Human-generated ozone will damage crops
An MIT study concludes that increasing levels of ozone due to the growing use of fossil fuels will damage global vegetation, resulting in serious costs to the world's economy.
Environment
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New peptide communication factor enabling bacteria to 'talk to each other' discovered
Discovery by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers of a new communication factor that enables bacteria to “talk to each other” and causes their death could have significant consequences leading to development of ...
Oct 29, 2007
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Scientist brings 50 million year old spider 'back to life'
A 50-million-year-old fossilised spider has been brought back to life in stunning 3D by a scientist at The University of Manchester.
Oct 29, 2007
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Researchers find origin of 'breathable' atmosphere half a billion years ago
Ohio State University geologists and their colleagues have uncovered evidence of when Earth may have first supported an oxygen-rich atmosphere similar to the one we breathe today.
Earth Sciences
Oct 29, 2007
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Dead clams tell many tales
Inventories of living and dead organisms could serve as a relatively fast, simple and inexpensive preliminary means of assessing human impact on ecosystems. The University of Chicago's Susan Kidwell explains how measuring ...
Oct 29, 2007
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Debunking the commercial press and why scientists hate to talk to the media
The popular press ran a story over the weekend about the eventual split into two species of the human race. The sources cited were the preeminent London School of Economics and the work of Professor Oliver Curry. The story ...
A Rosetta Stone for traditional Chinese medicine
Scientists in the United Kingdom have "decoded" the inscrutable language of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), revealing its strong chemical foundation in a way that may help scientists mine age-old Chinese medicines to ...
Oct 29, 2007
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'Microplastics' may pose previously unrecognized pollution threat
Microscopic particles of plastic debris that litter marine environments may pose a previously unrecognized threat to marine animals by attracting, holding, and transporting water pollutants, a new study by British researchers ...
Oct 29, 2007
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Astronomers simulate life and death in the universe
Stars always evolve in the universe in large groups, known as clusters. Astronomers distinguish these formations by their age and size. The question of how star clusters are created from interstellar gas clouds and why they ...
Astronomy
Oct 29, 2007
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400 Year Old Clam Found -- Oldest Animal Ever
A clam dredged from Icelandic waters had lived for 400 years - is this the longest-lived animal known to science?
Oct 29, 2007
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