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  Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 Extreme space weather has a global footprint and the potential to damage critical infrastructure on the ground and in space. A new report from the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) calls for bridging knowledge gaps and for better coordination at EU level to reduce the potential impact of space weather events. The sun shapes the space environment around the Earth. This so-called space weather can affect space assets but also critical infrastructure on the ground, potentially causing ... read more |
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Scientists respond to criticisms of a new geological epochLeicester, UK (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 A team of academics led by the University of Leicester has responded to criticisms of the proposal to formalise a new geological epoch - the Anthropocene. Geological critics of a formalised An ... more  
How chewing like a cow helped early mammals thriveChicago IL (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 You probably haven't given much thought to how you chew, but the jaw structure and mechanics of almost all modern mammals may have something to do with why we're here today. In a new paper pub ... more  
Astrocytes keep time for brain, behaviorSt. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 Until recently, work on biological clocks that dictate daily fluctuations in most body functions, including core body temperature and alertness, focused on neurons, those electrically excitable cell ... more  
CryoSat reveals Antarctica in 3DParis (ESA) Mar 27, 2017 Around 250 million measurements taken by ESA's CryoSat over the last six years have been used to create a unique 3D view of Antarctica, offering a snapshot of the undulating surface of this vast ice ... more |
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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 Winds, rain lash Philippines as super typhoon nears Tornado kills six, wrecks town in Brazil |
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Satellites shed new light on earthquakesParis (ESA) Mar 27, 2017 Satellite radar scans of last year's earthquake in New Zealand are changing the way we are thinking about earthquake hazards in regions where our planet's tectonic plates meet. The 7.8-magnitu ... more  
Mali peace conference hit by boycottBamako (AFP) March 27, 2017 Former rebels and Mali's opposition parties Monday boycotted a national summit enshrined in the country's 2015 peace deal, laying bare divisions with the government and armed groups it relies on for security. ... more  
Australia-based professor blocked from leaving ChinaBeijing (AFP) March 27, 2017 A prominent Chinese-born academic at a Sydney university was stuck in southern China on Monday after being prevented from flying home to Australia, according to his lawyer. ... more  
Paris mayor orders cleanliness blitzParis (AFP) March 27, 2017 Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Monday unveiled a grand plan to clean up the French capital, putting teeth into the campaign by stepping up enforcement operations. ... more  
Northern seas once pumped CO2 into Earth's atmosphereWashington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017 Today, Earth's oceans absorb excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Research suggests in the past the opposite was true. ... more 
Northeast Australia in grip of 'monster' Cyclone DebbieAyr, Australia (AFP) March 27, 2017 Lashing rain and howling winds battered northeast Australia Tuesday as towns went into lockdown ahead of a "monster" cyclone making landfall, with thousands evacuated amid fears of damage and tidal surges. ... more |
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 Bigger brains help primates cope with conflict 
Hong Kong targets activists day after voteHong Kong (AFP) March 27, 2017 Police cracked down on Hong Kong democracy activists Monday charging them over the Umbrella Movement mass protests, a day after a pro-Beijing candidate was chosen as the city's new leader. ... more 
Climate-addled jet streams boost drought, flood: studyParis (AFP) March 27, 2017 Global warming amplifies severe droughts and floods by disrupting jet streams, the powerful high-altitude air currents that move west-to-east across the northern hemisphere, researchers said Monday. ... more 
Diverse array of dinosaur tracks mark Australia's 'Jurassic Park'Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017 Scientists have discovered an unprecedented diversity of dinosaur tracks along a stretch of Australia's Dampier Peninsula coastline. Researchers dubbed the fossil-rich acreage "Australia's Jurassic Park." ... more 
Colombian town votes against gold mine, in vainBogota (AFP) March 27, 2017 The Colombian government on Monday shot down a small town's attempt to block a multinational mining company from opening a gold mine there, saying a residents' referendum held no legal weight. ... more |
  Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2017 
Many assume the world will end in chaos, a complete breakdown of the social order. The results of a new video game study suggest otherwise.
