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  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 22, 2018 A fleet of Japanese whaling ships caught 177 minke and sei whales during a three-month tour of the northwestern Pacific, the government said Wednesday. The three-ship mission returned home as Tokyo prepares to make its case to resume commercial whaling at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Brazil next month. During the latest 98-day mission, the ships caught 43 minke whales and 134 sei whales, the Fisheries Agency said in a statement. Foreign pressure on Japan to stop ... read more |
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Earth's earliest animals were strange sea creatures millions of centuries agoWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2018 New fossil analysis suggests the planet's earliest known animals emerged at least 571 million years ago. ... more  
Greening continues across Arctic ecosystemsWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2018 Thanks to new satellite data and improved modeling, scientists have a better understanding of how the Arctic's vegetation responds - and will respond - to warming trends. ... more  
Study: Human wastewater valuable to global agriculture, economicsChampaign IL (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 It may seem off-putting to some, but human waste is full of nutrients that can be recycled into valuable products that could promote agricultural sustainability and better economic independence for ... more  
Frequent fires make droughts harder for young trees, even in wet eastern forestsUrbana IL (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 Forests in the eastern United States may have had it easy compared to their western counterparts, with the intense, prolonged droughts and wildfires that have become typical out west in recent years ... more |
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NOAA: July was fourth-hottest on recordWashington (UPI) Aug 20, 2018 Last month was the fourth-hottest July on record since record keeping began in 1880, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday. ... more 
Microfossils, possibly world's oldest, had biological characteristicsBoston MA (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 Scientists have confirmed that the 3.4 billion year old Strelley Pool microfossils had chemical characteristics similar to modern bacteria. This all but confirms their biological origin and ranks th ... more  
Searches continue after deadly Italy flash floodsRome (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 Italian rescuers continued their search Tuesday for possible survivors of deadly flash flooding in the Calabria region's Pollino national park, described by hikers as an "avalanche of water". ... more  
Aid agencies rush to help survivors of deadly Lombok quakesSugian, Indonesia (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 Indonesian aid agencies and officials rushed Tuesday to help survivors after the third quake disaster in less than a month on Lombok island, where some 500 people have died and hundreds of thousands are homeless. ... more 
One million pack India flood relief campsChengannur, India (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 More than one million people have swarmed relief camps in India's Kerala state to escape devastating monsoon floods that have killed about 420 people, officials said Tuesday as a huge international aid offers poured in. ... more |
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 Hurricane Lane grows to category 5 as it heads toward Hawaii 
India ignored warnings of Kerala flood disaster: expertsNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 Top Indian environment experts who predicted devastating floods would hit Kerala state said Tuesday their warnings went unheeded by politicians eager to fast-track money-making projects. ... more  |
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Panic but no injuries as Venezuela hit by 7.3 magnitude earthquakeCaracas (AFP) Aug 22, 2018 Venezuela was rocked by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake near its northeastern coast Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, causing buildings to sway and people to run into the street in panic but there were no reports of fatalities or injuries. ... more  
Archaeologists uncover ancient monumental cemetery in KenyaWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2018 Archaeologists have excavated one of East Africa's largest, earliest monumental cemeteries in Kenya. ... more  
Chinese national kidnapped in US, held for $2 million ransomLos Angeles (AFP) Aug 20, 2018 A Chinese national has been missing for five weeks after being abducted in California by three men demanding a $2 million ransom, the FBI revealed on Monday. ... more 
How do plants rest photosynthetic activity at night?Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2018 Photosynthesis, the process by which plants generate food, is a powerful piece of molecular machinery that needs sunlight to run. The proteins involved in photosynthesis need to be 'on' when they ha ... more  
Oil palm: few areas in Africa reconcile high yields and primate protectionParis, France (SPX) Aug 21, 2018 Continued growth in global demand for palm oil is expected to mean an expansion in oil palm plantations in Africa. The continent offers the low-lying tropical ecosystems oil palm prefers, hence an o ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 
The July 23 failure of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam unleashed more than 130 billion gallons of water on rural villages in southern Laos, in Southeast Asia, devastating thousands of houses and businesses and displacing more than 6,000 people. As authorities scrambled to gather information in the wake of the disaster, scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, ... more |
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 Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 
In the world of materials, rigidity and elasticity are usually on opposite ends of the continuum. Typically, the more elastic a material, the less able it is to bear loads and resist forces. The more rigid it is, the more prone it is to rupture at lower strains when the load or force exceeds its capacity. A goal for many materials scientists is to create a material that brings together the best ... more |
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 Kaust, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 
Scientists have discovered the first molecular evidence that when exposed to environmental stress corals and anemones can optimize their gene expression enabling them to acclimatize to extreme conditions such as those experienced during climate change.
