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'Red October' Cyberspy Attack Hits Diplomats, Governments, Scientists
2013-01-15 16:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Kaspersky Lab on Monday announced the discovery of a massive cyberespionage operation that has been active for at least five years and has infiltrated computer networks at diplomatic, governmental and scientific research organizations in Europe, North America and Central Asia. The campaign, which the company has named "Red October," is still active and its configuration is as complex as the Flame malware
Scientists: Keystone XL Would 'Undermine' Obama's Climate Legacy
2013-01-15 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: A group of prominent climate scientists say President Obamas legacy is on the line as he mulls whether to approve the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline. We hope, as scientists, that you will demonstrate the seriousness of your climate convictions by refusing to permit Keystone XL; to do otherwise would be to undermine your legacy, the 18 scientists wrote in a public letter to Obama released Tuesday. Scientists signing the letter include James Hansen of Columbia University and NASA, Stanford...
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MBL scientists find 'bipolar' marine bacteria, refuting 'everything is everywhere' idea
2013-01-14 11:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Contact: Diana Kenney dkenney@mbl.edu 508-289-7139 Marine Biological Laboratory New insight on the global distribution of very small organisms WOODS HOLE, MASS. - In another blow to the “Everything is Everywhere” tenet of bacterial distribution in the ocean, scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) have …
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It's happening - just like climate scientists said it would
2013-01-14 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: In South Australia for a summer break, I saw an advertised opportunity for a game of golf at the famous Royal Adelaide Golf Club. So I put my name down to play on Monday, January 7. In hindsight, it was probably not a smart move; the temperature in the shade reached 41 degrees as I finished my round in the blazing Adelaide sun. Wary of the risks of dehydration, I had consumed four litres of water and sports drinks on the course. I was still able to empty two of the largest glasses the clubhouse...
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Global Carbon Emissions Need to Peak in 2016, Scientists Say
2013-01-13 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The world could avoid much of the damaging effects of climate change this century if greenhouse gas emissions are curbed more sharply, research showed on Sunday. The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, is the first comprehensive assessment of the benefits of cutting emissions to keep the global temperature rise to within 2 degrees Celsius by 2100, a level which scientists say would avoid the worst effects of climate change. It found 20 to 65 percent of the adverse impacts by...
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