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  New Haven CT (SPX) May 31, 2017 Earth's earliest primates dwelled in treetops, not on the ground, according to an analysis of a 62-million-year-old partial skeleton discovered in New Mexico - the oldest-known primate skeleton. The skeleton was discovered in the San Juan Basin by Thomas Williamson, curator of paleontology at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, and his twin sons, Taylor and Ryan. The study shows that Torrejonia, a small mammal from an extinct group of primates called plesiadapiforms, had sk ... read more |
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Just how old are animalsBristol UK (SPX) May 31, 2017 The origin of animals was one of the most important events in the history of Earth. Beautifully preserved fossil embryos suggest that our oldest ancestors might have existed a little more than half ... more  
As US weighs climate pullout, UN wants world to be more ambitiousUnited Nations, United States (AFP) May 30, 2017 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the world to raise its ambition in implementing the Paris climate agreement as the United States weighed pulling out of the landmark emissions-cutting deal. ... more  
Sri Lanka appeals for help as floods foul water supplyColombo (AFP) May 30, 2017 Sri Lanka appealed Tuesday for volunteers to help with a massive clean-up after landslides and floods left at least 193 dead and tens of thousands without safe drinking water. ... more  
Death toll from Moscow storm rises to 15Moscow (AFP) May 30, 2017 The death toll from an exceptionally violent storm that hit Moscow area on Monday has risen to 15, Russian authorities said Tuesday, amid anger about failure to warn residents in time. ... 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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Study finds Congo's miners often resort to hunting wildlife for foodKinshasa, DR Congo (SPX) May 31, 2017 A new study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) has revealed how mining for valuable minerals in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a major driving factor in the illegal hunting of gre ... more 
Genetic analysis of New World birds confirms untested evolutionary assumptionAnn Arbor MI (SPX) May 31, 2017 Biologists have always been fascinated by the diversity and changeability of life on Earth and have attempted to answer a fundamental question: How do new species originate? An implicit assump ... more 
New species of bus-sized fossil marine reptile unearthed in RussiaLiege, Belgium (SPX) May 30, 2017 A new species of a fossil pliosaur (large predatory marine reptile from the 'age of dinosaur') has been found in Russia and profoundly change how we understand the evolution of the group, says an in ... more  
Earth is a jewel, says astronaut after six months awayParis (AFP) May 30, 2017 Observing Earth from 400 kilometres (250 miles) away has made astronaut Thomas Pesquet aware of the planet's fragility as never before, he told AFP from the International Space Station days before heading home. ... more  
Nanosubmarine with self-destroying activityNijmegen, Netherlands (SPX) May 31, 2017 Autonomous targeting and release of drugs at their site of action are desired features of nanomedical systems. Now, a team of Dutch scientists has designed a nanomotor that has these functions: An a ... more 
Springs were critical water sources for early humans in East Africa, Rutgers study findsNew Brunswick NJ (SPX) May 31, 2017 About 1 to 2 million years ago, early humans in East Africa periodically faced very dry conditions, with little or no water in sight. But they likely had access to hundreds of springs that lingered ... more |
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 Changing climate could have devastating impact on forest carbon storage  
PNG expedition discovers largest trees at extreme altitudesBrisbane, Australia (SPX) May 31, 2017 The first field campaign surveying Papua New Guinea's lush primary forests from the coast to clouds has revealed the high mountain tops may house the largest trees recorded globally at such extreme ... more 
Government transparency limited when it comes to America's conserved private landsMadison WI (SPX) May 30, 2017 American taxpayers spend millions of dollars each year to conserve privately owned lands. These lands provide public benefits like timber, water quality protection and food. Yet, information about c ... more 
'Heat island' effect could double climate change costs for world's citiesSussex UK (SPX) May 31, 2017 Overheated cities face climate change costs at least twice as big as the rest of the world because of the 'urban heat island' effect, new research shows. The study by an international team of ... more 
Hotspots show that vegetation alters climate by up to 30 percentNew York, NY (SPX) May 31, 2017 A new Columbia Engineering study, led by Pierre Gentine, associate professor of earth and environmental engineering, analyzes global satellite observations and shows that vegetation alters climate a ... more |
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  Munich, Germany (SPX) May 30, 2017 
Natural and man-made disasters threaten millions of people every year and cause billions of property damage. How much do we know about them? And how can we use that knowledge to save lives and money? A recent report, compiled by the European Commission's Science and Knowledge Service (JRC), seeks to answer these and other questions and to help prepare for the time when disaster strikes.
Th ... more New Haven CT (SPX) May 30, 2017Targeted conservation could protect more of Earth's biodiversity Kinshasa, DR Congo (SPX) May 31, 2017Study finds Congo's miners often resort to hunting wildlife for food  Princeton NJ (SPX) May 30, 2017Nuclear spent fuel fire could force millions of people to relocate |
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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 Strathclyde, UK (SPX) May 30, 2017Strathclyde-led research develops world's highest gain high-power laser amplifier  Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017Atomic structure of irradiated materials is more akin to liquid than glass  Onna, Japan (SPX) May 30, 2017Using light to rearrange macroscopic structures |
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El Nino is a recurring climate pattern characterized by warmer than usual ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific. Two back-to-back 3-D visualizations track the changes in ocean temperatures and currents, respectively, throughout the life cycle of the 2015-2016 El Nino event, chronicling its inception in early 2015 to its dissipation by April 2016. Blue regions represent colder and red regi ... more New York NY (SPX) May 28, 2017Researchers untangle causes of differences in East Coast sea level rise  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 |
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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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 Colombo (AFP) May 30, 2017  Sri Lanka appealed Tuesday for volunteers to help with a massive clean-up after landslides and floods left at least 193 dead and tens of thousands without safe drinking water.
