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  Bristol UK (SPX) May 04, 2017 A team of researchers, led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered that ancient fossils, thought to be some of the world's earliest examples of animal remains, could in fact belong to other groups such as algae. The Weng'an Biota is a fossil Konservat-Lagerstatte in South China that is around 600 million-years-old and provides an unparalleled snapshot of marine life during the interval in which molecular clocks estimate that animal groups had evolved. However, all fossil evidence from th ... read more |
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Antarctic Peninsula ice more stable than thoughtLeeds UK (SPX) May 04, 2017 Glacier flow at the southern Antarctic Peninsula has increased since the 1990s, but a new study has found the change to be only a third of what was recently reported. An international team of ... more  
Some corals adapting to warming climateNew York NY (SPX) May 04, 2017 A new WCS study reveals evidence that some corals are adapting to warming ocean waters - potentially good news in the face of recent reports of global coral die offs due to extreme warm temperatures ... more  
Scientists suggest the world should brace itself for a new wave of biological invasionsCambridge UK (SPX) May 04, 2017 We are all becoming increasingly familiar with the impacts of invasive species. Knotweed from Japan can destroy building foundations, zebra mussels from eastern Europe can clog-up drinking water pip ... more  
Philippine environment chief dumped as miners triumphManila (AFP) May 3, 2017 Philippine Environment Secretary Regina Lopez was sacked on Wednesday when lawmakers rejected her appointment, in a big victory for the mining industry which she had accused of corruption and abuse. ... more |
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Storm makes landfall in China after raking Taiwan as typhoon
Typhoon Podul pummels Taiwan, heads towards China Typhoon Podul pummels Taiwan, heads towards mainland In heatwave, Romans turn to vintage snow cones to stay cool Typhoon Podul pummels Taiwan Typhoon Podul hits Taiwan Typhoon Podul intensifies as it nears Taiwan Typhoon Podul intensifies as its near Taiwan Two killed in European wildfires as heatwave intensifies Over half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by drought since April |
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Population growth, spread responsible for human advancementWashington (UPI) May 3, 2017 Researchers at Stanford University have identified population growth and spread as a possible cause for early human advancements such as explosions of tool use. ... more  
New look at satellite data questions scale of China's afforestation successWashington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017 China has invested more resources than any other country in reversing deforestation and planting trees. However, given the large scale of these programmes it has been difficult to quantify their imp ... more 
Scientists uncover substance telling ants which will become queensWashington (UPI) May 3, 2017 Researchers have identified the "princess pheromone" that tells a colony of ants when an ant larva will become the queen. ... more 
Morocco fights to save its iconic monkeyChefchaouen, Morocco (AFP) May 3, 2017 "If nothing is done, this species will disappear within 10 years," warns a poster on Ahmed Harrad's ageing 4x4 showing Morocco's famed Barbary macaque monkey. ... more  
Cities brace for climate challengesVienna (AFP) April 30, 2017 Faced with exploding populations and steadily rising temperatures worldwide, cities must make haste in reinforcing defences against climate change-induced flooding and heat waves, experts warned this week. ... more  
Deep-diving technology finds little filter feeder has giant carbon cycling impactWashington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017 Deep-diving Technology Finds Little Filter Feeder Has Giant Carbon Cycling Impact: Using a novel deep-sea technology, scientists have measured for the first time how a species of zooplankton called ... more |
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 Fiji urges Trump to honour Paris climate deal  
Scientists say agriculture is good for honey beesJackson TN (SPX) May 04, 2017 While recent media reports have condemned a commonly used agricultural pesticide as detrimental to honey bee health, scientists with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have found t ... more  
Dust storm blows across north China, flights cancelledBeijing (AFP) May 4, 2017 A major dust storm engulfed northern China and Beijing on Thursday, prompting authorities to cancel dozens of flights and urge children and the elderly to stay indoors. ... more  
US opioid crisis at epidemic proportionsCharleston, United States (AFP) May 4, 2017 Many US communities are facing an epidemic of opioid and heroin abuse that is straining resources from police, to jails, to emergency medical personnel and treatment centers. ... more  
Wild dolphins are sicker than captive ones: US studyMiami (AFP) May 3, 2017 Wild dolphins are exposed to more pollutants than their captive counterparts, which could explain why they face higher rates of illness and disease, US researchers said Wednesday. ... more |
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  New Brunswick NJ (SPX) May 02, 2017 
Imagine wearing clothes with layers of paper that protect you from dangerous bacteria. A Rutgers-led team has invented an inexpensive, effective way to kill bacteria and sanitize surfaces with devices made of paper.
