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  Washington DC (SPX) May 16, 2017 With the growing frequency and magnitude of toxic freshwater algal blooms becoming an increasingly worrisome public health concern, Carnegie scientists Jeff Ho and Anna Michalak, along with colleagues, have made new advances in understanding the drivers behind Lake Erie blooms and their implications for lake restoration. The work is published in two related studies. Using data from NASA's Landsat 5 instrument, the researchers generated new estimates of historical algal blooms in Lake Erie, more th ... read more |
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Novel use of satnav saves precious waterParis (ESA) May 17, 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 ... more 
Ice Particles in Earth's Atmosphere Create Bright Flashes Seen from SpaceWashington DC (SPX) May 16, 2017 The homeward-facing instrument on NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory, or DSCOVR, launched in 2015, caught hundreds of these flashes over the span of a year. NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Cam ... more  
New gelatin devices that imitate the activity of the body in bone regenerationBiscay, Spain (SPX) May 17, 2017 Regenerative medicine is a discipline that is continually growing and encompasses a whole arsenal of therapeutic strategies, from recombinant proteins and stem cells right up to materials and matric ... more  
Research suggests the ideal leader resembles his or her subordinatesWashington DC (UPI) May 16, 2017 New research suggests the ideal leader resembles their followers, or staff, in appearance. ... 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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The first microbial supertree from figure-mining thousands of papersLondon, UK (SPX) May 17, 2017 While recent reports reveal the existence of more than 114,000,000 documents of published scientific literature, finding a way to improve the access to this knowledge and efficiently synthesise it b ... more  
Negribreen on the moveParis (ESA) May 17, 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 Ne ... more 
New Zealand's penguins facing extinction, scientists warnWashington DC (UPI) May 16, 2017 New Zealand's yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes, is in trouble. A new study suggests the iconic species could be extinct by 2060. ... more 
Malaysia seizes smuggled tortoises worth $300,000Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 15, 2017 Malaysian customs foiled an attempt to smuggle hundreds of the world's most endangered tortoises into the country from Madagascar, a senior official said Monday. ... more 
Cornell researches black bear boom in New YorkIthaca NY (SPX) May 17, 2017 The black bear population in southern New York has grown and expanded its range since the early 1990s, which has led to increased encounters with humans. But details about bear populations in the st ... more  
The superhighway threatening Nigeria's tropical rainforestCalabar, Nigeria (AFP) May 16, 2017 When bulldozers rolled into their forest at the start of last year, the Ekuri community in southeast Nigeria protested: "Indigenes say no!" ... more |
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 Greenpeace says Canadian forestry lawsuit aims to silence critics  
The EU: What happened to climate's poster child; Canada blocks audit changeParis (AFP) May 17, 2017 The 28-member European Union, the third-largest emitter of planet-warming greenhouse gases after China and the United States, has long been held up as the poster child of efforts to save Earth's climate. ... more  
Twisting an AsteroidTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 16, 2017 Scientists and engineers from all over the world will gather from 15 to 19 May in Tokyo, Japan, at the 5th Planetary Defence Conference (PDC) to discuss the threat posed by asteroids and comets. ... more 
Chinese exporting adulterated fish to Brazil: policeBrasilia (AFP) May 16, 2017 Brazilian police said Tuesday they have uncovered a ring that imported Chinese fish illegally adulterated to be heavier and as such, worth more when resold. ... more  
Warm weather linked to increase in surgical infectionsWashington DC (UPI) May 16, 2017 New research shows surgical site infections are more common in the summer, especially when temperatures rise above 90 degrees Fahrenheit. ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) May 14, 2017 
Outrage over the GOP's healthcare bill spilled out of a town hall event and onto the roads in Tennessee over the weekend.
