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  College Park MD (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 Tiny airborne particles can have a stronger influence on powerful storms than scientists previously predicted, according to a new study co-authored by University of Maryland researchers. The findings, published in the January 26, 2018 issue of the journal Science, describe the effects of aerosols, which can come from urban and industrial air pollution, wildfires and other sources. While scientists have known that aerosols may play an important role in shaping weather and climate, the new study sho ... read more |
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20 percent more trees in megacities would mean cleaner air and water, lower carbon and energy useNew York NY (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 Planting 20 percent more trees in our megacities would double the benefits of urban forests, like pollution reduction, carbon sequestration and energy reduction, according to a study in Ecological M ... more  
Bio-renewable process could help 'green' plasticMadison WI (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 When John Wesley Hyatt patented the first industrial plastic in 1869, his intention was to create an alternative to the elephant tusk ivory used to make piano keys. But this early plastic also spark ... more 
To maximize sugarcane harvesting, use the right bladeUrbana IL (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 You wouldn't use the same knife to cut through a thick steak as you would to slice an angel food cake, right? Although that may be a ridiculous comparison, the same principle holds true when harvest ... more  
A new 'atmospheric disequilibrium' could help detect life on other planetsSeattle WA (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 As NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and other new giant telescopes come online they will need novel strategies to look for evidence of life on other planets. A University of Washington study has fo ... more |
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Humans get in the way of mammal movementCollege Park MD (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 Humans modify natural landscapes in a variety of ways, from constructing expansive cityscapes to fencing off otherwise untouched rangeland. A new study, co-authored by biologists at the University o ... more  
Modern human brain organization emerged only recentlyLeipzig, Germany (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, reveal how and when the typical globular brain shape of modern humans evolved. Their analyses based on ch ... more  
Deadly mudflows threaten residents near erupting Philippine volcanoLegazpi, Philippines (AFP) Jan 27, 2018 Millions of tonnes of ash and rock from an erupting Philippine volcano could bury nearby communities due to heavy rain, authorities said Saturday, as tens of thousands flee over fears of a deadly explosion. ... more 
Could underwater sound waves be the key to early tsunami warnings?Cardiff UK (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 Mathematicians have devised a way of calculating the size of a tsunami and its destructive force well in advance of it making landfall by measuring fast-moving underwater sound waves, opening up the ... more 
Tidal cycles could help predict volcanic eruptions, study suggestsProvidence RI (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 Just before a surprise eruption of New Zealand's Ruapehu volcano in 2007, seismic tremor near its crater became tightly correlated with twice-monthly changes in the strength of tidal forces, a new s ... more 
Volcanos, earthquakes: Is the 'Ring of Fire' alight?Tokyo (AFP) Jan 26, 2018 A volcanic eruption in the Philippines forces mass evacuations, while another in Japan kills one person. Across the Pacific, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hits off Alaska. So what's the link? ... more  
Displaced Iraqi women turn to handicrafts for survivalSamarra, Iraq (AFP) Jan 26, 2018 Threading beads onto a fishing line to make a sparkling ornament, Lamia Rahim is one of dozens of Iraqi women displaced by violence who have turned to handicrafts to support their families. ... more |
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Seine inches higher, keeping Paris on alertParis (AFP) Jan 28, 2018 The swollen Seine inched even higher on Sunday, keeping Paris on alert, with forecasters expecting flooding to peak early Monday, leaving a lengthy mop-up job. ... more  
Earth's core and mantle separated in a disorderly fashionWashington DC (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 Plumes of hot rock surging upward from the Earth's mantle at volcanic hotspots contain evidence that the Earth's formative years may have been even more chaotic than previously thought, according to ... more  
Suicide bomber kills four Malian soldiersBamako (AFP) Jan 28, 2018 A suicide bomber killed four Malian soldiers on Sunday, the army said, in the second deadly attack this weekend in the country's troubled north. ... more  |
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Finland re-elects pragmatic president Niinisto to ease Russia worriesHelsinki (AFP) Jan 28, 2018 Finns on Sunday re-elected their popular and cautious president Sauli Niinisto, who is credited with maintaining a balanced relationship with the nation's powerful neighbour Russia at a time of simmering relations between Moscow and the West. ... more  
China's #MeToo movement emerges, testing censors' limitsBeijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 Former doctoral student Luo Qianqian was "amazed" that her sexual assault story went viral in China, inspiring other women to denounce rampant harassment on campuses and unleashing a #MeToo movement in the country despite censorship challenges. ... more 
Leading Hong Kong democracy activist banned from voteHong Kong (AFP) Jan 27, 2018 One of Hong Kong's best-known democracy activists was banned Saturday from standing as lawmaker in upcoming elections, the latest blow to freedoms in the city as Beijing tightens its grip. ... more 
EU envoy urges China to release Swedish book publisherBeijing (AFP) Jan 24, 2018 The European Union's ambassador to China urged Beijing on Wednesday to immediately release a book publisher after the Swedish citizen was snatched for a second time, this time while accompanied by Swedish diplomats. ... more  
Thai navy says 11 million pill haul a record from LaosBangkok (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 Thailand's navy has seized 11 million meth pills from traffickers crossing from Laos via the Mekong River, a record bust from a communist state that is emerging as a key Asian drug route. ... more
Philippines plans forced evacuations from erupting volcanoLegazpi, Philippines (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 Philippine authorities said Thursday they will remove by force people who have refused to leave a no-go zone around an erupting volcano, as they seek to avoid casualties after tens of thousands of others fled to safety. ... more |
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 Plague outbreak in Madagascar revived dread of a killer 
Nuclear concerns push 'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnightWashington (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 Mounting concerns about the possibility of a nuclear war, along with US President Donald Trump's "unpredictability" have pushed the symbolic "Doomsday Clock" to two minutes before midnight, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists said Thursday. ... more 
Record rain across soggy France keeps Seine risingParis (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 The Seine continued its relentless rise on Thursday, flooding quays with muddy water and putting museums on an emergency footing as record rainfall pushed rivers over their banks across northeastern France. ... more  
Freezing Tokyo sees most ambulance calls for 80 yearsTokyo (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 Tokyo's ambulance service has experienced its busiest day in more than 80 years, officials said Thursday, amid icy conditions as the Japanese capital shivers through its coldest temperatures in decades. ... more  
Scientists design bacteria to reflect 'sonar' signals for ultrasound imagingPasadena CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 In the 1966 science fiction film Fantastic Voyage, a submarine is shrunken down and injected into a scientist's body to repair a blood clot in his brain. While the movie may be still be fiction, res ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 
Planting 20 percent more trees in our megacities would double the benefits of urban forests, like pollution reduction, carbon sequestration and energy reduction, according to a study in Ecological Modelling. The authors of the study, which was carried out at Parthenope University of Naples in Italy, say city planners, residents and other stakeholders should start looking within cities for natura ... more |
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 Birmingham AL (SPX) Jan 23, 2018 
Plants lack eyes and ears, but they can still see, hear, smell and respond to environmental cues and dangers - especially to virulent pathogens. They do this with the aid of hundreds of membrane proteins that can sense microbes or other stresses.
Only a small portion of these sensing proteins have been studied through classical genetics, and knowledge on how these sensors function by formi ... more |
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