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October 12, 2015

A balanced diet is good for corals too, study finds
Miami FL (SPX) Oct 08, 2015
A new study found that a nutrient-rich, balanced diet is beneficial to corals during stressful thermal events. The research led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and the Centre Scientifique de Monaco concluded that the particular nutrient balance in seawater is what matters most. To test which nutrients were more beneficial to corals during elevated temperature conditions, the scientists fed them two types - inorganic nutrients of nit ... read more

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Distinguishing coincidence from causality in the climate system Detecting how changes in one spot on Earth - in temperature, rain, wind - are linked to changes in another, far away area is key to assessing climate risks. Scientists now developed a new technique ... more		NOAA declares third ever global coral bleaching event As record ocean temperatures cause widespread coral bleaching across Hawaii, NOAA scientists confirm the same stressful conditions are expanding to the Caribbean and may last into the new year, prom ... more		Aged neurons can now be generated using stem cell technology Diseases of human aging have always been difficult to study in the lab. Stem cell technology always had promise, but when scientists reverted a skin cell from an 89-year-old woman back into a stem c ... more
				Volcanic eruptions affect flow of world's major rivers Major volcanic eruptions can have a significant effect on the flow of the biggest rivers around the world, research shows. In the first study of its kind, scientists sought to better understan ... more		Tiny ancient fossil from Spain shows birds flew over the heads of dinosaurs Birds have an enormously long evolutionary history: The earliest of them, the famed Archaeopteryx, lived 150 million years ago in what is today southern Germany. However, whether these early birds w ... more

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The divisive issue of reaching $100bn in climate funds The movers and shakers of the world economy are trying to close in on the magic number of $100 billion a year to fight climate change as they meet this week in Peru. ... more		Tunisia 'the survivor' of the Arab Spring: expert Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Tunisian civil society groups is a boost for democracy there and sends a message to the other countries of the Arab Spring where the revolution has been crushed, an expert said Friday. ... more		Redesigned satellite battery set to advance LEO power systems Adoption of dynamic control technology improves EV charging grid integration Solar plant grid stability improves as Cordoba researchers deploy high-speed sensor system		Malaysian premier vows to help Indonesia combat haze Visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged Sunday to help Indonesia fight forest fires blanketing Southeast Asia in haze as foreign aircraft joined operations to douse the blazes. ... more
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Climate change clips wings of migratory birds It takes the dexterity of a lacemaker to remove the tiny bird caught in nets strung between pine trees on Poland's Baltic coast, a veritable paradise for dozens of migratory species. ... more		N. Korea food production could drop 14%: FAO North Korea's staple food production could plummet by 14 percent this year because of bad weather, sparking fears of exacerbating chronic food shortages in the impoverished nation, according to the UN agricultural agency. ... more		'The war of tomorrow will begin in space': Macron UN watchdog calls on Iran to urgently allow 'long overdue' uranium stockpile verification How drones are altering contemporary warfare		India court approves 'pollution toll' to clean choking Delhi Diesel-guzzling trucks and commercial vehicles in India will soon have to pay a surcharge for entering New Delhi, after the country's top court Friday approved a trial plan to improve the capital's notoriously filthy air. ... more
Study details Greenland's ice sheet plumbing system Researchers from the University of Exeter think subglacial lakes will be more frequently drained as global warming continues. ... more		New tough-talking PM tasked with unifying quake-hit Nepal Nepal's new prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli, tasked with rebuilding the quake-hit country and ending bitter constitutional protests, spent years in jail for trying to overthrow the king before becoming a tough-talking politician. ... more		Development banks pledge $15 bln in new climate funds: officials Development banks including the World Bank have pledged an additional $15 billion a year by 2020 to fight climate change, taking the world closer to the clutch target of $100 billion, officials said Friday. ... more		WWF: East Himalaya surveys yield more than 200 new species Since 2009, more than 200 new species have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas. ... more

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

Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission achieves key flyby milestones

Reading a quantum clock costs more energy than running it, study finds

Researchers build a digital piece of brain		Breakthrough for electrode implants in the brain		The hand and foot of Homo naledi		Research reveals new clues about how humans become tool users		Foot fossils of human relative shows evolutionary 'messiness' of bipeds
How the brain's wiring leads to cognitive control		Remote sensing used to map habitat of monkey with hominid-like behavior		Characteristics of mammalian melanopsins for non-visual photoreception		Embrace the chaos: Predictable ecosystems may be more fragile		Evidence for functional redundancy in nature

48-million-year-old horse-like fetus discovered in Germany

Researchers discover clues on how giraffe neck evolved

Short-lived, toothy mammal found in ancient North Pacific a mystery

Evolution of kangaroo-like jerboas sheds light on limb development

125-million-year-old wing sheds new light on the evolution of flight

To make ocean conservation work we should keep the noise down

New DYI experiment shows students the physics of climate change

Wild plants call to carnivores to get rid of pests - could crops do the same

Simulating path of 'magma mush' inside an active volcano

The law of the landscape for glaciers

New human ancestor's feet resemble our own, Dartmouth scientist finds

Observed latitudinal variations in erosion as a function of glacier dynamics

A simpler way to estimate the feedback between permafrost carbon and climate

Ecuador volcano spews giant ash column

Guatemala volcano roars back to life

Indonesia accepts international help to combat fires

Blue whales forage efficiently to maintain massive body size

3-D printing techniques help surgeons carve new ears

Plant pest reprograms the roots

Even if imprisoned inside a crystal, molecules can still move

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