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Monday, April 29, 2013

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News


Residents concerned about health effects of hydrofracking

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 08:04 PM PDT

Some residents living in areas in Bradford, Co, Pa., near natural gas operations, also known as hydraulic fracturing, are concerned their illnesses may be a result of nearby drilling operations. Twenty-two percent of the participants in a small pilot study surmise that hydrofracking may be the cause of such health concerns as sinus problems, sleeping difficulties, and gastrointestinal problems.

Plants moderate climate warming

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 11:49 AM PDT

As temperatures warm, plants release gases that help form clouds and cool the atmosphere, according to new research.

Turtle genome analysis sheds light on turtle ancestry and shell evolution

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 11:48 AM PDT

From which ancestors have turtles evolved? How did they get their shell? New data provides evidence that turtles are not primitive reptiles but belong to a sister group of birds and crocodiles. The work also sheds light on the evolution of the turtle's intriguing morphology and reveals that the turtle's shell evolved by recruiting genetic information encoding for the limbs. 

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