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  Hasankeyf, Turkey (AFP) Jan 8, 2019 From the ancient citadel overlooking the valley, Ridvan Ayhan looks at the Tigris with a furrowed brow. The river that supported his family's town for generations will soon destroy it. "My grandchildren will not see where I grew up, where I lived. They will ask me, 'Grandpa, where do you come from? Where did you live?' What will I do? Show them the lake?" asks Ayhan, readjusting the scarf over his face. The small town of Hasankeyf, in Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast, inhabited for 12,000 yea ... read more |
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Experts warn against mega-dams in lowland tropical forestsStirling UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2019 Mega-dams should not be built in lowland tropical forest regions due to the threat they pose to biodiversity and ecosystems, according to experts at the University of Stirling. The recommendat ... more  
Geoscientists reconstruct 900-year Northeast climate recordAmherst MA (SPX) Jan 10, 2019 Deploying a new technique for the first time in the region, geoscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have reconstructed the longest and highest-resolution climate record for the Nort ... more  
Deere puts spotlight on high-tech farmingLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 10, 2019 It has GPS, lasers, computer vision, and uses machine learning and sensors to be more efficient. This is the new high-tech farm equipment from John Deere, which made its first Consumer Electronics Show appearance this week to highlight the importance of tech in farming. ... more  
Beech trees are dying, and nobody's sure whyColumbus OH (SPX) Jan 10, 2019 A confounding new disease is killing beech trees in Ohio and elsewhere, and plant scientists are sounding an alarm while looking for an explanation. In a study published in the journal Forest ... more |
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Toe the line: China stamps out foot fetish videos, tightening censorshipBeijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 China released new guidelines on censoring short videos Wednesday, prohibiting everything from foot fetishes to spoofing the national anthem, as Beijing continues to clamp down on "harmful" information. ... more  
Trump threatens to axe emergency fire aid for CaliforniaWashington (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is cutting emergency federal aid sent to help California after devastating wildfires unless the Democratic-led state gets its "act together." ... more  
Trump campaign firm pleads guilty in Facebook data caseLondon (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 A UK consultancy working on Donald Trump's US election campaign pleaded guilty and was fined by a London court Wednesday over its refusal to release personal data it secretly hoovered off Facebook. ... more  
Hong Kong unveils law banning insults to Chinese national anthemHong Kong (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 Hong Kong unveiled a proposed law Wednesday to punish anyone who disrespects the Chinese national anthem with up to three years in jail, as Beijing ramps up pressure on the semi-autonomous city to fall into line. ... more  
Satellite images reveal global povertyAarhus, Denmark (SPX) Jan 08, 2019 How far have we come in achieving the UN's sustainable development goals that we are committed to nationally and internationally? Yes, it can be difficult to make a global assessment of poverty and ... more |
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Study shows algae thrive under Greenland sea iceEast Boothbay ME (SPX) Jan 09, 2019 Microscopic marine plants flourish beneath the ice that covers the Greenland Sea, according to a new study in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. These phytoplankton create the energy that ... more  |
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Complex life emerged on land much earlier than previously thoughtWashington (UPI) Jan 8, 2019 New analysis of ancient fossils suggests complex, multicellular life emerged on land much earlier than previously thought. ... more  
Singapore eco-tourism plan sparks squawks of protestSingapore (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 Singapore is creating a vast eco-tourism zone in a bid to bring in more visitors, but environmentalists fear the development will damage natural habitats and are already blaming it for a series of animal deaths. ... more  
First Portuguese beetle found living exclusively in groundwaterWashington (UPI) Jan 8, 2019 Scientists have discovered for the first time a Portuguese beetle that spends its entire life in groundwater. ... more  
Energy-related carbon emissions rose in US in 2018: studyWashington (AFP) Jan 8, 2019 Carbon dioxide emissions significantly increased in the United States in 2018, according to a study released Tuesday by research firm Rhodium Group. ... more  
Kosher high-tech office lures Jerusalem's ultra-OrthodoxJerusalem (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 The office in central Jerusalem at first glance resembles many other start-ups - until you notice the religious books and entrepreneurs in traditional black suits. ... more |
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 Arsal, Lebanon (AFP) Jan 8, 2019 
Heavy rains and snow wrecked several informal settlements housing Syrian refugees in Lebanon and left thousands in need of emergency assistance, aid workers said on Tuesday.
Some of the worst affected were the refugees living in Arsal, a mountainous border area in northern Lebanon where the roofs of rudimentary shacks caved under the weight of the snow.
"Look at this weather, we are cut ... more |
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 Singapore (SPX) Jan 09, 2019 
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have invented a new type of anti-counterfeiting device that can be useful for counterfeit deterrence of important documents such as identity cards, passports and banknotes.
