The rise in atmospheric CO2 levels has been a talked-about subject for quite some time, but while scientists and politicians are coming to what they call a “solution,” the impact on marine environments is being ignored.

Proposed emission cuts are aiming to significantly lower the amount of CO2 produced within the United States, but what impact does this value have outside the human world? Scientists say that even the lowest proposed percentages aren’t nearly enough to halt oceanic damage.

CO2 is a soluble gas that is easily absorbed into the ocean’s waters. When CO2 is combined with H2O, the reaction releases what is known as Carbonic Acid, or H2C03. When the carbonic acid is dissolved, it loses a hydrogen ion resulting in HCO3, leaving the H+ ion to move freely. This process is known as ocean acidification and is ultimately responsible for the rise in seawater acidity.

MUMBAI, India, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Impressive Early Performance of In.com (beta) Propels Web18, Network18's Internet Company to No.2 Position

Within a few weeks of being available in beta mode, in.com has made a spectacular start. In.com is the latest online foray from Web18, one of India's leading online networks. The site is set to redefine online usage with a unique user proposition, which builds on the strongest benefits that the internet delivers and then maps that to community choices through a smart aggregation model. Available for access since August 2008, in.com is already in the top Indian websites.

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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, September 23 /PRNewswire/ -- XLAB, the parent company of the remote support, work and collaboration tools SL Online, has signed a consulting contract with the Japanese technology group NEC, thus proving once again that their experts are a worthy choice in a competitive global market. XLAB and NEC are bound to a long-term partnership to develop an alternative system software for the NEC SX vector supercomputer architecture.

The companies first met in 2006, when cooperating in the 6th FP research project, XtreemOS (http://www.xtreemos.eu). Their aim was to design, develop and promote a Linux-based operating system with native support for establishing large-scale virtual organisations on future generation networks.

PHOENIX, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

seeitgolf today announced the release of its first product, Aaron Baddeley: Putting, a groundbreaking tool for golfers to mentally improve their game and literally change their minds about how they putt.

"I have always included visualization in my mental routine. When I visualize putts in a tournament, I see the ball roll in the hole over and over again in my mind so by the time I stand over the ball, I already believe the ball will roll in," said Aaron Baddeley. "Aaron Baddeley: Putting allows players to see the game through my eyes and use the same techniques I rely on. It's simple, but it's very, very effective."

DUBLIN, Ireland and WASHINGTON, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Two-hundred highly desired domain names, including boys.mobi, cellphones.mobi, games.mobi, stamps.mobi and xxx.mobi to be made available

dotMobi -- the company behind the .mobi internet domain designed to help consumers find mobile-friendly content -- today announced a special online auction for 200 highly desired premium .mobi domain names including actors.mobi, bands.mobi, blackjack.mobi, boys.mobi, cellphones.mobi, doctors.mobi, games.mobi, homeloans.mobi, house.mobi, model.mobi, quotes.mobi, racing.mobi, stamps.mobi, vip.mobi and xxx.mobi.

Ghrelin is a peptide, produced mainly in the stomach but also found in the brain, that is known to affect food intake by increasing feelings of hunger and the urge to eat. A new study has examined ghrelin's role in other addictive behaviors and findings indicate that variations in the genes producing ghrelin and its receptor are more common in individuals considered heavy drinkers.

"Previous research had shown that ghrelin levels in blood plasma are altered in addictive behaviours such as alcohol dependence and compulsive overeating," said Jörgen Engel, professor of pharmacology at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. "It may be that common mechanisms in the brain underlie different forms of addictive behaviours, including compulsive overeating, pathological gambling and drug dependence."

Froghoppers, also known as spittlebugs, are the champion insect jumpers, capable of reaching heights of 700 mm - more than 100 times their own body length. Research published today in BMC Biology reveals that they achieve their prowess by flexing bow-like structures between their hind legs and wings and releasing the energy in one giant leap in a catapult-like action.

Images of the insects flexing and jumping are described in the research carried out by Malcolm Burrows from the University of Cambridge and his colleagues. Burrows' research focused on determining how the energy generated by the insects' muscles is stored before powering a jump.

He said, "A froghopper stores energy by bending a paired bow-shaped part of its internal skeleton called a 'pleural arch' which is a composite structure made of layers of hard cuticle and a rubbery protein called resilin. When the froghopper contracts its muscles to jump, these arches flex like a composite archery bow, and then on recoil catapult it forwards with a force that can be over 400 times its body mass."

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Integrated Infor ERP LN and Infor PLM 8 Solution Chosen to Improve Production and Accelerate Delivery Times

Infor today announced that the South Africa business of BAE Systems, Land Systems OMC, a leading manufacturer of mine protected and armoured vehicles, has selected an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution to improve product design and production efficiency. Infor ERP LN and Infor PLM 8 will help to provide more accurate product configuration, reducing the costly need to retrofit products and resulting in better service and faster delivery times for customers.

LONDON, September 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that Piraeus Bank ("Piraeus"), the Athens-based universal bank, has successfully upgraded to the latest version Misys Equation 3.9 and is live with the core banking system in Greece and branches in their Albanian operations.

Piraeus has upgraded to benefit from the enhancements in Misys Equation 3.9 in less than five months. The latest retail banking solution from Misys will augment the service Piraeus provides to its customers as it expands its operations. The implementation is an important part of the bank's growth strategy and will help Piraeus to continue to achieve its business ambitions.

LONDON, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- "Green is the New Mean", Says 51-Point Green Blueprint

Businesses were today given a blueprint for cutting costs by going green - and told that "green is the new mean". The 51-point plan is published the same week as a study showing that businesses that become greener can boost their value by up to 80%.

The e-Book You Can't Afford NOT To Be Green - 51 Ways Your Business Can Save Money AND The Planet (http://www.yudu.com/greenlibrary) is published by YUDU Media (http://www.yudu.com), whose website lets anyone publish, share, buy and sell e-Books and other digital documents.