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  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 A new study suggests that roughly 22% of the element xenon found in Earth's atmosphere may have come from comets. The finding - shedding light on a decades-long mystery about the source for some of this gas on Earth - could be important for understanding comets' contribution of other materials, such as water, to our planet, as well. Xenon is the heaviest stable noble gas. It has nine different isotopes (essentially "weights"), which scientists can trace through the cosmos and use to determine its ... read more |
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NASA Data Suggest Future May Be Rainier Than ExpectedPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 12, 2017 A new study suggests that most global climate models may underestimate the amount of rain that will fall in Earth's tropical regions as our planet continues to warm. That's because these models unde ... more 
Paleontologists find Cretaceous-era baby bird trapped in amberWashington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017 Scientists have discovered the remains of a Cretaceous-era baby bird inside a piece of 99-million-year-old amber. The amber fossil was found in Myanmar and purchased by scientists from local amber hunters. ... more  
The first of our kindLeipzig, Germany (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 An international research team led by Jean-Jacques Hublin of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig, Germany) and Abdelouahed Ben-Ncer of the National Institute for Archaeol ... more  
The mysterious bend in the Hawaiian-Emperor chainPotsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 The volcanic islands of Hawaii represent the youngest end of a 80 million years old and roughly 6,000 kilometres long mountain chain on the ground of the Pacific Ocean. The so-called Hawaiian-Empero ... more |
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Vietnam flooding death toll rises to 10
Dormant Russia volcano erupts for first time in 450 years Thai storm kills six 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 |
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3-D-modeling of food residues in 230 million years old fossil fecesUppsala, Sweden (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 Synchrotron scanning can produce high-quality 3D models of well-preserved food residues from fossil faeces. That's the result of a new study, by palaeontologists from Uppsala University and from ESR ... more  
Dogs and wolves have an innate sense of inequityWashington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017 Humans and primates have a finely tuned sense of inequity. New research suggests dogs and wolves also possess a sense of fairness - or lack there of. ... more 
Hong Kong activists dress as sharks to protest finningHong Kong (AFP) June 10, 2017 Dozens of activists Saturday dressed in bloody costumes sprawled outside one of Hong Kong's most popular restaurants linked to the sale of shark fin soup to protest against the killing of the marine predators. ... more 
Boeing, Huntington Ingalls giving boost to Navy UUV programWashington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017 Boeing and shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries are partnering to design and build unmanned undersea vehicles in support of a U.S. Navy program. ... more 
US backs UN call to save oceans but no action on climateUnited Nations, United States (AFP) June 9, 2017 The United States on Friday joined all 192 other UN member-states in releasing a "Call to Action" to save the oceans but disassociated itself from joint efforts to combat climate change. ... more  
Climate change rift raises temperature for G7 meetBologna, Italy (AFP) June 11, 2017 G7 environment chiefs meet in Italy Sunday for potentially difficult talks 10 days after Donald Trump sparked a rift with US partners by pulling out of the Paris climate change accord. ... more |
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Philippine war refugees facing deadly health risksMarawi, Philippines (AFP) June 9, 2017 More than 200,000 people displaced after Islamist militants attacked a southern Philippine city are facing deadly health risks, relief groups said Friday after a fleeing mother told AFP her baby died because of a lack of medical care. ... more  
UN peacekeeper death toll rises after Mali jihadist attackBamako (AFP) June 10, 2017 The death toll in a jihadist attack on UN peacekeepers in northern Mali has risen to four, the United Nations mission in the country said Saturday. ... more 
France faces US reservations over UN backing for Sahel forceUnited Nations, United States (AFP) June 9, 2017 France on Friday sought to address US reservations over its request that the United Nations authorize an African military force tasked with fighting jihadists in the Sahel region. ... more 
Mob justice fears after soldier's gruesome death in GhanaAccra (AFP) June 9, 2017 An off-duty soldier in Ghana who was lynched while out running was laid to rest with full state honours on Friday, in a case that has sparked fears about the "growing menace" of mob justice. ... 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 ... more Paphos, Cyprus (AFP) June 9, 2017Art seeks to heal wounds in divided Cyprus Marawi, Philippines (AFP) June 9, 2017Philippine war refugees facing deadly health risks  Tokyo (AFP) June 7, 2017Japan workers exposed to dangerous radiation in lab |
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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  Champaign IL (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Metal-ion catalysts and hydrogen peroxide could green up plastics production  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 ... moreWashington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017Boeing, Huntington Ingalls giving boost to Navy UUV program  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 |
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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 ... more Oslo, 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 ... more Jabugo, Spain (AFP) June 11, 2017Spain's 'jamon' conquers China  Washington (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 |
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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  Tampa FL (SPX) Jun 05, 20172017 hurricane season follows year of extremes  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017New Geothermal Project Helps Create Clean Energy Future for Los Angeles |
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 Maiduguri, Nigeria (AFP) June 9, 2017 
Nigeria's military on Friday said a soldier had been sentenced to death for murdering a Boko Haram suspect, in a rare publicised conviction of army abuse in the long-running conflict.
