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Humans Causing Erosion Comparable To World’s Largest Rivers And Glaciers, Study Finds

A new study finds that large-scale farming projects can erode the Earth’s surface at rates comparable to those of the world’s largest rivers and glaciers.Published online in the journal Nature Geoscience, the research offers stark evidence of how humans are … Continue reading

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‘Life Force’ Linked To Body’s Ability To Withstand Stress

Our ability to withstand stress-related, inflammatory diseases may be associated, not just with our race and sex, but with our personality as well, according to a study published in the July issue of the journal Brain, Behavior and Imunity .An … Continue reading

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Yale Study Finds Evidence that Damaged Ecosystems Can Recover Rapidly

A recent study by Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies reports that if humans commit to the restoration effort, most ecosystems can recover from very major disruption within decades to half-centuries. full story

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Conveyor Belt Concept of Ocean Water Circulation is Probably Wrong

The familiar model of Atlantic ocean currents that shows a discrete “conveyor belt” of deep, cold water flowing southward from the Labrador Sea is probably not correct. New research led by Duke University and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution relied … Continue reading

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