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Three Vietnam men survive 40 hours at sea after typhoon
Typhoon Fung-wong floods Philippine towns, leaves 5 dead in its wake Typhoon Fung-wong leaves flooded Philippine towns in its wake Typhoon exposes centuries-old shipwreck off Vietnam port Weakening Typhoon Fung-wong exits Philippines after displacing 1.4 million Super Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall in Philippines Over 1 million evacuate as deadly Super Typhoon Fung-wong nears Philippines Dam reservoir levels drop below 3% in Iran's second city: media Philippines evacuates one million, woman dead as super typhoon nears Japan observes tiny tsunami following 6.7 magnitude quake |
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  Beijing (AFP) Jan 18, 2017 China is suspending local meteorological bureaus from issuing smog alerts, media reported Wednesday, raising suspicions the government is attempting to suppress information about the country's air pollution as public anger over the issue grows. China's Meteorological Administration notified local bureaus Tuesday to "immediately stop issuing smog alerts", according to a photo of a notice posted on China's Twitter-like social media platform Weibo. Instead, the local departments can issue alerts fo ... read more |
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SAGE III to Provide Highly Accurate Measurements of Atmospheric GasesThe International Space Station (ISS) will soon get an important tool to investigate the Earth's upper atmosphere capable of conducting highly accurate measurements of aerosols and gaseous constitue ... more 
Study tracks 'memory' of soil moistureThe top 2 inches of topsoil on all of Earth's landmasses contains an infinitesimal fraction of the planet's water - less than one-thousandth of a percent. Yet because of its position at the interfac ... more  
Climate policies alone will not save Earth's most diverse tropical forestsA focus on policies to conserve tropical forests for their carbon storage value may imperil some of the world's most biologically rich tropical forests, says new research. Many countries have climat ... more 
exactEarth reports initial launch for its second generation real-time constellationexactEarth Ltd. reports the successful launch of four hosted payloads for its next generation constellation, exactView RT powered by Harris. Launched aboard an Iridium NEXT satellite on SpaceX ... more |
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Myanmar's 'smiling' Irrawaddy dolphins on brink of extinctionTears fill Maung Lay's eyes as he describes losing the dolphin he knew since his childhood, the latest casualty of a battle against pollution and electrofishing that may see the species disappear in Myanmar. ... more 
HSBC funding Indonesian forest destruction: GreenpeaceGreenpeace on Tuesday accused banking giant HSBC of helping to arrange billions of dollars in financing for companies whose palm oil operations have been blamed for destroying vast swathes of Indonesian rainforest. ... more  
Fossils found reveal unseen 'footprint' makerFossils found in Morocco from the long-extinct group of sea creatures called trilobites, including rarely seen soft-body parts, may be previously unseen animals that left distinctive fossil 'footpri ... more 
Air pollution and lack of physical activity pose competing threats to children in ChinaChildren and adolescents in mainland China are facing two serious and conflicting public health threats: ongoing exposure to air pollution and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle with little regular ... more  
Bay Area methane emissions may be double what we thoughtEmissions of methane - a potent climate-warming gas - may be roughly twice as high as officially estimated for the San Francisco Bay Area. Most of the emissions come from biological sources, such as ... more |
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Robert Chow: Hong Kong's pro-Beijing firebrandHong Kong is home to a host of democracy activists angering China but one rabble-rouser - a silver-haired former radio host - has been embraced by Beijing for targeting supporters of a split from the mainland. ... more  
I.Coast soldier killed as mutiny protests returnA mutinous soldier was killed in Ivory Coast's administrative capital Tuesday, as fresh trouble erupted in several cities after troops took to the streets, firing shots in the air and terrifying residents. ... more |
   Thousands of Japanese evacuees from Fukushima should keep getting free housing, supporters said Tuesday, as the local government readies to yank support offered after the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.
Some 27,000 so-called voluntary evacuees - people who chose to leave their homes in the region after the 2011 accident due to safety concerns - are set to lose the six-year-old hou ... more Brazil calls up army to quell prison violence Nepal sacks quake reconstruction chief Memory of lost Cyprus home haunts three generations |
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Researchers at the University of Bath suggest developments in 3D printing techniques could open the door to the advancement of membrane capabilities. This work is part of the University's Centre for Advanced Separations Engineering (CASE) and is the first time the properties of different 3D printing techniques available to membrane fabrication have been assessed.
Membranes are a semi-perme ... more China develops world's brightest VUV free electron laser research facility Manchester scientists tie the tightest knot ever achieved China to develop prototype super, super computer in 2017 |
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As global fish stocks continue sinking to alarmingly low levels, a joint study by marine fisheries experts from within and outside of China concluded that the country's most recent fisheries conservation plan can achieve a true paradigm shift in marine fisheries management - but only if the Chinese government embraces major institutional reform.
The researchers, led by Stanford University' ... more Sparton Corporation, Ultra Electronics to produce sonobuoys Affordable water in the US: A burgeoning crisis Profitable coral reef fisheries require light fishing |
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  A British research station on an ice shelf in Antarctica is being relocated and shut down over the winter because of fears it could float off on an iceberg, the British Antarctic Survey said on Monday.
Sixteen people who were due to stay during the Antarctic winter between March and November will now be moved out, the BAS said in a statement.
The Halley VI station, which is made up of ei ... more Arctic shrews, parasites indicate climate change effect on ecosystems Climate change shows in shrinking Antarctic snows French satellite spots Antarctic caravan |
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Wolffia globosa, a tiny, rootless duckweed, or water lens, apparently has what it takes to achieve great things.
