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  Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 Coastal scientists have developed a new global framework to more accurately assess how mangroves along different types of coastlines from deltas to lagoons store carbon in their soil. They found that previous studies have underestimated the blue carbon levels in mangroves by up to 50 percent in some regions and overestimated levels by up to 86 percent in others. Their study published recently in Nature Climate Change will help countries develop and evaluate their carbon footprint and blue carbon invento ... read more |
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Global surface area of rivers and streams is 45 percent higher than previously thoughtChapel Hill NC (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Texas A and M University used satellite images, on-the-ground measurements and a statistical model to determine how much of the e ... more  
Chimpanzees start using a new tool-use gesture during an alpha male take overLeipzig, Germany (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 "Leaf clipping is a special behaviour. It is a rare example of tool-use in a communicative context and has been proposed to be cultural, varying in its meaning in different social groups of chimpanz ... more  
Bali's Mount Agung spews orange lava in fresh eruptionJakarta (AFP) July 2, 2018 A volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali erupted Monday, belching a plume of ash 2,000 metres (6,500 feet) high as bright orange lava cascaded from its summit. ... more  
Climate change is making night-shining clouds more visibleWashington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 Increased water vapor in Earth's atmosphere due to human activities is making shimmering high-altitude clouds more visible, a new study finds. The results suggest these strange but increasingly comm ... more |
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Versatile ultrasound system could transform how doctors use medical imagingWashington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 While ultrasound is one of the most common medical imaging tools, conventional electronic ultrasound devices tend to be bulky and cannot be used at the same time as some other imaging technologies. ... more 
Keeping Delhi cool, one ice block at a timeNoida, India (AFP) July 2, 2018 Keeping people cool in Delhi's baking summer is hot work - just ask Shreeram Yadav, supervisor at a factory supplying the Indian capital with tonnes of ice per day. ... more 
Scientists offer solution to Gaia hypothesisWashington DC (UPI) Jul 02, 2018 How has Earth maintained the stability necessary for the development and evolution of life over billions of years? It is a question that has perplexed scientists for decades. ... more  
Science hope for threatened koalasParis (AFP) July 3, 2018 Australia's koalas, their very existence imperilled by disease, bushfires, car strikes, and dog attacks, face a more hopeful future thanks to scientists cracking its genetic code, a study said Tuesday. ... more 
Water compresses under a high gradient electric fieldUrbana IL (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 Modern civilization relies on water's incompressibility - it's something we take for granted. Hydraulic systems harness the virtual non-compressibility of fluids like water or oil to multiply mechan ... more |
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 New water pollution protests hit southwest Iran  
Utah soil's slippery grip on nutrientsSalt Lake City UT (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 Lawns in the Salt Lake Valley up to 100 years old are not yet saturated in the nutrient nitrogen, which is added by fertilizer, according to a new study from University of Utah researchers. The resu ... more  |
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Japan quake battered most powerful microscopesTokyo (AFP) June 29, 2018 Two of the world's most powerful microscopes suffered severe damage from a deadly earthquake that hit the western Japanese city of Osaka, causing delays in cutting-edge cell and atomic-level research, a scientist said Friday. ... more  
Facial recognition was key in identifying US shooting suspectWashington (AFP) June 29, 2018 Facial recognition technology, which has drawn criticism from civil liberties activists in recent years, was used to identify the suspect in Thursday's newsroom shooting which left five dead in Annapolis, Maryland. ... more  
France aiding Egypt repression through arms sales: NGOsParis (AFP) July 2, 2018 France has "participated in the bloody Egyptian repression" for the past five years by delivering weapons and surveillance systems to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's government, rights groups charged in a report published Monday. ... more  
Threats, reforms and challenges: A momentous week for EthiopiaAddis Ababa (AFP) June 30, 2018 Ethiopia has capped an extraordinary week in which its new prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, pushed ahead with bold reforms undeterred by a grenade attack that sparked fears of backlash by hardliners. ... more 
Kenya's Lake Turkana put on World Heritage danger listManama (AFP) June 28, 2018 A UNESCO panel on Thursday added Lake Turkana, a conservation hotspot in Kenya and a candidate site for the birthplace of mankind, to the list of endangered World Heritage Sites. ... more |
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 Mae Sai, Thailand (AFP) July 3, 2018  The rescuers dubbed it "mission impossible" but they defied the odds to locate the 12 boys and their football coach deep in a cave complex. However the hard part may yet be ahead: getting them out safely.
Here are a few ways the hungry and weak boys could get out, none easy options.
Could they dive out?
In theory yes: but it is an extremely difficult task. Cave diving is already ver ... more |
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 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jun 22, 2018 
An electrically conductive hydrogel that takes stretchability, self-healing and strain sensitivity to new limits has been developed at KAUST. "Our material outperforms all previously reported hydrogels and introduces new functionalities," says Husam Alshareef, professor of materials science and engineering.
