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  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 12, 2018 Researchers working in Germany have unearthed the earliest known fossil evidence of insects from the order Lepidoptera, which includes butterflies and moths. The fossils, mostly wing scales, provide important insights into lepidopterans' evolutionary history, which has been murky to date. To make their discoveries, T.J.B. van Eldijk and colleagues analyzed about 70 wing scales and scale fragments from a drilled core in northern Germany, which dates to the Triassic-Jurassic boundary approximately 2 ... read more |
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3-D printing creates super soft structures that replicate brain and lungsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 A new 3D printing technique allows researchers to replicate biological structures, which could be used for tissue regeneration and replica organs. Imperial College London researchers have deve ... more  
The tiny treeshrew defies a pair of evolutionary rulesWashington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018 The tiny treeshrew is a breaker of evolutionary rules, specifically of the ecogeographical type. ... more 
What species is most fit for life? All have an equal chance, scientists saySyracuse NY (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 There are more than 8 million species of living things on Earth, but none of them - from 100-foot blue whales to microscopic bacteria - has an advantage over the others in the universal struggle for ... more 
To prevent spreading infections, ants sacrifice their sick peersWashington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 New research suggests purging is an important part of an ant colony's defense against infection. ... more |
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Senegal in crackdown on timber trafficking after massacreDakar (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 Senegal has said it will step up efforts to stop the trafficking of prized timber in its southern Casamance region, following the massacre of 13 men in an incident believed linked to the trade. ... more  
The ocean is losing its breath - here's the global scopeSan Diego CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 In the past 50 years, the amount of water in the open ocean with zero oxygen has gone up more than fourfold. In coastal water bodies, including estuaries and seas, low-oxygen sites have increased mo ... more 
Power stacked against SE Asia's poor as China dams MekongKandal, Cambodia (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 Cambodian fisherman Sles Hiet lives at the mercy of the Mekong: a massive river that feeds tens of millions but is under threat from the Chinese dams cementing Beijing's physical - and diplomatic - control over its Southeast Asian neighbours. ... more 
China lavishes cash on ally Cambodia with eyes on the MekongPhnom Penh (AFP) Jan 11, 2018 Beijing has pledged billions of dollars to build new infrastructure in Cambodia, officials said Thursday, as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang ended a two-day charm offensive currying favour for its mega-dams across the Mekong. ... more  
Campaigners slam UK plans on cutting plastic wasteLondon (AFP) Jan 11, 2018 Campaigners on Thursday criticised British Prime Minister Theresa May's plan to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste within 25 years, calling it a "missed opportunity" that lacked the necessary urgency. ... more  
Researchers use global thermometer to track temperature extremes, droughtsCorvallis OR (SPX) Jan 04, 2018 Large areas of the Earth's surface are experiencing rising maximum temperatures, which affect virtually every ecosystem on the planet, including ice sheets and tropical forests that play major roles ... more |
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Six moderate earthquakes rattle IranTehran (AFP) Jan 11, 2018 A series of six moderate earthquakes shook Iran on Thursday, lightly injuring five people, the ISNA news agency reported, nearly two months after a powerful tremor killed more than 600 people. ... more  
Dozens still unaccounted for in California mudslidesLos Angeles (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 Authorities in southern California said Thursday that dozens of residents were still unaccounted for after powerful mudslides that have killed 17 people, including four children, and destroyed homes in a region already pummeled by massive wildfires. ... more  
When humans wage war, animals suffer too: studyParis (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 When humans wage war, they harm more than just one another. Wild animals suffer too, and some have verged on annihilation in Africa's many anti-colonial and civil conflicts, researchers said Wednesday. ... more  
China shuts Marriott website over Tibet mistakeShanghai (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 Authorities in China have shut down Marriott's local website for a week after the US hotel giant mistakenly listed Chinese-claimed regions such as Tibet and Hong Kong as separate countries. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2018 
Hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico on Wednesday launched a new drive to become the 51st US state, with the island's governor demanding an end to "second-class" treatment of its citizens.
Puerto Rico's more than three million residents are US citizens, with no obstacles to living and working on the mainland.
