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  Arusha, Tanzania (AFP) Aug 31, 2017 In the developing world, basic healthcare is often a challenge - let alone expensive medical screening or tests for easily treatable, preventable illnesses. TEDGlobal, an annual conference devoted to "ideas worth spreading" taking place in Tanzania this week, heard of new technologies that could revolutionise healthcare for the poor. - Algorithms to detect diseases - Infectious diseases are fast being overtaken by afflictions such as cancer as the biggest health problem in Africa, where som ... read more |
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Machine-learning earthquake prediction in lab shows promiseLos Alamos NM (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 By listening to the acoustic signal emitted by a laboratory-created earthquake, a computer science approach using machine learning can predict the time remaining before the fault fails. "At an ... more  
The underwater jungles of the sea give clearer waterStockholm, Sweden (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 The new study, that has been conducted in 32 archipelago bays along the Baltic Sea coast shows that underwater plants can contribute to a better water quality, thus improving their own living enviro ... more  
Scientists make breakthrough in study of mitochondriaWashington (UPI) Aug 30, 2017 The mitochondria is the cell's engine room, or powerhouse. They boast their own set of DNA and produce a unique collection of proteins. ... more  
Ancient trees reveal relationship between climate change, wildfiresWashington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 New analysis of centuries-old trees in South America has revealed a strong correlation between wildfires and periods of warming. ... 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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Ecuador prison for Chinese fishers caught in GalapagosQuito (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 A court in Ecuador sentenced the crew of a Chinese ship caught fishing endangered sharks in the Galapagos marine reserve to prison terms on Sunday. ... more 
Phoenix International receives $23.3M for deep-sea rescue vehiclesWashington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 Phoenix International Holdings has received a $23.3 million modification to an existing contract for work on the Submarine Rescue DIving and Recompression System. ... more  
To detoxify soil, just shoot lasers at it, study saysWashington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 Researchers have developed a new technique for ridding soil of pollutants: blasting the dirt with lasers. ... more 
Scientists turn brewing waste into fresh yeast to make more beerWashington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 What's better than beer? More beer, of course. It's a motto scientists in Singapore have taken to heart. ... more  
Toll in Texas mounts as Harvey menaces further eastHouston (AFP) Aug 31, 2017 Storm-battered Houston began limping towards recovery Thursday as Harvey's floodwaters started receding there, though the historic storm was still wreaking havoc further east. ... more 
Two landslides kill 30 in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2017 Two landslides in rural areas of China have killed 30 people with at least another 12 missing, according to state media reports Wednesday. ... more |
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 Storm Irma heads for Caribbean, likely to become hurricane 
'Katrina all over again:' New Orleans in solidarity with HoustonNew Orleans (AFP) Aug 30, 2017 With memories and scars of Katrina still raw, New Orleans residents poured out love and donations Wednesday to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas, where devastation has reminded many of the epic 2005 storm. ... more 
'Bigger and stronger' storms on the horizon: expertsParis (AFP) Aug 30, 2017 Scientists say the devastating intensity of hurricanes such as Harvey is consistent with global warming trends - rising seas, warming oceans, hotter air - and warn of "bigger and stronger" storms to come. ... more 
Texas flood disaster by the numbersHouston (AFP) Aug 30, 2017 Monster storm Harvey hit the south Texas coast late Friday and then stalled, gushing torrents of rain over Houston, the country's fourth largest city with six million people in the greater metropolitan area. ... more 
Greg Abbott, the arch-conservative leading the Harvey responseWashington (AFP) Aug 31, 2017 Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been the ubiquitous face of the state's response to the havoc unleashed by Hurricane Harvey, but the arch-conservative hasn't always been the calm, reassuring figure he is today. ... more |
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  Beijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2017 
Two landslides in rural areas of China have killed 30 people with at least another 12 missing, according to state media reports Wednesday.
The death toll from a large landslide that struck a town in southwestern Guizhou province on Monday rose to 23 while a second landslide on Wednesday killed seven people in the northwest of the country.
