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  Oslo, Norway (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 Clathrate (hydrate) gun hypothesis stirred quite the controversy when it was posed in 2003. It stated that methane hydrates - frozen water cages containing methane gas found below the ocean floor - can melt due to increasing ocean temperatures. According to the hypothesis this melt can happen in a time span of a human life, dissociating vast amounts of hydrate and releasing methane into the atmosphere. Consequently, this would lead to a runaway process, where the methane released would add to the ... read more |
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How orange peels revived a Costa Rican forestPrinceton NJ (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 In the mid-1990s, 1,000 truckloads of orange peels and orange pulp were purposefully unloaded onto a barren pasture in a Costa Rican national park. Today, that area is covered in lush, vine-laden fo ... more  
Sentinel-1 speeds up crop insurance payoutsParis (ESA) Aug 21, 2017 For the first time in India, a state government is using satellites to assess lost crops so that farmers can benefit from speedy insurance payouts. The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu is h ... more  
How continents were recycledBochum, Germany (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 Researchers from Germany and Switzerland have used computer simulations to analyse how plate tectonics have evolved on Earth over the last three billion years. They show that tectonic processes have ... more 
Russian scientists have analyzed the process of rock destructionMoscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 Members of the Faculty of Geology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University together with their colleagues have studied the stages of rock deformation. They have revealed a criterion, with the help o ... more |
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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 Philippines shuts schools, scraps flights as Typhoon Co-May nears Downpours from storm Wipha kill three in Vietnam Adopted in US, Greek Cold War kids find long-lost families Flooding from storm Wipha cuts off hundreds in Vietnam Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 5, with 15 missing |
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Annual value of trees estimated at 500 million dollars per megacityNew York NY (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 In the megacities that are home to nearly 10 percent of the world's 7.5 billion people, trees provide each city with more than $500 million each year in services that make urban environments cleaner ... more 
Can 'reading' leaves lead to more drought-tolerant cropsUvalde TX (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 Looking at leaves to peer into the future might seem the stuff of superstition, but is actually the essence of research conducted by scientists from Texas A and M AgriLife and the University of Sout ... more  
Italy's deadly flirtation with illegal buildingRome (AFP) Aug 23, 2017 As Italy reels from another earthquake, experts warned Wednesday that widespread illegal construction is putting millions across the country at risk of being killed. ... more  
Both chimpanzees and humans spontaneously imitate each other's actionsLund, Sweden (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 Copying the behaviour of others makes us effective learners and allow skills, knowledge and inventions to be passed on from one generation to the next. Imitation is therefore viewed as the key cogni ... more  
Italy mourns Amatrice, where quake wounds still weepRome (AFP) Aug 23, 2017 A year to the minute that a earthquake struck the Amatrice region, Italy on Thursday will remember the 299 victims killed in the night-time disaster that still haunts the country. ... more 
Satellite photos reveal gigantic outburst floodsCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 Researchers from Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, studied satellite photographs of Lake Catalina, an ice-dammed lake in East Greenland - and were truly amazed: Unnoticed by s ... more |
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 The eye of the storm: Hong Kong's all-powerful observatory 
Death toll from South Asia flooding tops 1,000New Delhi (AFP) Aug 24, 2017 The death toll from floods sweeping South Asia has climbed above 1,000, officials said Thursday, as rescue teams try to reach millions stranded by the region's worst monsoon disaster in recent years. ... more  
Study finds origins of mammalian anatomical patternWashington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017 Researchers at Midwestern University have discovered that the muscles that control the unique mammalian perineal structures follow an ancient pattern. ... more 
Wild sheep grazed in the Black Desert 14,500 years agoCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 Excavations of architecture and associated deposits left by hunter-gatherers in the Black Desert in eastern Jordan have revealed bones from wild sheep - a species previously not identified in this a ... more 
Ray of hope for more abundant wheat cropsLancaster UK (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 Crops such as wheat could be up to 21% more efficient at turning the sun's energy into food, according to new research by Lancaster University. The food chain relies on plants using sunlight t ... more |
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  Rome (AFP) Aug 23, 2017 
As Italy reels from another earthquake, experts warned Wednesday that widespread illegal construction is putting millions across the country at risk of being killed.
