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January 15, 2016

Satellite Data Help Australian Ranchers
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 14, 2016
When Russell Lethbridge walks his property in northern Australia - kicking-up clouds of dust that catch the sunlight as he assesses the grasses, shrubs and brush that fill the landscape with muted tones of green - he carries the legacy of five generations before him on his shoulders. "Werrington Station has been in our family for 117 years," Lethbridge said, "and each generation does its best to leave the property in a better condition than the one that came before it." Today, the Lethbridges main ... read more

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Human-made climate change suppresses the next ice age Humanity has become a geological force that is able to suppress the beginning of the next ice age, a study now published in the renowned scientific journal Nature shows. Cracking the code of glacial ... more		Study finds high melt rates on Antarctica's most stable ice shelf A new Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego-led study measured a melt rate that is 25 times higher than expected on one part of the Ross Ice Shelf. The study suggests that high, locali ... more		Northwest Atlantic Ocean may get warmer, sooner A new study by NOAA researchers suggests future warming of ocean waters off the Northeastern U.S. may be greater and occur at an even faster rate than previously projected. Their findings, bas ... more
				First evidence for independent working memory systems in animals A new study from Indiana University could help ensure the hundreds of millions of dollars spent each year to develop potential treatments for Alzheimer's disease aren't wasted on targeting the wrong ... more		Fewer than 1 in 25 Seattleites can really eat locally How many of Seattle's residents could live off food grown in their city? If abundant P-Patches and backyard gardens teeming with kale come to mind, you're like many residents who assume urban ... more

What snapping shrimp sound patterns may tell us about reef ecosystems If you put a microphone underwater near the oyster reef in North Carolina's Pamlico Sound, you can hear it: a crisp, crackling noise that sounds like someone just dumped a ton of Rice Krispies into ... more		The Science of Winter Snow - that icon of winter - blankets the land with a beautiful silence. Love it or hate it, we all depend on snow. Our year-round water supply largely comes from snowmelt. But we're not the only on ... 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		GPS vultures swoop down on illegal dumps in Peru The lowly vulture is a dirty scavenger to many, but Peruvian environmental authorities have recast the birds as superheroes and outfitted them with high-tech gear in a bid to crack down on illegal garbage dumps. ... more
				Nano-shells deliver molecules that tell bone to repair itself Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a polymer sphere that delivers a molecule to bone wounds that tells cells already at the injury site to repair the damage. Using the pol ... more		Fish can benefit from restoring and protecting streamside meadows Rising temperatures can create stressful and possibly lethal stream habitat for native trout. To help understand the interactive effects of climate warming and livestock grazing on water temperature ... more

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Fires burning in Africa and Asia cause high ozone in tropical Pacific As decision makers from around the world congregated in Paris to prepare a global climate agreement at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), many discussions focused on how to reduce greenhous ... more		Chimp friendships are based on trust It almost goes without saying that trust is a defining element of genuine human friendship. Now, a report in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on January 14 suggests that the same holds true am ... 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		Evidence of large volcanic activity in the Caribbean uncovered Scientists from the University of Southampton have uncovered evidence of a previously unknown large volcanic eruption in the Caribbean Sea. By studying ash layers, known as tephras, in marine sedime ... more
Charting the growth of 1 of the world's oldest babies The discovery of a juvenile Chasmosaurus--one of the rarest dinosaur discoveries--made Charting the growth of 1 of the world's oldest babiess around the world in late 2013: Professor Philip Currie f ... more		Brazilian police charge companies in mine waste spill Police in Brazil said Thursday they have brought criminal charges against two mining companies and seven executives over a mine waste spill that buried a village and killed 17 people. ... more		Romania village wins protected status, blocking Canada mine plans A Romanian village where a Canadian firm is planning a controversial open-cast goldmine has been declared a site of historical interest, granting it protection from mining activity, the culture ministry said Thursday. ... more		Rare January hurricane forms in the Atlantic: forecasters Hurricane Alex formed in the Atlantic near the Azores Thursday, becoming the first in January in nearly 80 years, US forecasters said. ... more

	Chemicals threaten Europe's killer whales with extinction Killer whales in European waters face extinction due to outlawed but long-lived pollutants that also threaten several species of dolphins, according a study released Thursday. ... more		India's smog-choked capital ends car ban trial New Delhi wrapped up Friday a controversial trial of driving restrictions that took about a million cars off its roads, with arguments still raging about whether it is the right approach to cutting smog in the world's most polluted capital. ... 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

Satellites find sustainable energy in cities		Ice sheets may be hiding vast reservoirs of powerful greenhouse gas		Experimental immunotherapy zaps 2 most lethal Ebola virus strains		De-mystifying the study of volatile organic plant compounds		Lockheed Martin Team Delivers Second Lightning Tracker for NOAA Weather Satellite
Brain monitoring takes a leap out of the lab		Plant growth tech may alleviate climate change and food shortage		Residents fear for health in car-clogged Albanian capital		Research suggests morality can survive without religion		MH370 search finds new shipwreck, but no plane

Niger holds 13 over failed December coup

HK leader Leung heckled over missing publishers

West Africa counts economic cost as Ebola outbreak ends

Hong Kong to ban ivory trade: leader

China charges two more rights lawyers in crackdown: attorney

Swede held on state security allegations: Beijing

China's imports from Africa plummet in 2015: officials

Mountains west of Boulder continue to lose ice as climate warms

Giant icebergs play key role in removing CO2 from the atmosphere

Clouds, like blankets, trap heat and are melting the Greenland Ice Sheet

Greenland ice sheet melts more when it's cloudy

Future Grains

Ocean current in Gulf of Mexico linked to red tide

Evidence aids tsunami hazard assessments from Alaska to Hawaii

Northern methane has a watery source

Pinning down the ticking of the neural clock

Tough times for the tree of life on coral reefs

Grazing towards sustainability

Researchers work on lowering greenhouse gas emissions from poultry houses

Companies mostly dump their coal ash in poor, minority communities

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