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How the loss of Indonesian mangrove forests is linked to climate change
Posted: August 10, 2015The loss of Indonesia's coastal mangrove forests for shrimp farming is a huge source of carbon emissions, writes Prodita Sabarini. But equally, a policy flip to preserve and recreate mangroves…
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Sunspot variation not causing climate change
Posted: August 8, 2015The Maunder Minimum, between 1645 and 1715, when sunspots were scarce and the winters harsh, strongly suggests a link between solar activity and climate change. Until now there was a…
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Fish go deep to beat the heat
Posted: August 7, 2015A James Cook University study shows fish retreat to deeper water to escape the heat, a finding that throws light on what to expect if predictions of ocean warming come…
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History of Agriculture Revealed
Posted: August 7, 2015Open any history book and you’re likely to find that the practice of agriculture was invented 12,000 years ago in the Levant, an area in the Middle East that was home…
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Good news for Bobcats in California!
Posted: August 7, 2015In a momentous decision, the California Fish & Game Commission has voted to ban the trapping of bobcats.Assembly Bill 1213, prohibiting the trapping and killing of bobcats statewide, passed the California legislature…
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Are insecticides more toxic than we think?
Posted: August 6, 2015Insecticides that are sprayed in orchards and fields across North America may be more toxic to spiders than scientists previously believed. A McGill research team reached this conclusion after looking at…
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Horses and humans share facial expressions
Posted: August 6, 2015Horses share some surprisingly similar facial expressions to humans and chimps, according to new University of Sussex research. Mammal communication researchers have shown that, like humans, horses use muscles underlying various…
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Study shows some permafrost carbon transported by river to the ocean
Posted: August 6, 2015As temperatures rise, some of the organic carbon stored in Arctic permafrost meets an unexpected fate—burial at sea. As many as 2.2 million metric tons of organic carbon per year…
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The benefits of eating spicy food
Posted: August 5, 2015People who eat spicy foods nearly every day have a 14% lower risk of death compared with those who consume spicy foods less than once a week, according to a…
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