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Heatwave and wildfires worsened Colorado flooding
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-9-18 2:49)
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The storm that battered Colorado was a 1-in-1000-year event, partly caused by a heatwave that for months had been blocking tropical moisture from reaching the Rockies
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CDC warns of future catastrophic antibiotic resistance
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-9-18 2:23)
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Overuse of antibiotics in hospitals and on farms has lead to a severe threat from superbugs that kill 23,000 people in the US each year
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Today on New Scientist
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-9-18 1:55)
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All the latest on newscientist.com: cosmic poltergeist, age-defying lifestyles, genes that make you unique and more...
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Halve emissions to avoid dangerous climate change
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-9-18 1:30)
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It is still possible to stop global temperatures rising by more than 2°C, if we cut our carbon dioxide emissions in half over the next four decades
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Australia's new government dumps science minister post
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-9-18 1:27)
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The move could be bad news for climate change, and big science efforts such as the Square Kilometre Array telescope
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Russia commences Arctic naval patrols
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-9-18 1:25)
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Russia says it has started patrolling the Arctic's summertime shipping lanes, but is the move to do with resources or access to the world's oceans?
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Private space race takes off as new firm heads for ISS
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-9-18 0:50)
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Orbital Sciences is preparing to dock its Cygnus craft with the International Space Station, a move that could be a giant leap for science, industry– and humanity
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欧州議会、穀物由来バイオ燃料の使用上限を6％に設定へ
from 日経バイオテクONLINE
(2013-9-18 0:00)
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欧州議会は2013年9月11日、穀物由来バイオ燃料の使用に上限を設け、また海草や廃棄物などの代替原料から作られる新しいバイオ燃料に迅速に切り替えるという法案について採決を行い、賛成356、反対327、棄権14で可決したと発表した（関連記事1、関連記事2）。この法案は農地の使用をバイオ燃料用作物の生産に切り替えることによって生じる温室効果ガスの排出を削減することを目的としている。
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More than a feline: the true nature of cats
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-9-18 0:00)
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Cats are an enigma, even to their owners. Now science is offering an insight into their secretive world, says anthrozoologist John Bradshaw (full text available to subscribers)
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The genes that make you a true individual
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-9-17 20:54)
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Your compatibility genes make you unique as well as affecting all parts of your life, from your health to your choice in partner, finds Mark Viney
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