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  McLean VA (SPX) Sep 26, 2018 Iridium Communications Inc. has been selected as the preferred provider of satellite communications services for The Ocean Cleanup , the non-profit organization deploying advanced technologies to rid the world's oceans of plastic. The Ocean Cleanup is embarking on one of the largest environmental initiatives of this generation by cleaning up ocean plastic debris, starting with what's known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The Ocean Cleanup has chosen Iridium L-band satellite broadband services ... read more |
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NASA tests tiny satellites to track global stormsPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 26, 2018 How many times have you stepped outside into a surprise rainstorm without an umbrella and wished that weather forecasts were more accurate? A satellite no bigger than a shoebox may one day hel ... more  
Birds reinvent voice box in novel evolutionary twistAustin TX (SPX) Sep 27, 2018 Birds tote around two vocal organs inside their bodies, but only one works. New interdisciplinary research suggests that this distinctly avian anatomy arose because birds, somewhere in their e ... more  
Researchers develop novel two-step CO2 conversion technologyNewark DE (SPX) Sep 26, 2018 A team of researchers at the University of Delaware's Center for Catalytic Science and Technology (CCST) has discovered a novel two-step process to increase the efficiency of carbon dioxide (CO2) el ... more  
Climate change not main driver of amphibian declineUniversity Park PA (SPX) Sep 27, 2018 While a warming climate in recent decades may be a factor in the waning of some local populations of frogs, toads, newts and salamanders, it cannot explain the overall steep decline of amphibians, a ... more |
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US carbon-capture network could double global CO2 headed undergroundPrinceton NJ (SPX) Sep 26, 2018 With the right public infrastructure investment, the United States could as much as double the amount of carbon dioxide emissions currently captured and stored worldwide within the next six years, a ... more  
Late to the party, German carmakers join race against TeslaFrankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 29, 2018 After years watching Tesla's electric cars speed ahead while they have been on the defensive over an industry-wide diesel emissions scandal, German high-end manufacturers have finally unveiled their first challengers to the Californian upstart. ... more  
Hurricane Rosa forms off Mexico's Pacific coastMexico City (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 Hurricane Rosa formed Wednesday in the Pacific off the coast of northern Mexico, threatening a region already hit with flooding that has killed at least 10 people in recent days. ... more  
Arctic beluga whale 'swimming strongly' in Thames estuaryGravesend, United Kingdom (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 A beluga whale spotted in the River Thames estuary outside London --- far from its natural Arctic habitat - is "swimming strongly and feeding normally", Britain's main animal protection charity said on Wednesday. ... more  
Disappearing act: What happened to Hong Kong's Umbrella Art?Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 Illuminated under a spotlight at London's British Museum, hand-drawn sketches of Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement are part of a new exhibition on dissent that offers a rare glimpse of the artworks produced during the pro-democracy rallies. ... more |
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 Pope calls on Chinese Catholics to reconcile after bishop deal 
Beijing charges shuttered church $170,000 after evictionBeijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 Beijing authorities who shut down a Christian church after its pastor criticised new curbs on religion have now ordered it to pay 1.2 million yuan ($170,000) in back rent and removal costs. ... more  |
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Maldives military backs 'will of the people' after electionColombo (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 The Maldives' military chief on Wednesday quashed speculation that outgoing President Abdulla Yameen would try to cling on to power, telling the nation that the armed forces would "protect the will of the people". ... more 
Ibsen play pulled in China after audience demand free speechParis (AFP) Sept 27, 2018 Chinese officials pulled a tour by the German theatre star Thomas Ostermeier when audience members in Beijing shouted slogans demanding free speech, the director told AFP. ... more 
National security law looms over Hong Kong freedomsHong Kong (AFP) Sept 27, 2018 Hong Kong's landmark ban on a pro-independence party has reignited concerns the government is pushing towards national security legislation that could be the death knell for the city's freedoms. ... more  
Astronomers use Earth's natural history as guide to spot vegetation on new worldsIthaca NY (SPX) Sep 25, 2018 By looking at Earth's full natural history and evolution, astronomers may have found a template for vegetation fingerprints - borrowing from epochs of changing flora - to determine the age of habita ... more 
Judge restores protections for Yellowstone grizzlies, hunts canceledLos Angeles (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 A US federal judge has restored endangered species protections to the Yellowstone grizzly bear a year after it was taken off the list by the Trump administration, preventing the animal from being hunted for the first time in decades. ... more |
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 Rabat (AFP) Sept 25, 2018 
Morocco's navy on Tuesday fired on a boat carrying migrants which refused to respond to its orders, leaving a Moroccan woman dead and three other people wounded, local officials said.
The patrol was "forced" to open fire on a speedboat driven by a Spaniard who "refused to obey" orders in waters off the Moroccan locality of M'diq-Fnideq, the authorities said in a statement.