Yet the US commonwealth in the Caribbean has just a non-voting delegation in the US Co ... more Tripoli (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Scores of migrants missing in Mediterranean: Libyan Navy Paris (AFP) Jan 10, 2018When humans wage war, animals suffer too: study  Miami (AFP) Jan 8, 20182017 the costliest year in US history for natural disasters |
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 Paris (ESA) Jan 10, 2018 
Astronauts on the International Space Station have begun running an experiment that could shine new light on how metal alloys are formed.
How humanity has mastered metallurgy is synonymous with progress, with historians labelling periods such as the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.
Most metals used today are mixtures - alloys - of different metals, combining properties to make lighter an ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 05, 2018NASA Holds 2nd Satellite Servicing Tech Day  Tokyo (Sputnik) Jan 09, 2018Japan's Aerospace Agency Developing Radar Detecting Space Micro-Debris London, UK (SPX) Jan 11, 20183-D printing creates super soft structures that replicate brain and lungs |
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 Leeds UK (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 
Scientists have found fossil evidence of deep-sea marine life burrowing up to eight metres below the seabed - four times the previously observed depth for modern deep-sea life.
A team of scientists from the University of Leeds and the National Oceanography Centre examined remains of deep-sea burrows in rocky outcrops that were part of the ocean floor roughly 250 million years ago.
Th ... morePhnom Penh (AFP) Jan 11, 2018China lavishes cash on ally Cambodia with eyes on the Mekong  Toulouse, France (AFP) Jan 9, 2018French cop cleared over death of anti-dam protester  bLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2018European sampling sheds light on massive diversity of freshwater plankton |
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Scientists have found surprising evidence of rapid climate change in the Arctic: In the middle of the Arctic Ocean near the North Pole, they discovered that the levels of radium-228 have almost doubled over the last decade.
The finding indicates that large-scale changes are happening along the coast - because the source of the radium is the land and shallow continental shelves surrounding ... more Fort Collins CO (SPX) Jan 09, 2018In Antarctic dry valleys, early signs of climate change-induced shifts in soil  Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017NASA satellite spots shattered iceberg beneath the Arctic's midnight sun  Hanover NH (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Warming seas double snowfall around North America's tallest peaks |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 
From a vacant plot in a blighted neighborhood springs neatly combed rows of plants put in by the neighbors. They meticulously care for this small piece of land and among the drab looking buildings sprouts a patch of green. Cultivating the land may have started as a way to unite a neighborhood; to give pride to place, or it might be the project of a local high school to teach land stewardship. ... more Paris (AFP) Jan 9, 2018French beef producers cheer chance for return to China  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 11, 2018Robotic weeders: to a farm near you?  (UPI) Jan 2, 2018Warming to force winemakers, growers to plant different varieties |
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The cyclone that slammed into Madagascar last week has claimed a total of 36 lives, with 20,000 people displaced by flooding, heavy rain and high winds, authorities said Wednesday.
Tropical cyclone Ava made landfall on Friday, lashing the eastern part of the African island until Saturday night, with many rivers overflowing, roads cut off and bridges submerged.
Seventeen people died after ... moreTegucigalpa (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes off Honduras coast: USGS  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jan 11, 2018River flood risks increase around the globe under future warming Tehran (AFP) Jan 11, 2018Six moderate earthquakes rattle Iran |
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 Yaounde (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
Forty-three gold diggers died in abandoned mines in Cameroon in the first 10 months of last year, a watchdog group said Wednesday.
"The toll of people who died in mining holes... reached 43 in the first 10 months" of 2017, said Foder, a local NGO whose full name in English means Forest and Rural Development.
The group said much of the blame lay with corporations, many of them Chinese, wh ... more Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Jan 5, 2018IS-allied Boko Haram faction claims killing of Nigerian troops  Bamako (AFP) Dec 31, 2017Mali president names new govt after ex-PM's resignation  Conakry (AFP) Dec 30, 2017Guinea massacre suspects to go before criminal tribunal |
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New research suggests women are more resilient than men.
Analysis of three centuries of historical data showed women are more likely than men to survive famines and epidemics. Their advantage is earned early. Female newborns were more likely to survive trying circumstances during the last three centuries.
Researchers say the life expectancy gender gap is at least partially explai ... more Durham NC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Bonobos prefer jerks  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Unlike people, bonobos don't 'look for the helpers'  Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018Study redefines understanding of old age throughout human history |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States could "conceivably" return to the Paris climate accord, although he stopped short of signaling any move in that direction.
