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  Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2018 There was a time when people and goods were moved through the crowded city on the ground, restricted to the busy street surfaces by necessity and gravity. So, inspired visionaries considered new ways to get about town and dreamt of innovative flying machines that could safely transport passengers and ship cargo within the urban jungle by rising above the congestion below. No, we're not talking about the Wright Brothers in 1903. This is the new era in air transportation that NASA and a ... read more |
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Tourism nearly a tenth of global CO2 emissionsBonn (AFP) May 7, 2018 Domestic and international tourism account for eight percent of greenhouse gas emissions, four times more than previously estimated, according to a study published Monday. ... more  
New CRISPR platform to make gene-editing more precise(UPI) May 8, 2018 Scientists have developed a new CRISPR platform that will make gene-editing more precise. Researchers believe the upgrade, dubbed MAGESTIC, will make CRISPR work less like scissors and more like word processors. ... more  
In Japan-China ties, ibis outreach but no panda diplomacyTokyo (AFP) May 9, 2018 China has famously used its cuddly panda bears as a diplomatic tool, but to mark warming ties with Japan it is offering a distinctly more angular gift: two crested ibises. ... more  
Australia hikes aid in Pacific as China pushes for influenceSydney (AFP) May 9, 2018 Australia is refocussing its foreign aid programmes in a move to win hearts and minds in the island nations of the Pacific, as an increasingly assertive China flexes its muscles in the region. ... more |
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Former top Chinese Communist official jailed for life for briberyBeijing (AFP) May 8, 2018 A former Chinese Communist Party official who was once tipped as a potential successor to President Xi Jinping was sentenced to life in prison for bribery on Tuesday, the latest senior cadre to fall in Xi's sweeping anti-corruption crusade. ... more  
In ancient rocks, scientists see a climate cycle working across deep timeNew York NY (SPX) May 08, 2018 Scientists drilling deep into ancient rocks in the Arizona desert say they have documented a gradual shift in Earth's orbit that repeats regularly every 405,000 years, playing a role in natural clim ... more 
Traumatised bears, wolves find solace at Greek sanctuaryNymfaio, Greece (AFP) May 8, 2018 Orphaned as an infant, three-year-old Patrick takes a wary view of visitors. He crouches low, licks his claws and starts humming - a bear's equivalent of thumb-sucking. ... more 
Should I stay or go? Birds migrate to save energy: studyParis (AFP) May 7, 2018 Why have some birds opted for a taxing life of constant migration - seeking out temperate climes to feed as winter arrives, only to return months later to breed? ... more 
Large predators are showing up in surprising placesWashington (UPI) May 7, 2018 Large predators are increasingly being spotted in places they're not traditionally found: killer whales in rivers, alligators on beaches and cougars far from the mountains. ... more |
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New fissures open up near Hawaiian volcano as danger persistsLeilani Estates, United States (AFP) May 6, 2018 The Kilauea volcano, the most active in Hawaii, was highly unstable Sunday as lava spouted into the air and fissures emitted deadly gases - hazards that have forced thousands of people to evacuate. ... more  |
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Hawaii volcano destroys over two dozen homes, more threatenedLeilani Estates, United States (AFP) May 7, 2018 More than two dozen homes have been destroyed and dozens more are threatened by red-hot lava seeping from the Kilauea volcano, the most active in Hawaii, civil defense officials said. ... more  
Malaysian opposition bets on 'tsunami' of Muslim supportKuala Pilah, Malaysia (AFP) May 8, 2018 Malaysia's opposition hopes a surge of support from disillusioned members of the country's Muslim majority can carry them to an unlikely victory in Wednesday's elections. ... more
Former top Chinese Communist official jailed for life for briberyBeijing (AFP) May 8, 2018 A former Chinese Communist Party official who was once tipped for a top leadership post was sentenced to life in prison for bribery on Tuesday, the latest senior cadre to fall in President Xi Jinping's sweeping anti-corruption crusade. ... more 
Atmospheric CO2 levels in April hit highest average ever recordedWashington DC (UPI) May 04, 2018 For the month of April, carbon dioxide concentrations in Earth's atmosphere averaged more than 410 parts per million - a distressing first. ... more  
Study considers how humans first depicted animals in cave paintingsWashington DC (UPI) May 04, 2018 How and why did naturalistic animal depictions suddenly appear in an abundance of cave paintings around 37,000 years ago? ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) May 8, 2018 
China is resisting a British-led push at the UN Security Council to increase pressure on Myanmar to try those responsible for attacks on the Rohingya, according to a draft statement seen by AFP on Tuesday.
Back from a visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh, the Security Council is holding negotiations on a statement that would outline steps to address the crisis from the forced exodus of 700,000 Mu ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 09, 2018 
Imagine standing on the roof of a building in Los Angeles and trying to point a laser so accurately that you could hit a particular building in San Diego, more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) away.
