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  Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Oct 24, 2017 Zircon crystals in igneous rocks must be carefully examined and not relied upon solely to predict future volcanic eruptions and other tectonic events, QUT researchers have shown. The researchers' findings have been published in Earth-Science Reviews. The paper proposes an efficient and integrated approach to assist in identifying zircons and evaluating zircon components sourced from older rocks. Associate Professor Scott Bryan, from QUT's Science and Engineering Faculty, said the researchers ... read more |
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Mongolian microfossils point to the rise of animals on EarthNew Haven CT (SPX) Oct 24, 2017 A Yale-led research team has discovered a cache of embryo-like microfossils in northern Mongolia that may shed light on questions about the long-ago shift from microbes to animals on Earth. Ca ... more 
Ancient, lost, mountains in the Karoo reveals the secrets of massive extinction eventJohannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Oct 24, 2017 Millions of years ago, a mountain range that would have dwarfed the Andes mountains in South America, stretched over what is currently the southern-most tip of Africa. Remnants of these mounta ... more 
Fossils from the world's oldest trees reveal complex anatomy never seen beforeCardiff UK (SPX) Oct 24, 2017 The first trees to have ever grown on Earth were also the most complex, new research has revealed. Fossils from a 374-million-year-old tree found in north-west China have revealed an interconn ... more  
New London pollution tax comes into forceLondon (AFP) Oct 23, 2017 Drivers of the most polluting vehicles face an extra daily charge for driving into central London under a scheme introduced Monday that aims to improve air quality in one of Europe's most polluted cities. ... more |
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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 Indonesia floods kill 15 |
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Elephant poaching in Africa falls but ivory seizures up: studyGeneva (AFP) Oct 23, 2017 Elephant poaching in Africa declined for a fifth straight year in 2016 but seizures of illegal ivory hit records highs, the CITES monitor said Tuesday, calling it a "conflicting phenomena". ... more 
Cyprus struggles to manage waste as tourist numbers soarAyia Napa, Cyprus (AFP) Oct 23, 2017 Tourists on a crowded, sun-drenched beach in the Cypriot resort of Ayia Napa tossed drinks cans into recycling bins as a record-breaking holiday season drew to a close. ... more 
Birds help raise other's offspring with the expectation of future benefitsWashington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017 New research suggests birds without a brood help raise the offspring of others with the hope of future benefits - like extra parenting help and new territory. ... more  
Nicaragua signs Paris climate agreementManagua (AFP) Oct 23, 2017 Nicaragua signed the Paris climate agreement Monday, leaving the United States and Syria as the only two holdouts on the global climate pact. ... more  
Mountain glaciers shrinking across the WestSeattle WA (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 Until recently, glaciers in the United States have been measured in two ways: placing stakes in the snow, as federal scientists have done each year since 1957 at South Cascade Glacier in Washington ... more  
More than 1.3 million demand EU weedkiller banBrussels (AFP) Oct 23, 2017 Activists on Monday handed the EU a petition signed by more than 1.3 million people calling for a European ban on the weedkiller glyphosate, produced by chemicals giant Monsanto and others, over fears it causes cancer. ... more |
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 Google Earth helps researchers identify 400 ancient stone gates in Saudi Arabia 
Antelope perfume keeps flies away from cowsBonn, Germany (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 In Africa, tsetse flies transfer the sleeping sickness also to cattle. This leads to huge losses in milk, meat and manpower. The damage in Africa is estimated to be about 4.6 billion US dollars each ... more  
Volcanic eruption showers Solomons' villages with ashWellington (AFP) Oct 23, 2017 Residents in the Solomon Islands' southeast were warned to stay indoors Monday to avoid showers of ash from a volcanic eruption. ... more 
Typhoon leaves five dead after lashing Japan on election dayTokyo (AFP) Oct 23, 2017 A powerful typhoon left five dead, one missing and scores injured in Japan Monday, moving northward off the Pacific coast after millions struggled to the polls for a national election. ... more  
The end of pneumonia? New vaccine offers hopeBuffalo NY (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 In 2004, pneumonia killed more than 2 million children worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. By 2015, the number was less than 1 million. Better access to antibiotics and impr ... more |
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  San Juan (AFP) Oct 20, 2017 
As Puerto Rico grapples with the destruction wrought by Hurricane Maria, it boasts a pint-sized, in-your-face advocate in San Juan's mayor - a woman feisty enough to lock horns with President Donald Trump.
