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  Czerlonka, Pologne (AFP) June 8, 2017 Activists chained themselves to logging equipment in Poland's ancient Bialowieza forest on Thursday to stop authorities from felling trees in Europe's last primeval woodland. Starting at dawn, several of the 30 activists present attached themselves to wood-cutting equipment to stop it from leaving a nearby car park. Others from Greenpeace and fellow environmental group Dzika Polska (Wild Poland) also held up banners that read "Stop logging" and "Save Bialowieza Forest" in the eastern village of ... read more |
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ASU-led scientists discover why rocks flow slowly in Earth's middle mantleTucson AZ (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 For decades, researchers have studied the interior of the Earth using seismic waves from earthquakes. Now a recent study, led by Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration Asso ... more  
China rolls out green carpet for California on climateBeijing (AFP) June 9, 2017 China treated a US governor to a red carpet reception this week, while President Donald Trump's energy chief received a low-key greeting, a signal that Beijing is ready to go around the White House in the battle against climate change. ... more  
Blight or blessing? How the wolverine embodies Arctic diversityWashington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017 The first written account of domesticated reindeer herding originates from around the year 800 AD in what is now Arctic Norway. And for the indigenous Saami people of this region, reindeer husbandry remains integral to their culture and identity. ... more  
NASA satellites image, measure Florida's extreme rainfallWashington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017 New satellite images from the Global Precipitation Measurement mission offers a visualization of the extreme rainfall that has accumulated in Florida over the past week. ... more |
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Heavy rains kill at least 30 in Guinea since late June Flash floods kill three in Vietnam, nine missing One dead, five missing in Chilean copper mine collapse Landslide-prone Nepal tests AI-powered warning system Heavy rain in Guinea capital kills at least seven Heavy rain in Guinea capital kills at least 10 Lightning megaflash of 829 kilometres sets new world record Beijing officials admit 'gaps' in readiness after rains kill dozens Beijing officials admit 'gaps' in readiness after rain kill dozens |
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Plastic in rivers major source of ocean pollution: studyThe Hague (AFP) June 8, 2017 Plastic that is dumped in rivers and then ends up in the world's oceans is one of the major sources of marine pollution, a new study said this week, with Asian waterways the main culprits. ... more 
Geoscientific evidence for subglacial lakesBremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 During the last glacial period - when the ice in the Antarctic was far thicker and extended further offshore than it does today - it has been speculated that subglacial lakes existed beneath it. An ... more 
Why do Antarctic krill stocks fluctuateBremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 It is only six centimetres long, but it plays a major role in the Antarctic ecosystem: the small crustacean Euphausia superba (Antarctic krill). It's one of the world's most abundant species and the ... more 
Domes of frozen methane may be warning signs for new blow-outsOslo, Norway (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 "Every year we go back to the dome area with our research vessel, and every year I am anxious to see if one of these domes has become a crater," says lead author of the study Pavel Serov, PhD candid ... more  
Branson petitions UN for oceans protectionUnited Nations, United States (AFP) June 8, 2017 British entrepreneur Richard Branson handed over a petition with more than a million signatures to the UN on Thursday, urging governments to protect at least 30 percent of the world's oceans by 2030. ... more  
Scientists design laser to kill weedsWashington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017 In a quest to become heroes to yard workers everywhere, a team of German researchers are developing a laser gun to kill weeds. ... more |
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 Culls, poultry transport ban as S. Korea fights bird flu outbreak 
Study predicts where global warming is likely to spark food violenceWashington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017 Global warming is likely to trigger a higher frequency of extreme weather - longer, hotter droughts and more intense flooding. Regions of Africa and the Middle East are expected to become too hot and dry to sustain large human populations. ... more  
Cholera epidemic timelineParis (AFP) June 8, 2017 Cholera, which has killed 789 and infected 100,000 in war-ravaged Yemen since the end of April, is a water-borne disease which goes hand in hand with poverty. ... more  
Scorpions the new threat for displaced Mosul civiliansKhazir, Iraq (AFP) June 8, 2017 They survived the fighting in their home town but displaced Mosul residents now face the threat from snakes and scorpions infesting some of the tented camps they are crammed into. ... more 
Art seeks to heal wounds in divided CyprusPaphos, Cyprus (AFP) June 9, 2017 Inside an art gallery on the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Selma Bolayir draws a large yellow sun on a black-and-white picture of a South Vietnamese soldier who appears to be crying. ... more |
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  Khazir, Iraq (AFP) June 8, 2017 
They survived the fighting in their home town but displaced Mosul residents now face the threat from snakes and scorpions infesting some of the tented camps they are crammed into.
In Khazir camp, one of the largest for civilians displaced by the battle against the Islamic State group in Mosul, the searing Iraqi summer has arrived and reptiles and insects are multiplying.
Some 32,000 peop ... morePaphos, Cyprus (AFP) June 9, 2017Art seeks to heal wounds in divided Cyprus  Caracas (AFP) June 8, 2017Teen killed in Venezuela as military commander urges troops not to hurt protesters  Tokyo (AFP) June 7, 2017Japan workers exposed to dangerous radiation in lab |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017 
A possible $662 million sale of AN/TPQ-53(V) radar systems and related support to Saudi Arabia has been approved by the U.S. State Department.
