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  University Park PA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 Plant-based sensors that measure the thickness and electrical capacitance of leaves show great promise for telling farmers when to activate their irrigation systems, preventing both water waste and parched plants, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. Continuously monitoring plant "water stress" is particularly critical in arid regions and traditionally has been done by measuring soil moisture content or developing evapotranspiration models that calculate the s ... read more |
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Volcanic eruptions drove ancient global warming eventRiverside CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 A natural global warming event that took place 56 million years ago was triggered almost entirely by volcanic eruptions that occurred as Greenland separated from Europe during the opening of the Nor ... more  
Tracking down the whale-shark highwayMonterey, CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 Did you know that August 30 is International Whale Shark Day? Whale sharks are the largest fishes on Earth, growing up to 18 meters (60 feet) long, but they feed mostly on tiny drifting animals such ... more  
Nigeria floods displace more than 100,000Lagos (AFP) Aug 31, 2017 More than 100,000 people have had to flee their homes after heavy rains and flooding in Nigeria's southeastern Benue state, President Muhammadu Buhari said late Thursday. ... more 
Tropical Storm Lidia heads for Mexican resort; Irma forms in AtlanticMexico City (AFP) Aug 31, 2017 Tropical Storm Lidia bore down on the plush Mexican resort area of Los Cabos Thursday, dumping torrential rains on a wide swath of the country and prompting officials to evacuate residents. ... more |
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Hurricane left millions of tons of debris in Jamaica: UN
Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing 140 in Philippines Vietnam evacuates thousands from coast ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi Philippine death toll tops 140 as typhoon heads towards Vietnam CORRECTED: Philippine death toll tops 140 as typhoon heads towards Vietnam Camels replace cows as Kenya battles drought Jamaica still 'digging out' from hurricane, but Red Cross hopes toll stays low Death toll tops 100 as Philippines digs out after typhoon Typhoon death toll soars past 90 in the Philippines Typhoon death toll climbs to 66 in the Philippines |
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After Harvey, misery piles on for Texas plant evacueesCrosby, United States (AFP) Aug 31, 2017 First their neighborhood was deluged by Harvey's torrential rains. Then, officers turned up at the door with more bad news: there is a risk of a chemical blast at a nearby plant and it's time to evacuate. ... more 
Texas chemical plant owners 'fully expect' more firesCrosby, United States (AFP) Aug 31, 2017 More fires are expected to ignite at a flooded chemical plant northeast of Houston, its operators said Thursday, after a series of overnight explosions sent a plume of toxic smoke spewing from the site. ... more  
Ape intelligence research poisoned by human ego, scientists argueWashington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017 In a newly published study, researchers argue the intelligence and cognitive abilities of apes are continually underestimated and discounted. ... more  
Russian scientists invent device allowing them to sense kilometers into EarthMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2017 Scientists from three major Russian research institutes have made an important breakthrough in the field of muon tomography, creating tracking devices which allow geologists to 'see through' objects ... more  
Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences uncover factors that shape sea lifeSan Francisco CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 On its 50th anniversary, the landmark theory of island biogeography - the study of the distribution of species on islands over time - expands from land to sea with fascinating results. A team of res ... more 
Soybean rust develops 'rolling' epidemics as spores travel northUrbana IL (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 Although Midwestern soybean growers have yet to experience the brunt of soybean rust, growers in the southern United States are very familiar with the disease. Every year, the fungus slowly moves no ... more |
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Sampling of the active alpine fault in New Zealand reveals extreme hydrothermal conditionsOsaka, Japan (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 A recent study published in Nature has demonstrated unusual heat generation and fluid movement in the Alpine Fault of New Zealand that has implications for understanding earthquakes in the region. L ... more  
Warming the Antarctic 1 C vastly changes seabed lifeMiami (AFP) Aug 31, 2017 Human-driven climate change may substantially alter the seabed ecosystem in the already fragile Antarctic, slashing the diversity of some species and allowing other populations to explode, researchers warned Thursday. ... more  
Two-year Amazon study yields 381 new speciesWashington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017 Scientists have described 381 new Amazonian species in a new paper published this week. ... more  
Greenpeace steps up protest against Polish forest loggingWarsaw (AFP) Aug 31, 2017 Some 50 environmental activists blocked logging equipment and vehicles Thursday in Poland's ancient Bialowieza forest, as authorities continued to fell trees despite an EU injunction to stop, Greenpeace said. ... 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 ... moreCrosby, United States (AFP) Aug 31, 2017After Harvey, misery piles on for Texas plant evacuees  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 |
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Researchers from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have for the first time shown that neural networks - a form of artificial intelligence - can accurately analyze the complex distortions in spacetime known as gravitational lenses 10 million times faster than traditional methods.
