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  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 02, 2017 The 2011 Japanese tsunami set the stage for something unprecedented. For the first time in recorded history, scientists have detected entire communities of coastal species crossing the ocean by floating on makeshift rafts. Nearly 300 species have appeared on the shores of Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast attached to tsunami debris, marine biologists from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Williams College and other institutions reported in the journal Science on Thursday. The tsunami for ... read more |
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Lost continent of Zealandia: Scientists return from expedition to sunken landWashington DC (SPX) Oct 02, 2017 After a nine-week voyage to study the lost, submerged continent of Zealandia in the South Pacific, a team of 32 scientists from 12 countries has arrived in Hobart, Tasmania, aboard the research vess ... more  
Chimpanzees can learn how to use tools without observing othersBirmingham UK (SPX) Oct 02, 2017 New observations have lead researchers to believe that chimpanzees can use tools spontaneously to solve a task, without needing to watch others first. The evidence of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) s ... more  
The volatile processes that shaped the EarthOxford UK (SPX) Oct 02, 2017 Oxford University scientists have shed new light on how the Earth was first formed. Based on observations of newly-forming stars, scientists know that the solar system began as a disc of dust and ga ... more  
NASA Damage Map Aids Puerto Rico Hurricane ResponsePasadena CA (JPL) Oct 02, 2017 A NASA-produced map showing areas of eastern Puerto Rico that were likely damaged by Hurricane Maria has been provided to responding agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA ... 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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Researchers explore why humans don't purge lethal genetic disorders from the populationWashington DC (SPX) Oct 02, 2017 The human population carries around more deadly genetic diseases than would be expected based on a simple comparison of mutation rates and deaths of affected individuals. Carlos Eduardo Guerra Amori ... more  
New test rapidly diagnoses ZikaBoston MA (SPX) Oct 02, 2017 MIT researchers have developed a paper-based test that can diagnose Zika infection within 20 minutes. Unlike existing tests, the new diagnostic does not cross-react with Dengue virus, a close relati ... more  
Global methane emissions from agriculture possibly much largerWashington DC (SPX) Oct 02, 2017 Global methane emissions from agriculture are larger than estimated due to the previous use of out-of-date data on carbon emissions generated by livestock, according to a study published in the open ... more 
Australia sends naval support to Vanuatu's volcano islandSydney (AFP) Oct 1, 2017 Australia has sent a naval ship to help evacuate thousands of people from Vanuatu's Ambae island, where a volcano is threatening a major eruption. ... more 
Fear of epidemic disaster as disease stalks Rohingya campsCox'S Bazar, Bangladesh (AFP) Sept 30, 2017 Rashida Begum steers clear of the water pump near the reeking latrine shared by more than 100 families in a grim corner of Bangladesh that has grown into one of the world's largest refugee settlements in just weeks. ... more 
Water from a rock: Puerto Ricans cope with hurricane aftermathComerio , Puerto Rico (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 The white pipes carved into the foot of the rain-soaked mountain stick out like needles, and from them flows water. ... more |
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 Signs of corruption emerge from rubble of Mexico quake 
Rescuers race to save animals from Bali volcanoKarangasem, Indonesia (AFP) Sept 30, 2017 Volunteers are risking their lives to save tens of thousands of animals left at the mercy of a rumbling volcano on the tourist island of Bali, making perilous trips into the red zone to relocate them. ... more
Machete, origami and reading: life in San Juan a week after MariaGuaynabo, Puerto Rico (AFP) Oct 1, 2017 Alejandro Araujo whiles away the day doing jigsaw puzzles. At night, he sleeps on a hammock on the patio, machete at his side. ... more 
Philippines gets $415.2 mn loan to help flood controlManila (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 The Philippines will receive a loan of $415.2 million from the World Bank and the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to help it solve chronic flooding in its capital city. ... more 
Earthquake warning systems improving, but prediction still not possible, scientists sayWashington (UPI) Sep 29, 2017 In the last month, two earthquakes have rocked Mexico. On Sept. 7, a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck the coast of Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state. The quake killed 98 people. Two weeks later, an unrelated earthquake rattled Mexico City. The magnitude 7.2 quake killed at least 230 people in Mexico's sprawling capital. ... more |
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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 02, 2017 
A NASA-produced map showing areas of eastern Puerto Rico that were likely damaged by Hurricane Maria has been provided to responding agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The hurricane, a Category 4 storm at landfall on Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, caused widespread damage and numerous casualties on the Caribbean island, an unincorporated U.S. territory with a populatio ... more Mexico City (AFP) Sept 30, 2017Signs of corruption emerge from rubble of Mexico quake Cox'S Bazar, Bangladesh (AFP) Sept 30, 2017Fear of epidemic disaster as disease stalks Rohingya camps Comerio , Puerto Rico (AFP) Sept 29, 2017Water from a rock: Puerto Ricans cope with hurricane aftermath |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 26, 2017 
Humanetics Corporation is to develop solid-dosage formulations of BIO 300, a drug to mitigate the toxicities of exposure to radiation.
