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  Mexico City (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 The earthquake that turned huge swathes of Mexico City into a disaster zone last week took a toll on the country's economy, but analysts say it will bounce back fast when rebuilding starts. The teeming city of 20 million people ground to an eerie halt after the September 19 quake, which killed more than 340 people across five states and the capital. The earthquake caused some $2 billion in damage, together with an earlier quake this month, according to the Mexican government. That will inevi ... read more |
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Trump lifts barriers to Puerto Rico hurricane aidWashington (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 President Donald Trump eased shipping restrictions on storm-battered Puerto Rico Thursday, as he faced sharp criticism for the painfully slow response to Hurricane Maria. ... more  
After tsunami, ocean plastic acted as rafts for small sea lifeMiami (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 After a tsunami hit Japan in 2011, hundreds of aquatic species migrated across the ocean to the US by hitching rides on debris that acted as rafts, researchers said Thursday. ... more 
More than 120,000 flee rumbling Bali volcanoKarangasem, Indonesia (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 More than 122,000 people have fled their homes on the resort island of Bali, fearful that a rumbling volcano could erupt at any time, disaster officials said. ... more  
A sustainable future powered by seaOnna, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 Professor Tsumoru Shintake at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) yearns for a clean future, one that is affordable and powered by sustainable energy. Original ... more |
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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 Landslide, heavy rain in Pakistan sweeps away cars, killing 3 Texas flood missing toll revised sharply down to three Tsunami alert lifted after powerful quakes off Russian coast Hong Kong hit by strong winds, heavy rain as Typhoon Wipha skirts past Tsunami alert after powerful quakes strike off coast of Russia |
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With extra sugar, leaves get fat tooUpton, NY (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 Eat too much without exercising and you'll probably put on a few pounds. As it turns out, plant leaves do something similar. In a new study at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Lab ... more  
A beautiful wing design solution inspired by owl feathersBethlehem, PA (SPX) Sep 27, 2017 Many species of owl are able to hunt without being heard by their prey by suppressing the noise of their wings at sound frequencies above 1.6 kilohertz (kHz) - including the range at which human hea ... more  
Energy harvested from evaporation could power much of US, says studyNew York NY (SPX) Sep 27, 2017 In the first evaluation of evaporation as a renewable energy source, researchers at Columbia University find that U.S. lakes and reservoirs could generate 325 gigawatts of power, nearly 70 percent o ... more  
Click beetles inspire design of self-righting robotsChampaign IL (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 Robots perform many tasks that humans can't or don't want to perform, getting around on intricately designed wheels and limbs. If they tip over, however, they are rendered almost useless. A team of ... more  
Study: 3.95 billion-year-old rocks contain earliest traces of lifeWashington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 A team of Japanese researchers believe they've discovered the oldest known evidence of life on Earth. The scientists found signs of biological activity in 3.95 billion-year-old rocks from Labrador in northeast Canada. ... more  
Panda diplomacy: Two giant pandas from China land in IndonesiaJakarta (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 Two giant pandas from China arrived in Indonesia on Thursday in an act of "panda diplomacy" aimed at celebrating 60 years of bilateral ties. ... more |
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Inside the dark, dangerous world of Mexico's 'moles'Mexico City (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 Ismael Villegas is on vacation, but you wouldn't know it to look at him. ... more  
Forest loss means tropics emit more carbon than they trap: studyMiami (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 The widespread loss of forests in the tropics means the region emits more carbon than it captures, reversing its longtime role as a safeguard against climate change, researchers said Thursday. ... more  
Drought not dingos behind mainland Australia tiger extinction: studySydney (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 The mystery loss of Tasmanian tigers from mainland Australia was likely caused by climate change and not wild dogs or hunting by Aborigines, scientists said Thursday. ... more  
Planet-warming methane from livestock underestimated: studyParis (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 Emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from livestock are larger than previously thought, posing an additional challenge in the fight to curb global warming, scientists said Friday. ... more |
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  Luxembourg (SPX) Sep 27, 2017 
The emergency.lu Rapid Response Kit has been deployed by the Government of Luxembourg to provide vital satellite-enabled connectivity to the coordination center in Dominica, following the devastation brought by the Category 5 Hurricane Maria, announced SES and its partners today.
