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February 18, 2014

Theory on origin of animals challenged: Animals needs only extremely little oxygen
Odense, Denmark (SPX) Feb 18, 2014
One of science's strongest dogmas is that complex life on Earth could only evolve when oxygen levels in the atmosphere rose to close to modern levels. But now studies of a small sea sponge fished out of a Danish fjord shows that complex life does not need high levels of oxygen in order to live and grow. The origin of complex life is one of science's greatest mysteries. How could the first small primitive cells evolve into the diversity of advanced life forms that exists on Earth today? The explana ... read more

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				Hacking the environment: bringing biodiversity hardware into the open New technologies are changing the way we collect biodiversity data. Data that once required taking expensive, bulky and fragile equipment on field trips can now be collected on cheap, compact and ro ... more		Arctic biodiversity under serious threat from climate change according to new report Unique and irreplaceable Arctic wildlife and landscapes are crucially at risk due to global warming caused by human activities according to the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA), a new report pre ... more

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Volcanoes, including Mt. Hood, can go from dormant to active quickly A new study suggests that the magma sitting 4-5 kilometers beneath the surface of Oregon's Mount Hood has been stored in near-solid conditions for thousands of years, but that the time it takes to l ... more		Ancient reptile birth preserved in fossil Ichthyosaur fossil may show the earliest live birth from an ancient Mesozoic marine reptile, according to a study published in PLOS ONE by Ryosuke Motani from the University of California, Davis, an ... more		One billion Africans being harmed by cooking pollution US reaches civil nuclear cooperation accord with Bahrain American firms flag hit from US export controls targeting China		Outsmarting nature during disasters The dramatic images of natural disasters in recent years, including hurricanes Katrina and Sandy and the Tohoku, Japan, earthquake and tsunami, show that nature, not the people preparing for hazards ... more
				Worldwide study finds that fertilizer destabilizes grasslands Fertilizer could be too much of a good thing for the world's grasslands, according to study findings to be published online by the journal Nature. The worldwide study shows that, on average, additio ... more		Resistance shapes the discovery of new insecticides Recent news around the world has focused on the dangers of antibiotic resistance. But what of another type of resistance which can also have a huge impact on the population: that to insecticides? ... more

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Making biodiverse agriculture part of a food-secure future Is biodiverse agriculture an anachronism? Or is it a vital part of a food-secure future? Given the need to feed an estimated 2.4 billion more people by the year 2050, the drive toward large-scale, s ... more		Dartmouth study shows US Southwest irrigation system facing decline after four centuries Communal irrigation systems known as acequias that have sustained farming villages in the arid southwestern United States for centuries are struggling because of dwindling snowmelt runoff and social ... more		China, India should work towards 'win-win' cooperation: Chinese FM US delays Patriot arms deliveries to Switzerland in switch to Ukraine US 'moving at haste' to get Ukraine weapons: envoy		Archaeologists lend long-term perspective to food security and climate shock What role does pre-existing vulnerabilities play for people who experience a climate shock? Does it amplify the effects of the climate shock or is effect negligible? Four Arizona State University ar ... more
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New Zealand takes delivery of General Dynamics mobile bridges

As battle rages around historic castle, Syria's heritage faces ruin

British princes help out as storm claims two lives

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Atlas Elektronik zeros in on Indian sonar deal

Space junk endangers mankind's usual course of life

Human resource needs putting deep-water ecosystems in peril

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Meeting the eye-witnesses of ocean change

China's Antarctic explorations peacefully intended, cooperative

Arctic biodiversity under serious threat from climate change according to new report

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Chinese researchers craft high fidelity Mars soil simulant to support future missions

Ancient river systems reveal Mars was wetter than we thought

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Wolf hunt stand-off in Sweden heightens rural tensions

Hundreds of cars stuck in snow-hit Japan

Philippines vows to build back better 100 days after typhoon

US drift study backs Marshalls castaway's remarkable tale

Three dead, flights disrupted as Indonesia volcano erupts

Bopping to the beat is a rare feat in animals

Kerry warns of bleak future in call to arms on climate change

Water crisis brings threats of Mideast war, terrorism: report

For new study, 100 people commit their bodies to science

US, China to share policy ideas to fight global warming

Chinese bloggers press Kerry on Internet freedom

EU plans more tests for horsemeat in food

US to appoint Arctic envoy

Thai foreign minister seeks condemnation of protesters

Snowstorm brings drudgery and tragedy to US east

Meeting the eye-witnesses of ocean change

Threatened eels disappear in the deep on their way to the Sargasso Sea

Rice's carbon nanotube fibers outperform copper

It's alive! Bacteria-filled liquid crystals could improve biosensing

Carbon dioxide from exhaust fumes used to make new chemicals

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