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  London, UK (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 A type of bacteria accidentally discovered during research supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) could fundamentally re-shape efforts to cut the huge amount of electricity consumed during wastewater clean-up. The discovery has upended a century of conventional thinking. The microorganisms -'comammox' (complete ammonia oxidising) bacteria - can completely turn ammonia into nitrates. Traditionally, this vital step in removing nitrogen from wastewater has involve ... read more |
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Improving memory with magnetsMontreal, Canada (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 The ability to remember sounds, and manipulate them in our minds, is incredibly important to our daily lives - without it we would not be able to understand a sentence, or do simple arithmetic. New ... more  
Rocks that tell our industrial historyBasque Country, Spain (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 "Because certain geological events record everything, studying them helps to reconstruct the environmental past and to determine how human beings have influenced the environment. They will even be a ... more  
'Monster' cyclone Debbie batters northeast AustraliaAyr, Australia (AFP) March 28, 2017 A "monster" cyclone that smashed into northeast Australia with coastal residents battling lashing rain and howling winds was downgraded to a tropical low system on Wednesday as Australians got ready to assess the damage. ... more  
Transgenic plants against malariaMadrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 Since the ancient times, mankind has used plants to treat diseases. An example is the plant Artemisia annua, used for over 2,000 years in traditional Chinese medicine to treat intermittent fevers. N ... 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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Scientists make new discovery about bird evolutionNew York NY (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 In a new paper published in National Science Review, a team of scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, the Shandong Tianyu Museum of Nature, and the Nanjing I ... more  
Asian dust providing key nutrients for California's giant sequoiasRiverside CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 Dust from as far away as the Gobi Desert in Asia is providing more nutrients than previously thought for plants, including giant sequoias, in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, a team of scientis ... more  
Climate at your fingertipsParis (ESA) Mar 29, 2017 Discover our planet's changing climate through the eyes of satellites with Climate from Space, a new digital book for iPad and Android tablets featuring interactive maps and video interviews with to ... more  
Satellites reveal bird habitat loss in CaliforniaDurham NC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 Drought and reduced seasonal flooding of wetlands and farm fields threaten a globally important stopover site for tens of thousands of migratory shorebirds in California's Sacramento Valley, a new D ... more 
More than 100 years of flooding and erosion in 1 eventBoulder CO (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 Sara Rathburn of Colorado State University and colleagues have developed an integrated sediment, wood, and organic carbon budget for North St. Vrain Creek in the semi-arid Colorado Front Range follo ... more 
Forests fight global warming in many waysOhio State University Columbus OH (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 Forests play a complex role in keeping the planet cool, one that goes far beyond the absorption of carbon dioxide, new research has found. Trees also impact climate b ... more |
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Corals die as global warming collides with local weather in the South China SeaCape Cod MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 In the South China Sea, a 2C rise in the sea surface temperature in June 2015 was amplified to produce a 6C rise on Dongsha Atoll, a shallow coral reef ecosystem, killing approximately 40 percent of ... more  
WSU findings point way to more nutritious cropsPullman WA (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 Almost every calorie that we eat at one time went through the veins of a plant. If a plant's circulatory system could be rejiggered to make more nutrients available - through bigger seeds or sweeter ... more 
Flint water settlement orders lead pipes replacedChicago (AFP) March 28, 2017 A federal judge on Tuesday approved a $97 million settlement in a lawsuit over drinking water contamination in the US city of Flint, Michigan, requiring that all lead pipes be replaced. ... more 
Scientists image one of the largest viruses on the planetWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 In order to image one of the world's largest viruses, the Samba virus, scientists at Michigan State had to design and build their own microscope. ... more |
  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-ca ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2017Video game study suggests people will remain calm as the world ends  Dhaka (IANS) Mar 27, 2017Bangladesh to join India's South Asia Satellite initiative  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 Leicester, UK (SPX) Mar 29, 2017'Ground Control' Arrives at Leicester University  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Argon is not the 'dope' for metallic hydrogen  Atlanta GA (SPX) Mar 27, 2017A simple route to developing new sensors |
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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  Cape Cod MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Corals die as global warming collides with local weather in the South China Sea  London, UK (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Chance find has big implications for water treatment's costs |
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 Paris (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 sheet. CryoSat's radar altimeter detects tiny variations in the height of the ice across the entire continent, including on the steeper continental margins where the vast majority of ice losses occur ... more Chicago (AFP) March 25, 2017Photographer captures world's glacier melt over decade  Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017Researchers ponder conundrum of disappearing Arctic caribou  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Sea ice extent sinks to record lows at both poles |
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 Bras�lia (AFP) March 28, 2017 
Brazil sought to swallow the last of the scandal surrounding its tainted meat exports Tuesday as top beef buyer Hong Kong resumed imports - the final major market to lift its ban, the government said.
