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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 Researchers have completed the first flights of a NASA-led field campaign that is targeting one of the biggest gaps in scientists' understanding of Earth's water resources: snow. NASA uses the vantage point of space to study all aspects of Earth as an interconnected system. But there remain significant obstacles to measuring accurately how much water is stored across the planet's snow-covered regions. The amount of water in snow plays a major role in water availability for drinking water, agriculture an ... read more |
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Researchers catch extreme waves with higher-resolution modelingBerkeley CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 Surfers aren't the only people trying to catch big waves. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are trying to do so, too, at least in wave cli ... more  
'Resurrecting' tiny lake lifeforms to study evolutionary responses to pollutionAnn Arbor MI (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 A University of Michigan biologist combined the techniques of "resurrection ecology" with the study of dated lake sediments to examine evolutionary responses to heavy-metal contamination over the pa ... more 
Kazakhstan avalanche kills 7 soldiersAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 Seven soldiers died in Kazakhstan after being hit by an avalanche during a military exercise, emergency services in the Central Asian country said Friday. ... more 
Cyclone Dineo batters southern Mozambique, killing 7Maputo (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 Cyclone Dineo killed seven people, injured 55 and displaced more than 100,000 as it battered southern Mozambique, natural disasters agencies said Friday. ... more |
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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 Philippines evacuates hundreds of thousands as super typhoon nears |
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Bringing satellites to users can improve public health and safetyBoston MA (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 The drumbeat calling scientists to share their work with the public is as loud as ever, and Tracey Holloway is happy to answer. It's just that education isn't exactly what she's offering. She's got ... more  
Antarctic sea ice extent sets record lowCambridge, England (UPI) Feb 17, 2017 It's summer in Antarctica, and according to the British Antarctic Survey, this year's seasonal sea ice minimum in Antarctica is the smallest on record. ... more 
Arctic cultures take climate fight to Berlin film festBerlin (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 They are fighting to preserve their ancient lifestyles and the very ground under their feet as the Arctic ice cap shrinks and the tundra's permafrost slowly turns to mush. ... more  
10 Italian execs found guilty over polluted water supplyRome (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 Ten former executives with Italian chemicals firm Montedison were found guilty Friday on appeal of allowing industrial waste to pollute the water supply of 700,000 people in the central eastern region of Pescara. ... more 
Trump's pick to head environment agency confirmedWashington (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 The US Senate on Friday confirmed fossil-fuel ally and global warming skeptic Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, installing a legal expert at the helm of a department he has repeatedly sued. ... more 
Polluted Indian lake catches fireBangalore, India (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 Toxic smoke billowed Friday from a lake in India's technology capital Bangalore after the polluted water caught fire, with residents lamenting authorities' alleged inaction over the blighted environment. ... more |
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London to tax old cars to combat air pollutionLondon (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 Motorists in London who own old polluting vehicles are to be hit with a new charge from October, Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Friday, two days after the EU ordered Britain to cut air pollution. ... more 
Polish activists complain to EU about toxic smogWarsaw (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 Polish environmental groups on Friday filed a complaint with the European Union against national and local authorities for failing to fight lethal levels of smog. ... more  
Interim authorities to begin work in Mali's northBamako (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 A key step on the road to peace in northern Mali will take place Saturday when interim local authorities begin work, smoothing the path to municipal elections, the Malian government said. ... more  
Scientists find surprising harmony among cats and dogs in IndiaKarnataka, India (UPI) Feb 16, 2017 Large cats and wild dogs don't typically get along. When possible, they keep their distance, operating in their own ecological niches. ... more |
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The drumbeat calling scientists to share their work with the public is as loud as ever, and Tracey Holloway is happy to answer. It's just that education isn't exactly what she's offering. She's got satellites.
"We have hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of data from satellites that have been up in space for over 10 years," says Holloway, a professor of environmental studies at the Univ ... more Hasansham Camp, Iraq (AFP) Feb 14, 2017Free hairdos to boost confidence of displaced Iraqi women  Tokyo (AFP) Feb 16, 2017'Scorpion' robot mission inside Fukushima reactor aborted  Yangon (AFP) Feb 11, 2017Myanmar jade mine landslide kills 9: official |
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 Singapore (SPX) Feb 10, 2017 
Due to its excellent material properties of elasticity, resilience, and electrical and thermal insulation, elastomers have been used in a myriad of applications. They are especially ideal for fabricating soft robots, flexible electronics and smart biomedical devices which require soft and deformable material properties to establish safe and smooth interactions with humans externally and internal ... more Hampton VA (SPX) Feb 14, 2017After 15 years, SABER on TIMED Still Breaks Ground from Space  Canberra (SPX) Feb 10, 2017ANU scientists make new high-tech liquid materials  Ashburn VA (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Curtiss-Wright offers COTS Module for measuring microgravity acceleration |
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The demand for raw materials is rising continuously, forcing mining companies to use lower-grade ores and to explore at greater depths. This could lead to a decline in production in the coming decades.
