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  Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 Light-activated nanoparticles, also known as quantum dots, can provide a crucial boost in effectiveness for antibiotic treatments used to combat drug-resistant superbugs such as E. coli and Salmonella, new University of Colorado Boulder research shows. Multi-drug resistant pathogens, which evolve their defenses faster than new antibiotic treatments can be developed to treat them, cost the United States an estimated $20 billion in direct healthcare costs and an additional $35 billion in lost produc ... read more |
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Polluted lake is poor Nicaraguans' lifelineTipitapa, Nicaragua (AFP) Oct 5, 2017 Looking tired and haggard, William Coronado pulls up before dawn with a boat full of fish on the muddy shore of Nicaragua's Lake Managua, a dumping ground for trash and waste. ... more  
Cats kill more than one million birds per day in AustraliaWashington (UPI) Oct 4, 2017 Cats in Australia kill more than 1 million birds every day, according to a new study. The study, a survey of 100 studies conducted across the continent, was published this week in the journal Biological Conservation. ... more  
Vanuatu volcano island evacuation completeSydney (AFP) Oct 5, 2017 The evacuation of more than 11,000 people from a Vanuatu island threatened by a volcano was completed Thursday, authorities said, as aid began arriving to help the displaced. ... more 
Mexico says last body found in rubble after quakeMexico City (AFP) Oct 4, 2017 Emergency workers pulled the last victim's body Wednesday from the rubble of Mexico's September 19 earthquake, officials said, as the country turned to rebuilding after a disaster that claimed more than 360 lives. ... more |
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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 Reeling from earthquakes, Afghans fear coming winter Typhoon flooding kills over 40, strands thousands in central Philippines |
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A year after Hurricane Matthew, Haiti more vulnerable than everPort-Au-Prince (AFP) Oct 4, 2017 Haiti may have been largely spared from this year's worst hurricanes - Harvey, Irma and Maria - but it is still picking up the pieces from disastrous Matthew last year. ... more 
Assessing regional earthquake risk and hazards in the age of exascaleBerkeley CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 With emerging exascale supercomputers, researchers will soon be able to accurately simulate the ground motions of regional earthquakes quickly and in unprecedented detail, as well as predict how the ... more  
Trump to request $29 bln for storm-hit Puerto RicoWashington (AFP) Oct 4, 2017 US President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked Congress for a bumper $29 billion package of emergency relief after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico. ... more  
UTA study sheds new light on evolutionArlington TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 Research from the University of Texas at Arlington and the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology suggests that hydrogen, oxygen, water and carbon dioxide are being generated in the earth's mantle hun ... more 
Activists condemn craze for wild animal selfiesBras�lia (AFP) Oct 4, 2017 The craze for tourists taking selfies alongside wild animals then posting on Instagram is fueling cruel treatment of iconic species in the Amazon, activists warn. ... more  
OECD calls for tourism to be more sustainableParis (AFP) Oct 3, 2017 The OECD on Tuesday called on governmentsto rethink their tourism policies to make growth in the key sector more "ecologically sustainable and socially inclusive." ... more |
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 Isotopic analyses link the lives of Late Neolithic individuals to burial location in Spain 
Sun bear attacks couple in Indonesia; Giant python attacks manPekanbaru, Indonesia (AFP) Oct 4, 2017 A sun bear mauled a couple in a rare attack in Indonesia, killing the wife and seriously injuring the husband, officials said Wednesday. ... more 
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 water venue pollutedTokyo (AFP) Oct 4, 2017 Tokyo Olympic organisers said Wednesday that prolonged summer rain had temporarily brought high levels of bacteria to a venue intended for triathlon and marathon swimming at the 2020 Games. ... more  
Iraq flight ban halts dig for lost ancient cityRanya, Irak (AFP) Oct 5, 2017 Ismael Nuraddini peers into a hole in the earth of Iraq's Kurdistan region at what researchers believe could be remnants of a lost city dating back more than 2,000 years. ... more  
Win-win strategies for climate and food securityVienna, Austria (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 Climate policies that target agriculture and forests could lead to increased food prices, but reducing deforestation and increasing soil carbon sequestration in agriculture could significantly reduc ... 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 ... moreWashington (AFP) Oct 4, 2017Trump to request $29 bln for storm-hit Puerto Rico Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (AFP) Oct 4, 2017Trump tells Puerto Rico to be 'proud' of low storm toll  Washington (UPI) Sep 22, 2017MIT engineers attempt to predict extreme events |
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 Korolyov, Russia (AFP) Oct 3, 2017  When the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite 60 years ago, it marked both the beginning of space exploration and the start of a race between Moscow and Washington.
Sputnik, the tiny silver sphere with four spider leg-like antennae, showed off Soviet technological prowess.
But German scientists - who had worked on Adolf Hitler's rocket projects and brought to the USSR af ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 29, 2017New laser sensor could detect explosives, dangerous gases more quickly  Washington (UPI) Sep 29, 2017Germany-based Hensoldt acquires Kelvin Hughes  Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Oct 02, 2017UV-irradiated amorphous ice behaves like liquid at low temperatures |
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 Guatemala City (AFP) Oct 3, 2017 
An unusually intense rainy season in Central America has left dozens dead and thousands more affected by damaged or destroyed homes and roads.
