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New theory addresses how life on earth arose from the primordial muck![]() ![]() Chapel Hill NC (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 Life on Earth originated in an intimate partnership between the nucleic acids (genetic instructions for all organisms) and small proteins called peptides, according to two new papers from biochemists and biologists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Auckland. Their "peptide-RNA" hypothesis contradicts the widely-held "RNA-world" hypothesis, which states that life originated from nucleic acids and only later evolved to include proteins. The new papers - one in ... read more |
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![]() Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 The first 1.5 billion years of Earth's evolution is subject to considerable uncertainty due to the lack of any significant rock record prior to four billion years ago and a very limited record until ... more ![]() ![]() Moscow (AFP) Nov 3, 2017 Russia is boosting aviation infrastructure in the Arctic and will further increase its air defences there, the commander of the country's northern fleet said on Friday. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2017 The US government released Friday a major scientific report that says climate change is "extremely likely" to be caused by human activity and will get worse without major cuts to carbon emissions. ... more ![]() ![]() Danang, Vietnam (AFP) Nov 5, 2017 At least 27 people have died and nearly two dozen are missing after Typhoon Damrey barrelled into Vietnam, authorities said Sunday, damaging tens of thousands of homes and submerging highways days before the country welcomes world leaders to the APEC summit. ... more |
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Tsunami alert after powerful quakes strike off coast of Russia: USGS
Hong Kong axes flights, classes as Typhoon Wipha approaches Hong Kong axes flights, classes as Typhoon Wipha nears Three dead, three missing after South Korea landslide One dead, three missing after South Korea landslide Contaminated Fukushima soil delivered to Japan PM office Spain taming fire that belched smoke cloud over Madrid Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern India Giant cloud of forest fire smoke smothers Madrid 7.3-magnitude quake strikes off Alaska, tsunami warning issued: USGS |
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![]() Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 5, 2017 At least two people have been killed and almost 2,000 evacuated after a storm triggered serious flooding Sunday in Malaysia's Penang, with the historic state capital under murky brown water. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2017 Major US tech firms reversed course Friday and endorsed a proposal in Congress which could hold website owners liable for human trafficking. ... more ![]() ![]() Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 3, 2017 Global turmoil after seismic events such as Brexit and the election of President Donald Trump may push readers away from dystopian crime fiction to novels with a more comforting message, best-selling author Ian Rankin says. ... more ![]() ![]() Miami (AFP) Nov 4, 2017 Disney World knew it had an alligator problem long before one of the beasts killed a toddler at the famous resort last year, official data showed Friday. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017 Just as humans and other animals are often more dexterous with one hand or paw - usually the right - honeybees have individualized flight pattern preferences. Some prefer to go right, others feel more comfortable going left. ... more ![]() ![]() Miami (AFP) Nov 3, 2017 A US environmental group filed suit Friday against the Donald Trump administration for allegedly stalling on a deal to protect sea turtles from getting trapped in shrimp nets. ... more |
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![]() ![]() Tiny Fiji looks for global impact at Bonn climate talks ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017 Scientists have identified two ecological mechanisms that help prevent takeovers by invasive species. ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) Nov 3, 2017 Nations that adopted the Paris Agreement with champagne two years ago, regroup next week amid grim omens of climate peril and with an anxious eye on Donald Trump's America. ... more ![]() ![]() Al-Hamza, Iraq (AFP) Nov 5, 2017 In the shadow of the Imam Hamza mosque in the region of the ancient kingdom of Babylon, a carpet market that was once bustling is now almost empty. ... more ![]() ![]() Mexico City (AFP) Nov 5, 2017 Mexico said Saturday it had captured a rare vaquita marina porpose - a female of reproductive age - as part of a last-ditch bid to save the critically endangered species. ... more |
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![]() Hanover NH (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() SATCOM and Disaster Recovery Plans Withstand Irma ![]() ![]() In reversal, US tech firms back bill on human trafficking ![]() ![]() Crime writer Ian Rankin predicts rise of 'kind and gentle' books |
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![]() Boulder CO (VOA) Oct 31, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Guiding the random laser ![]() ![]() Opening the Van der Waals' sandwich ![]() ![]() 'Tensor algebra' software speeds big-data analysis 100-fold |
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![]() (UPI) Nov 2, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Ivory Coast inaugurates huge China-funded dam ![]() ![]() Tiny Fiji looks for global impact at Bonn climate talks ![]() ![]() Climate change could transform key bacterial interactions in the ocean by 2100 |
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![]() Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Wanted: a medical doctor for a cold adventure ![]() ![]() New Greenland Maps Show More Glaciers at Risk ![]() ![]() Russian military to boost Arctic presence: commander |
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![]() Bristol UK (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() RUDN University researcher found out what happens to organic matter on rice fields ![]() ![]() Flour power to boost food security ![]() ![]() Pumpkin genomes sequenced, revealing uncommon evolutionary history |
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![]() Danang, Vietnam (AFP) Nov 5, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Future volcanic eruptions could cause more climate disruption ![]() ![]() Tsunami reveals human noise pollution in Hawaiian waters ![]() ![]() Two dead, thousands flee as floods hit Malaysia's Penang |
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![]() Washington (AFP) Nov 2, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Morocco architect fights concrete with tradition ![]() ![]() US strikes IS in Somalia for first time ![]() ![]() Tense standoff in Juba as troops encircle ex-army chief's home |
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![]() Jakarta (AFP) Nov 2, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() The relentless rise of migration in Europe over last 10,000 years ![]() ![]() Study shows how memories ripple through the brain ![]() ![]() Climbing Australia's giant red rock Uluru banned |
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![]() Paris (AFP) Nov 3, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() White House OKs report warning climate change caused by humans ![]() ![]() Could the Neolithic Revolution offer evidence of best ways to adapt to climate change? ![]() ![]() Shortfall in climate action is 'catastrophic': UN |
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![]() Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Wind satellite vacuum packed ![]() ![]() Initial Signals Received From Six Small Satellites Built by SSL for Planet ![]() ![]() JPSS-1 to Provide More Accurate Environmental Forecasts |
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![]() Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() New theory addresses how life on earth arose from the primordial muck ![]() ![]() Bandit-masked feathered dinosaur hid from predators using multiple types of camouflage ![]() ![]() Mongolian microfossils point to the rise of animals on Earth |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() IEA: An electrified world would cost $31B per year to achieve ![]() ![]() 'Fuel-secure' steps in Washington counterintuitive, green group says ![]() ![]() SLAC-led project will use AI to prevent or minimize electric grid failures |
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![]() Houston TX (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() New studies on disordered cathodes may provide much-needed jolt to lithium batteries ![]() ![]() UNIST unveils new fast-charging, high-energy electric-car battery technology ![]() ![]() Scientists create magnetic system that transforms heat into motion |
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![]() London, UK (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Flights of honeybees reveal individual directional tendencies ![]() ![]() Malawi turns to British troops in poaching war ![]() ![]() Humans don't use as much brainpower as we like to think |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Nov 4, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hong Kong government under fire in LGBT row ![]() ![]() Philippine Everest conqueror sets sail for China ![]() ![]() China mulls three years' jail for anthem disrespect |
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![]() Waiapi, Brazil (AFP) Nov 2, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Honduran state, power company, involved in activist murder: experts ![]() ![]() Peatland plants adapting well to climate change ![]() ![]() Tropical forest reserves slow down global warming |
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