Meet Carmen Yulin Cruz, 54, who took on Trump angrily, emotionally and very publicly about what she called the slow pace of aid - or utter lack of it - arriving to the island of 3.4 mil ... more Zurich (AFP) Oct 20, 2017Insured losses from hurricanes, Mexico quakes $95 bln: Swiss Re estimate  Zurich (AFP) Oct 19, 2017Zurich Insurance sees $700 mln in hurricane claims in Q3  Mexico City (AFP) Oct 19, 2017Mexicans pick up the pieces one month after quake |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 20, 2017 
When NASA scientists want to follow the path of the Curiosity rover on Mars, they can don a mixed-reality headset and virtually explore the Martian landscape.
Starting today, everyone can get a taste of what that feels like. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, collaborated with Google to produce Access Mars, a free immersive experience. It's available for use on all d ... more Washington DC (SPX) Oct 24, 2017Xenesis Licenses Cutting Edge IP from NASA/JPL  The Hague (AFP) Oct 17, 2017Dutch open 'world's first 3D-printed bridge'  Charlottesville, VA (SPX) Oct 24, 2017Using space to study ultra-cold materials |
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 Edinburgh UK (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 
Resilient species of coral can move to inhospitable areas and lay the foundations for new reefs, a study shows.
Scientists have discovered that these tough, mobile corals can create their own stable habitats, which act as a base upon which other species can attach and build reefs.
These hardy corals - known as coralliths - grow on pebbles or fragments of dead reefs, and they can surv ... more Hasankeyf, Turkey (AFP) Oct 20, 2017Ancient Turkish town prepares to vanish under floodwaters  Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017Coral study: Previous warming period inspired sea level rise in fits and starts  Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2017Cool roofs have water saving benefits too |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 
Until recently, glaciers in the United States have been measured in two ways: placing stakes in the snow, as federal scientists have done each year since 1957 at South Cascade Glacier in Washington state; or tracking glacier area using photographs from airplanes and satellites.
We now have a third, much more powerful tool. While he was a doctoral student in University of Washington's Depar ... more Sydney (AFP) Oct 16, 2017Drive for giant new marine sanctuary in Antarctica  Washington (UPI) Oct 13, 2017As ice sheet melts, Greenland's fjords become less salty  Sydney (AFP) Oct 13, 2017Thousands of penguin chicks starve in Antarctica |
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 Bonn, Germany (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 
In Africa, tsetse flies transfer the sleeping sickness also to cattle. This leads to huge losses in milk, meat and manpower. The damage in Africa is estimated to be about 4.6 billion US dollars each year.
Prof. Dr. Christian Borgemeister from the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn and his colleagues from Kenya and the UK have developed an innovative way of prev ... moreBrussels (AFP) Oct 23, 2017More than 1.3 million demand EU weedkiller ban  Bristol UK (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Little growth observed in India's methane emissions Allahabad, India (AFP) Oct 15, 2017India to close colonial-era military farms |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Oct 23, 2017 
A powerful typhoon left five dead, one missing and scores injured in Japan Monday, moving northward off the Pacific coast after millions struggled to the polls for a national election.
Authorities advised thousands living in coastal areas or near rivers to evacuate to shelters before Typhoon Lan, described as "very large and very strong", hit Tokyo and surrounding regions early Monday mornin ... moreWellington (AFP) Oct 23, 2017Volcanic eruption showers Solomons' villages with ash  Hasankeyf, Turkey (AFP) Oct 20, 2017Ancient Turkish town prepares to vanish under floodwaters  Houghton MI (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Is it gonna blow? Measuring volcanic emissions from space |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 20, 2017  The killing of four American special operations soldiers in Niger has highlighted the increasing role elite units are playing across Africa, which is rapidly becoming a major center of US military action.
Their mission is to counter the advances of a slew of jihadist movements across the continent, including Al-Shabaab in Somalia, affiliates of the Islamic State group in the Sahel region and ... more Geneva (AFP) Oct 21, 2017UN anti-torture panel suspends Rwanda trip over 'obstructions'  Bangui, Central African Republic (AFP) Oct 22, 2017C. Africa holds military intervention record  Washington (AFP) Oct 23, 2017US military to pursue Niger operations after deadly attack |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2017 
Researchers in Germany have recovered an unusual set of teeth estimated to be 9.7 million years old. The teeth are unlike any found in Europe or Asia, but closely resemble the teeth of Lucy, the famed female specimen of the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis.
Scientists found the teeth while sifting through sediment in the Rhine river near Eppelsheim, a small city in southwester ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017Primate study offers insights into relationship between of jealousy and monogamy  Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2017Genome of a 40,000-year-old man in China reveals region's complex human history  New York NY (SPX) Oct 16, 2017New study suggests that last common ancestor of humans and apes was smaller than thought |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 
The ocean plays a critical role in climate and weather, serving as a massive reservoir of heat and water that influences tropical storms, El Nin?o, and climate change. In addition, the ocean has absorbed 30 percent of the carbon dioxide associated with human activities, lessening the climate effects of fossil fuel combustion.
