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  Kiev (AFP) April 26, 2017 The presidents of Ukraine and Belarus toured Wednesday the site of the Chernobyl plant to mark 31 years since the "unhealing wound" of the world's worst civil nuclear accident spewed radiation across Europe. The station's fourth reactor in the north of former Soviet Ukraine exploded in 1986 after a safety test went horribly wrong at 1:23 am on April 26. Around 30 people were killed on site and several thousand more are feared to have died in the years that followed from radiation poisoning acros ... read more |
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US may stay in Paris climate accord, with caveatsWashington (AFP) April 26, 2017 Signs are mounting that US President Donald Trump's administration may stay in the landmark Paris climate change accord of 2015, under pressure from big business and public support for the agreement. ... more  
Humans alter Earth's chemistry from beyond the graveVienna (AFP) April 26, 2017 It's not only in life that humans leave their mark on Nature. In death, our decomposing corpses alter the chemistry of precious soil, scientists warned on Wednesday. ... more  
Human forebrain circuits under construction - in a dishWashington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded neuroscientists have created a 3D window into the human brain's budding executive hub assembling itself during a critical period in prenatal development. W ... more  
Heavy precipitation speeds carbon exchange in tropicsMissoula MT (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 New research by the University of Montana and its partner institutions gives insight into how forests globally will respond to long-term climate change. Cory Cleveland, a UM professor of terre ... 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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New fossil could represent world's oldest fungusWashington (UPI) Apr 25, 2017 Researchers have discovered fungus-like fossils in rocks estimated to be 2.4 billion years old. The fossils could represent the world's oldest fungus - 2 billion years older than the next-oldest fungus specimen. ... more 
Sri Lanka overturns ban on adopting elephantsColombo (AFP) April 26, 2017 Sri Lanka said Wednesday it was overturning a ban on adopting baby elephants, drawing sharp criticism from the animal protection lobby. ... more  
Trump moves to review status of America's nature preservesWashington (AFP) April 26, 2017 After moving to unstitch climate change rules, US President Donald Trump Wednesday opened the door to undoing the federally protected status of some of America's vast nature preserves. ... more 
Mozambique battles illegal logging to save tropical forestsPemba, Mozambique (AFP) April 26, 2017 A squad of Mozambican forest rangers made their first arrest just minutes after arriving at a checkpoint near the northern port city of Pemba. ... more 
Trump looks to lift protections on America's vast nature preservesWashington (AFP) April 26, 2017 After moving to unstitch climate change rules, US President Donald Trump is turning his sights on America's vast nature preserves, with a view to possibly lifting federal protections brought in over the past two decades. ... more  
Morocco seizes 420 tonnes of plastic bags in year since banRabat (AFP) April 26, 2017 Moroccan authorities have seized more than 420 tonnes of plastic bags in the year since the entry into force of a law prohibiting their use, the government said Wednesday. ... more |
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India's coal plant plans conflict with climate commitmentsWashington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 India will not be able to meet its Paris climate agreement commitments in the coming years if it carries through with plans to build nearly 370 coal-fired power plants, a new study finds. "Ind ... more  
When Nature vents her wrath on grapesVienna (AFP) April 26, 2017 Making wine is a tough job in most places, what with frost, hail, drought and bushfires to contend with. ... more 
Rivers of blood orange: Juice floods Russian townMoscow (AFP) April 26, 2017 Russian authorities on Wednesday were probing an accident at a beverage factory that saw fruit juice flood the streets of a town south of Moscow. ... more  
Pro-independence activists arrested in Hong KongHong Kong (AFP) April 26, 2017 Two Hong Kong independence activists who were barred from taking up their seats as lawmakers last year were arrested and charged Wednesday over chaos at the city's parliament. ... 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 ... more Rasuwa, 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  Kiev (AFP) April 26, 2017Ukraine, Belarus leaders mark Chernobyl anniversary |
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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 Oxford, UK (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Engineering technique is damaging materials research reveals  Raleigh NC (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Finding order and structure in the atomic chaos where materials meet  Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2017Lockheed Martin secures $1.6 billion contract for counterfire radars |
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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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 Sydney (AFP) April 25, 2017 
The world needs to do more to protect the Antarctic wilderness and its wildlife, scientists warned Tuesday, as they marked World Penguin Day.
