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  Cambridge UK (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a new way of measuring the pressure inside volcanoes, and found that it can be a reliable indicator of future eruptions. Using a technique called 'seismic noise interferometry' combined with geophysical measurements, the researchers measured the energy moving through a volcano. They found that there is a good correlation between the speed at which the energy travelled and the amount of bulging and shrinking observed in the rock. ... read more |
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Climate: Can G19 hold firm against Trump's G1?Paris (AFP) July 5, 2017 Can a motley crew of countries grouping climate champions Germany and France with oil giants Russia and Saudi Arabia muster a joint defence of the Paris Agreement against Donald Trump? ... more  
EU edges toward agreed policy on hormone disrupting chemicalsBrussels (AFP) July 4, 2017 The EU edged closer Tuesday toward a common stand on chemicals which can potentially disrupt the body's hormones and cause a range of serious health problems. ... more  
'Perfect storm' of oceanic conditions triggered Great Barrier Reef bleachingWashington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017 The perfect combination of factors conspired to trigger widespread bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef in 2016. In a new study, scientists in Australia and Belgium detailed the "perfect storm" of oceanic conditions. ... more  
Green activists, rangers face off over Poland's ancient forestKrakow, Poland (AFP) July 4, 2017 Several hundred environmental activists and forest rangers on Tuesday held rival protests in southern Poland over large-scale logging in the ancient Bialowieza forest, a UNESCO world heritage site that includes some of Europe's last primeval woodland. ... more |
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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 Magnitude 6.5 quake hits India's Nicobar Islands Floods kills three in northeast Romania: prefecture Landslide kills four as rains lash northern China Blazing heat in Iraq as Baghdad, south top 50C Four killed in landslide as heavy rain drenches northern China Four killed as heavy rain, flooding soaks northern China Four dead, eight missing in China landslide after heavy rain |
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Sleuthing for Seismic Answers in the Sooner StatePasadena CA (JPL) Jul 03, 2017 Oklahomans are no strangers to Mother Nature's whims. From tornadoes and floods to wildfires and winter storms, the state sees more than its share of natural hazards. But prior to 2009, "terra firma ... more  
Analysis of Neanderthal teeth grooves uncovers evidence of prehistoric dentistryLawrence KS (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 A discovery of multiple toothpick grooves on teeth and signs of other manipulations by a Neanderthal of 130,000 years ago are evidence of a kind of prehistoric dentistry, according to a new study le ... more 
Researchers document early, permanent human settlement in AndesLaramie WY (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 Using five different scientific approaches, a team including University of Wyoming researchers has given considerable support to the idea that humans lived year-round in the Andean highlands of Sout ... more 
Concurrent hot and dry summers more common in futureZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 A combination of severe drought and a heatwave caused problems for Russia in the summer of 2010: fires tore through forests and peat bogs. Moscow was shrouded in thick smog, causing many deaths in t ... more  
Ancient Swiss reptile shows its bizarre scale armor for the first timeZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 Grisons, 241 million years ago - Instead of amidst high mountains, a small reptile suns itself on an island beach in a warm shallow sea, where many fish and marine reptiles frolic. This is the story ... more  
Human activities worsen air quality in Dunhuang, a desert basin in ChinaBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 Dunhuang is a typical desert basin in western China, with the Qilian mountains to the south, Kumtag desert and Lop-Nur to the west, Beisai mountain to the north, and Sanwei mountain to the east. ... more |
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Calculating 'old' and 'new' water runoffWashington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 Just ahead of a rainstorm, Cody Ross might run out to an agricultural research site as part of his graduate work. He'll need to get some dye into an injection well. The point? To evaluate the path t ... more  
Japan panda fans get latest fix of cute with new footageTokyo (AFP) July 4, 2017 Japan's panda-obsessed public got their latest fix of cute Tuesday as a Tokyo zoo released footage of its 20-day-old helpless cub, who has ballooned in size since its birth last month. ... more 
Cornell researchers build American eels an 'eelevator'Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017 Dams are one of the main impediments to the recovery of American eels. The removal of old dams has proven a boon to the endangered species, but many dams remain and not all can be demolished. ... more 
Study: Birth control turning male fish into femalesWashington (UPI) Jul 4, 2017 Cleaning agents and contraceptives flushed down household drains are turning male fish into females, according to a new study. ... 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, 2017New landslide hits China disaster area  New York (AFP) June 26, 2017Ex-NY mayor Bloomberg to grant $200 mln to US cities  Washington (AFP) June 27, 2017US lists China among worst human trafficking offenders |
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Using a state-of-the-art device for measuring mass, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made their most precise determination yet of Planck's constant, an important value in science that will help to redefine the kilogram, the official unit of mass in the SI, or international system of units. Accepted for publication (link is external) in the journal Met ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 03, 2017The sharpest laser in the world  Fino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Space Debris Mitigation Mission Successfully Launched on June 23rd, 2017  Luxembourg (SPX) Jun 29, 2017SES and MDA Announce First Satellite Life Extension Agreement |
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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 27, 2017Scientists hope artificial reef can protect ocean biodiversity from climate change |
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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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Climate change impacts Antarctic biodiversity habitat  Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017On the march: As polar bears retreat, grizzlies take new territory  Bristol UK (SPX) Jul 03, 2017More summer sunshine leading to increased Greenland ice melt |
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 Washington (AFP) June 29, 2017 
Two of the most extensive field studies conducted to date in Europe and Canada have confirmed the hypothesis that neonicotinoid insecticides are harmful to bees and other pollinating species.