The drug, administered orally, is in clinical development by the Minnesota-based firm and is aimed for deployment to military personnel and first responders.
Humanetics' work on dosage is the result of a $3.8 million grant from the U.S. Department ... more Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 02, 2017Ultracold atoms point toward an intriguing magnetic behavior  Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Oct 02, 2017UV-irradiated amorphous ice behaves like liquid at low temperatures  Nottingham UK (SPX) Sep 27, 2017The 3-D selfie has arrived |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017  Lockheed Martin is investing in Ocean Aero alongside Teledyne Technologies for the development of the Submaran unmanned maritime vehicle.
The Submaran S10 is an autonomous unmanned submarine that is powered by solar and wind energy, giving it virtually unlimited endurance and letting it operate for months at a time. It can raise a small sail that can propel it at over 5 knots to conserv ... more Cambridge UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2017Getting the measure of mud  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 |
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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  Fairbanks AK (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Researchers take on atmospheric effects of Arctic snowmelt  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 21, 2017End-of-summer Arctic sea ice extent is eighth lowest on record |
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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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 02, 2017Global methane emissions from agriculture possibly much larger  Cambridge UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2017Global network of botanical gardens contain a third of all known plant species |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 29, 2017 
In the last month, two earthquakes have rocked Mexico. On Sept. 7, a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck the coast of Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state. The quake killed 98 people. Two weeks later, an unrelated earthquake rattled Mexico City. The magnitude 7.2 quake killed at least 230 people in Mexico's sprawling capital.
In the wake of the two disasters, some have wondered whether the ... 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  Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 26, 2017Climate change can goad volcanoes into life |
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 Tafi Atome, Ghana (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 
The villagers of Tafi Atome, in Ghana's Volta Region, grew up listening to tales of their spiritual links to the 1,000 or so mona monkeys that inhabit the surrounding lush forest.
But they have also turned that reverence into revenue, by making the cheeky primates part of an eco-tourist attraction that benefits both animals and locals alike.
Francis Acquaye, the manager of the Tafi Atome ... more Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 27, 2017The link between drought and riots in sub-Saharan Africa  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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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 02, 2017 
The human population carries around more deadly genetic diseases than would be expected based on a simple comparison of mutation rates and deaths of affected individuals. Carlos Eduardo Guerra Amorim of Stony Brook University and colleagues, explore potential explanations in a paper published September 28th, 2017 in PLOS Genetics.
There are many lethal, recessive diseases that plague the h ... moreBirmingham UK (SPX) Oct 02, 2017Chimpanzees can learn how to use tools without observing others  Boston MA (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Ancient human DNA in sub-Saharan Africa lifts veil on prehistory Grand-Lahou, Ivory Coast (AFP) Sept 24, 2017Helping Ponso, sole survivor of 'Chimpanzee Island' in I. Coast |
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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 ... more Sydney (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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 Oxford UK (SPX) Oct 02, 2017 
Oxford University scientists have shed new light on how the Earth was first formed. Based on observations of newly-forming stars, scientists know that the solar system began as a disc of dust and gas surrounding the centrally-growing sun. The gas condensed to solids which accumulated into larger rocky bodies like asteroids and mini-planets. Over a period of 100 million years these mini-planets c ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017Study: 3.95 billion-year-old rocks contain earliest traces of life  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 |
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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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 New 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 of what the United States currently produces.
Though still limited to experiments in the lab, evaporation-harvested power could in principle be made on demand, day or night, overcoming the interm ... more Washington DC (SPX) Oct 02, 2017Small scale energy harvesters show large scale impact  Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Research led by PPPL provides reassurance that heat flux will be manageable in ITER  Oslo, Norway (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Stopping problem ice - by cracking it |
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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 ... more Mexico 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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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 28, 2017  Hundreds gathered outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong Thursday to mark the third anniversary of mass pro-democracy rallies known as the Umbrella Movement, as fears grow over Beijing's tightening grip on the city.
Tens of thousands blocked major thoroughfares in the city for 79 days starting September 28, 2014 to call for fully free leadership elections in the city, in a movement ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 29, 2017China's Communist Party expels top member ahead of congress  Taipei (AFP) Sept 25, 2017'Sing! China' concert in Taiwan halted amid protests  Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2017Interpol meets in Beijing as China hunts for fugitives |
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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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