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  Durham NC (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 Biodiversity losses from deep-sea mining are unavoidable and possibly irrevocable, an international team of 15 marine scientists, resource economists and legal scholars argue in a letter published in the journal Nature Geoscience. The experts say the International Seabed Authority (ISA), which is responsible under the UN Law of the Sea for regulating undersea mining in areas outside national jurisdictions, must recognize this risk. They say it must also communicate the risk clearly to its member s ... read more |
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Study: Plants use hydrogen peroxide as sunscreenWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017 Plants need sunlight to survive. But like humans, plants can suffer damage from overexposure. Plants can get sunburned, too. ... more  
On the march: As polar bears retreat, grizzlies take new territoryWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017 On April 16, 2006, Jim Martell, a 65-year-old hunter from Idaho, was on a hunting trip on the southern tip of Banks Island in Canada's Northwest Territories when he shot and killed what would later turn out to be a half-polar bear, half-grizzly bear hybrid. The bear, featuring white fur pocked with brown patches, long claws, a humped back and a concave face, was the first evidence of a wild hybrid. ... more  
Most modern horse breeds can be traced to Oriental stallionsWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017 Analysis of the Y chromosomes of 50 horses, comprising 21 breeds, suggests almost all modern horses are descended from Oriental stallions brought to Europe during the last 700 years. ... more  
Study: Potentially no limit to human lifespanWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017 There could be no limit to how long humans can live, according to a new study. ... more |
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Iran president warns Tehran may face evacuation due to drought
Deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi ravages Vietnam, Philippines Operation Cloudburst: Dutch train for 'water bomb' floods Hurricane left millions of tons of debris in Jamaica: UN Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing 140 in Philippines Vietnam evacuates thousands from coast ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi Philippine death toll tops 140 as typhoon heads towards Vietnam CORRECTED: Philippine death toll tops 140 as typhoon heads towards Vietnam Camels replace cows as Kenya battles drought Jamaica still 'digging out' from hurricane, but Red Cross hopes toll stays low |
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Climate change can't halt Vienna third runway: courtVienna (AFP) June 29, 2017 Austria's constitutional court on Thursday overturned a landmark ruling that had blocked Vienna airport's plans to build a third runway because of climate change worries. ... more  
Ex-bosses stand trial over 2011 Fukushima crisis in JapanTokyo (AFP) June 30, 2017 Three former executives from the operator of Japan's tsunami-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant went on trial Friday, the only people ever to face a criminal court in connection with the 2011 meltdowns that left swathes of countryside uninhabitable. ... more 
Seeing the forest through the trees with a new LiDAR systemSan Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 Shortly after lasers were first developed in the 1960s, LiDAR - whose name originated as a combination of "light" and "radar" - capitalized on the newly unique precision they offered for measuring b ... more  
EU 'more determined' than ever to fight climate change: MerkelBerlin (AFP) June 29, 2017 German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Europe was "more determined than ever" to fight climate change after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris agreement. ... more 
Global companies pledge transparency on climate riskParis (AFP) June 29, 2017 Multinationals worth $3.5 trillion and financial institutions managing $25 trillion in assets pledged on Thursday to follow new guidelines for disclosing exposure to climate change risk in both operations and investments. ... more 
EU girds for stormy G20, climate battle with TrumpBerlin (AFP) June 29, 2017 European leaders vowed Thursday to defend the landmark Paris climate pact at a G20 summit next week, setting them on collision course with US President Donald Trump at what is expected to be a stormy meeting. ... more |
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 Trump 'proud' of leaving Paris climate deal 
Half-a-degree of warming boosted extreme weatherParis (AFP) June 30, 2017 Half a degree Celsius of global warming has been enough to increase heat waves and heavy rains in many regions of the planet, researchers reported Friday. ... more  
New US ambassador keen to see Chinese dissident go abroadBeijing (AFP) June 28, 2017 The new US ambassador to Beijing, known for his friendship with China's president, said Wednesday he wanted terminally-ill dissident Liu Xiaobo to get treatment abroad, as Taiwan offered to care for the Nobel laureate. ... more 
US warns China over Hong Kong freedomsWashington (AFP) June 29, 2017 The United States urged China Thursday to respect civil liberties in Hong Kong, including press freedom, as the territory marked the 20th anniversary of its handover to Beijing's rule. ... more 
China donates arms to Philippines for raging Islamist fightManila (AFP) June 28, 2017 China on Wednesday donated thousands of guns to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to help Manila in its battle against Islamist gunmen who are holed up in a southern city. ... more |
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  Tokyo (AFP) June 30, 2017  Three former executives from the operator of Japan's tsunami-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant went on trial Friday, the only people ever to face a criminal court in connection with the 2011 meltdowns that left swathes of countryside uninhabitable.
