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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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  Seattle WA (SPX) Jan 18, 2017 Conditions suitable to support complex life may have developed in Earth's oceans - and then faded - more than a billion years before life truly took hold, a new University of Washington-led study has found. The findings, based on using the element selenium as a tool to measure oxygen in the distant past, may also benefit the search for signs of life beyond Earth. In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, lead author Michael Kipp, a UW doctoral student in Earth an ... read more |
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Inception of the last ice ageThe Eurasian ice sheet was the third largest ice mass during the Last Glacial Maximum some 22,000 years ago. Alongside the Antarctic and North American ice sheets it lowered the global sea level by ... more 
Tracking Antarctic adaptations in diatomsDiatoms are a common type of photosynthetic microorganism, found in many environments from marine to soil; in the oceans, they are responsible for more than a third of the global ocean carbon captur ... more  
Research shows driving factors behind changes between local and global carbon cyclesPioneering new research has provided a fascinating new insight in the quest to determine whether temperature or water availability is the most influential factor in determining the success of global ... more  
Trade-offs between economic growth and deforestationEconomic growth in poor countries increases along with deforestation rates, but the effect disappears in wealthier economies, according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports. ... more |
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China tells local meteorological bureaus to stop smog alertsChina 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. ... more  
Gambia army chief says troops will not fight interventionGambia's army chief said Wednesday he would not order his men to fight other African troops if they enter Gambian territory, speaking as Senegalese and other troops massed on his nation's borders. ... more  
Study forecasts balmier England, even hotter MumbaiNorthern Europe, Canada and Russia will enjoy balmier winters by century's end even as the average number of mild days per year declines worldwide, a climate study said Wednesday. ... more  
Death toll in botched Nigeria air strike soars to 70The death toll from a botched air strike on Boko Haram fighters in northeast Nigeria rose to 70 on Wednesday, as aid agencies indicated more people could die without urgent treatment. ... more  
Hong Kong leader slams independence movement in final speechHong Kong's unpopular pro-Beijing leader Leung Chun-ying faced protests Wednesday as he spoke out against the city's independence movement in his final policy address. ... more |
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Lightning kills six at Zimbabwe wakeLightning killed six people at a funeral wake in Zimbabwe as they sheltered under a tree to escape torrential rain, police said Wednesday. ... more 
Deep seafloor valleys found beneath West Antarctic glaciersNew analysis of gravity data, along with bed topography and ice thickness observations, has revealed the presence of large seafloor valleys hiding beneath the glaciers of West Antarctica. ... more |
  
The death toll from a botched air strike on Boko Haram fighters in northeast Nigeria rose to 70 on Wednesday, as aid agencies indicated more people could die without urgent treatment.
Nigeria called Tuesday's bombing of a camp for displaced people in Rann a mistake and blamed the "fog of war", sparking strong condemnation from aid agencies working in the crisis-hit region.
The Internatio ... more Fukushima 'voluntary' evacuees to lose housing support Brazil calls up army to quell prison violence Nepal sacks quake reconstruction chief |
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Diffraction-based analytical methods are widely used in laboratories, but they struggle to study samples that are smaller than a micrometer in size. Researchers from the Laboratoire de cristallographie et sciences des materiaux (CNRS/Ensicaen/Unicaen), the Laboratoire catalyse et spectrochimie (CNRS/Ensicaen/Unicaen), and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic have nevertheless been succe ... more China's quantum communication satellite delivered for use China to develop prototype super, super computer in 2017 Thales supplying Crowsnest radar system to Royal Navy |
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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 The global chain that produces your fish Bay Area methane emissions may be double what we thought Short-lived greenhouse gases cause centuries of sea-level rise |
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Diatoms are a common type of photosynthetic microorganism, found in many environments from marine to soil; in the oceans, they are responsible for more than a third of the global ocean carbon captured during photosynthesis. This leads to a significant amount of sequestered carbon ending up in the sediments at the bottom of the ocean.
