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  Exeter UK (SPX) Nov 15, 2017 Proposals to reduce the effects of global warming by imitating volcanic eruptions could have a devastating effect on global regions prone to either tumultuous storms or prolonged drought, new research has shown. Geoengineering - the intentional manipulation of the climate to counter the effect of global warming by injecting aerosols artificially into the atmosphere - has been mooted as a potential way to deal with climate change. However new research led by climate experts from the Universit ... read more |
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15,000 scientists say threats to planet now 'far worse'Miami (AFP) Nov 13, 2017 Twenty-five years after global scientists issued a "warning to humanity" about dangers to the environment, a new update released Monday says most of the planet's problems are getting "far worse." ... more 
Iran scrambles to aid victims of killer quakeSar-E Pol-E Zahab, Iran (AFP) Nov 14, 2017 Thousands of Iranians on Tuesday spent a third night in the cold as authorities scrambled to help those made homeless by a major earthquake that killed more than 400 people. ... more  
Quake-stricken Iranians vent anger at former presidentSar-E Pol-E Zahab, Iran (AFP) Nov 14, 2017 It was an earthquake that destroyed their homes and shattered their dreams, but in western Iran's Sar-e Pol-e Zahab, survivors have directed their anger against the government. ... more  
The changing colors of our Living PlanetGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 NASA satellites can see our living Earth breathe. In the Northern Hemisphere, ecosystems wake up in the spring, taking in carbon dioxide and exhaling oxygen as they sprout leaves - and a fleet of Ea ... 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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Making mosquitoes self-destructRiverside CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2017 Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed transgenic mosquitoes that stably express the Cas9 enzyme in their germline. The addition of Cas9 will enable the use of the CRI ... more  
UN to host first talks on use of 'killer robots'Geneva (AFP) Nov 10, 2017 The United Nations is set to host the first-ever talks on the use of autonomous weapons, but those hoping for a ban on the machines dubbed killer robots will be disappointed, the ambassador leading the discussions said Friday. ... more  
Unloved vultures fight for their survival in PakistanChanga Manga, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 14, 2017 Once a common sight in the skies of Pakistan, today the white-backed vulture is facing extinction - its population devastated by the use of industrial drugs to breed the cattle whose carcasses they traditionally feed on. ... more 
Sad farewell as Malaysia-born panda heads to ChinaKuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 14, 2017 Malaysia's first locally-born giant panda headed to its homeland China on Tuesday, with officials bidding a sad goodbye to the female cub. ... more  
New islands could solve Bangladesh land crisis: expertsDhaka (AFP) Nov 14, 2017 Dozens of new islands have emerged from the waters around Bangladesh over the last decade, providing a possible solution to the existential threat that rising sea levels pose to the low-lying coastal nation. ... more 
Nepal scraps mega hydropower deal with Chinese firmKathmandu Nov 14, 2017 Nepal has cancelled an agreement with a Chinese company to build the largest hydroelectric plant in the impoverished landlocked country, which suffers from chronic energy shortages. ... more |
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New graphene filter turns whiskey clearWashington (UPI) Nov 14, 2017 Scientists have created a new graphene-oxide membrane capable of turning whiskey clear. ... more  
'Don't panic' says Indian minister as smog crisis deepensNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 14, 2017 India's environment minister has said the country's filthy air is no cause for alarm, claiming only "routine precautions" were needed to cope with what doctors have called a public health emergency. ... more 
Merkel, Macron to front diplomatic push at UN climate talksBonn (AFP) Nov 15, 2017 The leaders of France and Germany will lead a diplomatic charge Wednesday to reinvigorate UN climate talks clouded by Washington's rejection of a planet rescue plan backed by the rest of the world. ... more  
Peruvian farmer scores small win in court over German energy giantHamm, Germany (AFP) Nov 13, 2017 A Peruvian farmer won a small but significant legal victory Monday when a German court said his appeal against energy giant RWE, which he accuses of contributing to climate change that is threatening his Andean home, had merit. ... more |
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  Miami (AFP) Nov 13, 2017 
Twenty-five years after global scientists issued a "warning to humanity" about dangers to the environment, a new update released Monday says most of the planet's problems are getting "far worse."
More than 15,000 global scientists from 184 countries signed on to the letter, called the "World Scientists' Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice," published in the journal BioScience.
The initi ... moreSar-E Pol-E Zahab, Iran (AFP) Nov 14, 2017Iran scrambles to aid victims of killer quake  Bonn (AFP) Nov 13, 2017Climate change imperils one in four UNESCO natural sites  Berlin (AFP) Nov 10, 2017Allianz confident for 2017 after hurricane-battered Q3 |
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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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 14, 2017China maintains reign over world supercomputer rankings  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 |
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 Stockholm, 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.
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 ... moreKathmandu Nov 14, 2017Nepal scraps mega hydropower deal with Chinese firm Dhaka (AFP) Nov 14, 2017New islands could solve Bangladesh land crisis: experts  Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017Researchers use forensic science to track turtles |
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Nov 14, 2017 
New research published in Science shows that climate warming reduced the mass of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet by half in as little as 500 years, indicating the Greenland Ice Sheet could have a similar fate.
