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  San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 08, 2019 There have been no major ground rupturing earthquakes along California's three highest slip rate faults in the past 100 years. A new study published in Seismological Research Letters concludes that this current "hiatus" has no precedent in the past 1000 years. US Geological Survey researchers Glenn Biasi and Kate Scharer analyzed long paleoseismic records from the San Andreas, San Jacinto and Hayward Faults for the past 1000 years, to determine how likely it might be to have a 100-year gap in eart ... read more |
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Cold plasma can kill 99.9% of airborne virusesAnn Arbor MI (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 Dangerous airborne viruses are rendered harmless on-the-fly when exposed to energetic, charged fragments of air molecules, University of Michigan researchers have shown. They hope to one day h ... more 
Stargazing Technology Used To Spot CancerLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 Cancer could be detected in patients far earlier by using the same technology used to observe stars millions of miles away. Cancers are often missed on traditional 2D X-rays so are sometimes o ... more  
Genetic breakthrough on tropical grass could help develop climate-friendly cattle farmsPalmira, Colombia (SPX) Apr 10, 2019 Cattle are a mainstay for many smallholders but their farms are often on degraded lands, which increases cattle's impact on the environment and lowers their production of milk and meat. Researchers ... more  
Laying the ground for robotic strategies in environmental protectionBoston MA (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 Along developed riverbanks, physical barriers can help contain flooding and combat erosion. In arid regions, check dams can help retain soil after rainfall and restore damaged landscapes. In constru ... more |
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Carbon-negative power generation for ChinaBoston MA (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 If we're going to limit global temperature increases to 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels, as laid out in the Paris Climate Agreement, it's going to take a lot more than a transition to carbon-n ... more  
Climate change impacts peatland CO2 gas exchange primarily via moisture conditionsJoensuu, Finland (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 Northern peatlands store approximately one third of global soil carbon, namely around 500 gigatons. Because the peatland carbon cycling is largely controlled by partly anaerobic soil conditions, the ... more  
Earth's recovery from mass extinction could take millions of yearsBristol UK (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 How long will it take our biosphere to recover from the current climate crisis? It's a question that makes for a sobering examination of Earth's ongoing destruction. And it's to the past, specifical ... more  
Mali soldiers, spooked by friendly fire, shoot civiliansBamako (AFP) April 9, 2019 Malian soldiers shot dead at least one villager and injured others after a detonation they mistook for an attack in a region plagued by jihadist violence, residents and a military source said Tuesday. ... more  
Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted in Umbrella Movement trialHong Kong (AFP) April 9, 2019 A group of Hong Kong activists face jail after being convicted Tuesday on colonial-era "public nuisance" charges for their role in organising mass pro-democracy protests that paralysed the city for months and infuriated Beijing. ... more |
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Indonesia foils illegal Facebook sale of komodo dragonsJakarta (AFP) March 27, 2019 Indonesian authorities said Wednesday they had seized five komodo dragons and dozens of other animals being sold on Facebook, as the country battles to clamp down on the illegal wildlife trade. ... more  |
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Galapagos home to 53 invasive species, 10 times previous estimatesWashington (UPI) Mar 29, 2019 The Galapagos Islands hosts at least 53 invasive species, ten times as many as previously thought. ... more  
Tracking records of the oldest life forms on EarthLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 The discovery provides a new characteristic 'biosignature' to track the remains of ancient life preserved in rocks which are significantly altered over billions of years and could help identify life ... more  
Declassified U2 spy plane images reveal bygone Middle Eastern archaeological featuresPhiladelphia PA (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 In the 1950s and early '60s, with the Cold War at its peak, the United States flew U2 spy planes across Europe, the Middle East, and central eastern Asia, taking images of interesting military targe ... more  
The oldest ice on Earth may be able to solve the puzzle of the planet's climate historyBern, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 10, 2019 As part of the EU project "Beyond EPICA - Oldest Ice", experts from 14 institutions located in 10 European countries have spent three years combing the Antarctic ice sheet to find the ideal location ... more 
Astro-ecology: Counting orangutans using star-spotting technologyLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2019 A ground-breaking scientific collaboration is harnessing technology used to study the luminosity of stars, to carry out detailed monitoring of orangutan populations in Borneo. Liverpool John Moores ... more |
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 Bristol UK (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 
How long will it take our biosphere to recover from the current climate crisis? It's a question that makes for a sobering examination of Earth's ongoing destruction. And it's to the past, specifically the fossils of a tiny species that went out with the dinosaurs, that scientists have turned for the answer.
Recovering from mass extinction has a "speed limit", they reveal, with gradual patt ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 08, 2019 
Satellites are among the most complex machines ever designed, but in key respects they are still hand-made. A set of ESA-approved training schools train and certify the best solderers in Europe, to ensure they have sufficient ability to work on electronic hardware for space missions.
