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  Leeds UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 Scientists have developed a new biological tool for examining molecules - the building blocks of life - which they say could provide new insights and other benefits such as reducing the numbers of animals used in experiments. The University of Leeds in collaboration with Avacta Life Sciences, a Leeds spin-out company has developed tools, called Affimer technology, which can replicate the work of animal-derived antibodies traditionally used to help study biological molecules and processes. Li ... read more |
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As climate stirs Arctic sea ice faster, pollution tags alongNew York NY (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 A warming climate is not just melting the Arctic's sea ice; it is stirring the remaining ice faster, increasing the odds that ice-rafted pollution will foul a neighboring country's waters, says a ne ... more  
Jury awards $218 mn to farmers in Syngenta GMO corn lawsuitChicago (AFP) June 23, 2017 A US federal jury on Friday ordered Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta to pay nearly $218 million to 7,000 Kansas farmers after selling them genetically-modified corn seeds not approved for export to China. ... more 
ChemChina completes $43 bn takeover of SyngentaShanghai (AFP) June 28, 2017 ChemChina has completed its $43 billion takeover of Swiss pesticide and seed giant Syngenta, the companies said, in the biggest overseas acquisition so far by a Chinese firm. ... more  
Ex-bosses to go on trial over Fukushima disasterTokyo (AFP) June 28, 2017 Three former executives at Fukushima's operator stand trial this week on the only criminal charges laid in the 2011 disaster, as thousands remain unable to return to homes near the shuttered nuclear plant. ... more |
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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 Fukushima radioactive debris removal delayed until 2037 'Once in a hundred years': villagers clean up after deadly China floods Vietnam flash flood kills five, dozens evacuated Thirty dead as northern China hit by heavy rain, landslides Heavy rain leaves 30 dead in Chinese capital Heavy rains leave 30 dead in Chinese capital 30 dead after heavy rain in Beijing: state media |
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New research could help humans see what nature hidesAustin TX (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 Things are not always as they appear. New visual perception research at The University of Texas at Austin, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, explains the natural limi ... more  
Distant earthquakes can cause underwater landslidesWashington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 New research finds large earthquakes can trigger underwater landslides thousands of miles away, weeks or months after the quake occurs. Researchers analyzing data from ocean bottom seismometer ... more 
Skull shape analysis highlights migratory movements in Ancient RomeWashington (UPI) Jun 21, 2017 New analysis of ancient skulls suggest communities along the coast of Italy remained stable and relatively isolated during the first through third centuries, while the Roman capital enjoyed an influx of immigrants. ... more 
Humans lived year round in the Andean highlands 7,000 years agoWashington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017 Archaeologists have confirmed humans occupied year-round settlements in the Andean highlands as early as 7,000 years ago. ... more 
Bacterial organizational complexities revealedEast Lansing MI (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 For the first time, scientists have visualized the fine details of bacterial microcompartment shells - the organisms' submicroscopic nanoreactors, which are comprised completely of protein. Th ... more  
Iconic New Zealand Christmas tree has Australian rootsWashington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017 The iconic New Zealand Christmas tree is known for its bright red flowers and ability to grow among rocky outcroppings along ridges and cliffs. Newly discovered fossils suggest the evolutionary origins of the tree and its relatives lie in Australia. ... more |
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US mayors bypass Trump to back Paris climate goalsBrussels (AFP) June 27, 2017 President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord has triggered a bipartisan push from US mayors to stick to the emissions cuts Washington had pledged to hit, the mayor of Atlanta said Tuesday. ... more 
Fighting a destructive crop disease with mathematicsCambridge UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 An international team of researchers has used mathematical modelling to understand new ways of combating maize lethal necrosis, an emerging disease that poses a serious threat to food security in su ... more 
French PM says ban on 'bee-killer' pesticide will go aheadParis (AFP) June 26, 2017 French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe weighed in on a row between his environment and agriculture ministers on Monday to rule that a pesticide found harmful to bees would be banned in 2018 as scheduled. ... more 
Ex-NY mayor Bloomberg to grant $200 mln to US citiesNew York (AFP) June 26, 2017 Former New York mayor and billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg announced Monday a $200 million plan Monday aiming to back inventive policies in American cities despite political tumult in Washington. ... more |
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  Tokyo (AFP) June 28, 2017 
Three former executives at Fukushima's operator stand trial this week on the only criminal charges laid in the 2011 disaster, as thousands remain unable to return to homes near the shuttered nuclear plant.
