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Is calling the current time Anthropocene helpful?
Posted: January 21, 2016The just as policemen keep on getting younger, epochs keep on getting shorter, writes James Scourse. The Cretaceous endured for 80 million years, but our latest invention, the 'Anthropocene', will…
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Majority of meals at restaurants tip the calorie scale
Posted: January 20, 2016Meals consumed at fast-food restaurants are often seen as one of the biggest contributors to the obesity epidemic. But according to a new study in the Journal of the American Academy…
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Pollution in Pacific tied to Africa and Asia
Posted: January 20, 2016Burning down forests in Africa and South-East Asia causes ozone pollution in the air as far as the western Pacific Ocean, researchers say, calling for revision of global climate models…
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Pollution in the Pacific tied to Africa and Asia
Posted: January 20, 2016Burning down forests in Africa and South-East Asia causes ozone pollution in the air as far as the western Pacific Ocean, researchers say, calling for revision of global climate models…
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Did early agriculture stave off global cooling?
Posted: January 20, 2016A new analysis of ice-core climate data, archeological evidence and ancient pollen samples strongly suggests that agriculture by humans 7,000 years ago likely slowed a natural cooling process of the…
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Why does the human brain respond more to sounds than language?
Posted: January 19, 2016It takes just one-tenth of a second for our brains to begin to recognize emotions conveyed by vocalizations, according to researchers from McGill. It doesn't matter whether the non-verbal sounds…
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Does eating less meat lead to decreased Greenhouse Gas emissions?
Posted: January 19, 2016Reduced meat consumption might not lower greenhouse gas emissions from a major beef producing region, research shows.The finding may seem incongruous, as intensive agriculture is responsible for such a large…
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Oxford University finds Omega-3 affects the ability of vitamin B to slow brain decline
Posted: January 19, 2016While research has already established that B vitamin supplements can help slow mental decline in older people with memory problems, an international team have now found that having higher levels…
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To clean up ocean plastics focus on coasts, not the Great Pacific garbage patch
Posted: January 19, 2016The most efficient way to clean up ocean plastics and avoid harming ecosystems is to place plastic collectors near coasts, according to a new study.Plastic floating in the oceans is…
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How to make your new house a sustainable one
Posted: January 18, 2016People might falsely believe that when they are building a house incorporating any sustainable solutions require additional costs and effort. It is actually the opposite. Some of the sustainable solutions…
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