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  Breisgau, Germany (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 An international research team has discovered a biochemical pathway that is responsible for the development of moss cuticles. These waxy coverings of epidermal cells are the outer layer of plants and protect them from water loss. The biologists discovered this mechanism that facilitated the evolutionary transition of plants from fresh water to land in the moss Physcomitrella patens. The team was led by Professor Ralf Reski from the University of Freiburg/Germany and Doctor Daniele Werck-Reichhart ... read more |
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Crocodiles and dolphins evolved similar skulls to catch the same prey: Study findsMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 A new study involving biologists from Monash University Australia has found that despite their very different ancestors, dolphins and crocodiles evolved similarly-shaped skulls to feed on similar pr ... more  
Stanford biologists identify ancient stress response in coralsStanford CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 Stanford marine biologists have discovered that corals activate a specific group of ancient, defensive genes when exposed to stressful environmental conditions. These stress-induced genes could serv ... more  
NASA examines deadly spring-like weather with GPM satelliteGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 Rainfall from spring-like downpours in the U.S. from February 25 to March 1 were analyzed at NASA using data from the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM satellite. Record breaking warm ... more 
Flashy first images arrive from NOAA's GOES-16 lightning mapperGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 Detecting and predicting lightning just got a lot easier. The first images from a new instrument onboard NOAA's GOES-16 satellite are giving NOAA National Weather Service forecasters richer informat ... more |
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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 Tornado kills six, injures 750 as it wrecks southern Brazil town |
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Chicago waterways still flowing after over 100 yearsUrbana IL (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 As the city of Chicago has grown in population and industry since it was established more than 180 years ago, so has its need for clean water. Meeting that growing need has presented many challenges ... more 
Ancient southern China fish may have evolved prior to the 'Age of Fish'Washington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 An ancient fish species with unusual scales and teeth from the Kuanti Formation in southern China may have evolved prior to the "Age of Fish", according to a study published March 8, 2017 in the ope ... more  
Stabilizing soils with sulfates to improve their constructional propertiesLeioa, Spain (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 The journal Applied Clay Science has recently published the paper 'Sulfate soils stabilization with magnesium-based bindersa', a piece of research led by Dr Andres Seco-Meneses on the stabilizing of ... more 
A new tool for genetically engineering the oldest branch of lifeUrbana IL (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 A new study by G. William Arends Professor of Microbiology at the University of Illinois Bill Metcalf with postdoctoral Fellow Dipti Nayak has documented the use of CRISPR-Cas9 mediated genome editi ... more  
Aboriginal hair shows 50,000 years connection to countryAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 DNA in hair samples collected from Aboriginal people across Australia in the early to mid-1900s has revealed that populations have been continuously present in the same regions for up to 50,000 year ... more  
Species appears to evolve quickly enough to endure city temperaturesCleveland OH (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 The speed at which a tiny ant evolves to cope to its warming city environment suggests that some species may evolve quickly enough to survive, or even thrive, in the warmer temperatures found within ... more |
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Activists' fury over Norway hunt of pregnant whalesOslo March 8, 2017 Animal rights activists expressed anger on Wednesday after reports emerged that a large majority of whales harpooned each year in Norway are pregnant. ... more 
General Electric sells water business to French utilityParis (AFP) March 8, 2017 French utility Suez said Wednesday it had teamed up with a Canadian investment fund to buy General Electric unit GE Water, building an "unparalleled" new business at a time of worsening global water scarcity. ... more  
Nigerian military to probe rights abuse claimsAbuja (AFP) March 8, 2017 Nigeria's military on Wednesday announced it would look into alleged human rights abuses by troops, including in the fight against Boko Haram, despite having previously dismissed such claims. ... more 
Bird-slaying snakes ravage island forestsParis (AFP) March 8, 2017 A non-native snake species that has already wiped out most of Guam's tree-dwelling birds is also decimating the Pacific island's forests, researchers said Wednesday. ... more |
  United Nations, United States (AFP) March 6, 2017 
Syrian children terrified by shelling and airstrikes are showing signs of severe emotional distress and could grow up to be a generation "lost to trauma," Save the Children warned Monday.
Interviews with more than 450 children and adults showed a high level of psychological stress among children, with many suffering from frequent bedwetting or developing speech impediments.
