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  Paris (AFP) Sept 21, 2017 Swiss agrochemicals giant Syngenta, recently taken over by ChemChina, said there should be a wide-scale debate on what constitutes "sustainable agriculture" in face of a number of current controversies over pesticides. "We have a lot of discussions about specific products. I think it's really important to step back and have a real discussion with the government, and with NGOs and academics about what is a sustainable agriculture," Syngenta chief executive Eryk Fyrwald told AFP in an interview. ... read more |
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NASA-Produced Damage Maps May Aid Mexico Quake ResponsePasadena CA (JPL) Sep 22, 2017 A NASA-produced map of areas likely damaged by the Sept. 19 magnitude 7.1 Raboso earthquake near Mexico City has been provided to Mexican authorities to help responders and groups supporting the res ... more  
Snow leopards no longer 'endangered,' conservationists ruleWashington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017 Scientists at the International Union for Conservation of Nature have taken snow leopards off the Red List. According to the IUCN, snow leopards are no longer "endangered." ... more 
Study: Proteins have 'add-ons,' just like web browsersWashington (UPI) Sep 19, 2017 New research proves cellular proteins identify and communicate with one another using molecular "add-ons." Scientists liken the protein add-ons to web browser plug-ins. ... more 
Biggest and smallest creatures at top risk of extinction: studyMiami (AFP) Sept 18, 2017 Animals on both the large and small side of the spectrum face the most risk of extinction - but for very different reasons, each with vast consequences for the planet, researchers said Monday. ... 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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Trudeau tells UN Canada has failed its indigenous peopleUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 21, 2017 Declaring that Canada is "no land of wonders," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the United Nations on Thursday that his country was working to address failures in the treatment of its indigenous people. ... more 
Corruption fuelling ivory trade in central Africa: studyYaounde (AFP) Sept 7, 2017 Sophisticated international trafficking of ivory in central Africa is being fuelled by high levels of corruption, according to a report published Thursday. ... more 
Report finds staggering decline in Canada wildlifeMontreal (AFP) Sept 14, 2017 Half of the vertebrate populations in Canada are in staggering decline, despite the country's vast outback, according to a WWF report Thursday that highlighted threats to beluga whales and caribou. ... more 
Study finds city life is tough on young birdsWashington (UPI) Sep 8, 2017 Scientists from Lund University found in a recent study that city life can be difficult for young birds, but if they survive their first year, they are less susceptible to stress. ... more  
Giant sea snail plan to rescue Barrier ReefSydney (AFP) Sept 18, 2017 A giant starfish-eating snail could be unleashed to help save the Great Barrier Reef, officials said Monday, with a trial underway to breed thousands of the rare species. ... more  
Earth's oldest trees in climate-induced race up the tree lineDavis CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 Bristlecone pine and limber pine trees in the Great Basin region are like two very gnarled, old men in a slow-motion race up the mountaintop, and climate change is the starting gun, according to a s ... more |
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 Invasive beetle pushing US ash trees to extinction: conservationists  
Earth through different eyesParis (ESA) Sep 19, 2017 In the 1960s, photographs of Earth taken by the first astronauts captured the imaginations of people across the world. The pictures not only became icons for space exploration, but also the fragilit ... more  
Robot 'conductor' steals the show from Italy's top tenorPisa, Italy (AFP) Sept 12, 2017 Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's voice soars to the rafters of the Tuscan theatre, but all eyes are on the orchestral conductor beside him - a robot with an apparent penchant for Verdi. ... more  
Supercontinuum lasers to inspire better beer, breadWashington (UPI) Sep 19, 2017 For the first time, researchers have used a supercontinuum laser to analyze whole grains. The laser, powered by state-of-the-art photonic crystal fibers, could help food scientists bake better loafs and brew better beer. ... more  
Hope fading for survivors as Mexico search enters third dayMexico City (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 Mexico waited anxiously on Thursday for signs of life in the rubble of collapsed buildings as a desperate search for survivors of a devastating earthquake entered a third day. ... more |
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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 22, 2017 
A NASA-produced map of areas likely damaged by the Sept. 19 magnitude 7.1 Raboso earthquake near Mexico City has been provided to Mexican authorities to help responders and groups supporting the response efforts. The quake, which struck 75 miles (120 kilometers) southeast of Mexico City, caused significant loss of life and property damage.