Participants in a role-playing video game study engaged in acts of cooperation and assistance as their virtual world came to an end. Analysis of the virtual actions of 80,000 participants playing ArcheAge showed acts of violence were relatively rare ... more Dhaka (IANS) Mar 27, 2017Bangladesh to join India's South Asia Satellite initiative  Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Extreme space weather: Protecting our critical infrastructure  Luxembourg (SPX) Mar 23, 2017SES is enabling disaster response and connecting affected communities |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 
There are few ways for astronauts to know exactly when the outside of their spacecraft has been damaged, but that may change in the future with an invention that acts like a sensory skin to pick up signs of damage in real-time. The invention uses a series of several technologies to create circuits printed on thin layers and that can be embedded in a spacecraft's structure, scientists behind the ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Ancient Art of Weaving Ready to Head to Mars and Beyond  Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017Scientists aim to create self-propelling liquid, a new kind of matter  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 27, 2017NASA Selects High Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) Processor Contract |
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 Exeter, UK (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 
Important microscopic creatures which produce half of the oxygen in the atmosphere can rapidly adapt to global warming, new research suggests. Phytoplankton, which also act as an essential food supply for fish, can increase the rate at which they take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen while in warmer water temperatures, a long-running experiment shows.
Monitoring of one species, a green ... more Brussels (AFP) March 26, 2017Brexit plunges EU fishing into troubled waters  Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) March 23, 2017In war-scarred Gaza, water pollution behind health woes  United Nations, United States March 22, 2017One in four children will live with water shortages by 2040: UNICEF |
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 Chicago (AFP) March 25, 2017 
For the last decade, American photographer James Balog has been on a mission to document climate change through his camera lens.
His effort has taken him to the farthest reaches of the world, from Antarctica to the northern ends of Greenland, where he has captured the movements and melts of immense glaciers.
The results of his work were on display at Chicago's Museum of Science and Indus ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017Researchers ponder conundrum of disappearing Arctic caribou  Paris (ESA) Mar 27, 2017CryoSat reveals Antarctica in 3D  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Sea ice extent sinks to record lows at both poles |
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 Brasilia (AFP) March 25, 2017  Brazil won a major victory Saturday in the fight to restore credibility amid a tainted meat scandal, with key markets China, Egypt and Chile lifting their bans on its products.
The three countries, which had totally closed their markets to Brazilian meat at the beginning of the week, said they would open them to all but imports from the 21 Brazilian processing plants under investigation.
... more Wellington (AFP) March 21, 2017New Zealand's 'green' image under threat: OECD  Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2017Almond-crop fungicides are harmful to honey bees  Brasilia (AFP) March 20, 2017China bans Brazil meat in health scare: Brasilia |
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 Ayr, Australia (AFP) March 27, 2017 
Lashing rain and howling winds battered northeast Australia Tuesday as towns went into lockdown ahead of a "monster" cyclone making landfall, with thousands evacuated amid fears of damage and tidal surges.
Cyclone Debbie is expected to cross the Queensland state coast as a category four storm - on a scale of five - packing destructive wind gusts of up to 280 kmh (174 miles) near its wide c ... more Huarmey , Peru (AFP) March 21, 2017Rooftop refugees plead for water in flooded Peru city  Luanda (AFP) March 23, 2017Flooding kills 11 in Angola  Paris (ESA) Mar 27, 2017Satellites shed new light on earthquakes |
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 Cotonou (AFP) March 27, 2017 
Benin's defence minister announced his resignation on Monday to protest President Patrice Talon's plans to overhaul the constitution.
Candide Armand-Marie Azannai wrote on his Facebook page that he had decided to quit because of "recent developments in this country's politics".
Businessman Talon, who was elected last year, has proposed amending the constitution to limit presidents to a s ... more Washington (AFP) March 24, 2017Operations against Kony's LRA 'coming to an end': US general  Bamako (AFP) March 27, 2017Mali peace conference hit by boycott Abuja (AFP) March 21, 2017Nigerian rights group denounces 'attacks' on Amnesty office |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017
New research suggests bigger brains help primates in larger social groups manage their aggression and cope with conflict.
Scientists have previously pointed to increasing competition for resource and life among growing social groups as reasons for differing brain sizes among different primates. New research suggests conflict resolution plays a role, too.
Researchers at the Univer ... more Austin TX (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Human skull evolved along with two-legged walking, study confirms  University Park PA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Nose form was shaped by climate Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017Human skull and bipedalism evolved side-by-side |
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 New York (AFP) March 23, 2017 
Emails sent under a pseudonym by current US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson when he was still CEO of ExxonMobil, and which are sought by a court, cannot be produced, lawyers for the oil giant said.
