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  Washington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017 In studying the plunderous ways of sea slugs, scientists have discovered a new way to catch a meal - a technique called kleptopredation. As new research shows, sea slugs are the pirates of the seafloor, attacking prey in their post-meal malaise in order to steal the meal their target just consumed. "This is very exciting, we have some great results here that rewrite the text book on the way these creatures forage and interact with their environment," Trevor Willis, a senior lecturer at ... read more |
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Lockheed Martin to design US Navy's Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV), OrcaPalm Beach FL (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 Lockheed Martin will support the growth of the U.S. Navy's family of unmanned undersea systems under a design phase contract valued at $43.2 million for Orca, the U.S. Navy's Extra Large Unmanned Un ... more  
Study shows how memories ripple through the brainWashington DC (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 Using an innovative "NeuroGrid" technology, scientists showed that sleep boosts communication between two brain regions whose connection is critical for the formation of memories. The work, publishe ... more  
Pumpkin genomes sequenced, revealing uncommon evolutionary historyIthaca NY (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 For some, pumpkins conjure carved Halloween decorations, but for many people around the world, these gourds provide nutrition. Scientists at Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and the National Engineeri ... more 
The advent of 'green' cattleBristol UK (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 Implications of livestock farming on climate change should not be drawn from aggregate statistics, reveals a study based on a new method of carbon footprinting for pasture-based cattle production sy ... more |
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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 Afghan govt says quake death toll rises to 27 Fierce mountain storms kill nine in Nepal |
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The relentless rise of migration in Europe over last 10,000 yearsLondon UK (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 The new method, published in PNAS, allows, for the first time, to directly quantify changes in prehistoric migration rates using ancient genetic data over the last 30,000 years. The researcher ... more  
Tsunami reveals human noise pollution in Hawaiian watersDurham NC (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 A tsunami that struck Hawaii in 2011 and caused a temporary halt to boat traffic has provided scientists a rare glimpse into what the bays might sound like without human activities. The tsunam ... more  
Melting snow aids absorption of carbon dioxideParis (ESA) Nov 01, 2017 It appears that something good can come from something bad. Although rising global temperatures are causing seasonal snow cover to melt earlier in the spring, this allows for the snow-free boreal fo ... more  
NASA-Funded Competition Rewards Efforts To Predict Penguin PopulationsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 Penguins are arguably the most iconic and well-loved of the handful of animal species that call Antarctica home. From a scientist's point of view, they are also important ecosystem indicators: how w ... more 
Climbing Australia's giant red rock Uluru bannedSydney (AFP) Nov 1, 2017 Climbing the world's largest monolith Uluru was banned Wednesday amid concerns it was becoming a "theme park", undermining the giant red rock's deep cultural significance. ... more 
Climate change could transform key bacterial interactions in the ocean by 2100Washington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017 As global warming yields warmer, more acidic ocean waters, scientists worry interactions between common ocean bacteria could be altered, disrupting entire food chains and ecosystems. ... more |
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 Honduran state, power company, involved in activist murder: experts 
Beer o'clock in the Amazon: the tribe that loves to partyWaiapi, Brazil (AFP) Nov 2, 2017 Deep in the Amazon rainforest, it's that time again - beer o'clock. ... more  
Hong Kong set to auction $42 million 'Pink Promise' diamondHong Kong (AFP) Nov 1, 2017 An enormous oval-shaped diamond named the "Pink Promise" is set to be auctioned at Christie's in Hong Kong, with an eye-watering US$42 million price tag. ... more  
Survival of coral reefs depends on pollution cuts: studyMiami (AFP) Nov 1, 2017 Some corals may naturally adapt to climate change, but their ability to survive could be outpaced by global warming unless cuts are made to greenhouse gas emissions, researchers said Wednesday. ... more 
In Portugal, corks still top screwcapsCoruche, Portugal (AFP) Nov 1, 2017 In this natural forest northeast of Portugal's capital, centuries-old cork oak trees are bathed in sunlight, their thick grayish bark standing out among the greenery. ... more |
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  Hanover NH (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 
New technology that harnesses electronic signals in a smart fabric could lead to advanced hazardous-material gear that protects against toxic chemicals, according to research from Dartmouth College.
The advancement could have big implications for the military, emergency service personnel and other workers that rely on "haz-mat" protection to perform their work and keep others safe.
