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  Philadelphia PA (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 In the dramatically changing conditions of ancient Earth, organisms had to evolve new strategies to keep up. From the mid-Oligocene, roughly 30 million years ago, to the mid-to-late Miocene, about 5 million years ago, carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere fell by a roughly a third. This same period saw the emergence of a new form of photosynthesis in a subset of plants, the C4 pathway. Present in a subset of plants, the C4 pathway supplemented the earlier C3 photosynthetic pathway, meaning tho ... read more |
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Far fewer lakes below the East Antarctic Ice Sheet than previously believedBremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 AWI researchers recently assessed subglacial lakes detected by satellite, and found very little water. But if that's the case, what is the source of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet's massive ice stream ... more 
East Antarctic Ice Sheet has fewer lakes underneath it than scientists thoughtWashington (UPI) Nov 7, 2018 The East Antarctic Ice Sheet has far fewer lakes beneath it than scientists once assumed. ... more  
NASA's ICON to explore boundary between Earth and SpaceGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 Early in the morning of Nov. 7, 2018, NASA launches the Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, a spacecraft that will explore the dynamic region where Earth meets space: the ionosphere. Ove ... more  
Enhanced views of Earth tectonicsLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 Scientists from Germany's Kiel University and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have used data from the European Space Agency (ESA), Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) mis ... more |
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Scientists design bioreactor to regrow amputated frog's legsWashington(UPI) Nov 7, 2018 A team of scientists from Tufts University have developed a way to regenerate severed frog legs, which they say is an effort to move one step closer to regrowing human limbs. ... more  
Modern slavery is fueling overfishingWashington (UPI) Nov 7, 2018 Labor abuses, including modern slavery, underpin unsustainable commercial fishing practices, according to new research. ... more 
Australia revamps Pacific strategy as China loomsSydney (AFP) Nov 8, 2018 With an eye on China's growing role in the Pacific, Australia on Thursday announced Aus$3 billion in financial enticements to boost its presence in the region, accompanied by a series of security and political initiatives. ... more 
Filtering liquids with liquids saves electricityBoston MA (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 Filtering and treating water, both for human consumption and to clean industrial and municipal wastewater, accounts for about 13% of all electricity consumed in the US every year and releases about ... more 
ASU geoscientists discover an overlooked source for Earth's waterTempe AZ (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 Where did Earth's global ocean come from? A team of Arizona State University geoscientists led by Peter Buseck, Regents' Professor in ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) and School of ... more |
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 A New Hope: GEDI to Yield 3D Forest Carbon Map  
Amazon forests failing to keep up with climate changeLeeds UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 A team of more than 100 scientists has assessed the impact of global warming on thousands of tree species across the Amazon to discover the winners and losers from 30 years of climate change. Their ... more  |
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Long-lived wood products are significant carbon capturersJoensuu, Finland (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 Can the way we use wood mitigate climate change and support the bioeconomy? The answer is yes, according to a new PhD thesis from the University of Eastern Finland, investigating how wood use can co ... more  
Delhi suffers toxic smog hangover after Diwali firework frenzyNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 8, 2018 Air pollution in New Delhi hit hazardous levels Thursday after a night of free-for-all Diwali fireworks, despite Supreme Court efforts to curb the smog-fuelling partying. ... more 
U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to rise 2.5 percent in 2018Washington (UPI) Nov 7, 2018 U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions will rise by 2.5 percent from 2017, in part as more intense weather this year increased the use of climatization equipment, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said. ... more  
Rebels kill at least seven civilians in eastern DRCongo: armyBeni, Dr Congo (AFP) Nov 4, 2018 Rebels killed at least seven civilians and abducted 15 others, including children, in fresh overnight raids in the far eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, civilian and military sources said Sunday. ... more  
Jailed Chinese activist's elderly mother seeks justiceBeijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 Unable to see her son ailing in prison, the 85-year-old mother of China's first "cyber dissident" has come to Beijing to plead his case, fearing he will die behind bars. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 7, 2018 
The Pentagon has quietly stopped using the name "Operation Faithful Patriot" for its massive deployment to the border with Mexico, a defense official said Wednesday.
"We are now just referring to it as simply border support," Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jamie Davis said.
Davis did not provide a reason for dropping the name, but the change came over the last two days, during th ... more |
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 Riverside CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 
When two atomically thin two-dimensional layers are stacked on top of each other and one layer is made to rotate against the second layer, they begin to produce patterns - the familiar moire patterns - that neither layer can generate on its own and that facilitate the passage of light and electrons, allowing for materials that exhibit unusual phenomena. For example, when two graphene layers are ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 
Earth's water may have originated from both asteroidal material and gas left over from the formation of the Sun, according to new research. The new finding could give scientists important insights about the development of other planets and their potential to support life.
