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  Cotonou (AFP) June 18, 2017 In Benin's economic capital of Cotonou, as in many other African cities, finding a house, office or restaurant is often like a treasure hunt. Luck, if not a miracle, is required as easy clues such as street names, even where they exist, are usually not posted and address numbers are rarely marked. Most people in Cotonou formulate complex combinations of landmarks and directions to navigate around town. Typical directions might be: "My office is after the big market, past the apartment blo ... read more |
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Mass wildebeest drownings bolster Mara River ecosystemWashington (UPI) Jun 19, 2017 Scientists have quantified the ecological impact of mass wildebeest drownings in the Kenyan reach of the Mara River. Drowned wildebeest provide a dramatic boost to the Mara River ecosystem, they say. ... more  
Global coral bleaching may be ending, US agency saysWashington (AFP) June 20, 2017 Coral reef bleaching may be easing after three years of high ocean temperatures, the longest such period since the 1980s, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday. ... more 
A changing climate affects plankton populationsThuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 Bacterial and archaeal plankton, as the most abundant form of life in the oceans, profoundly influence the global environment. Based on a broad survey of the seas, researchers from KAUST have develo ... more 
Hawaiian canoe comes home after epic round-the-world odysseyLos Angeles (AFP) June 18, 2017 A traditional double-hulled canoe has returned to Hawaii after concluding a three-year epic journey around the globe, the first trip of its kind by such a boat. ... more |
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Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings
Key facts about tsunamis and the damage they cause Megaquake off Russian coast sparks tsunami warnings across Pacific Japan warns of tsunami waves up to 1m after quake off Russian coast Pacific tsunami alert after magnitude 8.7 quake off Russia coast: USGS Nigeria flash floods kill 23: UN Heavy rains kill 15 in Guinea since late June Heavy rain, landslides kill more than 30 in northern China LA wildfires push insurance losses to highest since 2011: Munich Re Over 30 dead as northern China hit by heavy rain, landslides |
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Religious leaders join forces to protect rainforestsOslo (AFP) June 19, 2017 Religious leaders around the world met Monday in Oslo to urge further efforts to fight deforestation that is wiping out thousands of square kilometres of rainforests each year. ... more  
Donkeys at dawn: a rubbish job in the Algiers KasbahAlgiers (AFP) June 19, 2017 It's a rubbish job, but someone has to do it. Or some animal: in the alleyways of Algiers' famed Kasbah, donkeys shift tonnes of trash every day. ... more  
World Bank: Middle East conflicts impede climate and other objectivesWashington (UPI) Jun 19, 2017 The economy of Jordan could grow on the back of green initiatives, but progress may be impeded by geopolitical shocks, a World Bank report found. ... more 
NASA-MIT Study Evaluates Efficiency of Oceans as Heat Sink, Atmospheric Gases SpongeNew York NY (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 The world's oceans are like brakes slowing down the full effects of greenhouse gas warming of the atmosphere. Over the last ten years, one-fourth of human-emissions of carbon dioxide as well as 90 p ... more 
Satellites forewarn of locust plaguesParis (ESA) Jun 16, 2017 Satellites are helping to predict favourable conditions for desert locusts to swarm, which poses a threat to agricultural production and, subsequently, livelihoods and food security. Desert lo ... more 
Amazonia's future will be jeopardized by damsTucson AZ (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 Building the hundreds of hydroelectric dams proposed for the Amazon River Basin will cause massive environmental damage all the way from the eastern slopes of the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean, accord ... more |
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 From luxury hotels to slums, Haiti puts used soap to good use  
Even 2C warming means more killer heatwaves: studyParis (AFP) June 19, 2017 Climate change will sharply boost the frequency of lethal heatwaves even if humanity caps global warming at two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), the core goal of the Paris Agreement, scientists said Monday. ... more  
Four missing after tsunami hits GreenlandStockholm (AFP) June 18, 2017 Four people were listed as missing Sunday after an earthquake sparked a tsunami off Greenland and forced some residents to be evacuated. ... more 
Fresh landslides hit Bangladesh, kill four in their homesDhaka (AFP) June 18, 2017 Fresh landslides killed four people and sent hundreds fleeing in Bangladesh on Sunday, police said, just days after the worst mudslides on record left more than 150 dead amid a heavy monsoon. ... more  
Six experts resign from Trump HIV/AIDS panelWashington (AFP) June 18, 2017 Six top health advisors have resigned from Donald Trump's advisory council on HIV/AIDS, complaining that the US president doesn't really care about combatting the illness. ... more |
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  Lisbon (AFP) June 18, 2017 
A huge forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 24 people and injured 20 others Saturday, most of them burning to death in their cars, the government said.
