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August 21, 2015

Comet Impacts May Have Led to Life on Earth
Sendai, Japan (SPX) Aug 19, 2015
Comet impact on Earth are synonymous with great extinctions, but now research presented at the Goldschmidt geochemistry conference in Prague shows that early comet impact would have become a driving force to cause substantial synthesis of peptides - the first building blocks of life. This may have implications for the genesis of life on other worlds. Dr. Haruna Sugahara, from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) in Yokahama, and Dr. Koichi Mimura, from Nagoya Universi ... read more

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Climate: China's emissions overestimated, says study The United Nations and other international bodies have vastly overestimated China's greenhouse gas emissions over the last decade or more, according to a study released Wednesday. ... more		NASA: There is No Asteroid Threatening Earth Numerous recent blogs and web postings are erroneously claiming that an asteroid will impact Earth, sometime between Sept. 15 and 28, 2015. On one of those dates, as rumors go, there will be an impa ... more		Solar cell efficiency could double with novel 'green' antenna The use of solar energy in the U.S. is growing, but panels on rooftops are still a rare sight. They cost thousands of dollars, and homeowners don't recoup costs for years even in the sunniest or bes ... more
				Better-tasting grocery store tomatoes could soon be on their way Tomato lovers rejoice: Adding or rearranging a few simple steps in commercial processing could dramatically improve the flavor of this popular fruit sold in the grocery store, according to researche ... more		How clean is your spinach? Ever wonder what that the words triple-washed or pre-washed on a bag of baby spinach mean? Not much according to engineers at the University of California, Riverside. They discovered that small peak ... more

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New research shows that hummingbird tongue is really a tiny pump In a paper titled Hummingbird tongues are elastic micropumps which appears in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Alejandro Rico Guevara and Margaret Rubega from the Department of Ecology and Ev ... more		Global warming lethal to baby lizards: Nests become heat traps The expected impact of climate change on North American lizards is much worse than first thought. A team of biologists led by Arizona State University investigators has discovered that lizard embryo ... more		AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department		Female fish genitalia evolve in response to predators, interbreeding Female fish in the Bahamas have developed ways of showing males that "No means no." In an example of a co-evolutionary arms race between male and female fish, North Carolina State University researc ... more
				Worsening wind forecasts signal stormy times ahead for seabirds Stronger winds forecast as a result of climate change could impact on populations of wild animals, by affecting how well they can feed, a study of seabirds suggests. Research into a common UK coasta ... more		Medical booking site ZocDoc valued at $1.8 bn ZocDoc, a startup allowing consumers to book appointments with medical professionals, said Thursday it raised $130 million in a funding round, giving it a valuation of $1.8 billion. ... more

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'Kids on the frontline': China firefighters in spotlight after blasts As the child of poor Chinese farmers Yang Weigang never dreamt of being a firefighter. But when he grew up, the chance of making a little more money than his poverty-stricken parents outweighed the dangers. ... more		Danny becomes first hurricane of Atlantic season Tropical Storm Danny was upgraded to a hurricane Thursday, the first of the Atlantic season, strengthening slightly as it barreled through the Caribbean, forecasters said. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Ten years after Katrina, New Orleans is bustling Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina swept buildings off their foundations and deluged nearly all of New Orleans with floodwaters which rose so fast some people drowned in their homes. ... more
Merkel urges Brazil to protect Amazon rainforest Brazil and Germany threw their weight Thursday behind the push for a global climate agreement later this year and stressed the vital importance of defending the Amazon jungle from deforestation. ... more		Researchers warn ranchers to be wary of toxic plants During periods of drought and high heat, pressure on rangeland grass can mount. If ranchers aren't careful, desperate cattle may consume toxic plants. ... more		EU urges major economies to submit climate summit targets The EU called Thursday on India, Indonesia, Brazil and other major economies to immediately submit their emissions reductions targets ahead of the UN climate summit in Paris at year's end. ... more		How Donald Trump can short sell Mexico to become president Donald Trump's plan to finance a border wall by withholding remittances and other measures - it has already been called everything from "cruel" to "the greatest political document since the Magna Carta" - may not be a campaign promise, but rather a means to obtain the presidency. ... more

	Cyanide 356 times limits found at China blast test point: officials Cyanide levels more than 350 times standard limits have been detected in water close to the site of deadly explosions in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, officials said Thursday. ... more		Environmentalists praise Pakistan ban on hunting of rare bird Wildlife campaigners on Thursday welcomed a decision by Pakistan's Supreme Court to ban the hunting of a rare desert bird whose meat is prized among Arab sheikhs for being an aphrodisiac. ... more

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