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November 04, 2015

New wasp species emerging
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 04, 2015
The concept that biodiversity feeds upon itself is an old idea, but it's difficult to prove because it requires biologists to simultaneously catch several species red-handed just as they are becoming new species. Now biologists have proof. A new study from biologists at Rice University, the University of Notre Dame, Michigan State University, the University of Iowa and the University of Florida finds that ongoing evolutionary changes in one fruit fly species are having a domino effect on at least ... read more

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Rare cyclone batters war-torn Yemen A rare tropical cyclone has slammed into Yemen, triggering heavy flooding and causing "enormous" damage in a region of the war-racked country dominated by Al-Qaeda, a senior official said Tuesday. ... more		Virginia Tech chickens help reveal that evolution moves quicker than previously thought A critical component of an experiment that proved evolution happens 15 times faster than was previously believed relied upon genetic lines of chickens from Virginia Tech. The discovery utilized the ... more		Study spells out why some insects kill their mothers One day a few years ago, while working on wasps in a rainforest in Costa Rica, entomologist Kevin J. Loope, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Riverside, began reading about ... more
				The underlying causes of Delhi's air pollution problems A team of researchers led by the University of Surrey assessed how Delhi's landscape, weather, energy consumption culture, and growing urban population combines to elevate concentrations of air poll ... more		Did Dust Bowl's ravages end in the 1940s A recent study led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Goodrich Chair of Excellence Thanos Papanicolaou could very well change the way we view the health of our nation's soil, even potentiall ... more

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Unraveling the mysteries of 2 ancient parasites Finding parasites on fossils is a rarity, since, as we humans have experienced with a shudder, they tend to attach to skin or soft tissue and not skeleton. However, a discovery led by the University ... more		Warming waters contributed to the collapse of New England's cod fishery For centuries, cod were the backbone of New England's fisheries and a key species in the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. Today, cod stocks are on the verge of collapse, hovering at 3-4% of sustainable leve ... more		Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI Amazon robotics lead casts doubt on eye-catching humanoids 'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit		Chipping away at the secrets of ice formation Making ice to chill our drinks is easy enough, but surprisingly, the details of that seemingly simple process are still not well understood. Now scientists report in the Journal of the American Chem ... more
				US charges Burkina man with $12m mosquito net fraud A Burkina Faso man has been charged with defrauding more than $12 million out of the US government and a Swiss-based fund by supplying faulty, Chinese-made mosquito nets, US prosecutors said Friday. ... more		National Guard airlifts baby pentaceratops fossil out of New Mexico badlands The first known juvenile pentaceratops fossil took a helicopter ride this week. The plastered ancient remains were airlifted from the badlands of northern New Mexico by the National Guard. ... more

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Blowing in the wind: how to stop cow burps warming Earth At her farm nestled in the green hills of northwestern France, Marie-Francoise Brizard is helping to curb a planet-wide menace: farting and belching cows implicated in global warming. ... more		Paris climate pact success 'not certain': Hollande President Francois Hollande of France, host of a crucial year-end conference to agree a global pact on climate change, said Tuesday the meeting's success was "possible, not certain". ... 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		Croatia opens new migrant centre as winter approaches A new Croatian centre set up to improve the journey of refugees and migrants opened its doors on Tuesday, receiving about 1,000 arrivals by train on a cold and foggy morning. ... more
Scientists release first video footage of Omura's whale Last month, scientists published the first field observations of the Omura's whale, a rare species scientists had for decades misidentified. ... more		Bali flights grounded after ash cloud closes airport Ash spewing from a volcano forced Indonesian authorities to close the international airport on Bali on Tuesday, an official said, temporarily grounding all flights to the popular holiday island. ... more		Indonesian forest fires, haze force Mount Merapi closure With forest fires burning across Indonesia, officials decided to close Mount Merapi National Park. ... more		Canada's new leader to step out on world stage Justin Trudeau takes over as Canada's prime minister on Wednesday, striking out on the diplomatic stage with a fortnight of back-to-back summits leading up to the UN climate talks in Paris. ... more

	Some South China Sea fish 'close to extinction' Experts said Tuesday that some fish species are close to extinction in the South China Sea due to over-fishing fuelled by a growing appetite for seafood. ... more		After 5,000 years, Britian's Fortingall Yew is turning female After a few millennia as a male, the oldest tree in Britain is discovering life as a female. The top branches of Scotland's Fortingall Yew have begun sprouting berries. ... more

China's Shenzhou-20 astronauts return to Earth after delay

Blue Origin launches NASA Mars mission and nails booster landing

Race for first private space station heats up as NASA set to retire ISS

France, China agree on climate change checks		India's choked capital fails to collect new 'pollution toll'		Cyclone heads for Yemen after injuring 200 islanders		Brazil: Fire menacing isolated tribe is under control		Philippines' annual graveyard gatherings mix celebration with sadness
Divisive religious beliefs humanity's biggest challenge: Grayling		India's choked capital starts 'pollution toll' for trucks		China's 'leftover women' fight back: Fincher		Dark lives of China's 'black children'		Four castaways rescued off Mexico after month adrift

US finds wreckage believed to be missing freighter El Faro

Iraq PM declares emergency in areas hit by heavy rain

Half of Africa's vultures flying towards extinction: conservationists

China studio says US ad firm helped with psychedelic propaganda video

South Sudan soldiers poach elephants in DR Congo

Fiji leader says Pacific 'doomed' if climate talks fail

Iraq combats cholera with massive vaccination campaign

Rare Sumatran rhino 'Hope' arrives in Indonesia to mate

Hong Kong student leader Wong faces trial over democracy rally

NASA finds mass gains of Antarctic Ice Sheet greater than losses

Oman, Yemen warn coastal areas as severe cyclone approaches

Two's a crowd for many Chinese after policy change

CWRU biologists find keys to driving a cockroach

How TIMED Flies: Unexpected Trends in Carbon Data

NASA's GRACE satellites evaluate drought in southeast Brazil

Pro-whaling Japanese demonstrate against conservationists

Brazil, land of water, goes thirsty

For climate talks, Paris site must be greener than green

Japan's lofty 'hydrogen society' vision hampered by cost

Renewables key in race against climate change clock

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