Many industrialized economies also depend on imports of metals for their high-tech industries. Some of these metals occur in ore deposits that are found only in a few countries. In order to ... more Addis Ababa (AFP) Feb 14, 2017Ethiopia dam causes Kenya water shortage: rights group  Rome (AFP) Feb 17, 201710 Italian execs found guilty over polluted water supply  Boston (AFP) Feb 16, 2017Seagrass on decline, jeopardizing human, coral health: study |
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 Victoria, New Zealand (UPI) Feb 15, 2017 
Globally, glaciers have been on the retreat for several decades. Between 1983 and 2008, however, at least 58 New Zealand glaciers grew in size.
Scientists have struggled to explain their advance, but new analysis suggest a regional climate anomaly, a period of unusually cold temperatures, encouraged their growth.
"Glaciers advancing is very unusual - especially in this period wh ... more Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Feb 17, 2017How an Ice Age paradox could inform sea level rise predictions  Paris (ESA) Feb 17, 2017Sentinels warn of dangerous ice crack  Miami (AFP) Feb 16, 2017Sea ice at poles hit record low for January |
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 Palo Alto, Calif. (UPI) Feb 13, 2017  Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new method for accurately measuring crop yields using satellite images. Scientists hope their new strategy will help researchers track agricultural productivity in developing countries where farming data is limited.
"Improving agricultural productivity is going to be one of the main ways to reduce hunger and improve livelihoods in poor ... more Managua (AFP) Feb 17, 2017Nicaragua focuses on climate-change resistant coffee  Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Gluten-free diet may increase risk of arsenic, mercury exposure  Champaign IL (SPX) Feb 15, 2017Study rewrites the history of corn in corn country |
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 Manila (AFP) Feb 15, 2017 
Quake-prone countries around the Pacific Ocean Wednesday began a joint exercise testing their ability to deliver timely warnings of approaching tsunamis to tens of millions of people living along the coast.
The annual "Pacific Wave" exercise is taking place in a region where nearly eight in 10 of the world's tsunamis - giant waves usually caused by underwater earthquakes - occur, the UN Ed ... more Rome (AFP) Feb 15, 2017Italy asks EU aid as cost of quakes hits 23 bn euros  Maputo (AFP) Feb 15, 2017Cyclone bears down on Mozambique coast  Riverside CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2017Ventura fault could cause stronger shaking |
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 Bamako (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 
A key step on the road to peace in northern Mali will take place Saturday when interim local authorities begin work, smoothing the path to municipal elections, the Malian government said.
Tuareg-led rebels led an uprising in 2012 that was hijacked by jihadists, throwing northern Mali into chaos, but the rebels signed an accord in 2015 without the Islamists.
Putting into place interim aut ... more United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 15, 2017UN demands armed groups stop fighting in C. Africa  Juba (AFP) Feb 14, 2017S. Sudan army says general who quit was 'deeply' corrupt  Abidjan (AFP) Feb 13, 2017Ivory Coast arrests six journalists over mutiny 'false information' |
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 Geneva (AFP) Feb 15, 2017 
Working outside an office may spare you from commutes and interruptions by colleagues but it also makes you more vulnerable to unpaid overtime, stress and insomnia, the UN said Wednesday.
A new report from the United Nations International Labour Organization studied the impacts of working remotely, with technological advances continuing to revolutionise conceptions of the workplace.
Ba ... more Kingston, Ontario (UPI) Feb 14, 2017Study: The human brain always has a backup plan  New York NY (SPX) Feb 10, 2017Chimpanzee feet allow scientists a new grasp on human foot evolution  Singapore (UPI) Feb 9, 2017Humans subconsciously perceive words as 'round' or 'sharp' |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 16, 2017  The Alpine skiing season may be much shorter by century's end, and limited to a smaller area, said a climate study Thursday warning of snow cover loss as high as 70 percent.
Most climate models predict increased winter precipitation due to global warming, scientists wrote in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) journal The Cryosphere.
