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  Paris (ESA) Sep 17, 2018 For more than 20 years, changes in ozone over Antarctica have been carefully monitored by a succession of European satellites. This important long-term record is now being added to by the Copernicus Sentinel-5P mission, which is dedicated to atmospheric monitoring. Protecting life on Earth from the Sun's harmful rays of ultraviolet radiation, the ozone layer is a very important, yet fragile, part of Earth's atmosphere. In the 1970s and 1980s, the widespread use of damaging chlorofluorocarbon ... read more |
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Blombos Cave drawing predates previous human-made drawings by at least 30,000 yearsJohannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Sep 17, 2018 The earliest evidence of a drawing made by humans has been found in Blombos Cave in the southern Cape in South Africa. The drawing, which consists of three red lines cross-hatched with six separate ... more  
High-yield farming costs the environment less than previously thoughtCambridge UK (SPX) Sep 17, 2018 Agriculture that appears to be more eco-friendly but uses more land may actually have greater environmental costs per unit of food than "high-yield" farming that uses less land, a new study has foun ... more 
Help make a better world land map with NASA AppGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 14, 2018 Starting this month, you can be part of a project to create more detailed satellite-based global maps of land cover by sharing photos of the world around you in a new NASA citizen science project. ... more  
Gut bacteria's shocking secret: They produce electricityBerkeley CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2018 While bacteria that produce electricity have been found in exotic environments like mines and the bottoms of lakes, scientists have missed a source closer to home: the human gut. University of ... more |
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Picking up the pieces a year after Mexico's earthquakeMexico City (AFP) Sept 17, 2018 One year after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake devastated Mexico, killing 369 people, here are five stories of those still sorting through the rubble it left behind. ... more  
Colombian navy rescues 28 Jamaican castawaysBogota (AFP) Sept 16, 2018 Twenty-eight Jamaican sailors who escaped a fire were alive and well after being rescued by the Colombian navy in the Caribbean, authorities said Saturday. ... more  
Indonesia's quake-hit Lombok battles with malaria, 137 infectedMataram, Indonesia (AFP) Sept 16, 2018 A malaria outbreak has infected at least 137 people in Indonesia's West Lombok after the island was rocked by a series of earthquakes in recent months, an official said Sunday. ... more 
Floodwaters rise as killer storm stalks southeastern USGrifton, United States (AFP) Sept 17, 2018 Catastrophic floods raised the threat of dam breaks and landslides across the southeastern United States on Sunday, prolonging the agony caused by a killer hurricane that has left more than a dozen people dead and billions of dollars in damage. ... more  
Japan on brink of IWC pullout after commercial whaling comeback blockedFlorianopolis, Brazil (AFP) Sept 14, 2018 Japan's determined bid to return to commercial whale hunting was rejected by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Friday in a tense vote that left the 72-year old organization at a crossroads. ... more |
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Fish shortage sparks conflict on Africa's Great LakesRwenshama, Uganda (AFP) Sept 14, 2018 Ugandan navy speedboats sliced through murky Lake Edward towards a fleet of wooden canoes carrying illegal fishermen from the Democratic Republic of Congo, hightailing it back to their own waters. ... more  |
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Belugas adopt toothy whale lost in Canadian watersOttawa (AFP) Sept 13, 2018 A lonely narwhal that strayed far from its Arctic habitat has apparently found a new family in a pod of belugas in Canada's Saint Lawrence River, a marine conservation group said Thursday. ... more  
Uzbeks attend first electronic music fest by ravaged Aral SeaMuynak, Uzbekistan (AFP) Sept 15, 2018 Beats pumped and strobe lights beamed across the desert in ex-Soviet Uzbekistan into the early hours of Saturday as festival-goers danced beside rusting boats beached miles from the shrinking Aral Sea. ... more 
Urgent preparations as super typhoon closes in on PhilippinesTuguegarao, Philippines (AFP) Sept 14, 2018 Preparations were in high gear in the Philippines on Friday with Super Typhoon Mangkhut set to make a direct hit in less than 24 hours, packing winds up to 255 kilometres per hour and drenching rains. ... more  
Perfect storms: hurricanes and typhoonsParis (AFP) Sept 13, 2018 As Hurricane Florence looms off the eastern United States and Typhoon Mangkhut threatens the Philippines, here are some facts about monster storms and what to expect as climate change supercharges our weather. ... more 
Americans in hurricane's path plan to party like there's no tomorrowWilmington, United States (AFP) Sept 13, 2018 As Hurricane Florence barrels towards the US East Coast, millions are evacuating, boarding up windows and stockpiling water. But others are ordering pizza, beer and vodka for "hurricane parties," a tradition in storm-prone areas to ride out the tempest in style ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2018 
U.S. Northern Command is readying forces to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency in preparation for the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
NORAD is primarily responsible for homeland defense, but USNORTHCOM is also involved in disaster response by coordinating with the Department of Defense to support FEMA and provide for individual state requests.
