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  Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 It's the stuff of science fiction, though there's nothing fiction about it: Researchers have discovered a multitude of previously unidentified microorganisms possess a genetic element that enables them to self-mutate. What's more, these organisms are so great in number that they dramatically expand the diversity of the tree of life. "These microorganisms can be 500 times smaller than bacteria like E. Coli," said UC Santa Barbara microbiologist David Valentine. "They also do unusual things to some ... read more |
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Exploring ocean waters to characterize atmospheric aerosolsGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 Aerosols are collections of fine particles, either biological or of other types, in suspension in a gaseous medium. They play a major role in cloud formation and therefore have a strong impact on cl ... more  
Microbes on ice sheets produce bioreactive carbon that is exported to downstream ecosystemsBristol, UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 Glaciers and ice sheets have recently been considered significant sources of organic carbon and provide nutrients to downstream marine ecosystems. However, the exact origin and bioreactivity of the ... more  
When did India collide with Asia to form the Himalayan mountainsBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 The collision between the Indian subcontinent and the Asian landmass resulted in the formation of the Himalayan Mountains and the rise of the Tibetan Plateau, with consequent major climatic and envi ... more  
Researchers uncover prehistoric art and ornaments from Indonesian 'Ice Age'Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 The Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution (ARCHE) team, based in Griffith's Environmental Futures Research Institute, together with Indonesian colleagues, have shed new light on 'Ice Age' h ... 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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1997 was 'tipping point' for ice caps around Greenland's edgesUtrecht, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 Measuring almost 100,000 km2 (about twice the size of the Netherlands), the ice caps around Greenland's edges represent the largest glacierised area on earth, outside of the large ice sheets of Gree ... more  
Graphene sieve turns seawater into drinking waterManchester, UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 Graphene-oxide membranes have attracted considerable attention as promising candidates for new filtration technologies. Now the much sought-after development of making membranes capable of sieving c ... more  
Early climate 'payback' with higher emission reductionsExeter, UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 Climate scientists at the Met Office Hadley Centre have shown that the early mitigation needed to limit eventual warming below potentially dangerous levels has a climate 'payback' much earlier than ... more  
Steering towards grazing fieldsWashington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 It makes sense that a 1,200 pound Angus cow would place quite a lot of pressure on the ground on which it walks. But a new study shows that even these heavy beasts can't do much to compact common so ... more 
Monitoring pollen using an aircraftMunich, Germany (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 Plant pollen and fungal spores can be found at variable heights in the air, even at elevations up to 2000 meters. This is the conclusion of a report by researchers of Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen and T ... more  
'Peeling the onion' to get rid of odors near wastewater treatment plantsSan Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 Powerful nuisance odors from sewage and wastewater treatment facilities are a worldwide problem, but finding and eliminating the sources of such unpleasant aromas can be difficult. Scientists ... more |
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NASA Tests Robotic Ice Tools for Use on Ocean WorldsPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 31, 2017 Want to go ice fishing on Jupiter's moon Europa? There's no promising you'll catch anything, but a new set of robotic prototypes could help. Since 2015, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pas ... more  
The long legacy of space-farming leading us to MarsWashington DC (SPX) Apr 02, 2017 Following a new NASA bill, passed in March by the US Congress and which authorizes $19.5 billion spending for space exploration in 2017, manned missions to Mars are closer to reality than ever befor ... more  
Biochar provides high-definition electron pathways in soilIthaca NY (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 All plants need electrons to aid biological and chemical tasks. Cornell University scientists have discovered a new high-definition system that allows electrons to travel through soil farther and mo ... more  
A step toward long-lasting sunscreenSan Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 In a perfect world, people would diligently reapply suncreen every couple of hours to protect their delicate skin from damaging solar radiation. But in reality, few people actually adhere to reappli ... more |
  Paris (AFP) March 29, 2017 
What's the difference between birds that get killed by cars, and those that don't?
The dead ones tend to have smaller brains, scientists who performed 3,521 avian autopsies said Wednesday.
What might be called the "bird brain rule" applies to different species, depending on the ratio of grey matter to body mass, they reported in the journal Royal Society Open Science.
