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April 22, 2016

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From the Amazon to Africa, tropical regions are widely expected to play a growing role in supplying food to the world. With global population on the rise, many policy experts and conservationists see agricultural intensification as a winning strategy to produce more food per acre while sparing tropical forests from being converted to farmland. Just pour on the fertilizer. But a new study in Nature Plants raises a grave concern: if tropical countries try to meet rising global demand for food by tur ... read more

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The Red Queen rules Leave it to evolutionary biologists to name a theory from a line in Alice in Wonderland. In Lewis Carroll's book Through the Looking Glass, the Red Queen tells Alice, "It takes all the running you c ... more		Dinosaurs 'already in decline' before asteroid apocalypse Dinosaurs were already in an evolutionary decline tens of millions of years before the meteorite impact that finally finished them off, new research has found. The findings provide a revolution in t ... more		Copper gives an answer to the rise of oxygen "Our findings make it possible to reconstruct nutrient content in early marine settings and demonstrate that the iron-rich content of the early oceans must have severely restricted the availability ... more
				EMBL scientists reveal structure of nuclear pore's inner ring It was a 3D puzzle with over 1000 pieces, with only a rather fuzzy outline as a guide. But scientists at EMBL have now put enough pieces in place to see the big picture. In a study published in Scie ... more		All ants on deck A team of scientists has found that a species of ant that clusters together to form rafts to survive floods exhibits memory and repeatedly occupies the same position during raft formation, according ... more

Human 2 Mars Conference May 17-19 2016 - Washington DC

Thanks, actin, for the memories Thank the little "muscles" in your neurons for allowing you to remember where you live, what your friends and family look like and a lot more. New research at Rice University suggests actin filament ... more		Fighting for peace in South Sudan The giants dance barefoot in circles, strips of leopard print skirt flapping, before one lunges in to topple his opponent and thump him down on the grass. ... more		High precision measurement advances fusion plasma diagnostics New design strategy boosts lithium alloy electrodes for solid-state batteries Enhanced solar water splitting achieved with MoS2 GaN nanorod heterostructures		NATO warns migrant smugglers 'shifting routes rapidly' NATO said Thursday it had no plans to wind up a mission to stop migrant traffickers in the Aegean Sea and warned smugglers were changing routes very quickly. ... more
				Island states come to UN ready to move on climate deal With their very existence under threat from climate change, the world's island states come to the United Nations on Friday not only to sign the Paris climate deal but to be first in line to make sure it goes into force. ... more		Ivory Coast deploys rangers to protect dwarf elephants Ivory Coast has deployed teams of rangers to protect the country's last surviving dwarf elephants from extinction, the head of the national park service told AFP Tuesday. ... more

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Southern Africa drought triggers DR Congo food shortage Children are going to bed hungry in DR Congo's second city, their parents say, as food shortages caused by a severe drought in southern Africa drive up prices. ... more		Underwater 'zombie grass' signals trouble for Florida fishermen Decades ago, the sight of seagrass swaying beneath the waters off south Florida conjured romance for those who dangled their fishing lines in hopes of catching redfish, snook or mangrove snapper. ... more		Europe Strives to Counter Russian and Chinese Satellite Menace Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack Amentum secures up to 995M dollar US Air Force contract for MQ9 modernization		S.Africa won't seek to legalise rhino horn trade: govt South Africa will not push to lift the global ban on rhino horn trading, the government said Thursday, despite pressure from some campaigners who say the ban fuels poaching. ... more
Ecuador's president announces economic measures in wake of killer quake Ecuador's president has announced drastic economic measures, including an increase in some taxes and mandatory wage contributions, to deal with the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that killed more than 500 people and injured over 5,000. ... more		Expect more unhealthy ozone days in the next decades: study A warming planet means more hot days than before, and the phenomenon could cause three to nine more days per year when ozone levels are unhealthy by the 2050s, scientists warned Thursday. ... more		New quake rattles jittery Ecuador A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on Wednesday, sowing new panic four days after a powerful quake killed more than 500 people and injured over 5,000. ... more		China probes polluted school as parents urge action Parents of students at an elite Chinese secondary school have demanded government action, claiming their children developed health problems from former chemical plants near its new campus, with authorities now investigating the case. ... more

	Canada must step up efforts to cut CO2 emissions: watchdog Canada will need to greatly step up its efforts to achieve its goal of reducing carbon emissions by 30 percent below 2005 levels, an independent parliamentary watchdog said Thursday. ... more		Burundi gunmen murder military officer: witness, army Gunmen in Burundi shot dead a high-ranking military officer seen as a critic of the regime, a witness and an army spokesman told AFP on Thursday. ... more

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Largest modern crater identified in Chinas Holocene geology

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NASA tests earthquake mitigation system		South American floods kill 12, force mass evacuations		Coffins pile up in Ecuador stadium-turned-morgue		New quake rattles jittery Ecuador		From Paris to New York, climate pact to cross next hurdle

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The cozier the better for bubbles inside powerful volcanoes

The genetic evolution of Zika virus

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How the brain consolidates memory during deep sleep

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A cellular sensor of phosphate levels

Pollutants in fish inhibit human's natural defense system

Atomically thin sensor detects harmful air pollution in the home

China air pollution shifts west in first quarter: Greenpeace

Nansen gives birth to two icebergs

Did volcano eruptions tip Europe into Dark Ages?

Criminal charges filed in Flint tainted water scandal

5 mn AIDS patients going untreated in west, central Africa: MSF

India says 330 million people suffering from drought

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VW to offer buyback, payout to owners of polluting cars

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