At least thr ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 7, 2017Jihadist tunnels save Assyrian winged bulls of Mosul  Valdosta GA (UPI) Mar 07, 2017U.S. Air Force retires first HC-130 search and rescue aircraft  Tripoli (AFP) March 3, 2017115 migrants rescued, 25 missing: Libya navy |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 
Aireon has announced that Thales has officially begun the testing and validation of the Aireon space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) data. Initially signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in June of 2015, the start of data validation marks a major milestone for Aireon and Thales' efforts to ensure the successful integration of space-based ADS-B into the TopSky-ATC ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2017U.S. Naval Research Lab develops light, transparent armor  Canberra (UPI) Mar 07, 2017Space surveillance radar system fully operational  Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Bubble-recoil could be used to cool microchips, even in space |
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At high latitudes, such as near Antarctica and the Arctic Circle, the ocean's surface waters are cooled by frigid temperatures and become so dense that they sink a few thousand meters into the ocean's abyss.
Ocean waters are thought to flow along a sort of conveyor belt that transports them between the surface and the deep in a never-ending loop. However, it remains unclear where the deep ... more Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Stanford biologists identify ancient stress response in corals  Urbana IL (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Chicago waterways still flowing after over 100 years  Jerusalem (AFP) March 7, 2017Sea of Galilee water level lowest in century: official |
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 Paris (AFP) March 6, 2017 
There's good and bad news for people, and polar bears, threatened by the Arctic's vanishing sea ice, scientists said Monday.
First the good news: summer ice cover is "virtually certain" to survive if average global warming does not rise more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial era levels, according to a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 03, 2017NASA study improves forecasts of summer Arctic sea ice  Paris (AFP) March 1, 2017UN reports Antarctica's highest temperatures on record Washington DC (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Air pollution may have masked mid-20th Century sea ice loss |
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 Leioa, Spain (SPX) Mar 09, 2017  The journal Applied Clay Science has recently published the paper 'Sulfate soils stabilization with magnesium-based bindersa', a piece of research led by Dr Andres Seco-Meneses on the stabilizing of sulfate soils in which Benat-Garci�a-Grancianteparaluceta, lecturer in the UPV/EHU's Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, has collaborated alongside a group of re ... more Champaign IL (SPX) Mar 06, 2017Hand-picked specialty crops 'ripe' for precision agriculture techniques  Guerima, Colombia (AFP) March 4, 2017Colombia's 'drug triangle' puts hope in chocolate  Champaign IL (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Hand-picked specialty crops 'ripe' for precision agriculture techniques |
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 Los Angeles CA (UPI) Mar 07, 2017 
New analysis of coastal fault systems in Southern California suggest the region is capable of a magnitude 7.3 earthquake.
Until now, scientists thought the Newport-Inglewood and Rose Canyon faults were separate, but the latest research - published in the Journal of Geophysical Research - showed the two systems, running from Los Angeles to San Diego, are connected.
Analysis of t ... more Antananarivo (AFP) March 7, 2017Three killed as cyclone Enawo batters Madagascar Antananarivo (AFP) March 8, 2017Cyclone kills four, heading towards Madagascar capital Manila (AFP) March 5, 2017Powerful aftershock hits quake-stricken Philippine city |
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 Abuja (AFP) March 8, 2017 
Nigeria's military on Wednesday announced it would look into alleged human rights abuses by troops, including in the fight against Boko Haram, despite having previously dismissed such claims.
The chief of army staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, said a special board of inquiry would look into allegations such as those made by Amnesty International and pro-Biafra campaigners.
But he ... more Ben Guerdane, Tunisia (AFP) March 7, 2017PM hails Ben Guerdane battle as Tunisia 'turning point'  Bamako (AFP) March 5, 201711 Malian soldiers killed in attack on border base  Dakar (AFP) March 4, 2017Senegal and Gambia announce new era of ties |
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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 
DNA in hair samples collected from Aboriginal people across Australia in the early to mid-1900s has revealed that populations have been continuously present in the same regions for up to 50,000 years - soon after the peopling of Australia.
Published this week in the journal Nature, the findings reinforce Aboriginal communities' strong connection to country and represent the first detailed ... more Hanover NH (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Dartmouth study finds modern hunter-gathers relocate to maximize foraging efficiency  St. Louis, MO (SPX) Mar 03, 2017100,000-year-old human skulls from east Asia reveal complex mix of trends in time, space  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Catalog of 208 human-caused minerals bolsters argument to declare 'Anthropocene Epoch' |
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 Ottawa (AFP) March 7, 2017 
Canada requires a "herculean shift" in energy use to meet its international commitment to reduce greenhouse gases, according to a Senate study out Tuesday.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government agreed under the Paris agreement on climate change to eliminate 219 megatonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030.