Around 500 firefighters and 160 vehicles were dispatched to tackle the blaze, which broke out in the afternoon in the municipality of Pedrogao Grande before spreading.
"What we are seeing is a great tragedy. For the moment, 24 ... more Batang Hari, Indonesia (AFP) June 16, 2017As homelands devastated, Indonesian tribe turns to Islam  Paris (AFP) June 16, 2017Europe's dilemma - how to deal with returning jihadists  Fengxian, China (AFP) June 16, 2017China says kindergarten blast was bomb, suspect dead |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 
How can the color of laser light be changed? One popular method to achieve this is the so-called second harmonic generation (SHG) effect, which doubles the frequency of light and hence changes its color.
However, observing this nonlinear effect requires a polar crystal in which inversion symmetry is broken. For this reason, identifying crystals that can elicit strong SHG has been an import ... more Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Researchers create 3-D printed tensegrity objects capable of dramatic shape change  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017New form of carbon that's hard as a rock, yet elastic, like rubber  Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017Northrop Grumman tests flat-panel radar |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 
In a classic tale of science taking twists and turns before coming to a conclusion, two teams of researchers - one a group of theorists and the other, experimentalists - have worked together to solve a chemical puzzle that may one day lead to cleaner air and renewable fuel.
The scientists' ultimate goal is to convert harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere into beneficial liquid fue ... moreLos Angeles (AFP) June 18, 2017Hawaiian canoe comes home after epic round-the-world odyssey Washington (AFP) June 20, 2017Global coral bleaching may be ending, US agency says Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Amazonia's future will be jeopardized by dams |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 15, 2017 
Early animal evolution occurred more rapidly than previously thought, new research suggests.
Fossil records show all animal phyla had materialized by the beginning of the Cambrian Period, roughly 540 million years ago. But the scarcity of early animal fossils make it difficult to establish a more accurate timeline for early animal evolution.
To map the roots of the animal kingdom ... more Cape Cod MA (SPX) Jun 12, 2017Finding new homes won't help Emperor penguins cope with climate change  Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017Blight or blessing? How the wolverine embodies Arctic diversity  Oslo, Norway (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Domes of frozen methane may be warning signs for new blow-outs |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 16, 2017 
Earth won't be able to support growing human populations without significant changes in human diets and farming efficiency. That's the conclusion of a team of researchers at the University of Minnesota.
Scientists suggest shifts in food production systems - a move from conventional to organic agriculture - won't be enough to stave off environmental degradation.
Researchers look ... more Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2017Carrefour pulls dog meat from shelves in China  Strasbourg, France (AFP) June 15, 2017One million sign petition for EU weedkiller ban  Lope National Park, Gabon (AFP) June 16, 2017Call for more electric fences to stop elephants destroying Gabon crops |
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 Stockholm (AFP) June 18, 2017 
Four people were listed as missing Sunday after an earthquake sparked a tsunami off Greenland and forced some residents to be evacuated.
"Four people are missing," local broadcaster KNR quoted local police chief Bjorn Tegner Bay as telling a news conference in the autonomous Danish territory.
There were no confirmed fatalities, but Bay said 11 houses had been swept away after a magnitude ... more Niamey (AFP) June 14, 20179 children killed as houses collapse in rains in Niger: officials  Princeton NJ (SPX) Jun 14, 2017Rising sea levels will boost moderate floods in some areas, severe floods in others  Guatemala City (AFP) June 15, 2017Five dead after strong quake hits Guatemala |
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 Bamako (AFP) June 17, 2017  Five soldiers were killed Saturday in northern Mali, where a surge in violence has prompted calls for the UN to create a new anti-jihadist force for the region.
Eight soldiers were wounded and nine vehicles were destroyed in the attack on the camp at Bintagoungou at about 5:00 am, an army statement said.
Local sources told AFP earlier Saturday that jihadists led the assault, which took ... more Bangui, Central African Republic (AFP) June 19, 2017C. Africa govt inks peace deal with rebel groups Dakar (AFP) June 15, 2017France says UN likely to support Sahel anti-jihadist force  Doha (AFP) June 14, 2017Qatar withdraws peacekeepers from Djibouti-Eritrea border |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 15, 2017 
More brain activity isn't always a positive. New research suggests an excess of neural activity in specific regions of the brain may contribute to memory and attention problems in patients with cognitive impairments like schizophrenia and Alzheimer's.
