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  Paris (AFP) Aug 19, 2018 A satellite designed to measure Earth's global wind patterns is set to be hoisted into orbit Tuesday from the Arianespace launch site in French Guiana. The European Space Agency's (ESA) Aeolus mission - named for the guardian of wind in Greek mythology - promises to improve short-term weather forecasting and our understanding of manmade climate change. "Meteorologists urgently need reliable wind-profile data to improve accuracy," the ESA said in a statement. Tropical winds in particular ar ... read more |
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Scientists confirm theory of Darwin's mothWashington (UPI) Aug 17, 2018 Scientists have confirmed Darwin's moth as a textbook example of the evolutionary phenomena known as industrial melanism. Researchers did so using image analysis and avian vision models, a first. ... more 
How an animal ages depends on what early life was likeWashington (UPI) Aug 17, 2018 What determines whether a wild animal ages gracefully? New research suggests environmental conditions during an animal's formative years can affect the animal's aging process. ... more 
Rare 'bamboo rat' photographed at Machu PicchuLima (AFP) Aug 17, 2018 A rare rodent species known as a "bamboo rat" that lives around the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu in Peru has resurfaced after a decade of absence and been photographed for the first time. ... more  
Leadership fears see Australia PM back away from climate targetsSydney (AFP) Aug 20, 2018 Australia shelved plans to embed carbon emissions targets in law Monday, after a party revolt against embattled Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. ... more |
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Next half-decade will be hotter than expected, climate scientists predictWashington (UPI) Aug 15, 2018 Unusually high temperatures are likely to persist for the next five years, according to a new climate prediction model. ... more 
Australia ramps up aid to farmers as drought bitesSydney (AFP) Aug 19, 2018 Financial aid for drought-stricken Australian farmers will be increased to Aus$1.8 billion (US$1.3 billion) as they endure the driest conditions in half a century, the prime minister said Sunday. ... more  
Fukushima nuclear statue ignites online furoreTokyo (AFP) Aug 14, 2018 A giant statue of a child wearing a radiation suit in the Japanese city of Fukushima has touched off a storm of criticism online as the nuclear-hit area seeks to rebuild its reputation. ... more  
China sacks six more officials over vaccine scandalBeijing (AFP) Aug 18, 2018 China said Saturday it has sacked six senior officials over a vaccine scandal that inflamed public fears over the safety of domestically produced drugs. ... more 
US sanctions Myanmar military commanders over Rohingya abusesWashington (AFP) Aug 17, 2018 The US government on Friday hit four Myanmar military commanders and two military units with punitive sanctions, accusing them of "serious human rights abuses" and "ethnic cleansing" in violently expelling minority Rohingya from their homes. ... more |
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More bodies found in flooded Kerala as toll hits 357Thrissur, India (AFP) Aug 19, 2018 Rescuers waded into submerged villages in southern India on Sunday in a desperate search for survivors cut off for days by floods that have already killed more than 350 people. ... more  |
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Multiple quakes rock Indonesia's Lombok island, five deadMataram, Indonesia (AFP) Aug 20, 2018 Multiple earthquakes - including a powerful and shallow 6.9-magnitude tremor - have rocked the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok, killing at least five people and setting off fresh waves of panic. ... more
Bodies found as floods recede in India's KeralaKochi, India (AFP) Aug 20, 2018 Receding flood waters left Indian troops and rescuers the grim task Monday of hunting for bodies left by the worst monsoon in a century in Kerala state as the death toll rose above 400. ... more  
Batting for ballots: Imran Khan and other sports stars turned politiciansIslamabad (AFP) Aug 18, 2018 Imran Khan's anointment as Pakistan's new prime minister caps a more than two decade transformation from a World Cup winning cricket captain to a world leader, placing him in charge of a nuclear armed state. ... more  
No children? Pay a tax, Chinese academics suggestBeijing (AFP) Aug 17, 2018 Two Chinese academics have proposed a controversial idea to encourage childbirth as their country faces an ageing population: Make people with no or fewer than two children pay into a "maternity fund". ... more  
There and back again: Mantle xenon has a story to tellSt. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 The Earth has been through a lot of changes in its 4.5 billion year history, including a shift to start incorporating and retaining volatile compounds from the atmosphere in the mantle before spewin ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 17, 2018 
The US government on Friday hit four Myanmar military commanders and two military units with punitive sanctions, accusing them of "serious human rights abuses" and "ethnic cleansing" in violently expelling minority Rohingya from their homes.
