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October 08, 2015

Merkel declares EU asylum rules 'obsolete' as navies tackle smugglers
Strasbourg, France (AFP) Oct 7, 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday Europe needs to rewrite its "obsolete" asylum rules to tackle the migrant crisis as European warships went into action against people smugglers in the Mediterranean. Merkel made the call in a speech with French President Francois Hollande to the European Parliament - the first such joint address since the fall of the Berlin Wall - in which they urged the increasingly divided EU to unite to tackle a wave of problems including migration and the war in S ... read more

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Climate-linked insurance a boon for poor farmers Poor farmers the world over are increasingly falling prey to natural disasters, droughts and torrential rain largely due to climate change. But there is some good news as well. ... more		Footage shows Indonesia fires as pressure mounts in Singapore New aerial footage released Wednesday showed smoke billowing from Indonesian forest fires as smog-choked Singapore's biggest supermarket chain announced a ban on products from a paper company accused over the haze shrouding Southeast Asia. ... more		America's children in crossfire of gun control debate Children as young as 12, eight and even five months old were shot dead in recent days in the United States - deaths that highlight the dangers of easy access to weapons, and the difficulties of the gun control debate. ... more
				Ten years of searching for Pakistan's earthquake missing The morning the Pakistan earthquake struck ten years ago, Nazish Naz had been reluctant to go to school, telling her elder sister the day felt cursed. Less than an hour after the 16-year-old left home, disaster struck. ... more		3-D printing techniques help surgeons carve new ears When surgical residents need to practice a complicated procedure to fashion a new ear for children without one, they typically get a bar of soap, carrot or an apple. To treat children with a missing ... more

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Plant pest reprograms the roots Microscopic roundworms (nematodes) live like maggots in bacon: They penetrate into the roots of beets, potatoes or soybeans and feed on plant cells, which are full of energy. But how they do it prec ... more		Our brain's secrets to success Discoveries about how the human brain contributes to our success - both as a species and as individuals - are among the first fruit of projects funded under the National Institutes of Health BRAIN I ... 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		Tillage timing influences nitrogen availability and loss on organic farms In the battle against weeds, tillage is one of the strongest weapons at the disposal of organic or ecologically based farmers. But, depending on when it is used, tillage can also be a strong driver ... more
				Wearable electronic health patches cheaper and easier to make A team of researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin has invented a method for producing inexpensive and high-performing wearable patches that can continu ... more		Broadleaf trees show reduced sensitivity to global warming The sensitivity of leaf unfolding phenology to climate warming has significantly declined since 1980s, according to a study recently published in the journal Nature by an international collaboration ... more

Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Efficiency Summit USA 2015

Chinese team now develops a better understanding of microbes in the air When people talk about air pollution, PM2.5 nowadays immediately comes into mind. Yet, we are often not aware that these tiny particles "flying" in the air could be living microbes, e.g., bacteria, ... more		New water-tracing technology to help protect groundwater UNSW Australia researchers have used new water-tracing technology in the Sydney Basin for the first time to determine how groundwater moves in the different layers of rock below the surface. The stu ... 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		Earthquake rupture halted by seamounts Chile is one of the countries that is most at risk from damaging earthquakes. Therefore, no one was caught by surprise when a series of tremors struck the area around the northern Chilean city of Iq ... more
Scientists simulate Earth's middle crust to understand earthquakes Researchers have for the first time been able to measure a material's resistance to fracturing from various types of tectonic motions in the Earth's middle crust, a discovery that may lead to better ... more		Surface of the oceans affects climate more than thought The oceans seem to produce significantly more isoprene, and consequently affect stronger the climate than previously thought. This emerges from a study by the Institute of Catalysis and Environment ... more		Study reveals answers for managing Guam's threatened native trees Scientists in Guam have published a study they say can inform management decisions for conservation nurseries. The research from Thomas Marler and April Cascasan from the University of Guam and John ... more		US Coast Guard to suspend search for 'El Faro' survivors The US Coast Guard said Wednesday it will suspend its search for survivors of "El Faro," a cargo ship believed to have sunk in a storm in the Bahamas with 33 crew aboard. ... more

	More flood misery in US southeast as toll rises to 17 Large swathes of South Carolina remained under water and under threat from failing dams Wednesday, as the death toll from record floods in the southeastern United States rose to 17. ... more		China probing provincial governor for graft: state media The governor of the eastern Chinese province of Fujian and former chief of state-owned energy giant Sinopec is being investigated for suspected corruption, state media said Wednesday. ... 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

Signs of ancient megatsunami could portend modern hazard		Volcanic activity may have contributed to Cretaceous extinction		Montana student, professor discover earliest Jurassic corals		Ancient alga left the water ready to survive on land		Dinosaur population study reveals how Maiasaura lived and died
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Oil from freighter collision off Belgian coast threatens nature reserve

India activists back 'pollution tax' to clean Delhi air

Sneezing monkey, 'walking' fish found in Himalayas: WWF

Death toll in Guatemala landslide rises to 161

Climate change: Inuit culture on thin ice

Indonesia doing its best to combat haze: disaster chief

11 dead as South Carolina copes with record floods

Illegal, industrial fishing threaten oceans: experts

Finding El Faro survivors less and less likely: US Coast Guard

Study sheds light on powerful process that turns food into energy

60 mn people in sub-Saharan Africa risk famine: Red Cross

Gulf Stream ring water intrudes onto continental shelf like 'Pinocchio's nose'

Large trees - key climate influencers - die first in drought

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Air quality and ozone pollution models for forested areas may be too simple

Researchers find key link in understanding agriculture pests

GSA Today study documents rare early Jurassic corals from North America

The Danish nitrogen budget in a nutshell

El Faro cargo ship sank, one confirmed dead: US Coast Guard

Risk of cyber attack on global nuclear facilities growing

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