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Just a quick note to let everyone know that Neurontic is pleased to host the next edition of Encephalon, the carnival for brain aficionados everywhere. Please send your entries to orlivan [at] gmail.com no later than the morning of Sunday April 8, so your host has time to digest them. (Nudge, nudge, wink, wink: If you miss the deadline, it's no biggie. We'll just forward your entry on to the next host.) For those of you who are unfamiliar with the rules, here's a primer……
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From the University of Minnesota: The reduction in species diversity occurs because increasing the amounts of limiting resources, such as nitrogen and water, makes an ecosystem more homogeneous and consequently reduces the number of opportunities for competing species to coexist. Put another way, it reduces the number of niches, allowing a few species to dominate. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post……
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Nearly 10 years after it hosted the Kyoto global warming summit, Japan still claims a leadership role in reducing carbon emissions. The national expression of concern for the earth dovetails nicely with the traditional Japanese reverence for nature (Shintoism sees gods in every mountain, rock, and tree), but in fact Japan has no choice: The country imports almost all its oil and 60 percent of its food. It is self-sufficient only in rice. ( Boston Globe) Read the comments on this post……
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Mediterranean corals could strip, but not die, in response to climate change. Reef-building corals may be more resilient against climate change than scientists had previously thought. Researchers have discovered that some species are able to survive an increase in seawater……















