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Finding new and effective ways to create alcohols and esters is a constant target in chemistry, as these substances are important industrial compounds and feedstocks - the raw materials from which many industrial processes start. Alcohols have numerous medical and industrial applications, such as drugs and antifreeze. Esters, a class of organic compounds, are utilized by the food and cosmetics industries to add specific flavours to food or perfumes. The processes to create alcohols and esters have ... read more

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				China has 'no historic rights' in South China Sea: tribunal China has no legal basis to claim "historic rights" to islands in the South China Sea and has violated Manila's sovereign rights, an international tribunal ruled on Tuesday, in a bitter dispute that risks stoking further tensions in Southeast Asia. ... more		Researchers reveal first sightings of rare whales off New Zealand coast For the first time in New Zealand waters an extremely rare grouping of Shepherd's Beaked Whales has been spotted from a University of Otago research vessel off the coast of the city of Dunedin in th ... more

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At the insect singles bar, cicadas provide the soundtrack Summer days resonate with the sound of cicadas trying to make a love connection. But like a lot of singles, male cicadas don't always attract the kind of mates they're hoping for. Cicada calls ... more		Recreating ancient vertebrate's first step on dry land Could a tail have allowed ancient vertebrates to make the transition from water to land? Reporting in Science today, researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Cle ... 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		Monitoring Air Quality Air quality is a global issue. Currents of air waft gaseous and particulate pollutants from region to region, country to country, and even continent to continent. Emissions from human activities, su ... more
				How plants sense electric fields The cells of plants, animals and humans all use electrical signals to communicate with each other. Nerve cells use them to activated muscles. But leaves, too, send electrical signals to other parts ... more		Beavers may restore imperiled streams, fish populations Utah State University scientists report a watershed-scale experiment in highly degraded streams within Oregon's John Day Basin demonstrates building beaver dam analogs allows beavers to increase the ... more

2nd Integrated Air and Missile Defense - Securing the Complex Air Domain: Requirements for Sustainable, Global, and Reliable Solutions to Next Generation Air & Missile Threats - 28-30 September, 2016 | Washington D.C.

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Scientists simulate tiny bacteria-powered 'windfarm' A team of scientists from Oxford University has shown how the natural movement of bacteria could be harnessed to assemble and power microscopic 'windfarms' - or other man-made micromachines such as ... more		NASA's Field Campaign Investigates Arctic North American Ecosystems Sampling charred soils in Saskatchewan, outfitting robins with GPS backpacks in Alberta, and measuring the growth rates of trees in northern Alaska - scientists with a decade-long NASA project are i ... 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		After decades of clean up attempts, world's lakes still suffer from phosphorus pollution Leading scientists warn: Phosphorus pollution is a major concern. We need to speed up recovery treatments of lakes - or accept poor freshwater quality. In a series of studies published in a special ... more
Mexico to plant 18 million trees against pollution Authorities will plant 18 million trees in Mexico City and its surrounding suburbs as part of efforts to combat air pollution, the government said Monday. ... more		Tibet 'consensus' slammed by rights group A rights group on Tuesday slammed foreign representatives for attending a Chinese government-organised forum in Tibet that claimed international support for a "Lhasa Consensus" on economic development in the mainly Buddhist region. ... more		Rare Indian rhinos face growing threat from poachers As night falls over the lush plains of India's Kaziranga national park, a small group of lightly armed forest guards sets out on foot to protect the world's largest population of one-horned rhinos. ... more		Hong Kong tycoon Kwok freed on bail Hong Kong property tycoon Thomas Kwok was granted bail Tuesday, clearing the path to appeal his graft conviction over a high-profile cash for favours scandal. ... more

	Natural catastrophe losses up sharply in first half 2016: Munich Re Financial losses from natural catastrophes surged strongly in the first six months of this year, driven by powerful earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador, storms in Europe and the US, and forest fires in Canada, German reinsurer Munich Re said on Tuesday. ... more		Beetle named Xi is a pest, say China censors Chinese censors have stepped in to crush underfoot talk of a newfound beetle species named after President Xi Jinping, reports said Tuesday - to the dismay of its loyal discoverer. ... more

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IWC demands action on rare New Zealand dolphin

Australian mangrove die-off blamed on climate change

EU limits glyphosate use during 18-month extension

Strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Ecuador: USGS

Study: Dinosuars may have been cooers and mumblers, not roarers

ChemChina extends $43 bn offer for agri-giant Syngenta

Scientists outline stategy for AIDS cure

Understanding tsunamis with EM fields

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'The Blob' overshadows El Nino

Archaeology suggests no direct link between climate change and early human innovation

New study upends a theory of how Earth's mantle flows

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Agroforestry helps farmers branch out

Robot helps study how first land animals moved 360 million years ago

What really killed the dinosaurs

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