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Climate deniers dont deserve to be called skeptics, scientists say
2014-12-11 18:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Theres a difference between those who are skeptical about climate change and those who outright deny that it is happening, and a group of scientists and science communicators is calling on the media to acknowledge it. Please stop using the word skeptic to describe deniers, 48 fellows of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, a science advocacy group, ask in a statement. Among the prominent people to sign the letter are Bill Nye, Cosmos co-writer and producer Ann Druyan, and Nobel prize-winning...
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Scientists reconstruct genome of common ancestor of crocodiles, birds, dinosaurs
2014-12-11 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] stephens@ucsc.edu 831-459-4352 University of California - Santa Cruz @ucsc Crocodiles found to have 1 of the most slowly evolving genomes, whereas the pace of genetic change has been much faster in birds Crocodiles are the closest living relatives of the birds, shar…
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Over five trillion pieces plastic floating world's oceans, say scientists
2014-12-11 00:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: There are an estimated 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic floating in the worlds oceans, weighing a total of nearly 270,000 tons, according to a new study. Plastic has spread throughout all the world's oceans with as much in the southern hemisphere as the northern, the researchers said, adding that this was surprising as more of it originates in the north. In an article for the Plos One journal, they said the figures were highly conservative and did not take into account the potentially...
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Scientists focus on urban wellbeing
2014-12-09 03:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A global scientific research programme has been launched in China to examine the unintended consequences of urban policies on human health and wellbeing. The Urban Health & Wellbeing Programme aims to better understand what makes a "healthy urban environment". People living in cities face a number of health risks, such as air pollution. The majority of people now live in towns and cities and the global urban population is growing by an estimated one million people each week. The launch...
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Scientists focus on urban wellbeing
2014-12-09 03:40:44| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A global scientific research programme is launched in China to examine the unintended consequences of urban policies on human health and wellbeing.
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