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Ecology

Urbanization has led to a change in the sexual habits of birds

Females of titmouses living near roads and human settlements have to change their sexual habits: they usually prefer low-lying males, but industrial noise makes them deal with those who sing high, but audibly.
30 August 2011, 14:17

Scientists have established the relationship between climate change and the frequency of civil wars

By statistical analysis, American scientists have established the relationship between the El Niño cycles and the frequency of civil wars "in many tropical countries," writes The Independent, citing a publication in Nature.
28 August 2011, 23:38

Human excrement caused the disappearance of corals

The reindeer (six-ray) coral (Acropora palmata) was once the most widespread ripostroitelnik of the Caribbean, but over the past ten years, the population decreased by 90%. This was partly due to the so-called white smallpox, which exposes the skeleton of the coral, killing its soft tissues.
18 August 2011, 18:33

Changes in sun activity will increase the risk of radiation exposure to airplanes

The Sun's exit from the maximum activity is likely to increase the risk of radiation exposure to aircraft and spacecraft, researchers at Reading University (UK) report.
17 August 2011, 20:19

The consequences of global warming begin to appear in the Arctic

Global warming has unexpected consequences: now the main danger comes from fires in the tundra, writes Paolo Virtuani in a material published on the website of the newspaper Corriere della Sera.
15 August 2011, 19:25

Primitive people did not live in harmony with nature, scientists say

The study of food remains from ancient sites along the lower Ika River in Peru confirmed the earlier assumption that even primitive people did not live in harmony with nature.
15 August 2011, 18:38

Perspectives: Reuse of carbon dioxide as a biofuel

The processing of carbon dioxide, emitted into the atmosphere in epic quantities, is extremely complex, but many scientists believe that this is not only worth the effort, but also necessary.
12 August 2011, 22:32

Climatologists: By 2100, the Arctic will be ice-free in summer

The Arctic is a mosaic of the seas, glaciers and northern outskirts of the continents - a place most of us will never see. And most of us at the mention of the Arctic come to mind only one thing - the ice.
10 August 2011, 18:42

In Kiev, so far, 7 beaches have been closed due to a lack of water quality standards

In Kiev for this period, with 11 beaches and recreation areas located on the Dnieper River, 7 beaches do not have official permits for opening.
08 August 2011, 19:44

Forecast: By 2100, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will increase by more than 35%

The new computer model showed: if humanity does not want to increase the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by more than 35% in comparison with the 2005 index by 2100, the cheapest way to do this is to reduce emissions.
08 August 2011, 19:37

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