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  New York NY (SPX) May 31, 2017 As CRISPR-Cas9 starts to move into clinical trials, a new study published in Nature Methods has found that the gene-editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the genome. "We feel it's critical that the scientific community consider the potential hazards of all off-target mutations caused by CRISPR, including single nucleotide mutations and mutations in non-coding regions of the genome," says co-author Stephen Tsang, MD, PhD, the Laszlo T. Bito Associate Professor of Op ... read more |
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Mining for answers on abandoned minesWashington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 Soil scientist Jim Ippolito believes in local solutions to local problems. The problem he's working on is contaminated soils near abandoned mines. In the western United States 160,000 abandone ... more  
Bacteria may supercharge the future of wastewater treatmentMadison WI (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 Wastewater treatment plants have a PR problem: People don't like to think about what happens to the waste they flush down their toilets. But for many engineers and microbiologists, these plants are ... more  
Humans pose ever-bigger extinction risk to animals: reviewParis (AFP) May 31, 2017 An ever-expanding human population and exploding demand for food, water and living space, will place animals at "unprecedented" extinction risk in the next 50 years, experts warned Wednesday. ... more 
Growing sea cucumber demand threatening coastal communitiesWashington (UPI) May 30, 2017 The growing popularity of sea cucumbers as a seafood delicacy is a problem. According to new research, the overnight growth of local sea cucumber fisheries pose a serious threat to the health of coastal communities. ... 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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Marine species distribution shifts will continue under ocean warmingWoods Hole, MA (SPX) May 31, 2017 Scientists using a high-resolution global climate model and historical observations of species distributions on the Northeast U.S. Shelf have found that commercially important species will continue ... more 
Faceless fish among weird deep sea Australian findsSydney (AFP) May 31, 2017 Faceless fish and other weird and wonderful creatures, many of them new species, have been hauled up from the deep waters off Australia during a scientific voyage studying parts of the ocean never explored before. ... more  
With or without Trump, US businesses moving on climateWashington (AFP) May 31, 2017 President Donald Trump may be dragging out his decision on whether to ditch the Paris climate agreement, but major American corporations have not waited for a government signal to start cutting their carbon emissions. ... more 
Cape Town cuts back to survive worst drought in 100 yearsCape Town (AFP) June 1, 2017 As Cape Town suffers its worst drought in a century, residents have been told to restrict showers to two minutes and flush toilets only when "absolutely necessary". ... more  
Previously, on Arctic warmingKyoto, Japan (SPX) May 31, 2017 Is a warmer Arctic a canary of global warming? Since the 1970s the northern polar region has warmed faster than global averages by a factor or two or more, in a process of 'Arctic amplification' whi ... more 
Acidified ocean water widespread along North American West CoastCorvallis OR (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 A three-year survey of the California Current System along the West Coast of the United States found persistent, highly acidified water throughout this ecologically critical nearshore habitat, with ... more |
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Panda stars get first taste of life in The NetherlandsRhenen, Netherlands (AFP) May 30, 2017 Cautiously at first and then with mounting curiosity, two giant pandas stepped outside into their new open-air enclosure at a Dutch zoo on Tuesday, met by a barrage of cameras and squeals of delight. ... more 
Man-made air pollution in Europe dates back 2,000 yearsWashington (UPI) May 31, 2017 Analysis of ice cores, as well as historic health and economic records, suggests humans have been polluting the air for at least 2,000 years, challenging the assumption that environmental degradation began during the Industrial Revolution. ... more  
Refugees face 'acute crisis' in cyclone-hit BangladeshCox's Bazar, Bangladesh (AFP) May 31, 2017 Aid workers warned Wednesday of an "acute crisis" in Bangladesh after a cyclone destroyed thousands of homes and devastated camps housing Rohingya refugees, leaving many without food or shelter. ... more  
Benin to invest in one of West Africa's last wildlife havensCotonou (AFP) May 31, 2017 Benin on Wednesday announced a 10-year plan to rehabilitate Pendjari National Park, one of the last viable wildlife reserves in west Africa. ... more |
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  Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 
e-GEOS, a firm made up by Telespazio (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%), has entered into a 7.5-million- euro framework contract with the European Union Satellite Centre (SATCEN) for the supply of Copernicus security services in support to EU external action (SEA).