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2018 
Origami and high-performance textiles are transforming architecture plans for smart human habitats and research stations on the Moon and Mars. Initial field tests of the MoonMars project's origami prototype have been presented at the European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) 2018 in Berlin by Dr. Anna Sitnikova.
MoonMars is a collaboration between the International Lunar Exploration Worki ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 26, 2018 
Scientists are gathering in the Azores this week to share findings on how satellite has revealed changes in the height of the sea, ice, inland bodies of water and more. Of concern to all is the fact that global sea level has not only been rising steadily over the last 25 years, but recently it is rising at a much faster rate.
The 25 Years of Progress in Radar Altimetry Symposium gives part ... more |
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 Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Sep 26, 2018 
More than 26,000 years ago, sea level was much lower than it is today partly because the ice sheets that jut out from the continent of Antarctica were enormous and covered by grounded ice - ice that was fully attached to the seafloor. The ice sheets were as large as they could get and at the time, sea level was much lower because a lot of ice was sequestered on the continent.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2018 
Farmers have always looked to the weather and the progress of their crops to try to predict how the harvest will go, but a new tool uses NASA satellite imagery to take the predictions to a whole new level - to near-perfect, in fact.
"What distinguishes us is, we're taking the meteorological data and building models that are in some senses similar to more traditional crop forecasting models ... more |
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 Leeds UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2018 
A recent study of more than 100 years of river level records from the Amazon shows a significant increase in frequency and severity of floods. The scientists' analysis of the potential causes could contribute to more accurate flood prediction for the Amazon Basin.
Water levels of the Amazon River have been recorded daily in Port of Manaus, Brazil since the beginning of the last century. Th ... more |
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 Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Sept 25, 2018 
Nigerian troops repelled another attempt by Boko Haram jihadists to overrun a military base in northeast Nigeria, military and civilian sources told AFP on Tuesday.
Dozens of jihadist fighters from an Islamic State-backed Boko Haram faction attacked the base on Sunday in the village of Kekeno, near the garrison town of Monguno, in Borno state.
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 Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 27, 2018 
How is it possible that so many different and highly specific neurons arise in the brain? A mathematic model developed by researchers from the University of Basel's Biozentrum demonstrates that different variants of genes enable such a random diversity. The scientists describe in Cell Reports that despite countless numbers of newly formed neurons, the genetic variants equip neurons individually ... more |
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 New York (AFP) Sept 24, 2018 
Heads of state and government on Monday kicked off "Climate Week," held every year on the margins of the UN General Assembly, by urging world leaders to act urgently to reduce global warming.
With Poland hosting the COP 24 climate summit in December, UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa called on nations to unite behind limiting global warming to the less than two degrees Celsius enshrined in ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 24, 2018 
As part of ESA's continuing commitment to realise cutting-edge satellite missions to advance scientific understanding of our planet and to show how new technologies can be used in space, three new ideas have been chosen to compete as the tenth Earth Explorer mission.
The decision follows the release of a call for ideas in September 2017. Out of the 21 proposals submitted, ESA's Advisory Co ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 25, 2018 
A newly identified extinct bird species from a 127 million-year-old fossil deposit in northeastern China provides new information about avian development during the early evolution of flight.
Drs. WANG Min, Thomas Stidham, and ZHOU Zhonghe from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported their study of the well-preserved ... 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) Sep 26, 2018 
When Khooshboo Dani grew up dreaming of traveling through space and building something among the cosmos, she never considered what would power her voyage.
Inspired by Neil Armstrong's biography and trips to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Boeing's Factory in Seattle, she decided to pursue a graduate education in astronautical engineering after completing a bachelor's degree in ... more |
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 Tampa (AFP) Sept 19, 2018 
DNA tests on smuggled elephant tusks have identified three major ivory cartels in Africa and are helping investigators bolster the criminal cases against some of the most dangerous traffickers, researchers said Wednesday.
Around 40,000 African elephants are killed every year for their tusks, which are illegally traded as part of a multi-billion dollar industry that extends from Africa to Asi ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 
Illuminated under a spotlight at London's British Museum, hand-drawn sketches of Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement are part of a new exhibition on dissent that offers a rare glimpse of the artworks produced during the pro-democracy rallies.
The months-long demonstrations, which kicked off on September 28 four years ago, brought parts of the city to a standstill as protest camps took over ar ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 
Wetlands, among the world's most valuable and biodiverse ecosystems, are disappearing at alarming speed amid urbanisation and agriculture shifts, conservationists said Thursday, calling for urgent action to halt the erosion.
"We are in a crisis," Martha Rojas Urrego, head of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, told reporters in Geneva, warning of the potential devastating impact of wetland lo ... more |
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