To assist in the disaster response efforts, scient ... more Cox'S Bazar, Bangladesh (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Bangladesh army steps up as Rohingya suffer heavy rain  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 |
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 Oxford, UK (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
Human populations have always been exposed to ionizing radiation, and more so in modern life due to its use in medicine, industry and the armed forces. Whilst the risks to human health from medium and high-level radiation are relatively well-understood, the risks at lower levels are less clear. Mixed messages about the safety of low doses of radiation from different sources have created confusio ... more Houston TX (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Space radiation is risky business for the human body  Sheffield UK (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Pulling, not pushing, silk could revolutionize how greener materials are manufactured  San Francisco (AFP) Sept 20, 2017'Overwatch' eSports league to debut in December |
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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  Seattle WA (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Climate change challenges the survival of fish across the world Sydney (AFP) Sept 18, 2017Giant sea snail plan to rescue Barrier Reef |
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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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 Paris (AFP) Sept 21, 2017 
Swiss agrochemicals giant Syngenta, recently taken over by ChemChina, said there should be a wide-scale debate on what constitutes "sustainable agriculture" in face of a number of current controversies over pesticides.
"We have a lot of discussions about specific products. I think it's really important to step back and have a real discussion with the government, and with NGOs and academics a ... more Dubai (AFP) Sept 19, 2017At Dubai expo, Chinese firms look to tap lucrative halal market  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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 Mexico City (AFP) Sept 22, 2017  Mexico waited anxiously on Thursday for signs of life in the rubble of collapsed buildings as a desperate search for survivors of a devastating earthquake entered a third day.
Authorities put the death toll from Tuesday's 7.1 magnitude quake at 272 people, with the number expected to rise.
Volunteer rescue workers who have been seeking survivors since Tuesday fought off growing fatigue ... more Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Israel sending soldier engineers to Mexico quake zone  Mexico City (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Scramble for survivors as quake flattens Mexico City buildings  San Juan (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Hurricane 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 ... more Washington (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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 21, 2017Trudeau tells UN Canada has failed its indigenous people |
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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 ... more Chicago 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 ... moreParis (ESA) Sep 19, 2017Earth through different eyes  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 |
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 Oxford, UK (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
'Mysterious' ancient creature was definitely an animal, research confirms It lived well over 550 million years ago, is known only through fossils and has variously been described as looking a bit like a jellyfish, a worm, a fungus and lichen. But was the 'mysterious' Dickinsonia an animal, or was it something else?
A new study by researchers at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Bristo ... more Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Bite force research reveals dinosaur-eating frog  Munich, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Dinosaur evolution: Lumbering giants had agile ancestors  Toronto, Canada (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Ancient amphibian had mouthful of teeth ready to grab you |
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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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 Newark DE (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 
A team of engineers at the University of Delaware has developed a technology that could make fuel cells cheaper and more durable, a breakthrough that could speed up the commercialization of fuel cell vehicles.
They describe their results in a paper published in Nature Communications on Monday, Sept. 4.
Hydrogen-powered fuel cells are a green alternative to internal combustion engines ... more Seattle WA (SPX) Sep 15, 2017UW shatters long-range communication barrier for near-zero-power devices  Boston MA (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Firebricks offer low-cost storage for carbon-free energy  Berkeley CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2017Graphene-wrapped nanocrystals make inroads towards next-gen fuel cells |
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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 s ... more Boston MA (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Imagining a world without species Montreal (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Report finds staggering decline in Canada wildlife Miami (AFP) Sept 18, 2017Biggest and smallest creatures at top risk of extinction: study |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 19, 2017 
Surrounded by the sleek hi-tech campuses and luxury condominiums of "Beijing's Silicon Valley", migrants from the countryside recreate village life, cooking in outdoor communal areas, playing cards and showering in the street.
But their community's days are numbered.
Demolition crews will soon arrive to flatten its alleys packed with dilapidated, one-room dwellings as part of a city-wide ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 19, 2017Patten calls for dialogue in divided Hong Kong  Beijing (AFP) Sept 15, 2017China cracks down on pyramid scams after deaths Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 16, 2017New wave of leaders step into breach for jailed HK democracy activists |
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 Geneva (AFP) Sept 14, 2017 
An invasive beetle has driven North America's most widespread ash tree towards extinction, conservationists said Thursday, also warning of dramatic declines among several African antelope species.
In an update to its "Red List" of threatened species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said six of North America's most prominent ash species were now "critically endangere ... more Montreal, Canada (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Forest fires are not limited to hot or temperate climates Davis CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Earth's oldest trees in climate-induced race up the tree line  Washington (UPI) Sep 19, 2017Harvard report details the threats faced by New England forests |
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