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  Sydney (AFP) April 27, 2017 Coral-munching crown-of-thorns starfish can be safely killed by common household vinegar, scientists revealed Thursday in a discovery that offers hope for Australia's struggling Great Barrier Reef. The predatory starfish is naturally-occurring but has proliferated due to pollution and run-off at the World Heritage-listed ecosystem, which is also reeling from two consecutive years of mass coral bleaching. Until now other expensive chemicals such as bile salts have been used to try and eradicate t ... read more |
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Primeval forest risks sparking new EU-Poland clashBrussels (AFP) April 27, 2017 The EU warned Poland on Thursday it may take legal action to stop logging in a UNESCO World Heritage forest, risking a new clash with Warsaw's right-wing government. ... more  
Photosynthesis in the dark Unraveling the mystery of algae evolutionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 Scientists have long studied which of the three primary photosynthetic eukaryotes (red algae, green algae, and glaucophytes) has come into existence first to unravel the biological mystery of algae ... more  
Paleontologists identify new 508-million-year-old sea creature with can opener-like pincersToronto, Canada (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 Paleontologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) have uncovered a new fossil species that sheds light on the origin of mandibulates, the most abundant and div ... more 
Extinction risk for many species vastly underestimated, study suggestsNew York NY (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 A new study indicates that the number of plant and animal species at risk of extinction may be considerably higher than previously thought. A team of researchers, however, believe they've come up wi ... 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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Caterpillar found to eat shopping bags, suggesting biodegradable solution to plastic pollutionCambridge, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 Scientists have found that a caterpillar commercially bred for fishing bait has the ability to biodegrade polyethylene: one of the toughest and most used plastics, frequently found clogging up landf ... more  
Solar cell design with over 50 percent energy-conversion efficiencyKobe, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 Solar cells convert the sun's energy into electricity by converting photons into electrons. A new solar cell design could raise the energy conversion efficiency to over 50% by absorbing the spectral ... more  
West Virginia groundwater not affected by fracking, but surface water isDurham NC (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 Fracking has not contaminated groundwater in northwestern West Virginia, but accidental spills of fracking wastewater may pose a threat to surface water in the region, according to a new study led b ... more  
NASA's Fermi catches gamma-ray flashes from tropical stormsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 About a thousand times a day, thunderstorms fire off fleeting bursts of some of the highest-energy light naturally found on Earth. These events, called terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs), last les ... more  
Warm winds: New insight into what weakens Antarctic ice shelvesLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 New research describes for the first time the role that warm, dry winds play in influencing the behaviour of Antarctic ice shelves. Presenting this week at a European conference scientists from Brit ... more 
New atlas provides highest-resolution imagery of the Polar Regions seafloorLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 The most comprehensive and high-resolution atlas of the seafloor of both Polar Regions is presented this week (Tuesday 25 April) at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly (EGU) in Vienna. ... more |
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 Researchers solve the century-old mystery of Blood Falls  
Prehistoric human DNA is found in caves without bonesWashington (AFP) April 28, 2017 International scientists have uncovered prehistoric human DNA from caves without bones, an advance that could shed new light on human history and evolution. ... more 
New paper claims humans were in California 130,000 years agoWashington (UPI) Apr 27, 2017 According to a new study, early humans were in what is now California about 130,000 years ago. ... more  
British government loses court case over air pollution plansLondon (AFP) April 27, 2017 Britain's government must publish proposals to tackle air pollution months earlier than it wanted, a top court ruled Thursday, saying the plans cannot be delayed until after June's general election. ... more  
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 |
  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  Kiev (AFP) April 26, 2017Ukraine, Belarus leaders mark Chernobyl anniversary  Seoul (AFP) April 24, 2017Rights group urges China to release N. Korean refugees |
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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  Richland WA (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Changing the game |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 27, 2017 
Coral-munching crown-of-thorns starfish can be safely killed by common household vinegar, scientists revealed Thursday in a discovery that offers hope for Australia's struggling Great Barrier Reef.