The hearing on Friday comes more than a year after ex-Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata, 77, and former vice presidents Sakae Muto, 66, and Ichiro Takekuro, 71, we ... more Beijing (AFP) June 27, 2017China lowers number of missing in landslide to 73  Ithaca NY (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Rising seas could result in 2 billion refugees by 2100 Beijing (AFP) June 27, 2017New landslide hits China disaster area |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2017 
Right now, about 500,000 pieces of human-made debris are whizzing around space, orbiting our planet at speeds up to 17,500 miles per hour. This debris poses a threat to satellites, space vehicles and astronauts aboard those vehicles.
What makes tidying up especially challenging is that the debris exists in space. Suction cups don't work in a vacuum. Traditional sticky substances, like tape ... more Vienna, Austria (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Equipping form with function  Ames, IA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Making ferromagnets stronger by adding non-magnetic elements  San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Seeing the forest through the trees with a new LiDAR system |
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 Paris (AFP) June 26, 2017 
Ocean levels rose 50 percent faster in 2014 than in 1993, with meltwater from the Greenland ice sheet now supplying 25 percent of total sea level increase compared with just five percent 20 years earlier, researchers reported Monday.
The findings add to growing concern among scientists that the global watermark is climbing more rapidly than forecast only a few years ago, with potentially dev ... more Newark DE (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Small scale, big improvements  Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Seagull carried out an autonomous end-to-end unmanned Mine Counter Measure mission  Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Could this strategy bring high-speed communications to the deep sea? |
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 Oslo, Norway (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
The Eurasian ice sheet was an enormous conveyor of ice that covered most of northern Europe some 23,000 years ago. Its extent was such that one could have skied 4,500 km continuously across it - from the far southwestern isles in Britain to Franz Josef Land in the Siberian Arctic. Suffice to say its existence had a massive and extremely hostile impact on Europe at the time.
This ice sheet ... moreNew York NY (SPX) Jun 28, 2017As climate stirs Arctic sea ice faster, pollution tags along  Columbus OH (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Widespread snowmelt in West Antarctica during unusually warm summer  Cardiff, UK (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Scientists throw light on mysterious ice age temperature jumps |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
An international team of researchers has used mathematical modelling to understand new ways of combating maize lethal necrosis, an emerging disease that poses a serious threat to food security in sub-Saharan Africa.
Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) arises from the interaction of two viruses: maize chlorotic mottle virus (MSMV) and a virus from a group named potyviruses, often sugarcane mosaic v ... more Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Lake harvests are likely more fruitful than we knew Shanghai (AFP) June 28, 2017ChemChina completes $43 bn takeover of Syngenta Chicago (AFP) June 23, 2017Jury awards $218 mn to farmers in Syngenta GMO corn lawsuit |
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 Exeter UK (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 
A spectacular six-month Icelandic lava field eruption could provide the crucial key for scientists to unlock the role aerosols play in climate change, through their interactions with clouds.
An international team of climate scientists, led by the University of Exeter, have meticulously studied the effects that the 2014-15 eruption at Holuhraun, in Iceland had on cloud formations in the sur ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Distant earthquakes can cause underwater landslides  Abidjan (AFP) June 21, 2017Heavy rains have killed 15 in Ivory Coast  Davis CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Volcanic crystals give a new view of magma |
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 Bamako (AFP) June 24, 2017 
Mali's government and armed groups which signed a 2015 peace deal have relaunched talks aimed at speeding up its implementation after several delays, they told AFP Saturday.
The accord signed in 2015 aimed at curbing separatist uprisings in Mali's north after a 2012 rebellion was hijacked by jihadists, throwing the nation into chaos.
But several of its key planks have yet to be fully imp ... more Bangui, Central African Republic (AFP) June 20, 2017Clashes erupt in C. Africa a day after peace deal  Bamako (AFP) June 20, 2017Mali ex-rebels reject national charter on peace deal anniversary; Dozens killedw/l Bangui, Central African Republic (AFP) June 19, 2017C. Africa govt inks peace deal with rebel groups |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
Carnegie Mellon University scientists can now use brain activation patterns to identify complex thoughts, such as, "The witness shouted during the trial." This latest research led by CMU's Marcel Just builds on the pioneering use of machine learning algorithms with brain imaging technology to "mind read."
The findings indicate that the mind's building blocks for constructing complex though ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017New research suggests problematic memories could be deleted Austin TX (SPX) Jun 28, 2017New research could help humans see what nature hides Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017Humans lived year round in the Andean highlands 7,000 years ago |
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 Brussels (AFP) June 27, 2017  President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord has triggered a bipartisan push from US mayors to stick to the emissions cuts Washington had pledged to hit, the mayor of Atlanta said Tuesday.
