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  East Lansing MI (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 Many people see the carbon cycle as vertical - CO2 moving up and down between soil, plants and the atmosphere. However, new Michigan State University research published in the current issue of Geophysical Research Letters, adds a dimension to the vertical perspective by showing how water moves massive amounts of carbon laterally through ecosystems - especially during floods. These findings - which analyzed more than 1,000 watersheds, covering about 75 percent of the contiguous U.S. - have implicat ... read more |
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Operation IceBridge flies over Iceberg B-46Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 NASA's Operation IceBridge flew over a new iceberg that is three times the size of Manhattan on Wednesday - the first known time anyone has laid eyes on the giant berg, dubbed B-46, that broke off f ... more  
Climate change likely caused migration, demise of ancient Indus Valley civilizationCape Cod MA (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 More than 4,000 years ago, the Harappa culture thrived in the Indus River Valley of what is now modern Pakistan and northwestern India, where they built sophisticated cities, invented sewage systems ... more  
How plants evolved to make ants their servantsChicago IL (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 Plants are boring. They just sit there photosynthesizing while animals have all the fun. Right? Not so much. Take a look at the interactions between ants and plants - plants have evolved features sp ... more 
Business as usual for Antarctic krill despite ocean acidificationHobart, Australia (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 While previous studies indicate some life stages of Antarctic krill may be vulnerable to ocean acidification, the research published in the Nature journal Communications Biology found that adult kri ... more |
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3 civilians killed in attack targeting foreign troops in MaliBamako (AFP) Nov 13, 2018 Three Malian civilians were killed and around 30 people were wounded in a suicide attack late Monday in the country's violence-hit north, officials said, as a diplomat said some of the injured were sub-contractors for the UN. ... more 
Two thirds of African cities face 'extreme climate risk'Paris (AFP) Nov 14, 2018 Rapid population growth and poor infrastructure have put two out of three cities in Africa at "extreme risk" of the threats posed by climate change, according to a new analysis released Wednesday. ... more  
Chinese police detain more labour activists, group saysBeijing (AFP) Nov 13, 2018 Chinese police have detained three more labour rights supporters, an activist group said, in a crackdown on a workers movement that drew in students fired by an official call to return to Marxism. ... more 
China tech factory conditions fuel suicides: studyBeijing (AFP) Nov 14, 2018 Difficult working conditions including punishment for minor offences and high staff turnover in Chinese factories that feed the global electronics supply chain contribute to employee suicides, a study published on Wednesday said. ... more 
Ma Jian on the need to tell the 'ruthless, bloody truth'Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 10, 2018 Ma Jian walks into his interview at a Hong Kong hotel carrying a local newspaper under his arm after finding himself at the centre of a media storm in recent days. ... more |
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Exposure to pesticides makes bees less social, reduces colony sizeWashington (UPI) Nov 9, 2018 Exposure to pesticides can reduce the size of bee colonies and cause the insect to become less social. ... more  |
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Pioneering democracy trio prepare for trial in Hong KongHong Kong (AFP) Nov 13, 2018 Three leading Hong Kong democracy campaigners go on trial next week over their involvement in massive rallies calling for political reform, as room for opposition in the semi-autonomous city shrinks under an assertive China. ... more 
Hong Kong domestic helpers jump in deep endHong Kong (AFP) Nov 12, 2018 Every Sunday in Hong Kong the city's army of domestic helpers packs into parks or onto pavements, bridges and walkways on their one mandatory day off. ... more 
Fruit, vegetable shapes controlled by newly discovered genetic mechanismWashington (UPI) Nov 12, 2018 The diversity of morphologies available at the farmers market is impressive. Fruits and vegetables come in infinite shapes and sizes. But how? ... more 
Experts find that stone tools connected communitiesJohannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Nov 12, 2018 The tools - mainly blades and backed knives from the Howiesons Poort - were found in various layers in the Klipdrift Shelter, in the southern Cape in South Africa. They were examined by a group of l ... more  
Delhi homeless to be given masks as smog worsens: officialNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 12, 2018 New Delhi's homeless will be given cotton masks to help them survive in the world's most polluted major city, officials said Monday, although experts said the basic coverings would be useless against deadly smog particles. ... more |
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 Port Moresby (AFP) Nov 12, 2018 
Papua New Guinea has deployed a multi-national force of warships, fighter jets and elite counter-terrorism troops to protect world leaders attending a major summit in its crime-plagued capital this week.