Smart materials that flex, sense and stretch like skin have many applications in wh ... more |
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 Aboard The Uss Ronald Reagan, Philippines (AFP) June 26, 2018 
A US aircraft carrier visited the Philippines on Tuesday, the third such call in four months, as its commander cited America's "enduring presence" in a region where China's military aims have raised tensions.
The nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan docked in Manila after sailing through the disputed South China Sea as part of a mission intended to reassure Washington's allies in the area.
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 26, 2018 
Tiny valleys near the top of Antarctica's ice sheet reach temperatures of nearly -100 degrees Celsius, according to a new study published this week in the AGU journal Geophysical Research Letters. The finding could change scientists' understanding of just how low temperatures can get at Earth's surface, and how it happens, according to the researchers.
After sifting through data from sever ... more |
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 Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
Lawns in the Salt Lake Valley up to 100 years old are not yet saturated in the nutrient nitrogen, which is added by fertilizer, according to a new study from University of Utah researchers. The result is surprising, since previous studies in the Eastern U.S. suggested that fertilized soil would become saturated with nitrogen within a few decades.
Something different is happening in Salt La ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) June 29, 2018 
Two of the world's most powerful microscopes suffered severe damage from a deadly earthquake that hit the western Japanese city of Osaka, causing delays in cutting-edge cell and atomic-level research, a scientist said Friday.
The two damaged units, both with price tags of 2.3 billion yen ($20 million), at Osaka University may not come back online until next year.
One 12-metre-high (40-fe ... more |
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 Kigali (AFP) July 1, 2018  Across Rwanda, markets selling piles of cast-off clothes once worn by Americans have become the unlikely centre of a trade war that vendors say is ruining their livelihoods.
Kigali, determined to boost its domestic textiles industry, in 2016 raised tariffs on the importation of secondhand clothes, disrupting a multi-million dollar industry and setting it on a collision course with the United ... more |
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 Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
"Leaf clipping is a special behaviour. It is a rare example of tool-use in a communicative context and has been proposed to be cultural, varying in its meaning in different social groups of chimpanzees", explains Ammie Kalan, the lead author of the study.
Since leaf clipping is relatively rare, little is known about it. "Although only three adult males were observed to begin leaf clipping ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2018 
Increasingly, climate scientists are calling for climate models to focus more on CO2 levels and less on temperature.
In a new study, researchers from the University of Exeter contend warming could slow even as a rise in CO2 accelerates. Not only do current models mostly ignore this reality, study authors suggest they also fail to account for CO2's myriad impacts on biology - on life. / ... more |
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 Toulouse, France (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
Airbus and Planet have entered into a partnership to facilitate access to each other's data and the co-development of new geospatial solutions, by establishing a framework agreement to explore opportunities for joint cooperation in new and existing markets, product offerings, sales and marketing efforts.
Both partners aim at providing a comprehensive suite of global satellite data at multi ... more |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) Jun 28, 2018 
Fossil records tell us that the first macroscopic animals appeared on Earth about 575 million years ago. Twenty-four million years later, the diversity of animals began to mysteriously decline, leading to Earth's first know mass extinction event.
Scientists have argued for decades over what may have caused this mass extinction, during what is called the "Ediacaran-Cambrian transition." Som ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities must approach zero within several decades to avoid risking grave damage from the effects of climate change. This will require creativity and innovation, because some types of industrial sources of atmospheric carbon lack affordable emissions-free substitutes, according to a new paper in Science from team of experts led by University of California Ir ... more |
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 Menlo Park CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have recorded the most detailed atomic movie of gold melting after being blasted by laser light. The insights they gained into how metals liquefy have potential to aid the development of fusion power reactors, steel processing plants, spacecraft and other applications where materials have to withstand extreme conditio ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) July 3, 2018 
Australia's koalas, their very existence imperilled by disease, bushfires, car strikes, and dog attacks, face a more hopeful future thanks to scientists cracking its genetic code, a study said Tuesday.
A mammoth effort by more than 50 researchers in seven countries uncovered 26,558 koala genes, yielding vital DNA clues for vaccines against diseases such as sexually transmitted chlamydia, whi ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 1, 2018 
Protesters marched through central Hong Kong on Sunday in one of the city's major annual pro-democracy rallies as organisers said the event was coming under unprecedented pressure from authorities.
Beijing has become increasingly intolerant of signs of dissent in semi-autonomous Hong Kong since massive pro-democracy rallies in 2014 brought parts of the city to a standstill and led to the eme ... more |
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 Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
Coastal scientists have developed a new global framework to more accurately assess how mangroves along different types of coastlines from deltas to lagoons store carbon in their soil. They found that previous studies have underestimated the blue carbon levels in mangroves by up to 50 percent in some regions and overestimated levels by up to 86 percent in others. Their study published recently in ... more |
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