The soldier, identified only as Lance Corporal Hilary Joel, was convicted of killing the suspect in Damboa, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) from the Borno state capital Maiduguri.
No other details were given ... moreUnited Nations, United States (AFP) June 9, 2017France faces US reservations over UN backing for Sahel force Bamako (AFP) June 10, 2017UN peacekeeper death toll rises after Mali jihadist attack Accra (AFP) June 9, 2017Mob justice fears after soldier's gruesome death in Ghana |
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 Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 
An international research team led by Jean-Jacques Hublin of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig, Germany) and Abdelouahed Ben-Ncer of the National Institute for Archaeology and Heritage (INSAP, Rabat, Morocco) uncovered fossil bones of Homo sapiens along with stone tools and animal bones at Jebel Irhoud, Morocco.
The finds are dated to about 300 thousand years ... more Bar Harbor ME (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Living long and living well: Is it possible to do both  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 |
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 Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 
"A new Tel Aviv University study has uncovered the earliest known geological indications of manmade impact on geological processes, in particular erosion of the surface, from 11,500 years ago. Within a core sample retrieved from the Dead Sea, researchers discovered basin-wide erosion rates dramatically incompatible with known tectonic and climatic regimes of the period recorded.
"Human imp ... moreUnited Nations, United States (AFP) June 6, 2017US 'on the wrong side of history' on climate: French UN envoy Bologna, Italy (AFP) June 11, 2017Climate change rift raises temperature for G7 meet  Beijing (AFP) June 9, 2017China rolls out green carpet for California on climate |
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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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 Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 
Synchrotron scanning can produce high-quality 3D models of well-preserved food residues from fossil faeces. That's the result of a new study, by palaeontologists from Uppsala University and from ESRF Grenoble, which is presented in a new article in Scientific Reports.
Examples from two faeces of Triassic age (230 million years old) include delicate remains of beetles in one, and a half-com ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 7, 2017Scientists unearth world's oldest mushroom fossil Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017Paleontologists find Cretaceous-era baby bird trapped in amber  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2017Comets may have delivered significant portions of Earth's xenon |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017 
British energy company Centrica said Friday it was now a pure-European player after selling off parts of its Canadian partnership.
Centrica holds a 60 percent stake in the Canadian exploration and production joint venture, CQ Energy Canada Partnership, and said it was now sold to a consortium led by Asian investors.
"In line with its strategy announced in July 2015, the divestmen ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2017New ultrathin material for splitting water could make hydrogen production cheaper  Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Keeping the hydrogen coming  Paris (AFP) June 3, 2017India vows to 'go beyond' Paris accord, adding pressure on Trump |
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 
A technology developed by Purdue researchers could provide an "instantly rechargeable" method that is safe, affordable and environmentally friendly for recharging electric and hybrid vehicle batteries through a quick and easy process similar to refueling a car at a gas station.
The innovation could expedite the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles by eliminating the time needed to stop ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Scientists develop divide and conquer approach for more stable power generation  University Park PA (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Low cost, scalable water-splitting fuels the future hydrogen economy  Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Jun 08, 2017New model deepens understanding of the dynamics of quark-gluon plasmas |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017 
Humans and primates have a finely tuned sense of inequity. New research suggests dogs and wolves also possess a sense of fairness - or lack there of.
Previously, researchers have hypothesized dogs gained a sense of inequity through domestication. But the latest study - published in the journal Current Biology - shows the sense is equally strong in dogs and wolves, suggesting a sense ... more 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  Yangon (AFP) June 5, 2017Skin cure fad driving Myanmar elephant poaching surge: WWF |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 9, 2017 
Hong Kong's wealth gap was on Friday revealed to be at its highest in nearly 50 years, with living conditions fuelling discontent in the city as it prepares to mark two decades under Chinese rule.
Sky-high prices and the cost of living outstrip many ordinary residents' salaries in Hong Kong, with apartments becoming increasingly cramped and generations of families forced to share.
In a r ... more Beijing (AFP) June 9, 2017Chinese firm tied to Communist Party critic stands trial  Beijing (AFP) June 5, 2017China rights lawyer charged with subversion  Fangshan, China (AFP) June 5, 2017Chinese skinny-dippers defy public morals |
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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 ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Decomposing leaves are surprising source of greenhouse gases  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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