Researchers at the University of Jena (Germany), together with colleagues in India and Germany, have investigated the potential of various duckweeds as a human food source. The results, which are very promising, have been published under the title 'Nutritional value of duckweeds ... more Can the 'greening' be greener? Europe urged to expand pesticide ban for bees' sake Pressures from grazers hastens ecosystem collapse from drought |
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Copper is an essential element of our society with main uses in the field of electricity and electronics. About 70% of the copper comes from deposits formed several million years ago during events of magma degassing within the Earth's crust just above subduction zones.
Despite similar ore forming processes, the size of these deposits can vary orders of magnitude from one place to another, ... more Villagers evacuated as Britain faces severe flood warnings New magma modeling aids search for copper Rain slackens across Thailand's flood-hit south |
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  A mutinous soldier was killed in Ivory Coast's administrative capital Tuesday, as fresh trouble erupted in several cities after troops took to the streets, firing shots in the air and terrifying residents.
The soldier's death in Yamoussoukro was the first since a mutiny over pay erupted in the second city Bouake on January 5, stoking security fears in the world's top cocoa producer.
Init ... more Uganda military denies Congolese rebels left camp Ivory Coast government and rebel troops reach deal Congolese M23 rebels cross over from Uganda, 'clash with army' |
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According to new research out of Brown University, fast and slow talkers deliver information at the same rate.
An analysis of 2,400 annotated telephone conversations and 40 interviews - comprising the speech patterns of 398 people - showed faster talkers dilute important information with unnecessary verbiage.
Researchers measured the rate of information delivered by all speaker ... more Research sheds new light on high-altitude settlement in Tibet Baboons produce vocalizations comparable to vowels A research framework for tracing human migration events after 'out of Africa' origins |
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  More than 100 of Britain's top climate scientists on Monday urged Prime Minister Theresa May to press US President-elect Donald Trump to safeguard government-led research on global warming.
"We stand ready to support and assist our counterparts in the United States... in resisting any political attempts to prevent, hamper or interfere with vital research on climate change," they wrote in an ... more Drought may add famine to Somalia's humanitarian woes On climate, top diplomat nominee says US must stay engaged Obama again defends climate deal |
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Some of us may be easing ourselves gently into the New Year, but for the team readying Sentinel-2B for liftoff on 7 March it's full steam ahead. On 5 January, the satellite was shipped from ESA's site in the Netherlands - where it had been undergoing testing since June - and arrived safe and sound in French Guiana the following day.
The Sentinel-2 mission is designed as two satellites work ... more China receives imagery from high-resolution remote sensing satellites Study tracks 'memory' of soil moisture SAGE III to Provide Highly Accurate Measurements of Atmospheric Gases |
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Fossils found in Morocco from the long-extinct group of sea creatures called trilobites, including rarely seen soft-body parts, may be previously unseen animals that left distinctive fossil 'footprints' around the ancient supercontinent Gondwana.
The trilobites were a very common group of marine animals during the 300 million years of the Palaeozoic Era with hard, calcified, external armou ... more Proto India was by not as isolated as we thought Paleontologists classify mysterious ancient cone-shaped sea creatures 280 million-year-old fossil reveals origins of chimaeroid fishes |
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  Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Infrastructure on Monday moved a step closer to a more than Aus$7 billion (US$5.2 billion) takeover of Australian energy group Duet after a recommendation from the energy group's board.
In December, the Hong Kong billionaire put in an unsolicited and conditional offer of $Aus3 per share for Duet.
Following a review of the offer, the Duet board said it had agreed ... more China to build $1.5 billion power line across Pakistan MIT Energy Initiative report provides guidance for evolving electric power sector Toward energy solutions for northern regions |
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Just when lighting aficionados were in a dark place, LEDs came to the rescue. Over the past decade, LED technologies - short for light-emitting diode - have swept the lighting industry by offering features such as durability, efficiency and long life.
Now, Princeton engineering researchers have illuminated another path forward for LED technologies by refining the manufacturing of light sou ... more Nanoscale view of energy storage NREL pioneers better way to make renewable hydrogen UK-Led Hydrogen Fuel Project Promises to Provide Ultra-Clean Air in China |
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What can a beetle tell us about good design principles? Quite a lot, actually. Many insects and crustaceans possess hard, armor-like exoskeletons that, in theory, should weigh the creatures down. But, instead, the exoskeletons are surprisingly light - even allowing the armor-wearing insects, like the beetle, to fly.
Northwestern Engineering's Horacio D. Espinosa and his group are working t ... more Myanmar's 'smiling' Irrawaddy dolphins on brink of extinction Central Asia ready to be repopulated with tigers, new study says Pretty in pink: Some algae like it cold |
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  Hong Kong's tough former deputy leader Carrie Lam, widely seen as China's favourite in an upcoming election for the top post, pledged Monday to end the divided city's "heartache" as she announced her candidacy.
Lam was deputy to the unpopular current chief executive Leung Chun-ying until she resigned to contest the poll, but is a less disliked figure.
Leung is vilified by the city's pro ... more Robert Chow: Hong Kong's pro-Beijing firebrand Hong Kong activists declare 'war' after appeal bid snub Taiwan says gang links in protest against HK activists |
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Some of the Earth's ecosystems host a disproportionately high number of plant species, and infertile shrublands in warm semi-arid regions support 20 per cent of the world's plant species on five percent of the land surface. In particular, some shrublands in South-Western Australia are so species-rich that some botanists refer to them as "knee-high tropical rainforests."
How a large number ... more HSBC funding Indonesian forest destruction: Greenpeace Climate policies alone will not save Earth's most diverse tropical forests Microbes rule in 'knee-high tropical rainforests' |
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