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Parched soils trigger more stormsLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 17, 2012 Afternoon storms are more likely to develop when soils are parched, according to a new study published this week in Nature which examined hydrological processes across six continents. The results have important implications for the future development of global weather and climate models which may currently be simulating an excessive number of droughts. The research team included scientists from the UK, Holland, Austria and France and was led by Dr Chris Taylor from the NERC Centre for Ecolog ... read more |
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 The Gravity of Water The signature of drought was easy to read in the southern United States in the summer of 2011. It was in the brown, wilted crops and the bare fields. It was in the clouds of dust that rolled across ... more | .. |
  Surviving without ice With sea ice in the Arctic melting to record lows in summer months, marine animals living there face dramatic changes to their environment. Yet some crustaceans, previously thought to spend their en ... more | .. |
  Old Deeds, Witness Trees Offer Glimpse of Pre-settlement Forest in West Virginia Using old deeds and witness trees, a U.S. Forest Service scientist has created a glimpse of the composition of the forests that covered today's Monongahela National Forest before settlement and logg ... more | .. |
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  Powerful Typhoon Sanba pounds S. Korea Typhoon Sanba, packing winds of 137 kilometres (85 miles) per hour, slammed into South Korea Monday, bringing torrential rains across the country and shutting down flights and ferry services. ... more | .. |
  Some gains but many mysteries as Alzheimer's epidemic looms More than 100 years after it was first caught in the act of decaying a patient's brain, Alzheimer's remains one of medicine's greatest challenges as it robs ever more people of their memory and independence. ... more | .. |
 Summer rain more likely over drier soils Summer rain is more likely over drier soil - this is the conclusion scientists have drawn from a detailed analysis of satellite data. State-of-the-art computer models predict the opposite effect; th ... more | .. |
  Cambodians fight malaria with the push of a button Cambodian villagers armed with a little medical know-how - and their mobile telephones - are the nation's new foot soldiers in the fight against drug-resistant malaria. ... more |
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China first-quarter emissions fell despite rising power demand
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 Stress breaks loops that hold short-term memory together Stress has long been pegged as the enemy of attention, disrupting focus and doing substantial damage to working memory - the short-term juggling of information that allows us to do all the little th ... more | .. |
 How early social deprivation impairs long-term cognitive function A growing body of research shows that children who suffer severe neglect and social isolation have cognitive and social impairments as adults. A study from Boston Children's Hospital shows, for the ... more | .. |
 Trouble in paradise: Does nature worship harm the environment? Consumers nurture romantic ideas of nature by engaging in practices that are often harmful to the environment, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Could eco-friendly produc ... more | .. |
 Environmental group says 'Nemo' endangered The orange clownfish - think of the animated movie fish Nemo - is in danger of extinction and needs protection, a U.S. environmental group says. ... more |
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 Nicaragua ups volcano response as San Cristobal rumbles Nicaragua boosted its responses to volcanic activity in the northwestern region Saturday, as the San Cristobal volcano acted up for the second time in a week. ... more | .. |
 India landslide death toll jumps to 45: minister The death toll from a series of landslides and floods reached 45 in northern India on Saturday as rescuers pulled 17 more bodies from the debris, a state government minister told AFP. ... more | .. |
  Chavez election bid divides Venezuelans Speculation over President Hugo Chavez's future health is dividing Venezuelans three ways as the momentum for Oct. 7 election builds up. ... more | .. |
 Powerful typhoon on course to hit Japan's Okinawa A powerful typhoon packing winds of up to 270 kilometres (170 miles) per hour was churning towards Okinawa in southern Japan on Saturday, grounding nearly 80 flights, officials said. ... more |
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Britain, Germany jointly developing missiles: ministers
Kazakhstan denies reports Russia to leave Baikonur spaceport
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 Online freedom falls prey to anti-Islam film violence Internet rights champions on Friday were fearful that free speech online may be among the victims of violence spurred by an anti-Islam video posted to YouTube. ... more | .. |
  UN hails 25-year ozone treaty for preventing disaster The United Nations treaty to protect the ozone layer signed nearly 25 years ago prevented an environmental disaster, a chief UN scientist said Friday, cautioning though that the Earth's radiation shield is still under threat. ... more | .. |
 Eruptions weaken at Guatemala's Volcano of Fire Eruptions at Guatemala's Volcano of Fire weakened Friday, one day after powerful blasts sent columns of smoke and ash high into the sky and forced authorities to order a mass evacuation. ... more | .. |
 Yosemite extends hantavirus alert to 230,000 California's Yosemite National Park has said that it has extended its hantavirus warning to 230,000 people after three people died from the rodent-borne disease. ... more |
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 Dutch pro-Europe vote winner Rutte nixes left-bloc coalition The Liberal winners of Dutch elections Friday categorically rejected a left-wing bloc joining government, a move that could critically weaken the pro-Europe poll winners' commitment to austerity. ... more | .. |
  Wild animals on the increase in Switzerland Wild animals including bears, wolves and jackals are on the increase in Switzerland, a government agency said Friday, as it reported a spike in the figures across the country. ... more | .. |
 Crows react to threats in human-like way Cross a crow and it'll remember you for years. Crows and humans share the ability to recognize faces and associate them with negative, as well as positive, feelings. The way the brain activates duri ... more | .. |
 Researchers Devise More Accurate Method for Predicting Hurricane Activity Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new method for forecasting seasonal hurricane activity that is 15 percent more accurate than previous techniques. "This approach sho ... more |
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 Little Ice Age led to migration of island hopping arctic foxes The Little Ice Age allowed a new wave of arctic foxes to colonise Iceland, according to new research. A "bridge" of sea ice appeared during a dip in temperatures between 200 to 500 years ago allowin ... more | .. |
  Measuring mercury levels: Nano-velcro detects water-borne toxic metals A strip of glass covered in hairy nanoparticles can cheaply and conveniently measure mercury, which attacks the nervous system, and other toxic metals in fluids. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Ins ... more | .. |
  Beacons light up stem cell transformation A novel set of custom-designed "molecular beacons" allows scientists to monitor gene expression in living populations of stem cells as they turn into a specific tissue in real-time. The technology, ... more | .. |
  Body heat, fermentation drive new drug-delivery 'micropump' Researchers have created a new type of miniature pump activated by body heat that could be used in drug-delivery patches powered by fermentation. The micropump contains Baker's yeast and sugar in a ... more |
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 Forest mortality and climate change: The big picture Over the past two decades, extensive forest death triggered by hot and dry climatic conditions has been documented on every continent except Antarctica. Forest mortality due to drought and heat stre ... more | .. |
 100 most threatened species For the first time ever, more than 8,000 scientists from the IUCN Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) have come together to identify 100 of the most threatened animals, plants and fungi on the pl ... more | .. |
  Researchers Use "Banker Plants" to Help Battle Whitefly Pests A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist is showing growers how to combat whiteflies and other crop pests by using plants as storehouses for predatory insects that can migrate to cash crops ... more | .. |
 Santorini sees growth spurt In the south Aegean Sea, the islands of Santorini have been showing signs of unrest for the first time in over half a century. Satellite data confirm that the islands have risen as much as 14 cm sin ... more |
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