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NASA Study Finds Earth's Lakes Are WarmingPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 24, 2010 In the first comprehensive global survey of temperature trends in major lakes, NASA researchers determined Earth's largest lakes have warmed during the past 25 years in response to climate change. Researchers Philipp Schneider and Simon Hook of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., used satellite data to measure the surface temperatures of 167 large lakes worldwide. They reported an average warming rate of 0.45 degrees Celsius (0.81 degrees Fahrenheit) per decade, with some l ... read more |
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  Putin warns tigers 'close to catastrophe' The world's last wild tigers are "close to catastrophe", Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday at an unprecedented summit aiming to save the animal from extinction. ... more | .. |
  Indonesia's billion-dollar forest deal in danger: Greenpeace Greenpeace on Tuesday warned that a billion-dollar deal between Norway and Indonesia to cut carbon emissions from deforestation is in danger of being hijacked by timber and oil palm companies. ... more | .. |
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  UN body warns Copenhagen climate targets could be missed The Copenhagen accord targets to cut global warming will be missed unless next week's climate change conference transforms promises into action, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
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  New AIDS cases fall by one fifth in a decade: UN The number of new cases of HIV/AIDS has dropped by about one-fifth over the past decade but millions of people are still missing out on major progress in prevention and treatment, the UN said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 U.S. funds study of flying snakes The U.S. Department of Defense is funding research to discover how species of Asian snakes are able to glide long distances through the air, researchers say. ... more |
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 Focus on India as world meets to save tiger As Russia hosts an unprecedented summit on saving the wild tiger, much of the attention is focusing on India, home to nearly half of the big cats but also a leading centre for poaching. ... more | .. |
 Study: Orangutans survived 'squeeze' event Orangutans in Borneo are descended from a small number of ancestors who survived a population "bottleneck" about 176,000 years ago, Swiss researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Access to AIDS treatment cutting deaths in Africa: UN Expanded access to AIDS treatment in sub-Saharan Africa has dramatically cut deaths from the disease, but the region remains the worst affected in the world, a UN report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  China broadcasters strike gold with foreign formats Jin Lei directed several copycat reality shows before striking gold with "China's Got Talent", and its success has him convinced that real deal foreign formats can drive local TV's development. ... more |
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 Study Could Mean Greater Anticipated Global Warming Current state-of-the-art global climate models predict substantial warming in response to increases in greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. The models, though, disagree widely in the magnitude o ... more | .. |
  Study Reveals Neural Basis Of Rapid Brain Adaptation You detect an object flying at your head. What do you do? You probably first move out of the way - and then you try to determine what the object is. Your brain is able to quickly switch from detecti ... more | .. |
  Gene Find Could Lead To Healthier Food And Better Biofuel Purdue University scientists have found the last undiscovered gene responsible for the production of the amino acid phenylalanine, a discovery that could lead to processes to control the amino acid ... more | .. |
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 Fall Bonefish Census Sounds Warning Bell That Warrants Careful Future Monitoring This October more than 60 guides and anglers in the Florida Keys poled across the flats from Biscayne Bay to the Marquesas, assisting in the annual bonefish census. This year's count, held in ... more | .. |
 New Tool Detects Ebola, Marburg Quickly Boston University researchers have developed a simple diagnostic tool that can quickly identify dangerous viruses like Ebola and Marburg. The biosensor, which is the size of a quarter and can detect ... more | .. |
 Economic Benefits Of Polio Eradication 50 Billion Dollars A new study estimates that the global initiative to eradicate polio could provide net benefits of at least US$40-50 billion if transmission of wild polioviruses is interrupted within the next five y ... more | .. |
  Operation IceBridge Completes Another Successful Antarctic Campaign For the first time in six weeks the nose of the DC-8 is pointing north after taking off from Punta Arenas airport. Instead of heading south on our familiar flight path to Antarctica over snow capped ... more |
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