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Gulf Methane Gas Concentrations Have Returned To Near-Normal LevelsSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2011 Calling the results "extremely surprising," researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara and Texas A and M University report that methane gas concentrations in the Gulf of Mexico have returned to near normal levels only months after a massive release occurred following the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion. Findings from the research study, led by oceanographers John Kessler of Texas A and M and David Valentine of UCSB, were published in Science Xpress, in advance of their public ... read more |
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  Humans First Wore Clothes 170,000 Years Ago A new University of Florida study following the evolution of lice shows modern humans started wearing clothes about 170,000 years ago, a technology which enabled them to successfully migrate out of ... more | .. |
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  Igloo-Shaped Poo-Gloos Eat Sewage Inexpensive igloo-shaped, pollution-eating devices nicknamed "Poo-Gloos" can clean up sewage just as effectively as multimillion-dollar treatment facilities for towns outgrowing their waste-treatmen ... more |
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 A Pesky Bacterial Slime Reveals Its Survival Secrets By rethinking what happens on the surface of things, engineers at Harvard University have discovered that Bacillus subtilis biofilm colonies exhibit an unmatched ability to repel a wide range of liq ... more | .. |
 Ammonites Last Meal: New Light On Past Marine Food Chains Scientists have discovered direct evidence of the diet of one of the most important group of Ammonites, distant relatives of squids, octopuses and cuttlefishes. The discovery may bring a new insight ... more | .. |
  S. Korea battles renewed spread of bird flu, foot-and-mouth South Korea confirmed three new cases of bird flu on Sunday as the outbreak that began last month further hits farmers who are also battling the nation's worst-ever outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. ... more | .. |
  Haitians turn to God at quake anniversary Faith is about all Haitians have left a year after an earthquake destroyed their country and on the last Sunday before the anguished anniversary, they flocked to praise God. ... more |
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  'Dramatic' rain warning for flood-soaked Australia Heavy rains falling on Australia's flooded north-east could have a "dramatic" impact, officials warned Sunday, stretching already swollen rivers and creeks to their limit across the devastated region. ... more | .. |
 UN defends Haiti quake relief efforts UN relief agencies on Friday defended their role in the much criticised aid effort after Haiti's devastating earthquake nearly a year ago, saying they had faced "apocalyptic" scenes. ... more | .. |
 'Noah's Ark' refuge for Australia's flood-hit animals If Australia is facing a flood disaster of "biblical" proportions, Central Queensland University's basketball courts must be Noah's Ark, a yapping, yowling menagerie of rescued animals. ... more | .. |
  Young French hostages executed in Niger desert Suspected Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Niger who kidnapped two young Frenchmen apparently executed the hostages during an attempted rescue mission by Niger and French troops, officials said Sunday. ... more |
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  Germany re-opens farms and vows action after dioxin scare About 3,000 German farms have been given the green light to re-open as the government vowed Sunday to toughen up on a dioxin poisoning scare that sparked import bans on some of its farm products. ... more | .. |
 Terrifying rumors torment Haiti on anniversary The latest news in Haiti's Trazeli tent camp? A new earthquake is imminent. Yes and politicians are spreading cholera. ... more | .. |
 Filtering Kitchen Wastewater For Plants Water is a precious commodity, so finding ways to re-use waste water, especially in arid regions is essential to sustainability. Researchers in India have now carried out a study of various waste wa ... more | .. |
  Fresh snow storm bears down on New York New Yorkers, still reeling from one of the biggest snow storms in the Big Apple's history, faced a fresh dump of the white stuff Friday as officials vowed to be better prepared this time. ... more |
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  Widespread Ancient Ocean "Dead Zones" Challenged Early Life The oceans became oxygen-rich as they are today about 600 million years ago, during Earth's Late Ediacaran Period. Before that, most scientists believed until recently, the ancient oceans were relat ... more | .. |
 Biological Joints Could Replace Artificial Joints Soon Artificial joint replacements can drastically change a patient's quality of life. Painful, arthritic knees, shoulders and hips can be replaced with state-of-the-art metal or ceramic implants, elimin ... more | .. |
 Crop failure impels Indian farmer suicides As more crops fail in India, the rate of suicides among farmers is climbing. ... more | .. |
 Organic Onions, Carrots And Potatoes Do Not Have Higher Levels Of Healthful Antioxidants With the demand for organically produced food increasing, scientists are reporting new evidence that organically grown onions, carrots, and potatoes generally do not have higher levels of healthful ... more |
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 Skeletons In The Pre-Cambrian Closet The Cambrian explosion marked a major blossoming in the tree of life around 540 million years ago. Nearly all of the major phyla in the animal kingdom appeared in a sudden burst of evolution. ... more | .. |
 New Method For Making Large Quantities Of Deuterium-Depleted Drinking Water Scientists in China are reporting development of a less expensive, more eco-friendly method for making deuterium-depleted drinking water, citing studies suggesting that it may be a more healthful fo ... more | .. |
  Study Confirms 2 Vaccine Doses Protect Children From Chickenpox Two doses of the varicella, or chickenpox, vaccine provide excellent protection in children against this highly contagious and, in some cases, severe disease. To be published in the February 1 issue ... more | .. |
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