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  York UK (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 Researchers at the University of York have shown that molecules brought to earth in meteorite strikes could potentially be converted into the building blocks of DNA. They found that organic compounds, called amino nitriles, the molecular precursors to amino acids, were able to use molecules present in interstellar ice to trigger the formation of the backbone molecule, 2-deoxy-D-ribose, of DNA. It has long been assumed that amino acids were present on earth before DNA, and may have been respo ... read more |
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Boeing to Design and Build Seven Medium Earth Orbit Satellites for SESEl Segundo CA (SPX) Sep 14, 2017 Boeing will design and build seven super-powered medium earth orbit (MEO) satellites for SES, delivering efficient high-performance data communications services to users around the world. The ... more  
Norma weakens near Mexican resort, Maria threatens CaribbeanWashington (AFP) Sept 17, 2017 Norma weakened to tropical storm strength Saturday as it moved in the direction of Mexico's Baja California in the Pacific, the US National Hurricane Center said, even as Tropical Storm Maria threatened the battered Leeward islands. ... more  
France's hurricane-hit St Martin on guard for health threatsPointe-a-Pitre (AFP) Sept 16, 2017 The French-Dutch island of St Martin, where white sands and turquoise waters once drew foreign visitors in droves, is now attracting a different kind of population: rats and mosquitoes. ... more 
Three dead as Typhoon Doksuri lashes central VietnamHa Tinh, Vietnam (AFP) Sept 15, 2017 Typhoon Doksuri wreaked havoc on central Vietnam Friday, lashing the coast with fierce winds and heavy rains as tens of thousands were evacuated and three people were reported dead in the country's worst storm in years. ... more |
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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 Philippines flooding displaces thousands as new storm threatens Japan moves toward first new reactor since Fukushima disaster Philippines flooding displaces thousands, two missing Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 3, with 15 missing |
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Niger floods leave at least 54 dead, 200,000 displacedNiamey (AFP) Sept 15, 2017 Flooding unleashed by three months of torrential rain in Niger has killed at least 54 people and left nearly 200,000 displaced, the UN said Friday. ... more 
Russia plays up role as peacemaker, donor in SyriaDar Al Kabirah, Syria (AFP) Sept 17, 2017 At a mobile medical clinic in central Syria's Homs province, a Russian doctor takes an elderly woman's blood pressure. Nearby, his colleague examines a dazed teenager on a gurney. ... more  
Pope slams climate change deniers as 'stupid'On Board The Papal Plane (AFP) Sept 11, 2017 Pope Francis on Monday slammed climate change doubters as "stupid" in the wake of a spate of hurricanes that have thrashed the US, Mexico and the Caribbean. ... more 
Is the Earth warming? The ocean gives you the answerBeijing, China (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 Humans have released carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, and the result is an accumulation of heat in the Earth's climate system, commonly referred to as "global warming". "How fast is the Ea ... more
Climate change and hurricanes: do we need a smoking gun?Paris (AFP) Sept 12, 2017 Many climate scientists are convinced that mega-storms Harvey and Irma - which left scores dead and caused massive economic losses - were boosted by global warming, but hesitate to say so in as many words. ... more  
Study shows Arctic sea ice continues to melt considerablyWashington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 Arctic sea ice shrank to roughly 4.7 million square kilometers in September, making the sea ice extent in 2017 far below numbers from 1979 to 2006. ... more |
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 Warm Antarctic caves harbour secret life: scientists  
Prehistoric crocodile species discovered in TexasWashington (UPI) Sep 13, 2017 Researchers have identified a new species of prehistoric crocodile in the middle of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. ... more 
New giant marine reptile species from the Early Jurassic foundWashington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 A team of German and Swedish scientists have identified a new long-necked marine reptile species of the early Jurassic. ... more 
Volcanic carbon dioxide drove ancient global warming eventSouthampton UK (SPX) Sep 04, 2017 New research, led by the University of Southampton and involving a team of international scientists, suggests that an extreme global warming event 56 million years ago was driven by massive CO2 emis ... more 
Geologist, artist team up to recreate ancient arthropod ecosystemsWashington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 Esben Horn, a Danish artist, is helping Swedish geologist Mats E. Eriksson and his colleagues to imagine the world of Agnostus pisiformis, the tiny trilobite-like arthropod that proliferated throughout Scandinavia during the Cambrian period, some 500 million years. ... more |
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  Miami (AFP) Sept 14, 2017 
Shocked Americans were struggling on Thursday to understand how eight elderly people in a Florida retirement home - directly across the street from a hospital - could have died in the days following Hurricane Irma's devastating passage.
