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  Beijing (AFP) Jan 26, 2018 China is pushing its ambitious global trade infrastructure programme to the Arctic, outlining Friday its vision for a "Polar Silk Road" for ships as it seeks greater access to the strategically vital region. The Arctic is geographically far from China's borders but with large oil and gas deposits and potential shipping lanes has become more strategically important for the Asian giant. Beijing presented its plans in its first Arctic white paper, which marks the first time it has transparently out ... read more |
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New hunt for flight MH370 gets under wayKuala Lumpur (AFP) Jan 23, 2018 A new hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 using high-tech underwater drones has started, officials said Tuesday, in the latest bid to solve one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries. ... more  
Human genome decoded with pocket-sized deviceParis (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 Scientists used a portable device no bigger than a cellphone to sequence the most complete human genome ever assembled with a single technology, according to a study published Monday. ... more  
Mudflow threat builds with more lava, debris from Philippine volcanoLegazpi, Philippines (AFP) Jan 30, 2018 The threat of catastrophic mudflows is building on the slopes of an erupting Philippine volcano where nearly 90,000 residents have been moved out of harm's way, authorities said Tuesday. ... more  
China launches remote sensing satellitesXichang, China (XNA) Jan 29, 2018 China launched a series of Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellites at 1:39 p.m.(Beijing Time) Thursday on a Long March-2C carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan ... more |
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'Job-killing' robots, AI under scrutiny in DavosDavos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 26, 2018 "Artificial intelligence and robots will kill many jobs." ... more 
AI, virtual reality make inroads in tourism sectorMadrid (AFP) Jan 21, 2018 A hotel room automatically adjusting to the tastes of each guest, virtual reality headsets as brochures: the tourism sector is starting to embrace new technologies, hoping to benefit from lucrative personal data. ... more 
Dutch robots help make cheese, 'smell' the rosesDelft, Netherlands (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 It might be one small move for a robot, but it could prove an important step for Dutch cheesemakers. Moonlander, invented by students, is here to help take the hard work out of curds and whey. ... more  
How to reduce heat extremes by 3CSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 New research published in Nature Geoscience has found that climate engineering that modifies the properties of the land surface in highly populated areas and agricultural areas over North American, ... more 
Fearless Philippine farmers defy volcano angerGuinobatan, Philippines (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 As blistering lava spews from the seething volcano nearby, Philippine farmer Jay Balindang leads his buffalo through the ash-strewn paddy fields of the no-go zone, creeping closer to danger in a desperate bid to support his family. ... more  
As Paris mops up, warning of more floods in Europe's futureParis (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 As Paris began mopping up after the rain-gorged river Seine overflowed for the second time in two years, researchers warned Monday that Europe faces a flood-filled future due to global warming. ... more 
Seine peaks as waterlogged Paris eyes clean-upParis (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 The River Seine peaked Monday at more than four metres above its normal level, heralding a lengthy mop-up job for Parisians after days of rising waters that have put the soggy city on alert. ... more |
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 Scientists pinpoint how ocean acidification weakens coral skeletons  
Researchers find first evidence of sub-Saharan Africa glassmakingHouston TX (SPX) Jan 26, 2018 Scholars from Rice University, University College London and the Field Museum have found the first direct evidence that glass was produced in sub-Saharan Africa centuries before the arrival of Europ ... more  
New Egyptian dinosaur reveals ancient link between Africa and EuropeAthens OH (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 When it comes to the final days of the dinosaurs, Africa is something of a blank page. Fossils found in Africa from the Late Cretaceous, the time period from 100 to 66 million years ago, are few and ... more  
Evolving sets of gene regulators explain some of our differences from other primatesCold Spring Harbor NY (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 Today, biologists add an important discovery to a growing body of data explaining why we're different from chimps and other primate relatives, despite the remarkable similarity of our genes. The new ... more  |
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Study shows wetlands provide landscape-scale reduction in nitrogen pollutionWashington DC (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 In agricultural regions such as the U.S. Midwest, excess nitrate from crop fertilizer makes its way into rivers and streams through subsurface drainage channels and agricultural ditches. High ... more  
Satellite and global model estimates vary for land water storageAustin TX (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 Research led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that calculations of water storage in many river basins from commonly used global computer models differ markedly from independent storage ... more 
Getting to zero deforestationStanford CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 When the world's largest fast food company announced in 2015 that it planned to use only cage-free eggs, poultry farmers scrambled to meet the new standards. So, can we expect zero-deforestation ple ... more 
Mammals and birds could have best shot at surviving climate changeVancouver, Canada (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 New research that analyzed more than 270 million years of data on animals shows that mammals and birds - both warm-blooded animals - may have a better chance of evolving and adapting to the Earth's ... more  
Chinese, Russians shore up Middle East tourismMadrid (AFP) Jan 21, 2018 Chinese and Russian visitors boosted Middle Eastern tourism last year following a 2016 slump as Europeans gave the area a wide berth on security fears, according to the World Tourism Organization (WTO). ... more 
Tiny particles have outsized impact on storm clouds and precipitationCollege 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 finding ... more |
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 20 percent more trees in megacities would mean cleaner air and water, lower carbon and energy use  
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  
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 |
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 Riverside CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 
Fuel cells have the potential to be a clean and efficient way to run cars, computers, and power stations, but the cost of producing them is limiting their use. That's because a key component of the most common fuel cells is a catalyst made from the precious metal platinum.
In a paper published in Small, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, describe the development of an ... 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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