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CO2's dangerous overlooked cousin, the origins of the southern hemisphere, why magnetic credit cards don't stick to the fridge and why so many white cats are deaf.
Nitrogen Pollution
Human-produced nitrogen may pose as large an environmental risk as carbon emissions.
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Conservation Update: A species map for Madagascar, captive tigers could revitalize wild populations, beetles that make deserts and cooling it with trees.
Tree Roundup
Planting fast-growing trees in southern latitudes could help stall global warming, but they're no panacea.
Bacteria Climate Roundup
The Kalahari desert is not as lifeless as you might think.
Microcrystal Roundup
Tiny microcrystals can tell us about the geological history of continents, and they also affect the health of the planet.
Global Seed Bank
A new global seed vault will safeguard food crops from around the world.
Hunger Forecast
A new model predicts where global warming may trigger future food shortages.
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How air pollution could cause heart disease. Global warming may make Antartica vulnerable to predators. "Virtual" children help real children thrive.
Antarctic Invasion
Global climate change could open the Antarctic up to predators it hasn't seen in millions of years.
Air Pollution & Heart Disease
Ultrafine particles of air pollution may interact with cholesterol in our bodies to cause heart disease.
Global Ocean Map
A new global map of human threats to the oceans reveals that few waters remain untouched.
To use the interactive map visit: www.nceas.ucsb.edu/GlobalMarine.
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AAAS 2008 ANNUAL MEETING SPECIAL: Sand spiders use elaborate camouflage, a new interactive map tracks threats to the oceans, and four healthful habits of long-lived people.
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Space Research Update: the 11-year solar storm cycle returns, the MESSENGER spacecraft reports back from Mercury, and the search for intelligent life in the universe continues with the help of your computer. Also: Unique animal and plant adaptations.
This week's web links:
Space Weather Network: www.swpc.noaa.gov/SWN;
Latest MESSENGER photographs of Mercury: messenger.jhuapl.edu;
Sign up for SETI@Home: setiathome.berkeley.edu
Solar Storm Roundup
Early sun spots forecast rough weather ahead during new eleven-year solar storm cycle.
Behind Shivering
Shivering is triggered through a separate pathway from conscious cold perception, according to new research.
Cooling Menthol
How menthol and the ability to sense cold are genetically linked.
Animal Storm Detection
A listener asks: Can animals sense natural disasters before they happen?
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Hurricane Katrina and global warming, your skin and your health, and advances in prosthetics research
Katrina Carbon
By killing millions of trees, Hurricane Katrina and future storms may worsen global warming.
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Future Survival: A vaccine for antibacterial-resistant staph infections, future crops use space-age technology, and growing green roofs
Katrina Mental Health
The mental health of Katrina victims isn't improving like it should – and in some cases, it's getting worse.