This accuracy is required for the feat that a novel technology demonstration aboard the soon-to-launch Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission will aim to achieve. F ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) May 9, 2018 
Australia is refocussing its foreign aid programmes in a move to win hearts and minds in the island nations of the Pacific, as an increasingly assertive China flexes its muscles in the region.
The country has pledged more than Aus$1.3 billion (US$970 million) - its largest ever aid commitment to the Pacific - to fund projects including an undersea communications cable to Papua New Guinea a ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 03, 2018  Reports of the rapidly melting West Antarctic ice sheet often refer to how much the melting could add to global sea levels - as if meltwater raises the ocean evenly, like a sink filling up. The reality is far different. Water from West Antarctica will end up raising sea levels more in Los Angeles and Miami than in Rio de Janeiro, for example, even though Brazil is thousands of miles closer to An ... more |
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 Saint-Laurent-Des-Combes, France (AFP) May 4, 2018 
Over the past decade Chinese investors have conquered dozens of chateaux in Bordeaux, France's famed wine-growing region.
Some left after seeing their investments wither on the vine, but Peter Kwok, who has no fewer than seven vineyards to his name, says he is here for the long haul.
The 69-year-old Hong Kong-based billionaire has been in southwest France for the past 20 years, recently ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) May 9, 2018 
A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit in waters off the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea Wednesday, US seismologists said, but there was no immediate tsunami warning or reports of damage.
The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles) some 190 kilometres south of the New Britain town of Rabaul at 5:57 pm local time (0757 GMT), the US Geological Survey said.
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 Banjul, Gambia (AFP) May 2, 2018 
Two renegade generals who followed ex-Gambia president Yahya Jammeh into exile pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a charge of desertion brough by the military.
General Umpa Mendy and General Ansumana Tamba sought refuge in Equatorial Guinea alongside Jammeh in January 2017 after his brutal 22-year rule came to an end.
They were arrested at the beginning of the year, shortly after they re ... more |
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 York UK (SPX) May 04, 2018  Scientists have produced a 3D nanoscale reconstruction of the mineral structure of bone.
Bone performs equally well whether in an accelerating cheetah or in a heavy elephant, thanks to its toughness and strength.
The properties of bone can be attributed to its hierarchical organisation, where small elements form larger structures.
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 Brunswick NJ (SPX) May 08, 2018 
Every 405,000 years, gravitational tugs from Jupiter and Venus slightly elongate Earth's orbit, an amazingly consistent pattern that has influenced our planet's climate for at least 215 million years and allows scientists to more precisely date geological events like the spread of dinosaurs, according to a Rutgers-led study.
"It's an astonishing result because this long cycle, which had be ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) May 03, 2018  While ESA's CryoSat continues to provide clear insight into how much sea ice is being lost and how the Antarctic and Greenlandic ice sheets are changing, the mission has again surpassed its original scope by revealing exactly how mountain glaciers are also succumbing to change.
Glaciers all over the globe are retreating - and for the last 15 years, glacial ice has been the main cause of se ... more |
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 Riverside CA (SPX) May 07, 2018 
Some of the earliest animals on Earth were soft-bodied ocean-dwellers that ranged from a few inches to several feet and were shaped like circular discs, tubes, or cushion-like bags.
While fossil impressions from the Ediacaran Era - 635 to 541 million years ago - reveal their existence, little is known about this fascinating group of animal-like creatures, which preceded more complex animal ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 11, 2018 
Putting a price on carbon, in the form of a fee or tax on the use of fossil fuels, coupled with returning the generated revenue to the public in one form or another, can be an effective way to curb emissions of greenhouse gases. That's one of the conclusions of an extensive analysis of several versions of such proposals, carried out by researchers at MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laborat ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2018  Batteries might seem like they come in every shape and size that you can imagine. But as electronic devices become tinier and skinnier without reducing their power and energy demands, they challenge engineers to design batteries that can fit into smaller and smaller spaces without compromising on performance. Researchers in the United States have used non-traditional techniques to fashion one po ... more |
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 Nymfaio, Greece (AFP) May 8, 2018 
Orphaned as an infant, three-year-old Patrick takes a wary view of visitors. He crouches low, licks his claws and starts humming - a bear's equivalent of thumb-sucking.
"It soothes him when he's stressed," says Melina Avgerinou, a caretaker at the Arcturos bear sanctuary in northern Greece.
Patrick's tale is typical of many bears that have found refuge in the Arcturos sanctuary at Nymf ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 4, 2018 
Chinese president Xi Jinping pledged Friday his country will keep following Marxism, as the world's largest communist party prepares to mark the 200th birthday of Karl Marx.
China will continue to "hold high the great banner of Marxism" and the party will forever remain "guardians and practitioners" of the philosophy, Xi said during an official tribute at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 07, 2018 
A first-of-its-kind laser instrument designed to map the world's forests in 3-D is moving toward an earlier launch to the International Space Station than previously expected.
The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation - or GEDI, pronounced like "Jedi," of Star Wars fame - instrument is undergoing final integration and testing this spring and summer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center i ... more |
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