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  Bristol AZ (SPX) Aug 14, 2018 New research led by glaciologists and isotope geochemists from the University of Bristol has found that melting ice sheets provide the surrounding oceans with the essential nutrient silica. Silica is needed by a group of marine algae (the microscopic plants of the oceans) called diatoms, who use it to build their glassy cell walls (known as frustules). These plankton take up globally significant amounts of carbon - they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere via photosynthesis, and act as ... read more |
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Scientists trace atmospheric rise in CO2 during deglaciation to deep Pacific OceanCorvallis OR (SPX) Aug 14, 2018 Long before humans started injecting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, and coal, the level of atmospheric CO2 rose significantly as the Earth came out of its ... more  
Meteorite bombardment likely to have created the Earth's oldest rocksBoston MA (SPX) Aug 14, 2018 Scientists have found that 4.02 billion year old silica-rich felsic rocks from the Acasta River, Canada - the oldest rock formation known on Earth - probably formed at high temperatures and at a sur ... more  
Does rain follow the plowTucson AZ (SPX) Aug 14, 2018 What makes it rain? Many people joke it only takes washing the car or forgetting an umbrella to make rain fall, though in reality, those things are two of many rain-making myths that have been perpe ... more  
Koala virus could explain junk DNA in the human genomeWashington (UPI) Aug 7, 2018 The study of a virus infecting koalas is helping researchers better understand the accumulation of junk DNA in the human genome. ... more |
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Songbirds can learn new tunes two different waysWashington (UPI) Aug 13, 2018 Songbirds can learn two different ways, a new study showed. However, birds who learned through trial and error were better able to use their knowledge to solve new and different problems. ... more 
Study reveals how zebra fish get their stripesWashington (UPI) Aug 13, 2018 Every zebra fish begins life as a transparent embryo. Almost all of them end up with stripes. Now, researchers know why. ... more  
Poplar study shows trees can be genetically engineered not to spreadCorvallis OR (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 The largest field-based study of genetically modified forest trees ever conducted has demonstrated that genetic engineering can prevent new seedlings from establishing. The "containment traits ... more 
Easter Island defined by cooperation, not collapse, study suggestsWashington (UPI) Aug 13, 2018 Analysis of stone tools collected from Easter Island archaeological sites suggests a significant level of cooperation among Rapa Nui culture. ... more  
Farmers in war-torn Afghanistan hit by worst drought in decadesMazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan (AFP) Aug 12, 2018 After his wheat crop failed and wells dried up, Ghulam Abbas sold his animals and joined thousands of other farmers migrating to cities as Afghanistan's worst drought in living memory ravages the war-torn country. ... more |
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Investors shun Bayer stock over US pesticide rulingFrankfurt Am Main (AFP) Aug 13, 2018 Investors fled shares in German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer Monday, fearing a massive damages ruling against one of newly-acquired US firm Monsanto's flagship products could signal a wave of costly lawsuits. ... more  |
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Hero dog saves Indian family in flood-hit KeralaNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 13, 2018 A family in the flood-ravaged Indian state of Kerala narrowly escaped death after their pet dog woke them up moments before a landslide destroyed their home, local media reported Monday. ... more  
Senior Trump officials survey California fire devastationLos Angeles (AFP) Aug 13, 2018 Senior members of the Trump administration were due in California Monday as blazes that have killed at least eight people continued to cut a catastrophic swathe through the country's most populous state. ... more  
China allows Swedish doctor to see detained publisher: SwedenStockholm (AFP) Aug 13, 2018 China has allowed a Swedish doctor to examine publisher Gui Minhai, a Chinese-born Swede who vanished into Chinese custody in January in murky circumstances for the second time, Sweden said Monday. ... more  
Chimpanzee foods are mechanically more demanding than previously thoughtLeipzig, Germany (SPX) Aug 13, 2018 Chimpanzees are generally known as the ripe fruit specialist among the great apes but also incorporate other food items such as leaves and seedpods into their diets. Savannah chimpanzees are thought ... more 
Corals and algae go back further than previously thought, all the way to Jurassic PeriodCorvallis OR (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 Algae and corals have been leaning on each other since dinosaurs roamed the earth, much longer than had been previously thought, according to new research led by scientists at Oregon State Universit ... more |
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 Arlington VA (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
The unique topic of artificial intelligence (AI) for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) was in the spotlight last week, as leading minds from academia, industry and the federal government met to discuss how modern technology can help victims of disasters around the globe.
The Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Workshop - co ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
An exotic material poised to become the semiconductor of choice for power electronics - because it is far more efficient than silicon - is now being eyed for potential applications in space. Two NASA teams are examining the use of gallium nitride, a crystal-type semiconductor compound first discovered in the 1980s, and currently used in consumer electronics such as laser diodes in DVD readers. ... more |
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 Kaust, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 
The relationship between corals and the micro-algae that enable them to build reefs is considerably older and more diverse than previously assumed, according to an international team of scientists.