The matter is now in the hands of the law.
Making the drama even more shocking, the deaths could perhaps have been prevented by hooking up an emergency ... more Naples, United States (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Trump views flooding's aftermath in hurricane-ravaged Florida Pointe-a-Pitre (AFP) Sept 16, 2017France's hurricane-hit St Martin on guard for health threats Dar Al Kabirah, Syria (AFP) Sept 17, 2017Russia plays up role as peacemaker, donor in Syria |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 
Here's your task. Build a tiny sensor that detects a signature of infrared (IR) wavelengths characteristic of a hot tailpipe, a wood fire, or perhaps even a human being. Design the sensor so that it can remain dormant and unattended but always alert, even for years, without drawing on battery power. And build the sensor so that the act of detection itself can initiate the emission of a signal th ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017Air Force activates new satellites for tracking space objects  Boston MA (SPX) Sep 15, 2017'Peel-and-go' printable structures fold themselves  Los Angeles CA (Sputnik) Sep 13, 2017Ultrathin spacecraft will collect, deposit orbital debris |
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 Kiel, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2017 
The Labrador Sea in the North Atlantic is one of the few areas in the world ocean where cold, saline seawater sinks to large depths and forms deep water. This convection process also transports oxygen into the deep sea.
A team of scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (San Diego, California), Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada) and GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research ... more London (AFP) Sept 12, 2017130-tonne 'monster fatberg' clogs London sewer  Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017Old fish are rare in today's heavily fished oceans  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 12, 2017NASA team find evidence of sea level 'fingerprints' |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 13, 2017 
Asia's mountain glaciers will lose at least a third of their mass through global warming by century's end, with dire consequences for millions of people who rely on them for fresh water, researchers said Wednesday.
This is a best-case scenario, based on the assumption that the world manages to limit average global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial le ... moreWashington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017Study shows Arctic sea ice continues to melt considerably  Umea, Sweden (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Reindeer grazing protects tundra plant diversity in a warming climate  Sydney (AFP) Sept 8, 2017Warm Antarctic caves harbour secret life: scientists |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2017 
Fans of French cheeses in China have received news they may find hard to digest: the country's food hygiene authorities have turned their noses up at some people's favourite fare, blocking imports of Camembert, Brie and Roquefort.
"We haven't been able to get our orders through customs for three weeks," Vincent Marion, co-founder of Cheese Republic, one of China's leading online cheesemonger ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 11, 2017EU chamber urges China to lift cheese ban  Aqaba, Jordan (AFP) Sept 7, 2017Parched Jordan starts growing vegetables in  Melbourne FL (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Research finds roots use chemical 'photos' to coordinate growth |
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 Niamey (AFP) Sept 15, 2017 
Flooding unleashed by three months of torrential rain in Niger has killed at least 54 people and left nearly 200,000 displaced, the UN said Friday.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said most of the deaths took place in the capital Niamey and that more than 11,000 homes were destroyed.
Niamey has been hardest hit along with Dosso in the south, Tillaberi in ... moreWashington (AFP) Sept 17, 2017Norma weakens near Mexican resort, Maria threatens Caribbean Niamey (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Niger flooding kills 50, displaces over 100,000 since June Ha Tinh, Vietnam (AFP) Sept 15, 2017Three dead as Typhoon Doksuri lashes central Vietnam |
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 Warri, Nigeria (AFP) Sept 10, 2017 
Pro-Biafra supporters clashed with troops in southeast Nigeria on Sunday, with claims that five people were killed, although the army quickly denied any loss of life.
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) movement claimed in a statement that five of its members were killed when soldiers and police tried to kill its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, at his home in Umuahia.
The IPOB is demanding a sep ... more Bamako (AFP) Sept 8, 2017HRW accuses Mali, Burkina troops of sweeping rights abuses  Kinshasa (AFP) Aug 29, 2017DRCongo troops chasing reporter 'force entry' at UN base  Luanda (AFP) Aug 23, 2017Angolans vote as Dos Santos ends 38-year rule |
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 New York NY (SPX) Sep 07, 2017 
In a study analyzing the genomes of 210,000 people in the United States and Britain, researchers at Columbia University find that the genetic variants linked to Alzheimer's disease and heavy smoking are less frequent in people with longer lifespans, suggesting that natural selection is weeding out these unfavorable variants in both populations.
Researchers further find that sets of genetic ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 6, 2017Groups are more likely to lie than individuals, new study shows  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 31, 2017Human settlement in the Americas may have occurred in the late Pleistocene  Washington (UPI) Sep 5, 2017Humans are still evolving, study suggests |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 12, 2017 
Many climate scientists are convinced that mega-storms Harvey and Irma - which left scores dead and caused massive economic losses - were boosted by global warming, but hesitate to say so in as many words.
