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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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  University Park PA (SPX) Jan 17, 2017 A chemical that is thought to be safe and is, therefore, widely used on crops - such as almonds, wine grapes and tree fruits - to boost the performance of pesticides, makes honey bee larvae significantly more susceptible to a deadly virus, according to researchers at Penn State and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. "In the lab, we found that the commonly used organosilicone adjuvant, Sylgard 309, negatively impacts the health of honey bee larvae by increasing their susceptibility to a common bee ... read more |
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Survival of many of the world's nonhuman primates is in doubt, experts reportA report in the journal Science Advances details the grim realities facing a majority of the nonhuman primates in the world - the apes, monkeys, tarsiers, lemurs and lorises inhabiting ever-shrinkin ... more  
Many feared dead as Italy avalanche buries hotelSeveral children were among the missing Thursday after a devastating avalanche buried an Italian mountain hotel with more than 25 people believed to be trapped inside. ... more  
Changing atmospheric conditions may contribute to stronger ocean waves in AntarcticaOver the past few years, a large fracture has grown across a large floating ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula. The world is watching the ice shelf, now poised to break off an iceberg the size of ... more  
Mighty river, mighty filterHuckleberry Finn wouldn't recognize today's lower Mississippi River. Massive walls separate the river from low-lying lands along the bank, an area called the floodplain. Floodplains were once the sp ... more |
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Regional sea-level scenarios will help Northeast plan for faster-than-global riseSea level in the Northeast and in some other U.S. regions will rise significantly faster than the global average, according to a report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administratio ... more  
How much drought can a forest take?Why do some trees die in a drought and others don't? And how can we predict where trees are most likely to die in future droughts? Scientists from the University of California, Davis, and colleagues ... more  
How ants navigate homeward - forward, backward, or sidewardAn international team including researchers at the university of Edinburgh and Antoine Wystrach of the Research Centre on Animal Cognition (CNRS/Universite Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier) has shown that ... more 
Harvests in the US to suffer from climate changeSome of the most important crops risk substantial damage from rising temperatures. To better assess how climate change caused by human greenhouse gas emissions will likely impact wheat, maize and so ... more  
New Gambia president demands army loyaltyGambia's new President Adama Barrow demanded "loyalty" from the armed forces Thursday as he took the oath of office in Senegal in a standoff with Yahya Jammeh, the longtime leader refusing to step down after his election defeat. ... more |
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 Nigeria plans inquiry into botched air strike 
Activists slam giant Indonesian mill for environmental damageGreen groups said Thursday that one of the world's biggest pulp mills which started production on Indonesia's Sumatra island last month was causing enormous environmental damage. ... more  
Hong Kong's 'Mr Pringles' announces leadership bidHong Kong's former finance chief John Tsang announced Thursday his bid to run for leader, promising to resolve conflict after a tumultuous period which has seen major anti-Beijing protests. ... more |
  Nigeria on Thursday gave details of a formal probe into a botched air strike that killed at least 70 people, as aid workers feared the bloodshed could affect vital humanitarian programmes.
More than 100 people, many of them children, were injured in the bombing at a camp for people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in Rann, in the country's northeast, on Tuesday.
Six local Red Cross ... moreDeath toll in botched Nigeria air strike soars to 70 Fukushima 'voluntary' evacuees to lose housing support BHP, Vale agree date to settle Brazil mine disaster claim |
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China's quantum communication satellite, launched last August, is officially operational after four months of in-orbit testing, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said Wednesday.
Testing of the satellite, payloads and space-ground links have been completed, the CAS said, adding that everything was operating properly.
The Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) satellite is the ... more China to develop prototype super, super computer in 2017 Thales supplying Crowsnest radar system to Royal Navy York Space Systems signs Cooperative Research and Development Agreement |
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Sea level in the Northeast and in some other U.S. regions will rise significantly faster than the global average, according to a report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Moreover, in a worst-case scenario, global sea level could rise by about 8 feet by 2100. Robert E. Kopp, an associate professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Rut ... more U.S., Cuba sign maritime border treaty Mighty river, mighty filter Syria regime encircles rebel area supplying Damascus water |
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The 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 than 120 metres. In volume it was almost three times greater than the modern day Greenland ice sheet. At its peak there was continuous ice cover from present-day Ireland, across Scandinavia and a ... more Tracking Antarctic adaptations in diatoms Deep seafloor valleys found beneath West Antarctic glaciers Changing atmospheric conditions may contribute to stronger ocean waves in Antarctica |
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A chemical that is thought to be safe and is, therefore, widely used on crops - such as almonds, wine grapes and tree fruits - to boost the performance of pesticides, makes honey bee larvae significantly more susceptible to a deadly virus, according to researchers at Penn State and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"In the lab, we found that the commonly used organosilicone adjuvant, Syl ... more Harvests in the US to suffer from climate change Tiny plants with huge potential Can the 'greening' be greener? |
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For Italian mother Tamara Ottaviani, the latest earthquakes to pound her mountain village might just have been the final straw.
After a sleepless night in a snow-covered tent, the 41-year-old told AFP Thursday she was starting to think it could be time to start planning a new life, away from Italy's seismically vulnerable heart.
"I didn't sleep, I fell on the snow when we were running ou ... moreDeadly quake nightmare returns to haunt ItalyTriple-quake strikes reeling, snow-bound central Italy New magma modeling aids search for 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 Gambia army chief says troops will not fight interventionI.Coast rocked by protests as deadly army mutiny spreadsNew Gambia president demands army loyalty |
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A report in the journal Science Advances details the grim realities facing a majority of the nonhuman primates in the world - the apes, monkeys, tarsiers, lemurs and lorises inhabiting ever-shrinking forests across the planet. The review is the most comprehensive conducted so far, the researchers say, and the picture it paints is dire.
"Alarmingly, about 60 percent of primate species are n ... more Study explores why male baboons become domestic abusers Fast and slow talkers share the same amount of information Baboons produce vocalizations comparable to vowels |
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  Last year, the Earth sweltered under the hottest temperatures in modern times for the third year in a row, US scientists said Wednesday, raising new concerns about the quickening pace of climate change.
Temperatures spiked to new national highs in parts of India, Kuwait and Iran, while sea ice melted faster than ever in the fragile Arctic, said the report by the National Oceanic and Atmosphe ... more Nothing to eat but cactus in Madagascar's hunger capital Climate science bedeviled by 'tipping points'Trump environment pick admits to human impact on climate change |
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When NASA's Terra satellite passed over Alaska's erupting Bogoslof Volcano the MODIS instrument aboard captured an image of a large ash plume surrounded by clouds making it appear to be wrapped in white.
The Bogoslof Volcano is located on Bogoslof Island at 53 55'38" north latitude and 168 2'4" west longitude, along the southern edge of the Bering Sea. It is about 35 miles northwest of Una ... more World's First Weather-Cracking Wind Satellite Aeolus to Improve Future Forecasts China to launch electromagnetic monitoring satellite for earthquake study 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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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a method which boosts the longevity of high-efficiency photocathodes in photoelectrochemical water-splitting devices.
Using a photoelectrochemical (PEC) device is a promising way to produce hydrogen. A PEC cell absorbs sunlight and converts that energy into hydrogen and oxygen by splitting w ... more New study will help find the best locations for thermal power stations in Iceland Faster recharging batteries possible after new insights Firms push hydrogen as top green energy source |
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Limpets can make their damaged shells good as new using biological materials derived from within.
When David Taylor, a professor of materials engineering at Trinity College Dublin, tested patches of repaired limpet shells, he discovered the mended portions were just as strong as the original shell material.
Limpets are a type of sea snail with conical shells. They're often found ... more How ants navigate homeward - forward, backward, or sideward Myanmar's 'smiling' Irrawaddy dolphins on brink of extinction How to be winner in the game of evolution |
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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's 'Mr Pringles' announces leadership bidHong Kong activists declare 'war' after appeal bid snub |
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  Green groups said Thursday that one of the world's biggest pulp mills which started production on Indonesia's Sumatra island last month was causing enormous environmental damage.
The groups said the $3 billion mill belonging to industry giant Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) was sourcing raw materials mostly from trees grown on drained peatlands, where haze-belching fires occur every year.
The ... moreHSBC funding Indonesian forest destruction: Greenpeace How much drought can a forest take? Norway spurs $400mn rainforest fund at Davos |
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