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June 02, 2015

Severe ozone depletion avoided
Leeds, UK (SPX) May 27, 2015
We are already reaping the rewards of the Montreal Protocol, with the ozone layer in much better shape than it would have been without the UN treaty, according to a new study in Nature Communications. Study lead author Professor Martyn Chipperfield, from the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds, said: "Our research confirms the importance of the Montreal Protocol and shows that we have already had real benefits. We knew that it would save us from large ozone loss 'in the futu ... read more

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Total of 77 people had contact with MERS patient: China China is searching for 13 people who came into contact with the first person to enter the country with the MERS virus, health officials said, adding that 64 had already been quarantined. ... more		Genetic maps help conservation managers maintain healthy bears Last year, researchers at the University of Missouri published a study on genetic diversity in American black bears in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma and determined that conservation management is ... more		Partly human yeast show a common ancestor's lasting legacy Despite a billion years of evolution separating humans from the baker's yeast in their refrigerators, hundreds of genes from an ancestor that the two species have in common live on nearly unchanged ... more
				Why you need one vaccine for measles and many for the flu While the influenza virus mutates constantly and requires a yearly shot that offers a certain percentage of protection, old reliable measles needs only a two-dose vaccine during childhood for lifelo ... more		The Bronze Age Egtved Girl was not from Denmark The Bronze Age Egtved Girl came from far away, as revealed by strontium isotope analyses of the girl's teeth. The analyses show that she was born and raised outside Denmark's current borders, and st ... more

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An evolutionary heads-up A larger brain brings better cognitive performance. And so it seems only logical that a larger brain would offer a higher survival potential. In the course of evolution, large brains should therefor ... more		Climate: France hikes pressure in 'pre-agreement' call France sought Monday to breathe life into talks for a UN climate pact, urging countries to forge a "pre-agreement" weeks before they meet to seal the deal in December. ... more		Renewables outpace fossil fuels despite US policy shift: IEA At COP30, senator warns US 'deliberately losing' clean tech race with China Wallets, not warming, make voters care about climate: California governor		Deciphering clues to prehistoric climate changes locked in cave deposits When the conversation turns to the weather and the climate, most people's thoughts naturally drift upward toward the clouds, but Jessica Oster's sink down into the subterranean world of stalactites ... more
				Birds 'weigh' peanuts and choose heavier ones Many animals feed on seeds, acorns or nuts. The common feature of these are that they have shells and there is no direct way to know what's inside. How do the animals know how much and what quality ... more		Inland ice in Antarctica melting fast Many glaciers on the Southern Antarctic Peninsula (SAP) - a region previously thought to be stable compared to other glacier masses in Antarctica - became destabilized in 2009, and they have been me ... more

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$500 million appeal for Iraq to be launched: UNICEF Humanitarian organisations are preparing to launch a fundraising appeal for $500 million (454 million euros) for the crisis created by the Islamic State group in Iraq, UNICEF said on Monday. ... more		Requiem for an ancient tongue worm Researchers have discovered the 425-million-year-old fossil remains of a new species of parasite, still attached to the host animal it invaded long ago. The new species is a type of tongue worm, an ... more		Five European NATO powers vow to tackle 'hybrid threats' Colombia inks $4.3 bn deal to buy Swedish warplanes US to hold new military exercises with Trinidad and Tobago		Tara Oceans expedition yields treasure trove of plankton data In five related reports in this issue of the journal Science, a multinational team of researchers who spent three and a half years sampling the ocean's sunlit upper layers aboard the schooner Tara u ... more
Hurricane Andres a Category Four storm far off Mexico's Pacific coast: forecasters Andres, the first hurricane of the season in the Pacific, strengthened to a category four storm Monday but was headed away from Mexico's west coast. ... more		Seismic box office debut for 'San Andreas' Mega-disaster epic "San Andreas" lived up to its earth-shaking hype - at least at the box office - earning $53.2 million in ticket sales in its debut weekend early in the blockbuster summer season. ... more		Regional powers launch new South Sudan peace effort A fresh bid to end 17 months of civil war in South Sudan was launched by regional powers on Monday with a push to reconcile the country's president and rebel leader. ... more		Ship carrying over 400 people sinks in China's Yangtze: state media A passenger ship carrying more than 400 people has sunk in the Yangtze river in central China, state media reported Tuesday. ... more

	Seas face biodiversity shakeup even under 2 C warming The oceans will undergo a dramatic turnover in biodiversity even if the UN meets its goal of limiting of global warming to two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), scientists said Monday. ... more		Head of Mali's main Tuareg-led rebels hopeful on peace deal The head of Mali's main Tuareg-led rebel groups on Sunday said he was convinced that consultations underway in Algeria to finalise a peace agreement with the Bamako government would bear fruit. ... more

Record doubleheader: SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets from Florida

ESA pinpoints 3I/ATLAS's path with data from Mars

Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission achieves key flyby milestones

No end to Hong Kong political battle as last-ditch meeting fails		Fears over enforcement as Beijing bans indoor smoking		Millennials favor Facebook for US political news: study		Supercomputer unlocks plant cell secrets - paves way for resilient crops		For pollock surveys in Alaska, things are looking up
Study shows how GM crops can have diminishing success fighting off insects		NOAA's GOES-R satellite begins environmental testing		Japan evacuates island after volcano erupts		Far from the madding crowd: China's rich seek own islands		Japan vigilant for 'Big One' after powerful quake

Rain brings relief as India heatwave death toll tops 2,200

Hurricane Andres tracks far off Mexico's Pacific coast: forecasters

Schools reopen in quake-devastated Nepal

Myanmar navy stops reporters approaching migrant island

S. Korea confirms 12 MERS cases

Mass deaths of rare antelopes in Kazakhstan stir conservation fears

Paris chefs hit the roofs with wave of gastro gardens

French soldiers stalked by invisible enemy in Mali

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker barred from Malaysia

India reels under heatwave as death toll tops 2,000

Hurricane Andres strengthens off Mexican coast

Australia welcomes UN call on Great Barrier Reef

China crushes half a tonne of ivory in symbolic gesture

Powerful 7.8 quake shakes Japan

Who you gonna call? Beijing smokebusters to go on patrol

Mid-year talks to shape fate of climate pact

UN rights chief seeks wider probe into C.Africa peacekeeper abuses

Cairo yearns for liberal heyday of its park of romance

Planktonic world: The new frontier

Giant structures called plasmoids could simplify the design of future tokamaks

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