Weather observatories said precipitation in September and October - usually the wettest period of the five-month-long season - were 25 to 50 percent heavier than average in the rainiest zones.
The worst-hit country in the region was Honduras, wh ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017Lockheed Martin to invest in Submaran S10 submersible drone  Onna, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2017A sustainable future powered by sea  Cambridge UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2017Getting the measure of mud |
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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 (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.
The device was developed by Equilume, a company spun-out of the research labs at the University College Dublin in Ireland. For a few years, the company has been making light therapy masks f ... moreVienna, Austria (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Win-win strategies for climate and food security  Brussels (AFP) Oct 1, 2017EU battle heats up over controversial weedkiller  Stockholm (AFP) Oct 3, 2017Land grabs cause lingering SE Asia conflicts: report |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 
With emerging exascale supercomputers, researchers will soon be able to accurately simulate the ground motions of regional earthquakes quickly and in unprecedented detail, as well as predict how these movements will impact energy infrastructure - from the electric grid to local power plants - and scientific research facilities.
Currently, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the D ... moreMexico City (AFP) Oct 4, 2017Mexico says last body found in rubble after quake  Jakarta (AFP) Oct 2, 2017Bali volcano evacuees outside red zone fearful to return home  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 02, 2017Tsunami enabled hundreds of aquatic species to raft across Pacific |
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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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 Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Oct 03, 2017 
South Africa is well-known for its hominin fossil record. But this time, results from a study of ancient DNA presented in the September 28th First Release early online issue of Science show that the 2000-year-old remains of a boy found at Ballito Bay in KwaZulu-Natal during the 1960s, helped to rewrite human history.
Marlize Lombard, Professor of Stone Age archaeology at the University of ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017Sleep helps the brain reorganize, new study shows  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Isotopic analyses link the lives of Late Neolithic individuals to burial location in Spain  Birmingham UK (SPX) Oct 02, 2017Chimpanzees can learn how to use tools without observing others |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Oct 4, 2017 
Canada's rhetoric on climate change must be translated into action, the environment commissioner said Tuesday in a scathing report blaming years of inertia for leaving the nation vulnerable to climate damage.
The government must move "from a seemingly endless planning mode into an action mode," said Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Julie Gelfand in the report.
... more Sydney (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Drought not dingos behind mainland Australia tiger extinction: study  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 |
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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 ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Global Airborne Mission to Make Ozone Hole Detour  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 03, 2017New Radar Sensor Provides Clear Vision in Any Weather  Buffalo NY (SPX) Sep 26, 2017Scientists monitor Silicon Valley's underground water reserves - from space |
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 Hamilton, Canada (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 
Life on Earth began somewhere between 3.7 and 4.5 billion years ago, after meteorites splashed down and leached essential elements into warm little ponds, say scientists at McMaster University and the Max Planck Institute in Germany. Their calculations suggest that wet and dry cycles bonded basic molecular building blocks in the ponds' nutrient-rich broth into self-replicating RNA molecules that ... moreArlington TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2017UTA study sheds new light on evolution  Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2017Crocodile fossils suggest giant reptiles emerged earlier than previously thought  Oxford UK (SPX) Oct 02, 2017The volatile processes that shaped the Earth |
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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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 Orlando FL (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 
It's possible to produce hydrogen to power fuel cells by extracting the gas from seawater, but the electricity required to do it makes the process costly. UCF researcher Yang Yang has come up with a new hybrid nanomaterial that harnesses solar energy and uses it to generate hydrogen from seawater more cheaply and efficiently than current materials.
The breakthrough could someday lead to a ... more Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Ultra-fast and ultra-sensitive hydrogen sensor  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Superconductivity found in thin films of titanium oxide  Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017Scientists harvest electricity from tears |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2017 
Cats in Australia kill more than 1 million birds every day, according to a new study. The study, a survey of 100 studies conducted across the continent, was published this week in the journal Biological Conservation.
Data pooled from the dozens of studies showed some 316 million birds are killed by feral cats every year in Australia. Another 61 million birds are killed by pet cats.
... morePekanbaru, Indonesia (AFP) Oct 4, 2017Sun bear attacks couple in Indonesia; Giant python attacks man Bras�lia (AFP) Oct 4, 2017Activists condemn craze for wild animal selfies  Jakarta (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Panda diplomacy: Two giant pandas from China land in Indonesia |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 4, 2017 
Unpopular former Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying testified Wednesday in a case involving a sandwich thrown at him by a pro-democracy activist.
The sandwich was aimed at Leung, the city's then leader, as he was on his way to vote in the September 2016 legislative election - but it missed and hit a police officer.
In court, a stern-looking Leung occasionally smiled as he was questioned b ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 3, 2017Hong Kong democracy activist in court for throwing 'smelly' sandwich  Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 1, 2017Hong Kong migrant mothers sing for their distant children  Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 4, 2017The making of Hong Kong's famous 'fire dragon' |
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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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