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  Buenos Aires, Argentina (SPX) Jan 17, 2019 Satellogic, the world's first vertically integrated geospatial analytics company, has announced a Multiple Launch Services Agreement (MLA) with China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC). CGWIC will launch 90 of Satellogic's spacecraft from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The first launch - scheduled for later this year - will deliver a dedicated payload of 13 of Satellogic's spacecraft to Low Earth Orbit on a Long March-6 (LM-6) rocket. Satellogic's team of world-class data scientists is ... read more |
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Water, not temperature, limits global forest growth as climate warmsTucson AZ (SPX) Jan 18, 2019 The growth of forest trees all over the world is becoming more water-limited as the climate warms, according to new research from an international team that includes University of Arizona scientists ... more  
Human diet causing 'catastrophic' damage to planet: studyParis (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and "catastrophic" damage to the planet, according to a landmark study published Thursday. ... more  
How could artificial photosynthesis contribute to limiting global warming?Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 18, 2019 After several years during which global emissions at least stagnated, they rose again somewhat in 2017 and 2018. Germany has also clearly missed its climate targets. In order to keep global warming ... more  
The pace at which the world's permafrost soils are warmingPotsdam, Germany (SPX) Jan 18, 2019 Global warming is leaving more and more apparent scars in the world's permafrost regions. As the new global comparative study conducted by the international permafrost network GTN-P shows, in all re ... more |
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'Curb Your Enthusiasm' helps neurobiologists study brain's sense of timeWashington (UPI) Jan 16, 2019 With the help of a group of college students and the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm," scientists have gained a better understanding of how the brain time-stamps memories. ... more 
Understanding our early human ancestors: Australopithecus sedibaHanover NH (SPX) Jan 18, 2019 The fossil site of Malapa in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa, discovered by Lee Berger of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in August 2008, has been one of the most productive ... more  
Jellyfish map could help conservationists protect marine ecosystemsWashington (UPI) Jan 16, 2019 By analyzing the chemical composition of jellyfish caught across a sizable swath of the Atlantic, scientists can map important differences among an array of marine habitats. ... more  
Study: Access to urban green spaces favor the rich, educatedWashington (UPI) Jan 17, 2019 Research has shown urban green spaces offer a range of human health benefits. They improve air quality, moderate temperatures and boost mental health - just to name a few. ... more 
Green groups question big industry's plastic clean-up planParis (AFP) Jan 17, 2019 Environmental groups on Thursday poured cold water over a much-trumpeted initiative by some of the world's biggest petrochemical firms to help end plastic refuse. ... more |
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 Ancient quinoa found in Ontario, suggesting early links between indigenous groups  
Waiting for the complete rupture in NepalZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 18, 2019 In April 2015, Nepal - and especially the region around the capital city, Kathmandu - was struck by a powerful tremor. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 destroyed entire villages, traffic routes ... more  |
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Facebook to tighten political ad rules for 2019 electionsParis (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 Facebook said Tuesday it will tighten rules for political ads in countries with elections scheduled in the first half of the year, building on transparency efforts already underway in the United States, Britain and Brazil after a series of scandals. ... more  
Macau denies entry to Hong Kong former activist leaderHong Kong (AFP) Jan 17, 2019 A former leader of Hong Kong's student-led Umbrella Movement protests has been refused entry to Macau as a "public security" threat in what critics said was a new escalation in Beijing's drive to curb the movement of dissidents. ... more 
Canada asks China for clemency for convicted drug traffickerMontreal (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 Canada urged Beijing on Tuesday to grant clemency to a Canadian sentenced to death for drug trafficking, after his sentence reignited a diplomatic dispute that began last month. ... more 
A study shows an increase of permafrost temperature at a global scaleBarcelona, Spain (SPX) Jan 18, 2019 Permafrost is an element of the cryosphere which has not been as much studied as other soils like glaciers or marine ice, although it plays an important role in the climate evolution of the planet a ... more 
Desalination produces more toxic waste than clean waterParis (AFP) Jan 14, 2019 More than 16,000 desalination plants scattered across the globe produce far more toxic sludge than fresh water, according to a first global assessment of the sector's industrial waste, published Monday. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 15, 2019 
The Pentagon said Monday it would extend until September 30 the deployment of active-duty soldiers and Coast Guard members at the US-Mexico border, while expanding the mission to include surveillance and detection.
Lengthening the troops' mission past a January 31 deadline, the Pentagon said it was "transitioning its support at the southwestern border from hardening ports of entry to mobile ... more |
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 Kiel, Germany (SPX) Jan 17, 2019 
Plasmas - hot gases consisting of chaotically-moving electrons, ions, atoms and molecules - can be found inside of stars, but they are also artificially created using special equipment in the laboratory.
