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Old 10-17-2009, 12:41 AM
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Post a news story regarding the environment/nature and science that you find important or interesting.

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Bigger climate challenges are ahead, water chief says - Local - The Modesto Bee
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Old 10-28-2009, 11:53 PM
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Ocean Acidification May Contribute To Global Shellfish Decline


What Are Coral Reef Services Worth? $130,000 To $1.2 Million Per Hectare, Per Year
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I think this article is very important. People don't seem to give enough value to good sleep.
Dying To Sleep / Science News
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Human Speech Gene Discovered

Modern Humans Had Sex with Neanderthals
 
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North Carolina Sea Levels Rising Three Times Faster Than In Previous 500 Years, Study Finds
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Observations: Evolution details revealed through 21-year E. coli experiment

Very Interesting, read about it in The Greatest Show on Earth.
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Report: U.S. water use down | Oregon Environmental News - – OregonLive.com

Even more in depth analysis on this issue,
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Culture Drives Evolution

Early Americans, Not Comet wiped out Sabretooths
 
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Nation & World | Global warming: Nepali Cabinet to meet on Everest | Seattle Times Newspaper
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Interesting article on Dolphin intelligence.

Why dolphins are deep thinkers | Science | The Guardian
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Kilimanjaro's ice may disappear by 2033 | Green Business | Reuters
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BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Greenland ice loss 'accelerating'

Partitioning Recent Greenland Mass Loss -- van den Broeke et al. 326 (5955): 984 -- Science

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Take Action - Local hero - Can mushrooms save the world? - The Ecologist
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Researchers Find Potential Treatment for Huntington's Disease

Burnham Institute for Medical Research - News and Events - November 15, 2009
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