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  Bremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 The Arctic Ocean was once a gigantic freshwater lake. Only after the land bridge between Greenland and Scotland had submerged far enough did vast quantities of salt water pour in from the Atlantic. With the help of a climate model, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute have demonstrated how this process took place, allowing us for the first time to understand more accurately how Atlantic circulation, as we know it today came about. The results of the study have now been published in the journal ... read more |
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Scientists discover plant 'brain' controlling seed developmentBirmingham UK (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 A new study by scientists at the University of Birmingham has revealed a group of cells that function as a 'brain' for plant embryos, capable of assessing environmental conditions and dictating when ... more  
Understanding a river's 'thermal landscape' may be the key to saving itWashington DC (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 River temperatures have long been an area of study, but until recently, the field has been hampered by technological constraints. Fine-scale measurements over large distances and long time periods h ... more  
Tillerson: Paris not an isolationist moveWashington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017 President Trump acted in the people's best interest with his decision on the Paris climate treaty and is not an isolationist, his secretary of state said. ... more  
GMV to supply Copernicus services in support to EU external actionMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 05, 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 suppl ... 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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Scientists unveil Japan's largest complete dinosaur skeletonWashington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017 Scientists in Japan have discovered the island nation's largest complete dinosaur skeleton. The record-breaking, 72-million-year-old fossils were unearthed on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. ... more 
Antarctic ice rift close to calving, after growing 17km in 6 days - latest data from ice shelfSwansea UK (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 The rift in the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica has grown by 17km in the last few days and is now only 13km from the ice front, indicating that calving of an iceberg is probably very close, Swansea ... more  
Decomposing leaves are surprising source of greenhouse gasesWashington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 Scientists have pinpointed a new source of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that's more potent than carbon dioxide. The culprit? Tiny bits of decomposing leaves in soil. The new discovery, led by Mic ... more  
Texas team debuts battery-less pacemakerHouston TX (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 A wireless, battery-less pacemaker that can be implanted directly into a patient's heart is being introduced by researchers from Rice University and their colleagues at the Texas Heart Institute (TH ... more  
Ancient grains offer insights into the birth and growth of the world's oldest citiesWashington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017 By studying ancient grains, researchers have gained insights into how the world's oldest cities grew and evolved some 8,000 years ago. ... more  
How the Galapagos cormorant lost its ability to flyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 The flightless cormorant is one of a diverse array of animals that live on the Galapagos Islands, which piqued Charles Darwin's scientific curiosity in the 1830s. He hypothesized that altered evolut ... more |
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 African park ranger hits out at Hong Kong ivory trade  
Sediment from Himalayas may have made 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake more severeCorvallis OR (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 Sediment that eroded from the Himalayas and Tibetan plateau over millions of years was transported thousands of kilometers by rivers and in the Indian Ocean - and became sufficiently thick over time ... more  
Pollution 'devastating' China's vital ecosystem, research showsExeter UK (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 The startling extent to which man-made pollution is devastating China's vital ecosystem's ability to offset damaging carbon emissions has been revealed. A pioneering new international study, l ... more 
Deep magma reservoirs are key to volcanic 'super-eruptions'Cardiff UK (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 Large reservoirs of magma stored deep in the Earth's crust are key to producing some of the Earth's most powerful volcanic eruptions, new research has shown. In a new study, an international t ... more 
2017 hurricane season follows year of extremesTampa FL (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 The 2016 Hurricane Season is the longest hurricane season since 1951, making the 2016 season the 2nd longest on record. That's the conclusion drawn in a paper just published in Geophysical Research ... more |
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  Colombo (AFP) June 3, 2017 
Sri Lanka announced plans Saturday to prosecute a slew of companies and individuals behind illegal construction projects blamed for landslides and flooding that have killed at least 211 people following heavy monsoon rains last week.
The urban development ministry said they will press criminal charges against those illegally occupying marshlands earmarked to absorb flood waters and structure ... moreMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 05, 2017GMV to supply Copernicus services in support to EU external action  Colombo (AFP) June 5, 2017Sri Lanka hails record military deployment as toll hits 213  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 2, 2017European Reassurance Initiative requests billion-dollar budget increase |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 
Researchers in Canada have taken a significant step towards enabling secure quantum communication via moving satellites, as announced by the Canadian Government in April 2017.
