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April 07, 2015

Modular brains help organisms learn new skills without forgetting old skills
London, UK (SPX) Apr 07, 2015
New research suggests that when brains are organized into modules they are better at learning new information without forgetting old knowledge. The findings - published this week in PLOS Computational Biology - not only shed light on the evolution of intelligence in natural animals, but will also accelerate attempts to create artificial intelligence (AI). Kai Olav Ellefsen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Jean-Baptiste Mouret (Pierre and Marie Curie University) and Jeff Clune (Uni ... read more

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Typhoon Maysak melts away as it hits Philippines A super typhoon dissolved into a tropical depression and made landfall in the Philippines Sunday, forecasters said, easing fears after thousands of residents fled remote coastal villages to avoid potential giant waves. ... more		Link between Calaveras, Hayward faults means potentially larger quakes University of California, Berkeley seismologists have proven that the Hayward Fault is essentially a branch of the Calaveras Fault that runs east of San Jose, which means that both could rupture tog ... more		Complex landscape has both vulnerabilities and resilience to change Central Appalachian forests have been experiencing the effects of a changing climate for decades, and effects such as more heavy rainfall events, more drought, and more hot days are likely to contin ... more
				Alaska animals could experience habitat change from warming climate Of the 201 bird and mammal species that call northwest Alaska's arctic and subarctic region their home, 195 of them - or, roughly, 97 percent - could experience some form of habitat loss or gain ste ... more		Ocean-scale dataset allows broad view of human influence on Pacific reefs As man-made threats to coral reefs mount and interest in conserving reef ecosystems grows, scientists have turned to studying extremely remote and uninhabited reefs in an effort to understand what c ... more

Nuclear Decommissioning Conference Europe May 2015

Nuclear Knowledge Management and Cyber Security Conference 2015 - June 17 Cardiff UK

Human 2 Mars Conference Mat 5-7 2015 - Washington DC

California Tuolumne Snowpack 40 Percent of Worst Year New NASA data find the snowpack in the Tuolumne River Basin in California's Sierra Nevada - a major source of water for millions of Californians - currently contains just 40 percent as much water ... more		India measures air quality in world's most polluted capital India's prime minister suggested Monday the country's "age-old traditions" could be used to ease its choking smog, as he launched a new air quality index for the world's most polluted capital. ... more		Mechanical power by linking Earth's warmth to space AI energy demand in US proves minor climate impact COP30 climate pledges favour land-based carbon removal over emission cuts		Turkmenistan pledges to curb water use The leader of Turkmenistan on Sunday pledged to streamline water use, a huge problem in the isolated desert nation believed to be among the world's top water wasters. ... more
				Explosion at China chemical plant injures 19 Nineteen people were injured in an explosion at a controversial chemical plant in the eastern Chinese city of Zhangzhou, reports said Tuesday, the second accident at the site in two years. Footage broadcast by CCTV News showed flames billowing into the air following the explosion at the plant producing paraxylene -- a chemical commonly known as PX and used to make fabricin Fujian province. ... more		Warming: Canada glaciers to shrink by 70% by 2100 The glaciers of western Canada, one of the world's most picturesque mountain regions, are likely to largely melt away over just three generations, scientists said on Monday. ... more

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Haiti floods kill six, damage thousands of homes The first heavy rains of the wet season flooded parts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Price over the weekend, leaving at least six dead and damaging 8,000 homes, authorities said Monday. ... more		Chile's Bachelet visits flood-hit north after 25 killed Chile's President Michelle Bachelet visited the flood-hit north of the country where at least 25 people died and 125 others are still missing, vowing to "rebuild" the stricken region. ... more		Europe commercial satellite life extension mission set for 2027 Atlas 5 rocket launches U.S. communications satellite USS Ford in Caribbean; Maduro blasts US-T&T drills		Jordan reports five swine flu deaths since Jan 1 Five people have died in Jordan since the beginning of the year from swine flu, the health ministry said Sunday, adding that it has recorded 130 cases of the virus. ... more
New interactive map plots public opinion on climate change A new interactive map, developed by researchers at Yale and Utah State universities, reveals localized opinions on climate change throughout the United States. ... more		Bonfire of the vanities? Chinese offerings go up in smoke Gleaming gold watches and smartphones are piled high in a ramshackle Chinese farmhouse - all replicas made of paper and designed to be incinerated, as 21st-century consumerism transforms the age-old market in offerings to ancestors. ... more		California farmers spared worst of water rationing: governor California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday defended tough new measures aimed at combatting a crippling four-year drought, but which critics say are far too lenient on the state's farmers. ... more		37 killed in Bangladesh storms At least 37 people were killed when powerful storms swept Bangladesh at the weekend and left a trail of devastation in the northwest, officials said Monday. ... more

	Researchers map seasonal greening in US forests, fields, and urban areas Using the assessment tool ForWarn, U.S. Forest Service researchers can monitor the growth and development of vegetation that signals winter's end and the awakening of a new growing season. Now these ... more		California unveils historic water restrictions over drought crisis California announced sweeping statewide water restrictions for the first time in history Wednesday in order to combat the region's devastating drought, the worst since records began. ... more

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Maysak weakens but thousands being evacuated in Philippines		Chile's Bachelet visits flood-hit north after 25 killed		Citizen scientists map global forests		Keeping hungry jumbos at bay		How we hear distance
Lizard activity levels can help scientists predict environmental change		Ancient seashell coloration patterns revealed using ultraviolet light		Travelling pollution		'Little Foot' 3.67 million years old		Scientists discover why flowers bloom earlier in a warming climate

Meningitis epidemic kills 45 in Niger

Avalanche kills four soldiers in Indian Kashmir

Malawi postpones ivory torching

Taxi drivers hospitalised after Beijing pesticide protest: police

Fashion victim: Chinese designers face struggle

Flights delayed, schools shut as sandstorm hits Gulf

Polar bears unlikely to thrive on land-based foods

Picturing peanut contamination with near infrared hyperspectral imaging

Researchers improve efficiency of human walking

Diversity prevents resistance

Discovering missing body parts of ancient fossils

NOAA study provides detailed projections of coral bleaching

Bacteria plays key role in long term storage of carbon in the ocean

New class of insecticides offers safer, more targeted mosquito control

Deforestation is messing with our weather and our food

Nine dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide: state media

Scientists discover new 'transformer frog' in Ecuador

State of emergency as super typhoon batters Micronesia

Storm kills at least nine in central Europe

Sky H2O offers utility-scale atmospheric water generation

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