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  Tokyo (AFP) July 18, 2017 Bleaching has damaged the world's northernmost coral reef in Japan, a researcher said Tuesday, the latest example of a global phenomenon scientists have attributed to high ocean temperatures. Healthy coral reefs protect shores from storms and offer habitats for fish and other marine life, including ecologically and economically important species. After coral dies, reefs quickly degrade and the structures that coral build erode. While coral can recover from mild bleaching, severe or long-term epi ... read more |
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California extends tough climate policy measures to 2030Los Angeles (AFP) July 18, 2017 California legislators late Monday approved extending the state's tough measures to fight climate change to 2030, a major victory for Democratic Governor Jerry Brown. ... more  
Father's presence encourages sibling bonding among baboonsWashington (UPI) Jul 18, 2017 New research suggests fathers play an important role in encouraging sibling bonding among young baboons. Until now, biologists assumed moms alone were responsible for socializing their offspring. ... more  
Great Plains to see more dust storms in second half of the 21st centuryWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 Climate change will bring more dust storms to the Great Plains in the latter half of the 21st century, according to the latest prediction models. ... more  
T. rex was probably pretty slow, scientists claimWashington (UPI) Jul 18, 2017 The relationship between speed and size among animals plots a bell curve on a graph. At a certain point, size becomes a liability, not an asset. ... 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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Montenegro asks for international help to fight firesPodgorica, Montenegro (AFP) July 17, 2017 Montenegro asked Monday for international help to fight wildfires in the Lustica peninsula on the country's Adriatic coast, while forest fires in neighbouring Croatia spread to suburbs of the coastal city of Split. ... more 
Wildfires rage in Europe from Croatia to PortugalZagreb (AFP) July 18, 2017 Firefighters battled to douse wildfires on the Adriatic coast of Croatia and Montenegro on Tuesday, as blazes also raged in Italy, France and Portugal. ... more 
Thousands more Canadians on evacuation alert as wildfires spreadMontreal (AFP) July 17, 2017 Thousands more Canadians were warned Monday they could face evacuation under threat of huge forest fires that have already forced some 37,000 people from their homes in the west of the country in the past week. ... more  
Separated by war, Iraqi children wait for parentsDebaga, Iraq (AFP) July 18, 2017 Adel, 15, hasn't seen his parents for the past nine months, but that was the price to pay to escape the brutal rule of Islamic State group jihadists in his northern Iraqi hometown. ... more  
Kicking up a stink: Ukraine's Lviv blighted by trash crisisLviv, Ukraine (AFP) July 17, 2017 Ukraine's western city of Lviv is famous for its picture-postcard graceful domes and cobblestone streets but it's not such a pretty sight in the back alleys, which are blighted by growing mountains of garbage. ... more  
Seven killed as India floods death toll rises to 83Ahmedabad, India (AFP) July 18, 2017 The death toll from severe monsoon flooding across India rose to at least 83 with seven more fatalities confirmed in western Gujarat state in the last twenty-four hours, officials said on Tuesday. ... more |
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 Haiti's army reborn 20 years after it was demobilized 
7.7-magnitude quake hits off Russia: US scientistsWashington (AFP) July 18, 2017 An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck Monday off the eastern coast of Russia, according to the US Geological Survey, causing officials to initially warn of a tsunami threat in parts of the Pacific. ... more  
Dark days for China's democracy dreamBeijing/Hong Kong, China (AFP) July 19, 2017 The death of Liu Xiaobo deprives China's dissident movement of a crucial figurehead at a time when political activism on the mainland is being forced ever deeper underground, and pro-democracy forces in Hong Kong are under threat. ... more  
Star chefs in Mexico to defend biodiversityMexico City (AFP) July 19, 2017 Star chefs from around the world gathered in Mexico City's ancient floating gardens for a symposium on saving the world's threatened biodiversity, a bleak subject they peppered with breaks to savor the local cuisine. ... more 
Bacteria passed from mom to offspring is most beneficial, study showsWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 New research shows bacteria passed directly across generations, from mom to offspring, are more essential than bacteria acquired from the environment. ... 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 ... moreDebaga, Iraq (AFP) July 18, 2017Separated by war, Iraqi children wait for parents  Washington (AFP) July 12, 2017Civilian deaths soar in Iraq, Syria: monitoring group  Leogane, Haiti (AFP) July 18, 2017Haiti's army reborn 20 years after it was demobilized |
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 Tokyo (AFP) July 18, 2017 
A virtual reality "space ride" in which viewers feel as if they are flying through the air inside a giant glass ball has been developed in Japan.
