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  Houston TX (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 Rice University petrologists who recreated hot, high-pressure conditions from 60 miles below Earth's surface have found a new clue about a crucial event in the planet's deep past. Their study describes how fossilized carbon - the remains of Earth's earliest single-celled creatures - could have been subsumed and locked deep in Earth's interior starting around 2.4 billion years ago - a time when atmospheric oxygen rose dramatically. The paper appears online this week in the journal Nature Geoscience. ... read more |
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Climate change clues revealed by ice sheet collapseStirling, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 The rapid decline of ancient ice sheets could help scientists predict the impact of modern-day climate and sea-level change, according to research by the universities of Stirling in Scotland and Tro ... more  
Humans threaten 'fossil' groundwater: studyVienna (AFP) April 25, 2017 Human activity risks contaminating pristine water stockpiled deep underground since the age of the mammoths, said a study Tuesday that warns of a looming threat to a critical life source. ... more 
In Mexico City, water a rare commodityMexico City (AFP) April 26, 2017 In a teeming, hardscrabble neighborhood on the outskirts of Mexico City, Virginia Solis spends a big part of her day hauling sloshing buckets to her home - one of tens of thousands in the capital without running water. ... more  
Unique womb-like device could reduce mortality and disability for extremely premature babiesPhiladelphia PA (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 A unique womb-like environment designed by pediatric researchers could transform care for extremely premature babies, by mimicking the prenatal fluid-filled environment to give the tiniest newborns ... 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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When Hollywood met neurosurgeryBaltimore MD (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 A team of computer engineers and neurosurgeons, with an assist from Hollywood special effects experts, reports successful early tests of a novel, lifelike 3D simulator designed to teach surgeons to ... more  
What can we learn from dinosaur proteinsChicago IL (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 DNA might get all the attention, but proteins do the work. The recent confirmation that it is possible to extract proteins--which are encoded by DNA and perform all of the functions that keep living ... more  
Mystery of the missing mercury at the Great Salt LakeSalt Lake City UT (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 Around 2010, the deep waters of Utah's Great Salt Lake contained high levels of toxic methylmercury. Mercury measurements in waterfowl surrounding the lake led to a rare human consumption advisory f ... more 
In experiments on Earth, testing possible building blocks of alien lifeChicago IL (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 Scientists are attempting to identify the amino acids--building blocks that make proteins and support all life on Earth--that might feasibly form the basis of extraterrestrial life. The researchers ... more 
Detecting Life in the Driest Place on EarthPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 21, 2017 Few places are as hostile to life as Chile's Atacama Desert. It's the driest place on Earth, and only the hardiest microbes survive there. Its rocky landscape has lain undisturbed for eons, exposed ... more  
Interdisciplinary studies reveal relationship between solar activity and climate changeBeijing CA (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 The solar flux is considered the fundamental energy source of earth's climate system on long time scales. In recent decades, some studies have noted that the tiny variations in solar activity could ... more |
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 A novel form of iron for fortification of foods  
The Nepal quake survivors who can never go homeRasuwa, Nepal (AFP) April 25, 2017 Nepal marked the second anniversary of a devastating quake on Tuesday with rebuilding finally under way, but thousands of survivors still living in flimsy shelters have been told they can never return home. ... more 
Japan disaster minister to resign over quake gaffe: reportsTokyo (AFP) April 25, 2017 Japan's disaster reconstruction minister is expected to resign on Wednesday following his controversial remarks over the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in a setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, local media reported. ... more  
Political left, right similarly motivated to avoid rival viewsChicago IL (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 A new report from social psychologists at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Winnipeg suggests people on both sides of the political aisle are similarly motivated to dismiss ... more  
Trial of China human rights lawyer delayed: supportersChangsha, China (AFP) April 25, 2017 A Chinese court indefinitely postponed the trial of a prominent human rights lawyer on Tuesday, his supporters said, in a case that has sparked international concern after allegations he was tortured. ... more |
  Tokyo (AFP) April 25, 2017 
Japan's disaster reconstruction minister is expected to resign on Wednesday following his controversial remarks over the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in a setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, local media reported.