In a new study in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, researcher ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 08, 2018 
It was five years ago this month that ESA's GOCE gravity-mapping satellite finally gave way to gravity, but its results are still yielding buried treasure - giving a new view of the remnants of lost continents hidden deep under the ice sheet of Antarctica.
A research team from Germany's Kiel University and the British Antarctic Survey published their latest GOCE-based findings this week in ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 5, 2018 
At least 36 percent of endangered plant species can't be conserved in seed banks because the seeds can't be frozen, according to a new study.
If scientists can't freeze the seeds, they can't bank the seeds, they said, which could lead to the extinction of some important plant varieties.
The study - conducted by researchers at the Kew Botanical Gardens in the UK and published thi ... more |
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 Rome (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 
Thousands of people gathered Tuesday for the funerals of an extended family killed in Sicily when a flash flood engulfed their villa during devastating storms that wreaked havoc across Italy.
Vast crowds applauded in respect in the streets of Palermo as the coffins of the nine victims, including two toddlers, were carried to the city's cathedral, where mourners clutched white balloons.
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 Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 
At least 16 Nigerian soldiers are missing following clashes with Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad area, military and militia sources told AFP on Tuesday.
The Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) group, a faction of the Boko Haram, claimed responsibility for the attack in which it said 15 soldiers were killed, according to SITE, which tracks the online activities of terrorist organisatio ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 06, 2018 
Anthropologist Erik Trinkaus has discovered an unusually large number of physical deformities among the earliest humans.
According to a new study, the multitude of deformities could be explained by inbreeding among early human populations.
Trinkaus, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, identified evidence of 75 skeletal or dental defects among 66 early humans, inclu ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2018 
Once again, humanity might be well served to take heed from a history lesson. When the climate changed, when crops failed and famine threatened, the peoples of ancient Asia responded. They moved. They started growing different crops. They created new trade networks and innovated their way to solutions in other ways too.
So suggests new research by Jade d'Alpoim Guedes of the University of ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 5, 2018 
Scientists expect the Northern hemisphere and mid-latitude ozone holes to be completely repaired some time in the 2030s, according to the first assessment of the ozone hole since 2014.
The study, "Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018," published Monday by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization, highlighted the decrease of ozone-depleting substances as the ... more |
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 Philadelphia PA (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 
In the dramatically changing conditions of ancient Earth, organisms had to evolve new strategies to keep up. From the mid-Oligocene, roughly 30 million years ago, to the mid-to-late Miocene, about 5 million years ago, carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere fell by a roughly a third. This same period saw the emergence of a new form of photosynthesis in a subset of plants, the C4 pathway. ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Nov 5, 2018 
Extracting a dollar's worth of cryptocurrency such as bitcoin from the deep Web consumes three times more energy than digging up a dollar's worth of gold, researchers said Monday.
There are now hundreds of virtual currencies and an unknown number of server farms around the world running around the clock to unearth them, more than half of them in China, according to a recent report from the U ... more |
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 Portland OR (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 
Fusion offers the potential of near limitless energy by heating a gas trapped in a magnetic field to incredibly high temperatures where atoms are so energetic that they fuse together when they collide. But if that hot gas, called a plasma, breaks free from the magnetic field, it must be safely put back in place to avoid damaging the fusion device - this problem has been one of the great challeng ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 7, 2018 
Scientists have discovered a warbler in Pennsylvania that is the hybrid of three species, a rarity.
The bird, documented by ornithologists at Cornell University, is the offspring of a hybrid mother and father from a separate genus. It's the first time scientists have identified such a reproductive trifecta.
"It's extremely rare," David Toews, a postdoctoral associate at the Corne ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 5, 2018 
China's first "cyber-dissident" Huang Qi is in danger of dying under police custody if he does not receive medical treatment for a host of severe health conditions, human rights groups warned on Monday.
Huang, 55, who was arrested in 2016 for "leaking state secrets", is currently being held in Mianyang Detention Centre in southwestern Sichuan province, according to his mother.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 
A new NASA laser instrument set to launch to the International Space Station in December will help scientists create the first three-dimensional map of the world's temperate and tropical forests. The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation, or GEDI, is scheduled to launch on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. From the station, GEDI's advanced laser technology will reveal the three-dimensional structure o ... more |
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