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August 23, 2013
EPIDEMICS
Experimental Ebola treatment protects some primates even after disease symptoms appear
Frederick MD (SPX) Aug 23, 2013
Scientists have successfully treated the deadly Ebola virus in infected animals following onset of disease symptoms, according to a report published online today in Science Translational Medicine. The results show promise for developing therapies against the virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever with human case fatality rates as high as 90 percent. According to first author James Pettitt of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), the research team previously dem ... read more
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Researchers reveal hunter-gatherers' taste for spice
Our early ancestors had a taste for spicy food, new research led by the University of York has revealed. Archaeologists at York, working with colleagues in Denmark, Germany and Spain, have fou ... more
ICE WORLD

Warming Antarctic seas likely to impact on krill habitats
Antarctic krill are usually less than 6 cm in length but their size belies the major role they play in sustaining much of the life in the Southern Ocean. They are the primary food source for many sp ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE

Home cooking, traffic are sources of key air pollutants from China
Almost 80 percent of air pollution involving soot that spreads from China over large areas of East Asia - impacting human health and fostering global warming - comes from city traffic and other form ... more
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CLIMATE SCIENCE

The potential for successful climate predictions
Will there be rather warm or cold winters in Germany in the coming years? We may have a long way to go before reliable forecasts of this kind can be achieved. However, marine scientists, under the a ... more


FLORA AND FAUNA

Burmese long-tailed macaques' ability to use stone tools threatened by human activity in Thailand
Human farming and the introduction of domestic dogs are posing a threat to the ability of Burmese long-tailed macaques to use stone tools. This was found in a study led by Nanyang Technological Univ ... more
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Rising mountains, cooling oceans prompted spread of invasive species 450 million years ago
New Ohio University research suggests that the rise of an early phase of the Appalachian Mountains and cooling oceans allowed invasive species to upset the North American ecosystem 450 million years ... more
ICE WORLD

UM Researcher Finds Loss of Sea Ice Causes Ecological Changes
A new paper co-written by UM associate professor Mark Hebblewhite details ecological changes caused by a loss of Arctic sea ice. The paper concludes that the loss of sea ice obviously will impact th ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Record floods threaten major city in Russian Far East
Russians in the Far East on Friday scrambled to contain record floods which have affected more than 50,000 people and threatened to paralyse one of the region's biggest cities. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE

New predictive method pinpoints arsenic hotspots
European and Chinese researchers have built a model to predict the presence of arsenic groundwater contamination in China and elsewhere where millions are at risk, according to work published Thursday. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA

Kenya jails Chinese ivory smuggler in landmark ruling
Kenya sentenced a Chinese ivory smuggler to two and a half years in prison Thursday in a landmark ruling hailed as sending a powerful warning to poachers and smugglers. ... more
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More than 300,000 affected by Sudan floods: WHO
More than 300,000 people across Sudan have been affected by floods which killed almost 50 people this month, the UN's World Health Organisation said in a statement received Thursday. ... more
FIRE STORM

Hundreds battle Spain forest fires
More than 200 firefighters battled flames stretching across wooded hillsides in northwestern Spain on Friday in a blaze that forced the evacuation of about 300 people. ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Map carved onto surface of ostrich egg may be oldest showing New World
The carved surface of an ostrich egg shows what is thought to be the oldest known depiction of the New World on a globe, a U.S. map society says. ... more
INTERN DAILY

Eli Lilly 'deeply concerned' by China bribery allegations
US drugmaker Eli Lilly said it was "deeply concerned" about allegations it bribed Chinese doctors to prescribe its products, the latest accusations of malpractice by foreign firms in the country. ... more
SINO DAILY

Defiant Bo denies bribery charge as China trial opens
Ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai lashed out at his long-awaited trial Thursday, contesting bribery charges arising from a lurid murder and corruption scandal that has shaken the country's communist leadership. ... more
SINO DAILY
Disaster-weary Philippines mops up after deadly floods

Russia convicts officials of 2012 floods negligence

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Bacteria in drinking water are key to keeping it clean

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SINO DAILY

China's Bo show likely condoned by officials: analysts
Fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai's spirited self-defence in court was likely condoned by the authorities to give a varnish of fairness to a trial in which the verdict is already decided, analysts say. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA

Forest-interior Birds May be Benefiting from Harvested Clearings
Efforts to conserve declining populations of forest-interior birds have largely focused on preserving the mature forests where birds breed, but a U.S. Forest Service study suggests that in the weeks ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA

Ancient cycads found to be pre-adapted to grow in groves
The ancient cycad lineage has been around since before the age of the dinosaurs. More recently, cycads also co-existed with large herbivorous mammals, such as the ice age megafauna that only went ex ... more
FARM NEWS

How does your garden grow?
Food and biofuel crops could be grown and maintained in many places where it wasn't previously possible, such as deserts, landfills and former mining sites, thanks to an inexpensive, non-chemical so ... more
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WATER WORLD

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WATER WORLD

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Ancient cycads found to be pre-adapted to grow in groves

SHAKE AND BLOW

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Taiwan braces for Tropical Storm Trami

Tropical Storm Trami lashes Taiwan

Chinese marshal's son apologises over Cultural Revolution

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EU slaps ban on Faroe Islands herring, mackerel imports

Russia convicts officials of 2012 floods negligence

Arctic shipping holds great promise for Asia

Long-term study backs early HIV drugs for children

To protect Amazon, Colombia enlarges nature reserve

Disaster-weary Philippines mops up after deadly floods

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Egypt's Mubarak ordered under house arrest if freed from jail: state TV

Greenpeace says Russia denies it Arctic access

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More rain adds to misery in flooded Philippine capital

Thai police seize 16 'illegal' elephants from tourist areas

New rains kill 21 more in flood-hit China: Xinhua

Home cooking fires, traffic tagged as pollution sources in China

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