The results, published Thursday in the US journal Science, also reveal that local environments can mitigate the impact of the pesticide, which is widely used in farming despite being dubbed a "bee kille ... more Champaign IL (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Incremental discovery may one day lead to photosynthetic breakthrough  Gaborone, Botswana (AFP) June 29, 2017Botswana bans export of donkey products  Irvine CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Industrial farming disrupts burn-regrowth cycle in grasslands |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 
A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a new way of measuring the pressure inside volcanoes, and found that it can be a reliable indicator of future eruptions.
Using a technique called 'seismic noise interferometry' combined with geophysical measurements, the researchers measured the energy moving through a volcano. They found that there is a good correlation ... more Beijing (AFP) July 3, 2017Deadly floods hit central, southern China: Flash floods kill 11 in Pakistan  Tokyo (AFP) July 4, 2017Japan typhoon grounds flights, injures three Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 03, 2017Sleuthing for Seismic Answers in the Sooner State |
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 Krakow, Poland (AFP) July 4, 2017 
UNESCO said Tuesday that it had decided to remove Ivory Coast's Comoe National Park from its list of endangered world heritage sites after more than a decade of conservation efforts.
The World Heritage Committee of the UN's scientific and cultural agency made the announcement during its annual meeting, held this year in the southern Polish city of Krakow from July 2 to 12.
"Populations ... more Bamako (AFP) June 24, 2017Mali relaunches beleagured peace process  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017 
There could be no limit to how long humans can live, according to a new study.
Biologists Bryan G. Hughes and Siegfried Hekimi at Canada's McGill University studied the longest-living people from the U.S., Britain, France and Japan since 1968 and came to the conclusion that the human body doesn't have a maximum age limit.
"We just don't know what the age limit might be. In fact, ... moreLaramie WY (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Researchers document early, permanent human settlement in Andes Lawrence KS (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Analysis of Neanderthal teeth grooves uncovers evidence of prehistoric dentistry  Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017Cave painting sites may have been chosen for their acoustics, scientists argue |
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 Paris (AFP) July 5, 2017  Can a motley crew of countries grouping climate champions Germany and France with oil giants Russia and Saudi Arabia muster a joint defence of the Paris Agreement against Donald Trump?
This is the question for observers as the G20 group of major economies gathers in Hamburg amid a storm of geopolitical crises threatening to push climate change down the agenda.
Since Trump announced last ... more Berlin (AFP) June 29, 2017EU girds for stormy G20, climate battle with Trump  Lisbon (AFP) July 3, 2017US pullout gives 'global push' to climate deal: UN chief Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Concurrent hot and dry summers more common in future |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 03, 2017 
The first Russian atmospheric satellite dubbed "Sova" (Owl) with a high-aspect ratio flexible wing began flight tests at an altitude of 49,000-65,000 feet, an official with the Advanced Research Fund told Sputnik.
"The tested prototype of the 'Sova' atmospheric satellite should confirm the correctness of the laid technical solutions and demonstrate the achieved qualities of the apparatus," ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 03, 2017Veteran Ocean Satellite to Assume Added Role  Lancaster UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Ozone recovery may be delayed by unregulated chemicals  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017UK-Led Satellite Image Project That Helps Spot and Stop Slavery Sites From Space |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 
Grisons, 241 million years ago - Instead of amidst high mountains, a small reptile suns itself on an island beach in a warm shallow sea, where many fish and marine reptiles frolic. This is the story told by an excellently preserved new discovery of the reptile Eusaurosphargis dalsassoi studied by paleontologists from the University of Zurich.
About 20 centimeters in length, the Swiss repti ... more Bristol UK (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Size not important for fish in the largest mass extinction of all time  Miami (AFP) July 3, 2017New study reveals how frogs flourished after dinosaurs croaked  Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Paleontologists identify extinction event among marine megafauna |
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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 Lemont, IL (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Nickel for thought: Compound shows potential for high-temperature superconductivity  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2017New metrology technique measures electric fields  Fukuoka, Japan (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Multifunctional catalyst for poison-resistant hydrogen fuel cells |
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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 w ... more Blacksburg VA (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Camera-trap research paves the way for global monitoring networks Tokyo (AFP) July 4, 2017Japan panda fans get latest fix of cute with new footage  Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2017Most modern horse breeds can be traced to Oriental stallions |
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 Shanghai (AFP) July 4, 2017 
Chinese cinema-goers now have to sit through a short clip promoting "core socialist values" and President Xi Jinping's "Chinese dream" political credo before the show starts - and some aren't happy about it.
Authorities enlisted action star Jackie Chan and domestic film idols as part of the public-service adverts, which have been ordered shown at cinemas in China since July 1 and last a few ... more Berlin (AFP) July 3, 2017Germany urges treatment for China's cancer-stricken Liu  Beijing (AFP) June 28, 2017Hong Kong's allure fading in mainland China  Hong Kong (AFP) July 1, 2017Profile: Hong Kong's new leader Carrie Lam |
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 Krakow, Poland (AFP) July 4, 2017 
Several hundred environmental activists and forest rangers on Tuesday held rival protests in southern Poland over large-scale logging in the ancient Bialowieza forest, a UNESCO world heritage site that includes some of Europe's last primeval woodland.
The demonstrations took place in the city of Krakow on the sidelines of the annual meeting of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, which is set ... more Missoula MT (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Slow-growing ponderosas survive mountain pine beetle outbreaks  Talca, Chile (AFP) June 30, 2017Scampering dogs in Chile help restore burnt forests  Ottawa (AFP) June 27, 2017US imposes second round of tariffs on Canadian lumber |
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