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  Miami FL (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science scientist Mark Donelan and his Norwegian Meteorological Institute colleague captured new information about extreme waves, as one of the steepest ever recorded passed by the North Sea Ekofisk platforms in the early morning hours of Nov. 9 2007. Within the first hour of the day, the Andrea wave passed by a four-point square array of ocean sensors designed by the researchers to measure the wavelength, direction, amplitude and fre ... read more |
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A backup copy in the central brainMainz, Germany (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 Insects have a spatial orientation memory that helps them remember the location of their destination if they are briefly deflected from their route. Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Main ... more 
A light rain can spread soil bacteria far and wideBoston MA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 A good rain can have a cleansing effect on the land. But an MIT study published this week in Nature Communications reports that, under just the right conditions, rain can also be a means of spreadin ... more 
More intense and frequent severe rainstorms likely; no drop off expectedStorrs CT (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 A University of Connecticut climate scientist confirms that more intense and more frequent severe rainstorms will likely continue as temperatures rise due to global warming, despite some observation ... more  
New material regrows boneChicago IL (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 A team of researchers repaired a hole in a mouse's skull by regrowing "quality bone," a breakthrough that could drastically improve the care of people who suffer severe trauma to the skull or face. ... 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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Vision, not limbs, led fish onto land 385 million years agoChicago IL (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 provocative new Northwestern University and Claremont McKenna, Scripps and Pitzer colleges study suggests it was the power of the eyes and not the limbs that first led our ancient aquatic ancestors ... more 
Why did rainfall over Asian inland plateau region undergo abrupt decrease around 1999Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 The Asian inland plateau (AIP) is located in the East Asian monsoon marginal areas and mainly includes Mongolia and part of northern China. Covering arid and semi-arid regions, the climate variabili ... more  
'Traveling' droughts bring new possibilities for predictionVienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 A small subset of the most intense droughts move across continents in predictable patterns, according a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters by researchers in Austria and ... more  
Researchers develop equation that helps to explain plant growthLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 It is rare in biology that a single trait can answer questions spanning several fields of research. One such trait is plant biology's "leaf mass per area," a simple measurement calculated by weighin ... more 
Future climate change will affect plants and soil differentlyLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 A new European study has found that soil carbon loss is more sensitive to climate change compared to carbon taken up by plants. In drier regions, soil carbon loss decreased but in wetter regions soi ... more  
Silk Road evolved as 'grass-routes' movementSt. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 Nearly 5,000 years ago, long before the vast east-west trade routes of the Great Silk Road were traversed by Marco Polo, the foundations for these trans-Asian interaction networks were being carved ... more |
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Japan 'piggyback' official steps downTokyo (AFP) March 10, 2017 A senior Japanese politician criticised last year for being carried over flood waters while inspecting deadly typhoon damage was out of a job Friday after joking about the incident. ... more 
France's Jarre to play Israel in aid of Dead SeaJ�rusalem (AFP) March 9, 2017 Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre says he will perform in Israel next month in a concert to publicise the plight of the shrinking Dead Sea. ... more 
New US environment chief questions carbon link to global warmingMiami (AFP) March 9, 2017 The incoming head of the US Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that carbon dioxide is not the main driver of global warming, a position starkly at odds with the scientific consensus on climate change. ... more 
Tired but happy, Iraqis finally escape Mosul jihadistsMosul, Iraq (AFP) March 9, 2017 Civilians rush down a hillside on the outskirts of Mosul to waiting Iraqi forces, tired but happy after finally being able to flee the clutches of the Islamic State group. ... more |
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Civilians rush down a hillside on the outskirts of Mosul to waiting Iraqi forces, tired but happy after finally being able to flee the clutches of the Islamic State group.
Trapped for years inside the jihadist-ruled city, escaping residents say IS fighters are growing increasingly desperate as Iraqi forces advance on their last bastions in west Mosul.
Civilians are being forced from thei ... more Hirono, Japan (AFP) March 10, 2017For Japan's nuclear refugees, insults and rejection  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 7, 2017Jihadist tunnels save Assyrian winged bulls of Mosul  Tokyo (AFP) March 10, 2017Japan 'piggyback' official steps down |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2017  U.S. Naval Research Laboratory scientists have developed and patented a transparent armor they say reduces weight while maintaining strong defensive properties.
The armor is made from thermoplastic elastomers, rubbery polymers capable of being processed like thermoplastic plastics when heated. According to a study published by Ceresana in January 2015, the material can be melted, repeat ... more Canberra (UPI) Mar 07, 2017Space surveillance radar system fully operational  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Physicists design a device inspired by sonic screwdriver  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 Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Why did rainfall over Asian inland plateau region undergo abrupt decrease around 1999  Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Stanford biologists identify ancient stress response in corals  Sydney (AFP) March 9, 2017Aussie lake turns vivid pink |
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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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It is rare in biology that a single trait can answer questions spanning several fields of research. One such trait is plant biology's "leaf mass per area," a simple measurement calculated by weighing a dried leaf and dividing by its original fresh area. Leaf mass per area, or LMA, which has been measured in thousands of studies, is used in nearly every field of plant biology to make predictions ... more Leioa, Spain (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Stabilizing soils with sulfates to improve their constructional properties  London, UK (SPX) Mar 09, 2017Future climate change will affect plants and soil differently  Champaign IL (SPX) Mar 06, 2017Hand-picked specialty crops 'ripe' for precision agriculture techniques |
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 Antananarivo (AFP) March 9, 2017 
More than 10,000 Madagascans have been forced out of their homes over the past 48 hours as tropical cyclone Enawo battered the island, with the death toll rising to five, officials said Thursday.
Parts of the capital Antananarivo were evacuated overnight as torrential rains hit the city.
The storm hit land in Madagascar's remote northeast on Tuesday, swelling rivers to bursting point and ... moreAntananarivo (AFP) March 8, 2017Cyclone kills four, heading towards Madagascar capital  Los Angeles CA (UPI) Mar 07, 2017Southern California fault systems capable of magnitude 7.3 earthquakes Antananarivo (AFP) March 7, 2017Three killed as cyclone Enawo batters Madagascar |
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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 Paris (AFP) March 9, 2017China's elderly live longer, but are less fit: study  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 |
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 Paris (UPI) Mar 8, 2017
New research from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, or IIASA, highlights how limited investment in agriculture in West Africa plays a vital role in the country's ability to adapt to climate change.
West Africa is a major producer of cassava, millet and sorghum, however, scientists predict crop yields and grass for livestock grazing are likely to decline in the co ... more Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 09, 2017'Traveling' droughts bring new possibilities for prediction  Miami (AFP) March 9, 2017New US environment chief questions carbon link to global warming  Ottawa (AFP) March 7, 2017Canada faces 'herculean shift' to meet climate targets |
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 Cape Cod MA (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 
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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017NASA examines deadly spring-like weather with GPM satellite  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Flashy first images arrive from NOAA's GOES-16 lightning mapper |
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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 te ... more West Lafayette IN (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Evidence disproving tropical 'thermostat' theory  Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 07, 2017The cold exterminated all of them  London, UK (SPX) Mar 03, 2017World's oldest fossils unearthed |
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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 Upton NY (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Imaging the inner workings of a sodium-metal sulfide battery for first time  Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 09, 2017ORNL study examines tungsten in extreme environments to improve fusion materials  Oxford UK (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Space energy technology restored to make power stations more efficient |
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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  Boston MA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017A light rain can spread soil bacteria far and wide  Mainz, Germany (SPX) Mar 09, 2017A backup copy in the central brain |
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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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