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  Oxford UK (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 The world's most indestructible species, the tardigrade, an eight-legged micro-animal, also known as the water bear, will survive until the Sun dies, according to a new Oxford University collaboration. The new study published in Scientific Reports, has shown that the tiny creatures, will survive the risk of extinction from all astrophysical catastrophes, and be around for at least 10 billion years - far longer than the human race. Although much attention has been given to the cataclysmic impact th ... read more |
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New research uses satellites to predict end of volcanic eruptionsHonolulu HI (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UHM) School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) recently discovered that infrared satellite data could be used to predict when lava ... more  
Ancient plankton-like microfossils span 2 continentsUniversity Park PA (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 Large, robust, lens-shaped microfossils from the approximately 3.4 billion-year-old Kromberg Formation of the Kaapvaal Craton in eastern South Africa are not only among the oldest elaborate microorg ... more 
Planets Like Earth May Have Had Muddy OriginsTucson AZ (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 Scientists have long held the belief that planets - including Earth - were built from rocky asteroids, but new research challenges that view. Published in Science Advances, a journal of the Am ... more  
Biodiversity rescues biodiversity in a warmer worldLeipzig, Germany (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 The last month was recorded as the warmest June ever in many parts of the world. Last year, 2016, was the warmest year in the modern temperature record. Our planet is constantly heating up. This pos ... more |
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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 4 dead, 8 missing in north China landslide after heavy rain Three drones detected in Japan nuclear plant Hundreds protest over water shortages in drought-hit Iraq Boats bring Philippine flood victims to safety as death toll rises Boats bring food, safe passage for Philippine flood victims Magnitude 6.6 quake hits off Samoa coast: USGS |
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Fossil site shows impact of early Jurassic's low oxygen oceansAustin TX (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 Using a combination of fossils and chemical markers, scientists have tracked how a period of globally low ocean-oxygen turned an Early Jurassic marine ecosystem into a stressed community inhabited b ... more  
Amazon Makes Its Own Rainy SeasonPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 18, 2017 A new study gives the first observational evidence that the southern Amazon rainforest triggers its own rainy season using water vapor from plant leaves. The finding helps explain why deforestation ... more  
Gulf of Mexico tube worm is one of the longest-living animals in the worldWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 Scientists believe a rare tube worm species found in the Gulf of Mexico is the longest-living animal on Earth. According to their latest research, the species, Escarpia laminata, can live for more than 300 years. ... more  
Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research showsWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 New research suggests nickel is essential to the Earth's magnetic field. ... more 
Villagers in Niger 'massacre' 27 hipposNiamey (AFP) July 13, 2017 At least 27 hippos have been slaughtered in a touristy zone in western Niger by villagers who blame them for destroying crops and harming livestock, local authorities said on Thursday. ... more 
3 lions shot after escaping from South Africa's Kruger ParkJohannesburg (AFP) July 13, 2017 Three male lions that escaped over the weekend from South Africa's Kruger National Park have been shot dead after a farmer found them eating his cattle, officials said Thursday. ... more |
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 Colorado camper wakes to find bear biting head 
To avoid getting eaten, spiders walk like antsWashington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 Most humans have a much greater fear of spiders than they do of ants. But for insect predators, ants are a much more formidable opponent. They sting, bite and are full of acid. ... more  
Climate change deepens threat to Pacific island wildlifeParis (AFP) July 13, 2017 Land mammals and reptiles in the Pacific islands facing extinction due to habitat loss, hunting and other threats could be decimated by climate change, a study published Thursday said. ... more  
Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sandPhnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017 Cambodia has outlawed sand exports from a coastal region where it has been primarily funnelled in huge quantities to Singapore, a move met with scepticism from activists who said previous bans on the destructive industry had failed to take root. ... more  
Flourine lends white graphene new qualitiesWashington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 With just a bit of fluorine, white graphene becomes a wide-bandgap semiconductor with magnetic properties. The new material could be used in electronics designed to perform under extreme conditions. ... more |
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  Oxford UK (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 
The world's most indestructible species, the tardigrade, an eight-legged micro-animal, also known as the water bear, will survive until the Sun dies, according to a new Oxford University collaboration. The new study published in Scientific Reports, has shown that the tiny creatures, will survive the risk of extinction from all astrophysical catastrophes, and be around for at least 10 billion yea ... more Washington (AFP) July 12, 2017Civilian deaths soar in Iraq, Syria: monitoring group  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 13, 2017West Mosul residents start mammoth task of rebuilding  Beirut (AFP) July 8, 2017In IS-held Raqa, parched civilians risk lives for water |
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 Osaka, Japan (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 
Noise is low-frequency random fluctuation that occurs in many systems, including electronics, environments, and organisms. Noise can obscure signals, so it is often removed from electronics and radio transmissions. The origin of noise in nanoscale electronics is currently of much interest, and devices that operate using noise have been proposed.
