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  Swansea UK (SPX) May 04, 2017 The rift in the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica now has a second branch, which is moving in the direction of the ice front, Swansea University researchers revealed after studying the latest satellite data. The main rift in Larsen C, which is likely to lead to one of the largest icebergs ever recorded, is currently 180 km long. The new branch of the rift is 15 km long. Last year, researchers from the UK's Project Midas, led by Swansea University, reported that the rift was growing fast. Now, ... read more |
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Satellites track Antarctic ice loss over decadesParis (ESA) May 04, 2017 Over two decades of observations by five radar satellites show the acceleration of ice loss of 30 glaciers in Western Palmer Land in the southwest Antarctic Peninsula. The study in Geophysical ... more  
Wolves return to Denmark for first time in 200 yearsStockholm (AFP) May 4, 2017 At least five wolves, including one female, have returned to Denmark for the first time in two centuries, a zoologist who has obtained DNA evidence said on Thursday. ... more 
New NMR technique offers 'molecular window' into living organismsToronto, Canada (SPX) May 04, 2017 A novel technique developed by University of Toronto Scarborough researchers can for the first time get a high-resolution profile of which molecules are present inside a living organism. "In a ... more  
How do fishes perceive their environment?Bonn, Germany (SPX) May 04, 2017 Fishes perceive changes in water currents caused by prey, conspecifics and predators using their lateral line. The tiny sensors of this organ also allow them to navigate reliably. However, with incr ... 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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Kongsberg Maritime chosen for new German research vesselWashington (UPI) May 4, 2017 The German shipbuilder Fassmer has been awarded a contract for technical solutions for the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, or BSH. The work involves the research vessel Atair II, and is based on the Integrated Vessel Concept developed by Kongsberg Maritime. ... more  
DR Congo arrests 14 Chinese for wood smugglingLubumbashi, Dr Congo (AFP) May 4, 2017 Fourteen Chinese people suspected of illegally exporting red wood from the Democratic Republic of Congo were arrested Thursday, local officials said. ... more  
'Lobby money' behind fall of Philippine environment chief: DuterteManila (AFP) May 4, 2017 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday blamed "lobby money" for the downfall of his outspoken environment secretary Regina Lopez, who earned the ire of the country's mining industry after accusing it of corruption. ... more 
Not even the Himalayas are immune to traffic smogCincinnati OH (SPX) May 04, 2017 Smog from cars and trucks is an expected health hazard in big cities, but researchers from the University of Cincinnati found pollution from truck exhaust on one of the most remote mountain roads in ... more  
Climate instability over the past 720,000 yearsTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 04, 2017 A research group formed by 64 researchers from the National Institute of Polar Research, the University of Tokyo, and other organizations analyzed atmospheric temperatures and dust for the past 720, ... more 
Ice cave in Transylvania yields window into region's pastWashington DC (SPX) May 03, 2017 Ice cores drilled from a glacier in a cave in Transylvania offer new evidence of how Europe's winter weather and climate patterns fluctuated during the last 10,000 years, known as the Holocene perio ... more |
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 Can edible insects help curb global warming?  
Conservation agriculture offers tired soil remediesWashington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017 When you are tired or hungry, you're not as productive. You may need to rest or eat. If you push yourself too far, you may get ill. Soil gets tired and hungry, too. How do growers know that? W ... more  
Geologists use radioactive clock to document longest earthquake recordMadison WI (SPX) May 04, 2017 Using radioactive elements trapped in crystallized, cream-colored "veins" in New Mexican rock, geologists have peered back in time more than 400,000 years to illuminate a record of earthquakes along ... more  
EU urges China to curb dinghy sales in migrant trafficking fightBeijing (AFP) May 4, 2017 A senior EU envoy on Thursday urged Beijing to restrict the sale of inflatable dinghies that he said are used by trafficking gangs to carry migrants on treacherous sea journeys to Europe. ... more 
Iceland drills 4.7 km down into volcano to tap clean energyReykjavik (AFP) May 5, 2017 It's named after a Nordic god and drills deep into the heart of a volcano: "Thor" is a rig that symbolises Iceland's leading-edge efforts to produce powerful clean energy. ... more |
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  Charleston, 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.
West Virginia, a mountainous state of less than two million people, is among the hardest hit, given the economic hardship in an area once dominated by coal mining, but it shares much in common with other communities imp ... moreBeijing (AFP) May 4, 2017EU urges China to curb dinghy sales in migrant trafficking fight  Stanford CA (SPX) May 03, 2017When bridges collapse; Are we underestimating the risks  Santa Fe NM (SPX) May 03, 2017Cities provide paths from poverty to sustainability |
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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 DC (SPX) May 05, 2017NASA Seeks 'FabLab' Concepts for In-Space Manufacturing  Huntsville AL (SPX) May 05, 2017NASA Awards $100,000 in First Printing Stage of 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 05, 2017 
Thanks in large part to satellite measurements, scientists' skill in measuring how much sea levels are rising on a global scale - currently 0.13 inch (3.4 millimeters) per year - has improved dramatically over the past quarter century. But at the local level, it's been harder to estimate specific regional sea level changes 10 or 20 years away - the critical timeframe for regional planners and de ... 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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 Leeds 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 researchers, led by the UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling at the University of Leeds, are the first to map the change in ice speed. The team collated measurements recorded by five differen ... more Montreal (AFP) May 2, 2017Canada: walrus, caribou face extinction risk in Arctic Paris (ESA) May 04, 2017Satellites track Antarctic ice loss over decades  Swansea UK (SPX) May 04, 2017Antarctic ice rift spreads |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017 
When you are tired or hungry, you're not as productive. You may need to rest or eat. If you push yourself too far, you may get ill.
