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  (UPI) Jan 2, 2018 New research suggests roughly a quarter of the globe could be left in permanent drought if efforts to curb global warming fail to meet the targets set by the Paris agreement. Scientists compiled the predictions of 27 global climate models to determine which regions of planet Earth are most likely to experience significant aridification by the end of the century. Their analysis - published this week in the journal Nature - showed between 20 and 30 percent of the globe will be significan ... read more |
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Farmers in Kenya willing, able to ramp up croton nut output for biofuelUniversity Park PA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Small-holder farmers in Kenya have the capacity and desire to play a major role in the scale-up of biofuel production from agroforestry, according to a Penn State forest economist, who led a study i ... more  
Siting solar, sparing prime agricultural landsDavis CA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Unconventional spaces could be put to use generating renewable energy while sparing lands that could be better used to grow food, sequester carbon and protect wildlife and watersheds, says a study l ... more  
Robots and humans: How to improve physical interactionBeijing, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Popular entertainment often portrays robots as the perfect best friend, from Bender in the cartoon Futurama to the mighty Transformers. These close friendships don't exist off-screen yet, but humans ... more  
Alaskan microgrids offer energy resilience and independenceWashington DC (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 The electrical grid in the contiguous United States is a behemoth of interconnected systems. If one section fails or is sabotaged, millions of citizens could be without power. Remote villages in Ala ... more |
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UV light could foil the fungus causing white-nose syndrome in bats(UPI) Jan 2, 2018 Scientists believe they've discovered the Achilles heel of the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, a disease devastating bat populations across North America. New research suggests the fungus can't survive significant doses ultraviolet light. ... more  
Natural therapy: Hong Kong's mountain warriorsHong Kong (AFP) Jan 2, 2018 Wooded hillsides, craggy ridges and wheeling birds of prey are a world away from Hong Kong's famous skyscrapers but the city's country parks are a necessary balm for its stressed out residents. ... more 
Speed breeding breakthrough to boost crop research(UPI) Jan 2, 2018 Scientists in Britain and Australia have developed a new technique for speed breeding crops. The breakthrough could accelerate the pace of crop research and help scientists find more productive, resilient and adaptive varietals and hybrids. ... more 
Warming to force winemakers, growers to plant different varieties(UPI) Jan 2, 2018 Global warming is likely to force many winemakers and winegrowers to cultivate new grape varieties, according to a new study. ... more  
A safer route to ultrasonic therapyDurham NC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018 Researchers at Duke University have discovered a way to enhance the effectiveness and safety of sonogenetics or ultrasonic modulation, emerging techniques that use sound waves to control the behavio ... more  
Two dead, thousands flee in storm-weary PhilippinesManila (AFP) Jan 2, 2018 Two people were killed and thousands fled strong winds and floods as a tropical depression hit the central Philippines on Tuesday, following deadly back-to-back storms during the Christmas season. ... more |
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Charcoal remains could accelerate CO2 emissions after forest firesSapporo, Japan (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Charcoal remains after a forest fire help decompose fine roots in the soil, potentially accelerating CO2 emissions in boreal forests. Boreal forests are a huge carbon sink. The fine roots, not ... more  
Tech icon ordered back to China sends wife insteadBeijing (AFP) Jan 2, 2018 A major Chinese tech entrepreneur has defied regulators' orders to return home, writing Tuesday that his wife and brother would deal with the debt woes plaguing his LeEco conglomerate. ... more 
French President Macron to visit China next weekBeijing (AFP) Jan 2, 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron will visit China for three days starting January 8, the Chinese foreign ministry said Tuesday, after the young leader declared the need for a stronger Europe to "face China". ... more  
Engineers hack cell biology to create 3-D shapes from living tissueWashington DC (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Many of the complex folded shapes that form mammalian tissues can be recreated with very simple instructions, UC San Francisco bioengineers report December 28 in the journal Developmental Cell. ... more |
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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 go ... more 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  Ain Issa, Syria (AFP) Dec 26, 2017Displaced Syrians survive war but face battle against cold |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jan 02, 2018  Metalenses - flat surfaces that use nanostructures to focus light - promise to revolutionize optics by replacing the bulky, curved lenses currently used in optical devices with a simple, flat surface. But, these metalenses have remained limited in the spectrum of light they can focus well.
