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April 30, 2016

Widespread loss of ocean oxygen to become noticeable in 2030s
Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 29, 2016
A reduction in the amount of oxygen dissolved in the oceans due to climate change is already discernible in some parts of the world and should be evident across large regions of the oceans between 2030 and 2040, according to a new study led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Scientists know that a warming climate can be expected to gradually sap oceans of oxygen, leaving fish, crabs, squid, sea stars, and other marine life struggling to breathe. But it's been difficult to dete ... read more

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Measuring river surface flow with image analysis Fujita Ichiro, a Professor at the Graduate School of Engineering in Kobe University, has developed a piece of software that can measure the flow rate of rivers using image analysis. The software is ... more		Researchers discover fate of melting glacial ice in Greenland Over the past several decades, scientists have observed a significant increase in the melting of glacial land ice on the island of Greenland, spurring concerns about global sea level rise and the lo ... more		Critically endangered Himalayan wolf needs global conservation effort Although the Himalayan wolf is visibly distinct from its European cousin, its current distribution has mostly been a matter of assumption, rather than evident truth. The most ancient wolf lineage, k ... more
				Tiny fossil horses put their back into it Modern horses are expert runners. They reach top speeds using a special running gait in which they hold their back stiff as they move. A new study reveals that tiny fossil ancestors of modern horses ... more		Xi move on faction suggests China elite struggle Allies of Chinese President Xi Jinping are moving against a Communist organisation that is the power base of Premier Li Keqiang, in what analysts say may be a sign of faction-fighting at the top of the ruling party. ... more

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Million people urge Bayer to stop bee-killer pesticides German agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer was presented Friday with a petition of more than one million signatures urging it to stop manufacturing pesticides that are blamed for the decline in the world's bee populations. ... more		Hong Kong's working poor choose streets over dismal housing A plastic sheet, a blanket, a sleeping bag: a makeshift bed laid out in the shadow of towering apartment blocks by a man who would rather be homeless than cooped up in Hong Kong's cramped and overpriced housing units. ... 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		Kenya's mega ivory piles 'will burn even if it snows' Eleven towering piles of ivory rise above the savannah grasslands of Nairobi National Park, ready to be burned Saturday in a symbolic grand gesture against the trade threatening elephants with extinction. ... more
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Kenya demands total ivory ban to stop elephant slaughter Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday demanded a total ban on trade in ivory to end trafficking and prevent the extinction of elephants in the wild. ... more		Proteomics method measures carbon uptake of marine microbes In a paper published April 26th in mSystems, a team of researchers led by microbiologists at Oregon State University, in Corvallis, describe a successful trial of a new method of identifying the car ... more		Large wildlife important for carbon storage in tropical forests Many tropical forest trees depend on large fruit-eating animals such as elephants, tapirs, monkeys and hornbills for dispersing their sizeable seeds. Declines of these large mammals and birds due to ... more		Role of life's timekeeper - a novel theory of animal evolution This article presents a new theory of animal (metazoan) evolution, suggesting that it was partly mediated through a biochemical oscillator (cycler), named Life's Timekeeper, present in all animal ce ... more

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