Trigger Points Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have come a step closer to deciphering some of the basic mysteries and mechanisms behind earthquakes and how average-sized earthquak ... more | .. |
 Major world interests at stake in Canada's vast Mackenzie River Basin The governance of Canada's massive Mackenzie River Basin holds enormous national but also global importance due to the watershed's impact on the Arctic Ocean, international migratory birds and clima ... more |
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