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  London, UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 Mammals only started being active in the daytime after non-avian dinosaurs were wiped out about 66 million years ago (mya), finds a new study led by UCL and Tel Aviv University's Steinhardt Museum of Natural History. A long-standing theory holds that the common ancestor to all mammals was nocturnal, but the new discovery reveals when mammals started living in the daytime for the first time. It also provides insight into which species changed behaviour first. The study, published in Nature Ec ... read more |
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Scientists find potential 'missing link' in chemistry that led to life on earthLa Jolla CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017 Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a compound that may have been a crucial factor in the origins of life on Earth. Origins-of-life researchers have hypothesized that ... more  
Warm Air Helped Make 2017 Ozone Hole Smallest Since 1988Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 Measurements from satellites this year showed the hole in Earth's ozone layer that forms over Antarctica each September was the smallest observed since 1988, scientists from NASA and NOAA announced ... more  
Hot News from the Antarctic UndergroundPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 08, 2017 A new NASA study adds evidence that a geothermal heat source called a mantle plume lies deep below Antarctica's Marie Byrd Land, explaining some of the melting that creates lakes and rivers under th ... more  
Bonobos help strangers without being askedDurham NC (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 A passer-by drops something and you spring to pick it up. Or maybe you hold the door for someone behind you. Such acts of kindness to strangers were long thought to be unique to humans, but recent r ... 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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Japanese scientists estimate the mutation rate from chimpanzee parents to their offspringKyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 Mutations generate genetic variation, and are a major driving force of evolution. Therefore, examining mutation rates and modes are essential to better understand the genetic basis for physiology an ... more  
A well changes lives in ravaged Mali cityGao, Mali (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 Among the lines of small mud houses, plastic litter and piles of parched earth, children gaze skywards at a shiny blue tank perched on steel legs. ... more  
It takes a microclimate to raise a pinyon treeFort Collins CO (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 With all the discussion about global climate change effects, new research shows that another kind of climate is an important factor in regional pinyon pine tree recovery after drought events - the m ... more 
Protecting 'high carbon' rainforest areas also protects threatened wildlifeKent UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 Conservation efforts focused on protecting forests using carbon-based policies also benefit mammal diversity, new research at the University of Kent has found. To help mitigate the effects of ... more 
Researchers use forensic science to track turtlesWashington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017 Biologists tracking vulnerable turtle species in the Mediterranean have borrowed a technique from forensic scientists. By measuring "stable isotope ratios," scientists at the University of Exeter were able to determine where turtles were traveling from to breed Cyprus. ... more  
Schools shut amid health emergency as smog blankets India's capitalNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 A public health emergency was declared as choking smog blanketed New Delhi on Tuesday, with authorities ordering the temporary closure of all primary schools in the world's most polluted capital city. ... more |
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Syria to join Paris climate pact, isolating USBonn (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 Syria told the UN climate talks in Bonn on Tuesday that it would join the Paris Agreement, leaving the United States as the only nation in the world opting to stay outside the landmark treaty. ... more  
First luxury Perigord truffle is cultivated in BritainLondon (AFP) Nov 6, 2017 A black Perigord truffle has been cultivated in Britain for the first time, and the scientists who announced the breakthrough on Monday said climate change could make it a new British crop. ... more 
Swapping where crops are grown could feed an extra 825 million peopleNew York NY (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 Redrawing the global map of crop distribution on existing farmland could help meet growing demand for food and biofuels in coming decades, while significantly reducing water stress in agricultural a ... more 
Black leaders who urged farmers to dump coca on run from Colombia gangsTumaco, Colombia (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 There is a price on their heads, and one of them has already been gunned down. Now, the leaders of a black community in Colombia who dared urge farmers to stop growing coca plants are "hiding like rats" from drug lords intent on maintaining their supply of narcotics. ... more |
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  Washington (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 
A domestic violence conviction legally prohibited the Texas church shooter from buying guns, but the Air Force failed to enter it into a database used to run background checks, officials said Monday.