Materials with a high surface-to-volume rati ... more London, Uk (Spx) Jul 07, 2017Long Duration Experiments Reach 1,000th Day  London, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Spacepath Communications Announces Innovative Frequency Converter Systems  Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Sorting complicated knots |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) July 13, 2017 
US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace envoy said Thursday Israel would supply the Palestinians with millions of cubic metres of water annually, as Washington seeks to build confidence for fresh negotiations.
Jason Greenblatt hailed an "important step forward" in a wider regional water deal, as Israel announced it would provide more than 32 million cubic metres of water to the Palesti ... moreParis (AFP) July 13, 2017Climate change deepens threat to Pacific island wildlife  Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017Report: High seas in high danger as ecological tipping point nears  Urbana IL (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Big Muddy Missouri river needs a plan |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 
The Greenland ice sheet is often seen as a pristine environment, but new research has revealed that may not be the case. A Danish-led study, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, examined how microbes from the ice sheet have the potential to resist and degrade globally-emitted contaminants such as mercury, lead, PAH and PCB.
Dr Aviaja Hauptmann, from the University of Gr ... more Paris (ESA) Jul 13, 2017Sentinel satellite captures birth of behemoth iceberg  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 13, 2017Massive iceberg  Washington (AFP) July 11, 2017US need for four polar icebreakers 'critical,' warns report |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) July 13, 2017 
Over nearly a century Disney has exported US culture across the globe, but the company was astonished to find one slice of Americana wildly popular in China - the turkey leg.
The entertainment giant opened its $5.5 billion theme park in Shanghai in June last year, expecting to shift mainly bok choy, Mickey Pork Buns and Minnie Red Bean Buns to hungry customers.
"If you go to Disneyland ... more Sede Boqer, Israel (SPX) Jul 13, 2017Using treated graywater for irrigation is better for arid environments  Los Angeles (AFP) July 12, 2017Disneyland China falls a-fowl of huge turkey leg demand  Paris (AFP) July 10, 2017Warmer Arctic harms crops in US, Canada: study |
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 Eugene OR (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 
Volcanic eruptions such as Mount St. Helens' in 1980 show the explosiveness of magma moving through the Earth's crust. Now geologists are excited about what uplifted granite bodies such as Yosemite's El Capitan say about magma that freezes before it can erupt on the surface.
These granite structures, called magmatic intrusions, form incrementally over time by small pulses of magma that coo ... more Fairbanks AK (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Crystals help volcanoes cope with pressure Honolulu HI (SPX) Jul 18, 2017New research uses satellites to predict end of volcanic eruptions  Ahmedabad, India (AFP) July 16, 20174 killed, 6 missing in India's Gujarat amid monsoon floods |
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 Nairobi (AFP) July 13, 2017  The soldiers came at dawn to Fulgence Rukundo's house in a village in western Rwanda, and accused him of stealing a cow.
They draped slabs of the dead cow's carcass around his shoulders and positioned the animal's head on his before marching him into a banana plantation and shooting him dead, according to witnesses cited in a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on extrajudicial killings released ... more Addis Ababa (AFP) July 5, 2017AU chair questions US stance on African peacekeeping  Bamako (AFP) July 6, 20173 killed in north Mali clashes as UN condemns violence  Banjul, Gambia (AFP) July 7, 2017Gambian army 'hostile elements' working against government |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2017 
DARPA has awarded contracts to five research organizations and one company that will support the Neural Engineering System Design (NESD) program: Brown University; Columbia University; Fondation Voir et Entendre (The Seeing and Hearing Foundation); John B. Pierce Laboratory; Paradromics, Inc.; and the University of California, Berkeley.
