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What saved the West Antarctic Ice Sheet 10,000 years in the past is not going to put it aside as we speak

The retreat of the West Antarctic ice plenty after the final Ice Age was reversed surprisingly about 10,000 years in the past, scientists discovered. The rationale for the rebound is that, relieved from the burden of the retreating ice, the … Continue reading

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Fossil teeth suggest that seeds saved bird ancestors from extinction

When the dinosaurs became extinct, plenty of small bird-like dinosaurs disappeared along with giants like Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops. Why only some of them survived to become modern-day birds remains a mystery. Now, researchers suggest that abrupt ecological changes following a … Continue reading

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WHO, 3.3 million lives saved from malaria

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-e706dcb1d8aa5d921cff74dbe49e5f06.jpg” IMG class=”hide” alt=”Oms, 3,3 mln vite salvate da malaria” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-e706dcb1d8aa5d921cff74dbe49e5f06.jpg”(ANSAmed) – Rome, December 16 million saved lives of malaria between 2000 and 2012, thanks to global efforts to control this disease, whose mortality is low worldwide … Continue reading

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Around 200 people saved from migrant-boat wreck

(ANSA) – Rome, October 11 – Around 200 people have been saved so far after a boat carrying an estimated 250 migrants sank in the Channel of Sicily on Friday, sources among the rescuers said. Around 150 survivors are on … Continue reading

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