Crows, for exa ... more Bogota (AFP) April 4, 2017Why is South America being hit by deadly landslides?  Mocoa, Colombia (AFP) April 4, 2017More than 270 dead in Colombia mudslides  Mocoa, Colombia (AFP) April 5, 2017Death toll hits 290 as Colombia probes cause of mudslides |
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 Durham NC (SPX) Apr 04, 2017  USB flash drives are already common accessories in offices and college campuses. But thanks to the rise in printable electronics, digital storage devices like these may soon be everywhere - including on our groceries, pill bottles and even clothing. Duke University researchers have brought us closer to a future of low-cost, flexible electronics by creating a new "spray-on" digital memory device ... more Miami (AFP) March 30, 2017Space blanket floats away during historic spacewalk  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2017NASA laser communications to provide Orion faster connections  Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017Canadian subs to receive Kelvin Hughes' SharpEye radars |
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 Manchester, UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
Graphene-oxide membranes have attracted considerable attention as promising candidates for new filtration technologies. Now the much sought-after development of making membranes capable of sieving common salts has been achieved. New research demonstrates the real-world potential of providing clean drinking water for millions of people who struggle to access adequate clean water sources.
Th ... more Lawrence KS (SPX) Mar 31, 2017'Weather whiplash' triggered by changing climate will degrade Midwest's drinking water  Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Apr 02, 2017Unrestricted fishing technology threaten the future of seafood  Cannes, France (AFP) April 2, 2017Blockbuster nature series catches dynamite fishermen on film |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 02, 2017 
In 2011, researchers observed something that should be impossible - a massive bloom of phytoplankton growing under Arctic sea ice in conditions that should have been far too dark for anything requiring photosynthesis to survive. So, how was this bloom possible?
Using mathematical modeling, researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) found ... more Utrecht, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 04, 20171997 was 'tipping point' for ice caps around Greenland's edges  Bristol, UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Microbes on ice sheets produce bioreactive carbon that is exported to downstream ecosystems  Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Poor outlook for biodiversity in Antarctica |
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Instead of turning carbon into food, many plants accidentally make a plant-toxic compound during photosynthesis that is recycled through a process called photorespiration. University of Illinois and USDA/ARS researchers report in Plant Cell the discovery of a key protein in this process, which they hope to manipulate to increase plant productivity.
"Photorespiration is essential for C3 pla ... more Hong Kong (AFP) April 4, 2017A slice of luxury: Hong Kong's high-end fruit fad  Kew, UK (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Making cows more environmentally friendly  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Steering towards grazing fields |
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 Brisbane, Australia (AFP) April 2, 2017 
Rising floods plagued large parts of eastern Australia Sunday as emergency workers battled to restore water and electricity in cyclone-hit areas, with the recovery efforts expected to last several months.
At least two people were dead and several missing after torrential rain inundated large areas of Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) states, flooding homes and forcing the evacuation of te ... more Sydney (AFP) April 3, 2017Big clean-up under way in flood-ravaged Australia  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 02, 2017NASA's CYGNSS Satellite Constellation Enters Science Operations Phase Beenleigh, Australia (AFP) April 1, 2017Australia floods still rising with two dead, four missing |
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 Bamako (AFP) April 2, 2017 
A national peace summit in Mali ended Sunday with a call for negotiations with jihadists in the country's north, according to a resolution seen by AFP.
The conference, enshrined in the country's 2015 peace deal, was intended to bring together the government, armed groups that support it, former rebels and the political opposition.
But an opposition boycott lasted until late Saturday, whi ... more Bangui, Central African Republic (AFP) April 5, 2017European Union trains 'credible army' in C. Africa Banjul, Gambia (AFP) April 1, 2017'Executed' Gambian coup plotters exhumed  New York (AFP) March 31, 2017UN renews smaller DR Congo peacekeeping force |
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
The Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution (ARCHE) team, based in Griffith's Environmental Futures Research Institute, together with Indonesian colleagues, have shed new light on 'Ice Age' human culture and symbolism in a paper published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
The study was co-led by Associate Professor Adam Brumm, an Australian Researc ... more Onna, Japan (SPX) Apr 02, 2017Parallel computation provides deeper insight into brain function  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Scientists predict children's reading abilities using DNA variants  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Bigger brains help primates cope with conflict |
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 Exeter, UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
Climate scientists at the Met Office Hadley Centre have shown that the early mitigation needed to limit eventual warming below potentially dangerous levels has a climate 'payback' much earlier than previously thought.
