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Monday, July 11, 2011
How deep is the ocean’s capacity to buffer against climate change? As one of the planet’s largest single carbon absorbers, the ocean takes up roughly one-third of all human carbon emissions, reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide and its associated global changes.
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Craig Jones on 07/11 at 10:15 AM
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Monday, June 27, 2011
A new survey conducted by WCS scientists, supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), reveals that large mammals, including Asiatic black bears, gray wolves, markhor goats, and leopard cats are surviving in parts of Afghanistan after years of conflict.
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Craig Jones on 06/27 at 10:40 AM
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Friday, June 17, 2011
A new study challenges measurements of carbon storage based on forest area alone. Several national increases of density and/or area signal the Great Reversal is under way in forests globally after centuries of loss and decline.
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Craig Jones on 06/17 at 02:02 PM
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Older people who regularly exercise at a moderate to intense level may be less likely to develop the small brain lesions, sometimes referred to as “silent strokes,” that are the first sign of cerebrovascular disease, according to a new study published in the June 8, 2011, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN).
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Craig Jones on 06/14 at 02:24 PM
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Thursday, June 02, 2011
Children whose parents get divorced generally don’t experience detrimental setbacks in the pre-divorce period, but often fall behind their peers—and don’t catch up—when it comes to math and interpersonal social skills after their parents begin the divorce process, according to a new study.
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Craig Jones on 06/02 at 02:40 PM
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Mars developed in as little as two to four million years after the birth of the solar system, far more quickly than Earth, according to a new study published in the May 26 issue of the journal Nature. The red planet’s rapid formation helps explain why it is so small, say the study’s co-authors.
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Craig Jones on 05/25 at 01:57 PM
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Whites believe they are the primary victims of racial bias in America. Whites and blacks agree that anti-black racism has decreased. But whites now believe “reverse racism” has increased and is a bigger problem than anti-black bias.
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Craig Jones on 05/23 at 10:01 AM
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Few people use diet programs and restrictive strategies like Jenny Craig and Atkins, while most of Americans are trying to lose weight with better long-term health habits.
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Thom Canalichio on 05/19 at 10:07 AM
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
A new study shows that levels of rape and sexual violence against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo are 26 times higher than official United Nations estimates.
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Craig Jones on 05/12 at 12:32 PM
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Monday, May 09, 2011
American, Canadian, and Korean Research by George Washington University and Yale University Reveals Autism Prevalence May be Higher Than Current Estimates
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Craig Jones on 05/09 at 11:12 AM
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