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March 30, 2015

Future US Navy: robotic sub-hunters, deepsea pods
Washington (AFP) March 28, 2015
The robotic revolution that transformed warfare in the skies will soon extend to the deep sea, with underwater spy "satellites," drone-launching pods on the ocean floor and unmanned ships hunting submarines. Officials at the US military's research agency outlined new programs this week that include a number of potentially groundbreaking technologies that could alter the way naval battles are fought, in the same way that robotic aircraft have altered warfare on land and in the air. One proposed s ... read more

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Did monkey business shape human society? In the jungles of Sulawesi, an Indonesian island, primatologist Maura Tyrrell crouches to study the behavior of a crested black macaque, an endangered Old World monkey species. Tyrrell believes the monkeys - highly intelligent, playful and engaging - can shed light on the evolution of early human social structures. ... more		Vietnam rice boom heaping pressure on farmers, environment Rice farmer Nguyen Hien Thien is so busy growing his crops that he has never even visited Can Tho, a town only a few miles from his farm in the southern Mekong Delta. ... more		Lightning injures 52 at Ecuador traffic police school A lightning strike injured 52 people at a training school for traffic police near Quito, with 15 briefly hospitalized, officials said Friday. ... more
				Manganese speeds up honey bees Asked to name one way people have changed the environment, many people would probably say "global warming." But that's really just the start of it. People burn fossil fuels, but they also mine ... more		Ocean acidification mayhamper tiny shell builders in Southern Ocean A University of Colorado Boulder study shows a ubiquitous type of phytoplankton - tiny organisms that are the base of the marine food web - appears to be suffering from the effects of ocean acidific ... more

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Flooding in Chilean desert region kills six Flash floods in a normally bone-dry region of northern Chile killed six people and left 19 missing, officials said Thursday, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency and send in the army. ... more		Western forests decimated by pine beetles not more likely to burn Western U.S. forests killed by the mountain pine beetle epidemic are no more at risk to burn than healthy Western forests, according to new findings by the University of Colorado Boulder that fly in ... more		Mechanical power by linking Earth's warmth to space AI energy demand in US proves minor climate impact COP30 climate pledges favour land-based carbon removal over emission cuts		Climate fund signs up first partners The global fund created to spearhead climate change financing has selected its first partners to channel funds to developing countries, but says it needs donor nations to move fast in transforming cash pledges into commitments. ... more
				Critics question study that denied pesticides' danger to bees Several government ministers in the United Kingdom are facing criticism over the scientific legitimacy of a two-year-old bee study. ... more		UN vows to step up Iraq heritage protection The head of the United Nations cultural body vowed in Baghdad Saturday to step up measures aimed at protecting Iraq's heritage, which has been systematically targeted by jihadist militants. ... more

Twelve dead in Indonesian landslide Twelve people were killed and 11 houses buried after a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Indonesia's main island of Java, an official said Sunday. ... more		Nigerian president quits voting station after tech glitch Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan turned up Saturday to accredit himself and his wife Patience for his re-election bid but problems with new voting technology forced to him to temporarily abandon his plans. ... more		Europe commercial satellite life extension mission set for 2027 Atlas 5 rocket launches U.S. communications satellite USS Ford in Caribbean; Maduro blasts US-T&T drills		Japan whaling ships return home from Antarctic with no catch Japanese whaling ships returned home from the Antarctic on Saturday for the first time in nearly 30 years with no catch onboard, after a UN court ordered an end to their annual hunt, local media reported. ... more
Pygmies demand end to discrimination in DR Congo Pygmies in the Democratic Republic of Congo used the forum offered by a festival of indigenous peoples Friday to demand protection against discrimination by other Congolese who they claim treat them like "savages". ... more		Study proves pandas aren't loners More than two years of electronic stalking has revealed a variety of details about the day-to-day life of wild pandas. And one of those details undermines the characterization of pandas as loners. ... more		Italian olive tree disease stumps EU EU member states are divided on how to stop the spread of a disease affecting olive trees in Italy that could result in around a million being cut down, officials said Friday. ... more		Tsunami warning after Papua New Guinea hit by 7.5 quake A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea Monday, US seismologists said, with "hazardous" tsunami waves possible in areas near the epicentre although no major damage was immediately reported. ... more

	German, British skiers killed in Swiss avalanches Two skiers, a German and a British national, have been killed in avalanches in Switzerland, police said on Saturday. ... more		A mile deep, ocean fish facing health impacts from human pollution Deep-water marine fish living on the continental slopes at depths from 2,000 feet to one mile have liver pathologies, tumors and other health problems that may be linked to human-caused pollution, o ... more

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Researchers develop detailed genetic map of world wheat varieties

African cattle parasite tamed by its less lethal cousins

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Food-delivery process inside seeds revealed

Squid enrich their DNA 'blueprint' through prolific RNA editing

Flower-enriched farms boost bee populations

UW scientists build a nanolaser using a single atomic sheet

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