In both freshwater and marine ecosystems, the base of th ... more Deep seafloor valleys found beneath West Antarctic glaciers Inception of the last ice age Ice cracks force shutdown of UK Antarctic station |
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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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Italy was hit by four earthquakes in four hours Wednesday, killing one and bringing terror to snowbound mountain areas still recovering from last year's series of deadly tremors.
The quakes, all measuring more than five magnitude, struck close to Amatrice, the mountain town devastated by an August earthquake that left nearly 300 people dead.
The body of one victim was found under the deb ... moreTriple-quake strikes reeling, snow-bound central Italy New magma modeling aids search for copper Modeling magma to find copper |
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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 Gambia army chief says troops will not fight interventionI.Coast rocked by protests as deadly army mutiny spreads |
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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 Study explores why male baboons become domestic abusers Baboons produce vocalizations comparable to vowels Research sheds new light on high-altitude settlement in Tibet |
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  A serious drought has left parts of Somalia at risk of famine and 320,000 children are already severely malnourished and in need of care, the UN humanitarian agency said Tuesday.
"The level of humanitarian suffering in this country triggered by projected conflict, seasonal shocks and disease outbreaks are typically hard to bear, but the impact of this drought represents a threat of a differe ... more Earth breaks heat record in 2016 for third year in a row Nothing to eat but cactus in Madagascar's hunger capital Trump environment pick admits to human impact on climate change |
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China will launch a satellite this year to gather electromagnetic data that may be used in monitoring and forecasting earthquakes.
According to China's earthquake administrative agencies on Tuesday, the satellite will be launched in the latter half of this year.
Movements of the Earth's crust generate electromagnetic radiation which can be observed from space.
By collecting dat ... more Sentinel-2B launch preparations off to a flying start China receives imagery from high-resolution remote sensing satellites Study tracks 'memory' of soil moisture |
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Conditions suitable to support complex life may have developed in Earth's oceans - and then faded - more than a billion years before life truly took hold, a new University of Washington-led study has found. The findings, based on using the element selenium as a tool to measure oxygen in the distant past, may also benefit the search for signs of life beyond Earth.
In a paper published in th ... more Fossils found reveal unseen 'footprint' maker Proto India was by not as isolated as we thought Paleontologists classify mysterious ancient cone-shaped sea creatures |
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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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Over a dozen leading European and Asian firms have teamed up to promote the use of hydrogen as a clean fuel and cut the production of harmful gasses that lead to global warming.
Convened on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, the first Hydrogen Council brought together 13 firms, among them top carmakers BMW, Daimler, Honda, Hyundai and Toyota as well as leading industrial gas companie ... more Self-assembling particles brighten future of LED lighting Nanoscale view of energy storage UK-Led Hydrogen Fuel Project Promises to Provide Ultra-Clean Air in China |
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A new study by University of Arizona biologists helps explain why different groups of animals differ dramatically in their number of species, and how this is related to differences in their body forms and ways of life.
For millennia, humans have marveled at the seemingly boundless variety and diversity of animals inhabiting the Earth. So far, biologists have described and catalogued about ... more Myanmar's 'smiling' Irrawaddy dolphins on brink of extinction Central Asia ready to be repopulated with tigers, new study says Deciphering the beetle exoskeleton with nanomechanics |
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  Hong 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.
Straight-talking and a seasoned media operator, Robert Chow is Hong Kong's most prominent pro-Beijing activist, best-known for orchestrating a public campaign against massive democra ... more Hong Kong leader slams independence movement in final speech Hong Kong activists declare 'war' after appeal bid snub Hong Kong leadership hopeful pledges to heal city's 'heartache' |
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  Greenpeace 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.
The environmental group said the British bank had broken its own guidelines which ban supporting palm oil companies involved in unsustainable practices as it was part of syndicate ... more Climate policies alone will not save Earth's most diverse tropical forests Trade-offs between economic growth and deforestation Microbes rule in 'knee-high tropical rainforests' |
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