This represents a 30 percent reduction from 2005 levels.
"To put ... more Beijing (SPX) Mar 06, 2017Study reveals the atmospheric footprint of global warming hiatus  Voi, Kenya (AFP) March 5, 2017Bringing water to Kenya's drought-stricken wildlife  Washington (AFP) March 3, 2017Trump team divided over Paris climate agreement |
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The temperature of Earth's interior affects everything from the movement of tectonic plates to the formation of the planet. A new study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) suggests the mantle - the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth's interior that lies between its super-heated core and its outer crustal layer - may be hotter than previously believed. The new finding, published Mar ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 03, 2017TRIPLESAT Constellation Tasking with SpyMeSat Mobile App  Sydney (AFP) March 8, 2017'Angry' Australian summer weather smashes records  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017NASA examines deadly spring-like weather with GPM satellite |
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 
New research findings show that as the world warmed millions of years ago, conditions in the tropics may have made it so hot some organisms couldn't survive. Longstanding theories dating to the 1980s suggest that as the rest of the earth warms, the tropical temperatures would be strictly limited, or regulated by an internal 'thermostat.'
These theories are controversial, but the debate is ... more Urbana IL (SPX) Mar 09, 2017A new tool for genetically engineering the oldest branch of life  Breisgau, Germany (SPX) Mar 09, 2017The protective layer of prehistoric land plants  Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Crocodiles and dolphins evolved similar skulls to catch the same prey: Study finds |
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 Wellington, New Zealand (UPI) Feb 21, 2017  Even with international praise for its renewable energy strategy, New Zealand's government said there is room for improvement.
An annual review of the New Zealand energy sector from the International Energy Agency described the country as a "success story" for its ability to advance on low-carbon options like hydro-electric power and geothermal energy, all without government subsidies. ... more Strasbourg, France (AFP) Feb 15, 2017EU parliament backs draft carbon trading reforms  Taipei (AFP) Feb 12, 2017Taiwan lantern makers go green for festival of lights  Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2017Republican ex-top diplomats propose a carbon tax |
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 Newark DE (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 
Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are the power behind most modern portable electronics, including cell phones, tablets, laptops, fitness trackers, and smart watches. However, their energy density - that is, the amount of energy stored within a given amount of physical space, or mass - will need to be improved for these batteries to see widespread use in smart grid and electric transport applic ... more Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 07, 2017ABB delivers first urban battery storage solution in Denmark to support renewables  Livermore CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Confined nanoparticles improve hydrogen storage materials performance  Houston TX (SPX) Mar 03, 2017New path suggested for nuclear fusion |
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 Paris (AFP) March 8, 2017 
A non-native snake species that has already wiped out most of Guam's tree-dwelling birds is also decimating the Pacific island's forests, researchers said Wednesday.
Growth of new trees on the US island territory may have dropped by as much as 92 percent due to the snake's presence, they reported in the journal Nature Communications.
The findings show that the devastation wrought worldwi ... more Washington DC (UPI) Mar 07, 2017Ants adapt surprisingly quickly to rising city temperatures  Nairobi (AFP) March 6, 2017Poachers kill rare giant elephant in Kenya  Cleveland OH (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Species appears to evolve quickly enough to endure city temperatures |
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 Shanghai (AFP) March 3, 2017 
Shanghai has impounded thousands of brightly coloured bikes placed on city streets by cycle-sharing companies, in the latest sign of impatience with an explosion of the haphazardly-parked two-wheelers.
The bike-sharing sector has become one of the fastest-growing industries in the country, with users typically renting the bicycles for short periods by first unlocking them through the use of ... more Beijing (AFP) March 1, 2017Beijing's shanties: Towns of hope and despair  Hong Kong (AFP) March 1, 2017Hong Kong rebel lawmakers fight parliament ban  Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Activists gatecrash meeting of Hong Kong leadership hopeful |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 
Forests, especially tropical forests, are home to thousands of species of trees - sometimes tens to hundreds of tree species in the same forest - a level of biodiversity ecologists have struggled to explain.
In a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and thei ... more Bangkok (AFP) March 2, 2017The battle to save Bangkok's 'Green Lung'  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Ancient peoples shaped the Amazon rainforest  Tegucigalpa (AFP) March 1, 2017Indigenous protest in Honduras marks activist's murder |
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