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  Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2019 Scientists have discovered the world's first organism that can produce chlorophyll but does not perform photosynthesis. The unprecedented animal is called a corallicolid because it is found in 70 percent of the planet's corals. "This is the second most abundant cohabitant of coral on the planet and it hasn't been seen until now," Patrick Keeling, a botanist at the University of British Columbia, said in a news release. "This organism poses completely new biochemical questions. It looks l ... read more |
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Scientists discover causes of deadliest volcanic hazardsWashington (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. ... more  
Genome assembly of pasta wheat leads to new insights for modern wheat breedingLeibniz, 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 Seque ... more  
Zambian villagers cleared to sue copper mine in LondonLusaka (AFP) April 10, 2019 Some 2,000 villagers in Zambia were Wednesday granted permission by the British Supreme Court to sue in Britain over pollution by Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), a unit of London-listed Vedanta Resources, their representatives said. ... more  
New species of early human found in cave in the PhilippinesWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2019 Scientists announced the discovery of a new species of ancient human, Homo luzonensis, on Wednesday. ... more |
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Global warming disrupts recovery of coral reefsTownsville, Australia (SPX) Apr 08, 2019 The damage caused to the Great Barrier Reef by global warming has compromised the capacity of its corals to recover, according to new research published in Nature. "Dead corals don't make babi ... more 
Iraq seeks to reassure over reservoirs and dam pressuresBaghdad (AFP) April 9, 2019 Iraq's water ministry sought on Tuesday to quell fears that dams could collapse, as the country's main water reservoirs reach or near capacity after a very wet winter. ... more 
Survival in arid eastern Chad depends on struggle for waterHadjer Hadid, Chad (AFP) April 9, 2019 "I've already earmarked a customer for this drum - I need to get a move on!" ... more 
Clues emerge in 'missing' ocean plastics conundrumVienna (AFP) April 9, 2019 It's a puzzle that has perplexed scientists for years: humanity dumps millions of tonnes of plastics into the world's oceans annually, yet only a tiny fraction remains visible on the surface. ... more  
More CO2 than ever before in 3 million years, shows unprecedented computer simulationPotsdam, Germany (SPX) Apr 08, 2019 CO2 greenhouse gas amounts in the atmosphere are likely higher today than ever before in the past 3 million years. For the first time, a team of scientists succeeded to do a computer simulation that ... more |
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 Study looks to iron from microbes for climate help 
Farming for natural profits in ChinaStanford CA (SPX) Apr 08, 2019 A new strategy being rolled out in China relies on the idea that farmers can harvest much more than crops. The idea is that well-managed, diverse agricultural lands can provide flood control, water ... more  |
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Singapore in second major pangolin seizure in a weekSingapore (AFP) April 10, 2019 Singaporean authorities said Wednesday they had discovered nearly 13 tonnes of pangolin scales worth about $38 million in a shipping container, the second major seizure of the creatures' parts in a week. ... more 
Vietnam man arrested smuggling tiger skin, bones to ChinaHanoi (AFP) April 11, 2019 A Vietnamese man has been arrested for attempting to smuggle an entire tiger skin and tiger bones into China, police said Thursday in the southeast Asian country where illegal wildlife trade flourishes. ... more 
Scientists prevent supercooled water from freezingWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2019 Scientists have discovered a way to keep water from freezing, even at extremely cold temperatures. ... more  
Pentagon awards $976M on two contracts for border wallWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2019 The Defense Department announced its first contracts, totaling $976 million, to build a wall on the border with Mexico. ... more 
Cyclone Idai's death toll nears 1,000 in Mozambique, ZimbabweHarare (AFP) April 10, 2019 The death toll from Cyclone Idai, which devastated Mozambique and Zimbabwe last month, is nearing 1,000, according to the latest figures released by the two governments. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2019  The Defense Department announced its first contracts, totaling $976 million, to build a wall on the border with Mexico.
SLSCO Ltd., headquartered in Texas, received a $789 million contract for wall construction in Santa Teresa, N.M., regarded as part of the El Paso sector of the border. Montana-based Barnard Construction Co. was also awarded a $187 million contract for primary pedestria ... 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.
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 Bern, 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 to retrieve the oldest ice core on the Earth. The location has now been found and the consortium presented their choice today at the annual conference of the European Geoscience Union (EGU) in Vienna ... 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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 Cairo (AFP) April 10, 2019  Support within Sudan for embattled President Omar al-Bashir seems be waning as some ranks in the army, a major pillar of his three decades in power, appear to be tilting towards the demonstrators, analysts say.
Thousands of protesters have been camping outside the military complex housing Bashir's official residence in Khartoum since Saturday, braving tear gas and deadly gun shots from secur ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 10, 2019 
The lives of native peoples in the Amazon are being threatened to a degree not seen in decades by the policies of Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, an indigenous alliance warned Wednesday.
In a piece published in French daily Le Monde, thirteen signatories said that since Bolsonaro's election "we are experiencing the first stages of an apocalypse, of which indigenous peoples are t ... more |
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 East Boothbay ME (SPX) Apr 08, 2019 
Distributing iron particles produced by bacteria could "fertilize" microscopic ocean plants and ultimately lower atmospheric carbon levels, according to a new paper in Frontiers.
"It is important that we explore ideas for climate change mitigation that can supplement the effects of decreasing carbon emissions," said David Emerson, a senior research scientist at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean ... 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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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Apr 03, 2019 
A long-nosed fly from the Jurassic of Central Asia, reported by Russian paleontologists, provides new evidence that insects have started serving as pollinators long before the emergence of flowering plants. Equipped with a proboscis twice the length of the body, this fly predates the first angiosperms by about 40-45 million years. This suggests that insect pollination began to evolve in associat ... 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.
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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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 Beijing (AFP) April 11, 2019 
China on Thursday defended an exit ban imposed on a human rights lawyer as lawful after the United States urged Beijing to let him travel to receive a US fellowship.
Chen Jiangang was selected to study English as part of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship, a programme named for the late vice president that provides a year of US education for emerging leaders from around the world.
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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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