Unlike conventional VR systems, the "8K:VR Ride" - which resembles a cross between a theme park ride and a miniature IMAX theatre - does not require users to wear any headgear.
Instead they are placed on two swivelling, elevated chairs just i ... more London, UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Spacepath Communications Announces Innovative Frequency Converter Systems  Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Sorting complicated knots  Houston TX (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Nature-inspired material uses liquid reinforcement |
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 Sydney (AFP) July 19, 2017 
Coral reef fish are more likely to engage in risky behaviour and be unable to identify predators if they swim in waters contaminated with petroleum-based oil, researchers said.
Concentrations equivalent to only "a couple of drops in a swimming pool" could be enough to impair their judgement, scientists said in the study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution.
"The fi ... more Tokyo (AFP) July 18, 2017World's northernmost coral reef in Japan bleached  Jerusalem (AFP) July 13, 2017Trump envoy mediates water deal between Israel, Palestinians  Paris (AFP) July 13, 2017Climate change deepens threat to Pacific island wildlife |
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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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 Honolulu 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 flow-forming eruptions will end.
Using NASA satellite data, Estelle Bonny, a graduate student in the SOEST Department of Geology and Geophysics, and her mentor, Hawai'i Institute for Geophysics ... more Fairbanks AK (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Crystals help volcanoes cope with pressure Ahmedabad, India (AFP) July 18, 2017Seven killed as India floods death toll rises to 83 Washington (AFP) July 18, 20177.7-magnitude quake hits off Russia: US scientists |
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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 (UPI) Jul 18, 2017 
New research suggests fathers play an important role in encouraging sibling bonding among young baboons. Until now, biologists assumed moms alone were responsible for socializing their offspring.
Familial bonding is an important part of the maturation process for young baboons. Strong familial ties encourage the acquisition of important skills, including how to forage, avoid predators a ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2017Towards a High-Resolution, Implantable Neural Interface  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 |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) July 18, 2017 
California legislators late Monday approved extending the state's tough measures to fight climate change to 2030, a major victory for Democratic Governor Jerry Brown.
The "cap-and-trade" measure - which cuts greenhouse gas emissions by using free market methods - was approved by the state Assembly and Senate by a two-thirds majority.
Brown, a 79 year-old governor of the most populous U ... more Manila (AFP) July 14, 2017ADB warns climate change 'disastrous' for Asia  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 
New research suggests nickel is essential to the Earth's magnetic field.
Earth's magnetic field is generated by what's called the "dynamo effect," a unique combination of a geophysical factors. Of these factors, the convection currents of Earth's conductive, molten core and Earth's constant rotation are the most important.
Earth's core is made primarily of melted iron, but new re ... moreWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017Great Plains to see more dust storms in second half of the 21st century  Wurzburg, Denmark (SPX) Jul 13, 2017Quantum mechanics inside Earth's core  Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017SSL To Provide Next-Generation Imaging Satellite Constellation To Digitalglobe |
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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 ... more University 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 (UPI) Jul 18, 2017T. rex was probably pretty slow, scientists claim |
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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 Raleigh NC (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Smart transformers could make reliable smart grid a reality  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Study: Mini cellular antennae helps turn muscle into fat  Atlanta GA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Using the stairs just got easier with energy-recycling steps |
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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 ... moreMexico City (AFP) July 19, 2017Star chefs in Mexico to defend biodiversity  Niamey (AFP) July 13, 2017Villagers in Niger 'massacre' 27 hippos Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017Bacteria passed from mom to offspring is most beneficial, study shows |
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 Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017 
The ashes of China's late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo were buried at sea on Saturday, depriving his supporters of a place to pay tribute to the pro-democracy dissident.
Officials showed a video in which his wife, Liu Xia, and relatives lowered a white round urn into the water off the northeastern coastal city of Dalian, two days after the democracy advocate died of liver cancer aged 61 while i ... more Hong Kong (AFP) July 14, 2017Anti-Beijing Hong Kong lawmakers disqualified from parliament  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 |
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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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