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Methane release could replicate 635 million year old climatic catastrophe

Washington, May 29: An ancient release of methane some 635 million years ago, which caused global warming and an ending of the last “snowball” ice age, might happen again in the future.

Plaice in history: Australians detect world's oldest pregnancy

Sydney - The discovery of an embryo in a fish that lived 375 million years ago pushes back the first known live birth by 200 million years, an Australian scientist said Thursday.

Mexico, Central America propose global Green Fund

Tegucigalpa - The Mexican proposal for the creation of a global Green Fund was approved Wednesday during a summit on Climate Change and the Environment in Honduras.

Norwegian prizes for astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience

Norwegian prizes for astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience

Climate change in Greece will fuel forest fires: Nobel scientist

Athens  - Global warming will curb rainfall and fuel forest fires throughout Greece, Christos Zerefos, one of two Greek scientists awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to combat climate

Fungus improves dry-grind ethanol production process

Washington, May 28 : A team of researchers has used fungus to clean up and improve the dry-grind ethanol production process.

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