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September 14, 2015

Pay farmers to help the environment, but perverse subsidies not
Cambridge, UK (SPX) Sep 14, 2015
New research suggests that offering financial incentives for farming industries to mitigate the impact agriculture has on the environment, by reducing fertiliser use and 'sparing' land for conservation, for example, actually has a positive effect on critical areas such as greenhouse gas reduction and increased biodiversity. It has been a point of contention whether such 'cash for conservation' initiatives succeed. For the latest study, researchers aggregated investment in environmental incentives ... read more

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Last chance for oasis in China's desert Ten percent of the world's cotton is produced in the Xinjiang region in northwestern China. Irrigating the cotton fields, however, is causing ecological problems. After many years of research, a tea ... more		What's behind million-dollar oil palm failures What has spoiled tens upon tens of thousands of fledgling oil palm plants at elite corporate plantations in Malaysia and elsewhere in Southeast Asia over the last three decades? The answer to this p ... more		Italian-Chinese medical team to perform first head transplant An Italian-Chinese medical team plan to perform the world's first head transplant in China, one of the surgeons said Friday, amid concerns over medical ethics in the country. ... more
				Southern California wildfires show split personalities Wildfires have ravaged regions of Southern California at an increasing rate over the past few decades, and scientists from three University of California campuses and partner institutions are predic ... more		The Antarctic Ocean has increased its absorption of CO2 Defying earlier fears, the Antarctic Ocean has been absorbing increasing amounts of carbon dioxide over the past decade, researchers reported Thursday. ... more

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El Nino may accelerate nuisance flooding According to a new NOAA report issued many mid-Atlantic and West Coast communities could see the highest number of nuisance flooding days on record through April due to higher sea levels and more fr ... more		Bonobos use finger-pointing, hand gestures to communicate Referential communication is a key component of human communication. New evidence suggests the evolutionary roots of pointing and pantomiming may lie with our ape ancestors, particularly the bonobo. ... 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		US hospital ship brings care, hope to poor Haitians The huge white hospital ship anchored in the Port-au-Prince bay is impossible to miss, drawing Haitians from all over in hopes of a chance to see a doctor and get medical treatment. ... more
				Study links large dams with malaria infections Want to attract more mosquitos? Just build a dam. ... more		Study reveals need for better understanding of water use A new study reveals a pressing need to better understand water use in America's rivers, with implications for drought-stricken regions of the country. Findings from the study showed that virtu ... more

Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Efficiency Summit USA 2015

Fed up Tunisians go online to fight trash, rudeness Rubbish clutters the streets, drivers cheerfully burn red lights and coffee shops rudely spill out onto the pavement. ... more		Pacific president criticises Australian minister's 'lapping waves' quip President Anote Tong, whose low-lying Pacific nation of Kiribati is threatened by rising seas, Saturday criticised an Australian minister's quip about "water lapping at your door", saying it showed "moral irresponsibility". ... 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		Two Russian aid planes land in Syria: state media Two Russian planes carrying humanitarian aid landed in Syria on Saturday, state media said, amid reports that Moscow is beefing up military support to its ally Damascus. ... more
Japan in urgent search for missing after deadly floods Japanese authorities were on Friday grappling with the aftermath of massive flooding that killed at least three people, as thousands of rescuers frantically searched a shattered community for almost two dozen still missing. ... more		Forests key to climate change pact: Durban congress Two major UN conferences on climate change and sustainable development must tackle the key issue of deforestation, the World Forestry Congress urged Friday. ... more		As coral disappears, so do tiny crab species Little-studied species of tiny crabs are at risk of extinction, researchers say, as coral reefs continue to disappear. ... more		Current El Nino third-strongest; expected to last until spring The current El Nino phenomenon, a global weather pattern known to wreak havoc every few years, should last until spring and likely become one of the strongest on record, forecasters said Thursday. ... more

	Season's first dolphins killed in annual Japan hunt Japanese fishermen on Friday killed the first dolphins of the season in a controversial annual hunt that attracted global attention after it was featured in the Oscar-winning 2009 documentary "The Cove". ... more		Socialist Corbyn wins UK Labour leadership in landslide Veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of Britain's Labour opposition on Saturday in a landslide victory that puts an anti-austerity figure at the helm of a major UK party. ... more

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

Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission achieves key flyby milestones

Reading a quantum clock costs more energy than running it, study finds

Icebreaker Healy first U.S. surface ship to reach North Pole on its own		Tropical storm Henri forms in the Atlantic: forecasters		Shanghai to shut polluting factories for Disney park		Climate change could leave Pacific Northwest amphibians high and dry		Biodiversity belowground is just as important as aboveground
Molting elephant seals add mercury to coastal seawater		Drones Are Now Being Used To Stop Rhino Poachers In Their Tracks		Ocean life triggers ice formation in clouds		Reconstructing a vanished bird community from the Ice Age		Seal pups listen for long distance calls to locate their mothers

Ocean acidification weighing heavily upon marine algae

Tree planting can harm ecosystems

Ancient human shoulders reveal links to ape ancestors

Activists find Taiwanese ship with 'illegal' shark fins: Greenpeace

New clues as to how crew survived 1813 shipwreck in Alaska

Lebanon's 'You Stink' campaigners trash crisis plan

Breaking a vicious circle in once-lush Haiti

Hundreds trapped as floods sweep Japan

Big China payouts for Tianjin firefighters' families

Preemptive drug should be routine in AIDS fight: study

Reviving extinct Mediterranean forests

Typhoon Etau slams into Japanese mainland

Is old rock really as 'solid as a rock'

Shouldering the burden of evolution

Metal-eating microbes to thank for Earth's iron ore deposits

Fourth wheat gene is key to flowering and climate adaptation

A one-million-year-old monkey fossil

As demand for African timber soars, birds pay the ultimate price

SA fossil is the long-awaited link to the evolution of turtles

Hyperloop: Transport into the Future

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