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Our Newest AncestorSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 14, 2010 In a discovery that could rewrite the story of human evolution, scientists working in South Africa have uncovered the skeletal remains of a new species of ancient human. The two partial skeletons of an adult female and child were found in miners' debris in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in 2008 by Professor Lee Berger from South Africa's University of the Witwatersrand. The species - named Australopithecus sediba - has features of both earlier bipedal apes and more recent specie ... read more |
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Solomons MD (SPX) Apr 14, 2010New research by a team of ecologists and hydrologists shows that water temperatures are increasing in many streams and rivers throughout the United States. The research, published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, documents that 20 major U.S. streams and rivers - including such prominent rivers as the Colorado, Potomac, Delaware, and Hudson - have shown statistically signi ... more  
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Apr 14, 2010Through this system, it will be possible for the first time ever to channel substances from the air, under precisely controlled conditions, through the lung cells or skin cells, and simultaneously observe the reactions of these cells under the microscope. The air brings a plethora of chemical substances into contact with our bodies. Precisely how the skin and mucous membranes or bronchi an ... more  
Bogor, Indonesia (UPI) Apr 12, 2010 An international Muslim conference on climate change concluded Saturday with The Bogor Declaration, stressing the need to prevent climate change through education. Approximately 150 people, including environmental experts, scientists, religious clerics and organization leaders, from 14 countries participated in the two-day conference in Bogor, Indonesia. Participants suggested th ... more |
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Environmentalists slam Bangladesh climbdown over toxic shipsDhaka (AFP) April 12, 2010 Environmental campaigners branded a move Monday by Bangladesh to ease strict controls on its vital shipbreaking industry as "suicidal", saying it would expose tens of thousands to toxic waste. The government amended a law late Sunday to permit the industry, the world's largest, to bring in ships using their own declarations that the vessels are free from toxic materials, the shipping department said. Under a government order in January, ships heading for Bangladeshi breaking yards were required ... read more |
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