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Climate news from ScienceDaily.com

• Low-level traffic air pollution linked to liver damage and fatty liver disease
  Low levels of traffic-related air pollution harms the liver and may raise the risk of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease, a new study in mice suggests.
• Ancient DNA analyses bring to life the 11,000-year intertwined genomic history of sheep and humans
  The rise of pastoralist peoples in the Eurasian steppes and their westward spread some 5,000 years ago may have been fueled by sheep herding and people exploiting their milk. As early as 8,000 years ago the team found evidence that farmers were deliberately selecting their flocks -- for example, for the genes coding for coat […]
• Polar bear population decline the direct result of extended 'energy deficit' due to lack of food
  U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.