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July 20, 2016

Europe's workhorse Sentinel ready for action
Paris (ESA) Jul 19, 2016
Getting the bigger picture on the health of our planet drew another step closer as Europe's Sentinel-3A satellite was handed over to Eumetsat for operations. Since it was launched in February, the satellite and its instruments have been meticulously fine-tuned to make sure that everything is fit and ready for the task in hand: to systematically map Earth's surface for a myriad of services related to both the oceans and land. ESA's Bruno Berruti has been responsible for taking Sentinel-3A fro ... read more

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				Massive sewage spill forces closure of Los Angeles beaches Several beaches in the Los Angeles area were shut down on Tuesday after nearly 2.5 million gallons (9.5 million liters) of sewage spilled out from a ruptured line, officials said. ... more		World's greatest concentration of unique mammal species is on Philippine island Where is the world's greatest concentration of unique species of mammals? A team of American and Filipino authors have concluded that it is Luzon Island, in the Philippines. Their 15-year proj ... more

Transition from Operations to Decommissioning by Preparing a Safe, Cost-Effective Shut Down and Waste Management Strategy

The success of the plant-eating dinosaurs There has been a long debate about why dinosaurs were so successful. Say dinosaur, and most people think of the great flesh-eaters such as Tyrannosaurus rex, but the most successful dinosaurs were o ... more		The pains and strains of a continental breakup Every now and then in Earth's history, a pair of continents draws close enough to form one. There comes a time, however, when they must inevitably part ways. Now scientists at Australia's Eart ... 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		Armed group kills 17 soldiers at Mali base: ministry Seventeen soldiers were killed and 35 wounded in central Mali Tuesday in an assault on their base that authorities called a "coordinated terrorist attack". ... more
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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.

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

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Chinese liberal magazine in limbo after forced reshuffle An influential Chinese magazine which challenged official accounts of Communist history has suspended publication after its chief editor was purged in a battle for control, staff confirmed Tuesday. ... more		Taiwan bus inferno kills 26, mainly China tourists A fire ripped through a bus carrying tourists from China in Taiwan Tuesday, killing all 26 on board in the worst road accident to hit mainland visitors since a holiday boom to the island. ... more		Queen's researcher examines the evolution of flight Research by post-doctoral fellow Alexander Dececchi challenges long-held hypotheses about how flight first developed in birds. Furthermore, his findings raise the question of why certain species dev ... more		Early HIV vaccine results lead to major trial: researchers Promising results from an early safety trial with a potential HIV vaccine have paved the way for a major new study, researchers announced at the International AIDS Conference in Durban on Tuesday. ... more

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New Structures Could Keep Astronauts Fit During Long Missions

Aerospace modules completed for Artemis lunar crew mission

MIT researchers propose a new model for legible, modular software

New 'smart' thread collects diagnostic data from human tissue		Researchers create means to monitor anthropogenic global warming in real time		Scientists sequence genome of 6,000-year-old barley		Compound from rare fungus reduces resistance to antibiotics		Ocean warming to blame for Antarctic Peninsula glacier retreat
Amphibians may carry, spread infectious diseases		AIDS summit opens with warnings that progress at risk		Record-breaking volcanic kettle on Iceland explored		Continental tug-of-war - until the rope snaps		Gas sensors 'see' through soil to analyze microbial interactions

Genomes from Zagros mountains reveal different Neolithic ancestry

How plants can grow on salt-affected soils

Ecologists identify potential new sources of Ebola and other filoviruses

Better understanding post-earthquake fault movement

Zika epidemic should fizzle out within 3 yrs: study

Scientists find evidence for climate change in satellite cloud record

New dinosaur had 'T. rex arms' that evolved independently

Floods kill 9 in Sudan's Darfur

Study reveals origins of the turtle shell

Bashir reshuffles senior Sudanese military officials: army

DRCongo to scrap illegal China logging contracts

Biodiversity plunges below 'safe' levels: study

Bacteria work together to avoid the pitfalls of aging

Scared out of its skin, ancient insect escaped sticky doom

Tropical storm kills 69 in China

Quest to end AIDS epidemic at risk: UN

Long-whiskered tree mice lead Philippines biodiversity claim

Researchers build trenches to curb nitrogen runoff, algae growth

WSU researchers determine key improvement for fuel cells

The birth of quantum holography

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