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How Yogurt Protects Us From Environmental Poisoning
Posted: October 7, 2014Yogurt containing probiotic bacteria successfully protected children and pregnant women against poisoning from heavy metal exposure, according to a new study. Working with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates…
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Sea Turtles in Hawaii getting tumors and we are the cause
Posted: October 7, 2014Hawai’i’s sea turtles are afflicted with chronic and often lethal tumors caused by consuming non-native algae, “superweeds,” along coastlines where nutrient pollution is unchecked. The disease that causes these tumors…
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Fish may not adjust to rising CO2 levels quickly
Posted: October 6, 2014Rising carbon dioxide levels in oceans adversely change the behavior of fish through generations, raising the possibility that marine species may never fully adapt to their changed environment, research has…
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Does the public trust what scientists say?
Posted: October 6, 2014If scientists want the public to trust their research suggestions, they may want to appear a bit “warmer,” according to a new review published by Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School…
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While Water Warms, NASA Study Reveals Deep Sea Hasn’t
Posted: October 6, 2014The cold waters of Earth’s deep ocean have not warmed measurably since 2005, according to a new NASA study, leaving unsolved the mystery of why global warming appears to have…
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How Air Pollution Affects River-Flow
Posted: October 6, 2014Air pollution has had a significant impact on the amount of water flowing through many rivers in the northern hemisphere, according to the results of a new study. The paper…
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Lawrence Livermore finds ocean warming underestimated by past analyses
Posted: October 6, 2014Using satellite observations and a large suite of climate models, Lawrence Livermore scientists have found that long-term ocean warming in the upper 700 meters of Southern Hemisphere oceans has likely…
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What’s best for creating drought resistant plants? Traditional breeding or GM?
Posted: October 5, 2014Reports show that traditional breeding techniques are years ahead of GM technologies in developing crops to withstand drought and poor soils, writes Lawrence Woodward. Yet GM advocates are sticking rigidly…
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Rusty-Patched bumble bee “re-discovered” in Virginia state park
Posted: October 4, 2014The rusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis), which has not been seen in the eastern United States in five years, has been found by a Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute research team…
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US Pledges climate change planning assistance to developing countries
Posted: October 3, 2014The United States will commit to significantly improving developing countries’ access to data, tools and training to help them adapt to climate change, the US president told the Climate Summit…
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