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Environment

Plants can moderate climate warming, new research shows
As temperatures warm, plants release gases that help form clouds and cool the atmosphere, according to research from IIASA and the University of Helsinki.
Humboldt penguins under threat of extinction
Several dozen Humboldt penguins sun themselves along the coast of an islet in central Chile where the majestic birds coming here to nest once numbered in the thousands.
Window boxes are raised-bed gardening writ small
Sometimes the best view isn’t what you see through a window but what catches your eye underneath it.
Space junk needs to be removed from Earth’s orbit
Space junk such as debris from rockets must be removed from the Earth’s orbit to avoid crashes that could cost satellite operators millions of euros and knock out mobile and GPS networks, the European Space Agency said.
Group kicks off planting of ancient tree clones
California’s mighty redwoods are going international, cloned in an effort to promote reforestation and deal with climate change.
Over 2,000 aftershocks rattle China
A total of 2,044 aftershocks have been monitored in China’s quake-hit Lushan county till Monday, authorities said.
Green buildings can help minimise power shortages, pollution
The Indian government must set stricter norms and push for the development of energy-efficient buildings so that the country can minimise power shortages and curb burgeoning petroleum import bills, say experts.
Mass sea lion strandlings baffle California
Peter Wallerstein realized something was seriously wrong when a sea lion pup turned up seven miles inland at a cellphone store in California.
Antarctic summer ice melting 10 times faster
Summer ice in the Antarctic is melting 10 times quicker than it was 600 years ago, with the most rapid melt occurring in the last 50 years, a joint Australian-British study showed Monday.
Austria’s glaciers shrank in 2012: study
Nearly all of Austria’s glaciers shrank significantly last year, with one glacier receding a record 97.3 metres (319.2 feet), the Austrian Alpine Association (OeAV) said Friday.
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