On Saturday, Wendi Wright, a 35-year-old woman from Obion County, followed a car carrying Congressman David Kustoff, R-Tenn., and his aide. When Kustoff's ride finally stopped, Wright got out of her car, screamed at the politician and attacked his vehicle, banging on ... more Hong Kong (AFP) May 15, 2017Hong Kong 'Snowden refugees' face deportation: lawyer  Washington DC (SPX) May 10, 2017New fiber-based sensor could quickly detect structural problems in bridges and dams  Paris (AFP) May 7, 2017Marine Le Pen: far-right firebrand who has shaken up French politics |
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 Washington (AFP) May 16, 2017 
Researchers from Hewlett-Packard Enterprise on Tuesday unveiled what they claimed was a breakthrough in computing with a new machine capable of handling vast amounts of data at supercomputing speeds.
The prototype named simple "the Machine" uses a new approach to computer architecture which the company says can be adapted for a range of Big Data applications, handling tasks at thousands of t ... more Washington DC (SPX) May 16, 2017Inverse designing spontaneously self-assembling materials  Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) May 16, 2017"Airbus Friedrichshafen: new satellite hub lays groundwork for the future"  Houston TX (SPX) May 17, 2017'Hot' electrons don't mind the gap |
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 East Lansing MI (SPX) May 16, 2017 
As nearly 75 percent of the nation's largest dams approach the high maintenance years, safety and economics figure large in decisions to fix or replace. A recent study by Michigan State University (MSU) researchers makes a case to consider how those dams affect the streams and fish that live in them.
Big dams - many approaching 50 years old - span the United States. In some areas, like the ... more Atescatempa, Guatemala (AFP) May 15, 2017Dying Guatemala lake underlines climate change threat  Sapporo, Japan (SPX) May 16, 2017Teleconnection between the tropical Pacific and Antarctica  Washington (UPI) May 12, 2017Large storms can flood aging sewer systems with harmful bacteria, viruses |
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 Paris (ESA) May 17, 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 Brussels, Belgium (SPX) May 15, 2017Oversized landforms discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet  Fairbanks, United States (AFP) May 11, 2017Tillerson hosts Arctic forum in shadow of Russia spat  Bremerhaven, Germany (SPX) May 15, 2017Irreversible ocean warming threatens the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf |
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 Brasilia (AFP) May 16, 2017 
Brazilian police said Tuesday they have uncovered a ring that imported Chinese fish illegally adulterated to be heavier and as such, worth more when resold.
Investigators from the agriculture ministry in the southern state of Santa Catarina found local businesses selling adulterated pollock, hake and other imported species, police said in a statement.
The fish had been injected with "wat ... moreParis (ESA) May 17, 2017Novel use of satnav saves precious water  Dublin, Ireland (SPX) May 11, 2017Tillage farming damaging earthworm populations  Zurich (AFP) May 5, 2017Syngenta shareholders accept ChemChina offer |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 16, 2017 
Meteorologists believe they've found a new way to track the intensity and trajectory of hurricanes by measuring the atmospheric gravity waves emanating from the storms' centers.
Atmospheric gravity waves are propelled in spirals outward from the center of large storm systems.
Scientists at the University of Miami and the NOAA's Hurricane Research Division were able to analyze wav ... more Miami (AFP) May 13, 2017Another day on the job, in the eye of a hurricane  Washington DC (SPX) May 16, 2017New tool could help predict, prevent surging waters in flood plains  Tehran (AFP) May 14, 2017Quake kills two, injures hundreds in Iran: state media |
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 Bouake, Ivory Coast (AFP) May 16, 2017  Rebel soldiers in Ivory Coast said Tuesday they were ending a four-day mutiny which drew in troops from across the country after reaching agreement with the government over a wages dispute.
News of the deal was confirmed by a spokesman for the disgruntled troops, who said their financial demands had been met, ending a dispute which began in January.
"We have found a basis for agreement. ... more Abuja (AFP) May 16, 2017Nigeria army chief warns troops about 'politicking'  Nairobi (AFP) May 12, 2017Wounded author Kuki Gallmann vows return to Kenyan ranch  Abidjan (AFP) May 12, 2017Gunfire as I.Coast troops resume protest despite 'apology' |
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 Norwich 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.
