New Scientist: With carbon dioxide levels close to our own, the Arctic of the Pliocene…
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United Kingdom: Hot weather prompts Met Office heatwave health alert
BBC: The first weather health alert of the summer has been issued as temperatures soared…
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Heat wave air conditioners of doom
Salon: When I lived in Taiwan in the mid-1980s, a version of the same news…
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Australia: Back me on climate, says PM as emission trading stays on ice
Sydney Morning Herald: Julia Gillard has declared she is the woman to back if voters…
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Estimate: Global cell subscriptions pass 5 billion (AP)
AP – The number of wireless service subscriptions worldwide passed 5 billion this week, according…
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New Apple TV to offer 99-cent streaming TV-show rentals? (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson – Just a few months ago, word had it that Apple was trying…
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Google Street View to hit the pavement again
Google’s privacy controversy over Wi-Fi snooping hasn’t been settled, but that’s not stopping the company…
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Google Street View to hit the pavement again
Google’s privacy controversy over Wi-Fi snooping hasn’t been settled, but that’s not stopping the company…
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Who is likely to become a bully, victim or both? New research shows poor problem-solving increases risk for all
Children and adolescents who lack social problem-solving skills are more at risk of becoming bullies,…
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Adding nutrients to oceans could enhance transfer of carbon dioxide from atmosphere to deep ocean
Adding nutrients to the sea could decrease viral infection rates among phytoplankton and enhance the…