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  Washington (AFP) April 1, 2018 US President Donald Trump has taken an axe to the environmental regulations he inherited from his predecessor Barack Obama, cutting dozens of rules ranging from fracking on public land to protections for endangered species. Yet supporters of the Paris climate change accord believe state-level efforts could mean the US will meet greenhouse gas emissions targets envisaged under the landmark agreement, despite being the only country to announce its withdrawal. Automobile fuel and emission standards ... read more |
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Boat carrying Rohingya stops on Thai island: officialBangkok (AFP) April 1, 2018 A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya refugees trying to reach Malaysia briefly stopped on a Thai island, an official said Sunday, as fears grow about overcrowded camps for the stateless minority fleeing violence in Myanmar. ... more 
Two degrees no longer seen as global warming guardrailParis (AFP) April 1, 2018 Limiting global warming to two degrees Celsius will not prevent destructive and deadly climate impacts, as once hoped, dozens of experts concluded in a score of scientific studies released Monday. ... more  
Super typhoon may flood one third of central Tokyo: surveyTokyo (AFP) March 31, 2018 One third of central Tokyo could be left under water and nearly four million people affected if a super typhoon strikes the capital causing storm surges, a new study from local authorities has warned. ... more 
At least four dead as Cyclone Josie hits FijiWellington (AFP) April 1, 2018 At least four people were killed and another was missing in Fiji after Cyclone Josie caused severe flooding in the South Pacific island nation, local media reported. ... more |
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NASA Visualizes the Dance of a Melting SnowflakeGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 03, 2018 NASA has produced the first three-dimensional numerical model of melting snowflakes in the atmosphere. Developed by scientist Jussi Leinonen of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Californ ... more 
Wider coverage of satellite data better detects magma supply to volcanoesUniversity Park PA (SPX) Apr 03, 2018 Using satellite imaging, Penn State researchers for the first time identified a major magma supply into a reservoir extending almost two miles from the crater of a volcano in Nicaragua. This s ... more  
A bridge so far: China's controversial megaprojectHong Kong (AFP) March 29, 2018 Touted as an engineering wonder, the world's longest sea bridge, which connects Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China, includes a snaking road crossing and an underwater tunnel and reportedly uses enough steel to build 60 Eiffel Towers. ... more  
Earth's stable temperature past suggests other planets could also sustain lifeSeattle WA (SPX) Apr 03, 2018 Theories about the early days of our planet's history vary wildly. Some studies have painted the picture of a snowball Earth, when much of its surface was frozen. Other theories have included period ... more  
Russia landfill protest town on 'high alert'Moscow (AFP) March 30, 2018 Russia on Friday declared a "high alert" in a town where noxious fumes have leaked from a landfill site, distributing masks and respirators to residents who have held repeated protests. ... more |
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Animals rights groups scent blood as fashion labels go fur-freeParis (AFP) March 31, 2018 Is this the beginning of the end for fur? ... more  |
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Army to withdraw from street patrols in GuatemalaGuatemala City (AFP) March 31, 2018 Troops in Guatemala withdrew from patrolling the country's streets Saturday, after 18 years of supporting the police in the fight against crime. ... more  
Five Shabaab killed in US strike in Somalia: US militaryWashington (AFP) April 2, 2018 A US air strike against Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia has killed five "terrorists," the US military announced Monday. ... more 
Four Ugandans killed in Shabaab attack on AU base in SomaliaMogadishu (AFP) April 1, 2018 Heavily-armed Al-Shabaab militants attacked an African Union military camp outside Mogadishu on Sunday, killing four Ugandan peacekeepers, their army said. ... more  
Earth's water present before impact formed moon, study findsWashington (UPI) Mar 29, 2018 Based on an extensive collection of lunar and terrestrial samples, researchers have determined that most of the water on Earth was already present at the time of the impact that created the moon. ... more  
Scientists find 13,000-year-old footprints in CanadaWashington (UPI) Mar 29, 2018 Researchers have uncovered 29 human footprints from around 13,000 years ago off Canada's Pacific coast. ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 23, 2018 
When the end comes, ex-army signaller Daniel will calmly fire up the generator, flip on the water purifier, gather eggs from his chickens and watch in serene self-sufficiency as society tears itself apart.
"I'm preparing myself for risks, floods, earthquakes, avalanches or social breakdown," says the sixty-something father, hunter and self-styled survivor from the French Alps.
Daniel, wh ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 30, 2018 
Daily weather patterns, brain activity on an EEG (electroencephalogram) and heartbeats on an EKG (electrocardiogram) each generate lines of complex data. To analyze this data, perhaps to predict a storm, seizure or heart attack, researchers must first divide up this continuous data into discrete pieces - a task that is difficult to perform simply and accurately.