The tremor that shook the island of Ischia on Monday, toppling houses and killing two women, has sparked much soul-searching in a country with a weakness for rule-breaking - particularly when it comes to building or renovating ... more Bunia, Dr Congo (AFP) Aug 21, 2017Death toll in DR Congo landslide climbs to 140 New Delhi (AFP) Aug 24, 2017Death toll from South Asia flooding tops 1,000  Yangon (AFP) Aug 21, 2017Myanmar man faces jail for speaking about child soldier past |
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 New York NY (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 
A new study led by Michael P. Burke, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has identified the significance of a new class of chemical reactions involving three molecules that each participate in the breaking and forming of chemical bonds. The reaction of three different molecules is enabled by an "ephemeral collision complex," formed from the collision of two mol ... more Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Can 'large stars' anti-aging research' help future memory devices  Bristol, UK (SPX) Aug 17, 2017The critical point in breaking the glass problem  Saint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Nanoparticle ink produces glowing holograms with simple inkjet printer |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017 
Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that largemouth bass whose cortisol levels rise after stress are harder to catch by angling.
The study, published today in the Journal of Experimental Biology, could impact recreational fishing if anglers are mainly catching fish whose stress levels determine if they are likely to strike at a lure.
"We could poten ... more Sydney (AFP) July 19, 2017Risky business for fish in oil-polluted reef waters  Miami (AFP) July 17, 2017Japanese seaweed is welcome invader on US coasts: study  Paris (AFP) July 13, 2017Climate change deepens threat to Pacific island wildlife |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 
Antarctic researchers from Rice University have discovered one of nature's supreme ironies: On Earth's driest, coldest continent, where surface water rarely exists, flowing liquid water below the ice appears to play a pivotal role in determining the fate of Antarctic ice streams.
The finding, which appears online this week in Nature Geoscience, follows a two-year analysis of sediment cores ... moreCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Satellite photos reveal gigantic outburst floods  Oslo, Norway (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Methane hydrate is not a smoking gun in the Arctic Ocean  Indianapolis IN (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Study validates East Antarctic ice sheet to remain stable even if western ice sheet melts |
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 Uvalde TX (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 
Looking at leaves to peer into the future might seem the stuff of superstition, but is actually the essence of research conducted by scientists from Texas A and M AgriLife and the University of Southern California.
"Our study was based on observations that the more successful crops in areas typically affected by drought are usually protected by a thicker layer of leaf wax than other plants ... moreLancaster UK (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Ray of hope for more abundant wheat crops  Newark DE (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Adding silicon to soil to strengthen plant defenses Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Wild sheep grazed in the Black Desert 14,500 years ago |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
By simulating earthquakes in a lab, engineers at Caltech have documented the evolution of friction during an earthquake - measuring what could once only be inferred, and shedding light on one of the biggest unknowns in earthquake modeling.
Before an earthquake, static friction helps hold the two sides of a fault immobile and pressed against each other. During the passage of an earthquake r ... more Macau (AFP) Aug 24, 2017Typhoon Hato leaves 16 dead after lashing southern China Rome (AFP) Aug 23, 2017Italy mourns Amatrice, where quake wounds still weep  Geneva (AFP) Aug 22, 201724 million affected by South Asia floods: Red Cross |
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 Luanda (AFP) Aug 23, 2017 
Angolans voted on Wednesday in an election marking the end of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos's 38-year reign, with his MPLA party set to retain power despite an economic crisis.
The MPLA, which has ruled since Angola's independence from Portugal in 1975, is expected to defeat opposition parties stifled by Dos Santos's authoritarian regime.
Dos Santos's unexpected retirement - reporte ... more Freetown (AFP) Aug 19, 2017Death toll in SLeone flood disaster reaches 441  Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017Africa Endeavor 2017 communications conference starts in Malawi  New Delhi (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Dalai Lama cancels Botswana trip with 'exhaustion' |
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 Lund, Sweden (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 
Copying the behaviour of others makes us effective learners and allow skills, knowledge and inventions to be passed on from one generation to the next. Imitation is therefore viewed as the key cognitive ability that enabled human culture to grow and create such things as language, technology, art and science.
