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Evolution may occur faster than once thought

Two graduate students at Harvard University claim to have shown that evolution can happen much faster than previously thought. Physics student Peter Lu and his former roommate, economist Motohiro Yogo, decided to apply an economics model to a well-known marine fossil record in order to predict how fast life can adapt to changes in the environment. The technique, vector autoregression, is used to predict the stock market based on its historical behavior.
July 6, 2019
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Second round of Bonn UN Climate Change negotiations continue

The 2013 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 16) negotiations continued this week in Bonn, Germany
June 22, 2019
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Copenhagen climate conference opens

A deal is within our reach —- Danish Prime Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
June 22, 2019
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United Nations Report: Deserts threatened by global warming

A new report, titled "Global Deserts Outlook," has been released on World Environment Day by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The report suggests that the world's deserts face dramatic changes as a result of global climate change: high water demands, tourism and salt contamination of irrigated soils. Desert margins and mountainous areas within deserts that have been important for people, wildlife and water supplies for millennia, are under particular threat, say UNEP.
June 5, 2019
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NASA solar sail passes first major test

NASA has completed a major test of a 20-meter square solar sail, marking a "crucial milestone" in space propulsion technology. It is not the first to test solar sails, as the Japanese have deployed two solar sails in space. The Planetary Society is planning on launching a solar sail possibly by June 21.
June 2, 2019
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