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  Tokyo (AFP) March 6, 2019 Seals and whales in the Arctic are shifting their feeding patterns as climate change alters their habitats, and the way they do so may determine whether they survive, a new study has found. Researchers harnessed datasets spanning two decades to examine how two species of Arctic wildlife - beluga whales, also known as white whales, and ringed seals - are adapting to their changing habitat. The research focused on the area around Svalbard - northwest of Norway - which is experiencing rapid imp ... read more |
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Chimps' cultural diversity threatened by humans, study saysWashington (AFP) March 7, 2019 Like humans, chimpanzees are culturally diverse but those differences are being eroded by human incursion, international researchers say in a groundbreaking study published Thursday. ... more  
Duque asks court to allow banned weedkiller on cocaineBogota (AFP) March 7, 2019 President Ivan Duque asked Colombia's constitutional court Thursday to modify a ban on aerial spraying of the herbicide glyphosate in order to tackle record cocaine crops. ... more 
EU food watchdog must disclose glyphosate studies: courtLuxembourg (AFP) March 7, 2019 An EU court ruled Thursday that the bloc's food watchdog must make public studies about the toxic or carcinogenic nature of glyphosate, a key ingredient in weedkiller. ... more 
China says 'pests' found in blocked Canadian canola shipmentsBeijing (AFP) March 6, 2019 China's removal of the export permit of a major Canadian canola company followed the discovery of "hazardous pests" in shipments, the foreign ministry said Wednesday in a move that has stoked diplomatic tensions. ... more |
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Green groups sound environment alarm over BrexitParis (AFP) March 8, 2019 Leaving the EU could cause "untold damage" to Britain's ecosystems and undermine its attempts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, green groups warned Friday, calling on the government to prioritise the environment after Brexit. ... more  
Facebook launches offensive to combat misinformation on vaccinesWashington (AFP) March 7, 2019 Facebook launched an offensive Thursday to suppress the spread of misinformation about vaccines on the 2.3-billion-member social network. ... more  
US military asked to house 5,000 child migrants: PentagonWashington (AFP) March 7, 2019 The administration of US President Donald Trump has asked the Department of Defense to prepare to house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children amid what it calls a mounting "crisis" at the US-Mexico border, the Pentagon said Thursday. ... more  
Department of Managed Health of California Fines Healthnet Multiple Times For AppealLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 Being Diagnosed with prostate cancer shakes your foundation, then when Healthnet plays shenanigans it gets disturbing. Brad Bartz fancies himself an advocate for a level playing field where everyone ... more  
Malaysian PM warns Philippines against foreigner influxManila (AFP) March 7, 2019 Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday warned the Philippines against letting in foreigners who could "disturb" the country's domestic political stability, as President Rodrigo Duterte's Beijing pivot sparks an influx of Chinese workers. ... more |
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 Outcry in Nigeria over election 'militarisation' ahead of next ballot  
China denies Tibet support for Dalai LamaBeijing (AFP) March 6, 2019 There is no widespread support for the Dalai Lama in Tibet and ordinary people are grateful to the Communist Party for "bringing them a happy life", Chinese officials insisted Wednesday. ... more  |
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China rolls out rap songs to pump up parliamentBeijing (AFP) March 6, 2019 Beijing's propaganda apparatus is pumping up the volume for its annual parliament meeting, with videos starring a rapper dropping rhymes about his "elation" for the session and an American waxing lyrical about the Chinese "system of democracy". ... more  
Brazil's Bolsonaro says democracy, freedom up to will of armyRio De Janeiro (AFP) March 7, 2019 Brazil's far right President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that "democracy and freedom only exist when the armed forces want them to" - prompting a quick clarification from his vice president. ... more 
Vietnam jails 15 over anti-China protestsHanoi (AFP) March 7, 2019 Vietnam on Thursday jailed 15 people for "causing public disorder" after violent demonstrations last year over a proposed investment project that protesters said catered to Chinese firms. ... more  
Rain is important for how carbon dioxide affects grasslandsGothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Mar 07, 2019 Vegetation biomass on grasslands increases in response to elevated carbon dioxide levels, but less than expected. Vegetation on grasslands with a wet spring season has the greatest increase. This ha ... more  
As sea level rises, wetlands crank up their carbon storageWashington DC (SPX) Mar 07, 2019 Some wetlands perform better under pressure. A new study revealed that when faced with sea-level rise, coastal wetlands respond by burying even more carbon in their soils. Coastal wetlands, wh ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 7, 2019 
The administration of US President Donald Trump has asked the Department of Defense to prepare to house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children amid what it calls a mounting "crisis" at the US-Mexico border, the Pentagon said Thursday.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) "requested DoD support to identify space to house up to 5,000 unaccompanied alien children on DoD install ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 
Very small steps make a big difference to researchers who want to create large wafers of two-dimensional material.
