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  Miami (AFP) May 13, 2017 Hurricanes can be monstruous, terrifying things to live through. Garrett Black flies through them for a living and likes it. Last year, for instance, Black flew through Hurricane Matthew, which reached the maximum category five strength, to measure its fury as the storm struck the Caribbean and the southeast US coast. "It's a lot like a roller coaster ride. It's exciting," Black, a meteorologist, told AFP Friday at a hurricane awareness presentation at an airport near Miami. The Atlantic hu ... read more |
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As summer heat looms, post-IS Mosul faces water crisisSayramun, Iraq (AFP) May 12, 2017 In the battle against jihadists in northern Iraq, the village of Sayramun was recaptured in February but remains as isolated as ever and crucially still has no drinking water. ... more 
Large storms can flood aging sewer systems with harmful bacteria, virusesWashington (UPI) May 12, 2017 Researchers have discovered a worrying link between heavy rainfall and upticks in infections caused by bacteria and viruses carried by human waste. The correlation was identified in cities with aging sewer systems. ... more  
Bacteria living in marine sponge produce toxic compounds found in man-made productsWashington DC (SPX) May 15, 2017 Researchers have discovered for the first time that a common marine sponge hosts bacteria that specialize in the production of toxic compounds nearly identical to man-made fire retardants, a finding ... more  
Jurassic drop in ocean oxygen lasted a million yearsExeter UK (SPX) May 15, 2017 Dramatic drops in oceanic oxygen, which cause mass extinctions of sea life, come to a natural end - but it takes about a million years. The depletion of oxygen in the oceans is known as "anoxi ... more |
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Death toll from northwest China floods rises to 13
Massive French wildfire contained but 'not under control' French firefighters optimistic after controlling vast wildfire 'Never seen before' rains lash southern Japan Gales lash Greece, disrupting ferry services Hungarians protest with camels to raise alarm over drought Deadly Indian Himalayan flood likely caused by glacier collapse, experts say Third-hottest July on record wreaks climate havoc Thai prosecutors indict 23 over quake skyscraper collapse Nigeria issues flood alert for over half of its 36 states |
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Changes in Early Stone Age tool production have 'musical' tiesNorwich UK (SPX) May 15, 2017 New research suggests that advances in the production of Early Stone Age tools had less to do with the evolution of language and more to do with the brain networks involved in modern piano playing. ... more 
Warmer temperatures cause decline in key runoff measureBoulder CO (SPX) May 15, 2017 Since the mid-1980s, the percentage of precipitation that becomes streamflow in the Upper Rio Grande watershed has fallen more steeply than at any point in at least 445 years, according to a new stu ... more  
Oversized landforms discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheetBrussels, Belgium (SPX) May 15, 2017 Former ice sheets occupying Scandinavia and North America left numerous landforms on today's surface that witness of their hydrological system underneath them. However, most landforms have, so far, ... more 
Quake kills two, injures hundreds in Iran: state mediaTehran (AFP) May 14, 2017 A 5.7 magnitude earthquake near Iran's border with Turkmenistan killed two people, injured hundreds and caused widespread damage, state media reported Sunday, citing the country's seismological centre. ... more 
Ancient proteins studied in detailUppsala, Sweden (SPX) May 15, 2017 How did protein interactions arise and how have they developed? In a new study, researchers have looked at two proteins which began co-evolving between 400 and 600 million years ago. What did they l ... more  
In measuring gas exchange between water and air, size mattersNew Haven, CT (SPX) May 15, 2017 Ponds and lakes play a significant role in the global carbon cycle, and are often net emitters of carbon gases to the atmosphere. However, the rate at which gases move across the air-water boundary ... more |
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 South African cave yields yet more fossils of a newfound relative 
Oldest evidence of life on land found in 3.48-billion-year-old Australian rocksSydney, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2017 Fossil evidence of early life has been discovered by UNSW scientists in 3.48 billion year old hot spring deposits in the Pilbara of Western Australia - pushing back by 3 billion years the earliest k ... more  
Rising temperatures threaten stability of Tibetan alpine grasslandsAtlanta GA (SPX) May 15, 2017 A warming climate could affect the stability of alpine grasslands in Asia's Tibetan Plateau, threatening the ability of farmers and herders to maintain the animals that are key to their existence, a ... more 
Earth was barren, flat and almost entirely under water 4.4 billion years agoCanberra, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2017 Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) say the early Earth was likely to be barren, flat and almost entirely under water with a few small islands, following their analysis of tiny mi ... more  
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria first emerged at least 450 million years agoWashington DC (UPI) May 11, 2017 Superbugs, or enterococci bacteria, have been honing their defensive capabilities for at least 450 million years. ... more |
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  Washington DC (SPX) May 10, 2017 
Today, there is great interest in using distributed sensors to continually monitor the structural health of large structures such as dams or bridges. With 1 million sensing points, a newly developed fiber optic distributed sensor could offer significantly faster detection of structural problems than is currently available.
