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Algatoxin produces cell death

If ingested, for example in seafood, these toxins can lead to discomfort or even illness. The algatoxin yessotoxin (YTX), which is found in both mussels and…

Next Ice Age delayed by rising CO2 levels

According to New Scientist magazine, which features Dr Tyrrell's research this week, this work demonstrates the most far-reaching disruption of long-term…

Greenhouse gases likely drove near-record U.S. warmth in 2006

Last year's average temperature was the second highest since recordkeeping began in 1895. The team found that it was very unlikely that the 2006 El Nino played…

Low oxygen in coastal waters impairs fish reproduction

Low oxygen levels in coastal waters interfere with fish reproduction by disrupting the fishes’ hormones, a marine scientist from The University of Texas at…

Long-term increase in rainfall seen in tropics

Using a 27-year-long global record of rainfall assembled by the international scientific community from satellite and ground-based instruments, the scientists…

Out beyond the horizon

The world is a very different place out beyond the horizon. Even as you read this, there are some 40,000 large cargo ships plying the world’s waterways and…

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