"Analyses that typically take weeks to months to complete, ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2017Clamping down on causality by probing laser cavities  Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2017Rare-metals in the Himalayas: The potential world-class treasure  Cleveland OH (SPX) Aug 30, 2017Why does rubbing a balloon on your hair make it stick? |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 
Earth is 70 percent water, but only a tiny portion - 0.007 percent - is available to drink.
As potable water sources dwindle, global population increases every year. One potential solution to quenching the planet's thirst is through desalinization - the process of removing salt from seawater. While tantalizing, this approach has always been too expensive and energy intensive for large-scal ... 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 ... moreMiami (AFP) Aug 31, 2017Warming the Antarctic 1 C vastly changes seabed life  (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 |
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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 University Park PA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017Leaf sensors can tell farmers when crops need to be watered  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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 Los 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 any given instant, the noise coming from the lab fault zone provides quantitative information on when the fault will slip," said Paul Johnson, a Los Alamos National Laboratory fellow and lead investigat ... more Nabeul, Tunisia (AFP) Aug 31, 2017'Tsunami-sunk' Roman ruins discovered in Tunisia Lagos (AFP) Aug 31, 2017Nigeria floods displace more than 100,000  Paris (AFP) Aug 30, 2017'Bigger and stronger' storms on the horizon: experts |
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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 31, 2017 
In a newly published study, researchers argue the intelligence and cognitive abilities of apes are continually underestimated and discounted.
According to a team of international scientists, decades of ape research has been poisoned by the base assumption that humans are smarter and more capable than - and all-around superior to - their ape ancestors.
David Leavens, a professor ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Elderly just as streetwise as young adults, research shows  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 |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 
An international research team co-led by a Monash biologist has shown that methane-oxidising bacteria - key organisms responsible for greenhouse gas mitigation - are more flexible and resilient than previously thought.
Soil bacteria that oxidise methane (methanotrophs) are globally important in capturing methane before it enters the atmosphere, and we now know that they can consume hydroge ... more Corvallis OR (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Methane from tundra, ocean floor didn't spike during previous natural warming period  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 |
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 Essex, UK (SPX) Sep 01, 2017 
eledyne e2v has been awarded a multimillion euro contract by OHB System AG to supply customised Charge Coupled Device (CCD) image sensors for the Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite mission, under a programme of and funded by the European Space Agency (ESA).
The FLEX mission, which is the eighth in ESA's Earth Explorer programme, is scheduled to launch in 2022. For the first time, it wi ... moreMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2017Russian scientists invent device allowing them to sense kilometers into Earth  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows  Rochester NY (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Man-made fossil methane emission levels larger than previously believed |
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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 ... moreRiverside CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017Volcanic eruptions drove ancient global warming event  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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 Joensuu, Finland (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 
Silicon - the second most abundant element in the earth's crust - shows great promise in Li-ion batteries, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. By replacing graphite anodes with silicon, it is possible to quadruple anode capacity.
In a climate-neutral society, renewable and emission-free sources of energy, such as wind and solar power, will become increasingly ... more Philadelphia PA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Recipe for safer batteries - Just add diamonds  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 31, 2017 
Scientists have described 381 new Amazonian species in a new paper published this week.
The species were identified over the course of a two-year survey by a team of researchers working with the World Wildlife Fund and Brazil's Mamiraua Institute for Sustainable Development.
The haul of newly named species includes 216 plants, 93 fish, 32 amphibians, 20 mammals, 19 reptiles and o ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 30, 2017Scientists make breakthrough in study of mitochondria  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 |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2017 
China will convene its 19th Party Congress on October 18, state media said Thursday, a key meeting held every five years where President Xi Jinping is expected to receive a second term as the ruling Communist Party's top leader.
More than 2,300 delegates will discuss the country's accomplishments since the previous gathering and elect the new members of the party's top leadership, according ... more Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's ashes buried at sea  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 |
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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 ... moreWarsaw (AFP) Aug 31, 2017Greenpeace steps up protest against Polish forest logging  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 |
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