This service aims at providing geospatial information for remote, hard-to- access areas posing a high security risk, als ... moreCox's Bazar, Bangladesh (AFP) May 31, 2017Refugees face 'acute crisis' in cyclone-hit Bangladesh  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 |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2017 
Materials classified as "nanoporous" have structures (or "frameworks") with pores up to 100 nm in diameter. These include diverse materials used in different fields from gas separation, catalysis, and even medicine (e.g. activated charcoal). The performance of nanoporous materials depends on both their chemical composition and the shape of their pores, but the latter is very difficult to quantif ... more Sydney (AFP) May 31, 2017Space junk could destroy satellites, hurt economies  Washington (UPI) May 24, 2017New Zealand company partners with U.S. Army for engineered skin  Boston MA (SPX) May 31, 2017New method allows real-time monitoring of irradiated materials |
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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 Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2017Sea level as a metronome of Earth's history  Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017Report: China plans underwater monitoring system Madison WI (SPX) Jun 01, 2017Bacteria may supercharge the future of wastewater treatment |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 26, 2017 
A new NASA study finds that during Greenland's hottest summers on record, 2010 and 2012, the ice in Rink Glacier on the island's west coast didn't just melt faster than usual, it slid through the glacier's interior in a gigantic wave, like a warmed freezer pop sliding out of its plastic casing. The wave persisted for four months, with ice from upstream continuing to move down to replace the miss ... moreKyoto, Japan (SPX) May 31, 2017Previously, on Arctic warming  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 01, 2017New Light on the Future of a Key Antarctic Glacier  Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017Methane seeping from Arctic seabed may have an upside |
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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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 Cotonou (AFP) May 31, 2017 
Benin on Wednesday announced a 10-year plan to rehabilitate Pendjari National Park, one of the last viable wildlife reserves in west Africa.
Like other west African countries, Benin is struggling to preserve its natural ecosystems in the face of rapid population growth, poaching and resource extraction, including mining and logging.
Pendjari - in Benin's far northwest on the border wi ... more Bouake, Ivory Coast (AFP) May 31, 2017Ivory Coast army chief meets mutineers in their barracks  Umuahia, Nigeria (AFP) May 29, 2017Biafra's military veterans: no regrets, 50 years on  Kigali (AFP) May 29, 2017Rwanda to control presidential candidates' social media use |
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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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 Cape Town (AFP) June 1, 2017 
As Cape Town suffers its worst drought in a century, residents have been told to restrict showers to two minutes and flush toilets only when "absolutely necessary".
The city - South Africa's biggest tourist hotspot - and the surrounding Western Cape province have been declared a disaster area by the local government, with just 10 percent of usable water left in the dams supplying the area. ... moreWashington (AFP) May 31, 2017With or without Trump, US businesses moving on climate  New York, NY (SPX) May 31, 2017Hotspots show that vegetation alters climate by up to 30 percent  United Nations, United States (AFP) May 30, 2017As US weighs climate pullout, UN wants world to be more ambitious |
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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 ... more Paris (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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 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 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  Bristol UK (SPX) May 31, 2017Just how old are animals |
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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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 Bochum, Germany (SPX) May 30, 2017 
Chemists at the Centre for Electrochemical Sciences at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum have developed a catalyst with self-healing properties. Under the challenging conditions of water electrolysis for hydrogen production, the catalyst material regenerates itself, as long as the components required for this are present in the electrolyte solution.
A team involving Stefan Barwe, Prof Dr Wolfgang Sc ... 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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 Rhenen, Netherlands (AFP) May 30, 2017 
Cautiously at first and then with mounting curiosity, two giant pandas stepped outside into their new open-air enclosure at a Dutch zoo on Tuesday, met by a barrage of cameras and squeals of delight.
Female Wu Wen (Beautiful Powerful Cloud) and her male companion Xing Ya (Elegant Star) were making their public debut, marking the culmination of a 16-year dream for the zoo and Dutch officials. ... moreParis (AFP) May 31, 2017Humans pose ever-bigger extinction risk to animals: review  Chicago IL (SPX) May 26, 2017Genetic mutation trade-offs lead to parallel evolution  Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017Why the fate of a tiny Rio Grande fish is so important |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 31, 2017 
The makeshift red-canopied vehicles are ubiquitous in Beijing: rickshaws traversing narrow alleyways and skyscraper-lined avenues alike.
A historic mode of transport, they have survived China's modernisation, and remain an integral part of city living - but for the drivers, life remains a struggle.
Near the lofty Forbidden City, where emperors once lived, a man surnamed Guo has worked a ... more Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2017Young Chinese in the red as easy credit drives up debt  Hong Kong (AFP) May 28, 2017Better times? Hong Kong's British nostalgia trip  Hong Kong (AFP) May 26, 2017Hong Kong independence duo plead not guilty over parliament chaos |
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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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