The Foreign Military Sales package would help Saudi Arabia meet its border security requirements and give the country the ability to locate and counter the source of incoming ballistic artillery, rockets, and mortars, said the U.S. Defense Securi ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Study proves viability of quantum satellite communications  New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 07, 2017Indian Space Agency to Work on Electric Propulsion for Large Satellites  Raleigh NC (SPX) Jun 08, 2017New sound diffuser is 10 times thinner than existing designs |
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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 New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Stony corals more resistant to climate change than thought, Rutgers study finds  United Nations, United States (AFP) June 7, 2017At UN ocean conference, US takes aim at illegal fishing  Providence RI (SPX) Jun 05, 2017New ceramic nanofiber 'sponges' could be used for flexible insulation, water purification |
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 Oslo, Norway (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 
"Every year we go back to the dome area with our research vessel, and every year I am anxious to see if one of these domes has become a crater," says lead author of the study Pavel Serov, PhD candidate at CAGE at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
These domes are the present-day analogue to what scientists think preceded the craters found in the near-by area, which were recently reported ... moreOslo, Norway (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Massive craters formed by methane blow-outs from the Arctic sea floor Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017Blight or blessing? How the wolverine embodies Arctic diversity Bremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Geoscientific evidence for subglacial lakes |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017 
In a quest to become heroes to yard workers everywhere, a team of German researchers are developing a laser gun to kill weeds.
In reality, the new laser system is unlikely to be coming to a yard near you. But it could prove a boon to farmers and the environment.
The system's promising ability relies on robotic software, which is being tested and improved by computer scientists at ... moreWashington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017Study predicts where global warming is likely to spark food violence  Seoul (AFP) June 7, 2017Culls, poultry transport ban as S. Korea fights bird flu outbreak  Birmingham UK (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Scientists discover plant 'brain' controlling seed development |
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 Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 
At the Triassic-Jurassic boundary, 200 million years ago, some 60% of species living on Earth disappeared. Scientists suspected that magmatic activity and the release of CO2 were responsible for this environmental disaster. To corroborate this, one would need to find and to precisely date traces of this activity and make sure that it coincides with this mass extinction. The precise determination ... more 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'  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017New Geothermal Project Helps Create Clean Energy Future for Los Angeles |
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 Bamako (AFP) June 6, 2017  The EU is giving 50 million euros to set up a joint African military force in the Sahel region to fight jihadists, the bloc's foreign affairs chief said Monday.
The funds will help pay for the troops to fight terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal immigration, European Union diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said in the Mali capital Bamako.
"Stability and development of the Sahel re ... more Conakry (AFP) June 3, 2017African Union offers full support for UN climate deal  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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 Bar Harbor ME (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 
Exactly when does old age begin? Which health markers best predict who will live a long and healthy life versus a life spent in poor health?
Developing metrics to help answer these questions and to understand the tradeoffs between lifespan and health span is the subject of a recent paper by MDI Biological Laboratory scientists in Journals of Gerontology: Biological Sciences, a publication ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017Ancient grains offer insights into the birth and growth of the world's oldest cities  Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2017Tourists risk getting bit when they mistake monkey aggression for affection  New Haven CT (SPX) May 31, 2017Fossil skeleton confirms earliest primates were tree dwellers |
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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 Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Earliest human impact on geological processes took place 11,500 years ago  United Nations, United States (AFP) June 6, 2017US 'on the wrong side of history' on climate: French UN envoy  Washington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017Tillerson: Paris not an isolationist move |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017 
New satellite images from the Global Precipitation Measurement mission offers a visualization of the extreme rainfall that has accumulated in Florida over the past week.
GPM is a joint mission between NASA and Japan's space agency JAXA. It consists of a GPM core observatory satellite and a constellation of cooperating probes.
As the GPM core observatory satellite passed above Sou ... more Paris (ESA) Jun 02, 2017The heat is on for Sentinel-3B  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 |
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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 Washington (UPI) Jun 7, 2017Scientists unearth world's oldest mushroom fossil  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 |
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 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 
A novel molybdenum-coated catalyst that can efficiently split water in acidic electrolytes is developed by researchers at KAUST and could help with efficient production of hydrogen.
When burned, hydrogen is converted into water and heat to make an entirely clean power source. Thus, in the quest for greener power, there is an urgent need for a sustainable and efficient means of producing it ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2017New ultrathin material for splitting water could make hydrogen production cheaper  Paris (AFP) June 3, 2017India vows to 'go beyond' Paris accord, adding pressure on Trump  New York (AFP) June 2, 2017US states, cities and firms unite behind Paris accord |
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 Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 
Quark-gluon plasmas are among the subjects that have been most extensively researched by physicists in recent times. Thanks to the largest particle accelerators in operation today - the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Europe and the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) in the United States - it is now possible to reproduce a quark-gluon plasma in the laboratory. This state of matter is believed ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Scientists develop divide and conquer approach for more stable power generation  West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Electrocatalyst nanostructures key to improved fuel cells, electrolyzers  San Diego CA (SPX) May 30, 2017Printed, flexible and rechargeable battery can power wearable sensors |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 6, 2017 
A frontline park ranger from the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday delivered an emotive testimony to legislators against the ivory trade in Hong Kong, as the city faces criticism over how it plans to phase out the trade.
The southern Chinese city, a major hub for ivory sales, announced last year that it would ban the import and export of the goods, but later clarified that it would onl ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017How the Galapagos cormorant lost its ability to fly  Yangon (AFP) June 5, 2017Skin cure fad driving Myanmar elephant poaching surge: WWF  Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2017How and why did a house swift cross the Pacific |
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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 Czerlonka, Pologne (AFP) June 8, 2017Activists block logging in Poland's ancient forest  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 |
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