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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 06, 2019 The Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) aboard NASA's Aura satellite specializes in finding "fingerprints" - signatures of gases and particles that clutter the atmosphere. By measuring solar radiation reflected from Earth's surface and scattered by its atmosphere, the OMI team derives important information about aerosols such as dust and smoke and pollutants like nitrogen and sulfur dioxide. The team also estimates ozone amounts in two areas of Earth's atmosphere. In the upper atmosphere (also calle ... read more |
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Stanford researchers' artificial synapse is fast, efficient and durableStanford CA (SPX) May 06, 2019 The brain's capacity for simultaneously learning and memorizing large amounts of information while requiring little energy has inspired an entire field to pursue brain-like - or neuromorphic - compu ... more  
A Scent-Based Strategy for Preventing Mosquito Transmission of DiseaseWashington DC (SPX) May 06, 2019 Could it be that your scent is just a bit too attractive? It is known that mosquitoes are drawn to certain human chemical odors that lead the insects to sources of food. ReVector, a new program from ... more  
Running may have made dinosaurs' wings flap before they evolved to flyWashington DC (SPX) May 07, 2019 Before they evolved the ability to fly, two-legged dinosaurs may have begun to flap their wings as a passive effect of running along the ground, according to new research by Jing-Shan Zhao of Tsingh ... more  
Study demonstrates seagrass' strong potential for curbing erosionBoston MA (SPX) May 06, 2019 Most people's experience with seagrass, if any, amounts to little more than a tickle on their ankles while wading in shallow coastal waters. But it turns out these ubiquitous plants, varieties of wh ... more |
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Field experiment finds a simple change that could boost agricultural productivityMilan, Italy (SPX) May 07, 2019 Raising tenants' share in crop-sharing contracts between landlords and tenants in developing countries can boost agricultural output, by providing tenants with the right incentive to raise agricultu ... more  
Forest fires accelerating snowmelt across western US, study findsPortland OR (SPX) May 07, 2019 Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend occurring across the western U.S. that may affect water supplies and trigger even more fires, according to a new study by a team ... more  
Two dead, one missing as freak weather hits Italy, FranceRome (AFP) May 5, 2019 Two people died and another person went missing on Sunday as high winds and heavy rain pummelled Italy and neighbouring France. ... more  
Praise for India's response to devastating cycloneNew Delhi (AFP) May 4, 2019 UN and other experts Saturday praised India for its early warning systems and rapid evacuation of more than 1 million people, which they said helped minimise loss of life from a deadly cyclone that battered its eastern coast. ... more  
Mozambique records first cholera cases after Cyclone KennethMaputo (AFP) May 3, 2019 Fourteen cholera cases have been confirmed in northern Mozambique following floods caused by a powerful cyclone that battered the country last week, provincial authorities said Friday. ... more |
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 Cyclone Fani death toll rises to 42 in India, Bangladesh 
Major disaster averted as weakened Fani hits BangladeshKhulna, Bangladesh (AFP) May 4, 2019 Cyclone Fani weakened to a depression as it barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday after leaving a trail of deadly destruction in India, although a major human disaster looked to have been averted. ... more  |
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Jihadist attacks threaten relief efforts in cyclone-hit MozambiqueMaputo (AFP) May 4, 2019 Suspected Islamist militants have killed four people in Mozambique's northern Macomia district in fresh attacks that could pose a threat to relief efforts following last week's powerful cyclone, a local journalist said Saturday. ... more  
Wife of jailed China rights lawyer pleads to see himBeijing (AFP) May 3, 2019 The wife of jailed Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang Friday pleaded to be allowed to see him just once nearly four years after he disappeared during a crackdown on lawyers and activists. ... more  
Ex Aussie PM tears into spooks over China suspicionsSydney (AFP) May 6, 2019 Australia's outspoken former prime minister Paul Keating has launched an extraordinary attack on the country's top spies, branding them "nutters" who had gone "berko" over the threat from China. ... more  
Alaska's thaw threatens prehistoric sites once frozen in timeQuinhagak, United States (AFP) May 4, 2019 The first artifact - a wooden mask - was discovered in 2007 by a child who stumbled upon it while playing on the beach near his home in Quinhagak, a village in western Alaska that sits by the Bering Sea. ... more  
Pandas descend from carnivores, despite vegetarian dietWashington (UPI) May 3, 2019 Today, pandas largely feast on a vegetarian diet dominated by bamboo, but they descended from carnivores and their bodies still operate that way, a new study says. ... more |
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 Pemba, Mozambique (AFP) May 2, 2019 
Mozambique is reeling after an unprecedented two cyclones swept ashore within six weeks, wreaking havoc and leaving hundreds dead and tens of thousands displaced.
As relief efforts continue, Birgit Holm, director of the Mozambican non-governmental development organisation ADPP, discusses the impoverished southern African country's next steps on the road to recovery following Cyclones Idai an ... more |
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 Ann Arbor MI (SPX) May 01, 2019 
A new class of coatings that sheds ice effortlessly from even large surfaces has moved researchers closer to their decades-long goal of ice-proofing cargo ships, airplanes, power lines and other large structures.
