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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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  Nottingham, UK (SPX) Feb 03, 2017 If you ask yourself what the biggest threat to human existence is you'd probably think of nuclear war, global warming or a large-scale pandemic disease. But assuming we can overcome such challenges, are we really safe? Living on our blue little planet seems safe until you are aware of what lurks in space. The following cosmic disasters are just a few ways humanity could be severely endangered or even wiped out. Happy reading! b>1. High energy solar flare br> /b> Our sun is not as peaceful a star ... read more |
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Wetlands play vital role in carbon storage, study findsHuman activity and development are correlated with reduced carbon storage in wetland soils, a new study published in Nature Communications shows. The study, the first conducted using soil samp ... more  
Killing off rivals makes for happy families, bacteria study findsA grisly method by which bacteria dispatch their distant relatives also creates conditions in which the attackers can thrive, research has found. Families of bacteria cells are known to kill adjacen ... more  
Ski resort brings winter cheer to Iraq displacedIn the fledgling ski resort of Korek in war-torn Iraq, the only battles are snow fights between visitors who often leave their traumatic memories at the foot of the slopes. ... more 
Rescuers battle to reach Afghan avalanche victimsRescuers are battling to reach survivors of avalanches in Afghanistan's remote and mountainous north, as the official nationwide death toll neared 120 and fears grew for dozens still believed trapped under the snow. ... more |
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Santa Fe Institute researchers look for life's lower limitsWhen energy and nutrients abound, a bacterium will repair itself while synthesizing new parts to create a twin and then split, all as quickly as conditions allow. But if resources shrink, so does gr ... more  
An application of astronomy to save endangered speciesFour centuries ago, Galileo began a revolution by pointing his telescope at the sky. Now a multidisciplinary team of astrophysicists and ecologists has reversed the perspective, pointing cameras tow ... more  
Research predicts extreme fires will increasingly be part of our global landscapeIncreasingly dangerous fire weather is forecast as the global footprint of extreme fires expands, according to the latest research. University of Tasmania Professor of Environmental Change Biology D ... more  
Prosthetic arm technology that detects spinal nerve signals developed by scientistsScientists have developed sensor technology for a robotic prosthetic arm that detects signals from nerves in the spinal cord. To control the prosthetic, the patient has to think like they are contro ... more  
Spiny, armored slug reveals ancestry of molluscsScientists from the University of Bristol have uncovered a 480-million-year-old slug-like fossil in Morocco which sheds new light on the evolution of molluscs - a diverse group of invertebrates that ... more 
This spiny slug blazed a trail for snailsReach back far enough in the family tree of a snail or a clam and you'll find a spiny little slug with tiny teeth, wearing a helmet. Scientists have unearthed the 480-million-year-old remains of a c ... more |
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Defense mechanism employed by algae can effectively inhibit marine foulingChemists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have developed a method that reliably hinders hazardous seawater fouling and is effective, affordable, and easy on the environment. Fouling can ... more  
Study shows planet's atmospheric oxygen rose through glaciersA University of Wyoming researcher contributed to a paper that determined a "Snowball Earth" event actually took place 100 million years earlier than previously projected, and a rise in the planet's ... more  
Shifting monsoon altered early cultures in ChinaThe annual summer monsoon that drops rain onto East Asia, an area with about a billion people, has shifted dramatically in the distant past, at times moving northward by as much as 400 kilometers an ... more  
Great Barrier Reef building coral under threat from poisonous seaweedThe Griffith University study, conducted in collaboration with national and international experts in reef and chemical ecology, showed that if the world continues with 'business as usual' CO2 emissi ... more |
  
If you ask yourself what the biggest threat to human existence is you'd probably think of nuclear war, global warming or a large-scale pandemic disease. But assuming we can overcome such challenges, are we really safe? Living on our blue little planet seems safe until you are aware of what lurks in space. The following cosmic disasters are just a few ways humanity could be severely endangered or ... more Radiation level in Fukushima plant at record high Climate change drove population decline in New World before Europeans arrived Leidos receives CBRNE simulation task order |
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A solar satellite with a deep space mission to capture the most spectacular images ever taken of the Sun will be cooled by technology pioneered by a North East England-based firm.
The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter will use k-Core Annealed Pyrolytic Graphite technology (APG) designed and manufactured by Aavid Thermacore Europe Ltd. Aavid Thermacore's technology will keep instruments ... more Thin, flexible, light-absorbent material for energy and stealth applications The shape of melting in two dimensions New beam pattern yields more precise radar, ultrasound imaging |
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One of the main obstacles in the production of hydrogen through water splitting is that hydrogen peroxide is also formed, which affects the efficiency stability of the reaction and the stability of the production. Dutch and Israelian researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology and the Weizmann Institute have succeeded in controlling the spin of electrons in the reaction and thereby almos ... more Why has ENSO been more difficult to predict since 2000? A closer look at what caused the Flint water crisis Size matters for marine protected areas designed to aid coral |
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A University of Wyoming researcher contributed to a paper that determined a "Snowball Earth" event actually took place 100 million years earlier than previously projected, and a rise in the planet's oxidation resulted from a number of different continents - including what is now Wyoming - that were once connected.
"Isotopic dating of the Ongeluk large igneous province, South Africa, reveal ... more Coal mine dust lowers spectral reflectance of Arctic snow by up to 84 percent Scientists unravel the process of meltwater in ocean depths The making of Antarctica |
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A deadly bacteria that infected thousands of olive trees in Italy has been detected in Spain's Balearic Islands where authorities are racing to contain it, a regional government official said Friday.