But with temperatures rising too, the is likely to be ... more Washington DC (SPX) Feb 10, 2017Gas hydrate breakdown unlikely to cause massive greenhouse gas release  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 10, 2017Scientists argue current climate change models understate the problem  College Park, Md. (UPI) Feb 8, 2017Researchers say climate models understate risk, ignore human factors |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 
Beijing MST (Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere) Radar is one of the largest facilities within the Chinese Meridian Project (a chain of diverse ground-based remote sensing facilities for monitoring and forecasting the space environment), and is one of only two domestic MST radars. It was built by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and is located at th ... more Paris (ESA) Feb 17, 2017Sentinel-2 teams prepare for space  Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Feb 15, 2017Ancient Judea jars reveal earth's magnetic field is fluctuating, not diminishing  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 14, 2017New data from NOAA GOES-16's instrument suite |
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Feb 15, 2017 
A remarkable 250 million-year-old "terrible-headed lizard" fossil found in China shows an embryo inside the mother - clear evidence for live birth.
Head of The University of Queensland's School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and co-author Professor Jonathan Aitchison said the fossil unexpectedly provided the first evidence for live birth in an animal group previously thought to exclus ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Feb 10, 2017Fossil treasure-trove reveals post-extinction world ruled by sponges Bristol, UK (SPX) Feb 15, 2017Ancient fossil reveals first evidence of live birth in animals thought to lay eggs  Woods Hole MA (SPX) Feb 10, 2017MBL study illuminates the origin of vertebrate gills |
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 Taipei (AFP) Feb 12, 2017  As Taiwan lights up for the start of its annual lantern festival this weekend, one eco-friendly craftsman is breaking with tradition.
Lantern-maker Lin Chow-chin is part of a growing movement on the island to make the celebrations greener, creating sustainable lights which can be converted into everything from desk lamps to flower vases.
Each year huge electric sculptures go on display ... more Strasbourg, France (AFP) Feb 15, 2017EU parliament backs draft carbon trading reforms  Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2017Republican ex-top diplomats propose a carbon tax  Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Feb 08, 2017Electricity costs: A new way they'll surge in a warming world |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 10, 2017 
Li-S batteries are considered as promising alternatives for Li-ion batteries in the new generation of energy storages, due to high specific capacity (1675 mAh/g) and energy density (2600 mWh/g) of sulfur. But the poor conductivity of sulfur and severe shuttle effect of reaction intermediates destory the stability of this system.
A variety of porous carbon materials have been applied as sul ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Looking for the next leap in rechargeable batteries  College Park MD (SPX) Feb 14, 2017UMD physicist improves method for designing fusion experiments  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Next-Gen batteries could provide power to microsatellites, cubesats |
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 Jakarta (AFP) Feb 16, 2017  A critically endangered Bornean orangutan has been shot dead, hacked to pieces and eaten by workers after straying onto an Indonesian palm oil plantation, police and activists said Thursday.
Police have formally named three male suspects in the brutal killing in Kapuas Hulu district, in the Indonesian part of Borneo island, while another seven are being questioned as witnesses to the crime. ... more New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Feb 14, 2017How evolution alters biological invasions  Karnataka, India (UPI) Feb 16, 2017Scientists find surprising harmony among cats and dogs in India  Athens, Ga. (UPI) Feb 14, 2017Geneticists reveal how parenting rewires the beetle brain |
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 Tufang, China (AFP) Feb 16, 2017 
Looking like living dress-up dolls, elaborately costumed children are paraded through an eastern China village as firecrackers roar, commemorating the end of barbaric child sacrifices hundreds of years ago.
It's an annual event in the village of Tufang in coastal Fujian province, where China's Hakka community is concentrated and marks its unique history with a range of colourful festivals. ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2017Ex-VP of China's top court jailed for life over graft  Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 17, 2017Hong Kong police jailed over attack on democracy protester  Taipei (AFP) Feb 14, 2017Fear has made me stronger: Hong Kong bookseller |
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 Jena, Germany (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 
Savannahs form one of the largest habitats in the world, covering around one-fifth of the Earth's land area. They are mainly to be found in sub-Saharan Africa. Savannahs are home not only to unique wildlife, including the 'Big Five' - the African elephant, rhinoceros, Cape buffalo, leopard and lion - but also to thousands of endemic plant species such as the baobab, or monkey bread tree.
" ... more Wageningen, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 10, 2017Why nature restoration takes time  Gambier OH (SPX) Feb 07, 2017Wetlands play vital role in carbon storage, study finds  Miami (AFP) Feb 6, 2017Amazon forest was transformed by ancient people: study |
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