Lead scientist Andrew Ciavarella explains: "Our study has shown that efforts to reduce global temperature rise in the long term - through aggressive reductions in greenhouse ... more Lokamarinyang, Kenya (AFP) April 5, 2017Drought shatters Turkana's dreams of a better future  New York (AFP) March 31, 2017US will keep climate commitments despite Trump: ex-mayor of NY Miami (AFP) March 30, 2017US climate science hearing descends into bullying 'food-fight' |
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 Durham 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 Duke University-led study shows.
The researchers' analysis of historical biweekly NASA Landsat satellite images of the valley reveals that flooded habitat near the peak time of spring migration h ... more Boston MA (SPX) Mar 30, 2017Night lights, big data  Mito, Japan (AFP) April 1, 2017Japan counts down to cherry blossom fever  Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Monitoring pollen using an aircraft |
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 Corvallis OR (SPX) Apr 04, 2017
Two monkeys grooming each other about 20-30 million years ago may have helped produce a remarkable new find - the first fossilized red blood cells from a mammal, preserved so perfectly in amber that they appear to have been prepared for display in a laboratory.
The discovery, published in the Journal of Medical Entomology, also describes the only known fossils of a type of parasite that st ... more New Orleans LA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Discovery of new predatory dinosaur species gives new insight on their evolution  Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 27, 2017How chewing like a cow helped early mammals thrive  New York NY (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Scientists make new discovery about bird evolution |
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 Washington (AFP) April 3, 2017  Global efforts to provide universal access to electricity, develop more renewable energy sources and increase efficiency are not on track to meet a target date of 2030, the World Bank said Monday.
With fewer people receiving electricity for the first time in recent years, only 92 percent of the world's population will have access to power by 2030, the bank said in a new report published toge ... more New York (AFP) April 3, 2017US states begin legal action on Trump energy delay  Paris (AFP) March 28, 2017Program to be axed saves energy in LA buildings  Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017Energy demand metrics indicate strong U.S. economy |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 
Fuel cells use a simple chemical reaction, such as the combination of oxygen and hydrogen to form water, to generate electricity. The question of which is the best material to use when making ceramic fuel cells is not a straightforward one, however. New materials are required that act as a catalyst for the chemical reaction required with maximum efficiency, but that also last as long as possible ... more Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Clarifying how lithium ions ferry around in rechargeable batteries  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 |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Apr 02, 2017 
About 80 million years ago, a group of bees began exhibiting social behavior, which includes raising young together, sharing food resources and defending their colony. Today, their descendants - honey bees, stingless bees and bumble bees - carry stowaways from their ancient ancestors: five species of gut bacteria that have evolved along with the host bees.
These bacteria, living in the gut ... more Chitwan, Nepal (AFP) April 3, 2017Nepal to relocate five rare one-horned rhinos  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Testing effects of 'noise' on the decision-making abilities of slime mold  Tangkoko, Indonesia (AFP) April 3, 2017Indonesia's 'selfie monkey' threatened by hunger for its meat |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 2, 2017 
An Australian-based Chinese professor who has been critical of Beijing flew back to Sydney Sunday, a week after he was blocked from leaving China at the end of a visit.
Feng Chongyi, a permanent resident of Australia who has a Chinese passport, had been barred from flying out of the southern city of Guangzhou and was questioned by authorities.
His lawyer said at the time he was "suspec ... moreHong Kong (AFP) April 2, 2017Warhol Mao portrait fetches $12.7m in Hong Kong auction  Hong Kong (AFP) April 3, 2017Hong Kong anti-graft body arrests 72 over vote-rigging  Beijing (AFP) April 2, 2017What's in a Chinese name? Ancient rites and growing business |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 02, 2017 
When talk is of important ecosystems, tropical forests are top of the list. After all, half of the carbon stored in all of the Earth's vegetation is contained in these ecosystems. Deforestation has a correspondingly fatal effect. Scientists estimate that this releases 1000 million tonnes of carbon every year, which, in the form of greenhouse gasses, drives up global temperatures.
That is n ... more Newark DE (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Methane emissions from trees  Columbus OH (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Forests fight global warming in many ways  Riverside CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Asian dust providing key nutrients for California's giant sequoias |
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