The government sought help to purify wells contaminated by the floods, the worst in 14 years after record rainfall in the island's southwest.
The Disaster Management Centre said nearly 600,000 people had been force ... more Kalutara, Sri Lanka (AFP) May 29, 2017Sri Lanka deploys thousands of troops as flood toll climbs to 169 Kalutara, Sri Lanka (AFP) May 29, 2017Sri Lanka deploys more troops as flood toll climbs to 180  Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017Study explains severity of 9.2 magnitude Sumatra earthquake |
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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 Kigali (AFP) May 29, 2017Rwanda to control presidential candidates' social media use  Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 27, 2017Africa, so close yet so far from G7 summit  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 New Haven CT (SPX) May 31, 2017Fossil skeleton confirms earliest primates were tree dwellers New Brunswick NJ (SPX) May 31, 2017Springs were critical water sources for early humans in East Africa, Rutgers study finds  Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 26, 2017New hypothesis about the origin of humankind suggests oldest hominin lived in Europe |
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 New York, NY (SPX) May 31, 2017 
A new Columbia Engineering study, led by Pierre Gentine, associate professor of earth and environmental engineering, analyzes global satellite observations and shows that vegetation alters climate and weather patterns by as much as 30 percent. Using a new approach, the researchers found that feedbacks between the atmosphere and vegetation (terrestrial biosphere) can be quite strong, explaining u ... moreUnited Nations, United States (AFP) May 30, 2017As US weighs climate pullout, UN wants world to be more ambitious Sussex UK (SPX) May 31, 2017'Heat island' effect could double climate change costs for world's cities  Davis CA (SPX) May 31, 2017Tiny shells indicate big changes to global carbon cycle |
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 Cambridge, Canada (SPX) May 31, 2017 
exactEarth Ltd ("exactEarth" or the "Company") (TSX: XCT), a leading provider of Satellite AIS data services announces the launch of exactView RT powered by Harris ("exactView RT") - the world's first global, persistent real-time Satellite AIS service.
This revolutionary capability is expected to enable a wide variety of new service capabilities for the global maritime community and to con ... moreParis (AFP) May 30, 2017Earth is a jewel, says astronaut after six months away  Luxembourg (SPX) May 30, 2017SES-14 integrates NASA ultraviolet space spectrograph  Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017NASA's CYGNSS Satellite Constellation Begins Public Data Release |
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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 in ... moreAtlanta GA (SPX) May 30, 2017How methane-making microbes kept the early Earth warm Ann Arbor MI (SPX) May 31, 2017Genetic analysis of New World birds confirms untested evolutionary assumption Liege, Belgium (SPX) May 30, 2017New species of bus-sized fossil marine reptile unearthed in Russia |
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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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 Houston TX (SPX) May 30, 2017 
Rice University scientists have created a rechargeable lithium metal battery with three times the capacity of commercial lithium-ion batteries by resolving something that has long stumped researchers: the dendrite problem.
The Rice battery stores lithium in a unique anode, a seamless hybrid of graphene and carbon nanotubes. The material first created at Rice in 2012 is essentially a three- ... more San Diego CA (SPX) May 30, 2017Printed, flexible and rechargeable battery can power wearable sensors  Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) May 30, 2017Nanoalloys 10 times as effective as pure platinum in fuel cells  Amherst MA (SPX) May 30, 2017Off-the-shelf, power-generating clothes are almost here |
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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 28, 2017  From its rattling trams and racecourses to its legal system and the ubiquitous consumption of Spam, Britain's colonial legacy still resonates through Hong Kong.
But almost 20 years since the city was handed back to China under a deal that made it semi-autonomous, colonial emblems have become a symbol of protest.
The old Hong Kong flag, emblazoned with the Union Jack and a dragon and lion ... more Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2017Young Chinese in the red as easy credit drives up debt  Hong Kong (AFP) May 26, 2017Hong Kong independence duo plead not guilty over parliament chaos  Beijing (AFP) May 26, 2017Former top Chinese cop executed for murder |
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) May 31, 2017 
The first field campaign surveying Papua New Guinea's lush primary forests from the coast to clouds has revealed the high mountain tops may house the largest trees recorded globally at such extreme altitudes.
The study - which involved The University of Queensland's Dr John Dwyer and James Cook University's Professor Michael Bird - was led by Dr Michelle Venter, a postdoctoral fellow at th ... more Tucson AZ (SPX) May 30, 2017Changing climate could have devastating impact on forest carbon storage Madison WI (SPX) May 30, 2017Government transparency limited when it comes to America's conserved private lands  Banff, Canada (AFP) May 28, 2017In Canada, parks thrive but conservationists cry foul |
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