Devin Kelley - who shot dead 26 people at a Texas church - could therefore have passed the background check required to buy a gun, which would have raised red flags if the conviction had been ... more Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2017In reversal, US tech firms back bill on human trafficking  Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Crime writer Ian Rankin predicts rise of 'kind and gentle' books  United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 6, 2017UN council weakens response to Myanmar after China objects |
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 Ames IA (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 
The U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory has developed a 3D printing process that creates a chemically active catalytic object in a single step, opening the door to more efficient ways to produce catalysts for complex chemical reactions in a wide scope of industries.
While 3D printing has found applications in many areas, its use as a way to control chemical reactions, or catalysis, ... more Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 02, 2017How to store information in your clothes invisibly, without electronics  Hanscom AFB MA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Cheyenne Mountain sees better satellite picture  University Park PA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Synthetic material acts like an insect cloaking device |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017  Biologists tracking vulnerable turtle species in the Mediterranean have borrowed a technique from forensic scientists. By measuring "stable isotope ratios," scientists at the University of Exeter were able to determine where turtles were traveling from to breed Cyprus.
Isotopes are variants of the same chemical element. Each variant boasts a different number of neutrons in its nucleus. ... more Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Nov 06, 201750 years of data from oxygen minimum lab helps predict the oceans' future  Suva, Fiji (AFP) Nov 5, 2017Tiny Fiji looks for global impact at Bonn climate talks  Philadelphia PA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Penn engineers develop filters that use nanoparticles to prevent slime build-up |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 03, 2017 
New maps of Greenland's coastal seafloor and bedrock beneath its massive ice sheet show that two to four times as many coastal glaciers are at risk of accelerated melting as previously thought.
Researchers at the University of California at Irvine (UCI), NASA and 30 other institutions have published the most comprehensive, accurate and high-resolution relief maps ever made of Greenland's b ... more Moscow (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Russian military to boost Arctic presence: commander  Austin TX (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Intensifying winds could increase east Antarctica's contribution to sea level rise Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 08, 2017Hot News from the Antarctic Underground |
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 Shanghai (AFP) Nov 6, 2017 
A van spirits ten guests to a secret location in Shanghai, where they enter a non-descript industrial building as Strauss's theme from "2001: A Space Odyssey" fills the air.
Inside is avant-garde restaurant Ultraviolet, the city's newest three-star Michelin eatery, where adventurous gourmands happily pay up to 6,000 yuan ($900) per head and the waitlist for a seat is three months.
The g ... moreLondon (AFP) Nov 6, 2017First luxury Perigord truffle is cultivated in Britain Tumaco, Colombia (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Black leaders who urged farmers to dump coca on run from Colombia gangs New York NY (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Swapping where crops are grown could feed an extra 825 million people |
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 Danang, Vietnam (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 
The death toll from typhoon downpours and floods wreaking havoc along Vietnam's south-central coast has risen to 61, an official said Tuesday, as the country opens its doors to world leaders for this week's APEC summit.
Typhoon Damrey struck just before Vietnam was set to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Danang, which will bring together US President Donald Trump ... more Miami (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Puerto Rico population to drop 14% after hurricane  Danang, Vietnam (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Death toll from Vietnam typhoon rises to 69; 17th Atlantic storm takes shape  Madison WI (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Magma held in 'cold storage' before giant volcano eruption |
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 Juba (AFP) Nov 4, 2017 
South Sudan's capital Juba was tense on Saturday as more than 100 soldiers surrounded the residence of powerful former army chief Paul Malong in a bid to disarm his bodyguards.
Streets across the city were largely empty as people stayed at home for fear the standoff would erupt into clashes, an AFP correspondent said.
The deployment of troops around Malong's residence in the central Hai ... more Miami (AFP) Nov 6, 2017Deadly heat from climate change may hit slums hardest  Tiznit, Morocco (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Morocco architect fights concrete with tradition  Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2017US strikes IS in Somalia for first time |
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 Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
Mutations generate genetic variation, and are a major driving force of evolution. Therefore, examining mutation rates and modes are essential to better understand the genetic basis for physiology and evolution.
