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June 2010

30 June 2010Discovery of Controlled Swarm in Bacteria: Could Help Design New Strategies to Increase Sensitivity to AntibioticsA study led by researchers from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) describes one of the mechanisms in which pathogenic bacteria populations control the way they spread over the surface of the organs they infect and stop when they detect the presence of an antibiotic, only to resume again when the effect wears off.

30 June 2010Climate Changes in the Atlantic Can Affect Drought in Distant RegionsCyclical changes in atmospheric pressure and sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic Ocean affect drought in the Sahel region on the southern Sahara rim.

30 June 2010Climate Change Complicates Plant Diseases Of The FutureHuman-driven changes in the earth's atmospheric composition are likely to alter plant diseases of the future. Researchers predict carbon dioxide will reach levels double those of the preindustrial era by the year 2050, complicating agriculture's need to produce enough food for a rapidly growing population.

30 June 2010Green setback for UK as British power supplied by renewable sources fallsFall of 7.5% in power obtained from wind, hydro and other renewable sources blamed on dry winter with low wind speeds

30 June 2010EU fuelling hunger by grabbing land for biofuelsDevelopment and environmental groups today warned that EU biofuels targets are leading to uncontrollable land grabbing from poor communities in Africa, pushing more people into hunger [1]. On the day before EU Member States submit their renewable energy plans to the EU, ActionAid and Friends of the Earth Europe called on European leaders to halt the expansion of biofuels

29 June 2010Scientific Expertise Lacking Among 'Doubters' Of Climate ChangeThe small number of scientists who are unconvinced that human beings have contributed significantly to climate change have far less expertise and prominence in climate research compared with scientists who are convinced, according to a study led by Stanford researchers.

29 June 2010Offshore wind industry to provide 45,000 new jobsBut only if the government quickly clarifies its renewable energy policy

29 June 2010Record numbers apply to teach science and mathsRecession drives thousands more graduates to register for training, after coalition promises teaching jobs will be safe from cuts

29 June 2010Black carbon’s global warming role ‘still unproven’The fine dust particles emitted from burning wood or fuel, referred to as black carbon, are "likely to play a role in climate change" but should not divert attention away from carbon dioxide, EU officials said.

29 June 2010Scotland aims to boost community-owned renewable projectsEdinburgh wants local wind farms owned by local people.