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  Boca Raton FL (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 Drug resistance to antibiotics is on the rise and there is an urgent need to develop new drugs to treat infectious diseases that are a major threat to human health globally. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute may have a solution to this problem using sea sponges collected from the ocean depths. For more than 30 years, FAU Harbor Branch scientists have accumulated sea sponges and other macro-organisms from the east coast of the United States, Gulf o ... read more |
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Site of the next major earthquake on the San Andreas Fault?Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 Many researchers hypothesize that the southern tip of the 1300-km-long San Andreas fault zone (SAFZ) could be the nucleation site of the next major earthquake on the fault, yet geoscientists cannot ... more  
Two new creatures discovered from dawn of animal lifeRiverside CA (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 Earth's first complex animals were an eclectic bunch that lived in the shallow oceans between 580-540 million years ago. The iconic Dickinsonia - large flat animals with a quilt-like appearanc ... more  
Ocean's heat cycle shows that atmospheric carbon may be headed elsewherePrinceton NJ (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 As humans continue to pump the atmosphere with carbon, it's crucial for scientists to understand how and where the planet absorbs and naturally emits carbon. A recent study in the journal Natu ... more  
Toxic plant that burns skin, causes blindness spreading in USWashington (UPI) Jun 19, 2018 The toxic invasive plant called giant hogweed is usually found in New York and the Northeast, but the dangerous invader was recently discovered in Virginia. Officials worry the plant is spreading. ... more |
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Marine reserves are essential, but increasingly stressedWashington (UPI) Jun 19, 2018 Marine reserves provide essential ecological benefits, new research confirms. However, protected areas near large population centers are increasingly under pressure. ... more  
The environmental costs of producing meat, seafoodSeattle WA (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 Which food type is more environmentally costly to produce - livestock, farmed seafood, or wild-caught fish? The answer is, it depends. But in general, industrial beef production and farmed cat ... more  
Four US states refuse to deploy National Guard to border amid outcryWashington (AFP) June 19, 2018 Four US states are refusing to deploy National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border, amid a growing outcry over the controversial decision by President Donald Trump's administration to separate the children of illegal migrants from their parents. ... more 
Floods kill 18 in Ivory CoastAbidjan (AFP) June 19, 2018 Flooding caused by overnight torrential rain killed 18 people in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. ... more  
Gambia president vows justice after police kill two protestersBanjul, Gambia (AFP) June 19, 2018 Gambia's President Adama Barrow on Tuesday promised justice would be done after police killed two young protesters at an anti-pollution rally, vowing such an incident would not happen again. ... more |
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 Boko Haram kills nine soldiers in Nigeria 
Gambian police kill two anti-pollution protestorsBanjul, Gambia (AFP) June 18, 2018 Gambian police Monday killed two young men during a village protest against sand excavation they claim is damaging their rice fields, official sources said. ... more  |
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Nepal PM to seek investment on first official China tripKathmandu (AFP) June 19, 2018 Nepal's prime minister left Tuesday on his first official visit to China as the impoverished Himalayan nation seeks closer ties and much-needed energy and infrastructure investment from its powerful northern neighbour. ... more 
Chinese parents-to-be seek more fertile ground abroadShanghai (AFP) June 19, 2018 The easing of China's one-child policy was a godsend to Zhang Yinzhe and his wife Xu Mengsha, who had decided they wanted to use in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) to freeze an embryo in the hope of one day having a second child. ... more 
China pledges $100 million in military aid to CambodiaPhnom Penh (AFP) June 19, 2018 China has pledged around $100 million to help modernise Cambodia's military, the government said Tuesday, the latest largesse showered on the country amid a crackdown on dissent before national elections. ... more  
New method makes weather forecasts right as rainColumbia MO (SPX) Jun 19, 2018 Meteorologists have known for some time that rainfall forecasts have flaws, as failure to take into account factors such as evaporation can affect their accuracy. Now, researchers from the Universit ... more 
New technology has bright prospects for understanding plant biodiversityEdmonton, Canada (SPX) Jun 19, 2018 Biologists get a new look at plant biodiversity and function with new imaging technology developed at the University of Alberta. "Biodiversity and ecosystem function are both changing with human dis ... more |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 19, 2018 
Optimizing economic welfare without constraints might put human well-being at risk, a new climate study argues. While being successful in bringing down costs of greenhouse gas reductions for instance, the concept of profit maximization alone does not suffice to avoid the tipping of critical elements in the Earth system which could lead to dramatic changes of our lifelihood.
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 Burlington VT (SPX) Jun 18, 2018 
A team of physicists at the University of Vermont have discovered a fundamentally new way surfaces can get wet. Their study may allow scientists to create the thinnest films of liquid ever made - and engineer a new class of surface coatings and lubricants just a few atoms thick.