More than a thousand operators and inspectors take the courses annually. The resulting highly-skilled perso ... more |
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 Lemont IL (SPX) Apr 08, 2019 
While water is perceived to be one of the simplest substances in the world, modeling its behavior on the atomic or molecular level has frustrated scientists for decades. To date, no single model has been able to accurately represent the plethora of water's singular characteristics, including the fact that it is densest at a temperature slightly higher than its melting point.
A new study fr ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 05, 2019 
This is the last year for Operation IceBridge, NASA's most comprehensive airborne survey of ice change. Since the launch of its first Arctic campaign in spring 2009, IceBridge has enabled discoveries ranging from water aquifers hidden within snow in southeast Greenland, to the first map indicating where the base of the massive Greenland Ice Sheet is thawed, to detailed depictions of the evolving ... more |
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 Leibniz, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2019 
Scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK Gatersleben) participated to perform the assembly of the genome using the method of 3D-Conformation Capture Sequencing (Hi-C). Thanks to the sequenced durum wheat genome, the researchers were able to unravel its domestication history, going as far back as to the progenitor species wild emmer wheat (Triticum turg ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 9, 2019 
Large volcanic eruptions can trigger the formation of superheated gas-and-ash clouds. These pyroclastic density currents, or pyroclastic flows, are the most lethal volcanic threat. They're also the most common.
For the first time, scientists have discovered the driving force behind the deadly currents of volcanic particles and gas.
Measuring pyroclastic flows in real time is impo ... more |
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 Khartoum (AFP) April 8, 2019 
Sudanese protesters on Monday sought talks with the army on forming a transitional government, as thousands braved a deadly crackdown by security agents for a third day to urge the military to back them.
The east African country has been rocked by more than three months of protests that erupted over a hike in bread prices before transforming into nationwide demonstrations against President O ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 28, 2019 
With arrays of new galaxies and their stars being discovered every day, it still remains unresolved if there is anyone, or anything, super-intelligent in control, and though the probability of the existence of extra-terrestrial civilizations is considered to be incredibly high, the evidence is a far cry from sufficient.
Members of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence), a San Franc ... more |
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 Bethesda MD (SPX) Apr 08, 2019  Scientific findings on climate change indicate that the excess production of carbon dioxide and other gases is increasingly threatening our way of life. In the long term, this may well become a serious problem for the world's population. In addition to manmade pollutants, the Sun will emit increased amounts of energy as it ages.
Thus, global warming will further increase. If we could contr ... more |
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 Bonn, Germany (SPX) Apr 08, 2019 
Earth observation satellites play a key role in weather forecasting, climate research, monitoring of the planet's surface and the detection of forest fires. These tasks require satellites to transmit very large amounts of data to the ground for analysis. Today's radio systems are reaching their limits in this area.
Optical transmission methods, however, offer the possibility of sending dat ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 
The discovery provides a new characteristic 'biosignature' to track the remains of ancient life preserved in rocks which are significantly altered over billions of years and could help identify life elsewhere in the Solar System.
The research, published in two papers - one in the Journal of the Geological Society and another in Earth and Planetary Science Letters - solves the longstanding ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 30, 2019 
The Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House and even the ancient Acropolis in Athens were plunged into darkness for an hour Saturday as part of a global campaign to raise awareness about climate change and its impact on the planet's vanishing plant and animal life.
The 13th edition of Earth Hour, organised by green group WWF, saw millions of people across 180 countries turn off their lights at ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 
If we're going to limit global temperature increases to 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels, as laid out in the Paris Climate Agreement, it's going to take a lot more than a transition to carbon-neutral energy sources such as wind and solar. It's going to require carbon-negative technologies, including energy sources that actually reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
While mos ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Apr 09, 2019 
It takes at least 10 million years for life to fully recover after a mass extinction, a speed limit for the recovery of species diversity that is well known among scientists. Explanations for this apparent rule have usually invoked environmental factors, but research led by The University of Texas at Austin links the lag to something different: evolution.
The recovery speed limit has been ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) April 1, 2019  Diplomats and activists on Monday denounced intense Chinese lobbying, pressure and even threats to rein in criticism of Beijing during last month's session of the UN Human Rights Council.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) charged that the Chinese mission in Geneva had sent a letter to a number of missions urging them to stay away from a US-organised event on March 13 about China's treatment of Uighur ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 
Healthy forests play an crucial role in Earth's ecosystem as growing trees take up carbon from the atmosphere. NASA satellites and airborne missions study forests to see how carbon moves through ecosystems - and now citizen scientists can help investigate this key question as well by using their smartphone to measure tree height.
The GLOBE Observer app provides a step-by-step guide for peo ... more |
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