"In a nutshell, we could train toughened corals in nurseries to improve their thermal resilience, helping them to better cope with rising s ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2018 
Thanks to new satellite data and improved modeling, scientists have a better understanding of how the Arctic's vegetation responds - and will respond - to warming trends.
As global temperatures continue to rise, especially in the Arctic, the polar region's ecosystems are getting greener. But until now, scientists hadn't studied the greening phenomena in detail.
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2018 
Photosynthesis, the process by which plants generate food, is a powerful piece of molecular machinery that needs sunlight to run. The proteins involved in photosynthesis need to be 'on' when they have the sunlight they need to function, but need to idle, like the engine of a car at a traffic light, in the dark, when photosynthesis is not possible.
They do this by a process called 'redox re ... more |
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 Chengannur, India (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 
More than one million people have packed relief camps to escape devastating monsoon floods that have killed more than 410 people in India's southwestern state of Kerala, officials said Tuesday.
About 50,000 homes have been destroyed, according to one Kerala legislator, and people are flocking to the camps as the scale of the desolation is revealed by receding waters.
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 Moscow (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 
Moscow and the Central African Republic signed a military cooperation agreement on Tuesday, less than a month after three Russian journalists were killed in the strife-torn CAR while probing alleged Russian mercenaries.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his CAR counterpart Marie-Noelle Koyara signed the document on the sidelines of defense expo Army-2018 outside Moscow, Russian agen ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Aug 21, 2018 
Continued growth in global demand for palm oil is expected to mean an expansion in oil palm plantations in Africa. The continent offers the low-lying tropical ecosystems oil palm prefers, hence an opportunity for States, businesses and local farmers to generate income. However, the lessons learned from Southeast Asia, where most oil palm plantations are located, prompted the international team t ... more |
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 Fairbanks AK (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 
Methane released by thawing permafrost from some Arctic lakes could significantly accelerate climate change, according to a new University of Alaska Fairbanks-led study.
The study, which was published Aug. 15 in the journal Nature Communications, focuses on the carbon released by thawing permafrost beneath thermokarst lakes. Such lakes develop when warming soil melts ground ice, causing th ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 
A study on past reversals of Earth's magnetic field has found that a rapid shift occurred within two centuries - such an event in future would increase our exposure to the Sun's radiation that may cause trillions of dollars in power and communications systems damage.
The international research team found that magnetic field reversals - whereby the magnetic south pole became the magnetic no ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 
Scientists have confirmed that the 3.4 billion year old Strelley Pool microfossils had chemical characteristics similar to modern bacteria. This all but confirms their biological origin and ranks them amongst the world's oldest microfossils. The work is presented at the Goldschmidt geochemistry conference in Boston, with simultaneous publication in the peer-reviewed journal Geochemical Perspecti ... 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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 Juelich, Germany (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 
The low current is considered one of the biggest hurdles in the development of solid-state batteries. It is the reason why the batteries take a relatively long time to charge. It usually takes about 10 to 12 hours for a solid-state battery to fully charge. The new cell type that Julich scientists have designed, however, takes less than an hour to recharge.
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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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 Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 20, 2018  A Chinese national has been missing for five weeks after being abducted in California by three men demanding a $2 million ransom, the FBI revealed on Monday.
Ruochen "Tony" Liao, 28, who worked at a luxury car dealership in Costa Mesa, was kidnapped on July 16 in the city of San Gabriel by three men riding in two black vehicles, Laura Eimiller, spokeswoman for the FBI office in Los Angeles, ... more |
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 Urbana IL (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 
Forests in the eastern United States may have had it easy compared to their western counterparts, with the intense, prolonged droughts and wildfires that have become typical out west in recent years. But as the climate changes over time, eastern forests are also likely to experience longer droughts.
And although wildfires are comparatively rare, prescriptive fires are increasingly used in ... more |
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