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  Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2019 Using a solution created to preserve brain tissue and an artificial circulatory system called BrainEx, scientists at the Yale School of Medicine were able to restore some basic cellular functions inside several pigs' brains hours after death. The breakthrough is the latest evidence of cellular resiliency in postmortem tissue. Last year, scientists observed cells continuing to express genes up to 48 hours after death. The latest study suggests a variety of brain functions thought to end w ... read more |
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Unique oil-eating bacteria found in world's deepest ocean trenchNorwich UK (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 Scientists from the University of East Anglia have discovered a unique oil eating bacteria in the deepest part of the Earth's oceans - the Mariana Trench. Together with researchers from the Ch ... more 
We now know how insects and bacteria control iceSalt Lake City UT (SPX) Apr 16, 2019 Contrary to what you may have been taught, water doesn't always freeze to ice at 32 degrees F (zero degrees C). Knowing, or controlling, at what temperature water will freeze (starting with a proces ... more 
Rapid urbanization increasing pressure on rural water supplies globallyOxford UK (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 An international team of researchers has carried out the first systematic global review of water reallocation from rural to urban regions - the practice of transferring water from rural areas to cit ... more  
New microscopy method promises better picture of deep brain activityWashington (UPI) Apr 12, 2019 Scientists expect a new microscopy technique to offer a more comprehensive picture of deep brain activity. ... more |
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Malaysia arrests Vietnam poachers, seizes tiger, bear partsKuala Lumpur (AFP) April 16, 2019 Malaysian authorities have arrested two suspected poachers from Vietnam and seized body parts from tigers and bears, a minister said Tuesday, as the country clamps down on rampant wildlife trafficking. ... more 
Some fire ant colonies are ruled by multiple queensWashington (UPI) Apr 15, 2019 Not all ants serve a single queen. Researchers have discovered colonies of tropical fire ants, insects native to Florida and coastal Georgia, living under the rule of multiple queens. ... more  
UN votes to shut down Haiti police missionUnited Nations, United States (AFP) April 12, 2019 The UN Security Council on Friday decided to shut down a police mission in Haiti and replace it with a smaller UN political presence even as it admitted that the poor Caribbean nation faces major problems. ... more  
Mother detained after Chinese vaccine protestBeijing (AFP) April 17, 2019 A Chinese health activist has been detained for more than a month, her husband said Wednesday, after she participated in a protest over faulty vaccines - a re-occurring issue in China. ... more  
Storms kill 35 in IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) April 17, 2019 Thunderstorms swept across western India killing at least 35 people and leaving widespread damage, officials said Wednesday. ... more |
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South Sudan opposition urges delay to unity governmentJuba (AFP) April 17, 2019 South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar is not ready to return to Juba and wants to postpone the formation of a unity government until security issues are resolved, an official from his party said Wednesday. ... more  |
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Two students fined 27 million euro for Italy forest fireRome (AFP) April 17, 2019 Two Italian students have been told to pay a joint fine of 27 million euros ($30 million), Italian media reported Wednesday, after being accused of letting a barbecue start a forest fire. ... more  
'Masters of our destiny': Myanmar's Wa rebels in show of forcePanghsang, Myanmar (AFP) April 17, 2019 It has a standing army of 25,000, manufactures its own guns and conscripts at least one member of each household - meet the United Wa State Army: Communist, reclusive, China-backed rebels determined to protect their supremacy over Myanmar's badland border zone. ... more 
Prague honours late Chinese dissident Liu with bustPrague (AFP) April 17, 2019 A Prague art gallery has unveiled a brass bust of the late Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. ... more 
The scientists are developing a technology for water purification by electric dischargesTallinn, Estonia (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 The environment around us is becoming increasingly polluted. This includes one of our most precious natural resources - water. Clean water is essential to human survival. Due to increased pollution, ... more 
Bacteria use viruses to differentiate themselves from their competitorsWashington (UPI) Apr 16, 2019 Normally, bacteria and viruses are enemies, but new research suggests a viral infection can offer bacteria some benefits - chiefly, the ability to distinguish friend from foe. ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) April 12, 2019  At least two people were killed when adjacent apartment buildings collapsed in an impoverished neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro on Friday, Brazilian officials said, days after torrential rain wreaked havoc in the city.
Another seven were injured when the structures in the Muzema favela - where many of the cheaply-made buildings are erected without permits - buckled in the early morning when ... more |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 17, 2019 
US Strategic Command chief General John E. Hyten defended India before members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, saying that the country had tested the anti-satellite missile because it needed the capability to defend itself in space. The general called for international norms of behaviour in space to curtail the dangerous debris issue.
