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  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 Something almost magical happens when you put a tray full of sloshing, liquid water into a freezer and it comes out later as a rigid, solid crystal of ice. Chemists at the University of Utah have pulled back the curtain a little more on the freezing process, particularly in clouds. Their research shows that when water droplets freeze in clouds, the structure of the ice crystal isn't necessarily the classic hexagonal snowflake structure. Rather, a more disordered ice structure forms more easily tha ... read more |
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How a 'shadow zone' traps the world's oldest ocean waterStockholm, Sweden (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 New research from an international team has revealed why the oldest water in the ocean in the North Pacific has remained trapped in a shadow zone around 2km below the sea surface for over 1000 years ... more  
Parents angry as Delhi schools reopen despite smogNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 13, 2017 Angry parents accused Delhi authorities on Monday of "playing with children's health" as schools reopened despite a fresh surge in pollution to emergency levels. ... more  
Iran hunts for survivors as quake kills 400 near Iraq borderTehran (AFP) Nov 13, 2017 Teams of Iranian rescuers dug through rubble in a hunt for survivors Monday after a major earthquake struck the Iran-Iraq border, killing at least 421 people and injuring thousands. ... more  
Ecological restoration success higher with natural measuresStorrs CT (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 Ecological restoration success is higher for natural regeneration than for active restoration in tropical forests Restoration of deforested and degraded forest areas can be accomplished throug ... 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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New type of cell has been found in the eye of a deep-sea fishBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 A new type of cell has been found in the eye of a deep-sea fish, and scientists say the discovery opens a new world of understanding about vision in a variety of light conditions. University o ... more 
China's sulfur dioxide emissions fell sharply while India's grew rapidlyCollege Park MD (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 Sulfur dioxide is an air pollutant that causes acid rain, haze and many health-related problems. It is produced predominantly when coal is burned to generate electricity. Although China and In ... more  
Cooling in high and mid-latitudes led to aridification in Northern AfricaPotsdam, Germany (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 It is one of the driest regions of the Earth, yet, in a cave in the Egyptian Sahara, paintings have been found depicting people swimming. This stone-age art is thought to be up to ten thousand years ... more 
Central pressure deficit, not wind speed, best to predict hurricane damageWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 The system for categorizing hurricanes accounts only for peak wind speeds, but research published in Nature Communications explains why central pressure deficit is a better indicator of economic dam ... more  
Heatwaves have at least 27 ways to kill youHonolulu HI (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 Around the world, numerous cases have revealed the considerable dangers of extreme heatwaves. Over 70,000 people perished to the extreme heat of the 2003 European heatwave, >10,000 people to the 201 ... more  
A new timeline for glacial retreat in Western CanadaWashington DC (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 Much of western Canada was ice-free as early as 14,000 years ago, a new study reports. The results suggest that the Cordilleran Ice Sheet (CIS) retreated more than a millennium sooner than pre ... more |
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 Research shows ice sheets as large as Greenland's melted fast in a warming climate  
Finger and toe fossils belonged to tiny primates 45 million years agoDekalb IL (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 At Northern Illinois University, Dan Gebo opens a cabinet and pulls out a drawer full of thin plastic cases filled with clear gelatin capsules. Inside each numbered capsule is a tiny fossil - some a ... more  
Climate change imperils one in four UNESCO natural sitesBonn (AFP) Nov 13, 2017 Climate change imperils one in four UN-listed natural heritage sites, including coral reefs, glaciers, and wetlands - nearly double the number from just three years ago, a report said Monday. ... more 
Global 2% rise in CO2 'giant leap backwards for humankind'Bonn (AFP) Nov 13, 2017 The carbon dioxide emissions that drive global warming, flat since 2014, are set to rise two percent this year, dashing hopes they had peaked, scientists reported at UN climate talks Monday. ... more 
Scientists warn of 'giant leap backward' at climate talksBonn (AFP) Nov 14, 2017 Carbon dioxide emissions are set to rise this year after a three-year pause, scientists said at UN climate talks Monday, warning that "time is running out", even as White House officials used the occasion to champion the fossil fuels that drive global warming. ... more |
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  Bonn (AFP) Nov 13, 2017 
Climate change imperils one in four UN-listed natural heritage sites, including coral reefs, glaciers, and wetlands - nearly double the number from just three years ago, a report said Monday.
