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  Paris (ESA) Jun 07, 2018 Before ESA's Aeolus satellite is packed up and shipped to French Guiana for liftoff in August, media representatives had the chance to see this wind measuring Earth Explorer satellite standing proud in the cleanroom. Like all of the Earth Explorers, Aeolus was built to show how cutting-edge space technology can shed new light on the intricate workings of our planet. This pioneering satellite uses powerful laser technology that probes the lowermost 30 km of our atmosphere to yield vertical profi ... read more |
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This monkey can plan out their foraging routes just like a humanToronto, Canada (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 They might not have mastered GPS technology, but vervet monkeys can solve multi-destination routes in the same way humans do. A new U of T Scarborough study published in the journal PLOS ONE h ... more  
When did animals leave their first footprint on Earth?Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong put the first footprint on the moon. But when did animals leave the first footprint on Earth? Recently, an international research team reported discovering fos ... more 
20 Years of Earth Data Now at Your FingertipsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 Powerful Earth-observing instruments aboard NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites, launched in 1999 and 2002, respectively, have observed nearly two decades of planetary change. Now, for the first time, ... more 
Did extreme fluctuations in oxygen, not a gradual rise, spark the Cambrian explosion?Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 Five hundred and forty million years ago, during the Cambrian period, life suddenly went nuts. "Blossomed" is far too mild a word: instead, geologists call this sudden diversification an "explosion. ... more |
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Easter Islanders used ropes, ramps to place hats on famed statuesWashington (UPI) Jun 4, 2018 New analysis suggests Easter Islanders used ramps and a rope-powered pulley system to place stone hats atop the heads of their famed statues. ... more  
'Water is life': Ivory Coast city struggles with crippling droughtBouake, Ivory Coast (AFP) June 6, 2018 "All that comes out of the tap right now is cockroaches," said Honorine Babalou, a 20-year-old textile worker. ... more  
Taking CO2 out of the air is more economical than scientists thoughtWashington (UPI) Jun 7, 2018 New tests involving a CO2-extraction method called direct air capture suggests pulling carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is cheaper than scientists expected. ... more  
Landslide threat forces suspension of Guatemala volcano searchGuatemala City (AFP) June 7, 2018 The threat of fresh landslides forced emergency workers Thursday to suspend a search for victims of a major eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano, the country's disaster management agency said. ... more 
Aletta becomes first hurricane of east Pacific seasonMiami (AFP) June 8, 2018 The Aletta storm off southern Mexico on Thursday became the first hurricane of the east Pacific season, but it is not a threat to the coast, US meteorologists said. ... more |
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Violence shuts Africa's Virunga gorilla park till 2019Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) June 4, 2018 Kidnappings and murder have forced the famed Virunga wildlife park in the Democratic Republic of Congo to close for visitors until 2019, the authorities said Monday. ... more  |
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Dolphins are being killed, used as bait in commercial fisheriesWashington (UPI) Jun 7, 2018 Dolphins and other marine mammals are being killed and used for bait in commercial fisheries around the world, new research suggests. ... more 
US says strike kills 27 Shabaab militants in Horn of AfricaWashington (AFP) June 4, 2018 US forces have carried out their second Horn of Africa air strike in three days, killing another 27 Shabaab jihadists, the American military said on Monday. ... more  
Rewriting history? Hong Kong education turns political battlegroundHong Kong (AFP) June 8, 2018 The culling of key phrases from a history textbook and a push to instil Chinese national identity in students has raised fresh concerns that education in Hong Kong is under pressure from Beijing, as it seeks to stamp out any hint of pro-independence sentiment. ... more 
China enlists public to track fugitives in US, CanadaBeijing (AFP) June 7, 2018 Chinese authorities have called on the public to help track down fugitives abroad by publishing the names, photos and even addresses of 50 high-profile suspects beyond its grasp. ... more 
Hurricanes are slowing down, causing more damage in coastal communitiesWashington DC (SPX) Jun 06, 2018 A scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has found a link between global warming and the speed of hurricanes. ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) June 1, 2018 
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos hailed Friday the peace accord reached in his country, but warned it would take at least 15 years to build a truly peaceful society.
Speaking before the UN Labour Organization's annual assembly, Santos stressed that "peace is much more than just silencing the weapons."
"Building peace is like building a cathedral; it is a long and complex process th ... more |
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 Toulouse, France (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 
Aeolus, the European Space Agency's wind sensing satellite, is now ready for its upcoming launch. It will be shipped across the Atlantic on the Airbus vessel "Ciudad de Cadiz" to Kourou, French Guiana, where a Vega launcher will send it to orbit on 21 August.