Ex-Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata, 77, and former vice presidents Sakae Muto, 66, and Ichiro Takekuro, 71, all pleaded ... 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 Ames, IA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Making ferromagnets stronger by adding non-magnetic elements  Cleveland OH (SPX) Jun 27, 2017A chemical solution to shrink digital data storage  Lincoln NB (SPX) Jun 28, 2017One billion suns: World's brightest laser sparks new behavior in light |
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 Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
We normally consider liquid water as disordered with the molecules rearranging on a short time scale around some average structure. Now, however, scientists at Stockholm University have discovered two phases of the liquid with large differences in structure and density. The results are based on experimental studies using X-rays, which are now published in Proceedings of the National Academy of S ... more Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Could this strategy bring high-speed communications to the deep sea?  Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Seagull carried out an autonomous end-to-end unmanned Mine Counter Measure mission  Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Water exists in two distinct liquid phases |
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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 ... more New York NY (SPX) Jun 28, 2017As climate stirs Arctic sea ice faster, pollution tags along Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017On the march: As polar bears retreat, grizzlies take new territory  Columbus OH (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Widespread snowmelt in West Antarctica during unusually warm summer |
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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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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 ... more Washington 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 ... moreWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017Study: Potentially no limit to human lifespan  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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 Berlin (AFP) June 29, 2017  European leaders vowed Thursday to defend the landmark Paris climate pact at a G20 summit next week, setting them on collision course with US President Donald Trump at what is expected to be a stormy meeting.
Leaders of Germany, France, Italy and other EU economies acknowledged their long standing ties with Washington but said they would not give in on "existential" threats like global warmi ... more Washington (AFP) June 29, 2017Trump 'proud' of leaving Paris climate deal Brussels (AFP) June 27, 2017US mayors bypass Trump to back Paris climate goals Paris (AFP) June 30, 2017Half-a-degree of warming boosted extreme weather |
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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 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  Lancaster UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Ozone recovery may be delayed by unregulated chemicals |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017 
The disappearance of terrestrial megafauna - like wooly mammoths and saber tooth tigers - during the last ice age is well documented. Now, scientists have found evidence that marine megafauna also suffered a previously unknown extinction event.
Paleontologists at the University of Zurich analyzed marine fossils dated to the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, from 5.3 million to 9,700 ye ... more 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  Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Animal evolution: Hot start, followed by cold shock |
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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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 Beer-Sheva, Israel (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
An innovative technique using light and tiny bubbles to propel microparticles at forces many times greater than previously achieved has been developed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers.
The new technique could have significant implications in the development of micromotors and optical devices for use in solar cell optics. "What we ultimately hope to achieve is a highly accu ... more Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Jun 23, 2017Deceleration of runaway electrons paves the way for fusion power  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Illuminating a better way to calculate excitation energy  Houston TX (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Inexpensive organic material gives safe batteries a longer life |
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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 Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Panda conservation offers broad ecological benefits, research shows  East Lansing MI (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Bacterial organizational complexities revealed  Leeds UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Scientists create better tools to study the processes of life |
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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 Beijing (AFP) June 28, 2017Hong Kong's allure fading in mainland China  Shanghai (AFP) June 23, 2017'Pee Park'? China tries to correct bad translations  Beijing (AFP) June 27, 2017China rejects US criticism over Nobel laureate's treatment |
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 Ottawa (AFP) June 27, 2017 
The United States slapped a new anti-dumping tax on Canadian softwood lumber Monday, the latest escalation in a trade dispute that began with an initial set of duties on exports from America's northern neighbor.
The US Commerce Department announced preliminary findings from an anti-dumping probe that Canadian lumber was 7.72 to 4.59 percent below normal prices.
US customs officers will n ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017Iconic New Zealand Christmas tree has Australian roots  Warsaw (AFP) June 24, 2017Thousands protest logging in Poland's ancient forest Warsaw (AFP) June 21, 2017Poland says primeval forest should not be UNESCO natural heritage site |
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