"We've learned what controls the thickness of ultra-thin films grown on graphene," says Sanghita Sengupta, a doc ... more |
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 Woods Hole MA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018 
Miles beneath the ocean's surface in the dark abyss, vast communities of subseafloor microbes at deep-sea hot springs are converting chemicals into energy that allows deep-sea life to survive - and even thrive - in a world without sunlight. Until now, however, measuring the productivity of subseafloor microbe communities - or how fast they oxidize chemicals and the amount of carbon they produce ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2018 
The British Isles were regularly buried beneath advancing ice sheets as early as 2.5 million years ago, more than 1 million years earlier than previously thought.
Until now, researchers thought ice sheets didn't advance across Britain until 1.1 million years ago, but new analysis of sediment cores and seismic data collected from deep beneath the North Sea suggests most of the North Atla ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) June 18, 2018 
The world's sixth largest wheat producer sought to reassure trading partners on Monday that genetically modified wheat plants discovered on an Alberta farm were few and posed no food safety risks, after Japan and South Korea halted Canadian wheat imports.
Wheat sales contribute about Can$11 billion (US$8 billion) to the Canadian economy each year.
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 Mexico City (AFP) June 18, 2018 
It has been nine months since the Rebsamen elementary school collapsed in the earthquake that devastated Mexico last year, and the families of the 19 children and seven adults killed inside want justice.
In what has become a politically charged case ahead of Mexico's July 1 elections, some of the families have brought criminal charges against the local authorities, alleging corruption was be ... more |
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 Banjul, Gambia (AFP) June 18, 2018 
Gambian police Monday killed two young men during a village protest against sand excavation they claim is damaging their rice fields, official sources said.
The office of the police inspector general said a clash between villagers and police led to the "regrettable death" of two men and left several others injured.
"The office of the Inspector General of Police wishes to make it clear th ... more |
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 Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 
While humans and other species share some of the same genetic information, new research found that humans are unique among mammals when it comes to the types and diversity of microorganisms on our skin. This difference could have implications for our health and immune systems.
"We were quite surprised when we saw just how distinct we humans are from almost all other mammals, at least in te ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) June 18, 2018 
An unusually bad drought has forced Iraq to suspend the cultivation of rice, corn and other cereals that demand large amounts of water, the agriculture ministry said Monday.
"The agricultural plan for the summer" was modified "because the quantities of water needed for these cereals are not available", spokesman Hamid al-Nayef said.
"The ministry does not take this decision light hearted ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 20, 2018 
The key to monitoring Earth's changing environment and to guaranteeing a consistent stream of satellite data to improve our daily lives is to take the same measurements over the course of decades. But how do you know that measurements from successive satellites, even though identical in build, are like for like?
The answer, for the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission, is to engage in some nifty ... more |
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 Riverside CA (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 
Earth's first complex animals were an eclectic bunch that lived in the shallow oceans between 580-540 million years ago.
The iconic Dickinsonia - large flat animals with a quilt-like appearance - were joined by tube-shaped organisms, frond-like creatures that looked more like plants, and several dozen other varieties already characterized by scientists.
Add to that list two new anima ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) June 13, 2018 
A consortium led by Hong Kong's CK Infrastructure Holdings made an unsolicited Aus$13 billion (US$9.8 billion) bid for gas pipeline company APA Wednesday, with the Australian firm agreeing to open its books.
APA's assets include gas transmission pipelines and storage, along with wind and solar farms across Australia. The firm's website said its 15,000 kilometres (9,300 miles) of gas pipeline ... more |
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 New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Jun 18, 2018 
A Rutgers-led team of physicists has demonstrated a way to conduct electricity between transistors without energy loss, opening the door to low-power electronics and, potentially, quantum computing that would be far faster than today's computers.
Their findings, which involved using a special mix of materials with magnetic and insulator properties, are published online in Nature Physics. ... more |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 
Arguably, the greatest fueler of life on our planet is photosynthesis, but understanding its labyrinthine chemistry, powered by sunlight, is challenging. Researchers recently illuminated some new steps inside the molecular factory that makes the oxygen we breathe.
Though chlorophyll is the best-known part, for the vivid green it colors nature, many compounds work together in photosynthesis ... more |
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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) June 17, 2018 
Malaysia was once a loyal partner in China's globe-spanning infrastructure drive but a new government is now pledging to review Beijing-backed projects, threatening key links in the much-vaunted initiative.
Kuala Lumpur's previous regime, led by scandal-mired Najib Razak, had warm ties with China and signed a string of deals for Beijing-funded projects, including a major rail link and a deep ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) June 11, 2018 
Some of Africa's oldest and biggest baobab trees - a few dating all the way back to the ancient Greeks - have abruptly died, wholly or in part, in the past decade, researchers said Monday.
The trees, aged between 1,100 and 2,500 years and some as wide as a bus is long, may have fallen victim to climate change, the team speculated.
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