Military and border guard commanders Aung Kyaw Zaw, Khin Maung Soe, Khin Hlaing, and Thura San Lwin were accused of leading violent campaigns against th ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Aug 17, 2018  To tame chaos in powerful semiconductor lasers, which causes instabilities, scientists have introduced another kind of chaos.
High-powered semiconductor lasers are used in materials processing, biomedical imaging and industrial research, but the emitted light they produce is affected by instabilities, making it incoherent.
The instabilities in the laser are caused by optical filament ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) Aug 10, 2018 
While the cold and airless deep sea is inhabitable for humans, it is filled with delicate organisms that thrive in its harsh environment. Studying those organisms requires specialized equipment mounted on a remotely operated vehicle (ROV); any other type of equipment could literally crack under pressure.
A multidisciplinary group of engineers, marine biologists, and roboticists have develo ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2018  A glacial lake burst in a remote part of northwestern China last week, prompting evacuations of mountain residents and a warning from Greenpeace that climate change could trigger similar events.
The lake burst its banks on Friday, sending some 35 million cubic metres of water rushing through central Xinjiang province, according to China's official Xinhua news agency.
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 Thai Nguyen, Vietnam (AFP) Aug 17, 2018 
Two moon bears are gently removed from the cramped cages where they have been held for 13 years, rescuers carefully checking their rotten teeth and matted paws before sending them to their new home in a grassy sanctuary in northern Vietnam.
The animals are among the lucky few to be rescued in a country where hundreds of bears are feared to have been killed or starved to death as the cost of ... more |
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 Kochi, India (AFP) Aug 16, 2018  Hundreds of troops led a desperate operation to rescue families trapped by mounting floods in India's Kerala state Thursday as the death toll reached 106 with nearly 150,000 left homeless.
Helicopters airlifted stranded victims from rooftops and dam gates were thrown open as incessant torrential rain brought fresh havoc to the southern state that is a major international tourist draw.
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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 a landslide in a runoff ballot, according to official figures Thursday.
The elections have been closely watched abroad, as Mali is a linchpin state in the jihadist insurgency raging in the Sahel.
Keita, 73, picked up 67.17 percent of the vote on Sunday against 32.83 for opposition challenger an ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 15, 2018 
Until recent, war was almost exclusively the dominion of men. But why?
A new mathematical model developed by researchers at the University of St. Andrews suggests men may have taken on war-waging duties as a matter of happenstance - by chance.
Researchers have previously argued that because males are on average bigger and stronger than females, they were better proportioned for ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 15, 2018 
Unusually high temperatures are likely to persist for the next five years, according to a new climate prediction model.
Over the long run, the climate is certain to get warmer. But global warming isn't linear. At the beginning of the 21st century, after decades of rising global temperatures, warming slowed. Scientists dubbed the slowdown the global warming hiatus.
Now, however, w ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Aug 19, 2018 
A satellite designed to measure Earth's global wind patterns is set to be hoisted into orbit Tuesday from the Arianespace launch site in French Guiana.
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Aeolus mission - named for the guardian of wind in Greek mythology - promises to improve short-term weather forecasting and our understanding of manmade climate change.
"Meteorologists urgently need rel ... 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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 Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Aug 17, 2018 
- A rechargeable battery technology developed at the University of Michigan could double the output of today's lithium ion cells - drastically extending electric vehicle ranges and time between cell phone charges - without taking up any added space.
By using a ceramic, solid-state electrolyte, engineers can harness the power of lithium metal batteries without the historic issues of poor d ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2018 
Scientists have confirmed Darwin's moth as a textbook example of the evolutionary phenomena known as industrial melanism. Researchers did so using image analysis and avian vision models, a first.
In the mid-19th century, famed evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin described the divergent forms of Britain's peppered moth, Biston betularia.
Darwin realized the moth's natural pale f ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 17, 2018 
Two Chinese academics have proposed a controversial idea to encourage childbirth as their country faces an ageing population: Make people with no or fewer than two children pay into a "maternity fund".
The suggestion sparked a furious social media debate in a country whose population has faced drastic family planning policies under the Communist Party, which enforced a one-child policy for d ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2018 
According to new research, children who live closer to forests are more likely to eat healthier, more nutritious foods.
The findings are the latest to link forest conservation to human health. Several studies have linked proximity forests, trees and green space with positive human health and behavior outcomes.
"The data show that forests aren't just correlated with improvements i ... more |
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