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  Onna, Japan (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 The Crown-of-Thorns Starfish - or COTS - is a familiar sight for scuba divers in tropical waters: the starfish, resembling the biblical that gave it its name, swarms over coral reefs around the world in huge spawning and destructive events. In the modern era, COTS were first reported in 1957 from the very shores in front of OIST, in the village of Onna-son, Okinawa where it is locally known as "onihitode" - the "Demon Starfish". Subsequently COTS were observed most dramatically on the Great Barrier Reef ... read more |
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Drought, conflict and famine in AfricaNairobi (AFP) April 11, 2017 Drought and conflict have pushed the Horn of Africa, Nigeria and Yemen to the brink of famine, and a lack of aid funding means many could starve to death, the UN said Tuesday. ... more  
To save honey bees, human behavior must changeAnnapolis MD (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 In the search for answers to the complex health problems and colony losses experienced by honey bees in recent years, it may be time for professionals and hobbyists in the beekeeping industry to loo ... more  
When old growth beats old schoolBurlington, VT (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 As the planet warms, carbon markets are getting hot too. Forest landowners have been looking for ways to enter these markets, making money from their commercial timberland not just by selling logs - ... more  
UMD-led study finds ancient Earth's fingerprints in young volcanic rocksCollege Park MD (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 Earth's mantle is made of solid rock that nonetheless circulates slowly over millions of years. Some geologists assume that this slow circulation would have wiped away any geochemical traces of Eart ... 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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Climate change to increase severe aircraft turbulenceBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 Turbulence strong enough to catapult unbuckled passengers and crew around the aircraft cabin could become twice or even three times as common because of climate change, according to a new study from ... more 
Tibet sediments reveal climate patterns from late Miocene, 6 million years agoRochester NY (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 The Tibetan Plateau in China experiences the strongest monsoon system on Earth, with powerful winds - and accompanying intense rains in the summer months - caused by a complex system of global air c ... more  
World's oldest dental fillings found in ItalyWashington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017 Researchers have discovered ancient dental fillings in northern Italy, the world's oldest. The fillings were found inside a pair of 13,000-year-old front teeth. They were made of bitumen, a semi-solid form of petroleum. ... more 
As the richer get richer, carbon emissions rise, new research showsWashington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017 Inequality is positively correlated with carbon emissions, new research shows. ... more 
Mosul zoo lion and bear flown out of IraqArbil, Iraq (AFP) April 10, 2017 Simba the lion and Lula the bear, the ailing last two residents of Mosul zoo, were flown out of Iraq Monday to receive emergency care from an animal welfare group. ... more 
Glowing bacteria detect buried landminesJerusalem (SPX) Apr 12, 2017 The need for safe and efficient technologies for detecting buried landmines and unexploded ordnance is a humanitarian issue of immense global proportions. About half a million people around the worl ... more |
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 Houses damaged as strong quake hits south Philippines 
US says ending UN mission in Haiti is a 'strong example'New York NY (AFP) Apr 12, 2017 The United States on Tuesday backed plans to shut down the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti, saying this was a 'strong example' of how missions should change to take account of the country's political situation. ... more 
General Dynamics marks milestone for U.S. border systemsWashington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recognized full operating capability for the border surveillance system upgrades delivered by General Dynamics. ... more 
China probes chief of top insurance regulatorBeijing (AFP) April 9, 2017 China has opened an investigation into the head of its top insurance regulatory body, the anti-corruption watchdog said Sunday in an announcement that could signal problems for some of the country's most powerful companies. ... more 
Lebanon army order evicts 3,000 Syria refugees from campsBeirut (AFP) April 11, 2017 Around 3,000 Syrian refugees have left their tents in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley after oral eviction orders issued last month by the army, Human Rights Watch told AFP on Tuesday. ... more |
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The need for safe and efficient technologies for detecting buried landmines and unexploded ordnance is a humanitarian issue of immense global proportions. About half a million people around the world are suffering from mine-inflicted injuries, and each year an additional 15 to 20 thousand more people are injured or killed by these devices. More than 100 million such devices are still buried in o ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017General Dynamics marks milestone for U.S. border systems  Hammam Al-Alil, Iraq (AFP) April 10, 2017Near Mosul, soldiers and displaced meet at the spa  Jiutepec, Mexico (AFP) April 11, 2017Victims of military torture fear Mexico security bill |
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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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Humans to Mars Official NASA Goal, But What About Radiation  San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Seaweed: From superfood to superconductor  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 12, 2017NASA Fellow studies new heatshield-making technique |
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 Onna, Japan (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
The Crown-of-Thorns Starfish - or COTS - is a familiar sight for scuba divers in tropical waters: the starfish, resembling the biblical that gave it its name, swarms over coral reefs around the world in huge spawning and destructive events. In the modern era, COTS were first reported in 1957 from the very shores in front of OIST, in the village of Onna-son, Okinawa where it is locally known as " ... more Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Powers of attraction could decimate deadly starfish  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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 Paris (AFP) April 10, 2017 
Frozen, sub-Arctic wastelands loaded with planet-heating greenhouse gases are more susceptible to global warming than previously understood, scientists warned on Monday.