If a plasma comes in contact with a solid, such as the wall of the lab equipment, under certain circumstances the wall is changed fundamentally and permanently: atoms and molecules from th ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 14, 2019  More than 16,000 desalination plants scattered across the globe produce far more toxic sludge than fresh water, according to a first global assessment of the sector's industrial waste, published Monday.
For every litre of fresh water extracted from the sea or brackish waterways, a litre-and-a-half of salty slurry, called brine, is dumped directly back into the ocean or the ground.
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 Seno Ballena, Chile (AFP) Jan 14, 2019 
In one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, the southernmost part of Chile's Patagonia region, scientists are studying whales, dolphins and algae in order to help predict how climate change will affect the world's oceans.
For the study, four researchers from the Austral University of Chile embarked from Punta Arenas for the remote Seno Ballena fjord.
The fjord currently produces the ... more |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 16, 2019  Nitrogen is a part of organic compounds that are of extreme importance for plants: chlorophyll, proteins, hormones, and enzymes. When plants lack nitrogen, their growth slows down, stems become thin, leaves get paler, and the yield reduces. In order to increase the yield, agriculturists use nitrogen fertilizers.
However, if the level of nitrogen in the soil is too high, it leaves it in the ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Jan 17, 2019 
A volcano erupted on a small island in southern Japan on Thursday, the country's meteorological agency said, spewing ash and smoke into the air over the sparsely-inhabited area.
Public broadcaster NHK said there were no reports of injuries or damage yet from the eruption of the volcano on Kuchinoerabu island in the far south of Japan.
The agency said the eruption occurred at 9:19am local ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Jan 11, 2019 
Russia and China led calls at the United Nations Security Council on Friday for world powers to stay out of an election dispute in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Western nations and observers have questioned the outcome of the December 30 poll, in which opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi was declared the winner, with Belgium, France and the United States saying they await details from ele ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 16, 2019  Traditional white-striped bodypainting practiced by indigenous communities mimics zebra stripes to reduce the number of potentially harmful horsefly bites a person receives by up to 10-fold, according to new research published Wednesday.
Tribes in Africa, Australia and southeast Asia have practiced bodypainting in cultural ceremonies for generations.
Traditionally mixed from clay, chalk ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 18, 2019 
After several years during which global emissions at least stagnated, they rose again somewhat in 2017 and 2018. Germany has also clearly missed its climate targets. In order to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, only about 1100 gigatonnes of CO2 may be released into the atmosphere by 2050. And In order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, only just under 400 gigatonnes of CO2 may b ... more |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) Jan 18, 2019  Fluvial landscapes and the availability of water are of paramount importance for human safety and socioeconomic growth. Hydrologists know that identifying the boundaries of floodplains is often the first crucial step for any urban development or environmental protection plan.
Floodplain zoning is usually performed using complex hydrodynamic models, but modeling results can vary widely acro ... more |
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 Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) Jan 18, 2019 
Coralline red algae have existed for 130 million years, in other words since the Cretaceous Period, the time of the dinosaurs. At least this was the established view of palaeontologists all over the world until now. However, this classification will now have to be revised after fossils discovered by researchers at GeoZentrum Nordbayern at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) i ... more |
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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 17, 2019 
Sudden bursts of heat that can damage the inner walls of tokamak fusion experiments are a hurdle that operators of the facilities must overcome. Such bursts, called "edge localized modes (ELMs)," occur in doughnut-shaped tokamak devices that house the hot, charged plasma that is used to replicate on Earth the power that drives the sun and other stars.
Now researchers at the U.S. Department ... more |
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 La Paz (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 
Almost a year after conservationists sent out a plea to help save a species of Bolivian aquatic frog by finding a mate for the last remaining member, Romeo, his very own Juliet has been tracked down deep inside a cloud forest.
Not only did the wildlife conservation team return with a potential mate for Romeo, who had been 10 years a bachelor, but also another four members of the Sehuencas wa ... more |
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 Montreal (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 
Canada urged Beijing on Tuesday to grant clemency to a Canadian sentenced to death for drug trafficking, after his sentence reignited a diplomatic dispute that began last month.
Ottawa has warned its citizens about the risk of "arbitrary enforcement" of laws in China following a court's sentencing of Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, 36, to death on Monday, increasing a previous 15-year prison term ... more |
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 Sao Paulo (AFP) Jan 17, 2019 
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen on Wednesday defended her work as an environmental activist, after the country's new agriculture minister accused her of issuing criticism "without knowledge."
"It surprised me to see my name mentioned in a negative way for defending and protesting in favor of the environment," the model wrote to her 4.8 million Twitter followers.
"Since 2006 I have ... more |
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