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  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 As the world continually emits carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the oceans are taking a hit, absorbing some of it and growing more acidic. Among other effects, scientists have found that coral reefs and oyster hatcheries are deteriorating as a result. However, scientists studying a type of sea snail report a bit of bright news in the ACS journal Environmental Science and Technology: The animal can adapt by rejiggering its shell-making process and other functions. A lower pH in ocean water ... read more |
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Flat-footed fightersSalt Lake City UT (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 Walking on our heels, a feature that separates great apes, including humans, from other primates, confers advantages in fighting, according to a new University of Utah study published in Biology Ope ... more  
Whales use nested Russian-doll structure to protect nerve tissue when divingVancouver, Canada (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 Fin whales use two neatly packed levels of nested folds to protect the nerves along the floor of their mouth during lunge feeding, according to new research from University of British Columbia zoolo ... more  
Snap beans hard to grow in cover crop residueUrbana IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 More no-till farmers are using cover crops to conserve soil and suppress weeds, but many vegetable producers are reluctant to get on board. That's because many small-seeded vegetable crops struggle ... more 
Deep reefs unlikely to save shallow coral reefsBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 Dr Pim Bongaerts, a Research Fellow at The University of Queensland's Global Change Institute (GCI) and ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and lead author of the study, said deep reefs ... 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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Underwater seagrass beds dial back polluted seawaterIthaca NY (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 Seagrass meadows - bountiful underwater gardens that nestle close to shore and are the most common coastal ecosystem on Earth - can reduce bacterial exposure for corals, other sea creatures and huma ... more  
Avalanche kills seven in northern PakistanChitral, Pakistan (AFP) Feb 19, 2017 An avalanche killed at least seven labourers in northern Pakistan on Sunday, a senior official said, with up to four more trapped beneath the snow. ... more  
Four dead as 'worse storm in years' buffets CaliforniaLos Angeles (AFP) Feb 18, 2017 A devastating storm billed by forecasters as the worst to hit California in years pounded the southern half of the state, wreaking devastation that claimed four lives, authorities said on Saturday. ... more  
Overcoming challenges studying the geodynamoHoughton MI (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 Gleaning data from old rocks may result in bias. Now, geophysicists have a way to improve their methods to overcome challenges in studying the history of the Earth's core and magnetic field that mak ... more  
NASA to launch sequel to successful Lightning Study MissionHuntsville AL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 A hit Hollywood film often leads to a sequel. Sometimes those movies do well, but rarely will they eclipse the original. Undaunted by those odds, NASA is set to reboot a successful study of Earth's ... more  
Printable solar cells just got a little closerToronto, Canada (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 A U of T Engineering innovation could make printing solar cells as easy and inexpensive as printing a newspaper. Dr. Hairen Tan and his team have cleared a critical manufacturing hurdle in the devel ... more |
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 Fresh delay for Mali interim authorities amid protests  
Third S.Sudan military official quits over 'ethnic crimes'Juba (AFP) Feb 18, 2017 A third top South Sudanese military official has resigned, accusing President Salva Kiir's regime of war crimes and ethnic cleansing, according to a letter seen by AFP Saturday. ... more 
DR Congo dubs video massacre fake, but admits "excesses"Kinshasa (AFP) Feb 18, 2017 A Democratic Republic of Congo spokesman condemned as a "ridiculous montage" Saturday a video purporting to show a massacre of unarmed civilians by DR Congo soldiers (FARDC). ... more  
Bashiqa brings back the booze to clear IS hangoverBashiqa, Iraq (AFP) Feb 18, 2017 Surrounded by the ruins of pastel-coloured buildings still bearing slogans glorifying the Islamic State's "caliphate", Wissam Ghanem is having a slow day selling beer, vodka and whisky. ... more 
Under pressure DR Congo govt vows to stem violenceKinshasa (AFP) Feb 19, 2017 The Democratic Republic of Congo's government, under pressure to act after months of violence in the south, on Sunday vowed to move away from a solely military solution. ... more |
  Boston 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 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 Tokyo (AFP) Feb 16, 2017'Scorpion' robot mission inside Fukushima reactor aborted  Hasansham Camp, Iraq (AFP) Feb 14, 2017Free hairdos to boost confidence of displaced Iraqi women  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 Austin TX (SPX) Feb 14, 2017New mechanical metamaterials can block symmetry of motion  Perth, Australia (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Sky and Space signs agreement with US Department of Defence  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 Boston (AFP) Feb 20, 2017Deep sea mining gets a second look  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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 Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 
