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  Washington (AFP) April 22, 2019 Measuring melting ice is a fairly precise business in 2019 - thanks to satellites, weather stations and sophisticated climate models. By the 1990s and 2000s, scientists were able to make pretty good estimates, although work from previous decades was unreliable due to less advanced technology. Now, researchers have recalculated the amount of ice lost in Greenland since 1972, the year the first Landsat satellites entered orbit to regularly photograph the Danish territory. "When you look at se ... read more |
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Slime mold memorizes foreign substances by absorbing themWashington (UPI) Apr 22, 2019 The slime mold Physarum polycephalum doesn't have a nervous system, yet the single-celled organism is capable of learning and communicating. ... more  
China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaosJenjarom, Malaysia (AFP) April 23, 2019 From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting the world's used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil. ... more 
Shrinking the carbon footprint of a chemical in everyday objectsBoston MA (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 The biggest source of global energy consumption is the industrial manufacturing of products such as plastics, iron, and steel. Not only does manufacturing these materials require huge amounts of ene ... more 
The ethical gold rush: Gilded age for guilt-free jewelleryParis (AFP) April 21, 2019 Forget how many carats - how ethical is your gold? As high-end consumers demand to know the origin of their treasures, some jewellers are ensuring they use responsibly sourced, eco-friendly or recycled gold. ... more |
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Balancing the ocean carbon budgetSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 How exactly does the ocean - the Earth's largest carbon sink - capture and store carbon? The answer to this question will become increasingly important as the planet warms and as we try to get ahead ... more  
USAID launches latest clean-up for Vietnam War-era Agent Orange siteHanoi (AFP) April 20, 2019 The US launched on Saturday a $183 million clean-up at a former Vietnam storage site for Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant used in their bitter war which years later is still blamed for severe birth defects, cancers and disabilities. ... more  
New research offers solution to riddle of ocean carbon storageHobart, Australia (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 However, researchers have identified that this process - the biological gravitational pump (BGP) - cannot account for all of the carbon reaching the deep ocean, and a range of additional pathways th ... more  
Floods, mudslides kill five in South AfricaJohannesburg (AFP) April 23, 2019 At least five people died early Tuesday in South Africa's coastal city of Durban after torrential rains triggered mudslides that crushed homes, emergency services said. ... more 
New quake strikes as Philippines hunts for survivorsPorac, Philippines (AFP) April 23, 2019 Philippine rescuers were scrambling Tuesday to reach some two dozen people feared buried under a building near Manila that collapsed a day earlier in a deadly earthquake, as a powerful new tremor hit the nation. ... more |
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 To vote or not to vote: Danes, Slovaks at odds over EU ballot  
Ukraine comedian Zelensky wins presidency in landslideKiev (AFP) April 22, 2019 A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election, drawing congratulations from global leaders while dealing a stunning rebuke to his country's political establishment. ... more  |
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Children judge people based on facial features, just like adultsWashington (UPI) Apr 19, 2019 Children judge and adjust their behavior toward people based on the person's facial features, just like adults do. ... more  
Greek researchers enlist EU satellite against Aegean sea litterLesbos Island, Greece (AFP) April 22, 2019 Knee-deep in water on a picture-postcard Lesbos island beach, a team of Greek university students gently deposits a wall-sized PVC frame on the surface before divers moor it at sea. ... more  
London climate protesters seek talks with governmentLondon (AFP) April 21, 2019 Climate change protesters who have brought parts of London to a standstill said Sunday they were prepared to call a halt if the British government will discuss their demands. ... more  
Scientists recover liquid blood from 42,000-year-old foalWashington (UPI) Apr 18, 2019 An international team of scientists have extracted liquid blood and urine from a 42,000-year-old foal recovered Siberian permafrost. Russian and South Korean researchers hope to use the preserved fluids to clone the ancient horse species. ... more 
Poachers threaten precious Madagascar forest and lemursVohibola, Madagascar (AFP) April 22, 2019 Under a leaden sky, six rangers walk silently in single file through Vohibola, one of the last primary forests in eastern Madagascar. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 19, 2019 
The International Monetary Fund board on Friday approved an $118.2 million credit that will be rushed out for cyclone-devastated Mozambique to help with the recovery efforts.
The zero-interest, 10-year loan will help shore up the country's budget amid the reconstruction efforts after the massive damage caused last month by Cyclone Idai, the IMF said in a statement.
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 23, 2019 
When India tested its anti-satellite weapons, more than 100 fragments of destroyed spacecraft were created; in the future, these fragments could pose a threat to the ISS, the Russian Defence Ministry said.