Masahiro Imamura plans to submit his resignation to Abe Wednesday morning, national broadcaster NHK said late Tuesday, adding that Abe had already decided to appoint Masayoshi Yo ... moreRasuwa, Nepal (AFP) April 25, 2017The Nepal quake survivors who can never go home  Seoul (AFP) April 24, 2017Rights group urges China to release N. Korean refugees  Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 21, 2017SES Launches Rapid Response Vehicle for Defence, Security and Humanitarian Missions |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 
The European Space Agency (ESA) has warned that man-made junk in space is getting out of hand. Radio Sputnik discussed the space debris problem with former head of the Space Debris Office of the European Space Agency, Dr. Heiner Klinkrad.
During a conference on space debris, held in Germany this week, the ESA expressed concerns over the increasing danger of orbiting space trash. Some exper ... more Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 26, 2017SES Offers Panoramic Glimpse into the Future of TV with Live Virtual Reality Demo  Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Nature: 3-D-printing of glass now possible  Oxford, UK (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Engineering technique is damaging materials research reveals |
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 Vienna (AFP) April 25, 2017 
Human activity risks contaminating pristine water stockpiled deep underground since the age of the mammoths, said a study Tuesday that warns of a looming threat to a critical life source.
So-called "fossil" groundwater - more than 12,000 years old - trickled into sub-surface aquifers long before it could be tarnished by pollution from farming and factory chemicals.
Generally stored at ... more Bloomington IN (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Research sheds new light on forces that threaten sensitive coastlines Mexico City (AFP) April 26, 2017In Mexico City, water a rare commodity  Karlovac, Croatia (AFP) April 19, 2017Croatian rivers face hydroelectric peril |
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 Stirling, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
The rapid decline of ancient ice sheets could help scientists predict the impact of modern-day climate and sea-level change, according to research by the universities of Stirling in Scotland and Tromso in Norway. Ice sheets are massive land-based reservoirs of frozen water. For the first time, scientists have reconstructed in detail the evolution of the last ice sheet that covered Iceland around ... more Sydney (AFP) April 25, 2017More Antarctic protections urged on World Penguin Day  Kautokeino, Norway (AFP) April 21, 2017Reindeer at risk from Arctic hot spell  Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Methane seeps in the Canadian high Arctic |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
Around 1.2 billion people worldwide suffer from iron deficiency, with women worse affected than men. In Europe, one in five women around the age of 20 suffers from iron deficiency. Typical symptoms include diminished work performance, fatigue, anaemia and headaches.
Boosting iron levels through the diet or supplements is tricky, as the iron must be in a form that the body is able to absorb ... more Ithaca NY (SPX) Apr 24, 2017New data unearths pesticide peril in beehives  Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Climatic effect of irrigation over the Yellow River basin  Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2017A better way to predict the environmental impacts of agricultural production |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2017 
Atlantic hurricane season can cause power outages and high gas prices for consumers and the year is off early with Tropical Storm Arlene, forecasters note.
Arlene was only the second such tropical storm observed in April in the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters for the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Friday that detecting a storm as weak as Arlene was "practically impossible" before the m ... more Kathmandu (AFP) April 23, 2017Nepal quake injured stalked by disability two years on  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Report identifies grand challenges to better prepare for volcanic eruptions  Bogota (AFP) April 19, 2017At least 11 killed in Colombia floods: Red Cross |
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 Djibouti (AFP) April 24, 2017 
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis urged France to continue its fight against terror in Africa on Sunday as he visited Djibouti, a strategic Horn of Africa nation which hosts Washington's only permanent military base on the continent.
Camp Lemonnier, home to some 4,000 US soldiers and contractors, is vital to US military operations in Somalia against militant groups like Al-Shabaab, and also pr ... more Nairobi (AFP) April 23, 2017Top conservationist wounded in Kenya gun attack  Rabat (AFP) April 22, 2017Morocco, US stage joint military exercise  Kunta Kinteh Island, Gambia (AFP) April 21, 2017Gambia's race to save its 'Roots' on Kunta Kinteh island |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017 
New analysis of the remains of Flores man - the most complete Homo floresiensis specimen - suggests the Indonesian "hobbits" evolved from an African relative, not from Homo erectus.
Homo erectus is the only other hominid species found on the islands of Indonesia, but the latest research suggests H. floresiensis and H. erectus belong to separate lineages.
