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  Sustainable Ecosystems and Community News:

  The oceans are by far the largest carbon sink in the world. Some 93 percent of carbon dioxide is stored in algae, vegetation, and coral under the sea. But oceans are not able to absorb all of the carbon dioxide released from the burning of fossil fuels. In fact, a recent study suggests that the ...

  JDP added 18 hours ago

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  Courtroom First: Brain Scan Used in Murder Sentencing | Wired Science | Wired.com

  A defendant’s fMRI brain scan has been used in court for what is believed to be the first time. Brain scan evidence that the defense claimed shows the defendant’s brain was psychopathic was allowed into the sentencing portion of a murder trial in Chicago, Science reported Monday. Brian Dugan, ...

  JDP added 22 hours ago

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  Mankind using Earth's resources at alarming rate - Yahoo! News

  Humanity would need five Earths to produce the resources needed if everyone lived as profligately as Americans, according to a report issued Tuesday. As it is, humanity each year uses resources equivalent to nearly one-and-a-half Earths to meet its needs, said the report by Global Footprint ...

  JDP added 23 hours ago

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  Climate science update: from bad to worse - Yahoo! News

  The planet could warm by seven degrees Celsius (10.8 degrees Fahrenheit) this century, a figure that lies at the farthest range of expert predictions made only two years ago, scientists said on Tuesday. The study is the biggest overview on global warming since the UN Intergovernmental Panel on ...

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  Meerkat Photos : Meerkat Manor : Animal Planet

  Related Features Find out what's in store this season as the wildest family drama on TV returns. Learn how to get your own ...

  Murray Peat added 2 days ago

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