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  Corvallis OR (SPX) Mar 05, 2018 A new study of long-term snow monitoring sites in the western United States found declines in snowpack at more than 90 percent of those sites - and one-third of the declines were deemed significant. Since 1915, the average snowpack in western states has declined by between 15 and 30 percent, the researchers say, and the amount of water lost from that snowpack reduction is comparable in volume to Lake Mead, the West's largest manmade reservoir. The loss of water storage can have an impact on munici ... read more |
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State of emergency declared in PNG after major quakeSydney (AFP) March 2, 2018 A state of emergency has been declared in Papua New Guinea's remote highlands after a major earthquake shook the region in what Prime Minister Peter O'Neill said was an "unprecedented disaster" for local communities. ... more 
At least 5 dead as storm brings wind, floods and snow to US NortheastNew York (AFP) March 3, 2018 At least five people were killed after a major winter storm pounded the US East Coast on Friday, with strong winds, heavy rain and snow disrupting thousands of flights and forcing the closure of federal government offices in Washington. ... more  
Antarctic sea ice shrinks for second-straight yearSydney (AFP) March 2, 2018 Sea ice cover in Antarctica has dropped to its second-lowest on record, Australian authorities said Friday, adding that it was not yet clear what was driving the reduction after several years of record-highs. ... more  
'Doomsday' seed vault gets makeover as Arctic heats upLongyearbyen (AFP) March 2, 2018 Designed to withstand a nuclear missile hit, the world's biggest seed vault, nestled deep inside an Arctic mountain, is undergoing a makeover as rising temperatures melt the permafrost meant to protect it. ... more |
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Shivering Europe hopes for weekend respite as deep freeze persistsParis (AFP) March 3, 2018 Europe's deep freeze, which has cost more than 60 lives over the past week, continued to wreak havoc early Saturday as the shivering continent awaited a sliver of weekend respite from a brutal Siberian cold front. ... more 
New study reveals the secret of magmas that produce global treasuresJohannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Mar 05, 2018 South Africa's history and economy has been built on its rich natural treasures of a number of precious metals, stones and minerals. The country's mineral deposits have been created over hundr ... more 
1.5 million penguins discovered on remote Antarctic islandsParis (AFP) March 2, 2018 A thriving "hotspot" of 1.5 million Adelie penguins, a species fast declining in parts of the world, has been discovered on remote islands off the Antarctic Peninsula, surprised scientists said Friday. ... more  
When two species become one: New study examines 'speciation reversal'Washington (UPI) Mar 2, 2018 Friendship may be forever, but species diversification isn't. New research suggests speciation is a two-way street. ... more  
Honduras energy executive arrested over activist murderLa Esperanza, Honduras (AFP) March 4, 2018 Honduran authorities said they have arrested an energy company executive allegedly behind the high-profile 2016 murder of prominent environmental activist Berta Caceres. ... more |
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At the UN, a diplomatic dance decides the fate of nationsUnited Nations, United States (AFP) March 3, 2018 The issues that come before the UN Security Council are the gravest to face any decision-making body - questions of war and peace, life and death. ... more  |
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At least 28 killed in attack on Burkina army HQ: French, African security sourcesParis (AFP) March 2, 2018 At least 28 people were killed Friday in an attack on the military headquarters in Burkina Faso, three security sources, two in France and one in West Africa, told AFP. ... more  
Tibetans greet new year with giant Buddhas, dancing and lamb carcassesRebkong County, China (AFP) March 4, 2018 Despite a few elbows to the face, Tsering pushed through the broil of Tibetan worshippers and lifted her bawling two-year-old over the mad crush, briefly pressing the girl's forehead to a passing sacred scroll. ... more 
China's rubber-stamp legislature to give Xi free reinBeijing (AFP) March 2, 2018 When President Xi Jinping attends the National People's Congress, he will swear an oath to uphold China's constitution. But first, he will remake it in his own image, legally formalising his almost limitless mandate to bend the nation to his will. ... more  
Beware of replicating sexism in AI, experts warnBarcelona (AFP) March 1, 2018 Artificial intelligence could emulate human bias, including sexism, if there is no oversight on data used to create it, experts at the world's largest mobile phone fair in Barcelona warned Thursday. ... more  
New Zealand FM's 'strategic anxiety' about PacificSydney (AFP) March 1, 2018 New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters has raised concerns about "strategic anxiety" in the Pacific - a veiled reference to China's growing influence among the region's island nations. ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) March 3, 2018 
The issues that come before the UN Security Council are the gravest to face any decision-making body - questions of war and peace, life and death.
But when world diplomats are building towards a weighty decision, almost any diplomatic tactic seems fair game, even sleight of hand.
All the envoys in endless daily meetings in the vast glass-walled tower on Turtle Bay, New York, would say ... more |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 01, 2018
On Feb. 22, 2018, the signal from IMAGE began to break up and has been silent since Feb. 24. The team continues to assess what may be the issue, but it is known that this episode does not mimic the sudden silence that occurred in 2005 when contact was originally lost with the spacecraft. The team continues to make preparations to attempt to bring the attitude dete ... more |
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 Abuja (AFP) Feb 28, 2018 
It sounds like something from Wakanda, the futuristic African kingdom of the hit movie "Black Panther".
