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  London, UK (SPX) Aug 16, 2018 Melting of ice shelves in West Antarctica speeds up and slows down in response to changes in deep ocean temperature, and is far more variable than previously thought, according to new research published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience. Scientists studying seawater temperatures in the Amundsen Sea - part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) - found a cycle of warming and cooling in the ocean over the 16 years of their observations. They show for the first time that while mass loss from ... read more |
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Natural refrigerant replacements could reduce energy costs and conserve the environmentWashington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2018 The 1987 Montreal Protocol and the 1997 Kyoto Protocol called for countries around the world to phase out substances like CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), HCFCs (hydrochlorofluorocarbons), and HFCs (hydr ... more  
The behavior of water: scientists find new properties of H2ONew York NY (SPX) Aug 16, 2018 A team of scientists has uncovered new molecular properties of water--a discovery of a phenomenon that had previously gone unnoticed. Liquid water is known to be an excellent transporter of it ... more  
First reliable estimates of highly radioactive cesium-rich microparticles released by Fukushima disasterParis, France (SPX) Aug 16, 2018 Scientists have for the first time been able to estimate the amount of radioactive cesium-rich microparticles released by the disaster at the Fukushima power plant in 2011. This work, which will hav ... more  
New research collection targets insect pests of pulse cropsAnnapolis MD (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 Around the world, pulse crops - such as beans, peas, chickpeas, and lentils - are an important staple in the modern food supply, and their cultivation is growing in the United States and many other ... more |
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Drones fly to rescue of Amazon wildlifeMamiraua Reserve, Brazil (AFP) Aug 16, 2018 A hoarse sound abruptly wakes visitors staying at a floating house that serves as a base for environmentalists on the Jaraua river in the Amazon rainforest. ... more 
Diving robots find Antarctic winter seas exhale surprising amounts of CO2Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 16, 2018 More than 100 oceanic floats are now diving and drifting in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica during the peak of winter. These instruments are gathering data from a place and season that remains ... more 
Glacier depth affects plankton blooms off GreenlandKiel, Germany (SPX) Aug 16, 2018 Observational data clearly shows that Greenland's mighty ice sheet is, slowly but surely, losing the race with rising global temperatures. Each summer Greenland's glaciers transport more and more ic ... more  
The art of living and thriving in the Amazon river basinMamirau� Reserve, Brazil (AFP) Aug 16, 2018 Learning to swim in the Amazon river basin also means learning to avoid flesh-eating piranhas and snapping caimans. ... more  
Tunisia anti-litter activist takes up 300-km, 30-beach challengeNabeul, Tunisia (AFP) Aug 14, 2018 Bin bags at the ready, "long-distance activist" Mohamed Oussama Houij moves methodically along a beach in Tunisia's Mediterranean town of Nabeul, scooping up all kinds of trash as he goes along. ... more |
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 Britain's dry summer reveals ancient sites 
26 days in the air: Airbus drone smashes world recordFarnborough UK (Sputnik) Aug 10, 2018 Airbus has praised the success of the drone's maiden flight and plans to increase the device's duration, while the UK government is set to become the first one to adopt the technology for its needs. ... more  |
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UTMB researchers successfully transplant bioengineered lungGalveston TX (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 A research team at the University of Texas Medical Branch have bioengineered lungs and transplanted them into adult pigs with no medical complication. In 2014, Joan Nichols and Joaquin Cortiel ... more 
New pesticide may harm bees as much as those to be replacedParis (AFP) Aug 15, 2018 A new class of pesticides positioned to replace neonicotinoids may be just as harmful to crop-pollinating bees, researchers cautioned Wednesday. ... more  
Keita re-elected Mali president with landslideBamako (AFP) Aug 16, 2018 Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been re-elected for a five-year term after winning 67.17 percent of the vote in a runoff, the government announced on Thursday. ... more 
Thinking big about sustainable construction with mass timberBoston MA (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 The construction and operation of all kinds of buildings uses vast amounts of energy and natural resources. Researchers around the world have therefore been seeking ways to make buildings more effic ... more  
PlanetWatchers Launches Foresights Analytics Platform to Advance Commercial ForestrySan Francisco CA (SPX) Aug 14, 2018 The forest manager's nightmare of struggling to manage widely dispersed forestry assets in remote, challenging, and inaccessible locations is now a thing of the past with PlanetWatchers' new Foresig ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Aug 16, 2018 
Scientists have for the first time been able to estimate the amount of radioactive cesium-rich microparticles released by the disaster at the Fukushima power plant in 2011. This work, which will have significant health and environmental implications, is presented at the Goldschmidt geochemistry conference in Boston*.
