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November 20, 2015

Inconvenient truth: China implacable ahead of Paris climate talks
Beijing (AFP) Nov 19, 2015
China will not improve on its pledges to control emissions, the country's top climate negotiator said on Thursday ahead of key UN climate change talks in Paris. The world's largest polluter also chastised developed countries, with Xie Zhenhua - a vice minister at China's top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission - saying they have not done enough to combat rising temperatures. According to the UN framework convention on climate change and the Kyoto Protocol, develope ... read more

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China landslide deaths rise to 38 The death toll from a landslide triggered by flooding in China rose to 38 Thursday, with no more missing, officials and state-run media said. ... more		'Frozen Ark' collects animal DNA in face of mass extinction A British-led project called "Frozen Ark" is preserving the DNA of endangered species before they disappear as the Earth undergoes what scientists are calling the sixth mass extinction. ... more		FDA okays GM salmon for sale in the United States On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a bid to sell genetically modified salmon in the United States. The company AquaBounty has sought FDA approval for their salmon products for the last 20 years. ... more
				U.S., U.K. help build West African partners' anti-piracy capabilities U.S. Marines and U.K. Royal Marine Commandos completed their training of West African partner nations in anti-piracy capabilities. ... more		Going native - for the soil Prairie gardens offer Midwestern suburban dwellers an alternative option to the traditional grass lawn. Their combination of native grasses, like tall and wispy bluestem and sideoats, and forbs, suc ... more

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Scientists fill in the gaps of human hunter-gatherer history An international team led by scientists in Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and Cambridge University, has, for the first time, sequenced ancient genomes from the Late Upper Palaeoli ... more		Earth's climate more sensitive to CO2 than previously thought Ancient climates on Earth may have been more sensitive to carbon dioxide than was previously thought, according to new research from Binghamton University. A team of Binghamton University researcher ... 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		Researchers sequence genomes of parasite that is actually a 'micro jellyfish' It's a shocking discovery that may redefine how scientists interpret what it means to be an animal. This week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the University of ... more
				Ancient mass extinction led to dominance of tiny fish When times are good, it pays to be the big fish in the sea; in the aftermath of disaster, however, smaller is better. According to new research led by the University of Pennsylvania's Lauren Sallan, ... more		Shocking new way to get the salt out As the availability of clean, potable water becomes an increasingly urgent issue in many parts of the world, researchers are searching for new ways to treat salty, brackish or contaminated water to ... more

Study is first to map Earth's hidden groundwater Groundwater: it's one of the planet's most exploited, most precious natural resources. It ranges in age from months to millions of years old. Around the world, there's increasing demand to know how ... more		Study finds High Plains Aquifer peak use by state, overall usage decline A new Kansas State University study finds that the over-tapping of the High Plains Aquifer's groundwater beyond the aquifer's recharge rate peaked in 2006. Its use is projected to decrease by roughl ... 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		La Nina is not helping Hawai'i's rainfall and groundwater Historically when El Nino events occur, Hawai'i has experienced nearly six months of drought, from November to April. Conversely, during La Nina events rainfall has been greater than normal - buildi ... more
High yield crops a step closer in light of photosynthesis discovery Crops with improved yields could more easily become a reality, thanks to a development by scientists. Researchers studying a biological process that enables tiny green algae to grow efficiently have ... more		Brazil cut C02 emissions through less deforestation: NGO Brazil cut carbon emissions slightly last year, thanks mainly to a drop in deforestation which offset rises from the farming, energy and industrial sectors, said a report released Thursday. ... more		New superbug resistant to last-line antibiotics: study Scientists warned Thursday of the "epidemic potential" of deadly and fast-spreading bacteria resistant to last-line antibiotics. ... more		Obama enlists unlikely ally to safeguard climate deal Fearing a nascent global climate accord could be strangled at birth by sceptical US Republicans, President Barack Obama is wooing an unlikely ally - big business. ... more

	Climate change could slash polar bear numbers by 2050 Polar bears could see their numbers dwindle by nearly a third by mid-century, a top conservation body said Thursday, warning climate change poses the greatest threat to the king of the Arctic. ... more		Australia blocks sale of huge cattle estate to foreigners Australia on Thursday blocked the sale of one of the world's largest cattle estates to foreign entities, ruling it was not in the national interest with part of the holdings in a weapons testing area. ... 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

Reeling from attacks, France bans Paris climate rallies		China says making 'enormous efforts' against torture		Cuba, U.S. sign first environmental accord since diplomatic thaw		Australian court fines Japanese firm over whale kills		Mountains may depart, says Tibetan filmmaker
Loss of diversity near melting coastal glaciers		Chinese emissions to rise despite coal peak		Declining snowpacks may cut many nations' water		Sea ice plays a pivotal role in the Arctic methane cycle		A 'blood rain' infiltrates villages of Spain

Sharks' hunting ability destroyed under climate change

Isle of Skye fossil makes three species one

Houston region could be better protected from impact of hurricanes

Carbon accumulation by US forests may slow over the next 25 years

Pharmaceuticals and other contaminants of emerging concern

6.8-magnitude quake hits off Solomon Islands: USGS

Australian bushfires leave four dead in 'day from hell'

Saudi flooding dath toll hits eight

Corruption hampered troops fighting Boko Haram: Nigeria's Buhari

Drug shields infants from HIV in breastmilk: study

CCNY researchers open 'Golden Window' in deep brain imaging

Winter isolation ends at Concordia

Titan takes on the big one

Nanopores could take the salt out of seawater

Idea of slow climate change in the Earth's past misleading

How did plate tectonics start on Earth

Japan court orders damages for French citizen over Fukushima evacuation

Emissions set to soar as love of steak takes off in Asia

Deaths, flight delays as heavy rains hit Saudi

Computers uncover mechanism that stabilizes plasma within tokamaks

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