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  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 Viruses have a ubiquitous presence in the world. Their population is estimated to be 1031, 10 times greater than the nonillion (1030) of microbes on the planet - a figure that surpasses the number of stars in the Milky Way. Giant viruses are characterized by disproportionately large genomes and virions that house the viruses' genetic material. They can encode several genes potentially involved in protein biosynthesis, a unique feature which has led to diverging hypotheses about the origins of these viru ... read more |
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Scientists link California droughts and floods to distinctive atmospheric wavesBoulder CO (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 The crippling wintertime droughts that struck California from 2013 to 2015, as well as this year's unusually wet California winter, appear to be associated with the same phenomenon: a distinctive wa ... more  
A new parameterization of canopy radiative transfer for land surface radiation modelsBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 Among the physical processes of land surfaces, canopy radiative transfer is especially important. It plays a key role in controlling land-atmosphere flux exchanges by determining surface albedo and ... more  
Volcanic arcs form by deep melting of rock mixturesCape Cod MA (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 Beneath the ocean, massive tectonic plates collide and grind against one another, which drives one below the other. This powerful collision, called subduction, is responsible for forming volcanic ar ... more  
A step forward to making crops drought tolerantBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 QUT researchers are part of an international consortium of researchers whose work hopes to future-proof crops against the impacts of global climate change. The researchers have sequenced the genome ... more |
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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 Tornado kills five, injures more than 400 in Brazil |
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400 million years of a stable relationshipIthaca NY (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 Walking through a grassy field or forest take a moment to consider what lies beneath the surface. A web of plant roots interacts symbiotically with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi that extend thei ... more  
Plants have been helping to offset climate change, but now it's up to usWashington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 Plants are currently removing more CO2 from the air than they did 200 years ago, according to new work from Carnegie's Joe Berry and led by J. Elliott Campbell of UC Merced. The team's findings, whi ... more  
Powers of attraction could decimate deadly starfishBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 An American who fell in love with both the Great Barrier Reef and his wife via The University of Queensland has led a breakthrough discovery that could protect one of the Seven Natural Wonders. Husb ... more  
SES and Luxembourg Government Extend SATMED E-Health ContractLuxembourg (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 SES and the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs report that they have extended a contract to maintain and support SATMED, an e-health satellite platform, until 2020. Under the ... more 
G7 energy ministers fail to agree statement on climate change: ItalyRome (AFP) April 10, 2017 G7 energy ministers failed to reach agreement on a joint statement on climate change on Monday after the United States expressed reservations, an Italian minister said. ... more  
Three killed in Mogadishu army camp attack: militaryMogadishu (AFP) April 10, 2017 A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Mogadishu army camp Monday, killing at least three soldiers a day after the army chief escaped an attack on his convoy, military sources said. ... more |
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Archaeologists untangle the complex food webs of the Ancestral PuebloansWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 By reconstructing the complex food webs of Ancestral Puebloan southwestern United States, researchers hope to yield insights into the the ecological consequences of modern climate change. ... more  
Swiss test wireless cameras to monitor newborns' vital signsGeneva (AFP) April 10, 2017 Swiss researchers said Monday they have developed a wireless camera system to monitor vital signs in premature babies, a move that could replace uncomfortable and highly inaccurate skin sensors. ... more  
Leading electronic fest Ultra expands to China, IndiaNew York (AFP) April 10, 2017 Leading electronic music festival Ultra announced an expansion Monday to China and India, sensing a bright future for the booming genre in the world's two most populous countries. ... more  
Hong Kong protester jailed over anti-China clashesHong Kong (AFP) April 10, 2017 A Hong Kong technician was jailed for four years and nine months on Monday for rioting and arson during anti-China protests last year, in the harshest punishment yet over the unrest. ... more |
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Colombia's government on Sunday ordered measures to protect the stricken town of Mocoa from deforestation thought to have contributed to a deadly mudslide.
The March 31 torrent of earth killed 316 people including more than 100 children after three rivers flooded near the Amazon town, according to authorities.