The spray-on coatings, developed at the University of Michigan, cause ice to fall away from structures--regardless of their size--with just the force of a light breeze, or often t ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 02, 2019 
Asteroids may have provided up to half of the Earth's ocean water, new research shows.
Arizona State University recently found water in fragments of an asteroid known as Itokawa. This discovery suggests impacts from other asteroids during the early parts of Earth's history may have sourced much of the water for the planet's oceans.
Researchers published the findings Wednesday in ... more |
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 Quinhagak, United States (AFP) May 3, 2019 
As far back as he can remember, Willard Church Jr. has gone out ice fishing well into the month of April, chopping holes that were easily four feet deep into the Kanektok River near his home.
But the waterway that runs along the village of Quinhagak, in southwest Alaska, barely freezes now, a testament to the warming temperatures wreaking havoc on the state's indigenous people and their subs ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 06, 2019 
Researchers from Australia, Germany and the US have quantified the effect of climate extremes, such as droughts or heatwaves, on the yield variability of staple crops around the world.
Overall, year-to-year changes in climate factors during the growing season of maize, rice, soy and spring wheat accounted for 20%-49% of yield fluctuations, according to research published in Environmental R ... more |
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 Khulna, Bangladesh (AFP) May 4, 2019 
Cyclone Fani weakened to a depression as it barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday after leaving a trail of deadly destruction in India, although a major human disaster looked to have been averted.
Press reports said 12 people had died in India and police in Bangladesh put the death toll there at the same number - a fraction of the casualty numbers seen in past cyclones, earning authorities ... more |
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 Lagos (AFP) May 5, 2019 
Five Nigerian soldiers were killed when Boko Haram overran a military base in the restive northeast two days ago, the army said on Sunday.
A column of fighters from the IS-affiliated Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in trucks and on motorcycles stormed into the base in the town of Magumeri, 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the Borno state capital Maiduguri late Friday.
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 Lisbon, Portugal (SPX) May 05, 2019 
The first global document that proposes a definition for Astronomy Literacy is published in open-access, and Instituto de Astrofisica e Ciencias do Espaco (IA) is one of the authoring institutions.
Throughout history, Astronomy has revolutionised the way humankind sees its place in the Universe, from knowing only a handful of planets in the Solar System, to the billions of galaxies current ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Apr 30, 2019 
The University of Texas at Austin team that led a twin satellite system launched in 2002 to take detailed measurements of the Earth, called the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), reports in the most recent issue of the journal Nature Climate Change on the contributions that their nearly two decades of data have made to our understanding of global climate patterns.
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 02, 2019 
Researchers have found a new way to use satellites to monitor the Great Whirl, a massive whirlpool the size of Colorado that forms each year off the coast of East Africa, they report in a new study.
Using 23 years of satellite data, the new findings show the Great Whirl is larger and longer-lived than scientists previously thought. At its peak, the giant whirlpool is, on average, 275,000 s ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 07, 2019 
Before they evolved the ability to fly, two-legged dinosaurs may have begun to flap their wings as a passive effect of running along the ground, according to new research by Jing-Shan Zhao of Tsinghua University, Beijing, and his colleagues.
The findings, published in PLOS Computational Biology, provide new insights into the origin of avian flight, which has been a point of debate since th ... more |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) April 30, 2019 
German industrial conglomerate Siemens cleared a hurdle Tuesday in its race with US-based General Electric to rebuild Iraq's electricity grid, signing a "roadmap" at a Berlin meeting with top ministers.
Chief executive Joe Kaeser and Iraq's electricity minister Luay al-Khateeb "signed an implementation agreement to kick off the actual execution of the roadmap" agreed last year, the Munich-ba ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) May 02, 2019 
Do you feel the warmth coming off your computer or cell phone? That's wasted energy radiating from the device. With automobiles, it is estimated that 60% of fuel efficiency is lost due to waste heat. Is it possible to capture this energy and convert it into electricity?
Researchers working in the area of thermoelectric power generation say absolutely. But whether it can be done cost-effect ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 3, 2019 
Today, pandas largely feast on a vegetarian diet dominated by bamboo, but they descended from carnivores and their bodies still operate that way, a new study says.
While the panda's diet is plant-based, it's protein and carbohydrate intake looks more like a hypercarnivore, which gets more than 70 percent of its those nutrients from eating other animals.
The findings were publishe ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 3, 2019 
The wife of jailed Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang Friday pleaded to be allowed to see him just once nearly four years after he disappeared during a crackdown on lawyers and activists.
Wang, 42, was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison in January following a December trial that took place behind closed doors.
A prominent lawyer who defended political activists and victims o ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) May 2, 2019 
Brazil is home to more than half of the world's plant and animal species, but its ecological paradises are facing growing threats from agriculture and mining lobbies who have found a champion in far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, experts say.
Brazil's rich biodiversity is under attack from multiple fronts, including landowners who cut down multi-storied trees to make way for soya bean crops ... more |
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