Calling it "holographic colour prints", the research team led by Associate Professor Joel Yang demonstrated an optical device that appears as a r ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 04, 2019 
Chilly reminders of a centuries-long cold snap can be found deep within the Pacific, a new study finds.
According to the results, ongoing cooling observed in Pacific deep-ocean temperatures indicates that the deep Pacific is still adjusting to the surface cooling that occurred during the Little Ice Age, which began nearly 1,000 years ago.
The common-era climate anomaly known as the L ... more |
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 East Boothbay ME (SPX) Jan 09, 2019 
Microscopic marine plants flourish beneath the ice that covers the Greenland Sea, according to a new study in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. These phytoplankton create the energy that fuels ocean ecosystems, and the study found that half of this energy is produced under the sea ice in late winter and early spring, and the other half at the edge of the ice in spring.
The resea ... more |
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 Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 
Can a "high-tech" burger help save the planet?
In one sense, it's just a patty made from plant protein. But the founders of California-based Impossible Foods argue the product can have a big impact by reducing the amount of land needed for beef and other livestock production.
Impossible Foods, which began in 2011, chose the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to launch its "next gener ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Jan 8, 2019 
One of Papua New Guinea's most active volcanoes has erupted, authorities said Tuesday, pummelling villages on a remote island with volcanic rock before subsiding.
Manam island is a volcanic cone that towers out of the sea north of the Papua New Guinea mainland and has a history of eruptions, with major activity in November 2004 forcing the evacuation of some 9,000 people.
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 
US forces have conducted a series of air strikes in Somalia in recent days, including one announced Wednesday that officials said killed six jihadists.
The strikes come as part of an ongoing mission in which US forces are working with African Union and Somali national security forces to fight the Shabaab movement.
According to US Africa Command (AFRICOM), the US conducted strikes each da ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 01, 2019 
Zinc is one of the essential components in the diet of all living organisms. It is the second most abundant biological trace element after iron. Zinc is of great importance in various metabolic functions and its deficiency can cause many problems.
It is involved in cellular metabolism, growth, development, cellular physiology, and immune function. Approximately 300 enzymes and 100 transcri ... more |
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 Amherst MA (SPX) Jan 10, 2019 
Deploying a new technique for the first time in the region, geoscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have reconstructed the longest and highest-resolution climate record for the Northeastern United States, which reveals previously undetected past temperature cycles and extends the record 900 years into the past, well beyond the previous early date of 1850.
First author Dani ... more |
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 Aarhus, Denmark (SPX) Jan 08, 2019 
How far have we come in achieving the UN's sustainable development goals that we are committed to nationally and internationally? Yes, it can be difficult to make a global assessment of poverty and poor economic conditions, but with an eye in the sky, researchers are able to give us a very good hint of the living conditions of populations in the world's poor countries.
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 8, 2019 
New analysis of ancient fossils suggests complex, multicellular life emerged on land much earlier than previously thought.
The fossil imprints are sandwiched between thin layers of ancient sediment, South Australian sandstone deposits dating to between 542 million to 635 million years ago - the geologic period known as the Ediacaran.
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 21, 2018 
The US Justice Department announced Friday the arrest of a Chinese national who allegedly stole trade secrets from a US oil company he worked for.
Tan Hongjin, 35, was arrested on Thursday in Oklahoma where he lived as a permanent resident.
The Justice Department said he stole trade secrets "related to a product worth more than $1 billion."
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jan 09, 2019 
Scientists seeking to bring the fusion reaction that powers the sun and stars to Earth must keep the superhot plasma free from disruptions. Now researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have discovered a process that can help to control the disruptions thought to be most dangerous.
Replicating fusion, which releases boundless energy by ... more |
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 Warsaw (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 
Hundreds of protesters rallied in Warsaw on Wednesday demanding an end to a mass cull aimed at wiping out Poland's entire wild boar population in what authorities insist is a bid to fight a disease threatening the pork industry.
Environmentalists and scientists warn that the cull could upset the ecosystem and even inadvertently spread African swine fever (ASF), which is deadly to pigs. The d ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 
A Chinese envoy on Wednesday accused Canada and its allies of "Western egotism and white supremacy" for demanding the immediate release of two Canadians held for alleged spying.
In a letter published by The Hill Times newspaper, China's ambassador to Canada Lu Shaye also criticized the "groundless" detention of a top Chinese tech executive at the request of the United States.
China detai ... more |
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 Columbus OH (SPX) Jan 10, 2019 
A confounding new disease is killing beech trees in Ohio and elsewhere, and plant scientists are sounding an alarm while looking for an explanation.
In a study published in the journal Forest Pathology, researchers and naturalists from The Ohio State University and metroparks in northeastern Ohio report on the emerging "beech leaf disease" epidemic, calling for speedy work to find a culpri ... more |
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