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Large Hadron Collider ‘may be producing a new type of matter’ as collisions produce surprise results | Mail Online

Researchers looked at collisions between protons and lead ions By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 17:18, 27 November 2012 | UPDATED: 17:18, 27 November 2012 Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider beleive their experiments may have created a new type of matter. They say, collisions between protons and lead ions at the LHC have resulted in …

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Fracking’s most horrifying health risks – Salon.com

New York State’s Department of Health is finally assessing the dangers — but is there time to address them? By Alison Rose Levy, Alternet The good news is that a public health department— New York State’s Department of Health (DOH)— is finally undertaking an assessment of fracking’s likely health risks. The bad news is that …

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Doha: Sea levels to rise by more than 1m by 2100 – Telegraph

Sea levels are rising 60 per cent faster than the United Nations originally predicted, according to a new study, putting small island states and coastal cities at risk. The research, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, used the latest satellite technology to measure sea level rise It found that sea levels have been rising …

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Slow pace of carbon cuts brings catastrophic climate change closer: UN | Environment | guardian.co.uk

The world is straying further away from commitments to combat climate change, bringing the prospect of catastrophic global warming a step closer, a UN report said on Wednesday. The warning came as nearly 200 governments prepare to meet in Qatar for international climate negotiations starting next Monday. The gap between what world governments have committed …

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