Mayor Kasim Reed said he was sending a signal of "optimism, passion and action" on fighting climate change to mayors worldwide despite the pullout Trump announced this month. ... more Bremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Jun 26, 2017How the climate can rapidly change at tipping points Paris (AFP) June 24, 2017Climate change more important than partisan politics: Schwarzenegger  New York NY (SPX) Jun 20, 2017NASA-MIT Study Evaluates Efficiency of Oceans as Heat Sink, Atmospheric Gases Sponge |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
Dating back to the first century, scientists, philosophers and reporters have noted the occasional occurrence of "bright nights," when an unexplained glow in the night sky lets observers see distant mountains, read a newspaper or check their watch.
A new study accepted for publication in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, uses satellite data to prese ... more Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Comb and Copter system maps atmospheric gases  Melbourne FL (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Harris Corporation Delivers Advanced Weather Satellite Instrument to South Korea  Leicester UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Satellite data to map endangered monkey populations on Earth |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 
The initial phases of animal evolution proceeded faster than hitherto supposed: New analyses suggest that the first animal phyla emerged in rapid succession - prior to the global Ice Age that set in around 700 million years ago.
The fossil record reveals that almost all of the animal phyla known today had come into existence by the beginning of the Cambrian Period some 540 million years ag ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Paleontologists identify extinction event among marine megafauna  Boston MA (SPX) Jun 26, 2017How eggs got their shapes  Calgary, Canada (SPX) Jun 26, 2017Fossil holds new insights into how fish evolved onto land |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 
Can the continental United States make a rapid, reliable and low-cost transition to an energy system that relies almost exclusively on wind, solar and hydroelectric power? While there is growing excitement for this vision, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by 21 of the nation's leading energy experts, including David G. Victor and George R. Tynan from the ... more (UPI) Jun 12, 2017Low-carbon trajectory is the only option, European leaders say 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 |
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 Upton NY (SPX) Jun 23, 2017 
Scientists have developed a new low-temperature catalyst for producing high-purity hydrogen gas while simultaneously using up carbon monoxide (CO). The discovery-described in a paper set to publish online in the journal Science on Thursday, June 22, 2017-could improve the performance of fuel cells that run on hydrogen fuel but can be poisoned by CO.
"This catalyst produces a purer form of ... more Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 26, 2017A 100-year-old physics problem has been solved at EPFL  Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Jun 23, 2017Deceleration of runaway electrons paves the way for fusion power  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017Rosatom Develops Radiation-Powered Electricity Source for Medicine, Outer Space |
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 Washington (AFP) June 23, 2017 
Grizzly bears native to Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding area are being removed from the endangered species list, the US government said Thursday, calling efforts to replenish the population a major success.
Conservation groups were however quick to criticize the move, saying dropping federal protections would again put grizzly bears at risk.
The grizzly bear was first place ... more Oxford UK (SPX) Jun 26, 2017City rats: Why scientists are not hot on their tails  Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Panda conservation offers broad ecological benefits, research shows East Lansing MI (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Bacterial organizational complexities revealed |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 27, 2017 
When Xi Jinping lands in Hong Kong on Thursday for the first time since becoming China's president, he will step into a deeply divided city uncertain of its future.
The visit marks 20 years since Hong Kong was handed back to China by Britain and comes at a time when many fear the semi-autonomous city's freedoms are being lost to an ever more assertive Beijing.
Protests are expected duri ... more Shanghai (AFP) June 23, 2017'Pee Park'? China tries to correct bad translations  Hong Kong (AFP) June 23, 2017China's Xi visit to Hong Kong confirmed: report  Beijing (AFP) June 23, 2017China court slashes jail term for debt-collector killer |
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 Warsaw (AFP) June 24, 2017 
Thousands demonstrated in Warsaw on Saturday demanding an end to large-scale logging in Poland's ancient Bialowieza forest, just days after the enviroment minister called for it to be stripped of protected UNESCO status.
Bialowieza, straddling Poland's eastern border with Belarus, includes one of the largest surviving parts of the primeval forest that covered the European plain 10,000 years ... more Ottawa (AFP) June 27, 2017US imposes second round of tariffs on Canadian lumber Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017Iconic New Zealand Christmas tree has Australian roots  Warsaw (AFP) June 21, 2017Poland says primeval forest should not be UNESCO natural heritage site |
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