But "Transaqua" is a very real proposal for a very real problem - how to replenish the shrinking waters of Lake Chad.
It imagines a 2,600-km (1,600-mile) canal from the Democratic Republic of Congo across the Central African Republic to meet the Chari River that feeds into the freshw ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 2, 2018  A thriving "hotspot" of 1.5 million Adelie penguins, a species fast declining in parts of the world, has been discovered on remote islands off the Antarctic Peninsula, surprised scientists said Friday.
The first bird census of the Danger Islands unearthed over 750,000 Adelie breeding pairs, more than the rest of the area combined, the team reported in the journal Scientific Reports.
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 Longyearbyen (AFP) March 2, 2018 
Designed to withstand a nuclear missile hit, the world's biggest seed vault, nestled deep inside an Arctic mountain, is undergoing a makeover as rising temperatures melt the permafrost meant to protect it.
Dubbed the "Noah's Ark" of food crops, the Global Seed Vault is buried inside a former coal mine on Svalbard, a remote Arctic island in a Norwegian archipelago around 1,000 kilometres (650 ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) March 2, 2018 
A state of emergency has been declared in Papua New Guinea's remote highlands after a major earthquake shook the region in what Prime Minister Peter O'Neill said was an "unprecedented disaster" for local communities.
O'Neill said his government was working to restore services and provide aid to the affected Hela, Southern Highlands, Western and Enga provinces in the Pacific nation's mountain ... more |
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 Bamako (AFP) Feb 28, 2018  Families on Wednesday accused Mali's military of killing seven civilians during an operation in the centre of the country a week earlier, as the government opened an enquiry into the deaths.
In a separate incident in the same region, six Malian soldiers were killed on Tuesday when their vehicle struck a mine, the army said on Wednesday, and a forest ranger was gunned down in a third incident ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 28, 2018 
Most of the grave sites laid by the hunter-gatherers of the Mesolithic suggest early humans maintained a respectful relationship with death. Mesolithic grave sites feature simple, dignified burials.
But a new discovery offers a more complicated picture of burial practices during the Mesolithic. Recently, researchers in Sweden uncovered an underwater burial site featuring skulls that app ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Mar 01, 2018 
Research conducted by The University of Texas at Austin and University of California, Berkeley has found that a little-studied, underground layer of rock can hold significant amounts of water that may serve as a vital reservoir for trees, especially in times of drought. The study, published in the journal PNAS looked at the water stored inside the layer of weathered bedrock that commonly lies un ... more |
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 Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Mar 03, 2018 
A newly launched satellite will augment the GOES-16 weather satellite and provide broad coverage with powerful new weather monitoring technology for meteorologists to provide life and property-saving forecasts. On Thursday, at 5:02 p.m. ET, NOAA's GOES-S weather satellite was launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket and has successfully established communications.
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 Odense, Denmark (SPX) Mar 05, 2018 
Take a good look at these photos: They show you 1.6 billion years old fossilized oxygen bubbles, created by tiny microbes in what was once a shallow sea somewhere on young Earth.
The bubbles were photographed and analyzed by researchers studying early life on Earth.
Microbes are of special interest: They were not only the first life forms on Earth. They also turned our planet into a ... more |
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 San Juan (AFP) March 1, 2018 
Puerto Rico's power grid broke down again on Thursday, leaving some 800,000 customers without power, as the US Caribbean possession struggles to recover five months after Hurricane Maria slammed the island.
Justo Gonzalez, head of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), said that one of the island's main transmission lines was out of service. Officials said the line should be fully ... more |
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 Matsumoto, Japan (SPX) Mar 01, 2018 
A collaborative team of researchers from Shinshu University in Japan have found a new way to curb some of the potential dangers posed by lithium ion batteries.
The team, led by Susumu Arai, a professor of the department of materials chemistry and head of Division for Application of Carbon Materials at the Institute of Carbon Science and Technology at Shinshu University, published their res ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 1, 2018 
Just when you thought tardigrades couldn't get any weirder, scientists discover an algae-eating water bear that lays tentacled eggs.
Tardigrades are the eight-legged micro-animals that appear both adorable and freakish, and have earned a reputation as the toughest animals on planet Earth.
Kazuharu Arakawa, a molecular biologist at Japan's Keio University, found the new tardigrade ... more |
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 Rebkong County, China (AFP) March 4, 2018 
Despite a few elbows to the face, Tsering pushed through the broil of Tibetan worshippers and lifted her bawling two-year-old over the mad crush, briefly pressing the girl's forehead to a passing sacred scroll.
Scores of monks and men heaved the enormous thangka - an image of Buddha painted on silk, rolled up in a tight cylinder while in transit - through the packed streets around Rongwo M ... more |
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 La Esperanza, Honduras (AFP) March 4, 2018 
Honduran authorities said they have arrested an energy company executive allegedly behind the high-profile 2016 murder of prominent environmental activist Berta Caceres.
Police detained electrical engineer Roberto David Castillo Mejia "as the intellectual perpetrator" behind Caceres's murder, the prosecutor's office said in a statement Friday.
Officials said Castillo had served as CEO of ... more |
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