The connectivity provided on an SES satellite is used for broadband and voice communication, to ensure that eme ... more Oslo (AFP) Sept 29, 2017Nobel's shining stars who lost their lustre Washington (AFP) Sept 29, 2017Trump lifts barriers to Puerto Rico hurricane aid  Mexico City (AFP) Sept 29, 2017Mexican economy to bounce back fast from quake: analysts |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 27, 2017 
Much can be detected in blood or urine: viral illnesses, metabolic disorders or autoimmune diseases can be diagnosed with laboratory tests, for instance. But such examinations often take a few hours and are quite complex, which is why doctors hand the samples over to specialist laboratories.
Scientists at ETH Zurich and the company Roche have jointly developed a completely new analysis met ... more Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Fast magnetic writing of data  Washington (UPI) Sep 26, 2017Dosage formulations for anti-radiation drug being developed  Nottingham UK (SPX) Sep 27, 2017The 3-D selfie has arrived |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 
Researchers have found a way to chart changes in the speed of deep-ocean currents using the most modest of materials - mud. The approach, reported in the journal Deep-Sea Research Part I, could provide scientists with a better basis for understanding the behaviour of ancient ocean currents and, in an age of mounting apprehension over climate change, could help them to judge what level of fluctua ... more Southampton, UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2017Scientists call for more research on how human activities affect the seabed Onna, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2017A sustainable future powered by sea  Ispra, Italy (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Black Sea water temperatures may buck global trend |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 
When the strong winds that circle the Arctic slacken, cold polar air can escape and cause extreme winter chills in parts of the Northern hemisphere. A new study finds that these weak states have become more persistent over the past four decades and can be linked to cold winters in Russia and Europe.
It is the first to show that changes in winds high up in the stratosphere substantially con ... more Sydney (AFP) Sept 27, 2017Shipping risks rise as Antarctic ice hits record low  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 21, 2017End-of-summer Arctic sea ice extent is eighth lowest on record  Fairbanks AK (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Researchers take on atmospheric effects of Arctic snowmelt |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 
Emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from livestock are larger than previously thought, posing an additional challenge in the fight to curb global warming, scientists said Friday.
Revised calculations of methane produced per head of cattle show that global livestock emissions in 2011 were 11 percent higher than estimates based on data from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Chan ... more Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Sep 26, 2017Climate insurance is rarely well thought out in agriculture  Cambridge UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2017Global network of botanical gardens contain a third of all known plant species  Momchilovtsi, Bulgaria (AFP) Sept 26, 2017Bulgarian village goes Chinese in yoghurt craze |
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 Karangasem, Indonesia (AFP) Sept 28, 2017  The last time Bali's Mount Agung volcano erupted, a stream of molten lava flattened teenage Gusti Nyoman Dauh's home, while cascading ash, rocks and hot gas killed 1,600 of his neighbours.
So more than fifty years later, when the Indonesian volcano began rumbling once again, the now-grandfather did not hesitate before gathering his family and fleeing to a crowded, makeshift shelter.
Slee ... moreKarangasem, Indonesia (AFP) Sept 28, 2017More than 120,000 flee rumbling Bali volcano Miami (AFP) Sept 28, 2017After tsunami, ocean plastic acted as rafts for small sea life  Wellington (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Vanuatu orders mass evacuation of volcano island |
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 Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 27, 2017 
The scientific community has been working on the possibility of a relationship between periods of drought and rioting for several years. The University of Geneva (UNIGE), operating in partnership with the universities of Heidelberg (Germany) and Lucerne (Switzerland), has formally verified this hypothesis by studying almost 1,800 riots that occurred over a 20-year period in sub-Saharan Africa. ... more Tafi Atome, Ghana (AFP) Sept 27, 2017Ghanaian villagers profit from monkey business  Bamako (AFP) Sept 21, 2017New ceasefire signed by armed groups  United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 22, 2017C. Africa asks UN to send more peacekeepers, ease arms embargo |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 
The first large-scale study of ancient human DNA from sub-Saharan Africa opens a long-awaited window into the identity of prehistoric populations in the region and how they moved around and replaced one another over the past 8,000 years.