I ... more McLean VA (SPX) Oct 31, 2017SATCOM and Disaster Recovery Plans Withstand Irma  New York (AFP) Oct 31, 2017Displaced Puerto Ricans find refuge in New York  Paris (AFP) Oct 30, 2017$129 bn in extreme weather losses last year: climate report |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 
Most metals and semiconductors, from the steel in a knife blade to the silicon in a solar panel, are made up of many tiny crystalline grains. The way these grains meet at their edges can have a major impact on the solid's properties, including mechanical strength, electrical conductivity, thermal properties, flexibility, and so on.
When the boundaries between the grains are of a particular ... more Boulder CO (VOA) Oct 31, 2017Radio Pollution Creates Space Shield for Satellites  Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Guiding the random laser  Upton NY (SPX) Nov 01, 2017Making glass invisible |
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 Manchester UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 
2-dimensional materials have been successfully assembled into devices with the smallest possible man made holes for water desalination.
Researchers at the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at The University of Manchester have succeeded in fabricating tiny slits in a new membrane that are just several angstroms (0.1nm) in size. This has allowed the study of how various ions pass through the ... more Moscow (AFP) Oct 31, 2017Mass seal deaths in Russia's Lake Baikal  Houston TX (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Fossil coral reefs show sea level rose in bursts during last warming Washington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017Climate change could transform key bacterial interactions in the ocean by 2100 |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 
Canada has failed boreal caribou herds that are at risk of disappearing, a government report concluded Tuesday.
Their habitat stretches across nine provinces and territories, on mostly government lands.
Governments in each of these regions were mandated in 2012 to come up with recovery strategies for the animals.
But the Environment Canada report found that none of them met an Octobe ... more Sydney (AFP) Oct 28, 2017Hopes dashed for giant new Antarctic marine sanctuary  Cambridge UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017'Scars' left by icebergs record West Antarctic ice retreat  Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Groundwater and tundra fires may work together to thaw permafrost |
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 Bristol UK (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 
Implications of livestock farming on climate change should not be drawn from aggregate statistics, reveals a study based on a new method of carbon footprinting for pasture-based cattle production systems that can assess the impacts of individual animals.
The new method, developed by a team from the University of Bristol and Rothamsted Research, records the environmental impact of each anim ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017Marijuana farming is harming the environment, study shows  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Oct 30, 2017Rainy summer puts Germans off their beer  Trondheim, Norway (AFP) Nov 1, 2017Mammoth projects to make Norway's fish farms eco-friendly |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 
Southern California has the highest earthquake risk of any region in the U.S., but exactly how risky and where the greatest risks lie remains an open question.
Earthquakes occur infrequently and depend on complex geological factors deep underground, making them hard to reliably predict in advance. For that reason, forecasting earthquakes means relying on massive computer models and multifa ... more Fukuoka, Japan (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Japanese earthquake zone strongly influenced by the effects of friction Durham NC (SPX) Nov 02, 2017Tsunami reveals human noise pollution in Hawaiian waters  Denpasar, Indonesia (AFP) Oct 29, 2017Authorities lower Bali volcano alert status |
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 Abidjan (AFP) Oct 27, 2017 
The killing of four US soldiers in Niger has highlighted the geo-strategic role the mainly desert west African nation plays in the American fight against Islamist groups in Africa.
In the aftermath of the soldiers' deaths, the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, revealed that about 800 US troops are now based in Niger - more than in any other African country. ... more Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2017Pentagon looks at stepped-up Africa role to counter IS Washington (AFP) Oct 23, 2017US military to pursue Niger operations after deadly attack Washington (AFP) Oct 20, 2017Niger raid highlights US forces' growing Africa role |
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 London UK (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 
The new method, published in PNAS, allows, for the first time, to directly quantify changes in prehistoric migration rates using ancient genetic data over the last 30,000 years.
The researchers found that migration has been on the rise since the beginning of the Holocene (the unusually warm and stable climatic period we have been in for the last approximately 11,000 years). Interestingly, ... more West Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Researchers demonstrate 'mind-reading' brain-decoding tech Washington DC (SPX) Nov 02, 2017Study shows how memories ripple through the brain Sydney (AFP) Nov 1, 2017Climbing Australia's giant red rock Uluru banned |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 
There is a "catastrophic" gap between national pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the actions needed to cap global warming below two degrees Celsius, the UN's environment chief warned Tuesday, days ahead of global climate talks in Bonn.