"Paper is an ancient material, but it has unique attributes for new, high-tech applications," said Aaron Mazzeo, an assistant professor in Rutgers' Department of Mechanical and ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 03, 2017Researchers develop radar simulator to characterize scattering of debris in tornadoes Charleston, United States (AFP) May 4, 2017US opioid crisis at epidemic proportions  Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017Bullying is on the decline in most schools, new research shows |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 03, 2017 
When spacecraft and satellites travel through space they encounter tiny, fast moving particles of space dust and debris. If the particle travels fast enough, its impact appears to create electromagnetic radiation (in the form of radio waves) that can damage or even disable the craft's electronic systems.
A new study published this week in the journal Physics of Plasmas, from AIP Publishing ... more Leicester UK (SPX) May 03, 2017Ground Control Satellite Dish Arrives at University of Leicester  Washington (UPI) May 2, 2017Raytheon receives $327M radar contract for U.S. Navy  Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 26, 2017SES Offers Panoramic Glimpse into the Future of TV with Live Virtual Reality Demo |
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 Kiel, Germany (SPX) May 03, 2017 
Because they build their skeletons from calcium carbonate, cold-water corals such as the globally distributed species Lophelia pertusa are considered particularly threatened by ocean acidification. This change in seawater chemistry, caused by the absorption of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, reduces the concentration of carbonate ions.
With fewer carbonate ions, calcification bec ... more Oslo (AFP) May 2, 2017Norway billionaire reveals plan to give away his fortune New York NY (SPX) May 04, 2017Some corals adapting to warming climate  Vancouver, Canada (SPX) May 03, 2017New coral bleaching database to help predict fate of global reefs |
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 Montreal (AFP) May 2, 2017 
Both Atlantic walrus and eastern migratory caribou are at risk of extinction in Canada's Arctic, a panel of experts has warned.
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), which met in Whitehorse, said Monday that the number of Canadian northern wildlife species at risk now stands at 62.
"Over the past few decades, the areas inhabited by the few thousand High ... moreLeeds UK (SPX) May 04, 2017Antarctic Peninsula ice more stable than thought  London, 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 |
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 Lawrence KS (SPX) May 03, 2017 
The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso produces enough soybeans to be the equivalent of Iowa and Illinois put together. But it also plays home to lush Amazon rain forest, one of the richest, and most vulnerable, ecological treasures on our planet.
Using satellite imagery and unique ground-based information, the interface between highly mechanized agriculture and rainforest in Mato Grosso is sh ... moreJackson TN (SPX) May 04, 2017Scientists say agriculture is good for honey bees San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Common pesticide damages honey bee's ability to fly  New York (AFP) April 30, 2017Urban farming flourishes in New York |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) May 02, 2017 
It is a common trope in disaster movies: an earthquake strikes, causing the ground to rip open and swallow people and cars whole. The gaping earth might make for cinematic drama, but earthquake scientists have long held that it does not happen.
Except, it can, according to new experimental research from Caltech.
The work, appearing in the journal Nature on May 1, shows how the earth ... more Manila (AFP) April 28, 20176.8-magnitude quake strikes the Philippines: USGS  Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Apr 27, 2017New model could help predict major earthquakes  Edinburgh UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Hard rocks from Himalaya raise flood risk for millions |
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 Bamako (AFP) May 3, 2017 
Shelling and rocket fire on a UN camp in Mali's troubled Timbuktu killed one yet to be identified person and wounded nine peacekeepers, the United Nations mission said Wednesday.
It is the latest attack to hit the mission, known as MINSUMA, stationed in the country since 2013 and considered its most dangerous active peacekeeping deployment.
"A mortar and rocket attack was launched agains ... more Lusanga, Dr Congo (AFP) April 27, 2017Congolese plantation sprouts art centre to help the poor  Djibouti (AFP) April 24, 2017US Defense Secretary Mattis visits strategic Djibouti  Nairobi (AFP) April 23, 2017Top conservationist wounded in Kenya gun attack |
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 Brasilia (AFP) May 2, 2017 
Brazil's indigenous youths are abandoning their culture, warns Raoni, the legendary chief from the Kayapo tribe who has become an icon of resistance for native people.
