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Paradise Lost: Leicester Biologist Sounds Alarm Bell Over Disappearance Of Site Of ... (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-05-2006 at 12:00:20
| A University of Leicester biologist has sounded an alarm bell amongst international conservationists by highlighting how an African 'natural paradise' -- Lake Naivasha, Kenya's second largest lake -- is now in crisis. |
Chemistry Of Fossil Plankton Shells Precise Indicator Of Depth Habitat (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-05-2006 at 12:00:20
| New geochemical techniques now make it possible to precisely determine the water depths at which plankton used to live. This opens new opportunities for palaeoceanographic research. |
Methane Flux From Arctic Tundras: It's The Hydrology, Stupid! (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-05-2006 at 06:00:17
| Many fear that, in the coming years, large amounts of methane will be released into the atmosphere. Methane is a much stronger greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and global warming could lead to melting of the arctic tundras, setting free large volumes of methane, scientists have reported at the European Geosciences Union's General Assembly being held in Vienna, Austria. This would in its turn increase global warming. |
Nanoparticles May Pose Threat To Liver Cells, Say Scientists (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-05-2006 at 12:00:18
| Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are to study the effects of nanoparticles on the liver. In a UK first, the scientists will assess whether nanoparticles --already found in pollution from traffic exhaust, but also used in making household goods such as paint, sunblock, food, cosmetics and clothes-- can cause damage to the cells of the liver. |
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