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Sequence Matters In Droughts And Floods
Chicago IL (SPX) Jan 11, 2009
When extremes of drought and flood come in rapid succession, the extent of damage to vegetation may depend in part on the sequence of those events, according to a new study published in The American Naturalist. The study, which focused on tree species common to the Everglades in Florida, found that seedlings maintained higher growth rates and were less likely to die when subjected to droug ... read more

Structure Mediating Spread Of Antibiotic Resistance Identified
London, UK (SPX) Jan 11, 2009
Scientists have identified the structure of a key component of the bacteria behind such diseases as whooping cough, peptic stomach ulcers and Legionnaires' disease. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, sheds light on how antibiotic resistance genes spread from one bacterium to another. The research may help scientists ... more

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Researchers First To See Reactive Oxygen Species In Vital Enzyme
Upton NY (SPX) Jan 11, 2009
Using two simultaneous light-based probing techniques at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, a team of researchers has illuminated important details about a class of enzymes involved in everything from photosynthesis to the regulation of biological clocks. The interdisciplinary team has a broad interest in flavoproteins, which were first discovered in the ... more

Polarized Light Pollution Leads Animals Astray
washington DC (SPX) Jan 11, 2009
Human-made light sources can alter natural light cycles, causing animals that rely on light cues to make mistakes when moving through their environment. In the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, a collaboration of ecologists, biologists and biophysicists has now shown that in addition to direct light, cues from polarized light can trigger animal behaviors leading to injury and oft ... more

Mapping In A One Meter Sea Level Rise
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Jan 11, 2009
New research indicates that the ocean could rise in the next 100 years to a meter higher than the current sea level - which is three times higher than predictions from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC. The groundbreaking new results from an international collaboration between researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, England and Finland ar ... more

First Americans Arrived As Two Separate Migrations Says New Genetic Evidence
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2009
The first people to arrive in America traveled as at least two separate groups to arrive in their new home at about the same time, according to new genetic evidence published online on January 8th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. After the Last Glacial Maximum some 15,000 to 17,000 years ago, one group entered North America from Beringia following the ice-free Pacific coastlin ... more

 

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    TECH SPACE
    Nullspace speeds antenna and radar simulations with new EM software tools
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026
    Nullspace Inc. has released a new version of its electromagnetic simulation suite that targets large-scale antenna and radar applications with faster frequency analysis and streamlined CAD preparati ... more
    Quantum camera startup plans satellite and telescope constellations
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026
    Diffraqtion, a space startup spun out of MIT and the University of Maryland, has closed a pre-seed funding round to advance satellite constellations and telescope systems powered by a novel quantum ... more
    How IVRT Testing Ensures Consistent Product Quality
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026
    Stringent quality control is essential in the pharmaceutical industry, as both cosmetics and pharmaceutical products must maintain a high standard of quality. Any deviation from these standards poses a significant threat to their market survival. ... more

    ROBO SPACE
    Musk vs OpenAI trial set for April 27
    San Francisco, United States (AFP) Jan 13, 2026
    A trial in the lawsuit brought by Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Samuel Altman and other defendants - including tech giant Microsoft - is scheduled to begin April 27, according to a federal court order issued Tuesday. ... more
    From sci-fi to sidewalk: exoskeletons go mainstream
    Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2026
    Exoskeletons are shedding their bulky, sci-fi image to become lightweight, AI-powered consumer devices that manufacturers hope will become as commonplace as smartwatches, targeting everyone from hikers to seniors seeking to stay active. ... more
    Brew, smell, and serve: AI steals the show at CES 2026
    Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2026
    AI took over CES 2026, powering coffee machines to brew the perfect espresso, a device to create your perfect scent, and ball-hitting tennis robots that make you forget it's human against machine. ... more

     
    World Bank urges China to raise water prices to counter crisis
    Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2009
    The World Bank urged China Monday to raise water prices to encourage people to use less water and to promote efficiency in a bid to prevent a "severe water scarcity crisis." "To provide appropriate incentives for the adoption of water saving technologies and behaviours, water prices need to be allowed to rise to reflect its full scarcity value," the bank said in a report published Monday. ... more

    Tibet plans holiday for China's 'liberation of serfs': report
    Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2009
    Tibet may introduce a holiday to celebrate the "liberation of millions of serfs", an official and state media said Monday, in an apparent reference to China's crackdown on a rebellion five decades ago. The legislature of the region, the Tibetan region's People's Congress, will meet this week to discuss a proposal for the holiday to be every year on March 28, according to a legislative spokes ... more

    The earth's magnetic field impacts climate: Danish study
    Copenhagen (AFP) Jan 12, 2009
    The earth's climate has been significantly affected by the planet's magnetic field, according to a Danish study published Monday that could challenge the notion that human emissions are responsible for global warming. "Our results show a strong correlation between the strength of the earth's magnetic field and the amount of precipitation in the tropics," one of the two Danish geophysicists ... more