"With fiber-based sensors, it is possible to precisely detect erosi ... more Paris (AFP) May 7, 2017Marine Le Pen: far-right firebrand who has shaken up French politics  Beijing (AFP) May 6, 201720 sentenced to prison for deadly 2015 China landslide  Oxford UK (SPX) May 08, 2017Affluent countries contribute less to wildlife conservation than the rest of the world |
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 Basel, Switzerland (SPX) May 15, 2017 
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in studying the strength of hydrogen bonds in a single molecule using an atomic force microscope. Researchers from the University of Basel's Swiss Nanoscience Institute network have reported the results in the journal Science Advances.
Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe and is an integral part of almost all organic compounds. M ... more Strathclyde UK (SPX) May 09, 2017Space radiation reproduced in the lab for better, safer missions  Washington (UPI) May 12, 2017Northrop Grumman delivers new battlefield radar  Durham NC (SPX) May 10, 20173-D printers open new design space for wireless devices |
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 Newark, DE (SPX) May 09, 2017 
A study authored by University of Delaware Professor Art Trembanis and colleagues reveals new details about deep sea reefs - known as mesophotic reefs - near the island of Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean.
While coral reefs worldwide are in decline, the waters surrounding Bonaire comprise a marine park known as a scuba "diver's paradise" because it contains some of the most well-preserved co ... more Miami (AFP) May 10, 2017Puerto Rico drinking water is worst in US: report Washington (UPI) May 12, 2017Large storms can flood aging sewer systems with harmful bacteria, viruses Boulder CO (SPX) May 15, 2017Warmer temperatures cause decline in key runoff measure |
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 Paris (ESA) May 15, 2017 
Rapid acceleration of an Arctic glacier over the past year has been detected by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites.
Sitting on Norway's Spitsbergen island in the Svalbard archipelago, the Negribreen glacier has recently seen a surge in ice surface speed, increasing from 1 m to 13 m a day over the winter.
When a glacier 'surges' a large amount of ice flows to the end in an unusually ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) May 15, 2017Alaska Tundra Source of Early-Winter Carbon Emissions  (UPI) May 10, 2017Montana's glaciers are disappearing  Fairbanks, United States (AFP) May 11, 2017Tillerson hosts Arctic forum in shadow of Russia spat |
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 Paris (ESA) May 15, 2017 
Water conservation is a growing concern globally, and particularly for farmers in the USA, where decades of irrigating huge fields has depleted vital resources of fresh surface water and groundwater. An ESA spin-off that can help to preserve water supplies while guaranteeing crop irrigation is now undergoing final testing.
The ambitious plan of former ESA employee Javier Marti is to tackle ... more Dublin, Ireland (SPX) May 11, 2017Tillage farming damaging earthworm populations  Zurich (AFP) May 5, 2017Syngenta shareholders accept ChemChina offer  Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017Conservation agriculture offers tired soil remedies |
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 Miami (AFP) May 13, 2017 
Hurricanes can be monstruous, terrifying things to live through. Garrett Black flies through them for a living and likes it.
Last year, for instance, Black flew through Hurricane Matthew, which reached the maximum category five strength, to measure its fury as the storm struck the Caribbean and the southeast US coast.
"It's a lot like a roller coaster ride. It's exciting," Black, a meteo ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 11, 2017NASA spots Eastern Pacific season's earliest first tropical storm in satellite era  Montreal (AFP) May 11, 2017Eastern Canada is drying out after the worst flooding in a half-century  Beijing (AFP) May 11, 2017Earthquake kills eight in western China: report |
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 Nairobi (AFP) May 12, 2017 
Blood was already pooling in the seat of her car when a second bullet tore through the driver's door and thumped into Kuki Gallmann's abdomen.
"It felt like a punch," the 73-year-old author and conservationist said this week, speaking for the first time since being wounded a fortnight ago by suspected illegal herders on her 88,000-acre (36,000 hectare) ranch in Kenya's central highlands.
... more Abidjan (AFP) May 12, 2017Gunfire as I.Coast troops resume protest despite 'apology'  Tunis (AFP) May 10, 2017Army to protect Tunisia economy from protests: president  Abidjan (AFP) May 12, 2017Ivory Coast's rebel soldiers apologise to president |
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 Madison WI (SPX) May 15, 2017 
Probing deeper into the South African cave system known as Rising Star, a subterranian maze that last year yielded the largest cache of hominin fossils known to science, an international team of researchers has discovered another chamber with more remains of a newfound human relative, Homo naledi.
The discovery, announced May 9, 2017 with the publication of a series of papers in the journa ... moreNorwich UK (SPX) May 15, 2017Changes in Early Stone Age tool production have 'musical' ties  Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) May 11, 2017Homo naledi's surprisingly young age opens up more questions on where we come from  Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017Modern DNA reveals ancient origins of Indian population |
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 Fairbanks, United States (AFP) May 11, 2017 
President Donald Trump will not rush his review of US climate change policy and will do what is best for the United States, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday.
