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  Rehovot, Israel (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 One way to understand how ocean acidity can change, for example, in response to rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, is to look to the history of seawater acidity. Dr. Itay Halevy of the Weizmann Institute of Science has looked to the distant past - all the way back to Earth's earliest oceans. The model he developed, together with Dr. Aviv Bachan of Stanford University, suggests that the early oceans, right around the time that life originated, were somewhat acidic, and that they gradually became a ... read more |
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Discovery of early, 'croc-like' reptile sheds new light on evolution of dinosaursBirmingham UK (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 A new species of ancient reptile has been described by scientists at the University of Birmingham, filling a critical gap in the fossil record of dinosaur cousins and suggesting that some features t ... more  
The earliest animals were marine jelliesNashville TN (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 When cartoonist and marine-biology teacher Steve Hillenburg created SpongeBob SquarePants in 1999, he may have backed the wrong side of one of the longest-running controversies in the field of evolu ... more 
'Body awareness' offers further proof of elephant intelligenceWashington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017 The intelligence of elephants continues to surprise and impress scientists. New research shows elephants have "body awareness," meaning they recognize their bodies as impediments in problem solving situations. ... more  
NASA's High-Altitude Plane Takes to the Sky for GOES-16 Field CampaignGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 12, 2017 A NASA ER-2 high-altitude plane has taken to the air to complete phase one of the 11-week GOES-16 Field Campaign to ensure NOAA's GOES-16 satellite provides precise satellite measurements, which wil ... 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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Solar Storms Can Drain Electrical Charge Above EarthPasadena 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 ... more  
Researchers unravel the drivers of large iceberg movementBremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 When, in the foreseeable future, a tabular iceberg nearly seven times the size of Berlin breaks off the Larsen C Ice Shelf in the Antarctic, it will begin a journey, the course of which climate rese ... more  
Could a Colorado earthquake have been triggered by dinosaur extinction impact?San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 Researchers have found signs of fault displacement at well-known rock outcrops in Colorado that mark the end-Cretaceous asteroid impact that may have hurried the extinction of the dinosaurs. They wi ... more 
Polar glaciers may be home to previously undiscovered carbon cycleWashington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 Microbes in streams flowing on the surface of glaciers in the Arctic and Antarctic may represent a previously underestimated source of organic material and be part of an as yet undiscovered "dynamic ... more 
Scientists discover fossil of dinosaur ancestor with surprising croc-like appearanceSan Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 Scientists have long wondered what the earliest dinosaur relatives looked like. Most assumed they would resemble miniature dinosaurs, about the size of chickens, and walk on two legs. The disc ... more  
Researchers seek new ways to improve earthquake risk communicationsSan Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 The public wants to know more about earthquake risk and how best to manage it, surveys show, but scientists and engineers must adapt their communication skills to meet these public needs, researcher ... more |
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Evaluating forecasts of extreme eventsHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 When it comes to extreme events, public discussion of forecasts often focuses on predictive performance. After the international financial crisis of 2007, for example, the public paid a great deal o ... more  
Viral fossils reveal how our ancestors may have eliminated an ancient infectionWashington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 Scientists have uncovered how our ancestors may have wiped out an ancient retrovirus around 11 million years ago. Retroviruses, which include human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), are abundant i ... more 
Oklahoma is laboratory for research on human-induced earthquakesSan Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 In 2016, a spate of earthquakes in Oklahoma resulted in significant damage to homes and businesses, occurring as part of an unprecedented increase in the regional earthquake rate that is likely caus ... more 
A big-picture look at the world's worst Ebola epidemicSeattle WA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 An international effort to analyze the entire database of Ebola virus genomes from the 2013-2016 West African epidemic reveals insights into factors that sped or slowed the rampage and calls for usi ... more |
  Jerusalem (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 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  Chicago IL (SPX) Apr 13, 2017New method for 3-D printing extraterrestrial materials  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  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 |
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 Bremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 
When, in the foreseeable future, a tabular iceberg nearly seven times the size of Berlin breaks off the Larsen C Ice Shelf in the Antarctic, it will begin a journey, the course of which climate researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) can accurately predict.
The researchers have now succeeded in modelling how Antarctic icebergs drift ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Polar glaciers may be home to previously undiscovered carbon cycle  Paris (AFP) April 10, 2017Permafrost more vulnerable than thought: scientists  Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017Arctic Ocean becoming more like the Atlantic, scientists say |
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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  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 10, 2017New rice fights off drought  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Archaeologists untangle the complex food webs of the Ancestral Puebloans |
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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  London, UK (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Antarctic penguin colony repeatedly decimated by volcanic eruptions  San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Developing a microinsurance plan for California earthquakes |
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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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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 
NASA scientists are releasing new global maps of Earth at night, providing the clearest yet composite view of the patterns of human settlement across our planet. This composite image, one of three new full-hemisphere views, provides a view of the Americas at night. The clouds and sun glint - added here for aesthetic effect - are derived from MODIS instrument land surface and cloud cover products ... more Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Satellites map carbon sequestered by forests, with accuracy of up to 10 meters  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 12, 2017Solar Storms Can Drain Electrical Charge Above Earth  Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Climate change to increase severe aircraft turbulence |
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 College 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 Earth's early history long ago. But a new study led by University of Maryland geologists has found new evidence that could date back more than 4.5 billion years.
The authors of the research paper, p ... more Birmingham UK (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Discovery of early, 'croc-like' reptile sheds new light on evolution of dinosaurs  Rehovot, Israel (SPX) Apr 13, 2017First oceans may have been acidic  San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Scientists discover fossil of dinosaur ancestor with surprising croc-like appearance |
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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  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Art of paper-cutting inspires self-charging paper device  Ithaca NY (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Group works toward devising topological superconductor |
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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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 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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