    Removing invasive species on remote island unleashed disaster
    Paris (AFP) Jan 13, 2009
    Efforts to remove an invasive species from a sub-Antarctic island that has been named a World Heritage site accidentally triggered an environmental catastrophe, a study published on Tuesday says. The eradication programme on Macquarie Island, lying halfway between Australia and Antarctica, is a cautionary tale about the complex web of ecosystems, its authors say. In the early 19th centur ... more

     

  • One dead, 46 missing in Guinea Bissau capsize: navy


  • Myanmar rat infestation causing food crisis: NGO


  • Mourning for 19 dead, 23 still missing after Costa Rica quake


  • More flooding expected in Fiji after storms leave seven dead
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    NUKEWARS
    Trump has options on Iran, but first must define goal
    Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 12, 2026
    US President Donald Trump has options to intervene in protest-hit Iran that range from low to high risk, but choosing his course depends on him deciding his ultimate goal. ... more
    Fresh from China, South Korea president to visit Japan
    Seoul (AFP) Jan 9, 2026
    South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Japan next week for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Seoul said Friday, days after meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. ... more
    South Korea's Lee says urged Xi to help curb North's nukes
    Shanghai (AFP) Jan 7, 2026
    South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he had urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help him curb Pyongyang's nuclear programme and suggested a freeze in its development of weapons of mass destruction was "feasible" with the right conditions. ... more

    SUPERPOWERS
    Leaders of Japan and South Korea meet as China flexes muscles
    Nara, Japan (AFP) Jan 13, 2026
    Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung for talks on Tuesday aimed at demonstrating their cordial ties as Beijing pressures Tokyo over its stance on Taiwan. ... more
    MPs concerned ahead of UK decision on mega Chinese embassy
    London (AFP) Jan 13, 2026
    British MPs voiced major security concerns Tuesday over China's proposed new London embassy after a leading daily reported the site would house 208 secret rooms, including a "hidden chamber". ... more
    EU should consider forming combined military force: defence chief
    Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 11, 2026
    EU countries should weigh whether to set up a combined military force that could eventually replace US troops in Europe, the bloc's defence chief said Sunday. ... more

    IRAQ WARS
    Pro-Iran camp reunites to form majority in Iraq parliament
    Baghdad (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
    Iraq's pro-Iran Coordination Framework alliance announced on Monday it had formed the majority bloc in the newly elected parliament, and said that it will nominate the next prime minister. ... more
    Iraq tribal clashes kill eight: security official
    Kut, Iraq (AFP) Nov 15, 2025
    Tribal clashes over agricultural land in central Iraq have killed eight people and injured another nine, a security official in Wasit province told AFP on Saturday. ... more
    What lies ahead in Iraq: the hard task of forming a government
    Baghdad (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
    Following Iraq's parliamentary election this week, the complex and often lengthy task of choosing the country's next leader is set to begin. ... more

    THE STANS
    Turkey will help Syria against Kurdish fighters if asked: defence ministry
    Ankara (AFP) Jan 8, 2026
    Turkey's military is ready to "support" Syria in its battle with Kurdish fighters in the northwestern city of Aleppo if Damascus asks for help, a defence ministry official said Thursday. ... more
    Iraq-based Kurdish opposition calls for strike in Iran on Thursday
    Baghdad (AFP) Jan 7, 2026
    Several Iraq-based Iranian Kurdish opposition parties have called for a general strike on Thursday in Iran in support of the protests in the Islamic republic, one of the exiled parties told AFP. ... more
    Casualties in Afghanistan as residents, gold miners clash: Taliban
    Afghanistan (AFP) Jan 6, 2026
    A clash over gold mining in northern Afghanistan has resulted in casualties, a Taliban official told AFP on Tuesday, after a resident said multiple people were killed in the violence. ... more
     

  • Ice closes German rivers to shipping: authorities
  • Fighting AIDS was bright spot of Bush presidency
  • Experts plead to save tropical forests in peril
  • China urges increased vigilance against bird flu during holiday
  • China steps up food inspections ahead of Spring Festival
  • China says 296,000 children fell ill from tainted milk
  • Antibiotics abuse killing 80,000 Chinese a year: state media
  • Slovakia tests EU's patience with nuclear plant relaunch plan

  • Walker's World: Depression looms
  • Japanese retailers expand supplies from outside China: report
  • Commentary: Running on empty
  • China's exports fall for second month amid crisis: state media
  • Analysis: The Gazprom-Ukraine dispute
  • Massive Greenland meltdown? Not so fast, say scientists
  • DMCii and DynAgra Help Farmers Control Costs And Boost Yields
  • Decline Of Carbon Dioxide-Gobbling Plankton Coincided With Ancient Global Cooling

  • Space-age probe may help save eyesight
  • UN agency blames La Nina for Europe's shivers
  • WWF blasts Greek plans for bluefin tuna-fattening farm
  • Wildlife, warriors share 'neutral' DR Congo park
  • Guinea junta admits army split
  • Flood kills at least six people in Indonesia, four missing: official
  • Emergency declared in Fiji as six feared dead in severe storm, floods
  • Dozens dead in Romanian cold snap: report



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