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June 24, 2015

Surprisingly few 'busy bees' make global crops grow
Burlington VT (SPX) Jun 22, 2015
A major international study finds that surprisingly few bee species are responsible for pollinating the world's crops. The paper, published in Nature Communications, suggests that only two percent of wild bee species pollinate 80 percent of bee-pollinated crops worldwide. The study is one of the largest on bee pollination to date. While agricultural development and pesticides have been shown to produce sharp declines in many wild bee populations, the study shows these "busy bees" can remain abunda ... read more

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Europe launches next phase of hi-tech Earth satellites The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched the second phase of a 4.3-billion-euro ($4.91-billion) programme to deploy new-generation satellites to monitor environmental damage and aid disaster relief operations, officials said early Monday. ... more		Staying cool: Saharan silver ants Nanfang Yu, assistant professor of applied physics at Columbia Engineering, and colleagues from the University of Zurich and the University of Washington, have discovered two key strategies that ena ... more		Fossil of large 'walking' bat discovered in New Zealand reveals ancient lineage Fossilised remains of a new bat species, which lived 16 million years ago, walked on four limbs and was three times larger than today's average bat, have been discovered in New Zealand. The fo ... more
				Snake fungal disease parallels white-nose syndrome in bats A deadly fungal infection afflicting snakes is eerily similar to the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats, researchers report. Although Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola (the snake fungus) and Pse ... more		Baboons decide where to go together Researchers have found evidence of shared decision-making among a troop of wild baboons, providing insight into how animals that live in socially complex, hierarchical societies reach consensus on d ... more

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Next Generation Integrated ISR 2015 - Washington DC - July 27-29

Nuclear Decommissioning And Used Fuel Market 2015

NOAA, partners predict an average 'dead zone' for Gulf of Mexico Scientists are expecting that this year's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone, also called the "dead zone," will be approximately 5,483 square miles or about the size of Connecticut-the same as it has avera ... more		400,000-year-old dental tartar provides earliest evidence of manmade pollution Most dentists recommend a proper teeth cleaning every six months to prevent, among other things, the implacable buildup of calculus or tartar - hardened dental plaque. Routine calculus buildup can o ... more		Renewables outpace fossil fuels despite US policy shift: IEA At COP30, senator warns US 'deliberately losing' clean tech race with China Wallets, not warming, make voters care about climate: California governor		Genomics holds key to understanding ecological and evolutionary processes Scientists at the University of Southampton think that Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) of invasive organisms holds the key to furthering our understanding of ecological and evolutionary processes. ... more
				Barnacles go with the flow to find a home on dolphin fins Highly specialized coronulid barnacles may be able to identify and attach to the fins of quick-swimming dolphins, locating areas suited for finding food and developing larvae, according to a study c ... more		Hi-tech tracking tags expand aquatic animal research opportunities, collaborations Advances in acoustic and satellite technologies are allowing researchers to track animals large and small across great distances, even in challenging ocean environments, leading to significant new k ... more

Army Network Modernization 2015 - Washington DC June 23-25

Scottish Water using satellites to protect water catchment areas Rezatec is working with Scottish Water on a proof-of-concept project to help assess peatland integrity across remote parts of their catchments to help protect and improve the quality of their source ... more		Nothing escapes The Global Ear From earthquakes in Nepal to volcanic eruptions in Chile, from meteors crashing to Earth to the songs of migrating whales in the Indian Ocean, The Global Ear hears all. This universal system of look ... more		Five European NATO powers vow to tackle 'hybrid threats' Colombia inks $4.3 bn deal to buy Swedish warplanes US to hold new military exercises with Trinidad and Tobago		NASA 'Eyes' Study Louisiana's Changing Wetlands NASA recently completed an intensive study of Louisiana Gulf Coast levees and wetlands, making measurements with three advanced imaging instruments on two research aircraft. NASA instruments f ... more
Satellites enable coral reef science leap from Darwin to online With Earth-observing satellite data, scientists can now monitor the health of coral reefs, even in the most remote regions scattered around the globe where it is otherwise difficult to see changes. ... more		International Spacecraft Carrying NASA's Aquarius Instrument Ends Operations An international Earth-observing mission launched in 2011 to study the salinity of the ocean surface ended June 8 when an essential part of the power and attitude control system for the SAC-D spacec ... more		Sea Shepherd launches anti-whaling action in Faroes Militant conservation group Sea Shepherd said Tuesday it had dispatched a vessel from Bremen in Germany to the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic to campaign against a traditional whale hunt. ... more		Pakistan heatwave deaths close to 700: officials Nearly 700 people have died in a severe three-day heatwave in Pakistan, officials said Tuesday, with medics battling to treat patients as a state of emergency was declared in hospitals. ... more

	Probe after GM jellyfish-lamb sold as meat in France French authorities are looking into how a lamb genetically modified with jellyfish protein was sold as meat to an unknown customer, a judicial source told AFP on Tuesday. ... more		Suu Kyi turns up heat as Myanmar starts charter debate Aung San Suu Kyi made a fresh call Tuesday for changes to Myanmar's junta-era constitution as lawmakers began a debate that will test the army's determination to preserve its political power before landmark elections. ... more

Record doubleheader: SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets from Florida

ESA pinpoints 3I/ATLAS's path with data from Mars

Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission achieves key flyby milestones

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Japan intends to resume whale hunt this year

French defence minister in Mali visit to shore up peace deal

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Climate change may destroy health gains: panel

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Desalination technology goes off the grid in India

Rainfall gives respite to drought-hit North Korea

Clashes in Ghana over slum clearance initiative

Tool use is 'innate' in chimpanzees but not bonobos, their closest evolutionary relative

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Japan must do more to justify whaling plans: IWC

Precarious existence in shadow of Indonesian volcano

Trans fat ban tests food companies, bakers

UN steps closer to treaty for protecting ocean life

Renewables record year uncouples growth of global economy from CO2

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