"On 27 March, India successfully tested anti-satellite weapons, as a result of the destruction of the spacecraft, more than 100 fragments were formed in the altitude range from 100 to 1, ... more |
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 Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 
How exactly does the ocean - the Earth's largest carbon sink - capture and store carbon? The answer to this question will become increasingly important as the planet warms and as we try to get ahead of a runaway climate scenario.
That's according to UC Santa Barbara oceanographer Dave Siegel. "The whole number is about 10 petagrams of carbon per year," he said of the amount of carbon trans ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 22, 2019 
Measuring melting ice is a fairly precise business in 2019 - thanks to satellites, weather stations and sophisticated climate models.
By the 1990s and 2000s, scientists were able to make pretty good estimates, although work from previous decades was unreliable due to less advanced technology.
Now, researchers have recalculated the amount of ice lost in Greenland since 1972, the year the ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2019 
The study of an ancient microbrewery in Peru and its supply of a sour beer has provided scientists new insights into the stability of the Wari empire.
For several years, researchers have been studying the remains of a brewing site at Cerro Baúl, an ancient city in southern Peru and the political center of the Wari empire, which lasted from 600 to 1100 AD - a long time for an ancient d ... more |
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 Porac, Philippines (AFP) April 23, 2019 
Philippine rescuers were scrambling Tuesday to reach some two dozen people feared buried under a building near Manila that collapsed a day earlier in a deadly earthquake, as a powerful new tremor hit the nation.
The US Geological Survey put the fresh quake on the central island of Samar at 6.4 magnitude, which is stronger than the one that wrought significant damage Monday near the capital i ... more |
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 Khartoum (AFP) April 22, 2019 
Sudan's army rulers on Monday demanded protesters remove blockades on roads leading to the military headquarters where thousands of demonstrators have camped for days calling on them to step down.
The order came a day after protest leaders suspended talks with the ruling military council about transferring power to a civilian administration - the key demand of demonstrators.
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2019 
Children judge and adjust their behavior toward people based on the person's facial features, just like adults do.
Previous studies have detailed the way various facial features - the tilt of a person's mouth or distance between a person's eyes, for example - influence a person's perception and expectations of another person. These preconceived notions, formed in an instant, can affec ... more |
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 London (AFP) April 22, 2019 
Some of London's busiest streets re-opened Monday for the first time in a week as climate change protesters regrouped and plotted a new course after police made more than 1,000 arrests.
The so-called Extinction Rebellion took over the heart of the UK capital in a bid to focus global attention on rising temperatures and sea levels caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
The grassroots group w ... more |
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 Paris (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 
Synspective and Arianespace have signed a contract to launch the satellite StriX-a, Synspective's first SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) demonstrator satellite.
On April 18, 2019, Arianespace announced the signing of a launch service contract with Synspective for the launch of the satellite StriX-a (with a liftoff mass of approximately 150 kg.) into a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) in 2020.
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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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 New York (AFP) April 22, 2019 
Mayor Bill de Blasio marked Earth Day by outlining measures to make New York greener Monday, including dramatically cutting the carbon footprint of the city's signature building, the skyscraper.
"We're going to ban the classic glass and steel skyscrapers, which are incredibly inefficient," he told MSNBC television.
The New York version of the "Green New Deal" currently being pushed by fr ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 
Artificial intelligence (AI), a branch of computer science that is transforming scientific inquiry and industry, could now speed the development of safe, clean and virtually limitless fusion energy for generating electricity.
A major step in this direction is under way at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University, where a team ... more |
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 Vohibola, Madagascar (AFP) April 22, 2019 
Under a leaden sky, six rangers walk silently in single file through Vohibola, one of the last primary forests in eastern Madagascar.
Alert to the slightest movement and sound, Michael Tovolahy's patrol is tracking poachers who are inflicting grievous harm to this jewel of biodiversity.
The poachers are targeting lemurs, primates battling the threat of extinction, and are chopping down t ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 23, 2019 
Sitting lotus-style on an apartment floor, two women quietly rotate their arms in front of them - a rare sight in China where public displays of Falungong meditation have all but disappeared.
It is a shadow of the spiritual movement's heyday in China, where the group once boasted more than 70 million followers before it was outlawed in 1999, giving police carte blanche to persecute members. ... more |
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 Asheville NC (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 
In as few as 25 years, climate change could shrink and dry 60-80% of Western Hemisphere cloud forests, a recent study finds. If greenhouse gas emissions continue increasing as they have been, 90% of Western Hemisphere cloud forests would be affected as early as 2060. The current cloud and frost environment of the highly diverse alpine ecosystems above these equatorial cloud forests, known as par ... more |
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