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Life scientists present new insights on climate change and species interactions
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Life scientists provide important new details on how climate change will affect interactions between species in newly published research. This knowledge, they say, is critical to making accurate predictions and informing policymakers of how species are likely to be impacted by rising temperatures.
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Study Shows Scientists Agree on Anthropogenic Climate Change
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A comprehensive analysis of peer-reviewed articles on the topic of global warming and climate change has revealed an overwhelming consensus among scientists that recent warming is human-caused. The study is the most comprehensive yet and identified 4000 summaries, otherwise known as abstracts, from papers published in the past
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Scientists Use Radar to Locate Clandestine Graves
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Forensic geophysicists don't need to dig to find dead bodies.
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Scientists find extensive glacial retreat in Mount Everest region
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Researchers taking a new look at the snow and ice covering Mount Everest and the national park that surrounds it are finding abundant evidence that the world's tallest peak is shedding its frozen cloak. The scientists have also been studying temperature and precipitation trends in the area and found that the Everest region has been warming while snowfall has been declining since the early 1990s.
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Prince of Wales speaks at meeting of tropical forest scientists
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The Prince of Wales invited 30 of the world's leading tropical forest scientists for a two-day conference in London earlier this week spearheaded by Professor Yadvinder Malhi. 10/05/13 10 May 2013 -
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Sacred lotus genome sequence enlightens scientists
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The sacred lotus is a symbol of spiritual purity and longevity. Its seeds can survive up to 1,300 years, its petals and leaves repel grime and water, and its flowers generate heat to attract pollinators. Now researchers report that they have sequenced the lotus genome. Of all the plants sequenced so far -- and there are dozens -- sacred lotus bears the closest resemblance to the ancestor of all e
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Scientists alarmed by rapid spread of brown streak disease in cassava
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Cassava experts are reporting new outbreaks and the increased spread of Cassava Brown Streak Disease or CBSD, warning that the rapidly proliferating plant virus could cause a 50 percent drop in production of a crop that provides a significant source of food and income for 300 million Africans.
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Scientists use satellites, underwater robot to study atlantic sturgeon migrations
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Researchers are using satellites, acoustic transmitters, an underwater robot and historical records to pinpoint the ocean conditions that the fish prefer during migrations — and potentially help fishermen avoid spots where they might unintentionally catch this endangered species.
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