The flightless seabirds - a favourite with children for their clumsy, waddling gait - offer a useful yardstick for researchers to judge the health of their habitat.
"Penguins are great ambassadors for understanding the need to conserve Southern O ... more Kautokeino, Norway (AFP) April 21, 2017Reindeer at risk from Arctic hot spell  Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Methane seeps in the Canadian high Arctic  Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Apr 20, 2017How polar bears find their prey |
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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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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2017 
A new NASA study is challenging a long-held theory that tsunamis form and acquire their energy mostly from vertical movement of the seafloor. An undisputed fact was that most tsunamis result from a massive shifting of the seafloor - usually from the subduction, or sliding, of one tectonic plate under another during an earthquake.
Experiments conducted in wave tanks in the 1970s demonstrate ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2017Atlantic storm season starts early, putting energy industry on notice  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 |
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 Nairobi (AFP) April 23, 2017 
Italian-born conservationist and writer Kuki Gallmann was shot and seriously wounded Sunday while patrolling her conservation park in central Kenya, a region plagued by violence linked to a drought.
The 73-year-old, whose best-selling autobiography "I Dreamed of Africa" was made into a film with Kim Basinger playing Gallmann, was "shot in the stomach during an attack" by three men on the spr ... more Djibouti (AFP) April 24, 2017US Defense Secretary Mattis visits strategic Djibouti 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 26, 2017US may stay in Paris climate accord, with caveats  Washington (AFP) April 22, 2017In Washington, the economic world meets Trump climate skepticism |
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 Missoula MT (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
New research by the University of Montana and its partner institutions gives insight into how forests globally will respond to long-term climate change.
Cory Cleveland, a UM professor of terrestrial ecosystem ecology, said that previous research in the wet tropics - where much of global forest productivity occurs - indicates that the increased rainfall that may occur with climate change wo ... more Paris (ESA) Apr 24, 2017When Swarm met Steve  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 25, 2017  Researchers have discovered fungus-like fossils in rocks estimated to be 2.4 billion years old. The fossils could represent the world's oldest fungus - 2 billion years older than the next-oldest fungus specimen.
If confirmed, the discovery could force scientists to rethink the timing of early evolution on Earth.
The fossil patterns were discovered in rock samples recovered from ... more Kiel, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2017The formation of gold deposits in South Africa  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 |
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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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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
Seeking to further improve plasma performance, from March 7, 2017, plasma experiments utilizing deuterium ions, which have twice the mass of hydrogen, were initiated in the Large Helical Device (LHD) at the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS).
In numerous plasma experiments being conducted in countries around the world, the use of deuterium is improving the confinement of heat and ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Electrochemical performance of lithium-ion capacitors  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 |
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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 ... moreColombo (AFP) April 26, 2017Sri Lanka overturns ban on adopting elephants Vienna (AFP) April 26, 2017Humans alter Earth's chemistry from beyond the grave  Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Mammoths suffered from diseases that are typical for people |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 26, 2017 
Two Hong Kong independence activists who were barred from taking up their seats as lawmakers last year were arrested and charged Wednesday over chaos at the city's parliament.
Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching were arrested at their apartments Wednesday morning and were charged with illegal assembly and attempted forceful entry into the legislative chamber, Yau told reporters.
The pair be ... more Changsha, China (AFP) April 25, 2017Trial of China human rights lawyer delayed: supporters Beijing (AFP) April 20, 2017Chinese tycoon accuses Beijing of meddling in interview Beijing (AFP) April 24, 2017For Chinese fans, popular teen band are mama's boys |
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 Washington (AFP) April 26, 2017 
After moving to unstitch climate change rules, US President Donald Trump is turning his sights on America's vast nature preserves, with a view to possibly lifting federal protections brought in over the past two decades.
On Wednesday, he is to sign an executive order reviewing decisions by predecessors Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to designate public land a "national monumen ... moreWashington (AFP) April 26, 2017Trump moves to review status of America's nature preserves Pemba, Mozambique (AFP) April 26, 2017Mozambique battles illegal logging to save tropical forests  Alexandria VA (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Application of statistical method shows promise mitigating climate change effects on pine |
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