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  United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 31, 2017 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday issued a year-end "red alert" to a world he said faces the perils of inequality, nationalism, xenophobia and possibly even nuclear war unless it works to resolve its differences. "When I took office one year ago, I appealed for 2017 to be a year for peace," he said in his New Year's message. "Unfortunately, in fundamental ways, the world has gone in reverse. "Conflicts have deepened and new dangers have emerged. Global anxieties about nuclear weapo ... read more |
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Russian environmental campaigner hospitalised after beatingMoscow (AFP) Dec 29, 2017 A prominent Russian environmental campaigner was severely beaten by masked assailants and hospitalised with injuries, a fellow activist told AFP Friday. ... more  
Study shows streams are reliable indicators of a region's environmental healthWashington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017 New research shows streams are stable and reliable indicators of a region's ecological and environmental health. ... more  
Data scientists mine government data for evidence of historical eventsWashington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017 Researchers have developed a way to mine electronic government records for evidence of significant historical events. ... more  
NASA satellite spots shattered iceberg beneath the Arctic's midnight sunWashington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017 A newly released NASA image showcases the fragmented state of iceberg B-44, glistening in the midnight sun of the Arctic. ... more |
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Chinese ban on ivory sales goes into effectBeijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2017 China's complete ban on ivory trade went into effect Sunday, officials said, a major step forward in Beijing's efforts to rein in what was once the world's largest market for illegal ivory. ... more 
Albania losing its eagle to rampant poachingTirana (AFP) Dec 29, 2017 It is Albania's national symbol, but the eagle may soon only be found on the flag. The majestic bird is threatened with extinction due to widespread poaching of raptors. ... more 
25-year coral survey shows the Caribbean is environmentally-stressedWashington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017 The Caribbean's coral is environmentally stressed, according to the conclusions of a recently-completed 25-year survey. ... more 
25 tonnes of toxic waste found dumped near BelgradeBelgrade (AFP) Dec 30, 2017 The mayor of a Belgrade suburb said Saturday that a large-scale investigation will be launched following the discovery of 25 tonnes of toxic waste found dumped in a private field. ... more  
Snow strands thousands, kills skier in French AlpsGrenoble, France (AFP) Dec 31, 2017 Heavy snow stranded 4,000 travellers heading for resorts in the French Alps and killed one skier in an avalanche, authorities said on Sunday. ... more 
Sierra Leone mudslide survivors living back in danger zoneFreetown (AFP) Dec 31, 2017 Four months after the landslides that killed her husband and more than a thousand others, Mariama Kamara has returned to the mountainside that collapsed onto their home to live in an unfinished building. ... more |
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Guinea massacre suspects to go before criminal tribunalConakry (AFP) Dec 30, 2017 Fourteen suspects held over a 2009 stadium massacre in Guinea which killed 157 people are to go before a criminal tribunal after a legal investigation concluded, the country's justice minister said. ... more  
Anti-Beijing protesters march in Hong KongHong Kong (AFP) Jan 1, 2018 Angry protesters marched through Hong Kong Monday against what they described as suppression by Beijing, days after Chinese authorities ruled that part of a city rail station would come under mainland law. ... more  
Pakistan's girl cadets dream of taking powerMardan, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 31, 2017 At a revolutionary school in Pakistan, Durkhanay Banuri dreams of becoming military chief, once a mission impossible for girls in a patriarchal country where the powerful army has a severe problem with gender equity. ... more  
As cold wave sweeps N.America, Trump makes light of climate changeWashington (AFP) Dec 29, 2017 US President Donald Trump on Thursday made light of climate change science as an Arctic chill settled on much of the central and northeastern United States and Canada, forcing people indoors, stranding motorists with dead car batteries and complicating firefighting duties. ... more |
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  United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 24, 2017 
The UN General Assembly on Sunday urged Myanmar to end a military campaign against Muslim Rohingya and called for the appointment of a UN special envoy, despite opposition from China, Russia and some regional countries.
A resolution put forward by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was adopted by a vote of 122 to 10 with 24 abstentions.
China, Russia, Cambodia, Laos, the Phili ... more United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 31, 2017UN's Guterres issues year-end 'red alert' for a world divided  Rome (AFP) Dec 28, 2017Italy to send troops to Niger to stem migrant flow: PM Freetown (AFP) Dec 31, 2017Sierra Leone mudslide survivors living back in danger zone |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017 
Scientists have identified the unique microstructures that lend Australian peacock spiders their bedazzling iridescence.