Environment Minister Luis Alberto Murillo announced that the at-risk area wher ... more Palm Beach, United States (AFP) April 7, 2017Trump's visceral response prompts Syria strikes  Juba (AFP) April 7, 2017Over 6,000 flee 'terrifying' violence in S.Sudan town: UN  Reyhanli, Turkey (AFP) April 7, 2017After US strikes, Syria attack victims dream of Assad ouster |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017  The U.S. government has always had an interest in developing and maintaining a strategic understanding of events, situations, and trends around the world. In recent years, however, information complexity has exceeded the capacity of analysts to glean meaningful or actionable insights as data pours in from disparate sources, across a variety of genres, and a mixture of structured and unstructured ... more Binghamton NY (SPX) Apr 06, 2017New research could help speed up the 3-D printing process  Durham NC (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Spray-on memory could enable bendable digital storage  Paris (ESA) Apr 06, 2017European conference on space debris risks and mitigation |
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
An American who fell in love with both the Great Barrier Reef and his wife via The University of Queensland has led a breakthrough discovery that could protect one of the Seven Natural Wonders. Husband-and-wife Professor Bernard Degnan and Associate Professor Sandie Degnan, believe they, along with research colleagues, can use the powers of attraction to decimate one of the reef's fiercest enemi ... more Sydney (AFP) April 10, 2017'Zero recovery' for corals in back-to-back Australia bleaching  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Most deep-sea animals produce their own light, research shows  Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Apr 10, 2017UBC invention uses bacteria to purify water |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
The climate of the Earth follows a complex interplay of cause-and-effect chains. A change in precipitation at one location may be caused by changes on the other side of the planet. A better understanding of these "teleconnections" - the linkages between remote places - may help to better understand local impacts of future climate change. A look into the climate of the past helps to investigate t ... more Paris (AFP) April 10, 2017Permafrost more vulnerable than thought: scientists  Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017Arctic Ocean becoming more like the Atlantic, scientists say  Bristol, UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Microbial colonizers of Arctic soils are sensitive to future climate change |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food insecure in 2016, a dramatic increase compared with 80 million in 2015, according to a new global report on food crises released in Brussels on 31 March 2017.
The report, whose compilation required integrating several measurement methodologies, represents a new and politicall ... more Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2017A step forward to making crops drought tolerant  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 10, 2017New rice fights off drought  St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Domesticated rice goes rogue |
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 Cape Cod MA (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
Beneath the ocean, massive tectonic plates collide and grind against one another, which drives one below the other. This powerful collision, called subduction, is responsible for forming volcanic arcs that are home to some of Earth's most dramatic geological events, such as explosive volcanic eruptions and mega earthquakes.
A new study published in the journal Science Advances changes our ... more Manila (AFP) April 8, 2017Panic, damage as three strong quakes hit Philippines San Salvador (AFP) April 11, 20175.1 quake kills one in El Salvador  Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Project Hotspot |
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 Mogadishu (AFP) April 10, 2017  A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Mogadishu army camp Monday, killing at least three soldiers a day after the army chief escaped an attack on his convoy, military sources said.
"The suicide bomber was stopped at the main entrance and he blew himself up. Three soldiers died and several others were wounded," said soldier Abdukadir Farah, who was inside the camp at the time of the attac ... more Washington (AFP) April 10, 2017El Nino can warn on cholera outbreaks in Africa: study  Bamako (AFP) April 9, 2017Five dead in jihadist attack in Mali  Kano, Nigeria (AFP) April 9, 2017Boko Haram kills eight, abducts women in NE Nigeria: sources |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
The social sciences can play important roles in assisting military planners and decision-makers who are trying to understand complex human social behaviors and systems, potentially facilitating a wide range of missions including humanitarian, stability, and counter-insurgency operations.
Current social science approaches to studying behavior rely on a variety of modeling methods-both quali ... more Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Study reveals 10,000 years of genetic continuity in northwest North America  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017Married couples with shared ancestry tend to have similar genes  Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Researchers uncover prehistoric art and ornaments from Indonesian 'Ice Age' |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) April 7, 2017 
California Governor Jerry Brown declared Friday the official end of the state's drought that lasted more than five years.
