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  Bristol, UK (SPX) May 30, 2017 A team of scientists led by the University of Bristol has provided new insights into the origins of the Archaea, the group of simple cellular organisms that are the ancestors of all complex life. The Archaea are one of the Earth's most genetically and ecologically diverse groups of micro-organisms. They thrive in a bewildering variety of habitats, from the familiar - soils and oceans - to the inhospitable and bizarre, such as the boiling acid pools of Yellowstone National Park. The research provid ... read more |
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Historical rainfall levels are significant in carbon emissions from soilAustin TX (SPX) May 30, 2017 Scientists have known that microbes living in the ground can play a major role in producing atmospheric carbon that can accelerate climate change, but now researchers from The University of Texas at ... more 
Squeezing every drop of fresh water from waste brineRiverside CA (SPX) May 30, 2017 Engineers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new way to recover almost 100 percent of the water from highly concentrated salt solutions. The system will alleviate water shor ... more  
New antibiotic packs a punch against bacterial resistanceLa Jolla CA (SPX) May 30, 2017 Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have given new superpowers to a lifesaving antibiotic called vancomycin, an advance that could eliminate the threat of antibiotic-resistant infect ... more  
NOAA's newest geostationary satellite will be positioned as GOES-East this fallWashington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017 GOES-16, the most advanced weather satellite NOAA has ever developed, will be moved to the GOES-East position at 75 degrees west longitude, once it is declared operational in November. Top officials ... more |
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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 Tehran to restrict water as Iran battles drought Philippines halts search for typhoon dead as huge new storm nears Tornado kills 5, injures 130 in Brazil Iran president warns Tehran may face evacuation due to drought Deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi ravages Vietnam, Philippines |
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SES-14 integrates NASA ultraviolet space spectrographLuxembourg (SPX) May 30, 2017 SES report the successful integration of NASA's Global-Scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) hosted payload with SES-14. GOLD will employ an ultraviolet imaging spectrograph to measur ... more 
Russia aims for 15 remote sensing satellites in orbit by 2020Bocharov Ruchey, Russia (Sputnik) May 24, 2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the remote sensing technologies must be used to boost the Russian defense and security, develop the economy and social sphere, and increase the quality o ... more 
GSLV to launch US-India NISAR EO SatelliteNew Delhi (Sputnik) May 24, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) will jointly put a $1.5 billion satellite into orbit in 2021 using GSLV, a rocket for which ... more 
AU-EU joint space-based initiative calls for proposalsAddis Ababa (XNA) May 25, 2017 The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) on Tuesday launched the call for proposals for the space-based initiative dubbed the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security in Africa (GMES ... more 
NASA's CYGNSS Satellite Constellation Begins Public Data ReleaseWashington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017 On May 22, NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) began regular production of its science data products - measurements of ocean surface wind speed and roughness - with public rel ... more 
China's 'toilet revolution' targets dirty lavatoriesBeijing (AFP) May 29, 2017 China is taking care of a pressing need: Authorities have installed or upgraded over 50,000 lavatories in a "national toilet revolution" designed to clean up filthy public restrooms. ... more |
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 Taiwan steel plant opens in Vietnam after fish deaths  
Top economists urge 'strong carbon price' in climate fightBerlin (AFP) May 29, 2017 Leading economists called Monday on the international community to price carbon at up to $100 (89 euros) a tonne by 2030, saying this was "indispensable" in the fight to slash emissions. ... more  
Violent storm kills 13 in Moscow areaMoscow (AFP) May 29, 2017 A violent storm swept through Moscow area Monday, leaving 13 people dead and dozens injured as freak winds toppled hundreds of trees, officials said. ... more  
Sri Lanka deploys more troops as flood toll climbs to 180Kalutara, Sri Lanka (AFP) May 29, 2017 Thousands of Sri Lankan troops battled Monday to get relief supplies to over half a million people displaced by the island's worst flooding for 14 years, which has killed at least 180 people. ... more 
Great Barrier Reef bleaching worse than first thoughtSydney (AFP) May 29, 2017 Coral bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef is worse than first thought and the impact will accelerate unless global greenhouse gas emissions are cut, scientists said Monday. ... more |
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  United Nations, United States (AFP) May 26, 2017 
As many as 200,000 Iraqis may try in the coming days to flee areas of Mosul under the control of the Islamic State group after the government asked civilians to seek safety across the frontline, the UN aid chief said Friday.
