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  Urbana, IL (SPX) Feb 15, 2018 Plant lovers are familiar with peat moss as the major component of potting mix, but harvest of the material is becoming unsustainable. Not only is peat being removed faster than it can re-form, its use in potting mix contributes to the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. "Peat bogs naturally store carbon. When peat moss is harvested, there's a transfer of a global carbon sink into a net source. That's because within a couple growing seasons, most of the peat moss from the potting mix is ... read more |
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At last, butterflies get a bigger, better evolutionary treeGainesville FL (SPX) Feb 16, 2018 For hundreds of years, butterfly collecting has often inspired a special kind of fanaticism, spurring lengthy expeditions, sparking rivalries and prompting some collectors to risk their fortunes and ... more  
Research identifies 'evolutionary rescue' areas for animals threatened by climate changeMissoula MT (SPX) Feb 16, 2018 As winters arrive later and snow melts earlier, the worldwide decrease in snow cover already may have dramatic impacts on animals that change coat colors with the seasons. An international scientifi ... more  
The neuroscience of cuttlefish camouflageCape Cod MA (SPX) Feb 16, 2018 Unlike squid, bottom-dwelling cuttlefish may be able to put one key aspect of their camouflage on autopilot. Marine Biological Laboratory and University of Cambridge researchers report that these ce ... more 
World's most venomous spiders are actually cousinsSan Diego CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2018 Two groups of highly venomous spiders might be seeing more of each other at family reunions. A new study led by San Diego State University biologist Marshal Hedin has found that two lineages of dang ... more |
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Shellfish reefs: Australia's untold environmental disasterSydney (AFP) Feb 15, 2018 Virtually all of Australia's shellfish reefs have disappeared, making them the country's most threatened ocean ecosystem, scientists said Thursday, calling for more investment to rescue the important marine habitats. ... more 
Illegal South African abalone flowing into Hong Kong: reportHong Kong (AFP) Feb 8, 2018 Illegally poached abalone from South Africa is pouring into Hong Kong where the gastronomic gastropods are a traditional and expensive banquet favourite, a new study warned Friday. ... more  
German government plays down 'free transport' planBerlin (AFP) Feb 14, 2018 The German government on Wednesday sought to play down plans to introduce free public transport, a day after the radical proposal to fight air pollution made headlines around the world. ... more
Storm runoff present salmon with toxic one-two punch, study showsWashington (UPI) Feb 12, 2018 Even if salmon survive their initial exposure to polluted storm runoff, contaminants may leave them permanently disabled, new research shows. ... more 
Philippines resorts given two months to clean up 'cesspool' islandManila (AFP) Feb 14, 2018 Scores of holiday resorts on the Philippines' famous white-sand island Boracay have been given two months to clean up or face closure, officials said Wednesday, after President Rodrigo Duterte warned tourists were swimming in waters polluted by faeces. ... more |
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China confirms first human case of H7N4 bird fluHong Kong (AFP) Feb 15, 2018 China has confirmed the first human case of H7N4 bird flu, prompting Hong Kong to issue a health warning for those travelling to the mainland during the busy Lunar New Year holiday. ... more  |
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Analysis of major earthquakes supports stress reduction assumptionsSanta Cruz ca (SPX) Feb 15, 2018 A comprehensive analysis of 101 major earthquakes around the Pacific ring of fire between 1990 and 2016 shows that most of the aftershock activity occurred on the margins of the areas where the faul ... more  
MGM China to open mega resort in Macau as high rollers returnMacau (AFP) Feb 15, 2018 MGM China is opening its new multi-billion-dollar mega resort in Macau's glitzy Cotai strip on Tuesday following multiple delays and last-minute hiccups in the government approval process. ... more  
Farewell to a Pioneering Pollution SensorPasadena CA (JPL) Feb 14, 2018 On Jan. 31, NASA ended the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer's (TES) almost 14-year career of discovery. Launched in 2004 on NASA's Aura spacecraft, TES was the first instrument designed to monitor ... more  
Polar vortex defies climate change in the SoutheastHanover NH (SPX) Feb 15, 2018 Overwhelming scientific evidence has demonstrated that our planet is getting warmer due to climate change, yet parts of the eastern U.S. are actually getting cooler. According to a Dartmouth-led stu ... more 
Indonesia Sumatran elephant found dead from suspected gunshotsJakarta (AFP) Feb 14, 2018 An elephant from the critically endangered Sumatran species has been found dead inside an Indonesian national park with what appear to be bullet wounds, the environment ministry said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 11, 2018  A deadly Hong Kong bus crash that killed 19 and left scores more injured was under investigation Sunday, with the city's leader calling for a wide-ranging inquiry as questions surfaced over the industry's long hours and low pay.
Most victims of the accident on Saturday evening, which saw a double decker flip over and smash into a lamppost, were men aged in their 50s and 60s, according to loc ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 16, 2018 
NASA has begun operating the last satellite of its kind in the network that provides communications and tracking services to more than 40 NASA missions, including critical, real-time communication with the International Space Station. Following its August launch and a five-month period of in-orbit testing, the third-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS), referred to as TDRS-M until ... more |
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 Maputo (AFP) Feb 14, 2018 
Mozambique authorities on Wednesday introduced water rationing to more than a million residents in the capital Maputo due to a severe drought.
