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Tropical Depression 2-E struggling, while Tropical Storm Blas is born
— 14:11 GMT | EnvironmentNASA infrared satellite imagery captured two tropical depressions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean today, as one struggles to survive and the other powered up into Tropical Storm Blas…
Volcanic eruptions in North America were more explosive in ancient past
— 14:08 GMT | Geology and palaeontologyMillions of years ago, volcanic eruptions in North America were more explosive and may have significantly affected the environment and the global climate. So scientists report in this week's issue of the journal Nature…
Gulf oil spill: Mississippi River hydrology may help reduce oil onshore
— 14:05 GMT | EnvironmentThe Gulf of Mexico: what role will the Mississippi River play in oil washing ashore and into delta wetlands?…
Carbon dioxide has played leading role in dictating global climate patterns
— 14:02 GMT | EnvironmentIncreasingly, the Earth's climate appears to be more connected than anyone would have imagined. El Nino, the weather pattern that originates in a patch of the equatorial Pacific, can spawn heat waves and droughts as far away as Africa…
Caribbean coral reef protection efforts miss the mark
— 13:59 GMT | EnvironmentConservation efforts aimed at protecting endangered Caribbean corals may be overlooking regions where corals are best equipped to evolve in response to global warming and other climate challenges…
Puffing in public housing poses serious health risks to tenants
— 13:56 GMT | HealthIn an effort to protect children from harmful tobacco smoke exposure, health and medical professionals are pushing for a ban on smoking in public housing in a report appearing in this week's New England Journal of Medicine…
Connection elucidated between obesity, salt sensitivity and high blood pressure
— 13:53 GMT | HealthOne way obese people become salt sensitive and hypertensive has been identified by Medical College of Georgia researchers…
Scientists call for a new strategy for polar ocean observation
— 13:50 GMT | EnvironmentIn a report published in this week's issue of Science, a team of oceanographers, including MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) Ecosystems Centre director Hugh Ducklow, outline a polar ocean observation strategy they say will revolutionise scientists' understanding of marine ecosystem response to climate change. The approach, which calls for the use of a suite of automated technologies that complement traditional data collection, could serve as a model for marine ecosystems worldwide and help form the foundation for a comprehensive polar ocean observation system…
Body-image distortion predicts onset of unsafe weight-loss behaviours
— 13:47 GMT | HealthNormal weight and underweight teenage girls who falsely believe they are overweight are at significantly greater risk of succumbing to unnecessary and unsafe weight-loss behaviours than girls who can accurately assess their weight status, according to new research by a University of Illinois expert in eating disorders and body-image perception…
Scientists focus on revealing hidden mysteries of the Universe
— 13:44 GMT | AstronomySecrets of the Universe are to be revealed as a new telescope equipped with the world's most powerful digital camera begins its observations of the night sky…
The cocoa genome to be sequenced
Riddle of Mars' two-faced nature solved