Instead of a blanket ban, Hong Kong will now only block imports from 21 companies being investigated for passing off expired meat as fresh, the Brazilian government said in a statement.
Th ... more Pullman WA (SPX) Mar 29, 2017WSU findings point way to more nutritious crops  Brasilia (AFP) March 25, 2017Brazil tainted meat: Three key markets resume imports  Wellington (AFP) March 21, 2017New Zealand's 'green' image under threat: OECD |
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 Paris (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-magnitude quake that struck New Zealand's South Island near the town of Kaikoura on 14 November was one of the most comprehensively recorded earthquakes in history.
Immediately after it, a team of scie ... more Ayr, Australia (AFP) March 27, 2017Northeast Australia in grip of 'monster' Cyclone Debbie  Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 29, 2017More than 100 years of flooding and erosion in 1 event Ayr, Australia (AFP) March 28, 2017'Monster' cyclone Debbie batters northeast Australia |
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 Bamako (AFP) March 28, 2017 
Former rebels in Mali on Tuesday reversed a decision to boycott a national reconciliation conference after receiving assurances from the government, a spokesman said.
The talks were agreed in a 2015 peace deal signed by Tuareg-led rebels, the government and pro-Bamako militias aimed at ending successive separatist uprisings in Mali's north, most recently in 2012, and to isolate jihadist grou ... more Cotonou (AFP) March 27, 2017Benin's defence minister quits over constitutional reform Bamako (AFP) March 27, 2017Mali peace conference hit by boycott  Washington (AFP) March 24, 2017Operations against Kony's LRA 'coming to an end': US general |
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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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 Nairobi (AFP) March 28, 2017 
The number of Kenyans needing emergency food aid has doubled in the past three months to three million, the Red Cross said Tuesday, as the impact of a devastating drought worsens.
Kenya is one of several East African countries suffering from food crises, along with Ethiopia; South Sudan, where famine has already been declared; and Somalia, on the brink of its third famine in 25 years.
Ou ... more Paris (ESA) Mar 29, 2017Climate at your fingertips  New York (AFP) March 23, 2017Tillerson alias emails from his ExxonMobil era prove elusive  Baidoa, Somalia (AFP) March 20, 2017Cloaked in rags and dust, Somalis flee looming famine |
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 Leicester, 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 Anthropocene have alleged that the idea did not arise from geology; that there is simply not enough physical evidence for it as strata; that it is based more on the future than on the past; that it is m ... more Beijing (XNA) Mar 27, 2017China to launch new weather satellite in second half of 2017  Paris (AFP) March 27, 2017Climate-addled jet streams boost drought, flood: study  Durham NC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Satellites reveal bird habitat loss in California |
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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'  New York NY (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Scientists make new discovery about bird evolution  Cambridge, UK (SPX) Mar 23, 2017New study shakes the roots of the dinosaur family tree |
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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  Paris (AFP) March 28, 2017Program to be axed saves energy in LA buildings  Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017Emissions flat for three years in a row, IEA says |
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 Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 
Although most of our electronic devices, like mobile phones, laptops and electric vehicles use lithium rechargeable batteries, what is going on inside them is not fully understood. Researchers from the Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) succeeded in observing in realtime the ultrafast dynamics of lithium ions with femtosecond time resolut ... more New Haven CT (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Building a market for renewable thermal technologies  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 
Even as the population of an endangered species declines more broadly, the species can become locally abundant. But as new research shows, locally abundant but geographically isolated endangered species are at significant risk of extinction.
Endangered species are most vulnerable to man-made pressures when they're backed into a corner. When isolated, species become easy targets for hunt ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2017What triggers salmon migrations?  Phnom Penh (AFP) March 25, 2017Wild elephants rescued from muddy bomb crater in Cambodia  Millbrook NY (SPX) Mar 23, 2017It's a fish eat tree world |
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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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 Riverside CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 
Dust from as far away as the Gobi Desert in Asia is providing more nutrients than previously thought for plants, including giant sequoias, in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, a team of scientists, including several from the University of California, Riverside, have found.
The scientists found that dust from the Gobi Desert and the Central Valley of California contributed more phosphor ... more Ohio State UniversityForests fight global warming in many ways  Bogor, Indonesia (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Reconsider the impact of trees on water cycles and climate, scientists ask  Santiago (AFP) March 18, 2017Late US billionaire's record land gift lays Chile row to rest |
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