The city is cutting the water supply to consumers to just 40 percent of normal levels, Casimiro Abreu, deputy director of the National Emergency Centre said in a statement.
About 1.3 million people in Maputo and its surroundings are affected by th ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 15, 2018 
Last year was a record-breaking one for Operation IceBridge, NASA's aerial survey of the state of polar ice. For the first time in its nine-year history, the mission, which aims to close the gap between two NASA satellite campaigns that study changes in the height of polar ice, carried out seven field campaigns in the Arctic and Antarctic in a single year. In total, the IceBridge scientists and ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Feb 15, 2018 
Scientists agree that changes in land use such as deforestation, and not just greenhouse gas emissions, can play a significant role altering the world's climate systems. Now, a new study by researchers at MIT and Dartmouth College reveals how another type of land use, intensive agriculture, can impact regional climate.
The researchers show that in the last half of the 20th century, the mid ... more |
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 Kiel, Germany (SPX) Feb 15, 2018 
8150 years ago, a 10-20 meter high tsunami overran northern Europe. The Shetland Islands and the coast of Norway were hit particularly hard. The cause ofthe tsunami was the Storegga landslide, 300-2000 meters below sea level. Submarine landslides are often much larger than landslides onshore. The Storegga landslide affected an area larger than Scotland and the material today covers hundreds of k ... more |
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 Libreville (AFP) Feb 9, 2018  The Cameroonian army on Friday denied its troops were responsible for alleged atrocities against separatists in English-speaking regions after unverified footage apparently involving soldiers was posted online.
"These accusations of atrocities are dreamt up. We are victims of disinformation and fake news," army spokesman Colonel Didier Badjeck told AFP, just days after the appearance of the ... more |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Feb 12, 2018 
As is true in humans, chimpanzees' general intelligence is correlated to their ability to exert self-control and delay gratification, according to new research at Georgia State University.
The research finding relates back to the famous "marshmallow test," an experiment originally performed at Stanford University in the 1960s. In the test, children are given the choice of taking a small, i ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 13, 2018  The top US intelligence official issued a warning on Tuesday about the dangers of climate change in testimony that was seemingly at odds with the skepticism of President Donald Trump and other members of his administration.
"The impacts of the long-term trends toward a warming climate, more air pollution, biodiversity loss, and water scarcity are likely to fuel economic and social discontent ... more |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Feb 16, 2018 
Climatologists are often asked, "Is climate change making hurricanes stronger?" but they can't give a definitive answer because the global hurricane record only goes back to the dawn of the satellite era. But now, an intersection of disciplines - seismology, atmospheric sciences, and oceanography - offers an untapped data source: the continuous seismic record, which dates back to the early 20th ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 13, 2018 
Most extinction models are relatively simple, comparing reproductive rates with the density of available resources. New research shows more complex models that account for body size are better able to simulate animals' ecological fate and gauge extinction risks.
When ecologists at the Santa Fe Institute incorporated body size and metabolic rate into their model's calculations, they foun ... more |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Feb 12, 2018 
Putting the Paris climate agreement into practice will trigger opposed reactions by investors on the one hand and fossil fuel owners on the other hand. It has been feared that the anticipation of strong CO2 reduction policies might - a 'green paradox' - drive up these emissions: before the regulations kick in, fossil fuel owners might accelerate their resource extraction to maximize profits.
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 Tsukuba, Japan (SPX) Feb 15, 2018 
Every time we convert energy from one form to another, part of that energy is lost in the form of heat. Trying to efficiently get that energy back is very difficult once it is lost to the environment. Thermoelectric devices can change heat energy into electricity, and vice versa. But to capture energy from heat efficiently, these devices typically need to work at high temperatures with a large t ... more |
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 Jakarta (AFP) Feb 14, 2018 
An elephant from the critically endangered Sumatran species has been found dead inside an Indonesian national park with what appear to be bullet wounds, the environment ministry said Wednesday.
The female elephant was discovered in Sumatra's Way Kambas National Park on Monday.
Her trunk was broken off and she had five holes resembling gunshot wounds on the right side of her body, it sai ... more |
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 Macau (AFP) Feb 15, 2018 
MGM China is opening its new multi-billion-dollar mega resort in Macau's glitzy Cotai strip on Tuesday following multiple delays and last-minute hiccups in the government approval process.
The launch of the $3.4-billion resort comes as Macau is undergoing something of a renaissance, with gaming revenues bouncing back after being hard hit by a corruption crackdown launched by China's Presiden ... more |
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 Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Feb 15, 2018 
Tropical forests around the world play a key role in the global carbon cycle and harbour more than half of the species worldwide. However, increases in land use during the past decades caused unprecedented losses of tropical forest. Scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have adapted a method from physics to mathematically describe the fragmentation of tropical fores ... more |
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