The findings, published Sept. 21 in Cell by an international research team led by Harvard Medical School, answer several longstanding mysteries and uncove ... more Grand-Lahou, Ivory Coast (AFP) Sept 24, 2017Helping Ponso, sole survivor of 'Chimpanzee Island' in I. Coast  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Cell phone data coupled with sewage testing show drug use patterns  Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017Royal tomb of ancient Mayan ruler found in Guatemala |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 
Economic losses from severe storms, hurricanes, floods, drought and wildfires are projected to reach at least $360 billion a year in the next decade in America, about half of annual US growth, according to a report out Wednesday.
Since some kinds of severe weather can be made worse or more frequent by climate change, action is needed to move the United States away from fossil fuels and towar ... moreSydney (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Drought not dingos behind mainland Australia tiger extinction: study  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' |
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 Buffalo NY (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 
Scientists have used satellite data to monitor underground water reserves in California's Silicon Valley, discovering that water levels rebounded quickly after a severe drought that lasted from 2012-15.
The research points to the success of aggressive conservation measures. It also helps to lay the groundwork for low-cost monitoring of subterranean water reserves in California and elsewher ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2017OSIRIS-REx views Pacifica on Earth Flyby  Hanover NH (SPX) Sep 26, 2017How aerial thermal imagery is revolutionizing archaeology  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 25, 2017A Box of 'Black Magic' to Study Earth from Space |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 
A team of Japanese researchers believe they've discovered the oldest known evidence of life on Earth. The scientists found signs of biological activity in 3.95 billion-year-old rocks from Labrador in northeast Canada.
The rock samples were formed when Earth was 500 million years old. During the Eoarchaean Era - the first during which Earth featured a curst - the planet was covered wit ... more New York NY (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Early trilobites had stomachs, new fossil study finds  Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2017The surprising, ancient behavior of jellyfish  New York NY (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Scientists sequence asexual tiny worm - whose lineage stretches back 18 million years |
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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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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Sep 27, 2017 
A major issue facing ITER, the international tokamak under construction in France that will be the first magnetic fusion device to produce net energy, is whether the crucial divertor plates that will exhaust waste heat from the device can withstand the high heat flux, or load, that will strike them.
Alarming projections extrapolated from existing tokamaks suggest that the heat flux could b ... moreNew York NY (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Energy harvested from evaporation could power much of US, says study  Oslo, Norway (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Stopping problem ice - by cracking it  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Hybrid indium-lithium anodes provide fast interfacial ion transport |
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 Jakarta (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 
Two giant pandas from China arrived in Indonesia on Thursday in an act of "panda diplomacy" aimed at celebrating 60 years of bilateral ties.
Cai Tao and Hu Chun, both aged seven, arrived from Sichuan province and will be housed at a safari zoo in Bogor, a city near the capital Jakarta.
The pandas were lent by Beijing to mark the diplomatic anniversary despite recent tensions between the ... moreMexico City (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Inside the dark, dangerous world of Mexico's 'moles'  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Sep 27, 2017The drying of peatlands is reducing bird diversity  Nairobi (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Chinese buyers fuelling ivory surge in Laos, report says |
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 Taipei (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 
A music concert in Taiwan descended into chaos over the weekend when independence activists clashed with pro-China groups, with three people injured in the scuffles.
The incident comes amid heightened tensions between the self-ruled island and the mainland since Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen took office in May last year, with Beijing cutting off all official communications.
The event ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Hundreds mark third anniversary of Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement  Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2017Interpol meets in Beijing as China hunts for fugitives  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 23, 2017Universities battleground for latest row over Hong Kong freedoms |
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 Miami (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 
The widespread loss of forests in the tropics means the region emits more carbon than it captures, reversing its longtime role as a safeguard against climate change, researchers said Thursday.
The analysis in the journal Science relies on 12 years (2003-2014) of satellite imagery, laser remote sensing technology and field measurements.
This approach allowed scientists to focus on aspects ... more Brasilia (AFP) Sept 26, 2017Brazil scraps bid to mine Amazon natural reserve  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2017American oaks share a common northern ancestor  Montreal, Canada (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Forest fires are not limited to hot or temperate climates |
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