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Waves wash over rocks that fringe Sydney Harbour in this October 27, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/Files

Climate change quickens, seas feared up 2 metres

Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

Global warming is happening faster than expected and at worst could raise sea levels by up to 2 metres (6-1/2 ft) by 2100, a group of scientists said on Tuesday in a warning to next month's U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen.

  • Darwin debate rages on 150 years after "Origin" Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    Even 150 years after it first appeared in print, Charles Darwin's "On The Origin of Species" still fuels clashes between scientists convinced of its truth and critics who reject its view of life without a creator.

  • India embarks on e-tracking of crime project IANS - Tue, Nov 24

    New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The government is interconnecting about 14,000 police stations and 6,000 police offices across the country for an IT-enabled sophisticated tracking system in crime investigation and detection of criminals, parliament was told Tuesday.

  • Study to determine if thongs are harmful to feet ANI - Tue, Nov 24

    Melbourne, Nov 24 (ANI): A new study is to be conducted to investigate just how much stress we are putting on our feet by wearing thongs.

  • Sea slug that emits light found in Cuba IANS - Tue, Nov 24

    Santa Cruz (Spain), Nov 24 (EFE) Researchers have found in Cuba a unique sea slug that emits light when it is disturbed.

  • Creation of important nickel ore deposits linked to ancient atmosphere ANI - Tue, Nov 24

    Washington, November 24 (ANI): Using geochemical clues from rocks nearly 3 billion years old, a group of scientists have made the surprising discovery that the creation of economically important nickel ore deposits was linked to sulfur in the ancient oxygen-poor atmosphere.

  • Scientists reconstruct the evolution of bat migration ANI - Tue, Nov 24

    Berlin, November 24 (ANI): A team of scientists, with the aid of a mathematical model, has reconstructed the evolution of bat migration.

  • Even Australasian gannets divorce: Study ANI - Tue, Nov 24

    Wellington, Nov 24 (ANI): Defying previous beliefs about Australasian gannets, researchers at Auckland University have said that these seabirds are not monogamous, but have a significant "divorce" rate.

  • Yvo de Boer, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat, addresses a news conference at the end of a meeting with EU environment ministers in Brussels November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry Roge
    Tiny "carbon neutral" club struggles with costs Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    Norway, Costa Rica and the Maldives are struggling with high costs and technological hurdles to stay in the world's most exclusive club for fighting climate change -- seeking to cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero.

  • NASA's Spitzer telescope observes youngest brown dwarf ever observed ANI - Tue, Nov 24

    Washington, November 24 (ANI): NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has contributed to the discovery of the youngest brown dwarf ever observed, a finding that, if confirmed, may solve an astronomical mystery about how these cosmic misfits are formed.

  • Switchgrass could be used to produce biomass efficiently ANI - Tue, Nov 24

    Washington, November 24 (ANI): A new study has determined that 50 million US acres of cropland, idle cropland, and cropland pasture could be converted from current uses to the production of perennial grasses, such as switchgrass, from which biomass could be harvested for use as a biofuel feedstock quite efficiently.

  • Human activities threaten vulnerable Congo gorillas ANI - Tue, Nov 24

    Washington, November 24 (ANI): A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society has determined that western lowland gorillas living in a large swamp in the Republic of Congo are becoming increasingly threatened by growing humans activity in the region.

  • Insect resistance to Bt crops can be predicted, monitored, and managed ANI - Tue, Nov 24

    Washington, November 24 (ANI): A new study that analyzes insect resistance data from five continents has determined that existing theories and strategies can be used to predict, monitor, and manage insect resistance to Bt crops.

  • Scientists synthesize graphene-like material for first time ANI - Tue, Nov 24

    Washington, November 24 (ANI): Physicists at Empa, together with chemists from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz have, for the first time, succeeded in synthesizing a graphene-like porous polymer with atomic accuracy.

  • Maths model reveals reason behind a long leaf's characteristic shape ANI - Tue, Nov 24

    Washington, November 24 (ANI): A maths model has revealed the reason behind the characteristic shape of a long leaf.

  • Sea birds as fickle as humans IANS - Tue, Nov 24

    Sydney, Nov 24 (IANS) Australasian gannets are as fickle as humans when it comes to fidelity but risk breeding failure with a new partner, says a new study.

  • Crab eyes help figure how humans react to dangers IANS - Tue, Nov 24

    Sydney, Nov 24 (IANS) Looking through crab eyes helps scientists figure out how animals and humans react to threats.

  • How peptides control crystal growth with 'switches, throttles and brakes' ANI - Tue, Nov 24

    Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Researchers have revealed how peptides interact with mineral surfaces by accelerating, switching and inhibiting their growth.

  • Fuel vapour exposure increases road rage ANI - Tue, Nov 24

    Washington, November 24 (ANI): Exposure to fumes from leaded and unleaded gasoline while refuelling cars could lead to increased aggressive behaviour, says a new study.

  • Exercise 'can cut stroke risk in men' ANI - Tue, Nov 24

    Washington, November 24 (ANI): Men who follow a moderate-to-heavy exercise regime may be less likely to have a stroke than those with no physical activity, says a new study.


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