Decades of research has shown that apes, in spite of their proverbial aping abili ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017Research reveals how neurons communicate  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2017New 13-million-year-old infant skull sheds light on ape ancestry Washington (UPI) Aug 18, 2017To teach kids morals, read books with humans not animals |
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 Paris (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
New data provides the first proof that the Earth has a natural thermostat which enables the planet to recover from extremes of climate change - but the recovery timescales are significant. This work was presented at the Goldschmidt conference in Paris, and has just been published in the peer-reviewed journal Geochemical Perspectives Letters*.
The idea of a natural temperature thermostat wa ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2017Incomplete drought recovery may be the new normal  Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017Asian Development Bank finds new climate finance stream  Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017Heat map showcases extreme temperatures in Southern Europe |
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Wallops Island, VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017
A NASA rocket mission to study disturbances in the upper atmosphere that interfere with communication and technology systems will form night-time white artificial clouds visible by residents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands during two rocket flights to occur between August 29 and September 9.
The Waves and Instabilities from a Neutral Dynamo, o ... more Boston MA (SPX) Aug 21, 2017How future volcanic eruptions will impact Earth's ozone layer  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows  Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Identifying individual atmospheric equatorial waves from a total flow field |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017 
Researchers at Midwestern University have discovered that the muscles that control the unique mammalian perineal structures follow an ancient pattern.
The study, published today in Scientific Reports, showed that despite the perineum's structural complexity, the muscles of the mammalian perineum show a reemergence of a pattern of body wall layering that has its origins more than 360 mil ... more Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Mechanisms explaining positional diversity of the hindlimb in tetrapod evolution  Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 17, 2017First winged mammals from the Jurassic period discovered  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2017Experiments cast doubt on how the Earth was formed |
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 Lincoln UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 
Plans to create 100 new 'smart' cities in India to support the country's rapidly growing urban population could have a significant detrimental impact on the environment unless greater emphasis is placed on providing new supporting infrastructure and utilities, according to a major new study.
Professor Hugh Byrd, a specialist in urban planning from the University of Lincoln, UK, conducted a ... more University Park PA (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Allowable 'carbon budget' most likely overestimated  Edinburgh UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Sparkling springs aid quest for underground heat energy sources  Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017Google's 'moonshot' factory spins off geothermal unit |
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 Liverpool, UK (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 
ULEMCo, the company leading the use of ultra-low emission hydrogen-fuelled commercial vehicles in the UK, has announced plans to offer a zero emission fuel cell power module designed to work with one of the most popular electric vans, extending the company's portfolio of practical commercial vehicle solutions.
The company has developed a fuel cell based unit that will extend vehicle range ... more Boston MA (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Researchers clarify mystery about proposed battery material  London UK (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Candy cane supercapacitor could enable fast charging of mobile phones  Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 21, 2017A quick and easy way to shut down instabilities in fusion devices |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017 
A new study by researchers at the University of Wyoming shows how soil bacteria require two-layer security to identify similar bacteria.
Similar to the digital world where two-factor authentication is required to verify identify, researchers found that the soil bacterium Myxococcus xanthus has been performing a similar task for millions of years.
Bacteria recognize other bacteria ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017Flowers use nectar as a weapon of distraction  Santiago (AFP) Aug 21, 2017Chile rejects iron mine to protect penguins  Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017Study: Caterpillars rely less on microbiome than other animals |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 22, 2017 
With hair newly shaven in accordance with Hong Kong prison rules, jailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was in court again Tuesday on more protest-related charges.
Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow were sent to prison last Thursday for their leading role in the initial protest that sparked the months-long Umbrella Movement of 2014 - demonstrations and street blockades calling for democrati ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 24, 2017At Beijing book fair, publishers admit self-censorship  Shanghai (AFP) Aug 24, 2017Steer clear of screens and self-abuse, Chinese recruits told  Beijing (AFP) Aug 22, 2017Second academic journal pressed to censor China content |
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 New York NY (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 
In the megacities that are home to nearly 10 percent of the world's 7.5 billion people, trees provide each city with more than $500 million each year in services that make urban environments cleaner, more affordable and more pleasant places to live.
In a recent study published in the online journal Ecological Modelling, an international team of researchers reported that in the 10 megacitie ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Tropical trees maintain high carbon accumulation rates into old age Princeton NJ (SPX) Aug 23, 2017How orange peels revived a Costa Rican forest  Warsaw, Poland (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Storms felled record number of trees in Poland: officials |
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