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December 15, 2016

'Fear is palpable' among US climate scientists over Trump moves
Miami (AFP) Dec 15, 2016
Climate scientists tend to be a hardy bunch, accustomed to hate mail, vicious online attacks, lawmakers who deny that global warming is real, and for some, even death threats. But their mood darkened in recent days as President-elect Donald Trump tapped a series of climate change deniers and fossil fuel supporters for key posts in his administration. That gloom turned to panic when Trump's transition team sought the names of Department of Energy scientists who have worked on climate programs, r ... read more

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				Mexico's energy reform calls for new water policy As the Mexican government oversees the implementation of the country's energy reform, it must consider how best to prioritize water use in accordance with the law and allocate supplies thoughtfully, ... more		Switchgrass may be a good option for farmers who have lost fertile topsoil The loss of fertile topsoil from agricultural fields is an economic problem for modern farmers. When runoff water washes topsoil from agricultural fields in areas with claypan soils under the topsoi ... more

Scientists examine 'perfect storms' fueling vast tropical biodiversity Biodiversity on earth is greatest in the tropics with the number and variety of species gradually diminishing toward the poles. Understanding exactly what shapes this pattern, known as the latitudin ... more		Warmer temps may not affect carbon stored deep in northern peatlands Deep stores of carbon in northern peatlands may be safe from rising temperatures, according to a team of researchers from several U.S.-based institutions. And that is good news for now, the research ... more		New AI process boosts material property analysis through machine learning Chemical insights enable plastics to bond metals without adhesives Leading quantum at an inflection point		How does water melt? Layer by layer We all know that water melts at 0C. However, already 150 years ago the famous physicist Michael Faraday discovered that at the surface of frozen ice, well below 0C, a thin film of liquid-like water ... more
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Develop commercial strategies for the global deployment of SMRs and Advanced Reactors

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Water: Finding the normal within the weird Water has many unusual properties, such as its solid form, ice, being able to float in liquid water, and they get weirder below its freezing point. Supercooled water - below freezing but still a liq ... more		Evangelicals are more skeptical of evolution than of climate change Evangelicals are more skeptical of evolution than of climate change, according to new research from Rice University. "Examining Links Between Religion, Evolution Views and Climate-Change Skepticism" ... more		Kelp beats the heat In early 2014, when a large-scale marine heat wave in the Pacific Ocean produced temperature anomalies greater than anything seen since recordkeeping began in the early 1900s, marine scientists saw ... more		Researchers create new way to trap dangerous gases A team of researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas has developed a novel method for trapping potentially harmful gases within microscopic organo-metallic structures. These metal organic fram ... more

	Global warming is melting mountain glaciers: study Global warming is responsible for the melting of mountain glaciers around the world in the last century, scientists said Monday. ... more		Tehran traffic 'unbearable', says police chief The transport police chief in Iran's capital added his voice on Tuesday to criticism about the city's interminable traffic jams, the bane of almost every Tehrani's existence. ... more

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Surging methane emissions imperil climate goals

Mammals packed a powerful bite during age of dinosaurs

Cow gene study shows why most clones fail

Fishery bycatch rapidly driving Mexico's vaquita to extinction

New studies take a second look at coral bleaching culprit

2016 see mixed results for ocean health

Mobile money lifts Kenyan households out of poverty

Soil pHertility mapped across the world

A fish adapts quickly to lethal levels of pollution

Will Earth still exist 5 billion years from now

Climate change likely caused deadly 2016 avalanche in Tibet

Uncertainties related to climate engineering limit its use in curbing climate change

Two die as cyclone hits coastal India

Hong Kong finance chief resigns, tipped for leadership race

Promising no censorship, social network Gab draws 'alt-right'

Smallpox, once thought an ancient disease, may have emerged in more recent times

Macaques have the anatomy, not the brain, for human speech

Trump sits down with tech execs, including critics

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