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  San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2018 Coral reefs around the world are threatened by warming ocean temperatures, a major driver of coral bleaching. Scientists routinely use sea-surface temperature data collected by satellites to predict the temperature-driven stress on reef communities, but new research shows that surface measurements alone may not accurately predict the full extent of thermal stress on deeper corals. A new study led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and the ... read more |
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NASA launching Advanced Laser to measure Earth's changing iceWashington DC (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 Next month, NASA will launch into space the most advanced laser instrument of its kind, beginning a mission to measure - in unprecedented detail - changes in the heights of Earth's polar ice. ... more  
Geologists uncover new clues about largest mass extinction everKnoxville TN (SPX) Aug 28, 2018 A new study could help explain the driving force behind the largest mass extinction in the history of earth, known as the End-Permian Extinction. The event, also known as the Great Dying, occu ... more 
Wind mission ready for next phaseParis (ESA) Aug 27, 2018 Having worked around the clock since the launch of Aeolus on Wednesday, teams at ESA's control centre in Germany have declared that the critical first phase for Europe's wind mission is complete. ... more  
French farmers furious as wild boars run amokSaint-Malo, France (AFP) Aug 26, 2018 With a gaping hole in the ground and tangled corn stalks strewn across Yves Rolland's field, it looks as if it has been hit by a tornado. He already knows who the culprits are. ... more |
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Slow, steady tortoise beats speedy hare in real life, study showsWashington (UPI) Aug 27, 2018 The lesson communicated by the tale of the tortoise and the hare, one of Aesop's fables, holds true in the animal kingdom, according to new research. ... more  
China's swine fever outbreak may spread in Asia: FAOBeijing (AFP) Aug 28, 2018 An outbreak of African swine fever in China may spread to other parts of Asia, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization warned Tuesday, as the world's largest pork producer scrambled to contain the disease. ... more  
Facebook move on Myanmar raises thorny political questionsWashington (AFP) Aug 27, 2018 Facebook's ban of Myanmar's military leaders marks a new step for the leading social network against state "actors" - and raises thorny questions on how the company deals with repressive regimes using the platform. ... more  
Over 1,200 people killed in South Asia monsoonNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 27, 2018 More than 1,200 people have been killed across South Asia in monsoon storms so far this year, according to figures collected by AFP as India counts the rising toll from floods that have devastated southern Kerala state. ... more 
Two dead, 255 injured in Iran earthquakeTehran (AFP) Aug 26, 2018 A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early Sunday, killing two people and injuring more than 250, officials said. ... more |
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Unfit for porpoise: Naughty dolphin causes French beach banRennes, France (AFP) Aug 27, 2018 A love-lorn dolphin has prompted a French coastal town to ban bathing on its beaches, fearing people may be hurt by the antics of the over-excited mammal. ... more  |
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Hong Kong democracy group says members were detained in ChinaHong Kong (AFP) Aug 27, 2018 A Hong Kong pro-democracy group led by high-profile activist Joshua Wong said Monday two of its members had been detained and questioned in mainland China. ... more 
China may scrap two-child limit: reportBeijing (AFP) Aug 27, 2018 China appears poised to scrap its two-child policy, with a state-run newspaper Monday citing a draft civil code that would overhaul decades of controversial family-planning rules. ... more 
Given the right to larger families, Chinese may hold offBeijing (AFP) Aug 28, 2018 China's moves to combat an ageing population by relaxing decades-old curbs on family size have hit an unexpected snag: many parents are no longer interested in having more babies. ... more 
Research into deadly 2016 Italian earthquakes could improve future seismic forecastsDurham UK (SPX) Aug 27, 2018 The timing and size of three deadly earthquakes that struck Italy in 2016 may have been pre-determined, according to new research that could improve future earthquake forecasts. A joint Britis ... more 
Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo caused in part by Indonesian volcanic eruptionLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 27, 2018 Electrically charged volcanic ash short-circuited Earth's atmosphere in 1815, causing global poor weather and Napoleon's defeat, says new research. Historians know that rainy and muddy conditi ... more |
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 Kochi, India (AFP) Aug 23, 2018 
Leaders of flood-stricken Kerala state angrily hit out at India's national government Thursday for rejecting a $100 million aid offer from the United Arab Emirates as more people entered relief camps to escape the devastation.
More than 1.3 million people have now packed into temporary camps even though the floods, which have left at least 420 dead and missing, are fast receding.
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 Boston MA (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 
MIT researchers have taken a step toward solving a longstanding challenge with wireless communication: direct data transmission between underwater and airborne devices.
