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July 05, 2016

Experts call for satellite tech to be used in Africa's anti-poaching efforts
Nairobi, Kenya XNA) Jul 03, 2016
Satellite technologies for the monitoring of wildlife movements and protection of biodiversity management are the solution to the conservation efforts in Africa, an expert said on Monday. Dr. Jake Wall, a Geospatial Adviser with the Save the Elephants, noted that the technology is capable of enabling conservationists in saving wildlife and other natural resources from exploitation. "It is upon the governments to adopt the technology through the collaboration with the technology developers," ... read more

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New study compares transportation energy efficiency of local and conventional food Two researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture find that farmers located closer to city centers seem to have a locational advantage in transportation over their long distanc ... more		The Smithsonian celebrates the Panama Canal expansion The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) celebrated with Panama the completion of the Panama Canal expansion project on June 26, 2016. The $5.6 billion engineering effort allows ships with ... more		Vision through the clouds Fog, blizzards, gusts of wind - poor weather can often make the operation of rescue helicopters a highly risky business, and sometimes even impossible. A new helmet-mounted display, developed by res ... more
				Previously unknown global ecological disaster discovered There have been several mass extinctions in the history of the earth. One of the largest known disasters occurred around 252 million years ago at the boundary between the Permian and the Triassic. A ... more		Climate change is affecting North American fish Climate change is already affecting inland fish across North America - including some fish that are popular with anglers. Scientists are seeing a variety of changes in how inland fish reproduce, gro ... more

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Drones to Keep Tabs on Light Pollution Astronomers at Nottingham Trent University have developed a light, low cost system, deployable on a drone, that could help everyone monitor and control light pollution. The team, led by undergraduat ... more		Hong Kong officials to visit Beijing for talks over bookseller A senior Hong Kong delegation will head to Beijing for talks following explosive revelations by a bookseller who said he was detained for eight months on the mainland, the city's leader said Monday. ... more		Collaborative Agreement to Advance Solar Arrays for Satellite Power Systems Diraq progresses to new stage in DARPA drive for practical quantum computers FSU physicists discover new state of matter in electrons, platform to study quantum phenomena		Tears, smoke and loss at site of deadly Baghdad blast A weeping Zainab Mustafa brought a photo of her husband to the still-smouldering site of a bloody bombing in Baghdad Sunday, seeking word of him and their two missing children. ... more
				Encounters between gators, humans on the rise in Florida At a small outdoor amphitheater in the Florida swamp, about 50 tourists gawk at the spectacle center stage: a man placing his head between the massive jaws of an alligator. ... more		Pacific Ocean radiation back near normal after Fukushima: study Radiation levels across the Pacific Ocean are rapidly returning to normal five years after a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant spewed gases and liquids into the sea, a study showed Monday. ... more

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Flash floods kill 43 in northern Pakistan: officials Overnight flash floods killed at least 43 people in northern Pakistan, the majority in a remote village that did not receive an evacuation warning before the waters hit washing away most of the settlement, officials said Sunday. ... more		Aide to former Chinese president Hu Jintao jailed for life: media An ex-aide of former Chinese president Hu Jintao has been jailed for life for corruption, illegally obtaining state secrets and abuse of power, official media reported Monday. ... more		Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack Russia offers US nuclear talks in bid to ease tensions US-China tensions weigh on Lisbon's Web Summit		China passes law to 'regulate' wild animal products China has passed a new wild animal protection law banning the sale of food from endangered species, but allowing other products to be made from them, state media said, amid controversy over its wildlife policies. ... more
Chemists unveil cheaper, more efficient carbon capture technology A team of scientists in England have found a better way to capture carbon from power plant emissions. ... more		Climate study finds human fingerprint in Northern Hemisphere greening A multinational team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory Climate Change Science Institute has found the first positive correlation between human activity and enhanced veg ... more		Study finds that plant growth responses to high carbon dioxide depend on symbiotic fungi Research by an international team of environmental scientists from the United Kingdom, Belgium and United States, including Indiana University, has found that plants that associate with one type of ... more		Conservation key to curbing emissions from palm oil agriculture in Africa As oil palm production expands from Southeast Asia into Central Africa, a new Duke University-led study warns that converting Africa's tropical forests into monoculture palm plantations will cause a ... more

	What does the sperm whale say When a team of researchers began listening in on seven sperm whales in the waters off the Azores, they discovered that the whales' characteristic tapping sounds serve as a form of individual communi ... more		New farming strategies can help prevent soil runoff while maintaining high crop yields Soil and nutrient loss and runoff from agricultural fields are major problems environmentally and economically in the U.S. and globally. After heavy spring rains, soil and water runoff containing fe ... more

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