More than 600,000 cubic metres of rock and mud ha ... more Houston (AFP) Aug 31, 2017Texas flood toll mounts amid chemical blast fears New Orleans (AFP) Aug 30, 2017'Katrina all over again:' New Orleans in solidarity with Houston Washington (AFP) Aug 31, 2017Greg Abbott, the arch-conservative leading the Harvey response |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 29, 2017 
NASA is making progress and awarding prizes in its competition to build a 3-D printed habitat for deep space exploration.
The agency has awarded first place and a prize of $250,000 to Team Foster + Partners | Branch Technology of Chattanooga, Tennessee, for successfully completing Phase 2: Level 3 of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, a NASA's Centennial Challenges prize competition. Pen ... more Small Business Innovation Research programFull Circle: NASA to Demonstrate Refabricator to Recycle, Reuse, Repeat  Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Lockheed receives contract for Marine Corps AN/TPS-59A(V)3 radars  Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Aug 26, 201745th Space Wing supports successful Minotaur IV ORS-5 launch |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017 
The Navy announced Monday it is developing technology for the wireless underwater recharging of unmanned undersea vehicles at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific.
Current UUVs used for reconnaissance, mine hunting, and other tasks need to be recharged manually at either port or ship. Underwater charging stations would allow the craft to stay on station for much longer per ... more (UPI) Aug 29, 2017Decoding coral DNA could help save reefs from extinction  Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Oil and water can mix under the right conditions, scientists say Quito (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Ecuador prison for Chinese fishers caught in Galapagos |
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 Bremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 
Temperatures in the Arctic are currently climbing two to three times faster than the global average. The result - and, thanks to feedback effects, also the cause - is dwindling sea ice. In a study published in the actual volume of Nature Communications, geo- and climate researchers at the Alfred-Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI) show that, in the course of ... more (UPI) Aug 29, 2017Climate change pushed songbirds from Bahamas in the wake of the last ice age  Copenhagen, 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 |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 
There might be a new and improved way to rid contaminated soil of toxins and pollutants: zap it with lasers. By directly breaking down pollutants, researchers say, high-powered lasers can now be more efficient and cheaper than conventional decontamination techniques.
"Other methods are either costly, labor intensive, have low efficiency, or take a long time," said Ming Su, an associate pro ... more Paris (ESA) Aug 21, 2017Sentinel-1 speeds up crop insurance payouts Washington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017To detoxify soil, just shoot lasers at it, study says Washington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017Scientists turn brewing waste into fresh yeast to make more beer |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 27, 2017 
A powerful storm lashed Hong Kong and Macau on Sunday, just days after a punishing typhoon swept through the region and claimed at least 18 lives.
Both cities raised a Typhoon 8 signal - the third-highest warning level - early Sunday as severe tropical storm "Pakhar" made landfall in the region, where emergency workers were still battling to repair Wednesday's damage.
A total of 206 fl ... moreParis (AFP) Aug 30, 2017'Bigger and stronger' storms on the horizon: experts Houston (AFP) Aug 30, 2017Texas flood disaster by the numbers  Macau (AFP) Aug 29, 2017Macau weather agency under investigation for delayed typhoon warning |
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 Kinshasa (AFP) Aug 29, 2017 
The UN said Tuesday that soldiers "forced entry" into its base in the volatile Kasai region of DR Congo aiming to arrest a journalist critical of President Joseph Kabila.
Journalist Edouard Diye Tshitenge had been planning to present a manifesto on Monday demanding the removal of Kabila, who has refused to step down despite constitutional limits.
But the general who heads operations in t ... more Luanda (AFP) Aug 23, 2017Angolans vote as Dos Santos ends 38-year rule  Freetown (AFP) Aug 19, 2017Death toll in SLeone flood disaster reaches 441  Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017Africa Endeavor 2017 communications conference starts in Malawi |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017 
The ability to read the intentions and aggressive potential of strangers gets betters with age - or at least stabilizes.
Many think of street smarts - the ability to navigate the risks of urban life - as an attribute that diminishes as people age. But when researchers measured the ability of people to identify and interpret the aggressive potential of others, they found 80-year-olds ... more Davis CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Farming, cheese, chewing changed human skull shape  Lund, Sweden (SPX) Aug 22, 2017Both chimpanzees and humans spontaneously imitate each other's actions  Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017Research reveals how neurons communicate |
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 Corvallis OR (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 
Scientists concerned that global warming may release huge stores of methane from reservoirs beneath Arctic tundra and deposits of marine hydrates - a theory known as the "clathrate gun" hypothesis - have turned to geologic history to search for evidence of significant methane release during past warming events.