Today, underwater sensors cannot share data with those on land, as both use different wireless signals that only work in their respective mediums. Radio signals that travel through air die very rapidly in water. Acoustic si ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 27, 2018 
A new, comprehensive survey led by USC scientists shows the Southern California coast harbors some of the world's highest concentrations of an algal toxin dangerous to wildlife and people who eat local seafood.
Episodic outbreaks of algae-produced toxins make Southern California coast emerges as a toxic algae hot spots every few years when stricken marine animals wash ashore between Santa ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 24, 2018 
With a new research plane and a new base to improve its chances of outsmarting Atlantic hurricanes, NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland campaign takes to the sky this week for its third year of gathering data on how the ocean around Greenland is melting its glaciers.
OMG's first two years of operations already collected the most comprehensive data available on the subject, but OMG Principal In ... more |
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 Celles-Sur-Aisne, France (AFP) Aug 24, 2018 
Weaving through the aisles of his greenhouse in northern France, Jean-Claude Terlet, a retired farmer who grows tomatoes for local markets, seems to be brimming with energy.
"That's a beef tomato, they're delicious," he says, showing off his produce which, he stresses, is 100 percent organic.
But since he was treated for prostate cancer in 2017, the 70-year-old says he feels constantly e ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) Aug 27, 2018 
Earthquakes pose a profound danger to people and cities worldwide, but with the right hazard-mitigation efforts, from stricter building requirements to careful zoning, the potential for catastrophic collapses of roads and buildings and loss of human lives can be limited.
All of these measures depend on science delivering high-quality seismic hazard models. And yet, current models depend on ... more |
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 Douala (AFP) Aug 26, 2018 
At least two police officers have died in fresh violence in western Cameroon where English-speaking separatists have declared an independent state, the military said Sunday.
The men were killed by armed pro-independence fighters near the town of Wum in Northwest Region, an army spokesman said.
The separatist camp spoke of nine police dead.
Army spokesman Colonel Didier Badjeck said, ... more |
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 Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 
An international team of researchers from Tel Aviv University, the Israel Antiquities Authority and Harvard University has discovered that waves of migration from Anatolia and the Zagros mountains (today's Turkey and Iran) to the Levant helped develop the Chalcolithic culture that existed in Israel's Upper Galilee region some 6,500 years ago.
The study is one of the largest ancient DNA stu ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Aug 26, 2018 
Widespread rain fell across drought-affected parts of eastern Australia over the weekend, bringing relief to farmers struggling to cope with the driest conditions in more than half a century.
Graziers have had to hand-feed sheep and cattle, sell down stock - and in some cases even shoot them to end their suffering - as they run out of hay and grain in the severe conditions affecting Queens ... more |
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 Kourou, Guyana (AFP) Aug 23, 2018 
A new satellite that will use advanced laser technology to track global winds and improve weather forecasts has been successfully put into orbit, launch company Arianespace said.
The launch of the "Aeolus" satellite - named after the guardian of wind in Greek mythology - took place at 2120 GMT Wednesday, after a 24-hour delay due to adverse weather conditions.
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 
More than an eon ago, the sun shone dimmer than it does today, but the Earth stayed warm due to a strong greenhouse gas effect, geoscience theory holds. Astronomer Carl Sagan coined this "the Faint Young Sun Paradox," and for decades, researchers have searched for the right balance of atmospheric gases that could have kept early Earth cozy.
A new study led by the Georgia Institute of Techn ... 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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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 
AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced that it has begun construction of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Fort Carson, Colorado, using Lockheed Martin's GridStar Lithium energy storage system. The 4.25 MW/8.5 MWh BESS is part of an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) project to reduce Fort Carson's energy costs and increase its energy resilience. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2018 
Fruit flies are agile fliers. Evading the swat of a human hand is easy. But for males, wings aren't just a tool for travel and evasion. They're an instrument - an instrument the would-be dads use to woo females.
With the help of powerful microphones and neuron tracking technology, scientists at Aarhus University in Denmark identified the song motor circuit male fruit flies depend on fo ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 27, 2018 
A Hong Kong pro-democracy group led by high-profile activist Joshua Wong said Monday two of its members had been detained and questioned in mainland China.
The pair were released within hours but were warned not to publicise their experiences, the Demosisto party said in a statement.
Hong Kong has rights unseen on the mainland but concerns are growing that those liberties are under serio ... more |
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 Corvallis OR (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 
New research suggests the removal of timber harvest residue during harvesting may be a boon for wild bees, an important step toward better understanding the planet's top group of pollinators.
The findings are important because bees are the driving force behind $100 billion in global economic impact each year, with insect pollinators enhancing the reproduction of 90 percent of the Earth's f ... more |
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