"I am very worried by the new generation," said the chieftain, Raoni Metuktire, internationally recognizable through his traditional lip plate and feather headdress, as well as his work campaigning alongside personalities like ... moreWashington (UPI) May 3, 2017Population growth, spread responsible for human advancement  Washington DC (SPX) May 03, 2017Early evidence of Middle Stone Age projectiles found in South Africa's Sibudu Cave  Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2017Bonobos may be better representation of last common ancestor with humans |
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 Vienna (AFP) April 30, 2017 
Faced with exploding populations and steadily rising temperatures worldwide, cities must make haste in reinforcing defences against climate change-induced flooding and heat waves, experts warned this week.
City temperatures are forecast to shoot up in the coming years, exposing inhabitants to killer heat spikes, while rising sea levels and river flooding threaten homes, drinking water, and t ... more Suva, Fiji (AFP) May 3, 2017Fiji urges Trump to honour Paris climate deal  Geneva (AFP) May 2, 20171.4 million children acutely malnourished in Somalia this year: UN  Beijing, China (SPX) May 03, 2017Mechanism of the influence of the Tibetan-Iranian Plateaus on the circulation and climate in summer |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 03, 2017 
In May, a team of Goddard scientists will begin measuring greenhouse gases over the Mid-Atlantic region - an area chosen in part because it encompasses a range of vegetation, climate, and soil types that would influence the exchange of carbon dioxide and methane between the Earth and the atmosphere.
The airborne campaign, called the Carbon Airborne Flux Experiment, or CARAFE, could help sc ... more Mountain View CA (SPX) May 04, 2017Orbital Insight invests $50M in satellite and drone imagery analysis business  Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) May 03, 2017GRACE-FO satellites get an earful  New Delhi (Sputnik) May 01, 2017India's Space Agency Saves Over US$ 2 Billion per Year for the Country |
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 Bristol UK (SPX) May 04, 2017 
A team of researchers, led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered that ancient fossils, thought to be some of the world's earliest examples of animal remains, could in fact belong to other groups such as algae.
The Weng'an Biota is a fossil Konservat-Lagerstatte in South China that is around 600 million-years-old and provides an unparalleled snapshot of marine life during the interval ... more Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 02, 2017The evolutionary origin of the vertebrate brain  Waterloo, Canada (SPX) May 01, 2017Discovery in northern lakes may be key to understanding early life on Earth  New York NY (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Extinction risk for many species vastly underestimated, study suggests |
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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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 Raleigh, NC (SPX) May 03, 2017 
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that a material which incorporates atomically thin layers of water is able to store and deliver energy much more quickly than the same material that doesn't include the water layers. The finding raises some interesting questions about the behavior of liquids when confined at this scale and holds promise for shaping future energy-storage t ... more Montreal, Canada (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Bright future for self-charging batteries  Beijing, China (SPX) May 04, 2017Super P carbon black for reversible lithium and sodium ion storage  London, UK (SPX) May 03, 2017Revolutionary method reveals impact of short circuits on battery safety |
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 Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017 
Researchers have discovered a new invasive clam in the Illinois River.
Scientists discovered the new clam while searching for the scaleshell, Leptodea leptodon, an endangered species of freshwater mussel. Instead, researchers noticed a type of clam distinct from other invasive species.
Researchers determined the clam belonged to the Corbicula genus, a group of invasive clams nati ... moreCambridge UK (SPX) May 04, 2017Scientists suggest the world should brace itself for a new wave of biological invasions Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017Scientists uncover substance telling ants which will become queens  Washington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017Scientists find new population of endangered cats in Borneo |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 3, 2017 
Twelve workers died following an explosion in a high-speed rail tunnel in southwestern China, state media said Wednesday, after rescuers spent over 14 hours searching the rubble for survivors.
The blast occurred after gas filled the tunnel, which was being bored in the province of Guizhou, leaving 12 injured and 12 trapped, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
Over 2,000 rescue ... more Hong Kong (AFP) May 4, 2017Hong Kong remembers bloodiest violence 50 years on  Yuxian, China (AFP) May 1, 2017Opera troupe tours rural China defending a dying art  Hong Kong (AFP) April 29, 2017World's only Tiananmen museum returns to Hong Kong |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017 
China has invested more resources than any other country in reversing deforestation and planting trees. However, given the large scale of these programmes it has been difficult to quantify their impact on forest cover. A new study shows that much of China's new tree cover consists of sparse, low plantations as opposed to large areas of dense, high tree cover.
The results of the study could ... more Boulder CO (SPX) May 02, 2017Long-term fate of tropical forests may not be as dire as believed  Vancouver (AFP) April 28, 2017Deforestation from a tree's perspective at the TED conference  Boston MA (SPX) May 01, 2017Scientists examine impact of high-severity fires on conifer forests |
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