The number of UNESCO natural sites at risk has grown to 62 from 35 in 2014, when one in seven were listed, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which released the re ... more Berlin (AFP) Nov 10, 2017Allianz confident for 2017 after hurricane-battered Q3  The Hague (AFP) Nov 10, 2017Dutch to give storm-hit isles 600 mln euros to rebuild  San Juan (AFP) Nov 9, 2017Back to school in Puerto Rico, but still without power |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Nov 13, 2017 
Lasers that generate plasma can provide insight into bursts of subatomic particles that occur in deep space, scientists have found. Such findings could help scientists understand cosmic rays, solar flares and solar eruptions - emissions from the sun that can disrupt cell phone service and knock out power grids on Earth.
Physicists have long observed that particles like electrons and atomic ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 12, 2017Leonardo tapped by British Royal Air Force for radar testing equipment  Boston MA (SPX) Nov 14, 2017A new way to mix oil and water  Boston MA (SPX) Nov 14, 2017Building better silk |
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New research from an international team has revealed why the oldest water in the ocean in the North Pacific has remained trapped in a shadow zone around 2km below the sea surface for over 1000 years.
To put it in context, the last time this water encountered the atmosphere the Goths had just invaded the Western Roman Empire.
The research suggests the time the ancient water spent belo ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017Researchers use forensic science to track turtles  Gao, Mali (AFP) Nov 7, 2017A well changes lives in ravaged Mali city  Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Nov 06, 201750 years of data from oxygen minimum lab helps predict the oceans' future |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 
Much of western Canada was ice-free as early as 14,000 years ago, a new study reports.
The results suggest that the Cordilleran Ice Sheet (CIS) retreated more than a millennium sooner than previous estimates and hold important implications for understanding climate patterns and human migration.
Previous estimates suggested that the CIS covered large portions of westernmost Canada as ... more West Lafayette IN (SPX) Nov 14, 2017Research shows ice sheets as large as Greenland's melted fast in a warming climate  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 08, 2017Hot News from the Antarctic Underground  Beijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2017Chinese icebreaker steams for Antarctica in polar power play |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 10, 2017 
Soil characteristics like organic matter content and moisture play a vital role in helping plants flourish. It turns out that soil temperature is just as important. Every plant needs a certain soil temperature to thrive. If the temperature changes too quickly, plants won't do well. Their seeds won't germinate or their roots will die.
"Most plants are sensitive to extreme changes in soil te ... more Shanghai (AFP) Nov 10, 2017Chinese company offers lifetime of booze for $1,700 on Alibaba  Boston MA (SPX) Nov 10, 2017Sensors applied to plant leaves warn of water shortage  Vancouver WA (SPX) Nov 10, 2017WSU researcher sees huge carbon sink in soil minerals |
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 San Jos�, Costa Rica (AFP) Nov 13, 2017 
A strong earthquake, measuring 6.5 according to a US seismological agency, rocked Costa Rica late Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The quake occurred at 8:28 pm local (0228 GMT) on the Central American country's Pacific coast, at a depth of 20 kilometers (12 miles), close to the popular tourist beach town of Jaco.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did ... moreTehran (AFP) Nov 13, 2017Iran hunts for survivors as quake kills 400 near Iraq border West Lafayette IN (SPX) Nov 14, 2017Central pressure deficit, not wind speed, best to predict hurricane damage  Danang, Vietnam (AFP) Nov 9, 2017More than 90 killed in Vietnam's deadliest typhoon in years |
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 Dakar (AFP) Nov 13, 2017 
African leaders on Monday used a regional forum to underline the need for the continent to assure its own security after years of Western interventions, while also calling for international funding to support the anti-terror fight..
The annual Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security this year brings together the presidents of Mali, Rwanda and host Senegal along with military official ... more Washington (AFP) Nov 12, 2017US investigators return to scene of Niger ambush  Davis CA (SPX) Nov 10, 2017Dozens of new wildlife corridors identified for African mammals  Conakry (AFP) Nov 10, 2017Judges finish investigation into Guinea stadium massacre |
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 Durham 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 research on bonobos suggests our species is not as exceptional in this regard as we like to think.
