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  Knoxville TN (SPX) Apr 29, 2019 By acting as gatekeepers, microbes can affect geological processes that move carbon from the earth's surface into its deep interior, according to a study published in Nature and coauthored by microbiologists at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The research is part of the Deep Carbon Observatory's Biology Meets Subduction project. "We usually think of geology as something that happens independently of life, and life just adjusts to the geology," said Karen Lloyd, associate professor of micro ... read more |
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Geomagnetic jerks finally reproduced and explainedParis, France (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 Initially described in 1978, geomagnetic jerks are unpredictable events that abruptly accelerate the evolution of the Earth's magnetic field, and skew predictions of its behaviour on a multi-year sc ... more 
Arianespace to launch "SAR" satellite StriX-a aboard Vega for Japanese startup company SynspectiveParis (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 an ... more 
How NASA Earth Data Aids America, State by StateWashington DC (SPX) Apr 23, 2019 For six decades, NASA has used the vantage point of space to better understand our home planet and improve lives. A new interactive website called Space for U.S. highlights some of the many ways tha ... 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 |
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UK Labour Party to force climate emergency voteLondon (AFP) April 28, 2019 Britain's opposition Labour Party is expected to force a vote this week to declare a national climate change emergency following the 11-day protests that gridlocked parts of central London. ... more  
Princeton geoscientists find new fallout from 'the collision that changed the world'Princeton NJ (SPX) Apr 29, 2019 When the landmass that is now the Indian subcontinent slammed into Asia about 50 million years ago, the collision changed the configuration of the continents, the landscape, global climate and more. ... more  
Mozambique braces for violent floods after Cyclone KennethPemba, Mozambique (AFP) April 28, 2019 Tens of thousands of people in the far north of Mozambique are bracing for violent flooding as torrential rain pushes up water levels, after the death and devastation wrought by Cyclone Kenneth. ... more 
At least 10 dead, thousands displaced after severe Indonesia floodsJakarta (AFP) April 28, 2019 At least 10 people are dead and eight are missing after days of heavy rain-triggered floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, authorities said Sunday. ... more 
Pattern of Mozambique storms 'unprecedented': UNGeneva (AFP) April 26, 2019 The back-to-back cyclones that have ravaged Mozambique are unprecedented in recorded history, the UN said Friday, as it planned to examine the country's defences against extreme weather in the light of climate change. ... more |
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Idjwi, a haven of peace in DR Congo's conflict-ridden eastGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) April 28, 2019 Luc Henkinbrant fought against the impunity of war criminals in the conflict-ridden east of the Democratic Republic of Congo for a decade. ... more  |
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China's vast investment in Africa hits a snag in CongoParis (AFP) April 28, 2019 China's investment strategy of throwing money at developing countries appears to have hit a snag in the Republic of Congo as the central African nation is seeking an IMF bailout. ... more  
Woman war pilot shot down in Iraq returns -- as US senatorWashington (AFP) April 26, 2019 Tammy Duckworth, the helicopter pilot who lost her legs when she was shot down over Iraq 15 years ago, returned to the country for the first time this week as a US senator, her office said Friday. ... more  
Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition planHong Kong (AFP) April 28, 2019 Tens of thousands of people hit Hong Kong's streets on Sunday to protest against a government plan to allow extraditions to mainland China, the crowds swollen by anger over the recent jailing of democracy leaders. ... more  
Antarctica's Effect on Sea Level Rise in Coming CenturiesPasadena 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 cu ... 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 |
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 Hpakant, Myanmar (AFP) April 24, 2019 
Myanmar recovery teams battled treacherous conditions Wednesday to pull a fourth body from the sludge left by a mudslide that buried 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 latest disaster struck a mine in ... 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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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 25, 2019 
Hydroid was awarded a $23.1 million contract for production support of the MK 18 family of unmanned submersibles for the U.S. Navy.
With four option years, the cumulative contract could be worth up to $47.9 million, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.
Work will be performed at Hydroid's plant in Pocasset, Mass., with an expected completion date by April 2020 and with opti ... 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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 Yibin, China (AFP) April 19, 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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 Johannesburg (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.
Heavy rains have lashed South Africa in recent days, with the southern and eastern parts of the country badly hit since last weekend.
"Our hearts go out particularly to families and communities who have been di ... more |
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 Nairobi (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.
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc for East Africa, extended the invitation on Wednesday to the two sides, led by President Salva Kiir and o ... more |
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 Altamira, 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.
The teens are members of the Arara indigenous group - and they had to travel eight hours round-trip by boat to the nearest city, Altamira, to download those video clips.
They live with about 20 ... more |
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 London (AFP) April 28, 2019 
Britain's opposition Labour Party is expected to force a vote this week to declare a national climate change emergency following the 11-day protests that gridlocked parts of central London.
"On Wednesday, the UK Parliament will have the chance to be the first in the world to declare an environment and climate emergency, which we hope will trigger a wave of action from parliaments and governm ... 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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 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 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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