The abdomens of male peacock spiders offer a shiny rainbow coloration. To attract the attention of potential mates, the males gyrate their colorful behinds. Their mating dance is well studied, but now scientists have a better understanding of the surface structures th ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017Experiments reveal evidence of exotic new matter state  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Better mastery of heat flow leads to next-generation thermal cloaks Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017Data scientists mine government data for evidence of historical events |
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 Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
Using x-ray lasers, researchers at Stockholm University have been able to map out how water fluctuates between two different states when it is cooled. At -44 C these fluctuations reach a maximum pointing to the fact that water can exist as two different distinct liquids. The findings will be published in the journal Science.
Water, both common and necessary for life on earth, behaves very ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Study identifies California cliffs at risk of collapse Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017Study shows streams are reliable indicators of a region's environmental health  Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Maps drawn in early 1900s help track Pacific Northwest kelp forests |
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 Hanover NH (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
Snowfall on a major summit in North America's highest mountain range has more than doubled since the beginning of the Industrial Age, according to a study from Dartmouth College, the University of Maine, and the University of New Hampshire.
The research not only finds a dramatic increase in snowfall, it further explains connections in the global climate system by attributing the record acc ... moreWashington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017NASA satellite spots shattered iceberg beneath the Arctic's midnight sun  Washington (UPI) Dec 21, 2017Algae growth is accelerating melting in Greenland  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 18, 2017NASA scientists embark on extreme Antarctic Trek |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
Expertise in viruses and high security containment brought Rothamsted Research into a multinational team that has just won a major battle in the war against a genetically versatile fungal pathogen with a long record of devastation of wheat production globally.
The team, from Australia, the US and the UK, identified a gene in the fungus that triggers resistance in the host plant and have be ... more Paris, France (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Unexpected agricultural production allowed pre-Hispanic society to flourish in arid Andes  Minneapolis MN (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Breakthrough pulls science ahead in race against devastating wheat disease  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Wheat disease breakthrough to help feed the world |
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 Jakarta (AFP) Dec 29, 2017 
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano experienced its biggest eruption of the year this week, spewing clouds of gas and showering ash into the sky, a local official said Friday.
The volcano, which roared back to life in 2010 after four centuries of silence, has been erupting steadily since 2015, displacing more than 3,000 families.
Wednesday's eruption "was the biggest eruption this year, g ... more New Delhi (AFP) Dec 27, 2017India says more than 660 missing one month after deadly cyclone  Tehran (AFP) Dec 21, 2017Two die in Iran quake panic  Manila (AFP) Dec 25, 2017Philippines storm death toll climbs to 240, scores missing |
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 Bamako (AFP) Dec 31, 2017 
Mali's president has appointed the government of the country's new prime minister, as he prepares for a presidential campaign amid an ongoing threat from jihadists.
According to a decree published Sunday, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita installed 36 ministers for Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga's government.
Six new members are entering the government, formed hours after 63-year-old Maiga's app ... more Bukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 25, 2017Kabila residence burned down in DR Congo Conakry (AFP) Dec 30, 2017Guinea massacre suspects to go before criminal tribunal  Kinshasa (AFP) Dec 28, 2017Soldier among seven killed in DRCongo clashes |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 18, 2017 
A neutral genetic mutation - a fluke in the evolutionary process that had no apparent biological purpose - that appeared over 700 million years ago in biological evolution could help explain the origin of complex organs and structures in human beings and other vertebrates, according to an article published in Nature Communications by a team led by CRG group leader Manuel Irimia, university profe ... more London UK (SPX) Dec 12, 2017Scientists show how Himalayan rivers influenced ancient Indus civilization settlements  Washington (UPI) Dec 8, 2017Scientists revamp 'Out of Africa' model of early human migration  Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Dec 11, 2017Archaeologists revise chronology of the last hunter-gatherers in the Near East |
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 New York NY (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
Climate scientists say that killer heat waves will become increasingly prevalent in many regions as climate warms. However, most projections leave out a major factor that could worsen things: humidity, which can greatly magnify the effects of heat alone. Now, a new global study projects that in coming decades the effects of high humidity in many areas will dramatically increase. At times, they m ... moreWashington (AFP) Dec 29, 2017As cold wave sweeps N.America, Trump makes light of climate change  London, UK (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Space Climate Observatory agreed ahead of One Planet Summit in Paris  Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017BHP defends climate positions and Paris support |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
An imbalance between the trends in two common air pollutants is unexpectedly triggering the creation of a class of airborne organic compounds not usually found in the atmosphere over urban areas of North America, according to a new study from Caltech.