Despite lifting the drought emergency in all but four counties, the governor kept in place water reporting requirements, as well as bans on practices like watering during or following rainfall and hosing off sidewalks.
"This drought emergency is over, but the next dro ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Plants have been helping to offset climate change, but now it's up to us  Rome (AFP) April 10, 2017G7 energy ministers fail to agree statement on climate change: Italy  Bejing, China (SPX) Apr 10, 2017How ENSO and Atlantic ADO impact East Asian winter monsoon |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
Led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the EU North State project has developed a new method of using satellite images to evaluate the forest carbon balance. The carbon balance indicates how much carbon is sequestered or released by forests each year. This enables the carbon balance to be displayed on digital maps, with an accuracy of up to ten metres.
The technique involves mapp ... more Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Spaceflight Industries Reveals BlackSky Spectra  Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Scientists link California droughts and floods to distinctive atmospheric waves  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017As CO2 levels increase, airplane rides get bumpier |
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 Southampton, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
New research led by the University of Southampton suggests that, over the next 100 to 200 years, carbon dioxide concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere will head towards values not seen since the Triassic period, 200 million years ago. Furthermore, by the 23rd century, the climate could reach a warmth not seen in 420 million years.
The study, published in Nature Communications, compiled o ... more Ithaca NY (SPX) Apr 10, 2017400 million years of a stable relationship  Oxford, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Next Generation TimeTree  New York NY (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Independent evolutionary origins of complex sociality in marine life |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 
The only U.S. sector where emissions of carbon dioxide increased last year was in the transportation sector, an Energy Department division reported.
A daily brief from the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported CO2 emissions from the transportation sector increased 1.9 percent from 2015 levels. Emissions directly from motor gasoline increased 1.8 percent and the overall sector ... more Washington (AFP) April 3, 2017World Bank urges more investment for developing global electricity  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 |
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 Saarbrucken, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
Experimental physicists in the research group led by Professor Uwe Hartmann at Saarland University have developed a thin nanomaterial with superconducting properties. Below about -200 C these materials conduct electricity without loss, levitate magnets and can screen magnetic fields.
The particularly interesting aspect of this work is that the research team has succeeded in creating super ... more Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Scientists further understanding of a process that causes heat loss in fusion devices  Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 30, 2017How does oxygen get into a fuel cell  Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Clarifying how lithium ions ferry around in rechargeable batteries |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
Viruses have a ubiquitous presence in the world. Their population is estimated to be 1031, 10 times greater than the nonillion (1030) of microbes on the planet - a figure that surpasses the number of stars in the Milky Way. Giant viruses are characterized by disproportionately large genomes and virions that house the viruses' genetic material. They can encode several genes potentially involved i ... more Rehovot, Israel (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Making spines from sea water  Chitwan, Nepal (AFP) April 10, 2017Nepal's rhinos on road to recovery with cross-country move  Guelph, Canada (SPX) Apr 10, 2017The cost of bee-ing too smart |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 10, 2017 
A Hong Kong technician was jailed for four years and nine months on Monday for rioting and arson during anti-China protests last year, in the harshest punishment yet over the unrest.
The case is the latest in a slew of legal action against demonstrators and comes soon after new pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam was selected as leader of the semi-autonomous city.
Yeung Ka-lun, 32, was pictu ... more Beijing (AFP) April 5, 2017Billionaire Warren Buffet becomes face of Coke in China  Los Angeles (AFP) April 5, 2017US authorities bust visa fraud scheme for wealthy Chinese  Hong Kong (AFP) April 2, 2017Warhol Mao portrait fetches $12.7m in Hong Kong auction |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
Next time you bite into a chocolate bar, think of Africa. The continent produces nearly 70 percent of the world's cocoa, a growing output that requires carving more than 325,000 acres of new farmland from forests every year - a drop in the bucket of overall agricultural expansion there.
That expansion is the subject of a new Stanford study that provides the first comprehensive assessment o ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 10, 2017A new parameterization of canopy radiative transfer for land surface radiation models  London (AFP) April 5, 2017First world survey finds 9,600 tree species risk extinction  Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 02, 2017Emissions from the edge of the forest |
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