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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 26, 2019 There are two primary causes of global mean sea level rise - added water from melting ice sheets and glaciers, and the expansion of sea water as it warms. The melting of Antarctica's ice sheet is currently responsible for 20-25% of global sea level rise. But how much of a role will it play hundreds of years in the future? Scientists rely on precise numerical models to answer questions like this one. As the models used in predicting long-term sea level rise improve, so too do the projections ... read more |
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China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaosJenjarom, Malaysia (AFP) April 25, 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  
Food, medicine, water: What has Nature done for us lately?Paris (AFP) April 25, 2019 From the food we eat to the air that we breathe, Nature not only provides mankind with the means to live but also the services to thrive. ... more  
Tropical forest the size of England destroyed in 2018: reportParis (AFP) April 25, 2019 Last year humanity destroyed an expanse of tropical forest nearly the size of England, the fourth largest decline since global satellite data become available in 2001, researchers reported Thursday. ... more  
Isolation helps Brazil indigenous group defend way of lifeAltamira, Brazil (AFP) April 25, 2019 As the diesel generator rumbles to life in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, teenagers scramble to charge their phones and watch music videos - an ordinary pastime in an extraordinary setting. ... more |
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London climate protests to end after 11 days of gridlockLondon (AFP) April 24, 2019 Environmental protests that have taken over parts of central London will end Thursday after 11 days, organisers said Wednesday. ... more  
S.Africa president heads to floods hotspot as 51 dieJohannesburg (AFP) April 24, 2019 At least 51 people have been killed in flooding in South Africa, a local official said Wednesday, as President Cyril Ramaphosa flew into the deluged eastern region of the country. ... more 
Nepal marks quake anniversary as rebuilding continuesKathmandu (AFP) April 25, 2019 Nepal on Thursday marked the fourth anniversary of a massive earthquake that killed almost 9,000 people and left millions homeless, some of whom are still living in temporary shelters. ... more 
Cyclone Kenneth makes landfall in MozambiqueMaputo (AFP) April 25, 2019 A powerful cyclone made landfall in northern Mozambique Thursday evening, barely a month after a super-storm slammed into the country's centre, leaving hundreds dead and causing devastation. ... more 
Canada residents split: to move or not after two floods in two yearsGatineau, Canada (AFP) April 25, 2019 Michelle Lorrain climbs into a canoe and paddles down a flooded street to check in on her parents desperately trying to save their "dream home" from rising waters in Canada's capital region - the second time in two years. ... more |
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Forest fires blight Europe amid drought fearsBerlin (AFP) April 25, 2019 Weather experts warn of drought in Europe over its summer as firefighters tackled forest fires on Thursday, and farmers fretted over wilting crops and a repeat of 2018's arid conditions. ... more  |
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Regional bloc invites S.Sudan rivals to Addis talksNairobi (AFP) April 25, 2019 The rivals in South Sudan's conflict have been invited to hold talks in Ethiopia's capital next week to nudge along a fragile peace deal that has suffered repeated setbacks, according to a letter seen Thursday by AFP. ... more  
Hong Kong democracy leaders jailed over Umbrella Movement protestsHong Kong (AFP) April 24, 2019 Four prominent leaders of Hong Kong's democracy movement were jailed on Wednesday for their role in organising mass protests in 2014 that paralysed the city for months and infuriated Beijing. ... more 
Falungong: The movement that rattled BeijingBeijing (AFP) April 25, 2019 The Falungong triggered a relentless Chinese government crackdown against the movement when thousands of its members protested around Communist Party headquarters in Beijing 20 years ago. ... more 
Jailing of Hong Kong protesters 'deeply disappointing': UKLondon (AFP) April 25, 2019 British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Thursday it was "deeply disappointing" that leaders of Hong Kong's democracy movement have been jailed for organising mass protests in 2014. ... more  
Green plastic production made easySapporo, Japan (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 A one-step method enables scalable and more environmentally friendly production of plant-derived plastic monomers, paving the way towards the mass production of a sustainable alternative to petroleu ... more |
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 Yangon (AFP) April 24, 2019 
Recovery teams in Myanmar fought against a huge lake of sludge on Wednesday in their search for bodies after a landslide engulfed more than 50 jade miners - the latest fatal accident in a notoriously dangerous but highly-lucrative industry.
Dozens die each year in landslides caused by jade mining, a poorly regulated industry rife with corruption.
The disaster struck the mine in Hpakant ... more |
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 Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 
Scientists from TPU, Germany, and the United States have found a new way to functionalize a dielectric, otherwise known as 'white graphene', i.e. hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), without destroying it or changing its properties. Thanks to the new method, the researchers synthesized a 'polymer nano carpet' with strong covalent bond on the samples.
Prof Raul Rodriguez from the TPU Research Sch ... more |
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 Manoa HI (SPX) Apr 24, 2019 
Climate change and ocean warming threaten coral reefs and disrupt the harmonious relationship between corals and their symbiotic algae, a process known as "coral bleaching." However, a new study conducted by scientists at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Manoa and the California Academy of Sciences revealed soft tissues that cover the rocky coral skeleton promote the recovery of corals followin ... 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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 Maputo (AFP) April 23, 2019 
A tropical system off Mozambique threatens to unleash a cyclone on the northern Cabo Delgado province just weeks after the country's central parts were ravaged by a powerful storm, meteorologists warned Tuesday.
The poor southern African country is still reeling from the impact of deadly cyclone Idai - the most powerful storm to hit the region in recent decades - which left about 1,000 dea ... 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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 Lesbos 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.
Holding in plastic bags and bottles, four of the 5 metre-by-5-metre (16 foot-by-16-foot) frames are part of an experiment to determine if seaborne litter can be detected with EU satellites and drones.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 25, 2019 
Researchers have discovered an unusual new crab species, Callichimaera perplexa, in both Columbia and Wyoming.
The dinosaur-era crab, which lived between 90 and 95 million years ago, is unlike a modern crab. According to scientists with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, the species and its unique morphology revealed an entirely new branch of the tree of life.
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 Washington (AFP) April 23, 2019 
US authorities on Tuesday charged a Chinese engineer and his partner with "economic espionage" for allegedly stealing technology from General Electric, the Justice Department said.
It was a "textbook example of the Chinese government's strategy to rob American companies of their intellectual property," John Demers, head of the Justice Department's National Security Division, said in a statem ... 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 24, 2019 
China has formally arrested former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei on suspicion of accepting bribes, prosecutors announced Wednesday, as he faces possible corruption charges.
In a remarkable fall from grace, Meng - who had also served as vice minister of public security - vanished last September during a visit to China from France, where Interpol is based, and was later accused of accepting br ... more |
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 Altamira, Brazil (AFP) April 24, 2019 
A rifle resting on his shoulder, Tatji Arara looks despondent as he steps over the trunks of huge trees felled by timber traffickers in the heart of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, now the scene of numerous land conflicts.
"Every day, we find new trees cut down. I've never seen anything like this," laments the 41-year-old, a leader of the Arara indigenous people in the northern state of Para. ... more |
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