Too much neural activity can overwhelm the brain. The neurotransmitter Gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, play an important role in inhibi ... more Shanghai (AFP) June 17, 2017Chinese gays hear wedding bells as Taiwan move fuels hope New York (AFP) June 15, 2017In tense times, top conductor creates UN of orchestras  Washington (UPI) Jun 15, 2017Czech cave dig reveals details of Neanderthal-human transition |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 19, 2017  The economy of Jordan could grow on the back of green initiatives, but progress may be impeded by geopolitical shocks, a World Bank report found.
An annual report on the Jordanian economy from the World Bank found shocks from crises in Syria and Iraq have stifled trade lines and pushed expansion to around 2 percent, compared with the World Bank's estimate for the Middle East and North A ... moreNew York NY (SPX) Jun 20, 2017NASA-MIT Study Evaluates Efficiency of Oceans as Heat Sink, Atmospheric Gases Sponge Paris (AFP) June 17, 2017France pledges $34 mln for foreign climate experts  Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Understanding multi-decadal global warming rate changes |
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 Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 
Designed to operate for five years, Airbus's Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite TerraSAR-X has achieved ten years of flawless operations in orbit providing high-resolution radar images in all weather conditions 24 hours a day.
Developed and constructed by Airbus Defence and Space teams from Friedrichshafen for the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), the satellite orbits at a height of 514 ... more Cotonou (AFP) June 18, 2017Free mapping: plotting development in Africa Paris (ESA) Jun 16, 2017Satellites forewarn of locust plagues  Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017NASA satellites image, measure Florida's extreme rainfall |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 
Some Late Triassic Brazilian fossils of mammal-like reptiles, previously identified as Chiniquodon, may in fact be the first Aleodon specimens found outside Africa, according to a study published June 14, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Agustin Martinelli from the Universidade Federal of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and colleagues.
Aleodon is a genus of probainognathian cynodont, ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017Otter fossil suggests ancient mammals migrated across Mexico, from Florida to California  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2017Geology and biology agree on Pangaea supercontinent breakup dates  Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017Paleontologists find Cretaceous-era baby bird trapped in amber |
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 (UPI) Jun 12, 2017 
There's no alternative but to pursue an energy strategy that calls for a low-carbon trajectory for economic growth, European leaders said from Vienna.
More than 100 delegates were on hand for a forum in Vienna on the transition to an energy pathway focused on renewable and alternative energy resources.
"There is no other alternative for the Energy Community members than to follow ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017Divestment streak continues for British energy company Centrica  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 |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 
One of the biggest hurdles to the widespread use of hydrogen fuel is making hydrogen efficiently and cleanly. Now researchers report in the journal ACS Nano a new way to do just that. They incorporated a photocatalyst in a moisture-absorbing, semiconducting paint that can produce hydrogen from water in the air when exposed to sunlight. The development could enable hydrogen fuel production in alm ... more Warwick UK (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Clean energy stored in electric vehicles to power buildings  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Battery improvements spark HEV EV market breakthrough  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2017Batteries from scrap metal |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 19, 2017  Scientists have quantified the ecological impact of mass wildebeest drownings in the Kenyan reach of the Mara River. Drowned wildebeest provide a dramatic boost to the Mara River ecosystem, they say.
"The Mara River intersects one of the largest overland migrations in the world," Amanda Subalusky, a postdoctoral researcher at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, said in a news relea ... more Kuala Lumpur (AFP) June 16, 2017$1.2 million of pangolin scales seized in Malaysia  Washington (UPI) Jun 15, 2017Distantly related fish species still look and act similarly, study shows  Hong Kong (AFP) June 14, 2017Hong Kong launches ivory ban bill |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2017 
Standing in a dimly-lit gallery space in China's National Museum, the owner of the world's only privately-held Vermeer gazed at the small oil painting for a long moment, before showing it to the assembled press.
Since American billionaire Tom Kaplan purchased the piece in 2008, it has spent most of its time on loan to various museums around the world.
When the investor - who made his fo ... more Beijing (AFP) June 16, 2017China executives tied to Communist Party critic convicted  Hong Kong (AFP) June 15, 2017Hong Kong freedoms being eroded: Patten Beijing (AFP) June 15, 2017Billionaire shakes China's elite with online theatrics |
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 Oslo (AFP) June 19, 2017 
Religious leaders around the world met Monday in Oslo to urge further efforts to fight deforestation that is wiping out thousands of square kilometres of rainforests each year.
Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist and Jewish leaders are meeting indigenous people affected by deforestation as well as experts on climate change and human rights over three days to devise an interfaith acti ... more Boston MA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Peatlands, already dwindling, could face further losses  Washington (AFP) June 14, 2017Tropical peat forests risk turning from carbon "drains" to emitters  Czerlonka, Pologne (AFP) June 8, 2017Activists block logging in Poland's ancient forest |
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