According to a letter dated March 21 and sent Wednesday by ExxonMobil to AFP, these emails, sent under the name Wayne Tracker, cannot be recovered for the period from September 5, 2014 to Novembe ... more Baidoa, Somalia (AFP) March 20, 2017Cloaked in rags and dust, Somalis flee looming famine  New York NY (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Under the dead sea, warnings of dire drought  Geneva (AFP) March 21, 20172017 already marked by climate extremes: UN |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 27, 2017 
China will launch a new meteorological satellite in the second half of this year, which will be capable of detecting auroras, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced Thursday.
The satellite, the country's fourth Fengyun-III meteorological satellite, is expected to improve weather disaster forecasting ability as well as environmental monitoring.
Compare ... more Paris (AFP) March 27, 2017Climate-addled jet streams boost drought, flood: study  Leicester, UK (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Scientists respond to criticisms of a new geological epoch  Paris (ESA) Mar 23, 2017Unravelling Earth's magnetic field |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 
You probably haven't given much thought to how you chew, but the jaw structure and mechanics of almost all modern mammals may have something to do with why we're here today.
In a new paper published this week in Scientific Reports, David Grossnickle, a graduate student in the Committee on Evolutionary Biology at the University of Chicago, proposes that mammal teeth, jaw bones and muscles e ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Diverse array of dinosaur tracks mark Australia's 'Jurassic Park'  Cambridge, UK (SPX) Mar 23, 2017New study shakes the roots of the dinosaur family tree  Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Research proposes new theories about nature of Earth's iron |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017 
Metrics measuring consumer demand for fuels and related products in the United States were indicative of an improving economy, a trade group said.
The American Petroleum Institute reported total petroleum deliveries, a measure of demand, gained 0.1 percent to 19.7 million barrels per day, its highest level since 2008. Total motor gasoline deliveries, a measure of consumer demand, was up ... more New York (AFP) March 26, 2017New York skyscrapers adapt to climate change  Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017Emissions flat for three years in a row, IEA says  Paris (AFP) March 17, 2017CO2 stable for 3rd year despite global growth: IEA |
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 New Haven CT (SPX) Mar 27, 2017  Though a mature technology, renewable thermals occupy a small niche in Connecticut - and in the U.S. at large. A new Yale-led study analyzes the market potential of this technology across the state and provides key insights into spurring consumer demand. According to the analysis, led by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY), renewable the ... more New Haven CT (SPX) Mar 23, 2017New gel-like coating beefs up the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Non-toxic material that generates electricity through hot and cold  Graz, Austria (SPX) Mar 21, 2017TU Graz researchers show that enzyme function inhibits battery ageing |
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 Millbrook NY (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 
Most of the planet's freshwater stores are found in the northern hemisphere, a region that is changing rapidly in response to human activity and shifting climatic trends. An international team of scientists analyzed 147 northern lakes and found that many rely on nutrients from tree leaves, pine needles, and other land-grown plants to feed aquatic life.
The study, published in Science Advan ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2017What triggers salmon migrations?  Phnom Penh (AFP) March 25, 2017Wild elephants rescued from muddy bomb crater in Cambodia  San Salvador (AFP) March 21, 2017Bone surgery for El Salvador's last male jaguar |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 26, 2017  Hong Kong's new leader Carrie Lam pledged Sunday to mend political rifts after winning a vote dismissed as a sham by democracy activists who fear the loss of the city's cherished freedoms.
The former career civil servant was chosen as next chief executive of the semi-autonomous city by a mainly pro-China committee. She was widely seen as Beijing's favourite candidate.
Her main rival, ex- ... moreHong Kong (AFP) March 26, 2017Beijing favourite Lam wins Hong Kong leadership  Beijing (AFP) March 27, 2017Australia-based professor blocked from leaving China  Hong Kong (AFP) March 27, 2017Hong Kong targets activists day after vote |
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 Bogor, Indonesia (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 
Forests and trees play a major role on water cycles and cooler temperatures, contributing to food security and climate change adaptation. In recent decades, the climate change discourse has looked at forests and trees mostly as carbon stocks and carbon sinks, but now scientists are calling for more attention on the relation between trees and water in climate change.
Scientists suggest that ... more Santiago (AFP) March 18, 2017Late US billionaire's record land gift lays Chile row to rest  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Did humans create the Sahara desert?  Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017Louisiana wetlands hurting from accelerated sea level rise |
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