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  Ithaca NY (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 In the ocean, a little bit of metal can go a long way. A new Cornell University-led study shows that trace metals, deposited by aerosols like dust and other particles in the atmosphere, have a hefty impact on marine life, affecting biological productivity and changing the ocean ecosystem. The paper, "Aerosol Trace Metal Leaching and Impacts on Marine Microorganisms," was published in Nature Communications. The sources of such aerosol particles range from volcanoes, wildfires and desert dust ... read more |
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Particulate pollution's impact varies greatly depending on where it originatedWashington DC (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 When it comes to aerosol pollution, as the old real estate adage says, location is everything. Aerosols are tiny particles that are spewed into the atmosphere by human activities, including bu ... more 
Underwater robots help NASA plan future deep-space missionsMoffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 An expedition that will help NASA search for life in deep space launched today - not with a rocket's roar, but with a gentle splash into the deep Pacific Ocean. The project, called the Systema ... more  
Epigenome of bread wheat mapped to piece together its genetic heritageNorwich UK (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 Globally, wheat, together with maize and rice, provides the most human nutrition. It can thrive in a whole range of different environments, even within a similar geographical region. Exploring ... more  
Species-rich forests better compensate environmental impactsZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 Forest ecosystems are elementary for a climatic balance. Countries such as China have recognized this fact; for years, they have been conducting extensive afforestation programs to compensate their ... more |
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300 endangered turtles found dead on Mexico beachMexico City (AFP) Aug 29, 2018 More than 300 sea turtles from an endangered species were found dead on a beach in southern Mexico, trapped in a banned type of fishing net, environmental authorities said. ... more 
Rescuers struggle to reach stranded in Myanmar dam floodingBago, Myanmar (AFP) Aug 30, 2018 Rescuers in boats negotiated muddy waters on Thursday to reach thousands stranded in central Myanmar after a dam overflowed, sending a torrent of water across farmland and villages. ... more 
Australia unveils starfish-killing robot to protect Barrier ReefSydney (AFP) Aug 31, 2018 A robot submarine able to hunt and kill the predatory crown-of-thorns starfish devastating the Great Barrier Reef was unveiled by Australian researchers on Friday. ... more 
Engineered sand removes contaminants from stormwaterWashington (UPI) Aug 30, 2018 Scientists have engineered mineral-coated sand to remove contaminants from storm water. In places where water resources are strained, engineered sand could transform storm water into a valuable asset. ... more 
Sent packing: Hong Kong's elderly cardboard collectorsHong Kong (AFP) Aug 26, 2018 Her fingers are bent from 20 years of collecting cardboard from Hong Kong's streets, but Au Fung-lan says she has no desire to give up the gruelling work. ... more |
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Mogherini urges 'practical solutions' to continue migrant missionVienna (AFP) Aug 30, 2018 EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Thursday said the bloc and its member states would seek to find "practical solutions" to ensure its migrant rescue operation continues to fight human trafficking in the Mediterranean. ... more  |
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Central California is sinking at an accelerated rateWashington (UPI) Aug 30, 2018 New research suggests Central California's San Joaquin Valley is once again sinking at an alarming rate, as groundwater is drained faster than it can be replenished. ... more  
China to limit number of online games over myopia fearsShanghai (AFP) Aug 31, 2018 Shares of Chinese video game companies plunged on Friday after the government unveiled plans to control the number of online games as part of an effort to prevent myopia among children. ... more  
China-Africa summit to target investment despite debt worriesBeijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2018 African leaders will gather in Beijing Monday for a summit focused on economic ties, granting China a feel-good photo opportunity as it comes under increasing fire for its debt-laden approach to aid in the developing world. ... more  
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 
Tracking Sargassum's ocean path could help predict coastal inundation eventsCambridge MD (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 The word Sargassum conjures up images of a vast floating island off the coast of Bermuda, the mystical Sargasso Sea that has fascinated and inspired sailors' tales for hundreds of years. Sarga ... more |
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 Vienna (AFP) Aug 30, 2018  EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Thursday said the bloc and its member states would seek to find "practical solutions" to ensure its migrant rescue operation continues to fight human trafficking in the Mediterranean.
Rome has asked the European Union to modify the rules of the Sophia mission - currently commanded by Italy - and rotate the ports where migrants rescued at sea ca ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 
Researchers have developed a compact imaging system that can measure the shape and light-reflection properties of objects with high speed and accuracy. This 5D hyperspectral imaging system - so-called because it captures multiple wavelengths of light plus spatial coordinates as a function of time - could benefit a variety of applications including optical-based sorting of products and identifyin ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2018 
Keeping an eye on our waters is more important than ever, as widespread drought continues to sweep Europe this summer.
