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  Gainesville FL (SPX) Mar 04, 2019 Plants' water-to-land leap marks one of the most important milestones in the evolution of life on Earth. But how plants managed this transition when faced with unfamiliar challenges such as drought and bright light has been unclear. Now, a new study shows that the built-in alert system that enables land plants to sense and respond to drought has an unlikely origin: their aquatic algal ancestors. Researchers found that the signaling pathway that triggers plants' drought defenses has remained ... read more |
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The biggest volcanic eruption of sulfur dioxide in 2018Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 04, 2019 The Manaro Voui volcano on the island of Ambae in the nation of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean made the 2018 record books. A NASA-NOAA satellite confirmed Manaro Voui had the largest eruption of ... more  
2015-2016 El Nino Triggered Disease Outbreaks Across GlobeGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 01, 2019 The 2015-2016 El Nino event brought weather conditions that triggered regional disease outbreaks throughout the world, according to a new NASA study that is the first to comprehensively assess the p ... more  
"Muirburns" in Wales Dot the CountrysideGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 04, 2019 This time of year in Wales is known to locals as the "muirburn" season. "Muirburn" is a Scottish variant of the word moorburn which is the burning of the heather moors in the countryside to remove o ... more  
Material that shields beetle from being burned by its own weapons, holds promiseUniversity Park PA (SPX) Mar 04, 2019 Carabid beetles produce caustic chemicals they spray to defend themselves against predators, and the compound that protects their bodies from these toxic substances shows promise for use in bioengin ... more |
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Trump urges China to remove tariffs on US agricultural productsWashington (AFP) March 2, 2019 US President Donald Trump on Friday urged China to abolish tariffs on agricultural products imported from the United States - adding that trade talks between the rival powers were going well. ... more 
'Equine strep throat' kills 4,000 donkeys in NigerNiamey (AFP) March 1, 2019 A contagious bacterial infection known as "equine strep throat" has killed more than 4,000 donkeys in northern Niger since early December, local officials said Friday. ... more  
Tornado kills 14 in US state of Alabama: sheriffWashington (AFP) March 4, 2019 A tornado killed 14 people and caused "catastrophic" damage in the southern US state of Alabama on Sunday, a local sheriff said. ... more 
At least 20 killed by flash floods in southern Afghanistan: UNKandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) March 2, 2019 At least 20 people were killed by flash floods in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, the UN said Saturday, as heavy rains swept away homes and vehicles and potentially damaged thousands of houses. ... more  
Zimbabwe court refuses to drop charges against 7 Chinese caught with rhino hornsHwange, Zimbabwe (AFP) Feb 28, 2019 Seven Chinese nationals being held in a Zimbabwe jail for money laundering and unlawful possession of rhino horn on Thursday lost their legal bid to have their charges dropped. ... more |
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US strike kills 26 Shabaab fighters in SomaliaWashington (AFP) March 1, 2019 The US military has stepped up its air campaign against Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia in recent days, with officials on Friday saying another 26 "terrorists" had been killed. ... more  |
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Activists say Chinese police step up use of video 'confessions'Beijing (AFP) March 2, 2019 Students in Beijing said Saturday that Chinese police had forced them to watch new video "confessions" from fellow labour activists, as authorities tighten their grip on campus activism. ... more 
Missing Chinese rights lawyer returns home but 'still not free': wifeBeijing (AFP) March 3, 2019 A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer has reappeared two days after going missing following his release from a jail sentence for state subversion, his wife said Sunday. ... more 
China's Xi faces doubts as legislature meetsBeijing (AFP) March 3, 2019 China's rubber-stamp parliament opens its annual session on Tuesday as President Xi Jinping faces growing concerns about the slowing economy, a major challenge to the country's pre-eminent leader. ... more  
Paleontology: Diversification after mass extinctionMunich, Germany (SPX) Mar 04, 2019 A team led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich paleontologist Adriana Lopez-Arbarello has identified three hitherto unknown fossil fish species in the Swiss Alps, which provide new in ... more 
Scientists discover how surfaces may have helped early life on Earth beginBaltimore MD (SPX) Mar 04, 2019 On early earth, a series of spontaneous events needed to happen in order for life as we know it to begin. One of those phenomena is the formation of compartments enclosed by lipid membranes. N ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 28, 2019 
Two Saudi sisters marooned in Hong Kong after fleeing their family appealed to authorities not to deport them while they seek sanctuary in a third country as the clock ticked down Thursday on their permission to stay.
The siblings are the latest example of Saudi women escaping the ultra-conservative kingdom only to find themselves stranded in foreign cities and making public appeals for thei ... more |
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 Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Feb 28, 2019 
Using a laser to drill through a plasma, scientists working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the US have set a new world record for plasma accelerators: In a plasma tube only 20 centimetres long, the scientists accelerated electrons to an energy of 7.8 billion electron volts (GeV), a value for which today's most advanced conventional particle accelerators require hundreds of metre ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 27, 2019 
Scientists have reproduced in the lab how the ingredients for life could have formed deep in the ocean 4 billion years ago. The results of the new study offer clues to how life started on Earth and where else in the cosmos we might find it.