Call it the hurricane paradox.
On the one hand, top experts point to the laws of physics, computer modelling, and measurable increases in sea levels and the temperatures of both ocea ... more (UPI) Sep 13, 2017EU pledges to 'make our planet great again'  Montreal (AFP) Sept 15, 2017Canada, China, EU and partners push forward on Paris climate accord On Board The Papal Plane (AFP) Sept 11, 2017Pope slams climate change deniers as 'stupid' |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 
For a few weeks over the summer in 2011, teams of scientists from around the world converged on a small patch of ponderosa pine forest in Colorado to carry out one of the most detailed, extended survey of atmospheric chemistry ever attempted in one place, in many cases using new measurement devices created especially for this project. Now, after years of analysis, their comprehensive synthesis o ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Who is the chief culprit of dust concentrations over East Asia? El Segundo CA (SPX) Sep 14, 2017Boeing to Design and Build Seven Medium Earth Orbit Satellites for SES  Toulouse, France (SPX) Sep 12, 2017Airbus to reshape Earth observation market with its Pleiades Neo constellation |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 
Esben Horn, a Danish artist, is helping Swedish geologist Mats E. Eriksson and his colleagues to imagine the world of Agnostus pisiformis, the tiny trilobite-like arthropod that proliferated throughout Scandinavia during the Cambrian period, some 500 million years.
Though prolific, Agnostus pisiformis thrived for only a brief period of time, making the fossil useful as a time reference. ... moreWashington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017New giant marine reptile species from the Early Jurassic found Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2017Prehistoric crocodile species discovered in Texas Southampton UK (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Volcanic carbon dioxide drove ancient global warming event |
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 Beojing, China (SPX) Sep 04, 2017 
The power it takes to bring a Boeing 747 from a resting state on the airport tarmac to speeding across the sky is enormous. The jet can continue in its active state for as long as its fuel lasts. A Frisbee, in contrast, takes far less energy to go airborne, but with no energy supply, it falls almost immediately.
The same principle can be extended to the traditional power system and decentr ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017ADB: New finance model needed for low-carbon shift in Asia  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 |
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 Richmond, Canada (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 
Corvus Energy is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Norwegian maritime electronics firm Elmarin AS as the supplier of lithium ion based energy storage systems (ESS) for three new hybrid fishing vessels. The Orca Energy ESS from Corvus will supply electrical power to the fishing vessels' propulsion systems and electrical networks to enable environmentally-friendly and lower cost ope ... more Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Researchers challenge status quo of battery commercialization  Newark DE (SPX) Sep 13, 2017More durable, less expensive fuel cells  Kracrow, Poland (SPX) Sep 13, 2017A revolution in lithium-ion batteries is becoming more realistic |
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 Shanghai (AFP) Sept 14, 2017 
The world's oldest captive giant panda has died at the ripe old age of 37 - more than 100 in human years - her handlers in China said on Thursday as they gave "Basi" an emotional send-off.
The Straits Giant Panda Research and Exchange Center in southeastern China, where she has lived for 33 years, bid a heartfelt farewell to the bear, with a memorial service that featured Basi's body surro ... more Paris (AFP) Sept 13, 2017Elephants hide by day, forage at night to evade poachers  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2017When not to eat your kids  Kingston RI (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Invasive plants change ecosystems from the bottom up |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 16, 2017 
The jailing of Hong Kong's best-known democracy activists has pushed a new wave of young leaders to take the helm as they seek to keep the movement's message alive.
Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, who carved out international reputations with their campaigning, were both sent to prison last month in what rights groups slammed as politically motivated prosecutions.
Alongside fellow activist A ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2017China tightens restrictions on religious freedom  Beijing (AFP) Sept 9, 2017Pregnant woman's suicide roils China  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 7, 2017Student backlash in Hong Kong independence row |
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 Warsaw (AFP) Sept 13, 2017  Poland on Wednesday accused the EU's top court of taking sides in a lawsuit lodged by the European Commission against it for logging in the Bialowieza Forest, Europe's last primeval woodland.
Warsaw and the Commission argued their cases on Monday before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg, where Poland is accused of commercial logging in the protected UNESCO World Heritage site ... more Abidjan (AFP) Sept 13, 2017Chocolate industry driving deforestation of Ivory Coast: report  Salem NC (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Hidden Inca treasure: Remarkable new tree genus discovered in the Andes  Ithaca NY (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Deforestation long overlooked as contributor to climate change |
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