New findings from the University of Michigan explain an Ice Age paradox and add to the mounting evidence that climate change could bring higher seas than most models predict. The study, published in Nature, shows how small spikes in the temperature of the ocean, rather than the air, likely drove the rapid disintegration cycles of the expansive ice sheet that once covered much of North America. ... more Paris (ESA) Feb 17, 2017Sentinels warn of dangerous ice crack  Berlin (AFP) Feb 17, 2017Arctic cultures take climate fight to Berlin film fest  Cambridge, England (UPI) Feb 17, 2017Antarctic sea ice extent sets record low |
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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  Urbana IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Snap beans hard to grow in cover crop residue  Champaign IL (SPX) Feb 15, 2017Study rewrites the history of corn in corn country |
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 Berkeley 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 climate forecasts.
Using decades of global climate data generated at a spatial resolution of about 25 kilometers squared, researchers were able to capture the formation of tropical cyclones, also r ... more Maputo (AFP) Feb 17, 2017Cyclone Dineo batters southern Mozambique, killing 7  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 |
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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 Kinshasa (AFP) Feb 19, 2017Under pressure DR Congo govt vows to stem violence  Kinshasa (AFP) Feb 18, 2017DR Congo dubs video massacre fake, but admits "excesses"  Juba (AFP) Feb 18, 2017Third S.Sudan military official quits over 'ethnic crimes' |
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 Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 
Walking on our heels, a feature that separates great apes, including humans, from other primates, confers advantages in fighting, according to a new University of Utah study published in Biology Open.
Although moving from the balls of the feet is important for quickness, standing with heels planted allows more swinging force, according to study lead author and biologist David Carrier, sugg ... more Kingston, Ontario (UPI) Feb 14, 2017Study: The human brain always has a backup plan  Geneva (AFP) Feb 15, 2017Study links working remotely to more stress, insomnia  New York NY (SPX) Feb 10, 2017Chimpanzee feet allow scientists a new grasp on human foot evolution |
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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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Earth Science on the Space Station continues to grow  Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017NASA to launch sequel to successful Lightning Study Mission |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Feb 10, 2017 
New deposits with exceptionally well-preserved fossil communities are always exciting, but some are more interesting than others. Windows into particularly important times or environments can tell palaeontologists much more than narrow views into a time that is already well known. A window into the aftermath of the second-biggest mass extinction since the rise of animals is therefore very intere ... more Woods Hole MA (SPX) Feb 10, 2017MBL study illuminates the origin of vertebrate gills  Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Feb 15, 2017Fossil discovery rewrites understanding of reproductive evolution  Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Feb 14, 2017A kiss of death - mammals were the first animals to produce venom |
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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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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 
USC researchers may have just found a solution for one of the biggest stumbling blocks to the next wave of rechargeable batteries - small enough for cellphones and powerful enough for cars. In a paper published in the January issue of the Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Sri Narayan and Derek Moy of the USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute outline how they developed an alteration to t ... more Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Next-Gen batteries could provide power to microsatellites, cubesats  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Accelerating low-carbon innovation through policy  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 10, 2017Researchers optimize the assembly of micro meso and macroporous carbon for Li-S batteries |
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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 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  New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Feb 14, 2017How evolution alters biological invasions |
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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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 17, 2017Hong Kong police jailed over attack on democracy protester  Fangshan, China (AFP) Feb 18, 2017Struggle against evil sparks China ritual  Beijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2017Ex-VP of China's top court jailed for life over graft |
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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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