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Study: Greenland ice sheet may melt completely with 1.6 degrees global warming

The Greenland ice sheet is likely to be more vulnerable to global warming than previously thought. The temperature threshold for melting the ice sheet completely is in the range of 0.8 to 3.2 degrees Celsius ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 11, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (28) | comments 132 | with audio podcast

No extraordinary effects from microwave and mobile phone heating

The effect of microwave heating and cell phone radiation on sample material is no different than a temperature increase, according to scientists from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Report: Holding global warming to 2C increase still possible if nations act

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new report published in Nature Climate Change, by an international group of scientists, suggests that the goal of holding the average global temperature increase (due mainly to carbon emissi ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (14) | comments 45 | with audio podcast report

Why Hasn't Earth Warmed as Much as Expected?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Planet Earth has warmed much less than expected during the industrial era based on current best estimates of Earth's "climate sensitivity" -- the amount of global temperature increase expected ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 19, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (31) | comments 97 | with audio podcast

Wildfires set to increase 50 percent by 2050

The area of forest burnt by wildfires in the United States is set to increase by over 50% by 2050, according to research by climate scientists.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Having parents with bipolar disorder associated with increased risk of psychiatric disorders

Children and teens of parents with bipolar disorder appear to have an increased risk of early-onset bipolar disorder, mood disorders and anxiety disorders, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of General Ps ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A protein that protects against Alzheimer's?

Research on the mechanisms involved in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, stroke, dementia, Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis, to name a few, has taken a step forward thanks to the work of biological sciences ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

High-tech companies grapple with rising costs in China

The price to make Silicon Valley gadgets and computers in China - the assembly line for the global tech industry - is going up, forcing tech companies to rejigger supply chains to contain costs and to consider charging more ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Coral reefs in warming seas

Disease outbreaks are often associated with hot weather. Because many bacteria typically multiply more rapidly in warmer conditions, it's a commonly held notion that warm-weather outbreaks are a straightforward consequence ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Groupon's shares fall below IPO price in 3 weeks

Groupon Inc.'s stock fell below its initial public offering price for the first time Wednesday as investors reassess the challenges facing the still-unprofitable online deals company in a shaky economy.

Technology / Business

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ex-skeptic tells US Congress climate change is real

A prominent climate change skeptic told Congress on Monday he no longer doubts that global warming is real and caused by humans, and joined other scientists in urging action to stop it.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (24) | comments 30

Comcast 3Q earnings up 5 percent

(AP) -- Comcast Corp., the nation's biggest cable television company, said Wednesday that its profit rose 5 percent in the third quarter as revenue climbed 51 percent.

Technology / Business

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers predict extreme summertime temperatures to become a regular occurrence

In an article in the current issue of the journal Climatic Change Letters, Boston University researchers have estimated the impact near-term increases in global-mean temperatures will have on summertime temperatures in the ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Curb soot and smog to keep Earth cool, says UN

Sharply reducing emissions of soot and smog could play a critical role in preventing Earth from overheating, according to a UN report released on Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Climate accord loopholes could spell 4.2-degree rise in temperature and end of coral reefs by 2100

A global temperature increase of up to 4.2 C and the end of coral reefs could become reality by 2100 if national targets are not revised in the Copenhagen Accord, the international pledge which was agreed ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 29, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 15