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Long-ignored ichthyosaur determined to be new species![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017 Fresh analysis of a long-ignored ichthyosaur - relegated to museum storage closets for decades - revealed the fossil specimens to represent a new species. The ichthyosaur, a dolphin-like marine reptile, was originally discovered in 1979 by British palaeontologist Robert Appleby, who named the new species Protoichthyosaurus. But Appleby's peers dismissed his discovery, suggesting the species was identical to a common ichthyosaur named Ichthyosaurus. When a team of paleontologists from E ... read more |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 Remember the movie The Princess Bride, when the characters debate the existence of R.O.U.S.es (Rodents of Unusual Size), only to be beset by enormous rats? That's kind of what happened here. M ... more ![]() ![]() Newport OR (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 A new study appearing this week in Science reports the discovery of a startling new role of plastic marine debris - the transport of non-native species in the world's oceans. Co-authored by Or ... more ![]() ![]() Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 Researchers have long had good reason to believe that earthquakes are inherently unpredictable. But a new finding from Northwestern University might be a seismic shift for that old way of thinking. ... more ![]() ![]() Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 Old Faithful is Yellowstone National Park's most famous landmark. Millions of visitors come to the park every year to see the geyser erupt every 44-125 minutes. But despite Old Faithful's fame, rela ... 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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![]() Oxford UK (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 An international team of scientists have completed the 'atlas of life' - the first global review and map of every vertebrate on Earth. Led by researchers at the University of Oxford and Tel Av ... more ![]() ![]() Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 Researchers have struggled to accurately model the changes to the abundant summer rains that sweep across the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, known to scientists as the "North Am ... more ![]() ![]() Burlington VT (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 A University of Vermont-led study of 300,000 children in 35 nations says kids whose watersheds have greater tree cover are less likely to experience diarrheal disease, the second leading cause of de ... more ![]() ![]() Milan (AFP) Oct 8, 2017 As balconies bristle with tree branches and sunshine dapples the leaves of thousands of plants, two apartment buildings in the heart of Milan have almost disappeared under lush forest. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) Oct 9, 2017 The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that President Donald Trump's administration will move to repeal his predecessor Barack Obama's plan to restrict greenhouse gas emissions. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017 Investments necessary to reduce climate change risks may be less than what's needed to rebuild after related disasters, U.N. leaders said from Tehran. ... more |
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![]() ![]() Long-term truants make nervy school return in Iraq's Mosul ![]() ![]() Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Oct 10, 2017 Some 500 soldiers, some in armored vehicles, swept into Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha favela Tuesday to support a police raid after gun fights broke out between rival drug gangs. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) Oct 11, 2017 Mount Shinmoedake in southern Japan erupted for the first time in six years Wednesday, shooting a plume of ash several hundred metres into the air and sparking warnings to local residents. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017 Scientists have for the first time surveyed the unique community of microorganisms - the microbiome - living inside the blowhole of a humpback whale. They did so with the help of a six-rotor hexacopter. ... more ![]() ![]() Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 While burning coal today causes Earth to overheat, about 300 million years ago the formation of that same coal brought our planet close to global glaciation. For the first time, scientists show the ... more |
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![]() New Delhi (AFP) Oct 9, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() New military op in gang-plagued Rio favela ![]() ![]() Hurricane survivors swap Caribbean seas for English peas ![]() ![]() At least 8 migrants drown as boat collides with navy vessel: Tunisia |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Oct 9, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() CONFERS to Establish "Rules of the Road" for On-Orbit Servicing of Satellites ![]() ![]() Microlasers get a performance boost from a bit of gold ![]() ![]() Students, researchers turn algae into renewable flip-flops |
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![]() Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Did rapid sea-level rise drown fossil coral reefs around Hawaii? ![]() ![]() Pacific's Niue creates huge marine sanctuary ![]() ![]() Shipping, fishing killed Canada right whales: autopsy |
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![]() Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() In warmer climates, Greenlandic deltas have grown ![]() ![]() Return of the Weddell polynya supports Kiel climate model ![]() ![]() Winter cold extremes linked to high-altitude polar vortex weakening |
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![]() Brunswick NJ (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Sustainable irrigation may harm other development goals ![]() ![]() Bee-harming pesticides in 75 percent of honey worldwide: study ![]() ![]() Are we at a tipping point with weed control? |
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![]() Washington (AFP) Oct 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Locals warned to stay away as Japanese volcano erupts ![]() ![]() Do earthquakes have a tell sign ![]() ![]() Preservation of floodplains is flood protection |
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![]() Kigali (AFP) Oct 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Three US Green Berets killed in Niger ![]() ![]() New witness emerges over Rwandan genocide: French legal source ![]() ![]() Nigeria: Cooperation 'key' to defeating jihadists |
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![]() Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Ancient humans left Africa to escape drying climate ![]() ![]() Scientists find more modern human traits influenced by Neandertal DNA ![]() ![]() Stone Age child reveals that modern humans emerged more than 300,000 years ago |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Cheaper to invest in climate change fight than to rebuild; EPA chief rolls back US plans ![]() ![]() Trump environment chief: US to end Obama climate plan ![]() ![]() Ninety-eight scientists launch a 2,000-year global temperature database |
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![]() Paris (ESA) Oct 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China launches remote sensing satellite for Venezuela ![]() ![]() Satellite transmissions cease, no impact to weather mission ![]() ![]() Satellites See Silicon Valley's Quick Drought Recovery |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() New evidence that Siberian volcanic eruptions caused extinction 250 million years ago ![]() ![]() Evidence suggests life on Earth started after meteorites splashed into warm little ponds ![]() ![]() UTA study sheds new light on evolution |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() SLAC-led project will use AI to prevent or minimize electric grid failures ![]() ![]() Scientists propose method to improve microgrid stability and reliability ![]() ![]() ADB: New finance model needed for low-carbon shift in Asia |
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![]() Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() A new way to produce clean hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight ![]() ![]() Ultra-fast and ultra-sensitive hydrogen sensor ![]() ![]() Sodium could replace lithium for more cost-efficient battery storage |
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![]() Oxford UK (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Iraqi animal lovers go online to help save Baghdad's strays ![]() ![]() Examining the lifestyles of microbes ![]() ![]() Non-native species from Japanese tsunami aided by unlikely partner: Plastics |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Oct 11, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hong Kongers must stand up for China, says leader Lam ![]() ![]() Former Hong Kong leader appears in court over sandwich 'attack' ![]() ![]() Hong Kong democracy activist in court for throwing 'smelly' sandwich |
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![]() Burlington VT (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Predicting insect feeding preferences after deforestation ![]() ![]() DNA barcoding technology helping monitor health of all-important boreal forest ![]() ![]() Italy's high-rise forests take root around the world |
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