Iraqi forces launched the operation to retake Mosul in October, advancing on the city and recapturing its eastern side before setting their sights on the smaller but mor ... more Washington (AFP) May 26, 2017Why civilian deaths in Iraq and Syria are increasing  Toulouse, France (SPX) May 26, 2017Airbus Foundation and Airbus BizLab seek innovative concepts for humanitarian challenges  Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017Witnesses to trauma can develop irrational fears |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2017 
On Oct.13, 2014 something very strange happened to the camera aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), which normally produces beautifully clear images of the lunar surface, produced an image that was wild and jittery. From the sudden and jagged pattern apparent in the image, the LROC team determined that the camera must have been hit by a ... more Chicago IL (SPX) May 30, 2017Two simple building blocks produce complex 3-D material  Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) May 30, 2017Achieving magnetic order in two-dimensional materials  Onna, Japan (SPX) May 30, 2017Using light to rearrange macroscopic structures |
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 New York NY (SPX) May 28, 2017 
For years, scientists have been warning of a so-called "hot spot" of accelerated sea-level rise along the northeastern U.S. coast. But accurately modeling this acceleration as well as variations in sea-level rise from one region to another has proven challenging.
Now an upcoming paper in Geophysical Research Letters offers the first comprehensive model for understanding differences in sea ... more Salt Lake City UT (SPX) May 28, 2017LA lawns use 70 billion gallons of water a year Sydney (AFP) May 29, 2017Great Barrier Reef bleaching worse than first thought  Berkeley CA (SPX) May 28, 2017How X-rays helped to solve mystery of floating rocks |
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 Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017 
It's been called the Arctic methane time bomb: a vast reservoir of frozen methane buried beneath the Arctic Ocean floor that, if were to melt and somehow reach the atmosphere, could trigger catastrophic climate change. It's the ultimate end-of-life-as-we-know-it scenario. But could it actually happen?
For nearly a decade now, scientists have debated the idea. Most agree that the volume ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 25, 2017NASA's Arctic Ecosystem Science Flights Begin  Munich, Germany (SPX) May 23, 2017Elevation could help explain why Antarctica is warming slower than Arctic  Beijing (AFP) May 22, 2017China says no mining planned in Antarctica |
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 Pengshan, China (AFP) May 29, 2017 
Thousands of voracious white maggots wiggle frenetically while tearing through trayfuls of leftover meat, vegetables and fruits in an unusual farm in southwestern China.
It may not be a pretty sight, but the gluttonous larvae could help China eat away something far uglier: the country's mountain of food waste.
The individual larvae of black soldier flies, which are native to the Americas ... more Saint-Emilion, France (AFP) May 26, 2017Bordeaux pins hopes for ravaged vineyards on June bloom Saint-Emilion, France (AFP) May 26, 2017Bordeaux pins hopes for ravaged vineyards on June bloom  La Jolla CA (SPX) May 25, 2017Helping plants pump iron |
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 Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017 
New research suggests ancient Himalayan sediments account for the severity of the 2004 earthquake in Sumatra.
The epicenter of the magnitude 9.2 earthquake occurred just west of Sumatra, Indonesia, in December 2004. It was generated by the subduction of the Indian Plate beneath the Burma Plate and triggered a series of tsunamis that obliterated coastal communities throughout Southeast A ... moreKalutara, Sri Lanka (AFP) May 29, 2017Sri Lanka deploys thousands of troops as flood toll climbs to 169  Miami (AFP) May 25, 2017Expect above-average Atlantic hurricane season, US forecasters say Kalutara, Sri Lanka (AFP) May 29, 2017Sri Lanka deploys more troops as flood toll climbs to 180 |
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 Umuahia, Nigeria (AFP) May 29, 2017 
Gabriel Ukuwagi was only 14 when he joined the Biafran army in 1967 to fight against Nigeria in a combat that was a foregone conclusion.
"They had jet fighters, we had machetes," he recalled.
The rebel province in southeast Nigeria declared independence on May 30, 1967, triggering a bitter civil war that would leave more than one million dead, most of them from famine and disease.
Th ... more Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 27, 2017Africa, so close yet so far from G7 summit  Kigali (AFP) May 29, 2017Rwanda to control presidential candidates' social media use  Lagos (AFP) May 24, 2017Nigeria seizes illegal arms shipment |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 26, 2017 
Stanford University researchers funded by DARPA's Neuro Function, Activity, Structure, and Technology (Neuro-FAST) program have developed new optical imaging and analysis techniques that allowed them to decode the neural activity of awake mice engaged in an adaptive, decision-making task.
The findings of the Stanford team, made in collaboration with researchers at the California Institute ... more Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 26, 2017New hypothesis about the origin of humankind suggests oldest hominin lived in Europe  Columbia MO (SPX) May 24, 2017Portions of human skeletal structure were established millions of years earlier than previously thought,  Washington (UPI) May 19, 2017Study reveals architecture of the 'second brain,' the enteric nervous system |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) May 26, 2017 
A new University of Washington study shows that the textbook understanding of global chemical weathering - in which rocks are dissolved, washed down rivers and eventually end up on the ocean floor to begin the process again - does not depend on Earth's temperature in the way that geologists had believed.