Their study, published in the new journal Quantum Science and Technology, demonstrates the first quantum key distribution transmissions from a ground transmitter to a quantum payload on a moving aircraft.
To en ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 07, 2017Indian Space Agency to Work on Electric Propulsion for Large Satellites  Washington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017Saudi deal for counterfire radars approved by U.S. State Department  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 02, 2017Mitsubishi Electric Completes New Satellite Component Production Facility |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 
Wearing white sneakers, a cowboy hat and overalls, Bernie Fowler walks into Maryland's Patuxent River every June to see how deep he can go and still see the tops of his shoes. As a young man he could see his feet on the river bottom as he stood chest-deep to net blue crabs. Now in his nineties, he ventures into the river to assess the water clarity. Fowler has been collecting this data point for ... more Tangier, United States (AFP) June 2, 2017Off US coast, Tangier Island disappearing under water  Lorton, United States (AFP) June 6, 2017Envoys wade in to help US waters despite Trump climate snub  Washington (UPI) Jun 5, 2017Fish uses special lips to eat razor-sharp, venomous coral |
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 Bremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 
The Arctic Ocean was once a gigantic freshwater lake. Only after the land bridge between Greenland and Scotland had submerged far enough did vast quantities of salt water pour in from the Atlantic. With the help of a climate model, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute have demonstrated how this process took place, allowing us for the first time to understand more accurately how Atlantic ... moreSwansea UK (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Antarctic ice rift close to calving, after growing 17km in 6 days - latest data from ice shelf  Fairbanks, United States (AFP) June 2, 2017Arctic peoples' climate pleas fell on deaf ears  Kyoto, Japan (SPX) May 31, 2017Previously, on Arctic warming |
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 Bokpyin, Myanmar (AFP) June 6, 2017 
The cries of amorous swiftlets echo around the dark room, an unlikely gold mine for traders in southern Myanmar who are cashing in on rising demand for the edible nests from China's growing middle class.
Dozens of buildings dedicated to the tiny birds have sprung up around Bokpyin in recent years, their grey concrete structures towering over the humbler wooden and brick homes of the town's h ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 5, 2017As temperatures rise, plants take up more carbon  Brussels (AFP) June 6, 2017Brexit risks disrupting EU agriculture market, experts warn Birmingham UK (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Scientists discover plant 'brain' controlling seed development |
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The 2016 Hurricane Season is the longest hurricane season since 1951, making the 2016 season the 2nd longest on record. That's the conclusion drawn in a paper just published in Geophysical Research Letters.
Lead author Jennifer Collins, PhD, associate professor in the School of Geosciences at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL, writes "Overall 2016 was notable for a series of ext ... more Taipei (AFP) June 2, 2017One dead, two missing as Taiwan battles floods Corvallis OR (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Sediment from Himalayas may have made 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake more severe Cardiff UK (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Deep magma reservoirs are key to volcanic 'super-eruptions' |
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 Conakry (AFP) June 3, 2017 
The African Union (AU) on Saturday joined the chorus of disapproval at US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the landmark Paris climate deal, expressing its full support for the initiative.
The current head of the regional grouping, Guinean President Alpha Conde, called for the matter to be discussed at the G20 summit in Germany next month "to raise US President Donald Trump's ... more Bamako (AFP) June 6, 2017EU to give 50 million euros for African force in Sahel  Beijing (AFP) June 1, 2017China rejects Uganda ivory trafficking claims against diplomats  Banjul, Gambia (AFP) June 3, 2017One dead after Gambian protesters clash with W. African troops |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2017 
New research suggests humans aren't all that great at reading the facial cues of monkeys. Misinterpreting the emotional state of monkeys, researchers argue, increases the risk of being bitten.
In many places around the world, monkey-human interactions are unavoidable. Many tourists visit places for the express purpose of interacting with monkeys. But intimate encounters can sometimes en ... moreWashington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017Ancient grains offer insights into the birth and growth of the world's oldest cities  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 |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 06, 2017 
Last year was the hottest on record, Arctic sea ice is on the decline and sea levels continue to rise. In this context, satellites are providing us with an unbiased view of how our climate is changing and the effects it is having on our planet.