Astrobiologist Laurie Barge and her team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, are working to recognize life on other planets by ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 28, 2019 
The Arctic Ocean could become ice-free in the summer in the next 20 years due to a natural, long-term warming phase in the tropical Pacific that adds to human-caused warming, according to a new study.
Computer models predict climate change will cause the Arctic to be nearly free of sea ice during the summer by the middle of this century, unless human greenhouse gas emissions are greatly re ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 2, 2019 
US President Donald Trump on Friday urged China to abolish tariffs on agricultural products imported from the United States - adding that trade talks between the rival powers were going well.
"I have asked China to immediately remove all Tariffs on our agricultural products (including beef, pork, etc.)," the president wrote on Twitter.
He said his request was based on the fact that nego ... more |
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Mar 01, 2019 
Research shedding light on the internal "plumbing" of volcanoes may help scientists better understand volcanic eruptions and unrest.
The University of Queensland-led study analysed crystals in Italy's famous Mount Etna to reveal how quickly magma moves to the surface.
Dr Teresa Ubide, from UQ's School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, said the research would provide a better under ... more |
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 Bangui, Central African Republic (AFP) March 3, 2019 
One of the Central African Republic's main armed groups on Sunday accused Bangui of failing to honour "its commitments" under a peace deal signed in February by forming a new government without changes to the main ministries.
The authorities had shown "bad faith, amateurism and incompetence", Noureddine Adam, head of the Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic (FPRC ... more |
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 Freetown (AFP) March 1, 2019 
Sierra Leone has chosen the chimpanzee as its new national symbol as part of efforts to protect the endangered species and rebrand the country as a sustainable tourist destination.
The Western chimpanzee is now the "national animal of Sierra Leone", Agriculture Minister Joseph Ndanema announced at a ceremony honouring renowned British primatologist Jane Goodall late Thursday.
"We share 9 ... more |
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 Gainesville FL (SPX) Mar 04, 2019 
Plants' water-to-land leap marks one of the most important milestones in the evolution of life on Earth. But how plants managed this transition when faced with unfamiliar challenges such as drought and bright light has been unclear.
Now, a new study shows that the built-in alert system that enables land plants to sense and respond to drought has an unlikely origin: their aquatic algal ance ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 28, 2019 
Five years ago, on Feb. 27, 2014, the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory, a joint satellite project by NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), lifted off aboard a Japanese H-IIA rocket. Since then, the cutting-edge instruments on GPM have provided advanced measurements about the rain and snow particles within clouds, Earth's precipitation patterns, extreme we ... more |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) Feb 28, 2019 
Oxygen in the form of the oxygen molecule (O2), produced by plants and vital for animals, is thankfully abundant in Earth's atmosphere and oceans. Researchers studying the history of O2 on Earth, however, know that it was relatively scarce for much of our planet's 4.6 billion-year existence.
So when and where did O2 begin to build up on Earth?
By studying ancient rocks, researchers h ... more |
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 Norwich UK (SPX) Feb 27, 2019 
Efforts to cut emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and tackle climate change in developed economies are beginning to pay off according to research led by the Tyndall Centre at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
The study suggests that policies supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency are helping to reduce emissions in 18 developed economies. The group of countries represents 28 pe ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 28, 2019 
A global battery consortium charged with advancing lead battery technology has re-launched as it prepares to unveil a raft of new research designed to take the technology to the next level.
The Consortium for Battery Innovation, which includes more than 90 member companies worldwide supporting pre-competitive research into lead battery technology, is preparing for a surge in demand for ene ... more |
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 Quito (AFP) Feb 28, 2019  Conservationists have released 155 giant tortoises on an island in the Galapagos to help replace a similar species that died out 150 years ago, officials aid Thursday.
The young tortoises, of the breed Chelonoidis hoodensis, were set free on Santa Fe island, the Galapagos National Park service announced.
The tortoises, each aged around 10-12 years old, were raised at the Fausto Llerena b ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2019 
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer went missing after he was scheduled to be released from jail Thursday following a two-year prison sentence for state subversion charges, said rights activists.
Jiang Tianyong - who had taken on many high-profile cases including those of Falun Gong practitioners and Tibetan protesters - was one of more than 200 lawyers and activists detained since 201 ... more |
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 Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Feb 25, 2019 
The biodiversity of our planet is one of our most precious resources. However, for most places in the world, we only have a tiny picture of what this diversity actually is. Researchers at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have now succeeded in constructing, from scattered data, a world map of biodiversity showing nu ... more |
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