"The analyses show that ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Neuroscientists measure 'higher' state of consciousness  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Putting social science modeling through its paces  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Science says: Let a stranger pick your profile picture |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) April 24, 2017 
The UN's environment chief is confident that the United States will not pull out of the Paris climate deal and expects a decision from Washington next month.
Erik Solheim told AFP in an interview on Monday that even if the United States withdraws, China and the European Union will step in and take the lead to implement the global agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
"I am conf ... more New Delhi (AFP) April 24, 2017Indian minister ridiculed as bizarre drought plot backfires  Washington (AFP) April 22, 2017In Washington, the economic world meets Trump climate skepticism  Paris (AFP) April 21, 2017Proposed cuts in US climate science reverberate worldwide |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 24, 2017 
Thanks to social media and the power of citizen scientists chasing the northern lights, a new feature was discovered recently. Nobody knew what this strange ribbon of purple light was, so ... it was called Steve. ESA's Swarm magnetic field mission has now also met Steve and is helping to understand the nature of this new-found feature. Speaking at the recent Swarm science meeting in Canada, Eric ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 18, 2017'Detergent' Molecules May Drive Recent Methane Changes  Bristol, UK (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Banned industrial solvent sheds new light on methane mystery  Aurora CO (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Raytheon speeds delivery and secures satellite weather data |
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 Kiel, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 
At a first glance, the Witwatersrand basin, the largest known gold resource on our planet, is not automatically related to ocean research. However, in its 3 billion years old geological history, the Witwatersrand basin in South Africa has been covered by seawater, but experienced also episodes of drying out, flooding and erosion by rivers and the repeated coverage by seawater.
In 1852, the ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Ancient reptile tracks in the Pyrenees may include evidence of a new type of footprint  Chicago IL (SPX) Apr 17, 2017Early dinosaur 'cousin' discovered - and it's not like scientists thought it'd be  Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Earliest mammals were mostly nocturnal, genomic study shows |
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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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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 
How do internal short circuit? Researcher Minho Kim has published his paper "A fast and efficient pre-doping approach to high energy density lithium-ion hybrid capacitors".
Internal short-circuit method (ISC) is also called direct contact (DC) method. The pre-lithiated can achieved through direct physical contact between negative electrode and lithium metal with electrolyte in pressure. ... more Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Stanford scientist's new approach may accelerate design of high-power batteries  Riverside CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Making batteries from waste glass bottles  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Clarifying the mechanism for suppressing turbulence through ion mass |
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 Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 
Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a carnivorous plant. Catching its prey, mainly insects, with a trapping structure formed by its leaves, the plants' glands secrete an enzyme to decompose the prey and take up the nutrients released.
Although postulated since Darwin's pioneering studies, these secretory events have not been measured and analysed until now: An international team of resear ... more Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Mammoths suffered from diseases that are typical for people  Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Ants rescue their injured  Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Can coyotes fill the ecological gaps left by lost wolf populations? |
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 Changsha, China (AFP) April 25, 2017 
A Chinese court indefinitely postponed the trial of a prominent human rights lawyer on Tuesday, his supporters said, in a case that has sparked international concern after allegations he was tortured.
Xie Yang, who had worked on numerous cases considered politically sensitive by the ruling Communist Party, was among hundreds of legal staff and activists detained in a crackdown in the summer ... moreBeijing (AFP) April 24, 2017For Chinese fans, popular teen band are mama's boys Beijing (AFP) April 20, 2017Chinese tycoon accuses Beijing of meddling in interview Beijing (AFP) April 22, 2017China rights lawyer denied own defence for trial |
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 Alexandria VA (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 
Confronting evidence that the global climate is changing rapidly relative to historical trends, researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new statistical model that, when applied to the loblolly pine tree populations in the southeastern United States, will benefit forest landowners and the forest industry in future decades. The research, titled "Optimal Seed Deployment Unde ... more Halle, Belgium (AFP) April 22, 2017Belgium's 'fairytale' bluebell forest victim of own beauty  Corvallis OR (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Greenhouse gas effect caused by mangrove forest conversion is quite significant  Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Stanford study explores risk of deforestation as agriculture expands in Africa |
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