Tillerson is hosting the Arctic Council, where many delegates from some of the countries most affected by global warming were hoping for a renewed US commitment to reduce emissions.
"In the United States, we are curren ... moreAtlanta GA (SPX) May 15, 2017Rising temperatures threaten stability of Tibetan alpine grasslands  Brisbane, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2017Shelf sediments reveal climate shifts through the eons  Washington (AFP) May 11, 2017US cities, states mobilize against climate change without Trump |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 09, 2017 
A new analysis of 15 years of NASA satellite cloud measurements finds that clouds worldwide show no definitive trend during this period toward decreasing or increasing in height. The new study updates an earlier analysis of the first 10 years of the same data that suggested cloud heights might be getting lower.
Clouds are both Earth's cooling sunshade and its insulating blanket. Currently ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 10, 2017NASA team pursues blobs and bubbles with new PetitSat mission New Haven, CT (SPX) May 15, 2017In measuring gas exchange between water and air, size matters  Cambridge, Canada (SPX) May 09, 2017exactEarth Announces Two-Year $1.45 Million Commercial Customer Renewal |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017 
Ancient rocks in Australia suggest early Earth was flat, barren and mostly under water. The vast seas were interrupted by only a handful of small islands 4.4 billion years ago.
Researchers determined the composition of early Earth by analyzing zircon mineral grains trapped in ancient sandstone, the oldest rock fragments recovered by scientists.
"Our research indicates there were ... moreUppsala, Sweden (SPX) May 15, 2017Ancient proteins studied in detail Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2017Earth was barren, flat and almost entirely under water 4.4 billion years ago Exeter UK (SPX) May 15, 2017Jurassic drop in ocean oxygen lasted a million years |
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 Sydney (AFP) May 11, 2017 
A major Australian power grid operator was Thursday partially leased to a local-foreign consortium in a multi-billion-dollar deal, ending an international chase for electricity assets being privatised to raise funds for infrastructure projects.
Australia's largest state New South Wales has sought to privatise three large power assets - TransGrid, Ausgrid and Endeavour Energy - but faced ro ... more (UPI) May 10, 2017Poland central to EU energy diversification strategy  Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017Myanmar recovery linked to development of electrical grid  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017U.S. emissions generally lower last year |
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 Kent UK (SPX) May 15, 2017 
A new generation of higher-powered batteries for phones and cameras could result from ground-breaking research led by scientists at the University of Kent.
Researchers from the University's School of Physical Sciences (SPS), working with scientists from other European institutions, formulated a recipe to increase the rate at which a solid material - an artificial mineral - can conduct char ... more Washington DC (UPI) May 11, 2017No batteries necessary, new medical implant derives energy from the human body  Trieste, Italy (SPX) May 15, 2017Laser pulses reveal the superconductors of the future  Washington DC (SPX) May 11, 2017Can the motion of checking your smartwatch charge it? |
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 Leuser, Indonesia (AFP) May 14, 2017 
In the depths of Indonesia's dense Leuser rain forest, a group of rangers are searching for traps set by poachers which are endangering rare wildlife.
Scientists and conservationists consider the Leuser Ecosystem, which falls mostly within Aceh province on Sumatra island, to be among the most important forests left in Southeast Asia.
It is the last place of sufficient size and quality ... moreWashington DC (UPI) May 11, 2017Antibiotic-resistant bacteria first emerged at least 450 million years ago  Ithaca NY (SPX) May 11, 2017In brain evolution, size matters most of the time  Golden CO (SPX) May 11, 2017New method of microbial energy production discovered |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 10, 2017 
China has freed a prominent human rights lawyer on bail, Amnesty International said Wednesday, after he admitted to his crimes in what critics called a show trial.
Xie Yang, who had worked on cases considered politically sensitive by China's ruling Communist Party, was among hundreds of legal staff and activists detained in the so-called "709 crackdown" in 2015.
He pleaded guilty Monday ... more Beijing (AFP) May 10, 2017China lawyer's wife seeks US asylum after brazen escape  Beijing (AFP) May 9, 2017China wants its anthem sung, but maybe not at parties  Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2017Chinese human rights lawyers seen as enemies of the state |
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 Knoxville TN (SPX) May 11, 2017 
Warming temperatures are prompting some tree species in the Rocky Mountains to "migrate" to higher elevations in order to survive. Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have discovered that tiny below-ground organisms play a role in this phenomenon - and could be used to encourage tree migration in order to preserve heat-sensitive species.
Their work shows how these invisi ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017New look at satellite data questions scale of China's afforestation success  Warsaw (AFP) May 5, 2017Poland EU row over ancient forest heats up  Lubumbashi, Dr Congo (AFP) May 5, 2017DR Congo arrests 14 Chinese for wood smuggling |
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