According to Indian daily The Hindu, the Pentag ... more |
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 Tallinn, Estonia (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 
The environment around us is becoming increasingly polluted. This includes one of our most precious natural resources - water. Clean water is essential to human survival. Due to increased pollution, water treatment methods are becoming increasingly important as well.
As regards scientifically proven methods, the plasma water treatment by electrical discharge method patented from 2013 is ou ... more |
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 College Park MD (SPX) Apr 17, 2019 
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of Earth's coldest continent, making it particularly vulnerable to a changing global climate. Surface melting of snow and ice initiated the breakup of the peninsula's northernmost Larsen A ice shelf in 1995, followed in 2002 by the Larsen B ice shelf to the south, which lost a section roughly the size of Rhode Island.
New University of Maryl ... more |
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 Yibin, China (AFP) April 16, 2019 
As farmer Li Bingcai opened the door to his cockroach farm in southwest China, an insect the size of a dart flew into his face.
Picking the critter off his forehead, he tossed it back into the dark room where some 10 million more of its kind scurried around, housed in wooden frames perched on shelves.
The six-legged creatures may be a bugbear for most, but Li and other breeders in China ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) April 15, 2019 
The devastating floods that have swamped many parts of Iran since March have left two million people in need of humanitarian aid, the Red Crescent said Monday.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies called the floods the "largest disaster to hit Iran in more than 15 years".
According to the IFRC, the floods have killed at least 78 people and injured more tha ... more |
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 Juba (AFP) April 17, 2019  South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar is not ready to return to Juba and wants to postpone the formation of a unity government until security issues are resolved, an official from his party said Wednesday.
Machar was meant to return to South Sudan in May and join a power-sharing government as vice president with President Salva Kiir after the signing of a peace deal in September last yea ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2019  Scientists expect a new microscopy technique to offer a more comprehensive picture of deep brain activity.
Imaging the brain is hard. Not only is it composed of millions of neurons and host to fast-moving signals, but also much of the activity is buried deep within tissue. So far, most brain imaging technologies focus on either speed or resolution, but struggle to do both together well. ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 15, 2019  Playing the role of a riot cop dispersing a peaceful but illegal sit-in on the steps of France's National Assembly, Axel struggled to dislodge a woman whose arms and legs were enmeshed in a Gordian knot of activists.
It was like trying to pull a limpet off a rock - he couldn't get a grip.
Welcome to Non-Violent Civil Disobedience 101, a one-day basic training for people who have decide ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 15, 2019 
Our magnificent planet is always ready for its close-up. On Earth Day, April 22, NASA wants to see your take.
NASA invites you to celebrate the planet we call home with our #PictureEarth social media event. Post a close-up photo on social media of your favorite natural features, such as crashing waves, ancient trees, blooming flowers or stunning sunsets. Use the hashtag #PictureEarth and u ... more |
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 Bath UK (SPX) Apr 15, 2019  The evolution of aquatic creatures to start living on land made them into more attentive parents, says new research on frogs led by the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath.
A study by an international team of researchers, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, looked at the parental care of over 1000 species of frogs and toads, and found those that rep ... 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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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Apr 15, 2019 
To capture and control on Earth the fusion reactions that drive the sun and stars, researchers must first turn room-temperature gas into the hot, charged plasma that fuels the reactions. At the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), scientists have conducted an analysis that confirms the effectiveness of a novel, non-standard way for starting up plasma in f ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 15, 2019  Not all ants serve a single queen. Researchers have discovered colonies of tropical fire ants, insects native to Florida and coastal Georgia, living under the rule of multiple queens.
Scientists discovered the multi-queen colonies situated next to single-queen colonies.
"The coexistence of two dramatically different social structures fascinated me," researcher Kip Lacy said in a ... more |
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 Prague (AFP) April 17, 2019 
A Prague art gallery has unveiled a brass bust of the late Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
"It's his first bust in the world so far," Hana Janisova, spokeswoman for the Dox Centre for Contemporary Art, told AFP.
A joint project of Amnesty International, Art for Amnesty, Humanitarian China and Dox, the ... more |
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 New York (AFP) April 16, 2019 
New York's Museum of Natural History announced Monday it had canceled a private function booked to take place there that would honor Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
The leader, who has been attacked at home and abroad for policies that critics say threaten the environment and indigenous communities, was due to receive an award at the museum from the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce ... more |
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