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NASA's ICON explores the boundary between earth and space![]() ![]() Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 19, 2017 On Dec. 8, 2017, NASA launches the Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, a low-Earth orbiting satellite that will give us new information about how Earth's atmosphere interacts with near-Earth space - a give-and-take that plays a major role in the safety of our satellites and reliability of communications signals. Specifically, ICON investigates the connections between the neutral atmosphere - which extends from here near the surface to far above us, at the edge of space - and the electrically ... read more |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 "Ozone depletion is a well-known phenomenon and, thanks to the success of the Montreal Protocol, is widely perceived as a problem solved," says University of East Anglia's David Oram. But an interna ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (ESA) Oct 17, 2017 Launched last week, Europe's Sentinel-5P satellite - the first Copernicus mission dedicated to monitoring the air we breathe - is in excellent health. The 820 kg satellite was lofted into orbi ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney (AFP) Oct 16, 2017 Australia and France kick off a fresh push Monday to create a vast marine sanctuary in pristine East Antarctica, hoping to build on the success of landmark deal secured last year at a key annual conservation summit. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2017 As genomic analysis technology advances, and as new genetic samples are surveyed, the human story grows ever more complicated. ... 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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![]() Paris (ESA) Oct 17, 2017 When disaster strikes, a group of international space agencies pools its resources and expertise to support relief efforts on the ground. For the next six months, ESA will be leading the Internation ... more ![]() ![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 16, 2017 A new NASA study provides space-based evidence that Earth's tropical regions were the cause of the largest annual increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration seen in at least 2,000 years. ... more ![]() ![]() Philadelphia PA (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 While strong seasonal hurricanes have devastated many of the Caribbean and Bahamian islands this year, geologic studies on several of these islands illustrate that more extreme conditions existed in ... more ![]() ![]() Houghton MI (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 Late last month, a stratovolcano in Bali named Mount Agung began to smoke. Little earthquakes trembled beneath the mountain. Officials have since evacuated thousands of people to prevent what happen ... more ![]() ![]() Lisbon (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 Portugal's interior minister has been replaced amid criticism over the government's handling of a series of deadly forest fires that have killed more than 100 people in four months. ... more ![]() ![]() Pullman WA (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 Washington State University researchers have determined that the Pacific Northwest was home to one of the Earth's largest known volcanic eruptions, a millennia-long spewing of sulfuric gas that bloc ... more |
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![]() ![]() Duplications of noncoding DNA could help explain human-primate split ![]() ![]() Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 Microbes in the atmosphere and the role of the oceans in their movement have been largely overlooked by researchers. Now, an international team shows that the oceans contribute to a large fraction o ... more ![]() ![]() Bristol UK (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 The recent intense hurricanes in the Atlantic have sharply focused attention on how climate change can exacerbate extreme weather events. Scientific research suggests that global warming cause ... more ![]() ![]() Champaign IL (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 Engineers at the University of Illinois have taken a step forward in developing a saltwater desalination process that is potentially cheaper than reverse osmosis and borrows from battery technology. ... more ![]() ![]() Minneapolis MN (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 Looks can be deceiving. Look at a hundred lakes in the agricultural heartland of the United States and you will likely see green lakes surrounded by green fields. The nitrogen and phosphorus in agri ... more |
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![]() Mexico City (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() ESA takes the reins of the Disasters Charter ![]() ![]() Thousands still without power in Ireland after freak storm ![]() ![]() Risking lives, Mexicans try to salvage belongings after quake |
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![]() Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Chemical treatment improves quantum dot lasers ![]() ![]() Missing link between new topological phases of matter discovered ![]() ![]() Space radiation won't stop NASA's human exploration |
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![]() Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Toward efficient high-pressure desalination ![]() ![]() Huge spike in global carbon emissions linked to El Nino ![]() ![]() Active sieving could improve dialysis and water purification filters |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Oct 13, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Drive for giant new marine sanctuary in Antarctica ![]() ![]() Thousands of penguin chicks starve in Antarctica ![]() ![]() The melting ice makes the sea around Greenland less saline |
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![]() Bristol UK (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() India to close colonial-era military farms ![]() ![]() Smallscale farmers try to solve Amazon's big problems ![]() ![]() Genetically boosting the nutritional value of corn could benefit millions |
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![]() Pullman WA (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Lake waves penetrate, disturb the surrounding earth ![]() ![]() Is it gonna blow? Measuring volcanic emissions from space ![]() ![]() Vietnam braces for more downpours as flood toll hits 72 |
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![]() N'Djamena (AFP) Oct 11, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Rwanda military uses torture to force confessions: HRW ![]() ![]() New witness emerges over Rwandan genocide: French legal source ![]() ![]() Nigeria: Cooperation 'key' to defeating jihadists |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() New study suggests that last common ancestor of humans and apes was smaller than thought ![]() ![]() World Bank: 1.1 bn people 'invisible', lacking official identity ![]() ![]() Duplications of noncoding DNA could help explain human-primate split |
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![]() Philadelphia PA (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Plan B': Seven ways to engineer the climate ![]() ![]() British government unveils green spending plans ![]() ![]() As Paris climate goals recede, geoengineering looms larger |
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![]() Saint Louis MO (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Air quality-monitoring satellite in orbit ![]() ![]() Watching plant photosynthesis from space ![]() ![]() Russia launches European satellite to monitor Earth's atmosphere |
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![]() Lawrence KS (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Mass extinctions led to low species diversity, dinosaur rule ![]() ![]() Long-ignored ichthyosaur determined to be new species ![]() ![]() New evidence that Siberian volcanic eruptions caused extinction 250 million years ago |
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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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![]() Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() A new miniature solution for storing renewable energy ![]() ![]() Metal supplies unlikely to seriously hamper battery use ![]() ![]() Sulfur may be key for safe rechargeable lithium batteries |
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![]() La Higuera, Chile (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Study reveals secrets of planet formation ![]() ![]() 'Hungry bear' crisis grips far east Russian region ![]() ![]() Scientists complete conservation puzzle, shaping understanding of life on earth |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Xi tells Communist Party to combat any actions to 'undermine' it ![]() ![]() 'My god, 3.5 hours': Xi gives marathon speech, China listens ![]() ![]() Xi declares 'new era' for China as party congress opens |
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![]() Miami (AFP) Oct 16, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Tropical tree roots represent an underappreciated carbon pool ![]() ![]() Conservation cutbacks put Brazil's Amazon animals at risk ![]() ![]() Carbon feedback from forest soils will accelerate global warming |
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