Famously friendly apes from Africa's Congo Basin, bonobos will go out of their way to help stran ... moreDekalb IL (SPX) Nov 14, 2017Finger and toe fossils belonged to tiny primates 45 million years ago  Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Japanese scientists estimate the mutation rate from chimpanzee parents to their offspring  Washington (UPI) Nov 8, 2017Faith not linked to intuition or rational thinking, study shows |
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 Bonn (AFP) Nov 14, 2017  Carbon dioxide emissions are set to rise this year after a three-year pause, scientists said at UN climate talks Monday, warning that "time is running out", even as White House officials used the occasion to champion the fossil fuels that drive global warming.
CO2 emissions, flat since 2014, were forecast to rise two percent in 2017, dashing hopes they had peaked, scientists reported at 12-d ... more Berlin (AFP) Nov 14, 2017Heat on 'climate chancellor' Merkel over coal and cars  Bonn (AFP) Nov 11, 2017Climate target too low and progress too slow: top scientist  Bonn (AFP) Nov 13, 2017US defends fossil fuels at UN climate meeting |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2017 
Behind every weather forecast-from your local, five-day prediction to a late-breaking hurricane track update-are the satellites that make them possible. Government agencies depend on observations from weather satellites to inform forecast models that help us prepare for approaching storms and identify areas that need evacuating or emergency first responders.
Weather satellites have traditi ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 14, 2017The changing colors of our Living Planet  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 14, 2017Mapping functional diversity of forests with remote sensing  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Nov 14, 2017How ice in clouds is born |
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 Fort Collins CO (SPX) Nov 10, 2017 
To Tom Santangelo, single-celled microorganisms called archaea are like ancient mariners, surviving among the most extreme conditions on Earth, including volcanic vents in the deep ocean.
The Colorado State University researcher studies how these hardy microbes - which constitute one of three surviving domains of life - express their genes, produce their energy, and thrive in hot, lightles ... more London, UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Mammals switched to daytime activity after dinosaur extinction Portsmouth UK (SPX) Nov 09, 2017Man's earliest ancestors discovered in southern England  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Carbonate shells change with time |
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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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 Ames IA (SPX) Nov 13, 2017 
The U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory has discovered and described the existence of a unique disordered electron spin state in a metal that may provide a unique pathway to finding and studying frustrated magnets.
Condensed matter physicists use the term "frustrated" to describe a kind of magnet in which the spins fail to align into stable magnetic order. In perfectly frustrated m ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 14, 2017Scientists make progress in quest for fusion energy  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 10, 2017Cool textiles to beat the heat  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 10, 2017A novel layered superconductor based on tin and arsenic |
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 
A new type of cell has been found in the eye of a deep-sea fish, and scientists say the discovery opens a new world of understanding about vision in a variety of light conditions.
University of Queensland scientists found the new cell type in the deep-sea pearlside fish (Maurolicus spp.), which have an unusual visual system adapted for twilight conditions.
Dr Fanny de Busserolles at ... more Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 8, 2017Malaysia rescues 140 pangolins from suspected smugglers  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 |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2017  US President Donald Trump praised Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a "highly respected and powerful representative of his people" on Friday as he wrapped up his first state visit to Beijing.
Trump showered his host with accolades during two days of meetings during which the US leader sought to convince Xi to do more to reduce a trade deficit with China and rein in nuclear-armed North Korea.
... more Phuket, Thailand (AFP) Nov 10, 2017Gay Chinese tourists flock to Thailand for fun, acceptance  Beijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2017Chinese dissident writer dies on medical parole  Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Hong Kong pro-democracy activists allowed to appeal jail terms |
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 Warsaw (AFP) Nov 9, 2017 
Police on Thursday detained 22 environment activists who staged a sit-in at the Warsaw headquarters of Poland's state forest management agency to protest against logging in the Bialowieza forest, a protected UNESCO site that includes Europe's last primeval woodland.
Critics say Poland's right-wing government is defying a European Court of Justice injunction to suspend logging in the forest, ... more London (AFP) Nov 10, 2017Peace brings hope for Colombia's biodiversity: Santos  Washington (AFP) Nov 14, 2017US imposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese hardwood plywood Storrs CT (SPX) Nov 14, 2017Ecological restoration success higher with natural measures |
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