The team's research suggests that coral-algal partnerships have endured numerous climate change events in their long history, and offers a glimmer of hope that at least some are likely to surviv ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 08, 2018  By mapping the heat escaping from below the Greenland Ice Sheet, a NASA scientist has sharpened our understanding of the dynamics that dominate and shape terrestrial planets.
Dr. Yasmina M. Martos, a planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, mined publicly available magnetic field, gravity and other geologic information for clues about the amount and ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Aug 11, 2018  A California jury ordered chemical giant Monsanto to pay nearly $290 million Friday for failing to warn a dying groundskeeper that its weed killer Roundup might cause cancer.
Jurors unanimously found that Monsanto - which vowed to appeal - acted with "malice" and that its weed killers Roundup and the professional grade version RangerPro contributed "substantially" to Dewayne Johnson's term ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Aug 9, 2018 
Typhoon Shanshan clipped Japan's eastern coast on Thursday morning, sparing Tokyo but bringing heavy rain, strong winds and high waves to some areas along the Pacific coast.
The fierce storm system was expected to begin moving away from land after brushing Japan's main island, the country's meteorological agency said.
But authorities urged residents to stay on alert as the slow-moving ty ... more |
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 Juba (AFP) Aug 9, 2018 
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has issued a decree offering a blanket amnesty to rebels, including his bitter rival Riek Machar, state radio reported Thursday.
The announcement comes days after the two men signed a power-sharing deal in the Sudanese capital Khartoum aimed at ending a nearly five-year civil war that has killed tens of thousands and uprooted millions.
"President Salva ... more |
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 Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Aug 13, 2018 
Chimpanzees are generally known as the ripe fruit specialist among the great apes but also incorporate other food items such as leaves and seedpods into their diets. Savannah chimpanzees are thought to rely on these non-fruit resources more than their forest counterparts.
The mechanical properties of plant foods can vary substantially but to date there were no comparative data available fo ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 10, 2018 
A single season of drought in the Amazon rainforest can reduce the forest's carbon dioxide absorption for years after the rains return, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. This is the first study to quantify the long-term legacy of an Amazon drought.
A research team from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and other institutions used satellite li ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 09, 2018 
Scientists with NASA/Caltech's Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis project (ARIA) used new satellite data to produce a map of ground deformation on the resort island of Lombok, Indonesia, following a deadly 6.9-magnitude earthquake on August 5.
The false-color map shows the amount of permanent surface movement that occurred, almost entirely due to the quake, over a 6-day period between sat ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 
Sulfur isotope has helped reveal surprising information about both the origins of life on Earth and modern sources of air pollution in China, according to a new study from an international collaboration of researchers published on Monday, August 6 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"For the origin of life on Earth, perhaps one of the most important questions is how it ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Aug 1, 2018 
As the stultifying summer heat sends Iraqis in search of cool spots, restaurateur Ali Hussein provides sanctuary - even though it means hooking up to an expensive generator.
"The clients must be comfortable when they eat," said Hussein, who stakes his reputation on ensuring customers are constantly blasted by air conditioning.
Outside, temperatures at this time of year can reach 50 degr ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
There's a literal disturbance in the force that alters what physicists have long thought of as a characteristic of superconductivity, according to Rice University scientists.
Rice physicists Pengcheng Dai and Andriy Nevidomskyy and their colleagues used simulations and neutron scattering experiments that show the atomic structure of materials to reveal tiny distortions of the crystal latti ... more |
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 Corvallis OR (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
The compounds behind the perfumes and colognes you enjoy have been eliciting olfactory excitement since dinosaurs walked the Earth amid the first appearance of flowering plants, new research reveals.
Oregon State University entomologist George Poinar Jr. and his son Greg, a fragrance collector, found evidence that floral scents originated in primitive flowers as far back as 100 million yea ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) Aug 13, 2018 
China has allowed a Swedish doctor to examine publisher Gui Minhai, a Chinese-born Swede who vanished into Chinese custody in January in murky circumstances for the second time, Sweden said Monday.
"Swedish medical personnel have on Monday, August 13, been able to carry out a visit with detained Swedish citizen Gui Minhai. This is welcome," Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom said in a ... more |
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 Corvallis OR (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 
The largest field-based study of genetically modified forest trees ever conducted has demonstrated that genetic engineering can prevent new seedlings from establishing.
The "containment traits" that Oregon State University researchers engineered in the study are important because of societal concerns over gene flow - the spread of genetically engineered or exotic and invasive trees or thei ... more |
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