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  Kiel, Germany (SPX) Oct 03, 2017 Currently, winter has still a firm grip on Antarctica. At this time of the year, the Weddell Sea usually is covered with a thick layer of sea ice. In spite of the icy temperatures in the region, satellite images depict a large ice-free area in the middle of the ice cover. The area of the hole in the ice is larger than The Netherlands and it fascinates climate and polar researchers worldwide. Scientists from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel are closely monitoring the developments ... read more |
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Global Airborne Mission to Make Ozone Hole DetourGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 03, 2017 Atmospheric researchers depart this month on NASA's DC-8 research aircraft on their third survey of the global atmosphere. Taking place for the first time in Northern Hemisphere fall, the season giv ... more  
Poland rejects EU evidence on primeval forest disputeWarsaw (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 Poland on Friday rejected evidence put before the European Court of Justice to prove illegal logging in the Bialowieza forest, a protected UNESCO site that includes Europe's last primeval woodland. ... more  
Mountains of garbage and despair in India's dirtiest cityGonda City, India (AFP) Oct 2, 2017 Flies throng over piles of faeces, the drains overflow with sewage and the foul smell in the air is inescapable. ... more  
First global pact backing indigenous land rights launchedStockholm (AFP) Oct 3, 2017 Native peoples struggling to retain or regain stewardship of forests that sustained them for countless generations may finally have backing from an organisation with both swag and sway. ... 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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Artificial light device boosts cows' milk yields by 9 percentWashington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017 A new artificial light device developed in Ireland promises to increase cows' milk yields by 9 percent. In the latest tests, the technology, a mask, increased milk production among lactating bovines. ... more  
Database of earthquakes triggered by human activity is growing - with some surprisesWashington DC (SPX) Oct 03, 2017 The Human-Induced Earthquake Database (HiQuake), the world's most complete database of earthquake sequences proposed to have been triggered by human activity, now includes approximately 730 entries, ... more 
Vanuatu volcano eruption threat recedes: scientistsWellington (AFP) Oct 3, 2017 A Vanuatu volcano that sparked the evacuation of an entire island appeared to be stabilising, scientists said Tuesday, although aid workers said it was too early for villagers to return home. ... more  
MIT engineers attempt to predict extreme eventsWashington (UPI) Sep 22, 2017 Can a new mathematical framework pinpoint the warning signs before an extreme event? A group of engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology think so. ... more 
Bali volcano evacuees outside red zone fearful to return homeJakarta (AFP) Oct 2, 2017 Thousands of residents who fled a rumbling volcano on the island of Bali are refusing to leave evacuation centres after being told to return to their homes outside of the immediate danger zone. ... more  
2017 Nobels to turn page on Dylan, anti-nuke buzz for peace prizeStockholm (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 The 2017 Nobel season opens next week with all eyes on the two most anticipated prizes: literature, after last year's shock award to Bob Dylan, and peace, as tensions rise over nuclear concerns in North Korea and Iran. ... more |
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Tennis: Heartbroken Nadal 'wants to cry' over Catalan voteBeijing (AFP) Oct 2, 2017 Spain's world number one Rafael Nadal said on Monday he was stunned and felt like crying following a banned independence referendum in Catalonia and a police crackdown. ... more  
Hong Kong democracy activist in court for throwing 'smelly' sandwichHong Kong (AFP) Oct 3, 2017 A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who threw a "smelly fish sandwich" at a police officer as voters went to the polls last year pleaded not guilty to assault Tuesday. ... more 
Facebook beefing up team to thwart election manipulationSan Francisco (AFP) Oct 3, 2017 Facebook on Monday said it will hire more than 1,000 people to thwart deceptive ads crafted to knock elections off course. ... more 
Hong Kong migrant mothers sing for their distant childrenHong Kong (AFP) Oct 1, 2017 Each Sunday, a choir of Filipina domestic workers in Hong Kong gathers to sing songs that remind them of the children they left back home. ... more |
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  Mexico City (AFP) Sept 30, 2017 
Mexico is still cleaning up the rubble left by its killer earthquake on September 19, but already accusations are flying that shoddy construction, official negligence and corruption made the disaster worse.
The 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed more than 350 people and left gruesome scenes of destruction in the capital, such as a primary school where 19 children were crushed to death.
The ... more 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  Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (AFP) Oct 1, 2017Machete, origami and reading: life in San Juan a week after Maria |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 02, 2017 
Using atoms cooled to just billionths of a degree above absolute zero, a team led by researchers at Princeton University has discovered an intriguing magnetic behavior that could help explain how high-temperature superconductivity works.