Ocean observing systems are important as they provide informatio ... moreManagua (AFP) Oct 23, 2017Nicaragua signs Paris climate agreement  Philadelphia PA (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Geologic evidence is the forerunner of ominous prospects for a warming earth  Berlin (AFP) Oct 11, 2017'Plan B': Seven ways to engineer the climate |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Oct 24, 2017 
Life on Earth is impossible without photosynthesis. It provides food and oxygen to all higher life forms and plays an important role in the climate system, since this process regulates the uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the Earth's atmosphere and its fixation in biomass. However, quantification of photosynthesis at the ecosystem-to-global scale remains uncertain.
Now an international ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 24, 2017GOES-T Satellite "Brains" and "Body" Come Together  Paris (ESA) Oct 17, 2017Sentinel-5P: satellite in excellent health  Beijing (AFP) Oct 20, 2017First joint France-China satellite to study oceans |
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 Leeds UK (SPX) Oct 23, 2017 
One of the largest global mass extinctions did not fundamentally change marine ecosystems, scientists have found.
An international team of scientists, including Dr Alex Dunhill from the University of Leeds, has found that although the mass extinction in the Late Triassic period wiped out the vast proportion of species, there appears to be no drastic changes to the way marine ecosystems fun ... moreNew Haven CT (SPX) Oct 24, 2017Mongolian microfossils point to the rise of animals on Earth Cardiff UK (SPX) Oct 24, 2017Fossils from the world's oldest trees reveal complex anatomy never seen before  Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Oct 24, 2017Zircon as Earth's timekeeper: Are we reading the clock right? |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017 
The investments necessary to provide electricity for the entire world population is less than 2 percent of total energy investments, the IEA said Thursday.
A report from the International Energy Agency, published Thursday, finds that providing universal access to electricity within 13 years would require an investment of $31 billion per year, which the report said was less than 2 percen ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017'Fuel-secure' steps in Washington counterintuitive, green group says  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 |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
A key hurdle for fusion researchers is understanding turbulence, the ripples and eddies that can cause the superhot plasma that fuels fusion reactions to leak heat and particles and keep fusion from taking place. Comprehending and reducing turbulence will facilitate the development of fusion as a safe, clean and abundant source of energy for generating electricity from power plants around the wo ... more University Park PA (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Sulfur may be key for safe rechargeable lithium batteries  Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 20, 2017The blob that ate the tokamak  Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Loops of liquid metal can improve future fusion power plants |
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 Nijmegen, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 20, 2017 
Since 1989, in 63 nature reserves in Germany the total biomass of flying insects has decreased by more than 75 percent. This decrease has long been suspected but has turned out to be more severe than previously thought. Ecologists from Radboud University together with German and English colleagues published these findings in the scientific journal PLoS ONE on October 18th.
In recent years, ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017Adaptation never stops as study challenges long-established theory Geneva (AFP) Oct 23, 2017Elephant poaching in Africa falls but ivory seizures up: study Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017Birds help raise other's offspring with the expectation of future benefits |
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 Shanghai (AFP) Oct 20, 2017  The Shanghai site of the first Chinese Communist congress 96 years ago might be expected to draw admiring crowds as the party gathers in Beijing for its 19th such meeting.
But despite a nationwide propaganda blitz for China's most important political gathering, only a few scattered elderly comprise the noon rush at what is now a small museum, and visitor Cai Tian thinks he knows why.
"Th ... more Beijing (AFP) Oct 20, 2017Echoes of Mao: China Communist Party fawns over 'Xi thought'  Beijing (AFP) Oct 22, 2017Xi's eyes and ears in Beijing: Red-armband army of 'volunteers' Beijing (AFP) Oct 23, 2017In Communist China, it's a man's world at the top |
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 Panama City, Panama (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 
Ask someone to draw a tree and s/he will invariably draw a trunk and branches - leaving the roots out of the picture. In a unique study of tropical tree roots at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute published in PLOS ONE, roots accounted for almost 30 percent of the total biomass of young trees. The authors hope that future estimates of carbon storage and water-use by tropical forests wil ... more Medio Purus Extractive Reserve, Brazil (AFP) Oct 13, 2017Conservation cutbacks put Brazil's Amazon animals at risk  Miami (AFP) Oct 16, 2017More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study  Woods Hole MA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Carbon feedback from forest soils will accelerate global warming |
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