The predatory starfish is naturally-occurring but has proliferated due to pollution and run-off at the World Heritage-listed ecosystem, which is also reeling from two consecutive years of mass cor ... more Vienna (AFP) April 25, 2017Humans threaten 'fossil' groundwater: study  Mexico City (AFP) April 26, 2017In Mexico City, water a rare commodity  Bloomington IN (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Research sheds new light on forces that threaten sensitive coastlines |
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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 ... moreLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Warm winds: New insight into what weakens Antarctic ice shelves London, UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017New atlas provides highest-resolution imagery of the Polar Regions seafloor  Fairbanks AK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Researchers solve the century-old mystery of Blood Falls |
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 Karachi (AFP) April 27, 2017 
Pakistani police have confiscated more than 4,000 donkey hides that were set to be illegally exported to China where they are highly sought after for their use in traditional medicine, officials said Thursday.
Six people in a smuggling ring, including a Chinese national, have also been arrested in connection with the case, Israr Afridi, a police officer in the port city of Karachi where the ... more Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 26, 2017A novel form of iron for fortification of foods  Moscow (AFP) April 26, 2017Rivers of blood orange: Juice floods Russian town  Vienna (AFP) April 26, 2017When Nature vents her wrath on grapes |
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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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 Lusanga, Dr Congo (AFP) April 27, 2017 
There is no tap water, electricity or shops in Lusanga, a Congolese town once known as Leverville where the Dutch-British conglomerate Unilever long ran a profitable palm oil plantation.
But the 15,000 onetime workers living on the land recently found new hope in a stark contemporary art centre called the "White Cube" which stands somewhat strangely on the African skyline.
Funded in part ... more Djibouti (AFP) April 24, 2017US Defense Secretary Mattis visits strategic Djibouti  Nairobi (AFP) April 23, 2017Top conservationist wounded in Kenya gun attack Rabat (AFP) April 22, 2017Morocco, US stage joint military exercise |
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 Washington (AFP) April 28, 2017 
International scientists have uncovered prehistoric human DNA from caves without bones, an advance that could shed new light on human history and evolution.
The study published in the journal Science is based on 85 samples from sediments dating to the Pleistocene, a period that extended from 550,000 years ago until 14,000 year before the modern era.
The samples came from eight caves in B ... moreWashington (UPI) Apr 27, 2017New paper claims humans were in California 130,000 years ago  Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017Indonesian hobbit evolved from African ancestor  Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Neuroscientists measure 'higher' state of consciousness |
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 Washington (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.
But experts say the final decision, expected next month, is anything but certain, and staying at the table could come with significant caveats, like a weakening of US commitments to curbing gree ... moreWashington (AFP) April 26, 2017US may stay in Paris climate accord, with caveats  United Nations, United States (AFP) April 24, 2017UNEP chief confident US will not ditch Paris climate deal  New Delhi (AFP) April 24, 2017Indian minister ridiculed as bizarre drought plot backfires |
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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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 New York NY (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
A new study indicates that the number of plant and animal species at risk of extinction may be considerably higher than previously thought. A team of researchers, however, believe they've come up with a formula that will help paint a more accurate picture.
The maps describing species' geographic ranges, which are used by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to determin ... moreToronto, Canada (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Paleontologists identify new 508-million-year-old sea creature with can opener-like pincers  Washington (UPI) Apr 25, 2017New fossil could represent world's oldest fungus  Kiel, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2017The formation of gold deposits in South Africa |
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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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Bright future for self-charging batteries  Newark NJ (SPX) Apr 27, 2017A more than 100% quantum step toward producing hydrogen fuel  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Electrochemical performance of lithium-ion capacitors |
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 Colombo (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.
Elephants are revered as holy in the mainly Buddhist nation, where the high-maintenance beasts have become a status symbol for the wealthy elite.
The animals are also kept by temples for use in religious ceremonies, and the ban had led to worries there ... more Vienna (AFP) April 26, 2017Humans alter Earth's chemistry from beyond the grave  Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2017How Venus flytrap triggers digestion  Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Mammoths suffered from diseases that are typical for people |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 28, 2017 
China sentenced a prominent human rights lawyer to a three-year suspended sentence Friday following a secret trial, raising concerns the country is moving to further reduce transparency in high-profile, politically sensitive cases.
Li Heping, best known for defending blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, was found guilty of "subverting state power," the Tianjin Second Intermediate Court said in a po ... more Hong Kong (AFP) April 26, 2017Pro-independence activists arrested in Hong Kong  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 |
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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 ... moreBrussels (AFP) April 27, 2017Primeval forest risks sparking new EU-Poland clash  Washington (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 |
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