Now a team of researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ( ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017Data scientists mine government data for evidence of historical events  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2017Two holograms in one surface  Akron OH (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Nature's smallest rainbows, created by peacock spiders, may inspire new optical technology |
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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  Panama City, Panama (SPX) Jan 02, 2018The Caribbean is stressed out  Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017Study shows streams are reliable indicators of a region's environmental health |
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 Washington (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.
B-44 is the berg that calved from Pine Island Glacier in September. Pine Island Glacier is one of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet's main outflows. B-44 was the second major fragment to separate from the glacier in the last several years. The first calving occurred in 20 ... more Hanover NH (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Warming seas double snowfall around North America's tallest peaks  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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 (UPI) Jan 2, 2018 
Global warming is likely to force many winemakers and winegrowers to cultivate new grape varieties, according to a new study.
Unfortunately, many wine producers are reluctant to change. To help vineyards adapt, scientists say more work needs to be done to understand the diversity of wine grapes and their ability to thrive in different climes.
"What we're interested in talking abo ... more Norwich UK (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Speed breeding technique sows seeds of new green revolution  Cambridge UK (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Rust stemmed for wheat (UPI) Jan 2, 2018Speed breeding breakthrough to boost crop research |
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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 Conakry (AFP) Dec 30, 2017Guinea massacre suspects to go before criminal tribunal  Kinshasa (AFP) Dec 28, 2017Soldier among seven killed in DRCongo clashes  Nairobi (AFP) Dec 27, 2017US forces kill 13 Shabaab militants in air strike |
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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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 (UPI) Jan 2, 2018 
New research suggests roughly a quarter of the globe could be left in permanent drought if efforts to curb global warming fail to meet the targets set by the Paris agreement.
Scientists compiled the predictions of 27 global climate models to determine which regions of planet Earth are most likely to experience significant aridification by the end of the century.
Their analysis -- ... more Knoxville TN (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Curbing climate change  New York NY (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Humidity may prove breaking point for some areas as temperatures rise, says study  Bilbao, Spain (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Droughts and ecosystems are determined by the interaction of two climate phenomena |
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 New Delhi, India (SPX) Jan 02, 2018  India, with nearly 3.3 million sq.km. geographical area, is endowed with natural resources such as forests, crop lands, water resources, minerals, wetlands, snow and glaciers etc. The accurate information on the availability of natural resources and their optimal management is vital for sustainable development and overall socio-economic growth of the country.
Resourcesat series of satellit ... more Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Scientists discover unexpected side effect to cleaning up urban air  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 |
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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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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 
The electrical grid in the contiguous United States is a behemoth of interconnected systems. If one section fails or is sabotaged, millions of citizens could be without power. Remote villages in Alaska provide an example of how safeguards could build resilience into a larger electrical grid. These communities rely on microgrids - small, local power stations that operate autonomously. Nine articl ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017How will customers benefit from tax overhaul, Michigan asks utilities  Paris (AFP) Dec 24, 2017'Virtual gold' may glitter, but mining it can be really dirty  Paris, France (SPX) Dec 27, 2017As building floor space increases energy use rising fast |
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 Osaka, Japan (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 
Thermoelectric (TE) materials could play a key role in future technologies. Although the applications of these remarkable compounds have long been explored, they are mostly limited to high-temperature devices.
Recently, researchers at Osaka University, in collaboration with Hitachi, Ltd., developed a new TE material with an improved power factor at room temperature. Their study, published ... more Oblast, Russian (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Modeling helped to improve the configuration of an autonomous heat supply unit  Fukuoka, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Exploring electrolysis for energy storage  Livermore CA (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Sandia researchers make solid ground toward better lithium-ion battery interfaces |
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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 Tirana (AFP) Dec 29, 2017Albania losing its eagle to rampant poaching (UPI) Jan 2, 2018UV light could foil the fungus causing white-nose syndrome in bats  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 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 1, 2018Anti-Beijing protesters march in Hong Kong  Phnom Penh (AFP) Dec 27, 2017Cambodia sends maids to HK to plug gap after abuse scandals Beijing (AFP) Jan 2, 2018French President Macron to visit China next week |
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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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