The National Guard has ... more |
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 Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Sep 14, 2018 
Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger (1887-1961), one of the giants of contemporary science, considered "entanglement" the most interesting property in quantum mechanics. In his view, it was this phenomenon that truly distinguished the quantum world from the classical world.
Entanglement occurs when groups of particles or waves are created or interact in such a way that the quantum state o ... more |
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 Kiel, Germany (SPX) Sep 14, 2018 
The evaluation of very large amounts of data is becoming increasingly relevant in ocean research. Diving robots or autonomous underwater vehicles, which carry out measurements independently in the deep sea, can now record large quantities of high-resolution images. To evaluate these images scientifically in a sustainable manner, a number of prerequisites have to be fulfilled in data acquisition, ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 14, 2018 
Visualize the following: The Earth's climate swings between cold glacial and warm interglacial periods; the last glacial interval was about 20,000 years ago; sea level was about 126 meters (413 feet) below modern sea level at that time; and the Holocene, which represents the last 12,000 years of climatic change, is an interglacial period.
The last interglacial period about 127,000 to 116,0 ... more |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Sep 17, 2018 
Agriculture that appears to be more eco-friendly but uses more land may actually have greater environmental costs per unit of food than "high-yield" farming that uses less land, a new study has found.
There is mounting evidence that the best way to meet rising food demand while conserving biodiversity is to wring as much food as sustainably possible from the land we do farm, so that more n ... more |
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 Mexico City (AFP) Sept 17, 2018 
One year after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake devastated Mexico, killing 369 people, here are five stories of those still sorting through the rubble it left behind.
1. Forever a mom
Miriam Rodriguez Guise's son, Jose Eduardo, would have turned eight Monday.
He was one of 19 children killed when the Rebsamen elementary school collapsed last September 19.
One year later, Rodriguez, 37, ... more |
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 Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Sept 13, 2018 
Soldiers have thwarted another Boko Haram attack on an army base in northeast Nigeria, the latest in a series of offensives against military targets in the remote region.
Scores of fighters attacked the base in Damasak, in the far north of Borno state, on Wednesday evening, firing heavy artillery in an apparent bid to overrun it.
Hours of fighting ensued but the attack was repelled with ... more |
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 Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Sep 17, 2018 
The earliest evidence of a drawing made by humans has been found in Blombos Cave in the southern Cape in South Africa. The drawing, which consists of three red lines cross-hatched with six separate lines, was intentionally drawn on a smooth silcrete flake about 73 000 years ago. This predates previous drawing from Africa, Europe and Southeast Asia by at least 30 000 years.
The drawing on t ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Sept 13, 2018  Zero fossil fuel energy, zero gas-guzzlers on the road, zero waste, zero CO2 emissions - dozens of cities, regions and companies made "zero" pledges Thursday at a global climate summit in San Francisco.
The mayors, governors, and CEOs from around the world have stepped into the climate breach with concrete action as UN talks to implement the Paris climate treaty falter, and President Donald ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2018 
For climate scientists, the poles are ground zero. Around the North and South poles, climate change is happening faster and more dramatically.
To better understand how the entirety of Earth's climate will change as the planet warms, scientists need to resolve the many mysteries of polar climate change. NASA's newest ICE mission satellite, ICESat-2 - scheduled to launch into space on Sa ... more |
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 Leicester 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 catastrophes.
The international team has investigated sudden ecological transitions throughout history, from mass mortality events in the far past to more recent extinctions which have occurred over the l ... 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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 Birmingham UK (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 
University of Birmingham scientists are paving the way to swap the lithium in lithium-ion batteries with sodium, according to research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Lithium-ion batteries (LIB) are rechargeable and are widely used in laptops, mobile phones and in hybrid and fully electric vehicles. The electric vehicle is a crucial technology for fighting pollut ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2018 
While bacteria that produce electricity have been found in exotic environments like mines and the bottoms of lakes, scientists have missed a source closer to home: the human gut.
University of California, Berkeley, scientists discovered that a common diarrhea-causing bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes, produces electricity using an entirely different technique from known electrogenic bacter ... 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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 Durham NC (SPX) Sep 14, 2018 
Scientists have long feared that as Earth warms, tropical peatlands - which store up to 10 percent of the planet's soil carbon - could dry out, decay and release vast pools of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere, rapidly accelerating climate change.
A new international study headed by researchers at Florida State University and Duke University, reveals the outlook may not be as ... more |
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