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Choosing Organic Milk Could Offset Effects Of Climate ChangeNewcastle, UK (SPX) Jan 19, 2011 Wetter, cooler summers can have a detrimental effect on the milk we drink, according to new research published by Newcastle University. Researchers found milk collected during a particularly poor UK summer and the following winter had significantly higher saturated fat content and far less beneficial fatty acids than in a more 'normal' year. But they also discovered that switching to organic milk could help overcome these problems. Organic supermarket milk showed higher levels of nutritional ... read more |
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  Giant snails monitor air pollution in Russia A Russian waterworks has recruited giant African snails to act as living sensors to monitor air pollution from a sewage incinerator, the company said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Costs mount in savage Australia floods Floodwaters claimed the life of a young boy in southern Australia Tuesday as Canberra urged big business to dig deep for a recovery analysts warned could cost Aus$20 billion ($19.7 billion). ... more | .. |
 Food Prices Insulate Agriculture Sector From Wider Economy Woes Much of the U.S. economy has been slow to recover from the recession. That hasn't been true of farmland markets, which have continued to climb, a group of Purdue University agricultural economists s ... more | .. |
  Study: Neanderthals' looks not from cold The broad foreheads and large noses of Neanderthals were not an adaptation to living in the cold of Europe's last ice age as long thought, researchers say. ... more |
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  Sri Lanka could face more extreme weather Extreme weather changes could follow the floods in Sri Lanka, an expert warned. ... more | .. |
  Oil Giant Plans New Platform Near Feeding Ground Of Critically Endangered Whale Sakhalin Energy Investment Company - part owned by Shell - has announced plans to build a major oil platform near crucial feeding habitat of the Western North Pacific gray whale population. On ... more | .. |
  Serbia reports first swine flu death in 2011 Serbian health authorities on Tuesday reported the first death from swine flu caused by the H1N1 virus in the Balkans country this year. ... more | .. |
  White House defends Hu state visit invite The White House Tuesday defended its decision to hold a state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao, insisting his lavish welcome would not mute US criticism of Beijing's human rights record. ... more |
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  US accuses Canada of breaking lumber trade deal Washington accused Canada of breaking a five-year-old agreement on lumber exports to the United States Tuesday, and demanded arbitration. ... more | .. |
 Gene maps could yield new grape varieties U.S. researchers say the future of wine-making hinges on developing news varieties of grapes and maps of the grape genome can help. ... more | .. |
 US author stirs 'Chinese' values debate A book by a Chinese-American woman about her no-nonsense child-rearing has sparked an online flurry of criticism and debate over strict "Chinese" parenting methods versus more relaxed Western ways. ... more | .. |
  Interview with Sudanese adviser Atabani Interview with Dr. Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani, adviser for the president of Sudan and leader of the parliamentary majority: ... more |
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 Nigeria trial to expose Iran gunrunning A trial in Nigeria at the end of the month is expected to expose details of an Iranian arms smuggling operation in Africa run by the Revolutionary Guards' clandestine arm, the al-Quds Force. ... more | .. |
  Kazakhstan extends Saiga antelope hunting ban until 2021 Kazakhstan on Tuesday extended a ban on hunting saiga antelopes until 2021 as the Central Asian nation seeks to save the endangered species. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Climate-Monitoring Sensor Prepares for Launch A NASA spacecraft carrying a Raytheon-built sensor designed to measure the global distribution of aerosols in Earth's atmosphere has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in preparation for ... more | .. |
 Purdue Wraps Up Livestock Emission Study, Starts Number Crunching Purdue University researchers have delivered data to the Environmental Protection Agency on a two-year National Air Emissions Monitoring Study that gives a look at air quality on and around livestoc ... more |
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 Gene Helps Plants Use Less Water Without Biomass Loss Purdue University researchers have found a genetic mutation that allows a plant to better endure drought without losing biomass, a discovery that could reduce the amount of water required for growin ... more | .. |
 Mass Extinctions Linked To Loss Of Diversity The world's oceans are under siege. Conservation biologists regularly note the precipitous decline of key species, such as cod, bluefin tuna, swordfish and sharks. Lose enough of these top-line pred ... more | .. |
  Putting The Dead To Work Conservation paleobiologists--scientists who use the fossil record to understand the evolutionary and ecological responses of present-day species to changes in their environment--are putting the dea ... more | .. |
 EU takes action against Sweden over wolf hunt The European Commission on Monday announced it was taking formal action against Sweden for culling wolves in breach of European Union legislation. ... more |
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 Brazil flood death toll keeps climbing The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Brazil rose Monday to 640, as the military stepped up efforts to reach isolated communities near Rio. ... more | .. |
 World is 'one poor harvest' from chaos, new book warns Like many environmentalists, Lester Brown is worried. ... more | .. |
  Dramatic Ocean Circulation Changes Revealed The unusually cold weather this winter has been caused by a change in the winds. Instead of the typical westerly winds warmed by Atlantic surface ocean currents, cold northerly Arctic winds are infl ... more | .. |
 UN health chief raises concern about vaccine 'mistrust' World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan warned Monday that the health community needs to tackle strong and "worrisome" public mistrust of vaccines, following signs of a tail-off in flu vaccination. ... more |
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