Mateu Ginard, head of the regional government's agriculture department, told AFP authorities had decided to declare the entire archipelago a zone affected by Xylella fastidiosa after olive, cher ... more Italy's military 'narcos' cook up cannabis cures Corn turning French hamsters into deranged cannibals: research Crop achilles' heel costs farmers 10 percent of potential yield |
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The probability of an earthquake occurring exponentially decreases as its magnitude value increases. Fortunately, mild earthquakes are more probable than devastatingly large ones. This relation between probability and earthquake magnitude follows a mathematical curve called the Gutenberg-Richter law, and helps seismologists predict the probabilities of an earthquake of a specific magnitude occur ... more Can underwater sonar canons stop a tsunami in its tracks? Researcher proposes novel mechanism to stop tsunamis in their tracks The secret of the supervolcano |
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The broad plains of Mugie, a huge estate on a high plateau northwest of Mount Kenya, are crisscrossed with cattle trails and the wildlife is mostly gone.
The knee-high grass remains, but not for long, reckons manager Josh Perrett.
Tensions between semi-nomadic pastoralists and settled landowners are nothing new, nor is competition between livestock and wildlife, but in Kenya's centr ... more Weapons seized from Gambia ex-leader's home: general Shabaab attacks Kenya army base in Somalia 14 members of pro-govt militia killed in Mali attack |
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New research indicates that Baltic hunter-gatherers were not swamped by migrations of early agriculturalists from the Middle East, as was the case for the rest of central and western Europe. Instead, these people probably acquired knowledge of farming and ceramics by sharing cultures and ideas - rather than genes - with outside communities.
Scientists extracted ancient DNA from a number of ... more Brain-computer interface allows completely locked-in people to communicate Study finds genetic continuity between modern East Asia people and their Stone Age relatives Girls less likely to associate 'brilliance' with their own gender |
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The annual summer monsoon that drops rain onto East Asia, an area with about a billion people, has shifted dramatically in the distant past, at times moving northward by as much as 400 kilometers and doubling rainfall in that northern reach. The monsoon's changes over the past 10,000 years likely altered the course of early human cultures in China, say the authors of a new study.
Researche ... more The ancient Indus civilization's adaptation to climate change EU ahead of the curve on climate fight Land-use change possibly produces more carbon dioxide than assumed so far |
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Brooke Thornton has devoted eight years to a project that aims to check on the atmospheric health of the Earth. Needless to say, when NASA's Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III on the International Space Station (SAGE III on ISS) launches, she'll be among the many cheering and working for its success in space.
"After seeing SAGE III mature from concept, to development, to assembly ... more NASA Taking Stock of Phytoplankton Populations in the Pacific Why the Earth's magnetic poles could be about to swap places NASA Makes an EPIC Update to Website for Daily Earth Pics |
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A low level of atmospheric oxygen in Earth's middle ages held back evolution for 2 billion years, raising fresh questions about the origins of life on this planet. New research by the University of Exeter explains how oxygen was trapped at such low levels.
Professor Tim Lenton and Dr Stuart Daines of the University of Exeter Geography department, created a computer model to explain how oxy ... more Study: Biodiversity of Ordovician radiation unrelated to asteroid breakup This spiny slug blazed a trail for snails Paper spotlights key flaw in widely used radioisotope dating technique |
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Without a significant effort to reduce greenhouse gases, including an accelerated deployment of technologies for capturing atmospheric carbon and storing it underground, and sustained growth in renewables such as wind and solar, the world could miss a key global temperature target set by the Paris Agreement and the long-term goal of net-zero climate pollution.
The finding, published in the ... more Climate change may overload US electrical grid: study Nordic countries are bringing about an energy transition worth copying Iraq inks billion-dollar power plant deal with GE |
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Most batteries are composed of two solid, electrochemically active layers called electrodes, separated by a polymer membrane infused with a liquid or gel electrolyte. But recent research has explored the possibility of all-solid-state batteries, in which the liquid (and potentially flammable) electrolyte would be replaced by a solid electrolyte, which could enhance the batteries' energy density ... more Building a better microbial fuel cell - using paper Researchers flip script for Li-Ion electrolytes to simulate better batteries Scientists take the first step toward creating efficient electrolyte-free batteries |
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Italy on Thursday put on hold a controversial plan to cull five percent of its wolves, much to the relief of environmentalists and animal lovers who had mobilised across the country.
The measure had been set to be adopted at a Rome conference of state and regional representatives but after meeting fierce resistance the decision was taken to study the issue further.
"The wolves are no ... more Invasive wild pig populations continue to grow, spread through US Where the wild things are Thai cops seize record three tonnes of pangolin scales |
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The mysterious case of a billionaire who went missing from Hong Kong last week, reportedly abducted by mainland security agents, has underscored the precarious lives of China's ultra rich.
Local media say financier Xiao Jianhua was last seen at his apartment in Hong Kong's Four Seasons hotel and is under investigation in connection with China's 2015 stocks crash.
There is no shortage of ... more Missing Chinese billionaire targeted over stocks crash: report 'Abduction' of China tycoon sparks fear in Hong KongHong Kong leadership favourite testifies in corruption trial |
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Over the past three years, Honduras has lost a quarter of its pine forests to a plague of bark-munching beetles.
Now though, after a long campaign that saw soldiers wielding chainsaws to contain the bug invasion, a little green is growing back.
In mountains north of the capital that were stripped bare, trees replanted by students from the National University's forest sciences department ... more Coastal wetlands excel at storing carbon Wetlands play vital role in carbon storage, study finds High-tech maps of tropical forest diversity identify new conservation targets |
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