Researchers from the Univer ... more |
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 Lemont, IL (SPX) Mar 30, 2018 
A study published in Science last week relies on extremely bright X-ray beams from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory to confirm the presence of naturally occurring water at least 410 kilometers below the Earth's surface. This exciting discovery could change our understanding of how water circulates deep in the Earth's mantle and how ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 27, 2018 
An unusual hole in the sea ice cover over the Arctic Ocean and unexplored areas of the bedrock beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet are among the targets for this year's mapping of Arctic ice conditions by NASA's Operation IceBridge airborne mission.
On March 22, NASA completed the first IceBridge flight of its spring Arctic campaign with a survey of sea ice north of Greenland. This year marks ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2018  New research suggests nomadic populations in Medieval Central Asia, between the 2nd and 16th centuries AD, ate more dynamic diets than sedentary Silk Road populations.
Though most research into the Silk Road frames the phenomenon in terms of traded goods, the route through Medieval Central Asia was formed by interactions between nomadic and sedentary population.
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 University Park PA (SPX) Apr 03, 2018 
Using satellite imaging, Penn State researchers for the first time identified a major magma supply into a reservoir extending almost two miles from the crater of a volcano in Nicaragua.
This shows that volcanoes can be fed magma through nearby underground channels and could help explain how volcanoes can erupt seemingly without warning because the active center of the volcano exhibits litt ... more |
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 Mogadishu (AFP) April 1, 2018 
Heavily-armed Al-Shabaab militants attacked an African Union military camp outside Mogadishu on Sunday, killing four Ugandan peacekeepers, their army said.
Local sources said a massive blast was heard in the Bulomarer district, around 150 kilometres (93 miles) south of Mogadishu, and fighting broke out after dozens of heavily armed Shabaab militants stormed the base.
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 Exeter UK (SPX) Mar 30, 2018 
Parts of the Amazon previously thought to have been almost uninhabited were really home to thriving populations of up to a million people, new research shows.
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that there were hundreds of villages in the rainforest away from major rivers, and they were home to different communities speaking varied languages who had an impact on the environment around t ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) March 27, 2018 
Canada will likely miss a 2020 interim carbon emissions reduction target and will need to take strong measures if it further hopes to meet its Paris agreement commitment, said an audit released Tuesday.
Canada had set a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming by 17 percent by 2020, from 2005 levels, and by 30 percent by 2030.
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 Paris (ESA) Mar 27, 2018 
Lightning triggers powerful electrical bursts in Earth's atmosphere almost every second. The inner workings of these magnificent forces of nature are still unknown, but a rare observation by an ESA astronaut gave a boost to the science community. A European detector will take on the challenge of hunting for thunderstorms from space next week.
As he flew over India at 28 800 km/h on the Int ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 02, 2018 
Scientists have discovered the first jawed vertebrate with four eyes. The fossil of an extinct species of monitor lizard revealed the presence of a third and fourth eye on top of the reptile's head.
The two eyes are actually eye-like photosensory structures known as pineal and parapineal organs. Researchers believe the structures helped the lizard maintain its orientation and circadian ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 2, 2018  The Trump administration rolled back Obama-era pollution and fuel efficiency rules for cars and light trucks on Monday, saying they were too stringent.
The decision by President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency means the emission standards for vehicles in the 2022-2025 model years will be revised, as sought by automakers.
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 Boston MA (SPX) Mar 30, 2018 
A new approach to analyzing and designing new ion conductors - a key component of rechargeable batteries - could accelerate the development of high-energy lithium batteries, and possibly other energy storage and delivery devices such as fuel cells, researchers say.
The new approach relies on understanding the way vibrations move through the crystal lattice of lithium ion conductors and cor ... more |
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 New York (AFP) March 27, 2018 
From coyotes in the Bronx to red foxes in Queens, raccoons in Manhattan, owls in Brooklyn and deer in Staten Island, wildlife roams the urban jungle of New York.
But coexistence is not always easy between millions of wild animals and 8.5 million humans in a city better known for record-breaking skyscrapers, neon signs and a 24-seven pace of life than for its more than 600 species of wild ani ... more |
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 Vatican City (AFP) March 27, 2018 
A Chinese bishop recognised by the Vatican has been arrested in his diocese just as Beijing and the Holy See are set to confirm a historic agreement on the appointment of bishops, a Vatican-linked website reported.
AsiaNews, run by the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions - a missionary society recognised by the Vatican - wrote on Tuesday that Vincent Guo Xijin, bishop of the diocese ... more |
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 Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2018 
Nature is rife with symbiotic relationships, some of which take place out of sight, like the rich underground exchange of nutrients that occurs between trees and soil fungi.
But what happens in the dark may have profound implications above ground, too: A major new study reveals that soil fungi could play a significant role in the ability of forests to adapt to environmental change.
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