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China's Air Pollution Significantly Shortening Lives of Those Exposed
2013-07-09 18:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: China's high level of air pollution consisting of particulates produced by burning coal significantly shortens the lives of people exposed to it, according to a new study. The research is based on long-term data compiled for the first time and projects that the 500 million Chinese who live north of the Huai River are set to lose 2.5 billion years of life expectancy combined due to the extensive use of coal-to-power boilers for heating throughout the region. Meanwhile, using a quasi-experimental...
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Ubisoft hacked; users' e-mails and passwords exposed
2013-07-03 04:50:15| CNET News.com
The video game developer, known for creating Assassin's Creed, announces that its account database was breached and that all users should to reset their passwords. [Read more]
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Facebook bug exposed contact info of 6M users
2013-06-21 22:50:46| CNET News.com
The social network is embarrassed by a glitch in its "Download Your Information" tool that unintentionally shared some members' phone numbers and e-mail addresses. [Read more]
Government Prying Into Verizon Customer Records Exposed
2013-06-07 00:15:24| TechNewsWorld
The National Security Agency reportedly has been collecting the phone records of millions of Verizon users in the United States under a secret court order. Specifically, Verizon has been required to provide an ongoing account of all telephone calls on its systems, including those inside the U.S. and between the U.S. and other countries.
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Ancient plants reawaken: Plants exposed by retreating glaciers regrowing after centuries entom
2013-05-29 03:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: When University of Alberta researcher Catherine La Farge threads her way through the recently exposed terrain left behind by retreating glaciers, she looks at the ancient plant remains a lot closer than most. Now, her careful scrutiny has revealed a startling reawakening of long-dormant plants known as bryophytes. La Farge, a researcher in the Faculty of Science, and director and curator of the Cryptogamic Herbarium at the University of Alberta, has overturned a long-held assumption that all of...
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