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Social Sciences Nov 4, 2015

Intergenerational cohesion in Europe is strong

A new book presents evidence on how to reinforce social and economic inclusion in spite of population ageing. The findings are based on the latest data of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), a multidisciplinary ...

Environment Nov 2, 2015

Rapidly acidifying waters pose major threat for Southern Ocean ecosystem

As a result of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, the chemistry of the Southern Ocean is expected to change so fast over the next few decades that tiny creatures at the base of the food web may soon struggle ...

Earth Sciences Oct 19, 2015

New study explains near-annual Monsoon oscillations generated by El Nino

A new research study by a team of climate researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa explains for the first time the source of near-annual pressure and wind changes discovered previously in the Southeast Asian Monsoon ...

Earth Sciences Oct 14, 2015

New insights into the dynamics of past climate change

A new study finds that changing climate in the polar regions can affect conditions in the rest of the world far quicker than previously thought.

Earth Sciences Oct 14, 2015

Undergraduates make discoveries in Hawaiʻi –from mountain to sea

Original scientific research by two recent graduates from UH Mānoa's Global Environmental Science (GES) undergraduate program has shed new light on Hawai'i's past and current natural environment.

Earth Sciences Sep 25, 2015

Extreme Pacific sea level events to double in future

Many tropical Pacific island nations are struggling to adapt to gradual sea level rise stemming from warming oceans and melting ice caps. Now they may also see much more frequent extreme interannual sea level swings. The ...

Environment Sep 8, 2015

Native tribe fights to save Boreal forest in Quebec

Mandy Gull holds back tears as she steps off the helicopter in northern Quebec. "I've never seen anything so sad," says the young woman whose aboriginal tribe is seeing its ancestral lands eroded by logging.

Business Sep 1, 2015

Axel Springer, Samsung join forces in mobile media content

German media giant Axel Springer and Korean electronics group Samsung said Tuesday they are joining forces in a mobile media partnership.

Earth Sciences Aug 17, 2015

On warmer Earth, most of Arctic may remove, not add, methane

In addition to melting icecaps and imperiled wildlife, a significant concern among scientists is that higher Arctic temperatures brought about by climate change could result in the release of massive amounts of carbon locked ...

General Physics Aug 17, 2015

Scientists discover atomic-resolution details of brain signaling

Scientists have revealed never-before-seen details of how our brain sends rapid-fire messages between its cells. They mapped the 3-D atomic structure of a two-part protein complex that controls the release of signaling chemicals, ...

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