The Cordilleran Ice Sheet covered large parts of North America during the Pleistocene - or Last Ice Age - and was similar in mass to the Greenland Ice Sheet. Previous research estimated th ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 14, 2017A new timeline for glacial retreat in Western Canada  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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 Hamm, Germany (AFP) Nov 13, 2017 
A Peruvian farmer won a small but significant legal victory Monday when a German court said his appeal against energy giant RWE, which he accuses of contributing to climate change that is threatening his Andean home, had merit.
After hearing oral arguments from both sides, the higher regional court in the western city of Hamm said Saul Luciano Lliuya's demand for damages from RWE was "admiss ... more Yushutun, China (AFP) Nov 12, 2017Chinese farmer turned eco-warrior takes on big business  Little Rock, United States (AFP) Nov 13, 2017Weed-killer prompts angry divide among US farmers  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 10, 2017Cover crops shield soil from extreme temps |
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 Sar-E Pol-E Zahab, Iran (AFP) Nov 14, 2017 
It was an earthquake that destroyed their homes and shattered their dreams, but in western Iran's Sar-e Pol-e Zahab, survivors have directed their anger against the government.
"Look, everything is destroyed! The government could at least cancel our home loans," said Mortaza Akbari, a resident of the working-class district of Shahid Shiroudi.
Many in his building lost everything in the 7 ... more Tehran (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  San Jos�, Costa Rica (AFP) Nov 13, 2017Strong quake rocks Costa Rica |
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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 Dakar (AFP) Nov 15, 2017UN peacekeeping missions under pressure to reform in Africa  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 |
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 Dekalb 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 are so small they rival the diminutive size of a mustard seed.
It's hard to imagine that anyone would be able to recognize these flecks as fossils, much less link them to an ancient world that wa ... more Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Japanese scientists estimate the mutation rate from chimpanzee parents to their offspring  Durham NC (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Bonobos help strangers without being asked  Washington (UPI) Nov 8, 2017Faith not linked to intuition or rational thinking, study shows |
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 Exeter UK (SPX) Nov 15, 2017 
Proposals to reduce the effects of global warming by imitating volcanic eruptions could have a devastating effect on global regions prone to either tumultuous storms or prolonged drought, new research has shown.
Geoengineering - the intentional manipulation of the climate to counter the effect of global warming by injecting aerosols artificially into the atmosphere - has been mooted as a p ... more Bonn (AFP) Nov 14, 2017Scientists warn of 'giant leap backward' at climate talks  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 14, 2017 
NASA is preparing for another launch attempt of JPSS-1, NOAA's latest weather satellite.
The Joint Polar Satellite System-1 was supposed to be carried into orbit in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, but the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket's blastoff was delayed after a vehicle alarm sounded just prior to countdown.
The launch has since been rescheduled for Wednesday mornin ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 10, 2017NASA CubeSat to Test Miniaturized Weather Satellite Technology  Taiyuan, China (XNA) Nov 15, 2017Long March 4C launches Fengyun 3D meteorological satellite Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 14, 2017The changing colors of our Living Planet |
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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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 Washington (UPI) Nov 14, 2017 
Creating fusion energy presents a variety of challenges, but researchers at Texas A&M University are closer to besting at least of the obstacles.
Scientists have developed a new method for creating resilient materials - possibly strong enough to survive the intensity of a fusion core.
Fusion energy is the nuclear energy that powers the sun. One of the problems posed by fusion en ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 10, 2017A novel layered superconductor based on tin and arsenic  Ames IA (SPX) Nov 13, 2017'Perfectly frustrated' metal provides possible path to superconductivity  Washington (UPI) Nov 7, 2017Scientists design smart paper capable of detecting water, conducting electricity |
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 Changa Manga, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 14, 2017  Once a common sight in the skies of Pakistan, today the white-backed vulture is facing extinction - its population devastated by the use of industrial drugs to breed the cattle whose carcasses they traditionally feed on.
Bird numbers have plummeted by more than 99 percent since the 1990s, according to the local branch of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), which is desperately attempting to ens ... moreKuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 14, 2017Sad farewell as Malaysia-born panda heads to China  Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Nov 14, 2017New type of cell has been found in the eye of a deep-sea fish  Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 8, 2017Malaysia rescues 140 pangolins from suspected smugglers |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 14, 2017 
Hong Kong independence activists stepped up their campaign at schools Tuesday, with the semi-autonomous city increasingly divided over signs of Beijing's growing influence.
Demonstrators handed out thousands of leaflets bearing the message "only independence can defend Hong Kong and protect its people" at about a dozen campuses.
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on a visit in July any ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2017Trump praises China's 'highly respected' Xi  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 12, 2017 
Trees in cities around the globe are growing faster than rural trees, according to a new study by researchers at the Technical University of Munich.
The study - published this week in the journal Nature - is the first to measure the impact of the heat island effect on urban tree growth.
"While the effects of climate change on tree growth in forests have been extensively studied ... 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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