For decades, efforts to reduce air pollution have led to cleaner air in U.S cities like Los Angeles, with subsequent improvements in public ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 28, 2017DLR and Japan sign collaboration agreement on climate research  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2017Prototype space sensors take test ride on NASA ER-2  Jiuquan, China (XNA) Dec 26, 2017China launches land exploration satellite |
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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
Paleontologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto have entirely revisited a tiny yet exceptionally fierce ancient sea creature called Habelia optata that has confounded scientists since it was first discovered more than a century ago.
The research by lead author Cedric Aria, recent graduate of the PhD program in the department of ecology an ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017Half-billion-year-old microscopic animal fossils found in Greenland  Madison WI (SPX) Dec 22, 2017Fossils Show Life on Earth Began Before 3.5 Billion Years Ago  Buenos Aires (AFP) Dec 22, 2017Giant marine reptile lived in Antarctic 150 million years ago: scientists |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 24, 2017 
As the poster child for the growing ranks of computer-generated currencies, bitcoin's recent stratospheric price rises have propelled it from the chat forum-hosted depths of nerddom into the global consciousness.
As it rose from under $1,000 to over $19,500 at one point this year, hordes of tech-savvy punters have rushed in to buy, while any investors can now do the same on the US futures ma ... more Paris, France (SPX) Dec 27, 2017As building floor space increases energy use rising fast  Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017How will customers benefit from tax overhaul, Michigan asks utilities  Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2017US void hard to miss at Paris climate summit |
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 Livermore CA (SPX) Dec 27, 2017 
Research at Sandia National Laboratories has identified a major obstacle to advancing solid-state lithium-ion battery performance in small electronics: the flow of lithium ions across battery interfaces.
Sandia's three-year Laboratory Directed Research and Development project investigated the nanoscale chemistry of solid-state batteries, focusing on the region where electrodes and electrol ... more Munich, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2017New test procedure for developing quick-charging lithium-ion batteries  Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Dec 19, 2017AI helps accelerate progress toward efficient fusion reactions  Washington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017Lasers could soon trigger fusion energy, researchers predict |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017 
Veterinary surgeons at Tufts University have completed a first-of-its-kind brain surgery to treat hydrocephalus in a Northern fur seal.
The seal, named Ziggy Star, had exhibited worsening neurological symptoms over several years, moving caretakers to proceed with the risky surgery. Ziggy is now recovering at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut.
"The ability to successfully complet ... more Banda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 27, 2017Pregnant elephant 'poisoned' in Indonesian palm plantation Tirana (AFP) Dec 29, 2017Albania losing its eagle to rampant poaching Beijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2017Chinese ban on ivory sales goes into effect |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 29, 2017 
While their country's leader has encouraged citizens to work harder and dream big, some Chinese millennials are declaring their allegiance to the art of being average.
Nicknamed "Buddhist Youth", these young people have embraced a laissez-faire approach to life which has more to do with being chilled out than reading sutras.
"Life is quite tiring," said 23-year-old Guo Jia, who believes ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 27, 2017China approves mainland law enforcement at HK station  Phnom Penh (AFP) Dec 27, 2017Cambodia sends maids to HK to plug gap after abuse scandals  Beijing (AFP) Dec 27, 2017US and Germany urge China to release jailed activist |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2017 
Trees synchronize their reproductive schedule with the North Atlantic Oscillation, a climate pattern that influences zonal winds and the strength of storms.
The NAO describes fluctuations in the region's air pressure differences. Shifts in the region's pressure gradients affect atmospheric circulation and Europe's climate patterns.
And according to the latest analysis, the oscill ... more New Haven CT (SPX) Dec 14, 2017African deforestation not as great as feared  Munich, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Cascading use is also beneficial for wood  New York NY (SPX) Dec 14, 2017New maps show shrinking wilderness being ignored at our peril |
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