The instrument is so sensitive that it could be damaged by a sudden loss of pressure. For this reason, air transportation has to be ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) June 8, 2018 
When the water truck finally chugged into the Delhi slum, there was a stampede. It is a scene repeated daily across India as temperatures rise and the vital resource gets ever scarcer.
Young men clambered onto the roof and jammed a tangle of multicoloured hosepipes inside, passing the other ends to friends waiting with containers in the shouting crowd below.
All 10,000 litres were gone i ... more |
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 Evanston IL (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 
A tiny clue found in ancient sediment has unlocked big secrets about Greenland's past and future climate.
Just beyond the northwest edge of the vast Greenland Ice Sheet, Northwestern University researchers have discovered lake mud that beat tough odds by surviving the last ice age. The mud, and remains of common flies nestled within it, record two interglacial periods in northwest Greenlan ... more |
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 Urbana IL (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 
Plants such as soybeans and wheat waste between 20 and 50 percent of their energy recycling toxic chemicals created when the enzyme Rubisco - the most prevalent enzyme in the world - grabs oxygen molecules instead of carbon dioxide molecules. Increasing production of a common, naturally occurring protein in plant leaves could boost the yields of major food crops by almost 50 percent, according t ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 06, 2018  A scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has found a link between global warming and the speed of hurricanes.
According to the research of climatologist James Kossin, the rise in global temperatures is leading to a slowdown in the speed of hurricanes and typhoons, allowing them to linger atop coastal communities and inflict more damage.
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 Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 
The number of people in Africa moving from their home country is set to increase in line with population growth over the coming decades, according to the findings of a joint study from the JRC and the European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC).
Demographic expansion will by itself lead to an increase in the absolute number of people on the move. Currently the majority remain on the African ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 4, 2018 
Bonobos won't eat dirty food. In experiments, the great apes refused fruit that had been contaminated by feces.
Scientists wanted to better understand the evolutionary origins of disgust. The reaction helps humans avoid exposure to pathogens, and the latest research suggests the reaction offers apes' similar benefits.
Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan offered bonobos sever ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 23, 2018 
NASA's new administrator, a former lawmaker nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the US space agency, admitted Wednesday he has changed his mind about climate change and now believes that humans are the main driver of greenhouse gas emissions.
"The National Climate Assessment that includes NASA and it includes the Department of Energy, and it includes NOAA (the National Oceanic and At ... more |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 04, 2018
Data from the first NASA satellite mission dedicated to measuring the water content of soils is now being used operationally by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to monitor global croplands and make commodity forecasts.
The Soil Moisture Active Passive mission, or SMAP, launched in 2015 and has helped map the amount of water in soils worldwide. Now, with to ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 
Five hundred and forty million years ago, during the Cambrian period, life suddenly went nuts. "Blossomed" is far too mild a word: instead, geologists call this sudden diversification an "explosion." But what exactly sparked the Cambrian explosion?
Now, a new study suggests that wild swings in oxygen levels may have sent life scrambling to adapt, leading to a major burst of diversity. That ... more |
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 New York (AFP) June 2, 2018 
Citing national security concerns, US President Donald Trump's administration is working on a fresh plan to subsidize coal and nuclear plants, a move critics say is unnecessary and will drive up energy costs.
The new move comes months after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission terminated an earlier proposal to provide federal aid to the troubled sectors, claiming it was needed to streng ... more |
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 Ames IA (SPX) Jun 11, 2018 
Using the physics equivalent of the strobe photography that captures every twitch of a cheetah in full sprint, researchers have used ultrafast spectroscopy to visualize electrons interacting as a hidden state of matter in a superconductive alloy.
It takes intense, single-cycle pulses of photons - flashes - hitting the cooled alloy at terahertz speed - trillions of cycles per second - to sw ... more |
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 
Steelhead trout, a member of the salmon family that live and grow in the Pacific Ocean, genetically adapted to the freshwater environment of Lake Michigan in less than 120 years.
Steelhead were intentionally introduced into Lake Michigan in the late 1800s in order to bolster recreational and commercial fisheries. In their native range, which extends from California to Russia, steelhead hat ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 7, 2018 
Chinese authorities have called on the public to help track down fugitives abroad by publishing the names, photos and even addresses of 50 high-profile suspects beyond its grasp.
A massive anti-graft campaign launched by President Xi Jinping includes a push to repatriate allegedly corrupt officials who have fled abroad - an effort known as "Sky Net".
But most Western countries including ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) May 29, 2018 
Tropical rainforests play a critical role in regulating the global climate system - they represent the Earth's largest terrestrial CO2 sink. Because of its broad geographical expanse and year-long productivity, the Amazon is key to the global carbon and hydrological cycles.
Climate change could threaten the fate of rainforests, but there is great uncertainty about the future ability of rai ... more |
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