Estimates show that the global sea level is rising by about 3 mm a year. This is one of the major threats of global warming, especially for low-lyi ... more Los Angeles (AFP) June 3, 2017California plots to fight 'AWOL' Trump on climate  Montreal (AFP) June 5, 2017Exit has 'galvanized' US support behind Paris accord; Bloomberg speaks out Washington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017Tillerson: Paris not an isolationist move |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 02, 2017 
While the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite is in orbit delivering a wealth of information about our home planet, engineers are putting its twin, Sentinel-3B, through a series of vigorous tests before it is shipped to the launch site next year.
The Sentinel-3 mission is designed as a two-satellite constellation to give optimum global coverage and data delivery for Europe's environmental mon ... more Cambridge, Canada (SPX) May 31, 2017exactEarth Launches Revolutionary Global Real-Time Maritime Tracking and Information Service  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017 
Scientists in Japan have discovered the island nation's largest complete dinosaur skeleton. The record-breaking, 72-million-year-old fossils were unearthed on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.
The bones belong to a duck-billed dinosaur specimen. Paleontologists from Hokkaido University and Hobetsu Museum in Mukawa have been excavating the skeleton since 2013.
Duck-billed dinos ... more Atlanta GA (SPX) May 30, 2017How methane-making microbes kept the early Earth warm  Kazan, Russia (SPX) Jun 01, 2017Paleobiologists make intriguing new discoveries about dinosaur ancestors Bristol UK (SPX) May 31, 2017Just how old are animals |
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 Paris (AFP) June 3, 2017 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed Saturday to go "above and beyond" the Paris Agreement on climate change, as he met French President Emmanuel Macron following the controversial US decision to quit the deal.
Two days after US President Donald Trump sensationally announced plans to withdraw from the pact on curbing carbon emissions Modi said India would "continue working... above and ... more New York (AFP) June 2, 2017US states, cities and firms unite behind Paris accord  Paris (AFP) June 1, 2017US may do less harm outside climate pact than in it: analysts Beijing (AFP) May 22, 2017China further opens energy sector to private investment |
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 
Purdue University scientists' simulations have unraveled the mystery of a new electrocatalyst that may solve a significant problem associated with fuel cells and electrolyzers.
Fuel cells, which use chemical reactions to produce energy, and electrolyzers, which convert energy into hydrogen or other gases, use electrocatalysts to promote chemical reactions. Electrocatalysts that can activat ... more West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 06, 2017'Instantly rechargeable' battery could change the future of electric and hybrid automobiles  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 |
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 Yangon (AFP) June 5, 2017 
Myanmar's wild elephants are being poached in record numbers with at least 20 killed this year due to surging demand for their hide, WWF said Monday, warning the species is facing a "crisis".
Hunters are increasingly targeting mothers and calves, using poisoned arrows to inflict a slow and agonising death before stripping them of their skin, the wildlife group said.
At least 20 elephant ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2017How and why did a house swift cross the Pacific  Hong Kong (AFP) June 6, 2017African park ranger hits out at Hong Kong ivory trade Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017How the Galapagos cormorant lost its ability to fly |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 5, 2017 
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer who disappeared late last year has been officially charged with "subversion of state power", his wife said Monday, after his case attracted international attention.
Jiang Tianyong took on numerous high-profile cases, including those of Falun Gong practitioners, Tibetan protesters and victims of the 2008 contaminated milk powder scandal before being dis ... more Fangshan, China (AFP) June 5, 2017Chinese skinny-dippers defy public morals  Hong Kong (AFP) June 4, 2017Thousands gather at Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil  Beijing (AFP) June 1, 2017US returns criminal suspect to China |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 
Scientists have pinpointed a new source of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that's more potent than carbon dioxide. The culprit? Tiny bits of decomposing leaves in soil. The new discovery, led by Michigan State University (MSU) researchers and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is featured in the current issue of the journal Nature Geoscience.
"This study looked at the geometr ... more Washington DC (UPI) Jun 2, 2017Forensic analysis of wood's chemical signatures could curb illegal logging  Ottawa (AFP) June 1, 2017Canada provides Can$867 mn to beleaguered softwood sector  Brisbane, Australia (SPX) May 31, 2017PNG expedition discovers largest trees at extreme altitudes |
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