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Climate Change To 'Destroy' Vital Food Supplies In Africa: Scientists
2016-03-08 16:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ValueWalk: African governments need to take immediate action to help poor farmers adapt to the climate change. Rising temperatures are destroying vital food supplies in Africa, said Julian Ramirez-Villegas of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Without action, it will be impossible to grow several staple food crops in sub-Saharan Africa. Farmers need to replace crops Climate change will make unsuitable vast swathes of areas growing crops like maize, beans...
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Scientists uncover history of ancient viruses as far back as 30 million years ago
2016-03-08 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Researchers from Boston College, US, have revealed the global spread of an ancient group of retroviruses that affected about 28 of 50 modern mammals' ancestors some 15 to 30 million years ago. Retroviruses are abundant in nature and include human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV-1 and -2) and human T-cell leukemia viruses. The scientists' findings on a specific group of these viruses called ERV-Fc, to be published in the journal eLife, show that they affected a w…
UT, Oak Ridge scientists gain new insights into atomic disordering of complex metal oxides; materials for energy applications
2016-03-08 04:56:11| Green Car Congress
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Why is Mercury so dark? Scientists think theyve found the answer
2016-03-07 21:05:06| Extremetech
New research suggests that Mercury is covered in a layer of graphite, or carbon. This would account for its low albedo, but it's a unique feature compared with the rest of the rocky planets and moons in the solar system.
Scientists: Possible new octopus species found near Hawaii
2016-03-05 09:07:24| Airlines - Topix.net
This image provided by courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Hohonu Moana 2016, shows a possible new species of octopus. Scientists say they have discovered what might be a new species of octopus while searching the Pacific Ocean floor near the Hawaiian Islands.
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