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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 31, 2018 A bread loaf-sized satellite has produced the world's first map of the global distribution of atmospheric ice in the 883-Gigahertz band, an important frequency in the submillimeter wavelength for studying cloud ice and its effect on Earth's climate. IceCube - the diminutive spacecraft that deployed from the International Space Station in May 2017- has demonstrated-in-space a commercial 883-Gigahertz radiometer developed by Virginia Diodes Inc., or VDI, of Charlottesville, Virginia, under a NASA Sm ... read more |
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California wants 5 million 'green' cars on roads by 2030Los Angeles (AFP) Jan 27, 2018 California Governor Jerry Brown Friday signed an executive order detailing aims to have five million electric cars on the state's roads by 2030 - by accelerating the production of such vehicles using financial incentives and rebates. ... more  
New Mumbai metro will beat traffic, but at what cost?Mumbai (AFP) Jan 21, 2018 A new underground metro is expected to ease the burden on Mumbai's notoriously congested roads and railways, but not everybody in India's sprawling financial capital is happy about the multi-billion-dollar project. ... more  
Stressed-out Dhaka to get 'Anger Management Park'Dhaka (AFP) Jan 28, 2018 Bangladesh started work Sunday on an "anger management park" in the capital Dhaka which the mayor said would help the 15 million inhabitants cope with rising daily stress. ... more  
90,000 flee Philippine volcano stretching relief campsLegazpi, Philippines (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 The number of Filipinos fleeing from the erupting Mayon volcano to safe zones has swelled to nearly 90,000, officials said Monday, worsening a sanitation crisis in the already stretched relief camps. ... more |
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EU summons France, Germany, UK to 'final chance' pollution talksBrussels (AFP) Jan 30, 2018 The EU summoned ministers from France, Germany, Britain and six other polluting member states for a "final chance" on Tuesday to comply with air quality standards. ... more 
'Toxic bloc' warned of EU legal action over air pollutionBrussels (AFP) Jan 30, 2018 The European Union on Tuesday gave France, Germany, Britain and six other polluting member states until next week to meet the bloc's air quality standards or face legal action. ... more  
France says it fell short on greenhouse gas emissionsParis (AFP) Jan 30, 2018 France failed to meet its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in 2016, the government said Monday, just a month after President Emmanuel Macron warned that "we are losing the battle" against global warming. ... more  
Three gunned down on Cambodian forest patrol: officialsPhnom Penh (AFP) Jan 31, 2018 Three Cambodians patrolling a protected forest in the remote east were gunned down after seizing a chainsaw from illegal loggers, authorities said Wednesday, in violence highlighting the murky world of the country's timber trade. ... more 
NASA's GOLD powers on for the first timeGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, or GOLD, mission powered on the GOLD instrument for the first time after launch on Jan. 28, 7:23 p.m. EST. The systems engineers successf ... more  
Soft, self-healing devices mimic biological musclesBoulder CO (SPX) Jan 31, 2018 In the basement of the Engineering Center at the University of Colorado Boulder, a group of researchers is working to create the next generation of robots. Instead of the metallic droids you may be ... more  
Thorium reactors may dispose of enormous amounts of weapons-grade plutoniumTomsk, Russia (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 Scientists from the School of Nuclear Science and Engineering of Tomsk Polytechnic University are developing a technology enabling the creation of high-temperature gas-cool low-power reactors with t ... more |
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Nauru, one of the smallest island nations, gets big climate supportWashington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018 The island nation of Nauru, among the world's smallest and most vulnerable to rising sea levels, gets backing for a climate-proof port, lenders said. ... more 
Latin Americans more concerned about climate change than US, CanadaWashington (UPI) Jan 30, 2018 A new survey suggests people in Latin America and the Caribbean are more concerned about the problem of climate change than people in the United States and Canada. ... more 
US 'cautiously optimistic' on Philippine drug war rights recordManila (AFP) Jan 30, 2018 The United States is "cautiously optimistic" that the Philippines' human rights record is improving as President Rodrigo Duterte presses on with his bloody anti-drug campaign that has claimed thousands of lives, an official said Tuesday ... more  |
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France overturns ban on captive dolphin breedingParis (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 France's highest administrative court on Monday overturned a ban on the breeding of dolphins in captivity, a victory for marine parks which had argued the move could put them out of business. ... more  
Ex-governor urges British PM to speak out on Hong Kong in China visitLondon (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 The former British governor of Hong Kong on Monday urged Prime Minister Theresa May to address concerns about the political situation there as she heads to China for a three-day visit focused on boosting trade ties after Brexit. ... more 
Hong Kong democracy candidate cleared to run in fraught voteHong Kong (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 A Hong Kong pro-democracy candidate has been given last-minute clearance to stand for election after public anger at government meddling in vote nominations, as Beijing increases pressure on the city's activists. ... more 
China rights lawyer charged with 'inciting subversion'Beijing (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 A prominent Chinese human rights attorney has been charged with "inciting subversion of state power" and will be held in isolation far from his home, his lawyer said Monday. ... more  
China pushes 'Polar Silk Road' into ArcticBeijing (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. ... more  
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 |
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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  
'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 |
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 Herstal, Belgium (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 
Hundreds of thousands of sacks of powdered milk lie stacked on pallets in a warehouse on a nondescript industrial estate in eastern Belgium: part of a vast EU stockpile that is causing dairy producers sleepless nights.
The European Union, through its member states, bought up hundreds of millions of tonnes of powder from 2015 onwards in a bid to stabilise milk prices that were in freefall as ... more |
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 Providence 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 study has found. The research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, suggests that signals associated with tidal cycles could potentially provide advanced warning of certain types of volcanic er ... more |
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 Sydney, 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, Europe and Asia could reduce extreme temperatures there by up to 2-3C.
The modifications could include lightening buildings, roads and other infrastructure in high population areas and changing ... more |
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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.
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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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