The researchers found that applying a strong magnetic field to these ultracold atoms caused them to line up in an alternating pattern and lean away from e ... more Stanford CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Researchers developing new technique that uses light to separate mirrored molecules  Washington (UPI) Sep 29, 2017New laser sensor could detect explosives, dangerous gases more quickly  Washington (UPI) Sep 29, 2017Germany-based Hensoldt acquires Kelvin Hughes |
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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 Onna, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2017A sustainable future powered by sea  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 |
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 Kiel, Germany (SPX) Oct 03, 2017 
Currently, winter has still a firm grip on Antarctica. At this time of the year, the Weddell Sea usually is covered with a thick layer of sea ice. In spite of the icy temperatures in the region, satellite images depict a large ice-free area in the middle of the ice cover. The area of the hole in the ice is larger than The Netherlands and it fascinates climate and polar researchers worldwide.
... more Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Winter cold extremes linked to high-altitude polar vortex weakening  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 |
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 Washington 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 access journal Carbon Balance and Management.
In a project sponsored by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Carbon Monitoring System research initiative, researchers ... moreWashington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017Artificial light device boosts cows' milk yields by 9 percent Stockholm (AFP) Oct 3, 2017First global pact backing indigenous land rights launched  Paris (AFP) Sept 29, 2017Planet-warming methane from livestock underestimated: study |
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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 Jakarta (AFP) Oct 2, 2017Bali volcano evacuees outside red zone fearful to return home Miami (AFP) Sept 28, 2017After tsunami, ocean plastic acted as rafts for small sea life |
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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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 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 ... more 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  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Cell phone data coupled with sewage testing show drug use patterns |
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 Sydney (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.
The enigmatic animal - also known as the thylacine - was once widespread across the vast country, but was wiped out on the mainland around 3,000 years ago.
They survived in the southern island state of Tasmania until 1936 ... more Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2017Cost of climate disasters to reach half of US growth in a decade: report  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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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 03, 2017 
CosmoQuest's Image Detective, a NASA-funded citizen science project, invites the public to identify Earth features in photographs taken by astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS). Citizen scientists are asked to help identify geographic features (natural or human-made) in astronaut photographs and then determine the location on Earth where the photo is centered.
CosmoQuest is ... moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Global Airborne Mission to Make Ozone Hole Detour  Buffalo NY (SPX) Sep 26, 2017Scientists monitor Silicon Valley's underground water reserves - from space  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2017OSIRIS-REx views Pacifica on Earth Flyby |
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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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 Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017 
A proposal to address what the Trump administration outlined as threats to traditional energy sources is counterintuitive, sustainable energy supporters said.
The U.S. Department of Energy said last week it was calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to change how the wholesale electricity sector works by offering compensation for "traditional" power generators.
In a ... more Menlo Park CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017SLAC-led project will use AI to prevent or minimize electric grid failures  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 |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 02, 2017 
The production of nano-scale devices has drastically increased with the rise in technological applications, yet a major drawback to the functionality of nano-sized systems is the need for an equally small energy resource.
To address this need, Hamid Foruzande, Ali Hajnayeb and Amin Yaghootian from the Shahid Charmran University of Ahvaz in Iran have been modeling new piezoelectric energy h ... more New York NY (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Energy harvested from evaporation could power much of US, says study  Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017Scientists harvest electricity from tears  Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Research led by PPPL provides reassurance that heat flux will be manageable in ITER |
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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'  Nairobi (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Chinese buyers fuelling ivory surge in Laos, report says  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Sep 27, 2017The drying of peatlands is reducing bird diversity |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 3, 2017 
A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who threw a "smelly fish sandwich" at a police officer as voters went to the polls last year pleaded not guilty to assault Tuesday.
The sandwich had been aimed at the city's then leader, Leung Chun-ying, who was on his way to vote in the September 2016 legislative election, but it missed and hit the officer.
Defendant Avery Ng of the League of Social D ... moreHong Kong (AFP) Oct 1, 2017Hong Kong migrant mothers sing for their distant children  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 |
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 Warsaw (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 
Poland on Friday rejected evidence put before the European Court of Justice to prove illegal logging in the Bialowieza forest, a protected UNESCO site that includes Europe's last primeval woodland.
During a court hearing in Luxembourg on September 11, the European Commission's representative showed satellite images of Bialowieza to show that Warsaw is defying the court's temporary injunctio ... more Miami (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Forest loss means tropics emit more carbon than they trap: study  Brasilia (AFP) Sept 26, 2017Brazil scraps bid to mine Amazon natural reserve  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2017American oaks share a common northern ancestor |
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