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  Boston MA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 In the past 540 million years, the Earth has endured five mass extinction events, each involving processes that upended the normal cycling of carbon through the atmosphere and oceans. These globally fatal perturbations in carbon each unfolded over thousands to millions of years, and are coincident with the widespread extermination of marine species around the world. The question for many scientists is whether the carbon cycle is now experiencing a significant jolt that could tip the planet toward ... read more |
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How Teotihuacan's urban design was lost and foundWashington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 probably replied with the Aztecs, the Inca or perhaps the Maya. A new paper, published in De Gruyter's open access journal Open Archeology, by Michael E. Smith of Arizona State University shows how ... more  
Bite force research reveals dinosaur-eating frogAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 Scientists say that a large, now extinct, frog called Beelzebufo that lived about 68 million years ago in Madagascar would have been capable of eating small dinosaurs. The conclusion comes fro ... more  
Science denial not limited to political rightChicago IL (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, many claims have been made that science denial, particularly as it relates to climate change, is primarily a problem of the political right. But what ... more  
Ice age may have clipped bird migrationLincoln NE (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 The onset of the last ice age may have forced some bird species to abandon their northerly migrations for thousands of years, says new research led by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln ornithologist. ... more |
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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 CORRECTED: Typhoon Kalmaegi kills 66 in Philippines: civil defence office |
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Scientists Produce Best Estimate of Earth's CompositionCanberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have produced the best estimate of Earth's elemental composition which will help them understand how the Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago. ... more 
Dinosaur evolution: Lumbering giants had agile ancestorsMunich, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 The best known sauropod dinosaurs were huge herbivorous creatures, whose brain structures were markedly different from those of their evolutionary predecessors, for the earliest representatives of t ... more 
Imagining a world without speciesBoston MA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 Even Charles Darwin, the author of "The Origin of Species", had a problem with species. "I was much struck how entirely vague and arbitrary is the distinction between species and varieties," D ... more 
Impact of Arctic amplification on East Asian winter climateHong Kong, China (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 An ongoing research project aims to identify and explain teleconnections and future changes in the East Asian Winter Monsoon under Arctic Amplification. The project is led by Dr. Wen Zhou of City Un ... more 
Wind, Warm Water Revved Up Melting Antarctic GlaciersPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 21, 2017 A NASA study has located the Antarctic glaciers that accelerated the fastest between 2008 and 2014 and finds that the most likely cause of their speedup is an observed influx of warm water into the ... more 
Royal tomb of ancient Mayan ruler found in GuatemalaWashington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 Scientists have completed the excavation of the oldest royal tomb yet discovered at Waka', a Classic Maya archaeological site in Guatemala. ... more |
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 Climate change challenges the survival of fish across the world  
Forest fires are not limited to hot or temperate climatesMontreal, Canada (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 Forest fires and wildland fires are common in summer in the temperate boreal forest, rarer at high altitudes, and unheard of in an ice age at high altitudes - until now. Evidence of wildfires dating ... more 
Canada Tory MP called out for referring to minister as 'climate Barbie'Ottawa (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 A longtime Conservative MP was called out Wednesday for referring to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna as Canada's "climate Barbie." ... more  
Bangladesh army steps up as Rohingya suffer heavy rainCox'S Bazar, Bangladesh (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 Bangladesh's army was ordered Wednesday to take a bigger role helping hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence in Myanmar, amid warnings it could take six months to register the new refugees. ... more  
'Storm of the century' Maria pummels Puerto RicoSan Juan (AFP) Sept 21, 2017 Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico on Wednesday and left the entire island without power, bringing deadly winds and pounding rain that sent thousands scurrying to shelters. ... more |
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  Cox'S Bazar, Bangladesh (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 
Bangladesh's army was ordered Wednesday to take a bigger role helping hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence in Myanmar, amid warnings it could take six months to register the new refugees.