About 4,000 military personnel, around half of them foreign, will work with hundreds of police to patrol Port Moresby for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum from Saturday, which wil ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 
The Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply flight 10 (CRS-10) is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station in mid-November. The craft's cargo includes several tons of crew supplies and science experiments ranging from 3D printing and recycling to simulating the creation of celestial bodies from stardust.
Read more about some of the science NG CRS-10 delivers to the space station: ... 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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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Nov 12, 2018 
A warming Earth causes the volume of mountain glaciers and their extent to decline globally for decades. At the same time, the cover of many glaciers with debris changes. However, this debris coverage has been rarely recorded so far.
A study by the scientist Dirk Scherler of the German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ and two colleagues from Switzerland - one of them employed by Google ... more |
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 Burlington VT (SPX) Nov 12, 2018 
Around the world, over 13,000 plant species have embedded themselves in new environments - some of them integrate with the native plants, but others spread aggressively. Understanding why some plants become invasive, while others do not is critical to preserving the world's biodiversity.
New research from the University of Vermont provides insight to help predict which plants are likely to ... more |
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 Amman (AFP) Nov 12, 2018 
Jordanian rescuers on Monday found the body of a five-year-old girl killed in flash floods that have left a total of 13 people dead in the kingdom, the civil defence said.
On Friday torrential rains swept the south of the country, forcing nearly 4,000 tourists to flee the famed desert city of Petra and causing damage to roads, homes and vehicles.
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 Douala (AFP) Nov 12, 2018 
A Cameroon military tribunal has dropped a lawsuit against a TV presenter from the country's restive anglophone region who was detained for several days last week accused of "attacking state security", her lawyer said Monday.
Mimi Mefo, who heads English news for privately-owned Equinoxe broadcasting, was released from detention on Saturday after being charged by a military in the commercia ... more |
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 Cape Cod MA (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 
More than 4,000 years ago, the Harappa culture thrived in the Indus River Valley of what is now modern Pakistan and northwestern India, where they built sophisticated cities, invented sewage systems that predated ancient Rome's, and engaged in long-distance trade with settlements in Mesopotamia.
Yet by 1800 BCE, this advanced culture had abandoned their cities, moving instead to smaller vi ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Nov 14, 2018 
Energy giant Woodside has joined the world's largest miners in calling for Australia to re-introduce a tax on carbon emissions as pressure mounts on the conservative government to act on climate change by curbing pollution.
Australia is considered one of the world's worst per capita greenhouse gas polluters, and is a heavy user of coal-fired power.
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 Nanjing, China (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 
The assimilation of aerosol optical depth (AOD) observational data from the Chinese satellite Fengyun-3A (FY-3A) can significantly improve the ability to model aerosol mass, according to Prof. Jinzhong MIN, Vice President at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology.
Prof. MIN and his team - a group of researchers from the Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster of the Min ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 
Violent and destructive, active volcanoes ought to be feared and avoided. Yet, these geological cauldrons expose the pulse of many planets and moons, offering clues to how these bodies evolved from chemical soups to the complex systems of gases and rocks we see today.
Unearthing these clues is what motivates planetary scientists from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Marylan ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Nov 8, 2018 
An EU court ruled Thursday that Brussels regulators are wrong to test the energy efficiency of vacuum cleaners using empty dust bags, in a victory for British manufacturer Dyson.
Household vacuums sold in Europe must carry energy labelling to allow consumers to judge which models are more efficient and thus cheaper to run and less damaging to the environment.
But Dyson, which makes clean ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Nov 13, 2018 
More than 135 researchers and students from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) presented their latest findings at the 60th annual meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics - a worldwide gathering focused on fundamental plasma science research and discoveries. Some 1,700 participants from more than two dozen countries joined ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 12, 2018 
China appeared to backtrack on a controversial decision to lift a ban on trading tiger bones and rhinoceros horns, saying it has been postponed, state media reported Monday.
The State Council, China's cabinet, unexpectedly announced last month that it would allow the sale of rhino and tiger products under "special circumstances", a move conservationists likened to signing a death warrant fo ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 12, 2018 
Every Sunday in Hong Kong the city's army of domestic helpers packs into parks or onto pavements, bridges and walkways on their one mandatory day off.
With a marginalised position in society and low income, the force of more than 300,000 maids, mainly women from Indonesia and the Philippines, can find it hard to access public facilities like libraries and leisure centres.
Some NGOs say a ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 14, 2018 
Brazil's indigenous peoples have long battled to protect their ancestral lands and native cultures - but the election of far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has sparked concerns that hard-won rights could be eroded.
Both before and since his election just over two weeks ago, Bolsonaro has drawn ire by making inflammatory remarks about women, black people and the LGBT community.
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