The flooding of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) after t ... more |
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 
The same way that yeast yields beer and bread can help hospital lab workers better track their daily radiation exposure, enabling a faster assessment of tissue damage that could lead to cancer.
But rather than building portable cellars or ovens, Purdue University researchers have engineered yeast "microbreweries" within disposable badges made of freezer paper, aluminum and tape. Simply add ... more |
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 Wellington (AFP) Aug 15, 2018 
Tonga Prime Minister Akalisi Pohiva has called for China to write-off debts owed by Pacific island countries, warning that repayments impose a huge burden on the impoverished nations.
Chinese aid in the Pacific has ballooned in recent years with much of the funds coming in the form of loans from Beijing's state-run Exim Bank.
Tonga has run-up enormous debts to China, estimated at more th ... more |
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 Corvallis 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 last ice age. Many scientists have long suspected that the source of that carbon was from the deep sea.
But researchers haven't been able to document just how the carbon made it out of the ocean ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 
Injecting particles into the atmosphere to cool the planet and counter the warming effects of climate change would do nothing to offset the crop damage from rising global temperatures, according to a new analysis by University of California, Berkeley, researchers.
By analyzing the past effects of Earth-cooling volcanic eruptions, and the response of crops to changes in sunlight, the team c ... more |
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 Miami (AFP) Aug 9, 2018 
US forecasters on Thursday downgraded their hurricane season predictions, saying that ocean conditions suggest it's now likely that a below-average number of storms will strike the Atlantic and Caribbean this year.
The milder outlook comes after a particularly devastating year in 2017, when 10 hurricanes tore through the Atlantic basin making it the most expensive season on record, costing t ... more |
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 Bamako (AFP) Aug 16, 2018 
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been re-elected for a five-year term after winning 67.17 percent of the vote in a runoff, the government announced on Thursday.
Opposition challenger and former finance minister Soumaila Cisse, who also ran against Keita in 2013, won 32.83 percent on Sunday, Local Government Minister Mohamed Ag Erlaf said on national television, giving provisional ... 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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 London (AFP) Aug 15, 2018 
Previously hidden archaeological sites have emerged in fields across Britain after the hot, dry summer exposed new cropmarks, the Historic England agency said Wednesday.
Aerial photographs have exposed patterns which reveal the sites of prehistoric settlements, burial mounds and Iron Age, Bronze Age and Roman farms.
Among the new discoveries are two Neolithic monuments near Milton Keynes ... more |
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 Logan UT (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 
Climate and land-use change are shrinking natural wildlife habitats around the world. Yet despite their importance to rural economies and natural ecosystems, remarkably little is known about the geographic distribution of most wild species - especially those that migrate seasonally over large areas.
By combining NASA satellite imagery with wildlife surveys conducted by state natural resour ... more |
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 Boston 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 surprisingly shallow depth of the planet's nascent crust.
The high temperatures needed to melt the shallow crust were likely caused by a meteorite bombardment around half a billion years after the ... 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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 Binghamton NY (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
The batteries of the future may be made out of paper. Researchers at Binghamton University, State University at New York have created a biodegradable, paper-based battery that is more efficient than previously possible.
For years, there has been excitement in the scientific community about the possibility of paper-based batteries as an eco-friendly alternative. However, the proposed design ... more |
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 Macau (AFP) Aug 11, 2018 
Fears for more than 500 greyhounds cooped up at a shuttered racetrack in Macau have been reignited after a plan to rehome them hit red tape.
Some 533 greyhounds still live in cell-like kennels at the shabby Canidrome, Asia's only legal dog-racing track until it closed down last month.
Operator Yat Yuen - run by one of Macau's most powerful women - failed to find homes for the dogs desp ... more |
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 Manila (AFP) Aug 15, 2018 
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has urged China to "temper" its behaviour in the South China Sea in a rare criticism of the Asian superpower over its programme of island-building in disputed waters.
China has alarmed and angered its neighbours by claiming dominion over most of the South China Sea and building a string of artificial islands and military airbases.
But the outspoken D ... 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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