Earth's changing sea levels are crucial indicators of how our environment is fairing, but monitoring it manually can be a labour-intensive, expensive, and at times even dangerous task.
Coastal areas provide additional complications, as shifting seabeds and currents m ... more |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 
In a new scientific article published in the journal Nature Communications a group of scientists led by University of Copenhagen authors shows that thawing permafrost releases a high amount and diversity of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
These compounds are not greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. VOCs are known to be released from plants for example to cope with stress an ... more |
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 Norwich UK (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 
Globally, wheat, together with maize and rice, provides the most human nutrition. It can thrive in a whole range of different environments, even within a similar geographical region.
Exploring one hundred different wheat lines worldwide, the research team led by the Earlham Institute in collaboration with Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, University of Liverpool and the John Innes Centre have rev ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Aug 29, 2018 
Lightning might not strike twice, but earthquakes can. And forecasting where aftershocks will hit might now be a little easier thanks to an assist from artificial intelligence.
Aftershocks can be more destructive than the quakes they follow, making it all the more important for experts to be able to predict them.
But while seismologists have methods to forecast when aftershocks will hit ... more |
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 Nairobi (AFP) Aug 29, 2018 
Five Kenyan soldiers were killed and 10 injured Wednesday when their vehicle hit a landmine on a road in a coastal area close to the Somali border.
"Soldiers operating in Lamu County, while on a humanitarian civil assignment to fetch and distribute water to the residents in the area, hit an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)," the military said in a statement.
It said five soldiers "succu ... more |
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 Kent UK (SPX) Aug 29, 2018 
This research is the first to link a stone tool production technique known as 'platform preparation' to the biology of human hands. Demonstrating that without the ability to perform highly forceful precision grips, our ancestors would not have been able to produce advanced types of stone tool like spear points.
The technique involves preparing a striking area on a tool to remove specific s ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Aug 24, 2018  Once-a-century rains that have pounded the Indian state of Kerala and displaced 1.3 million people are in line with the predictions of climate scientists, who warn that worse is to come if global warming continues unabated.
The monsoon rains upon which farmers in the southwestern state depend for their food and livelihoods dumped two-and-a-half times the normal amount of water across the sta ... more |
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 Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 
The integration of Sentinel-6A, the first of two satellites to continue measuring sea levels from 2020, has reached a new milestone and its critical phase: the propulsion module has been "mated" with the main structure of the satellite at Airbus.
In a complex operation, the Airbus satellite specialists hoisted the approximately five-metre-high satellite platform with pin-point precision ov ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2018  Laughing gas may explain why Earth's oceans didn't freeze over during the so-called Boring Billion, between 1.8 billion and 800 million years ago.
Jennifer Glass, an assistant professor at Georgia Tech, doesn't care for the term Boring Billion.
"Earth was a dynamic place during this period," Glass told UPI.
This maligned period of Earth's history is of particular interest ... 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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 Kanazawa, Japan (SPX) Aug 29, 2018 
Diamonds are adored for their dazzling beauty, often displayed in exquisite jewelry. But, this solid form of carbon is also renowned for its outstanding physical and electronic properties.
In Japan, a collaboration between researchers at Kanazawa University's Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology and AIST in Tsukuba, led by Ryo Yoshida, has used water vapor annealing to form hy ... more |
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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) Aug 29, 2018 
New research conducted by evolutionary biologists worldwide paints cities as evolutionary "change agents", says a trio of biologists from the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) who selected and edited the studies.
A compilation of 15 new research papers, published as a special issue of Proceedings of the Royal Society B, confirms that (a) cities frequently alter evolution by natural s ... more |
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 Edinburgh (AFP) Aug 29, 2018 
Chinese author Yan Lianke, whose works are banned in his heavily censored homeland, has urged world leaders not to shy away from confronting China about its human rights record.
Yan, who offers frank portrayals of Chinese life prompting years of state censorship, said leaders flocking to China have become too focused on economic ties.
The 60-year-old novelist told AFP that Beijing needs ... more |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 31, 2018 
Forest ecosystems are elementary for a climatic balance. Countries such as China have recognized this fact; for years, they have been conducting extensive afforestation programs to compensate their rising CO2 emissions.
As part of the global carbon cycle, forests take up about 45 percent of the carbon from the environment and bind it in the soil and as biomass over long periods of time. At ... more |
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