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  Mainz, Germany (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences have managed to make a breakthrough when it comes to dealing with the extremely ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbon Freon 11. Their findings could make a major contribution to protecting the endangered ozone layer. Freon 11 is a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC). These substances were previously used, among other things, as coolants in refrigerators and as foaming agents for polyurethane foams. In the 1 ... read more |
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Farmers on the front lines of marine aquacultureSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 Many of the world's future farmers will likely be farming oceans, as aquaculture - the cultivation of fish and other aquatic species - continues its expansion as the fastest growing food sector. New ... more  
Unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions occurLeicester UK (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 Scientists from the University of Leicester have shed new light on why mass extinctions have occurred through history - and how this knowledge could help in predicting upcoming ecological catastroph ... more  
Drought, conflict and migration in KenyaSalt Lake City UT (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 As droughts worsen across the globe, more people who earn their living through farming and owning livestock are forced to leave their homes. Many academics and policymakers predict that the rise in ... more  
Wetlands are key for accurate greenhouse gas measurements in the ArcticJoensuu, Finland (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 The Arctic is rapidly warming, with stronger effects than observed elsewhere in the world. The Arctic regions are particularly important with respect to climate change, as permafrost soils store hug ... more |
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Most EU countries miss air quality targets: reportBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 11, 2018 Most EU countries fail to meet the bloc's air quality standards and more than 1,000 Europeans die prematurely each day, ten times more than in road accidents, a watchdog said Tuesday. ... more 
World faces uphill climate fight as US efforts fall shortSan Francisco (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 The United States will fall short on its Paris commitment to cut greenhouse gases, making the uphill battle to avoid runaway global warming that much harder, according to a report released hours ahead of a major, solutions-oriented climate summit in San Francisco. ... more 
Humans may have first grown grains for beer, not breadWashington (UPI) Sep 12, 2018 Researchers have discovered evidence of beer brewing dating to 13,000 years ago, several thousand years before the cultivation of grains in the Near East. ... more  
Evacuations start as Typhoon Mangkhut bears down on PhilippinesManila (AFP) Sept 13, 2018 A super typhoon roared toward the Philippines on Thursday, prompting thousands to evacuate ahead of its heavy rains and fierce winds that are set to strike at the weekend before moving on to China. ... more 
Hurricane Florence plays cat and mouse in South CarolinaCharleston, United States (AFP) Sept 13, 2018 For people in South Carolina, Hurricane Florence is playing a scary game of cat and mouse. ... more |
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 Hurricane Florence closes in on US east coast  
As hurricane bears down, Trump... makes it about TrumpWashington (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 As Hurricane Florence churned towards the US East Coast on Wednesday, Donald Trump assured Americans the government stood ready - and slipped in some bragging about his handling of monster storms in the past. ... more  |
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IWC vote backs aboriginal whale hunts -- with new quotasFlorianopolis, Brazil (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 The International Whaling Commission on Wednesday cast a rare strong vote in favor of whale hunting - but strictly for small subsistence hunts undertaken by some communities, mostly in the Arctic. ... more 
Japan disasters highlight vulnerable infrastructureTokyo (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 Flooded runways, thousands of passengers stranded and a tanker smashing into an access bridge: last week's typhoon in Japan highlighted the vulnerability of Kansai Airport which serves a region with an economy bigger than Belgium's. ... more 
Trump boasts of response to deadly Hurricane Maria in Puerto RicoWashington (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday of the US response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, where almost 3,000 people were killed last year, as another major storm barreled toward the eastern United States. ... more 
Corruption caused collapses in Mexico quake: activistsMexico City (AFP) Sept 11, 2018 Nearly a year after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico, killing 369 people, activists said Tuesday that corruption and negligence caused the collapse of dozens of buildings. ... more 
Nitrous oxide emissions from rice farms are a cause for concern for global climateWashington DC (SPX) Sep 12, 2018 Intermittently flooded rice farms can emit 45 times more nitrous oxide as compared to the maximum from continuously flooded farms that predominantly emit methane, according to a new study published ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 
Flooded runways, thousands of passengers stranded and a tanker smashing into an access bridge: last week's typhoon in Japan highlighted the vulnerability of Kansai Airport which serves a region with an economy bigger than Belgium's.