"Frankly, it's an agreement that I have no problem with, but I had a problem with the agreement that they signed, because, as usual, they made a bad deal," Trump told a news conference.
"So we can concei ... moreCorvallis OR (SPX) Jan 04, 2018Researchers use global thermometer to track temperature extremes, droughts  Princeton NJ (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Climate models underestimate cooling effect of daily cloud cycle  Xian, China (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Macron calls for Europe-China alliance on climate, Silk Road |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 
Not all aerosols are made equally. Sea salt and some types of wild fire smoke can take flight to create clouds and, eventually, rain, while other aerosols, such as mineral dust, do not work as well. Scientists are beginning to understand exactly how these different particles influence cloud formation and resulting precipitation over land and sea.
Researchers from Texas A and M University a ... more Taiyuan (XNA) Jan 10, 2018China launches remote sensing satellites SuperView-1  Sydney (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Australia swelters through one of hottest years on record  Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Soil freeze-thaw stimulates nitrous oxide emissions from alpine meadows |
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Visiting a colleague in Germany in 2012, Boston College Research Professor Paul K. Strother was examining soil samples for pollen, spores, pieces of plants and insect legs - organic debris that might otherwise have been considered "pond scum" when it was trapped in sediment during cataclysmic earth events 200 million years ago.
The slides of rock samples drilled in the German countryside i ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 11, 2018Giant extinct burrowing bat discovered in New Zealand  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 12, 2018Earliest fossil evidence of butterflies and moths  Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Jan 04, 2018An adaptation 150 million years in the making |
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While praised by both the oil and gas trade groups and renewable advocates alike, a ruling on the U.S. grid leaves the question on reliability open.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission late Monday killed off a query from President Donald Trump on whether the retirement of the nation's coal-fired power plants was a threat to grid reliability.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry in Ap ... more Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2018US energy watchdog rejects plan to subsidize coal, nuclear sectors  Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018U.S. blizzard to test gas, electric markets  Paris (AFP) Dec 24, 2017'Virtual gold' may glitter, but mining it can be really dirty |
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 Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 
A KAIST research team has discovered a method to flip between superconducting and non-superconducting states within an iron-based superconductor using a type of electron microscopy. The team applied spin-polarized and non-polarized currents to locally change the magnetic order in the sample.
The team led by Professor Jhinhwan Lee of the Department of Physics identified a basic physical pri ... more Umea, Sweden (SPX) Jan 11, 2018The LECs now an efficient and bright device  Cambridge UK (SPX) Jan 11, 2018New, greener fuel cells move step closer to reality  Houston TX (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Study boosts hope for cheaper fuel cells |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 
Want to save the lives of grizzly bears? Close more roads. That's the advice offered by a new study published this week in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
The roads, of course, aren't the direct threat. Humans are. The closer grizzly bears are to humans, the more likely they are to die. And roads ensure humans and grizzly bears are closer together.
When scientists at the Universi ... moreWashington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018To prevent spreading infections, ants sacrifice their sick peers Syracuse NY (SPX) Jan 09, 2018What species is most fit for life? All have an equal chance, scientists say  Pekanbaru, Indonesia (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Tiger mauls Indonesian palm oil plantation worker to death |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 
A former chief of staff of China's military is under investigation on "suspicion of bribery", state media said Tuesday, as Xi Jinping's sweeping anti-graft crackdown claimed another top general.
Fang Fenghui was appointed to the PLA's top post in 2012. But he was abruptly replaced in late August amid a stand-off with India over a territorial dispute and just days after he had met US top bras ... moreShanghai (AFP) Jan 12, 2018China shuts Marriott website over Tibet mistake  Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2018'Frost Boy' stirs poverty debate in China  Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2018China jails two for life for $2.4 bn pyramid scam |
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 Dakar (AFP) Jan 10, 2018  Senegal has said it will step up efforts to stop the trafficking of prized timber in its southern Casamance region, following the massacre of 13 men in an incident believed linked to the trade.
The army is leading a search for the perpetrators of the January 6 attack in the forest of Borofaye, close to the regional capital of Ziguinchor. Most of the victims were shot, and one was burned to d ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2017North Atlantic Oscillation dictates timing of tree reproduction in Europe  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 |
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