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  Paris (ESA) Jul 12, 2018 Following months of tests and careful evaluation, the first data on air pollutants from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite have been released. These first maps show a range of trace gases that affect air quality such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and ozone. Launched on 13 October 2017, Sentinel-5P is the first Copernicus satellite dedicated to monitoring our atmosphere. It is part of the fleet of Sentinel missions that ESA develops for the European Union's environmental monitoring Coperni ... read more |
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Evolution does repeat itself after allKonstanz, Germany (SPX) Jul 13, 2018 For every two species of mammal there is one species of cichlid fish, which goes to show that biodiversity is distributed rather unevenly among animals. But why? And to what extent can evolution be ... more  
Stronger west winds blow ill wind for climate changeSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 13, 2018 Stronger westerly winds in the Southern Ocean could be the cause of a sudden rise in atmospheric CO2 and temperatures in a period of less than 100 years about 16,000 years ago, according to a study ... more 
A bird's eye view of the ArcticBoulder CO (SPX) Jul 16, 2018 Drones and other unmanned technologies can cost-effectively collect weather data in harsh or remote environments and contribute to better weather and climate models, according to a new study from CI ... more 
Climate change wreaking havoc with Colombia's glaciersBogota (AFP) July 13, 2018 Climate change has helped melt nearly a fifth of Colombia's mountaintop glacier cover in just seven years, the government said Thursday. ... more |
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Fierce heatwave hits Japan flood recoveryTokyo (AFP) July 16, 2018 A blistering heatwave smothered swathes of flood-hit western Japan Monday, hampering clean-up efforts as survivors and relief workers toil in stifling temperatures a week after devastating inundations that killed more than 200 people. ... more  
Smart bandages designed to monitor and tailor treatment for chronic woundsSomerville MA (SPX) Jul 16, 2018 A team of engineers led by Tufts University has developed a prototype bandage designed to actively monitor the condition of chronic wounds and deliver appropriate drug treatments to improve the chan ... more 
Spiders go ballooning on electric fieldsBristol UK (SPX) Jul 16, 2018 The aerodynamic capabilities of spiders have intrigued scientists for hundreds of years. Charles Darwin himself mused over how hundreds of the creatures managed to alight on the Beagle on a calm day ... more 
Fingerprint of ancient abrupt climate change found in ArcticCape Cod MA (SPX) Jul 16, 2018 A research team led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) found the fingerprint of a massive flood of fresh water in the western Arctic, thought to be the cause of an ancient cold snap that ... more  
Immunity could be key to addressing coral crisisPlymouth UK (SPX) Jul 16, 2018 Coral reefs support a quarter of all marine life, feed hundreds of millions of people and contribute vastly to the global economy. But they are dying in mass bleaching events, as climate change warm ... more |
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Primates adjust grooming to their social environmentWashington DC (SPX) Jul 13, 2018 Working together and exchanging services for the benefit of everyone involved is crucial for humans and partly responsible for our success as a species. In order to achieve a goal, we need to choose ... more  |
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Eating bone marrow played a key role in the evolution of the human handKent UK (SPX) Jul 13, 2018 The strength required to access the high calorie content of bone marrow may have played a key role in the evolution of the human hand and explain why primates hands are not like ours, research at th ... more  
Forest growth limited over next 60 years, study findsWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2018 A team of researchers have determined that the ability of North American forests to sequester, or soak up, carbon over the next 60 years is 22 percent - in the best case scenario. ... more  
In storm-hit Barbuda, China fills void left by Western 'neglect'Codrington, Antigua And Barbuda (AFP) July 15, 2018 Steel drums carry a jubilant rendition of "Guantanamera" over the ruins of Barbuda's capital Codrington, as dignitaries and residents mark the latest bit of progress in the island's grueling struggle to recover from Hurricane Irma. ... more  
92 Congolese fishermen 'imprisoned' in UgandaGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) July 12, 2018 Ninety-two Congolese fishermen arrested by the Ugandan navy on Lake Edward, which is shared by Uganda and DR Congo, have been imprisoned, a Congolese official said Thursday as tensions escalate between the two neighbours. ... more  
Trash piles up in US as China closes door to recyclingWashington (AFP) July 12, 2018 For months, a major recycling facility for the greater Baltimore-Washington area has been facing a big problem: it has to pay to get rid of huge amounts of paper and plastic it would normally sell to China. ... more |
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 Codrington, Antigua And Barbuda (AFP) July 15, 2018 
Steel drums carry a jubilant rendition of "Guantanamera" over the ruins of Barbuda's capital Codrington, as dignitaries and residents mark the latest bit of progress in the island's grueling struggle to recover from Hurricane Irma.
The event celebrated a Chinese-funded program to replace roofs ripped from more than 300 homes by the powerful storm that damaged or destroyed nearly every buildi ... more |
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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jul 04, 2018  A discovery by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory supports a century-old theory by Albert Einstein that explains how heat moves through everything from travel mugs to engine parts.