Even if fulfilled, these pledges - inscribed along with the 2 C target in the 2015 Paris climate pact - would see the world heat up 3 C (5.6 F) ... more Washington DC (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Tiny chip-based methane spectrometer could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 26, 2017New study finds nature is vital to beating climate change  Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2017At climate talks, it's America alone more than America first |
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 Dulles VA (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 
Orbital ATK reports its commercial Minotaur C rocket successfully launched 10 commercial spacecraft into orbit for Planet. The Minotaur C launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
The rocket's first stage ignited at 2:37 p.m. (PDT), and just over 12 minutes later, Planet's six SkySat spacecraft began to deploy one at a time into their targeted sun synchronous orbit 310 miles (50 ... more Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 25, 2017OGC announces a new standard that improves the way information is referenced to the Earth  Hampton VA (SPX) Oct 27, 2017First SAGE III Atmospheric Data Released for Public Use Paris (ESA) Oct 26, 2017Sentinel-1 sees through hurricanes |
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 Bristol UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 
Researchers from the University of Bristol have revealed how a small feathered dinosaur used its colour patterning, including a bandit mask-like stripe across its eyes, to avoid being detected by its predators and prey.
By reconstructing the likely colour patterning of the Chinese dinosaur Sinosauropteryx, researchers have shown that it had multiple types of camouflage which likely helped ... more New Haven CT (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Mongolian microfossils point to the rise of animals on Earth  Manchester UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017'Mega-carnivore' dinosaur roamed southern Africa 200 million years ago  Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Zircon as Earth's timekeeper: Are we reading the clock right? |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017 
Utility companies in the Japanese market face an uphill battle in meeting targets for the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, Moody's reported Monday.
Moody's Investors Service reported that Japan faces challenges in meeting its commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Based on March levels, the report found emissions from the utility sector will need to be cut by as much as 50 p ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017IEA: An electrified world would cost $31B per year to achieve  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 |
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 Tarragona, Spain (SPX) Nov 01, 2017 
Electrolysis, splitting the water molecule with electricity, is the cleanest way to obtain hydrogen, a clean and renewable fuel. Now, researchers at ICIQ and URV, led by Prof. Jose Ramon Galan-Mascaros, designed a new catalyst that reduces the cost of electrolytic hydrogen production. Catalysts reduce the amount of electricity needed to break the chemical bonds, speed up the reaction and minimis ... more Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2017New studies on disordered cathodes may provide much-needed jolt to lithium batteries  Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Nov 02, 2017UNIST unveils new fast-charging, high-energy electric-car battery technology  Houston TX (SPX) Nov 01, 2017Microscopic defects make batteries better |
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 Kuterevo, Croatia (AFP) Oct 31, 2017  Orphaned, abandoned or abused: Croatia's brown bears that are unable to survive in the wild are finding a new home in the country's only sanctuary for the furry natives.
Up to 1,000 bears are estimated to live in the southeastern European country, particularly in the central forested areas of Gorski Kotar and Lika.
Although they are a protected species, Croatian authorities allow the hun ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 29, 2017Fields of cover crops serve as stopover grounds for migrating birds  Washington (UPI) Oct 31, 2017Study reveals how the social lives of orphaned elephants are impacted by poaching  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 30, 2017How much does life weigh? |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2017 
China's ruling Communist Party says three of its top former officials rigged votes during earlier party congresses, in a move that sheds light on the fall of members of Xi Jinping's rival factions.
The senior figures were removed from office over the last few years as part of Xi's sweeping corruption crackdown, which some analysts have called a political purge.
An article published by Xi ... more Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2017Majority of Chinese newborns are second children: state media  Manila (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Philippine Everest conqueror sets sail for China  Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2017China mulls three years' jail for anthem disrespect |
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 Waiapi, Brazil (AFP) Nov 2, 2017 
Deep in the Amazon rainforest, it's that time again - beer o'clock.
Members of the tiny, remote Waiapi tribe in Brazil's eastern Amazon raise calabash gourds to their painted faces and quaff the homemade brew they call caxiri.
Draining the salad-bowl-sized gourd, usually in one go, they send for a refill, which is scooped from an enormous hollowed-out log resembling a canoe, only brimmi ... moreParis (ESA) Nov 01, 2017Melting snow aids absorption of carbon dioxide  Southampton UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Peatland plants adapting well to climate change  Exeter UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Tropical forest reserves slow down global warming |
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