Even stabilising the world's climate at two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels - the daunting goal laid down in the 196-nation Paris Agreement - would melt more than 40 percent of permafro ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017Arctic Ocean becoming more like the Atlantic, scientists say  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Climate seesaw at the end of the last glacial phase  Bristol, UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Microbial colonizers of Arctic soils are sensitive to future climate change |
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 Annapolis MD (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
In the search for answers to the complex health problems and colony losses experienced by honey bees in recent years, it may be time for professionals and hobbyists in the beekeeping industry to look in the mirror.
In a research essay to be published this week in the Entomological Society of America's Journal of Economic Entomology, Robert Owen argues that human activity is a key driver in ... more Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2017A step forward to making crops drought tolerant  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Archaeologists untangle the complex food webs of the Ancestral Puebloans  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 10, 2017New rice fights off drought |
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 Manila (AFP) April 12, 2017 A strong magnitude 6.0-earthquake hit the southern Philippines at dawn on Wednesday, damaging dozens of houses and sending people fleeing into the streets for safety, authorities said.
There were no immediate reports of serious casualties but electricity was cut and water pipes ruptured in Lanao del Sur, a mainly rural region some 800 kilometres (500 miles) south of Manila, they said.
Th ... more Cape Cod MA (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Volcanic arcs form by deep melting of rock mixtures  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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 Nairobi (AFP) April 11, 2017  Drought and conflict have pushed the Horn of Africa, Nigeria and Yemen to the brink of famine, and a lack of aid funding means many could starve to death, the UN said Tuesday.
More than 20 million people are at risk of famine in Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria, a tragedy already affecting 100,000 people in war-torn South Sudan.
Worldwide, Africa has been hardest hit by famine in recent decade ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Plants have been helping to offset climate change, but now it's up to us  Rochester NY (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Tibet sediments reveal climate patterns from late Miocene, 6 million years ago  Rome (AFP) April 10, 2017G7 energy ministers fail to agree statement on climate change: Italy |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 12, 2017 
New research on solar storms finds that they not only can cause regions of excessive electrical charge in the upper atmosphere above Earth's poles, they also can do the exact opposite: cause regions that are nearly depleted of electrically charged particles. The finding adds to our knowledge of how solar storms affect Earth and could possibly lead to improved radio communication and navigation s ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 12, 2017NASA's High-Altitude Plane Takes to the Sky for GOES-16 Field Campaign  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Satellites map carbon sequestered by forests, with accuracy of up to 10 meters  Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Spaceflight Industries Reveals BlackSky Spectra |
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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 College Park MD (SPX) Apr 10, 2017UMD-led study finds ancient Earth's fingerprints in young volcanic rocks  Ithaca NY (SPX) Apr 10, 2017400 million years of a stable relationship  Oxford, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Next Generation TimeTree |
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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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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
Everyone knows that the game of billiards involves balls careening off the sides of a pool table - but few people may know that the same principle applies to fusion reactions. How charged particles like electrons and atomic nuclei that make up plasma interact with the walls of doughnut-shaped devices known as tokamaks helps determine how efficiently fusion reactions occur.
Specifically, in ... more Ithaca NY (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Group works toward devising topological superconductor  Rehovot, Israel (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Controlling electron spin for efficient water splitting  Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 30, 2017How does oxygen get into a fuel cell |
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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  Guelph, Canada (SPX) Apr 10, 2017The cost of bee-ing too smart  Chitwan, Nepal (AFP) April 10, 2017Nepal's rhinos on road to recovery with cross-country move |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2017 
China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as death penalties in the world decreased overall.
The human rights organisation estimates the Asian giant alone killed "thousands" of people, a figure based on examinations of court records and news reports.
All other countries together executed at least 1,032 people last year - a ... more Hong Kong (AFP) April 10, 2017Hong Kong protester jailed over anti-China clashes  Los Angeles (AFP) April 5, 2017US authorities bust visa fraud scheme for wealthy Chinese  Beijing (AFP) April 5, 2017Billionaire Warren Buffet becomes face of Coke in China |
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 Beijing, 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 transpiration. However, the canopy varies geographically from that of dense tropical forests to the shrublands of arid desert lands, and temporally from the vibrancy of spring to the gloominess of win ... more Burlington, VT (SPX) Apr 10, 2017When old growth beats old school  Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Stanford study explores risk of deforestation as agriculture expands in Africa  London (AFP) April 5, 2017First world survey finds 9,600 tree species risk extinction |
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