Around 1.75 million years ago there was a revolutionary innovation in stone tool technology, when early humans moved from making simple Oldowan flake and pebble tools to producing two-sided, sha ... moreWashington DC (UPI) May 16, 2017Research suggests the ideal leader resembles his or her subordinates  Madison WI (SPX) May 15, 2017South African cave yields yet more fossils of a newfound relative Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) May 11, 2017Homo naledi's surprisingly young age opens up more questions on where we come from |
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 Geneva (AFP) May 15, 2017 
Scientists will intensify scrutiny of the polar regions as part of an international campaign to improve global weather predictions and minimise risks linked to rapid climate change, the UN said Monday.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said a full year would be dedicated to improving polar forecasting capacities in the Arctic and another year would be spent doing the same in Antarc ... moreParis (AFP) May 17, 2017The EU: What happened to climate's poster child; Canada blocks audit change  Atlanta GA (SPX) May 15, 2017Rising temperatures threaten stability of Tibetan alpine grasslands  Fairbanks, United States (AFP) May 11, 2017Tillerson: Trump will not rush US climate policy review |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 17, 2017 
A team of NASA scientists and engineers now believes it can leverage recent advances in a greenhouse-detecting instrument to build the world's first space-based sodium lidar to study Earth's poorly understood mesosphere.
Scientist Diego Janches and laser experts Mike Krainak and Tony Yu, all of whom work at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are leading a research-a ... more New Haven, CT (SPX) May 15, 2017In measuring gas exchange between water and air, size matters  Washington DC (SPX) May 16, 2017How satellite data led to a breakthrough for Lake Erie toxic algal blooms  Cleveland OH (SPX) May 16, 2017Researchers apply data science to better predict effect of weather and other conditions |
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 Uppsala, 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 look like? How did they work, and how have they changed over time? The findings, published in eLife, show how a combination of changes in the proteins' properties created better conditions for the regu ... more Exeter UK (SPX) May 15, 2017Jurassic drop in ocean oxygen lasted a million years  Beijing (AFP) May 9, 2017Giant bird-like dinosaur species found in China: study  Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2017Earth was barren, flat and almost entirely under water 4.4 billion years ago |
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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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 Trieste, Italy (SPX) May 15, 2017 
Another step forward towards superconductivity at room temperature: an experiment at the cutting edge of condensed matter physics and materials science has revealed that the dream of more efficient energy usage can turn into reality.
An international collaboration, led by the scientists of Italy's International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) in Trieste, Universita Cattolica di Brescia ... more Kent UK (SPX) May 15, 2017Harnessing geometric frustration to tune batteries for greater power  Washington DC (UPI) May 15, 2017Mini heat engine could power tomorrow's tiny machines  Washington DC (UPI) May 11, 2017No batteries necessary, new medical implant derives energy from the human body |
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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 15, 2017  Malaysian customs foiled an attempt to smuggle hundreds of the world's most endangered tortoises into the country from Madagascar, a senior official said Monday.
The 330 ploughshare and radiated tortoises seized at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sunday were worth $276,784, Abdul Wahid Sulong, deputy director of the customs department told AFP.
All of the reptiles were found alive, h ... moreWashington DC (UPI) May 16, 2017New Zealand's penguins facing extinction, scientists warn Ithaca NY (SPX) May 17, 2017Cornell researches black bear boom in New York London, UK (SPX) May 17, 2017The first microbial supertree from figure-mining thousands of papers |
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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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 Calabar, Nigeria (AFP) May 16, 2017 
When bulldozers rolled into their forest at the start of last year, the Ekuri community in southeast Nigeria protested: "Indigenes say no!"
They didn't want a superhighway that would wipe their ancestral lands in the Cross River National Park off the map.
Under pressure, the earthmovers left to do their work elsewhere.
But community spokesman Martin Egot said: "They destroyed all th ... more Montreal (AFP) May 16, 2017Greenpeace says Canadian forestry lawsuit aims to silence critics  Berkeley CA (SPX) May 16, 2017Study refutes findings behind challenge to Sierra Nevada forest restoration  Knoxville TN (SPX) May 11, 2017Microscopic soil creatures could orchestrate massive tree migrations |
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