Troops would be deployed immediately in Cox's Bazar near the border where more than 420,000 Rohingya Muslims have arrived since August 25, said Obaidul Quader, a senior minister and depu ... more Mexico City (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Desperate parents, missing children at quake-hit Mexico City school  London (AFP) Sept 19, 2017British Virgin Islands under curfew as new storm approaches  Marigot (AFP) Sept 17, 2017Hurricane-hit St Martin takes first steps to rebuild |
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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  Oxford, UK (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Low-level radiation exposure less harmful to health than other modern lifestyle risks  Houston TX (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Space radiation is risky business for the human body |
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 Bethesda MD (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
Lockheed Martin Ventures is making a strategic investment in Ocean Aero, the developer of the Submaran unmanned maritime vehicle. This is Lockheed Martin Ventures' third investment this year, and it will create opportunities for both companies to grow their maritime capabilities, with a focus on multi-domain Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissan ... more Tetiaroa, France (AFP) Sept 20, 2017The godfather of eco-bling: Brando's Tahitian paradise  Washington (UPI) Sep 19, 2017Rogue wave could have downed El Faro cargo ship, research shows  Seattle WA (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Climate change challenges the survival of fish across the world |
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 Hong Kong, China (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 
An ongoing research project aims to identify and explain teleconnections and future changes in the East Asian Winter Monsoon under Arctic Amplification. The project is led by Dr. Wen Zhou of City University of Hong Kong.
Since 1990, a significant winter cooling trend has occurred in the midlatitudes, including western Siberia, where cold air activity in East Asia originates. Simultaneously ... more Sydney (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Maiden mid-air refuel ensures supplies to Antarctic research station Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 21, 2017Wind, Warm Water Revved Up Melting Antarctic Glaciers Lincoln NE (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Ice age may have clipped bird migration |
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 Dubai (AFP) Sept 19, 2017  Standing behind her stall at a Dubai exhibition centre, Dai Dong He offered passersby what looked like carefully wrapped biscuits or chocolates.
"This is dry beef, beef snacks," said Dai, general manager of Anhui Central Asia Food Co., one of eight Chinese firms from Anhui Province displaying products at Halal Expo Dubai 2017.
Dubai is hosting the show for the ninth year running, with th ... more Paris (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Syngenta chief calls for debate on 'sustainable agriculture'  Melbourne FL (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Research finds roots use chemical 'photos' to coordinate growth  Riga (AFP) Sept 10, 2017Latvia tweets no room for mushroom hunters on army base |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 
Israel said Wednesday it was sending a team of 70 soldiers including engineers and search-and-rescue specialists to Mexico after a powerful earthquake killed more than 200 people.
The soldiers were due to depart from Israel at around 3 pm (1200 GMT) and arrive some 18 hours later, said Israeli military spokesman Jonathan Conricus.
The team will include 25 engineers, whose work will inclu ... more Mexico City (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Scramble for survivors as quake flattens Mexico City buildings  San Juan (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Hurricane Maria pummels Puerto Rico San Juan (AFP) Sept 21, 2017'Storm of the century' Maria pummels Puerto Rico |
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 On Board The Dixmude, Senegal (AFP) Sept 20, 2017 
Armed and stony-faced, six black-clothed members of Senegal's marine special forces board the Chinese fishing boat, alerted by radio that it may be operating illegally.
Identity papers are demanded and the cargo is inspected: one of the crew members is not on the manifest of the "Casimir", which departed from Hong Kong, and their fishing licence has expired.
The scene is a simulation, bu ... more Warri, Nigeria (AFP) Sept 10, 2017Pro-Biafra supporters clash with Nigerian troops  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 |
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 Oxford, UK (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
The first large-scale genetic study of people in Papua New Guinea has shown that different groups within the country are genetically highly different from each other. Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their colleagues at the University of Oxford and the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research reveal that the people there have remained genetically independent from Europ ... moreWashington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017Royal tomb of ancient Mayan ruler found in Guatemala Washington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2017How Teotihuacan's urban design was lost and found  New York NY (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Large-scale study of genetic data shows humans still evolving |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
A new study evaluating models of future climate scenarios has led to the creation of the new risk categories "catastrophic" and "unknown" to characterize the range of threats posed by rapid global warming. Researchers propose that unknown risks imply existential threats to the survival of humanity.