A new study published this week in the journal Nature suggests, however, that t ... more Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Research identifies new microbe with potential to help rebalance Earth's nitrogen cycle  Paris (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Study gives first proof that the Earth has a natural thermostat  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2017Incomplete drought recovery may be the new normal |
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 Rochester NY (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 
In 2011 a team of researchers led by Vasilii Petrenko, an assistant professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Rochester, spent seven weeks in Antarctica collecting and studying 2,000-pound samples of glacial ice cores that date back nearly 12,000 years. The ancient air trapped within the ice revealed surprising new data about methane that may help inform today's policyma ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows  Keith Koehler for Wallops NewsNASA Mission to Study Atmospheric Disturbances from Marshall Islands  Boston MA (SPX) Aug 21, 2017How future volcanic eruptions will impact Earth's ozone layer |
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 Uppsala. Sweden (SPX) Aug 29, 2017 
A previously unrecognized 132 million-year-old fossilized sea monster from northern Germany has been identified by an international team of researchers. Findings published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
The bizarre sea creature was a plesiosaur, an extinct long-necked aquatic reptile resembling the popular image of the Loch Ness monster, which dominated the seas during the Age ... more Calgary, Canada (SPX) Aug 28, 2017The first hard evidence for the 'outside-in' theory of the origin of teeth  Calgary, Canada (SPX) Aug 28, 2017New dinosaur discovery suggests new species roosted together like modern birds  Calgary, Canada (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Variation in the recovery of tetrapods |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 
A new way to finance the shift to low-carbon and sustainable development is necessary to support the rapid change in Asian economies, a regional lender said.
The Asian Development Bank called for a so-called Green Finance Catalyzing Facility, which would be different from a fund in that it would include a blend of financing from the private sector. The bank, which has its headquarters i ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 28, 2017China merges energy giants into global leader  Miami (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Power demand to peak in Europe summers, not winters: study  Lincoln UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2017India must rethink infrastructure needs for 100 new 'smart' cities to be sustainable |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 
Physicist Fatima Ebrahimi at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has for the first time used advanced models to accurately simulate key characteristics of the cyclic behavior of edge-localized modes (ELMs), a particular type of plasma instability.
The findings could help physicists more fully comprehend the behavior of plasma, the hot, charged g ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Tweaking thermoelectric voltage across atomic-scale gold junction by mechanical force  Dresden, Germany (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Physicists find strange state of matter in superconducting crystal  Dallas TX (SPX) Aug 28, 2017No batteries required: Energy-harvesting yarns generate electricity |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 30, 2017 
The mitochondria is the cell's engine room, or powerhouse. They boast their own set of DNA and produce a unique collection of proteins.
How mitochondria and their distinct ingredients form has remained a mystery. In a new study, however, researchers at the University of Exeter managed to image the mitochondrial protein production process.
The latest analysis showed some ribosomes ... more Mexico City (AFP) July 19, 2017Star chefs in Mexico to defend biodiversity  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017Bacteria passed from mom to offspring is most beneficial, study shows  Niamey (AFP) July 13, 2017Villagers in Niger 'massacre' 27 hippos |
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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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 27, 2017On Chinese Valentine's Day, businesses woo 'single dogs'  Shanghai (AFP) Aug 24, 2017Steer clear of screens and self-abuse, Chinese recruits told  Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 25, 2017Hong Kong independence duo fail to regain parliament seats |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 
New analysis of centuries-old trees in South America has revealed a strong correlation between wildfires and periods of warming.
The history of Earth's climate features frequent fluctuations in global temperatures, including many periods of warming. In modern history, periods of warming have occurred more frequently - interrupted by shorter and shorter periods of more and more moderate ... more Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Aug 25, 2017Brazil's opening of Amazon to mining sets off alarm  New York NY (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Annual value of trees estimated at 500 million dollars per megacity  Dhaka (AFP) Aug 24, 2017Bangladesh police declare world-heritage forest "pirate free" |
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