These organizations have formed teams to develop the ... more Jena, Germany (SPX) Jul 07, 2017DNA of early Neanderthal gives timeline for new modern human-related dispersal from Africa  Laramie 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 |
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 Manila (AFP) July 14, 2017  A business-as-usual approach to climate change will be "disastrous" for Asia, undoing much of the phenomenal economic growth that has helped it make vast inroads against poverty, the Asian Development Bank said in a report released Friday.
A continued reliance on fossil fuels will see the world's most populous region face prolonged heat waves, rising sea levels, and changing rainfall patter ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Scientists upgrade database tracking global temperatures across millennia  New York (AFP) July 12, 2017Bloomberg outlines plan to quantify US climate efforts Hamburg (AFP) July 9, 2017G20: Compromise on climate change, but at what cost? |
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 Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. reports that its subsidiary Space Systems Loral (SSL) was selected to provide a next-generation satellite constellation for high-resolution Earth imaging to DigitalGlobe, the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet.
Called WorldView Legion, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites will more than double DigitalGlobe's hig ... moreWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows  Wurzburg, Denmark (SPX) Jul 13, 2017Quantum mechanics inside Earth's core  Boston MA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Computer vision techniques shed light on urban change |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 
Using a combination of fossils and chemical markers, scientists have tracked how a period of globally low ocean-oxygen turned an Early Jurassic marine ecosystem into a stressed community inhabited by only a few species.
The research was led by Rowan Martindale, an assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences, and published in print in Palaeogeograp ... moreUniversity Park PA (SPX) Jul 18, 2017Ancient plankton-like microfossils span 2 continents Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 18, 2017Planets Like Earth May Have Had Muddy Origins  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Sticking your neck out: How did plesiosaurs swim with such long necks? |
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 Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017 
Google parent Alphabet is spinning off a little-known unit working on geothermal power called Dandelion, which will begin offering residential energy services.
The announcement Thursday took the wraps off one of the secretive projects at the Alphabet unit X, known notably for its work on self-driving cars and internet balloons.
Dandelion chief executive Kathy Hannun said her team had bee ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Fighting global warming and climate change requires a broad energy portfolio  (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 |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
Two major issues confronting magnetic-confinement fusion energy are enabling the walls of devices that house fusion reactions to survive bombardment by energetic particles, and improving confinement of the plasma required for the reactions. At the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), researchers have found that coating tokamak walls with lithium-- a light ... more Atlanta GA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Using the stairs just got easier with energy-recycling steps  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Giant charge reversal observed for the first time  Livermore CA (SPX) Jul 18, 2017Optimizing hydrogen-powered passenger ferries focus of Sandia Labs study |
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 Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 
The last month was recorded as the warmest June ever in many parts of the world. Last year, 2016, was the warmest year in the modern temperature record. Our planet is constantly heating up. This poses direct threats to humans, like extreme weather events and global sea-level rise, but scientists are concerned that it may also affect our well-being indirectly via changes in biodiversity.
Th ... moreNiamey (AFP) July 13, 2017Villagers in Niger 'massacre' 27 hippos Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017To avoid getting eaten, spiders walk like ants  Los Angeles (AFP) July 10, 2017Colorado camper wakes to find bear biting head |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 14, 2017  Activists accused Beijing of crippling Hong Kong's parliament Friday after four pro-democracy lawmakers were disqualified.
The High Court judgement is a massive blow for the democracy movement as it means the balance of power in the partially elected legislature swings further to the pro-China camp because opponents do not have enough seats to veto bills.
Former Umbrella Movement protest ... more Shenyang, China (AFP) July 14, 2017China hits back at criticism over Nobel laureate's death  Shenyang, China (AFP) July 14, 2017China under pressure to free dissident's widow Beijing (AFP) July 10, 2017China's ailing Nobel laureate in 'critical condition' |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 18, 2017 
A new study gives the first observational evidence that the southern Amazon rainforest triggers its own rainy season using water vapor from plant leaves. The finding helps explain why deforestation in this region is linked with reduced rainfall.
The study analyzed water vapor data from NASA's Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) on the Aura satellite, along with other satellite measure ... more Brussels (AFP) July 13, 2017EU hauls Poland to top court over ancient forest logging  Okanagan, Canada (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Ancient fungi could help Canada's future northern forests Krak�w, Poland (AFP) July 5, 2017UNESCO urges Poland to stop logging ancient forest |
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