These categories describe two low-probability but statistically significant scenarios that c ... moreChicago IL (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Science denial not limited to political right Ottawa (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Canada Tory MP called out for referring to minister as 'climate Barbie'  Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2017US looks to work with Paris climate accord 'partners': Tillerson |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have produced the best estimate of Earth's elemental composition which will help them understand how the Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago.
The solar system began as a dense blob in a molecular cloud of hydrogen gas and dust that collapsed under its own gravity, forming the early Sun, Earth and other planets.
Co-researcher Assoc ... more Washington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2017Dust devils contribute large amount of particulate matter to atmospheres of Earth, Mars  El Segundo CA (SPX) Sep 14, 2017Boeing to Design and Build Seven Medium Earth Orbit Satellites for SES  Boston MA (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Team gathers unprecedented data on atmosphere's organic chemistry |
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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
The idea of being bitten by a nearly toothless modern frog or salamander sounds laughable, but their ancient ancestors had a full array of teeth, large fangs and thousands of tiny hook-like structures called denticles on the roofs of their mouths that would snare prey, according to new research by paleontologists at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM).
In research published online ... more Oxford, UK (SPX) Sep 19, 2017'Mysterious' ancient creature was definitely an animal Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Bite force research reveals dinosaur-eating frog  Lund, Sweden (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Celebrity fossil reveals all for science |
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 Menlo Park CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
A project led by the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will combine artificial intelligence with massive amounts of data and industry experience from a dozen U.S. partners to identify places where the electric grid is vulnerable to disruption, reinforce those spots in advance and recover faster when failures do occur.
The eventual goal is an autonomous grid that s ... more Beojing, China (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Scientists propose method to improve microgrid stability and reliability  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 |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 
University of Washington researchers have demonstrated for the first time that devices that run on almost zero power can transmit data across distances of up to 2.8 kilometers - breaking a long-held barrier and potentially enabling a vast array of interconnected devices.
For example, flexible electronics - from knee patches that capture range of motion in arthritic patients to patches that ... more Stanford CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Stanford professor tests a cooling system that works without electricity  Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Researchers challenge status quo of battery commercialization  Kracrow, Poland (SPX) Sep 13, 2017A revolution in lithium-ion batteries is becoming more realistic |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 
Scientists from the Wolf Science Center of the Vetmeduni Vienna have shown that wolves understand the connection between cause and effect better than dogs.
The study, published today in Scientific Reports, found that domesticated dogs could not make the connection between cause and effect when tested with an object that contained food made noise when shaken, but wolves could.
Res ... more Boston MA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Mathematics predicts a sixth mass extinction Boston MA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Imagining a world without species  Washington (UPI) Sep 8, 2017Monarch butterflies disappearing from western US |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 15, 2017 
China's latest crackdown on pyramid schemes was prompted by three shocking deaths: one young man who was beaten, another who was found dead in a pond, a third left to die on a road.
Like elsewhere in the world, the scams have proliferated in China as fraudsters trick people into thinking they can become rich quickly. Members are charged a joining fee and required to recruit new investors wit ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 16, 2017New wave of leaders step into breach for jailed HK democracy activists  Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2017China tightens restrictions on religious freedom  Beijing (AFP) Sept 9, 2017Pregnant woman's suicide roils China |
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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 
Forest fires and wildland fires are common in summer in the temperate boreal forest, rarer at high altitudes, and unheard of in an ice age at high altitudes - until now. Evidence of wildfires dating back 20,000 years was recently discovered in the Massif du Queyras, in the heart of the French Alps, 2,240 metres above sea level.
The news comes in a joint Canada-France study published in New ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 19, 2017Harvard report details the threats faced by New England forests  Porto-Novoa Benin (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Restored forest now shelters dozens of endangered species  Washington (UPI) Sep 7, 2017Researchers discover new tree genus in the Andes |
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