Soil gets tired and hungry, too. How do growers know that? When the fields are not as productive. Maybe yields are down, or diseases infect the plants. The soil can become too compact. It can lack nutrients needed to grow good crops. It may be more prone to er ... more Lawrence KS (SPX) May 03, 2017Researchers track impact of Brazil's 'Soy Moratorium'  Jackson TN (SPX) May 04, 2017Scientists say agriculture is good for honey bees  Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017Can edible insects help curb global warming? |
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 Madison WI (SPX) May 04, 2017 
Using radioactive elements trapped in crystallized, cream-colored "veins" in New Mexican rock, geologists have peered back in time more than 400,000 years to illuminate a record of earthquakes along the Loma Blanca fault in the Rio Grande rift.
It is the longest record of earthquakes ever documented on a fault, showing 13 distinct seismic events - nine of which occurred at regular interval ... more Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 04, 2017Scientists discover how world's biggest volcanoes formed Reykjavik (AFP) May 5, 2017Iceland drills 4.7 km down into volcano to tap clean energy  Pasadena CA (SPX) May 02, 2017Earthquakes can make thrust faults open violently and snap shut |
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 Lowarengak, Kenya (AFP) May 5, 2017 
The beach looks ready for war: in the sparse lakeshore shade hundreds wait, sweaty from the heat, weapons at their feet.
In Kenya's hot, dry and lawless north even the fishermen are armed, but guns will not save them.
They live on Lake Turkana, the biggest desert lake on earth and a World Heritage Site, but the lake is threatened and so is their way of life.
"There are fewer and fewe ... more Bamako (AFP) May 3, 2017Rocket attack on UN camp in Mali kills one, wounds 9  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 |
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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 ... more Washington (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 03, 2017What comes next - how the brain predicts speech |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 04, 2017 
A research group formed by 64 researchers from the National Institute of Polar Research, the University of Tokyo, and other organizations analyzed atmospheric temperatures and dust for the past 720,000 years using an ice core obtained at Dome Fuji in Antarctica.
Results indicate that when intermediate temperatures occurred within a glacial period, the climate was highly unstable and fluctu ... more Vienna (AFP) April 30, 2017Cities brace for climate challenges  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 |
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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  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 05, 2017AIRS: 15 Years of Seeing What's in the Air |
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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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 Beijing, China (SPX) May 04, 2017 
Nowadays lithium ion batteries play a dominant role in the rechargeable battery market. Sodium ion batteries have recently attracted increasing interest as an alternative to lithium ion batteries due to the high natural abundance of sodium compared to lithium.
Super P carbon black (SPCB), produced from partial oxidation of petrochemical precursors exhibiting a large specific surface area a ... more Montreal, Canada (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Bright future for self-charging batteries  Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2017NRL breakthrough enables safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries  London, UK (SPX) May 03, 2017Revolutionary method reveals impact of short circuits on battery safety |
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 Stockholm (AFP) May 4, 2017  At least five wolves, including one female, have returned to Denmark for the first time in two centuries, a zoologist who has obtained DNA evidence said on Thursday.
The predators came from Germany to settle in western Denmark's agricultural region, the least densely populated in the Scandinavian country.
Peter Sunde, scientist at the University of Aarhus, told AFP the wolves must have ... more Cambridge 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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 04, 2017New NMR technique offers 'molecular window' into living organisms |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 4, 2017 
Hong Kong is unrecognisable now from the city which 50 years ago was the scene of bloody riots, fuelled by resentment of colonial rule and inspired by the Cultural Revolution unfolding in China.
But although memories of the bomb-strewn chaos of 1967 have faded, the city is facing a new era of turbulence as democracy activists take on Beijing and many ordinary residents still struggle to mak ... more Beijing (AFP) May 3, 201712 dead in tunnel blast in southwest China  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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 Lubumbashi, Dr Congo (AFP) May 4, 2017 
Fourteen Chinese people suspected of illegally exporting red wood from the Democratic Republic of Congo were arrested Thursday, local officials said.
"We have arrested Chinese people... who were cutting wood in our region," Celestin Pande, acting governor of the Haut-Katanga region, told AFP.
Pande said 17,000 tonnes of red wood had been illegally exported to China through Zambia over f ... 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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