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  Cape Town (AFP) July 3, 2018 It is a plan as crazy as the situation is desperate - towing an iceberg from Antarctica to Cape Town to supply fresh water to a city in the grip of drought. Earlier this year, Cape Town came within weeks of shutting off all its taps and forcing residents to queue for water rations at public standpipes. The cut-off was narrowly averted as people scrambled to reduce their water usage and Autumn rains saved the day. But the threat is expected to return to the coastal South African city again next ... read more |
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Mounting allegations against environment chief trouble White HouseWashington (AFP) July 3, 2018 The White House on Tuesday called "troublesome" the mounting allegations against Environmental Protection Agency Chief Scott Pruitt, who is reportedly under investigation by a dozen separate federal probes. ... more  
In a warming world, could air conditioning make things worse?Madison WI (SPX) Jul 04, 2018 As climate change continues to push summer temperatures ever higher, the increased use of air conditioning in buildings could add to the problems of a warming world by further degrading air quality ... more  
Research shows plants in Africa 'green up' ahead of rainy seasonSouthampton UK (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 A study led by the University of Southampton has shown the greening up of vegetation prior to the rainy season in Africa is more widespread than previously understood. Geographers from Southam ... more  
Airbus and Planet join forces to bring new geospatial products to marketToulouse, 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 oppor ... more |
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Study reveals source of parrots' high intelligenceWashington (UPI) Jul 3, 2018 Neuroscientists in Canada have identified the neural circuit responsible for parrots' impressive intelligence. ... more 
Gabon's unique 'orange crocodiles' intrigue scientistsLibreville (AFP) June 28, 2018 The West African state of Gabon is famous for its biodiversity but in a galaxy of spectacular finds, one stands out: orange crocodiles. ... more  
Lithuanians seek identity in their pagan rootsVilnius (AFP) July 2, 2018 Dancing around a blazing fire with garlands of wildflowers in their hair, members of Lithuania's Romuva neo-pagan community mark the summer solstice, as the Baltic state undergoes a revival of its pre-Christian beliefs. ... more  
I.Coast to invest 1 billion euros to replenish forest coverAbidjan (AFP) July 2, 2018 The world's top cocoa producer Ivory Coast said Monday it would invest nearly one billion euros over 10 years to replace forests that were razed to grow the bean. ... more 
Seattle bans plastic straws, but US still has a long way to goWashington (AFP) July 3, 2018 Seattle has become the first major US city to ban plastic straws and utensils in its eateries, a victory for environmentalists that will be tough to replicate elsewhere in the United States. ... more |
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Agonising rescue ahead for Thai cave boys as nation rejoicesMae Sai, Thailand (AFP) July 3, 2018 Rescuers braced for a difficult evacuation for 13 members of a Thai youth football team found alive in a cave nine days after they went missing, as a phone cable was hurridly fed into the underground chambers in the hope of allowing them to speak to their families for the first time since their ordeal began. ... more  |
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Thai boys need hope, exercise to survive cave ordeal: expertsParis (AFP) July 3, 2018 Weakened by nine days without food, 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a Thai cave are fighting threats to their health ranging from muscle degeneration and malnutrition to possible infection, experts said Tuesday. ... more  
Californian wildfires spreading rapidlySan Francisco (AFP) July 3, 2018 A Californian wildfire that began on the weekend has rapidly spread across 70,000 acres (28,000 hectares), authorities said Tuesday, with a growing number of areas affected by mandatory evacuation orders. ... more  
Malaysia's Najib: from powerful PM to graft suspectKuala Lumpur (AFP) July 3, 2018 From prime minister of Malaysia two months ago to key suspect in a massive corruption scandal, Najib Razak's stunning fall from grace has been swift and hard. ... more 
How mangroves help keep the planet coolBaton 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 tha ... 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 |
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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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 Toulouse, France (SPX) Jun 26, 2018 
Since the start of the space age, mankind has left its mark on the orbital pathways overhead...and not always for the better. Today, some 7,000 tonnes of artificial debris - a mass equivalent to the Eiffel Tower - orbit the planet.
This detritus, ranging from remnants of defunct or broken-up spacecraft to discarded rocket stages, whizzes by at a dizzying 8 km per second - a speed at which ... more |
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 Chapel 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 earth is covered by rivers and streams. They found that global river and stream surface area is about 45 percent greater than what was indicated by previous studies.
Rivers and streams are a majo ... more |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
In August 2016, the first large cruise ship traveled through the Northwest Passage, the northern waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The following year, the first ship without an icebreaker plied the Northern Sea Route, a path along Russia's Arctic coast that was, until recently, impassable by unescorted commercial vessels.
In recent decades parts of the Arctic seas have beco ... 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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 Southampton UK (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
A study led by the University of Southampton has shown the greening up of vegetation prior to the rainy season in Africa is more widespread than previously understood.
Geographers from Southampton, working with scientists at Lancaster University, used remote sensing data (satellite imagery), sourced over a 16 year period (2000-2016), to examine when plants in the continent began and finish ... 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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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 04, 2018 
These two images of Lake Superior and surrounding area show the first data downlinked from the CubeSat Multispectral Observation System (CUMULOS) cameras.
The image on the left, taken by a short-wavelength infrared camera, captures a larger area of the lake and shows strong contrast between land and water features.
The narrower field of view image on the right taken by the payload's ... more |
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 Exeter UK (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
The evolution of Earth's first animals more than 500 million years ago caused global warming, new research shows.
Some 520-540 million years ago, animal life evolved in the ocean and began breaking down organic material on the seafloor, leading to more carbon dioxide and less oxygen in the atmosphere.
In the 100 million years that followed, conditions for these earliest animals becam ... 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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 Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2018 
Neuroscientists in Canada have identified the neural circuit responsible for parrots' impressive intelligence.
The circuit is similar to the neural structure credited with providing primates their enhanced intelligence, an example of convergent evolution.
"An area of the brain that plays a major role in primate intelligence is called the pontine nuclei," said Cristian Gutierrez-I ... 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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