Atom-sized steps in a substrate provide the means for 2D crystals growing in a chemical vapor furnace to come together in perfect rank. Scientists have recently observed this phenomenon, and now a Rice University group has an idea why it works.
Rice materials theorist Bo ... more |
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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Mar 07, 2019 
Vegetation biomass on grasslands increases in response to elevated carbon dioxide levels, but less than expected. Vegetation on grasslands with a wet spring season has the greatest increase. This has been demonstrated in a new study published in the scientific journal Nature Plants.
An important, but uncertain, factor in climate research is the extent to which all ecosystems can accumulate ... more |
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 Lancaster UK (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 
A recently-launched satellite mission has captured precision data on the elevation of the Antarctic ice sheet proving a valuable addition to monitoring efforts in the region, according to work published this week in The Cryosphere.
From its orbit 815 km above the Earth, the Sentinel-3 satellite was able to detect the height of the ice surface to within tens of centimetres , tests carried o ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 
Farmers irrigating their crops may soon be getting some help from space. In 2018, scientists launched ECOSTRESS, a new instrument now attached to the International Space Station. Its mission: to gather data on how plants use water across the world.
"Technically, the instruments are measuring surface temperature, which reflects the heat stress of plants," explains Joshua Fisher of NASA's Je ... more |
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 Kandahar, 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.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said widespread flooding indudated Kandahar city and surrounding districts in the province, with 97mm of rain falling i ... more |
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 Lagos (AFP) March 7, 2019 
Rights groups have gone on the offensive over the deployment of the military in Nigerian elections as a new polling day looms.
With elections due on Saturday for governors in 29 states and local assemblies, campaigners say the military cast a dark shadow over last month's vote for the presidency and legislature.
Two lobby groups, the Save Democracy Women (SDW) and Impact Future Nigeria ( ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 7, 2019 
Like humans, chimpanzees are culturally diverse but those differences are being eroded by human incursion, international researchers say in a groundbreaking study published Thursday.
The striking results, published in the American journal "Science," show that the behavioral diversity of chimpanzees was reduced by an average 88 percent in areas with the highest human impact, compared to remot ... more |
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 Durham NC (SPX) Mar 06, 2019 
More than 2 billion people worldwide are affected by water shortages, wildfires, crop losses, forest diebacks or other environmental or economic woes brought on by drought.
A new monitoring method developed at Duke University allows scientists to identify the onset of drought sooner - meaning conservation or remediation measures might be put into place sooner to help limit the damage.
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 Bremen, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2019 
Methane is a very special molecule. It is the main component of natural gas and we heat our apartments with it, but when reaching the atmosphere it is a potent greenhouse gas.
It is also central in microbiology: In the absence of oxygen, a special group of microorganisms, the so-called methanogenic archaea, can produce methane. Other microorganisms - archaea living in symbiosis with bacter ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 
Dinosaurs were unaffected by long-term climate changes and flourished before their sudden demise by asteroid strike.
Scientists largely agree that an asteroid impact, possibly coupled with intense volcanic activity, wiped out the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago.
However, there is debate about whether dinosaurs were flourishing before this, or whethe ... 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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 Los Alamos NM (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 
A new tungsten-based alloy developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory can withstand unprecedented amounts of radiation without damage. Essential for extreme irradiation environments such as the interiors of magnetic fusion reactors, previously explored materials have thus far been hobbled by weakness against fracture, but this new alloy seems to defeat that problem.
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 7, 2019 
Scientists have developed a "smart house" for mice, which will allow scientists to observe the behavior of tested mice while limiting disturbance levels.
Researchers are constantly working to ensure external factors and outside influence, like the presence of a peering scientists, aren't influencing test results. Designers of the new digs claim their "Autonomouse" system will improve th ... more |
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 Hanoi (AFP) March 7, 2019 
Vietnam on Thursday jailed 15 people for "causing public disorder" after violent demonstrations last year over a proposed investment project that protesters said catered to Chinese firms.
Scores have been jailed in the wake of rare nationwide demonstrations in June 2018 that quickly turned violent in some areas as police struggled to quell the unrest.
On Thursday, 15 people were sentenc ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 07, 2019 
Human disturbance reduces forest density, biomass, and richness of species in sacred church forests of northern Ethiopia, according to new research by Catherine L. Cardelus of Colgate University in Hamilton, NY, and colleagues. These findings appear in PLOS ONE.
Due to land-use changes, such as roads and agriculture, forested area that once covered much of northern Ethiopia has disappeared ... more |
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