Because of concerns about engine noise, Kansai - located in the bay of Osaka - is the world's first airport entirely situated on a huge man-made island, puttin ... more |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 
Researchers looking to hydrogen as a next-generation clean energy source are developing hydrogen-sensing technologies capable of detecting leaks in hydrogen-powered vehicles and fueling stations before the gas turns into an explosion. The most common type of hydrogen sensors is composed of palladium-based thin films because palladium (Pd), a silvery-white metal resembling platinum, readily absor ... more |
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 Livermore CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 
Insights from experiments at Sandia National Laboratories designed to push chemical systems far from equilibrium allowed an international group of researchers to discover a new major source of formic acid over the Pacific and Indian oceans.
In addition to being the smallest organic acid and an important chemical for communication among ants, formic acid is the most abundant organic acid in ... more |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 
A region of West Antarctica is behaving differently from most of the continent's ice: A large patch of ice there is thickening, unlike other parts of West Antarctica that are losing ice. Whether this thickening trend will continue affects the overall amount that melting or collapsing glaciers could raise the level of the world's oceans.
A study led by the University of Washington has disco ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 12, 2018 
Researchers have discovered evidence of beer brewing dating to 13,000 years ago, several thousand years before the cultivation of grains in the Near East.
The discovery lends credence to those who argue beer, not bread, inspired the earliest grain growers.
Scientists didn't find beer steins or stout recipes. Instead, they found telling plant residues on stone mortars inside a cav ... more |
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 Charleston, United States (AFP) Sept 13, 2018 
For people in South Carolina, Hurricane Florence is playing a scary game of cat and mouse.
The category 2 storm's shifting track has had people here wondering if they will get a direct hit or something a little less violent.
The latest forecast is that Florence will move near or over the coast of southern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina Thursday night and Friday.
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 Doumassi, Gabon (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 
Just back from the hunt with a choice selection of plants, Ebona feels at home in the endless forest where many Gabonese fear to tread.
"Townsfolk paid me to find these leaves," the Pygmy says, setting the heap down outside his wooden hut, 500 metres (yards) from the rest of Doumassi village in north Gabon.
Ebona's people, the Baka, are held in folklore to be Africa's oldest inhabitants, ... more |
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 Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 
"Chimpanzee hunting success increased when more chimpanzees participated in the hunt or in joint prey searches prior to the start of a hunt", says Liran Samuni of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and first author of the study.
"The sharing of meat following successful hunts encouraged hunt participation, as prey catchers shared more frequently with hunters than non-hu ... more |
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 Bristol UK (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 
A new study by scientists at the University of Bristol has shown that ancient global warming was associated with intense rainfall events that had a profound impact on the land and coastal seas.
The Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), which occurred about 56 Million years ago, is of great interest to climate scientists because it represents a relatively rapid global warming event, wit ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
PlanetWatchers has developed a new multi-source Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) platform that utilizes multiple SAR sources to deliver actionable insights without the usual delays due to weather, time of day, and environmental conditions. Natural resource managers will now receive enhanced risk management and analytical data from the new platform.
World-renowned remote sensing specialist Pr ... more |
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 Edinburgh UK (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 
Marine predators that lived in deep waters during the Jurassic Period thrived as sea levels rose, while species that dwelled in the shallows died out, research suggests.
A study of fossilised teeth has shed light on how reptiles adapted to major environmental changes more than 150 million years ago, and how sea life might respond today.
It also reveals for the first time that the bro ... 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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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 
In the search for abundant clean energy, scientists around the globe look to fusion power, where isotopes of hydrogen combine to form a larger particle, helium, and release large amounts of energy in the process. For fusion power plants to be effective, however, scientists must find a way to trigger the low-to-high confinement transition, or "L-H transition" for short. After a L-H transition, th ... more |
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 Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Sep 11, 2018 
New research from bioengineers paints a surprisingly complex picture of limpets - the little seashore creatures that are ubiquitous on rocky patches of beaches in many parts of the world. The bioengineers have discovered that limpets are able to detect minor damage to their shells with surprising accuracy before remodelling them to make them stronger. In many ways, the way they heal is similar t ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2018  Beijing officials have shut down one of China's largest "underground" Protestant churches for operating without a licence, the Communist government's latest move to ramp up control over religious worship.
Around 70 officials stormed into the Zion Church - housed on the third floor of a nondescript office building in the north of the capital - after its Sunday afternoon service, said church ... more |
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 Houghton MI (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 
While demand for energy isn't dropping, alarms raised by burning fossil fuels in order to get that energy are getting louder. Often suggested solutions to cancel out the effects of the carbon dumped into our atmosphere through carbon capture and storage or bio-sequestration. This zero-emission energy uses technical means as well as plants to take in carbon emissions and store it. Another route i ... more |
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