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  New York NY (SPX) Mar 11, 2019 Rainy weather is becoming increasingly common over parts of the Greenland ice sheet, triggering sudden melting events that are eating at the ice and priming the surface for more widespread future melting, says a new study. Some parts of the ice sheet are even receiving rain in winter--a phenomenon that will spread as climate continues to warm, say the researchers. The study appears this week in the European scientific journal The Cryosphere. Greenland has been losing ice in recent decades due to p ... read more |
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Atmospheric scientists reveal the effect of sea-ice loss on Arctic warmingBeijing, China (SPX) Mar 11, 2019 Enhanced warming in the Arctic (north of 67N) is found in both recent observational investigations and model simulations with greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions increasing. Global warming is occurrin ... more 
What triggered the 100,000-year Ice Age cycle?Washington DC (SPX) Mar 11, 2019 A slowing of ocean circulation in the waters surrounding Antarctica drastically altered the strength and more than doubled the length of global ice ages following the mid-Pleistocene transition, a n ... more  
Scientists engineer mouse 'smart house' to study behaviorLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 11, 2019 Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have developed a 'smart house' for mice, that allows them to study the animals' behaviour with minimal disturbance for periods of up to 18 months. Th ... more 
Ecologists find a 'landscape of fearlessness' in a war-torn savannahPrinceton NJ (SPX) Mar 11, 2019 A team of Princeton ecologists took advantage of a rare opportunity to study what happens to an ecosystem when large carnivores are wiped out. "Large carnivores play a critical, and disproport ... more |
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Peru opens military base to protect Amazon from deforestationTambopata, Peru (AFP) March 6, 2019 Peru opened a military base in the Amazon on Tuesday in a bid to tackle illegal mining, the main culprit for deforestation in the world's largest rainforest. ... more  
Laser imaging of shells to help scientists expand record of past climate conditionsWashington (UPI) Mar 7, 2019 Scientists are poised to dramatically expand the record of ancient climatic conditions thanks to a new laser imaging technique used to analyze mollusk shells. ... more  
CO2 mineralization in geologically common rocks for carbon storageFukuoka, Japan (SPX) Mar 11, 2019 Humanity needs to improve when it comes to reducing carbon emissions to prevent the worst effects of climate change. If the world is to meet the IPCC's minimum target of keeping global temperature i ... more 
40,000 join first national climate march in AmsterdamAmsterdam (AFP) March 10, 2019 Tens of thousands of people marched through the heavy rain in Amsterdam Sunday, calling on the Dutch government to act to counter the effects of climate change. ... more  
Canada police rescue man trapped at home for weeks by snowOttawa (AFP) March 9, 2019 Canadian officers have rescued an elderly man who was trapped in his home for weeks by snow accumulated in his driveway and around his house, police and local media said. ... more |
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Wikipedia search patterns offer insights into biodiversity, migrationsWashington DC (SPX) Mar 07, 2019 By studying Wikipedia search patterns, scientists can gain insights into the distribution and movement of animal species. ... more  |
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Tibet supporters in India mark 60 years since uprisingDharamsala, India (AFP) March 10, 2019 Huge crowds gathered at the Dalai Lama's temple in India Sunday to commemorate 60 years since the failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule that drove the spiritual leader into exile. ... more  
Sudan says Turkish naval ship to boost 'Red Sea security'Khartoum (AFP) March 9, 2019 A Turkish military ship arrived in Port Sudan on Saturday for a three-day visit aimed at enhancing "security and safety" in the Red Sea, a Sudanese general said. ... more  
Emotional MH370 families demand answers, five years onKuala Lumpur (AFP) March 8, 2019 Emotional relatives of those aboard Flight MH370 Friday demanded answers to one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries and called for the hunt to resume, five years on from the plane's disappearance. ... more 
Fired cancer patient exposes plight of Hong Kong's foreign maidsHong Kong (AFP) March 7, 2019 The case of a Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong who was sacked after being diagnosed with cervical cancer - leaving her without healthcare - shines a light on the exploitation of tens of thousands of foreign women who toil as maids in the wealthy city. ... more 
The house always wins? Few trade war jitters as Macau's casinos boomMacau (AFP) March 10, 2019 The trade war may have sent ripples of uncertainty through the world's second-largest economy but one corner of China has so far remained steadfastly buoyant - the gambling enclave of Macau. ... 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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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 06, 2019 
Anyone who skis, wears glasses, uses a camera or drives a car is familiar with the problem: if you come into a humid environment from the cold, your eyewear, camera lens or windshield can quickly fog up.
Researchers at ETH Zurich have now developed a new transparent material coating that greatly reduces this effect. Just a few nanometres thick, their durable coating is made of gold nanopar ... more |
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 Quito (AFP) March 8, 2019 
A new breeding ground for endangered hammerhead sharks has been found in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador's government said.
This natural refuge off the island of Santa Cruz is home to about 20 of the sharks, the environment ministry said.
It is the second such refuge detected in the archipelago. The first, found in 2017, was shown to host around 30 hammerheads.
At the new one, researc ... more |
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 Lancaster UK (SPX) Mar 11, 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 11, 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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 Bandung, Indonesia (AFP) March 8, 2019  At least two people were killed and six more were missing after torrential rains and severe flooding in parts of Indonesia, the disaster agency said Friday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people.
Heavy rain has pounded Indonesia for days, forcing the Citarum river - dubbed "the world's dirtiest" - on Java island to burst its banks, and causing deadly flash floods in the eastern part ... 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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 Washington (UPI) Mar 7, 2019 
Scientists are poised to dramatically expand the record of ancient climatic conditions thanks to a new laser imaging technique used to analyze mollusk shells.
The remains of shells have long been used by archaeologists to gain insights into distribution and movement patterns of ancient coastal communities. Ancient shells give researchers insights into the use of natural resources by ear ... more |
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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 11, 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 11, 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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 Dharamsala, India (AFP) March 10, 2019 
Huge crowds gathered at the Dalai Lama's temple in India Sunday to commemorate 60 years since the failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule that drove the spiritual leader into exile.
Supporters of the 83-year-old peace icon chanted and prayed at the Buddhist shrine in mountainous Dharamsala, where the Dalai Lama established a government-in-exile after fleeing a deadly Chinese crackdown i ... 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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