The transfer of heat is fundamental to all materials. This new research, published in the journal Science, explored thermal insulators, which ... more |
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 Cape Cod MA (SPX) Jul 10, 2018 
Sea levels in coastal areas can be affected by a number of factors: tides, winds, waves, and even barometric pressure all play a role in the ebb and flow of the ocean. For the first time, however, a new study led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has shown that river outflow could play a role in sea level change as well.
The study, published July 9 in the journal Proceedin ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) July 10, 2018 
Five major krill fishing firms Tuesday agreed to halt operations across huge swathes of the Antarctic to help protect wildlife in a move hailed as "bold and progressive" by conservationists.
The vast frozen continent is home to penguins, seals, whales and other marine life with krill a staple food for many species.
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 Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Jul 10, 2018 
Climate change is heavily related to the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere. During photosynthesis, plants absorb some of the industrial CO2 emissions from the atmosphere, making them contribute significantly to climate protection.
"The CO2 increase in the atmosphere is currently lower than to be expected from anthropogenic emissions," says Professor Almut Arneth from the Institute of Meteo ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) July 12, 2018 
Japanese rescue workers searched the ruins of homes Thursday looking for dozens of people still missing after deadly rains that killed more than 200 people.
Operations were under way to dig out and clear up after the devastating floods and landslides that engulfed entire neighbourhoods.
But with around 60 people still feared missing, local authorities said they would continue searching h ... more |
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 Maputo (AFP) July 11, 2018 
Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi and opposition Renamo leader Ossufo Momade on Wednesday announced an apparent breakthrough in peace negotiations over the integration of former rebels into the police and army.
The disarmament and integration of Renamo fighters has been a major sticking point in talks, with the government demanding the immediate disbanding of Renamo armed units.
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 Kent UK (SPX) Jul 13, 2018 
The strength required to access the high calorie content of bone marrow may have played a key role in the evolution of the human hand and explain why primates hands are not like ours, research at the University of Kent has found.
In an article in The Journal of Human Evolution, a team lead by Professor Tracy Kivell of Kent's School of Anthropology and Conservation concludes that although s ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2018 
A record number of Americans believe there is solid evidence that proves climate change exists and it is at least partly human-caused, a new survey Wednesday shows.
The 7-page report by the National Surveys on Energy and the Environment says 60 percent of Americans "now think that global warming is happening and that humans are at least partially responsible for the rising temperatures. ... more |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) Jul 16, 2018 
Image of high resolution from the Russian satellite "Aist-2D" (in Russian it means bird "a stork") was received by the Laboratory complex for satellite monitoring "LoReTT" (LoReTT - Local Real Time Tool). The spacecraft "Aist-2D" transmitted data of the territory of Perth city (Australia) on June 15, 2018.
It was the first time when such detailed image (spatial resolution of 2 m) of the Ea ... more |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 10, 2018 
Earth's oxygen levels rose and fell more than once hundreds of millions of years before the planetwide success of the Great Oxidation Event about 2.4 billion years ago, new research from the University of Washington shows.
The evidence comes from a new study that indicates a second and much earlier "whiff" of oxygen in Earth's distant past - in the atmosphere and on the surface of a large ... more |
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 Birmingham UK (SPX) Jul 13, 2018 
Soaring global need for cooling by 2050 could see world energy consumption for cooling increase five times as the number of cooling appliances quadruples to 14 billion - according to a new report by the University of Birmingham, UK.
This new report sets out to provide, for the first time, an indication of the scale of the energy implications of 'Cooling for All'.
Effective cooling is ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 10, 2018 
When Germany's Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) fusion facility set a world record for stellarators recently, a finely tuned instrument built and delivered by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) proved the achievement. The record strongly suggests that the design of the stellarator can be developed to capture on Earth the fusion that drives the sun and stars, c ... more |
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 Bristol UK (SPX) Jul 16, 2018 
The aerodynamic capabilities of spiders have intrigued scientists for hundreds of years. Charles Darwin himself mused over how hundreds of the creatures managed to alight on the Beagle on a calm day out at sea and later take-off from the ship with great speeds on windless day.
Scientists have attributed the flying behaviour of these wingless arthropods to 'ballooning', where spiders can be ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 11, 2018 
A prominent Chinese political campaigner was sentenced to 13 years in jail on Wednesday, a court in central China said.
Qin Yongmin was found "guilty of subversion of state power," the Wuhan City Intermediate People's Court said on its official website.
According to court records, it appears to be the heftiest sentence handed down in China for "subversion" in the past 15 years.
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2018  A team of researchers have determined that the ability of North American forests to sequester, or soak up, carbon over the next 60 years is 22 percent - in the best case scenario.
Forests play a critical role in slowing the effects of climate change because trees absorb the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow and store the carbon in their wood.
The paper, published F ... more |
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