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August 27, 2015

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Trekking across the high Canadian Arctic almost 20 years ago, Howie Scher had an unexpected encounter that helped fix the course of his career. An undergraduate on a research expedition over summer break, Scher was part of a scientific group traveling deep into the Arctic Circle to collect basalt cores for paleomagnetic analysis. But as focused as the team was on finding rocks with magnetic minerals that can help establish where on Earth they had formed, it was stony deposits that had once been ve ... read more

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Chimpanzee in unprotected landscape is three times bigger than suspected Two years spent collecting and analyzing eastern chimpanzee fecal samples from an unprotected region in Uganda has revealed a far larger population of the primates than previous estimates suggested ... more		Intractable pain may find relief in tiny gold rods A team of scientists at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) has developed a novel technique using tiny gold rods to target pain receptors. Gold nanorods ... more		China arrests 12 over Tianjin blasts as toll rises Chinese police have arrested 12 people over giant explosions that killed at least 145 people and devastated a swathe of a Chinese port city, state media said Thursday as prosecutors probe 11 officials for neglecting their duties. ... more
				Water covers 70 percent of the Earth's surface, but only a fraction is fresh Fresh water--connecting and sustaining all aspects of life on Earth, including food and energy--is in great danger. Moreover, scientists are worried not only about fresh water; they worry that we ar ... more		As Ice Age ended, greenhouse gas rise was lead factor in melting of Earth's glaciers A fresh look at some old rocks has solved a crucial mystery of the last Ice Age, yielding an important new finding that connects to the global retreat of glaciers caused by climate change today, acc ... more

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Rare nautilus sighted for the first time in 3 decades In early August, biologist Peter Ward returned from the South Pacific with news that he encountered an old friend, one he hadn't seen in over three decades. The University of Washington professor ha ... more		Smart phone not a smart choice when facing depression Depressed people who turn to their smart phones for relief may only be making things worse. A team of researchers, that included the dean of Michigan State University's College of Communicatio ... more		Redesigned satellite battery set to advance LEO power systems Adoption of dynamic control technology improves EV charging grid integration Solar plant grid stability improves as Cordoba researchers deploy high-speed sensor system		Lizard Fossil Overturn Hypothesis Of Lizard Evolution University of Alberta paleontologists have discovered a new species of lizard, named Gueragama sulamericana, in the municipality of Cruzeiro do Oeste in Southern Brazil in the rock outcrops of a Lat ... more
				Gorillas not guerrillas: tourism hope in troubled Congo Tourists perch perilously on a volcano's edge as swirling smoke belches from the fiery cauldron of lava below, the latest unlikely visitors holidaying in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. ... more		Drones used to track wildlife Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) and The University of Sydney have developed a world-first radio-tracking drone to locate radio-tagged wildlife. Lead researcher Dr Debbi ... more

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Demand for coffee can create ecological, economic rift with poorer nations The explosion in worldwide coffee consumption in the past two decades has generally not benefitted farmers of coffee beans in poorer nations along the equator. A University of Kansas (KU) rese ... more		NASA finds vegetation essential for limiting city warming effects Cities are well known hot spots - literally. The urban heat island effect has long been observed to raise the temperature of big cities by 1 to 3C (1.8 to 5.4 F), a rise that is due to the presence ... more		'The war of tomorrow will begin in space': Macron UN watchdog calls on Iran to urgently allow 'long overdue' uranium stockpile verification How drones are altering contemporary warfare		New Orleans awash in music 10 years after Katrina The vibrant sounds of brass bands and buskers echo through the streets of New Orleans ten years after the birthplace of jazz was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. ... more
Pneumonic plague kills eight in Madagascar Eight people have died in two days of pneumonic plague on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar which is hit by deadly outbreaks almost every year, a health ministry official said Wednesday. ... more		Tropical storm Erika takes aim at Caribbean Tropical storm Erika took aim at the Caribbean and storm warnings went up in Puerto Rico and in several other islands in anticipation of heavy rains, US forecasters said. ... more		South Sudan peace deal welcomed with caution A deal signed by South Sudan's president aimed at ending 20 months of civil war was given a cautious welcome Thursday, with both sides in the conflict urged to show good faith. ... more		Nigerian army chief unharmed after suspected Boko Haram attack Suspected Boko Haram fighters ambushed a convoy carrying the head of the Nigerian army, the military said on Sunday, sparking a firefight in which 10 militants and a soldier were killed. ... more

	Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong charged over protests Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong slammed police Thursday for what he called a "political prosecution" after he was charged over protests which led to last year's mass pro-democracy street rallies. ... more		Greece announces discovery of ancient palace near Sparta On Tuesday, Greece's culture ministry announced the discovery of an ancient Mycenaean palace near Sparta. ... more

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Sumatran rhino no longer found in Malaysia

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Australian winemakers court Asian tastebuds

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Russia must compensate Dutch over Greenpeace ship: international court

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