The study, published May 22 in the open-access journal Nature Communications, looks at ... more Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 26, 2017Paris climate commitment 'crippling' to US growth: White House Berlin (AFP) May 29, 2017Top economists urge 'strong carbon price' in climate fight  Sapporo, Japan (SPX) May 25, 2017The forces that affect species' movements in a changing climate |
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SES report the successful integration of NASA's Global-Scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) hosted payload with SES-14.
GOLD will employ an ultraviolet imaging spectrograph to measure densities and temperatures in the Earth's thermosphere and ionosphere in response to Sun-Earth interaction.
It is aimed at revolutionizing scientists' understanding of this part of the space e ... moreWashington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017NASA's CYGNSS Satellite Constellation Begins Public Data Release Addis Ababa (XNA) May 25, 2017AU-EU joint space-based initiative calls for proposals New Delhi (Sputnik) May 24, 2017GSLV to launch US-India NISAR EO Satellite |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) May 30, 2017  For much of its first two billion years, Earth was a very different place: oxygen was scarce, microbial life ruled, and the sun was significantly dimmer than it is today. Yet the rock record shows that vast seas covered much of the early Earth under the faint young sun.
Scientists have long debated what kept those seas from freezing. A popular theory is that potent gases such as methane - ... more Bristol, UK (SPX) May 30, 2017New insights into the ancestors of all complex life  Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017How did dinosaurs learn to fly? Hopping parrots offer clues  Sendai, Japan (SPX) May 23, 2017Large volcanic eruption may have caused the first mass extinction |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 22, 2017 
China said it will further open up its oil and gas sector to private investment as it seeks to overhaul an industry still dominated by a handful of state-run firms.
The plan comes as China, the world's biggest energy guzzler, attempts to ramp up domestic oil and gas production to boost its supply of the vital resources.
The country is heavily reliant on energy imports as domestic produ ... more Sydney (AFP) May 11, 2017Australia power grid leased to local-foreign consortium  (UPI) May 10, 2017Poland central to EU energy diversification strategy Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017Myanmar recovery linked to development of electrical grid |
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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) May 30, 2017 
A new type of nanocatalyst can result in the long-awaited commercial breakthrough for fuel cell cars. Research results from Chalmers University of Technology and Technical University of Denmark show that it is possible to significantly reduce the need for platinum, a precious and rare metal, by creating a nanoalloy using a new production technique. The technology is also well suited for mass pro ... more Amherst MA (SPX) May 30, 2017Off-the-shelf, power-generating clothes are almost here  San Diego CA (SPX) May 30, 2017Printed, flexible and rechargeable battery can power wearable sensors  Bochum, Germany (SPX) May 30, 2017Self-healing catalyst films for hydrogen production |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) May 26, 2017 
Organisms in nature adapt and evolve in complex environments. For example, when subjected to changes in nutrients, antibiotics, and predation, microbes in the wild face the challenge of adapting multiple traits at the same time. But how does evolution unfold when, for survival, multiple traits must be improved simultaneously?
While heritable genetic mutations can alter phenotypic traits an ... more Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017Why the fate of a tiny Rio Grande fish is so important  Cincinnati OH (SPX) May 25, 2017How do blind cavefish find their way? The answer could be in their bones.  Washington (UPI) May 24, 2017Young birds migrating to Africa dispersed by winds, study shows |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 26, 2017 
Two Hong Kong independence activists who were stripped of their status as lawmakers last year pleaded not guilty Friday to charges over chaos at the city's parliament.
Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching were arrested last month and charged with unlawful assembly and attempted forcible entry into the legislative chamber.
They belong to a new movement calling for a complete split from China fo ... more Hong Kong (AFP) May 28, 2017Better times? Hong Kong's British nostalgia trip  Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2017Young Chinese in the red as easy credit drives up debt  Beijing (AFP) May 26, 2017Former top Chinese cop executed for murder |
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 Banff, Canada (AFP) May 28, 2017 
On a highway in Banff National Park in western Canada, tourists hastily park their cars to catch a glimpse of a bear at the edge of the forest.
"We've seen some amazing animal life up here, much more than a lot of other places that we've gone camping," Tony Garland, a 60-something American who drove up from Seattle, told AFP.
Garland is part of a wave of American and Asian tourists flowi ... more Warsaw (AFP) May 24, 2017Activists protest logging in Poland's ancient forest  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) May 24, 2017Planting trees cannot replace cutting CO2 emissions  Washington DC (SPX) May 22, 2017Myanmar's extensive forests are declining rapidly due to political and economic change |
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