One traditional method to estimate this rate is a 'phylogenetic' approach that examines the sequence divergence between two species, and the time between divergence events. However, ... moreDurham NC (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Bonobos help strangers without being asked  Jakarta (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Newly discovered orangutan species is most endangered great ape  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 02, 2017Study shows how memories ripple through the brain |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
Greenhouse gas emissions caused by urban households' purchases of goods and services from beyond city limits are much bigger than previously thought. These upstream emissions may occur anywhere in the world and are roughly equal in size to the total emissions originating from a city's own territory, a new study shows. This is not bad news but in fact offers local policy-makers more leverage to t ... moreBonn (AFP) Nov 6, 20172017 set to be hottest non-El Nino year: UN  Bonn (AFP) Nov 6, 2017Plea for 'urgent action' on climate shadowed by Trump  Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2017White House OKs report warning climate change caused by humans |
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 Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced it has entered an agreement with FIMI, the largest Private Equity fund in Israel (FIMI). Pursuant to the agreement, FIMI shall invest $40 million in ImageSat International (ISI) in exchange for 53.6% of ISI's share equity.
The agreement further stipulates that ISI shall buy the new observation satellite 'EROS C' from IAI and at the transaction cl ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2017NASA Satellite Tracks Ozone Pollution by Monitoring Its Key Ingredients  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 03, 2017JPSS-1 to Provide More Accurate Environmental Forecasts  Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Blue Canyon to build CubeSat constellation for NASA hurricane observation |
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 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 ... more Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 06, 2017The secret lives of ancient land plants  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Carbonate shells change with time  London, UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Mammals switched to daytime activity after dinosaur extinction |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
Electrical physicists from Czech Technical University have provided additional evidence that new current sensors introduce errors when assessing current through iron conductors. It's crucial to correct this flaw in the new sensors so that operators of the electrical grid can correctly respond to threats to the system.
The researchers show how a difference in a conductor's magnetic permeabi ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017Japan faces challenges in cutting CO2, Moody's finds  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 |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 
High-performance electrodes for lithium-ion batteries can be improved by paying closer attention to their defects - and capitalizing on them, according to Rice University scientists.
Rice materials scientist Ming Tang and chemists Song Jin at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Linsen Li at Wisconsin and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology led a study that combined state-of-the-a ... more Exeter UK (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Scientists create magnetic system that transforms heat into motion  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 |
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 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.
Left-handedness is relatively rare among humans. But according to the latest research, plenty of bees go left. The insects are more democratic in their directiona ... more Mexico City (AFP) Nov 6, 2017Endangered vaquita porpoise dies in captivity  London, UK (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Landmark discovery turns marathon of evolution into a sprint  Liwonde, Malawi (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Malawi turns to British troops in poaching war |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 
Hong Kong's leading pro-democracy activists, who were jailed for their role in the 2014 Umbrella Movement were granted leave to appeal their sentences by the city's top court on Tuesday.
Joshua Wong and Nathan Law were imprisoned in August after Hong Kong's government pushed for harsher sentences - rather than the initial community service orders they were given.
The government's appeal ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2017China calls on France to ensure security of its citizens  Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Hong Kong government under fire in LGBT row  Beijing (AFP) Nov 4, 2017Disrespecting China's anthem can now cost 3 years jail |
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 Fort Collins CO (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
With all the discussion about global climate change effects, new research shows that another kind of climate is an important factor in regional pinyon pine tree recovery after drought events - the microclimate.
Microclimates are localized climates found within a larger one, like that of a cool canyon in the desert Southwest. These microclimates occur because of local differences in the lan ... moreKent UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Protecting 'high carbon' rainforest areas also protects threatened wildlife  Waiapi, Brazil (AFP) Nov 6, 2017For Amazon tribe, rainforest is a whole world  Waiapi, Brazil (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Beer o'clock in the Amazon: the tribe that loves to party |
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