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  New Haven CT (SPX) May 08, 2019 A Yale-led team of scientists may have found a new factor to help explain the ebb and flow of Earth's magnetic field - and it's something familiar to anyone who has made a vinaigrette for their salad. Earth's magnetic field, produced near the center of the planet, has long acted as a buffer from the harmful radiation of solar winds emanating from the Sun. Without that protection, life on Earth would not have had the opportunity to flourish. Yet our knowledge of Earth's magnetic field and its evolu ... read more |
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Tibetan plateau first occupied by middle Pleistocene DenisovansBeijing, China (SPX) May 08, 2019 The Tibetan Plateau, as Earth's "Third Pole," was reported to be first occupied by modern humans probably armed with blade technology as early as 40 ka BP. However, no earlier hominin groups had bee ... more  
Two-thirds of world's longest rivers throttled by mankind: studyParis (AFP) May 8, 2019 Almost two in three of Earth's longest rivers have been severed by dams, reservoirs or other manmade constructions, severely damaging some of the most important ecosystems on the planet, researchers said Wednesday. ... more 
Impossible research produces 400-year El Nino record, revealing startling changesSydney, Australia (SPX) May 08, 2019 Australian scientists have developed an innovative method using cores drilled from coral to produce a world first 400-year long seasonal record of El Nino events, a record that many in the field had ... more 
Radical desalination approach may disrupt the water industryNew York NY (SPX) May 08, 2019 Hypersaline brines - water that contains high concentrations of dissolved salts and whose saline levels are higher than ocean water - are a growing environmental concern around the world. Very chall ... more |
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Illegal haul of Gabonese sacred wood disappearsLibreville (AFP) May 8, 2019 Hundreds of seized containers of kevazingo, a precious wood considered sacred and whose exploitation is banned in Gabon, have gone missing, it emerged Wednesday. ... more  
Most EU countries cut CO2 emissions last year: estimatesBrussels (AFP) May 8, 2019 Most European Union countries reduced carbon dioxide emissions last year, estimates showed Wednesday, marking a turnaround in the battle against greenhouse gases as campaigners urged faster action to avoid the most damaging effects of climate change. ... more  
The only way is down: subterranean survival warningNaples, Italy (AFP) May 9, 2019 Solutions to the biggest threats facing our planet lie underground, according to experts who insist climate change, overpopulation and food shortages can all be tackled by going subterranean. ... more 
Allianz aims for "climate-neutral" investments by 2050Berlin (AFP) May 8, 2019 German insurer Allianz aims to make the massive investments that back its business "climate-neutral" by 2050, chief executive Oliver Baete told shareholders Wednesday. ... more  
Cyprus's emblematic wild sheep lock horns with mountain farmersGerakies, Chypre (AFP) May 9, 2019 Surveying his orchard in the Troodos Mountains, Cypriot farmer John Papadouris is convinced the island's treasured wild sheep would have destroyed his crop without action. ... more |
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 AFRL Technology Employed By U.S. Coast Guard To Rescue Stranded Ice Fishermen  
US storms kill one, disrupt flightsChicago (AFP) May 8, 2019 Flooding caused by heavy rains on Wednesday claimed one life and led to evacuations and travel disruptions in the central United States. ... more  |
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Amid plague of US mass shootings, 'heroes' emergeWashington (AFP) May 9, 2019 With no end in sight to the mass shootings that have traumatized the country in recent decades, Americans are now finding hope in the actions of "heroes" who have sacrificed their lives to save others amidst hails of bullets. ... more  
Six months too few to form S.Sudan unity government: presidentJuba (AFP) May 8, 2019 South Sudan's President Salva Kiir said Wednesday that a six-month delay agreed with his rivals for the formation of a unity government was not enough time to resolve outstanding issues. ... more  
US report warns of 'serious risks' from Hong Kong extraditionsWashington (AFP) May 8, 2019 A report by a US government commission has warned of "serious" security risks from Hong Kong's plan to allow extraditions to mainland China, which has sparked protests in the financial hub. ... more  
US climate sceptics send shivers through Arctic cooperationRovaniemi, Finland (AFP) May 7, 2019 For the first time in over two decades, member states of the Arctic Council failed to agree on a final declaration at their bi-annual ministerial meeting on Tuesday, due to a US refusal to mention climate change. ... more  
Indigenous peoples, 'guardians of Nature', under siegeParis (AFP) May 6, 2019 From Amazon rainforests to the Arctic Circle, indigenous peoples are leveraging ancestral knowhow to protect habitats that have sustained them for hundreds and even thousands of years, according to a landmark UN assessment of biodiversity released Monday. ... more |
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 Mexico City (AFP) May 7, 2019 
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday he wants the United States to end a security assistance program called the Merida Initiative and instead invest in economic development in Mexico and Central America.
Launched in 2008, the Merida Initiative aims to combat drug trafficking with US military equipment, technical support and training for security forces in Mexico and Cen ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) May 07, 2019 
Bioengineers have cleared a major hurdle on the path to 3D printing replacement organs with a breakthrough technique for bioprinting tissues.
The new innovation allows scientists to create exquisitely entangled vascular networks that mimic the body's natural passageways for blood, air, lymph and other vital fluids.
The research is featured on the cover of this week's issue of Science ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) May 08, 2019 
Hypersaline brines - water that contains high concentrations of dissolved salts and whose saline levels are higher than ocean water - are a growing environmental concern around the world. Very challenging and costly to treat, they result from water produced during oil and gas production, inland desalination concentrate, landfill leachate (a major problem for municipal solid waste landfills), flu ... more |
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 Rovaniemi, Finland (AFP) May 7, 2019 
Members of the Arctic Council meeting in Finland's far north on Tuesday failed to issue their traditional final declaration due to a US refusal to mention climate change, delegates said.
At the start of the 11th ministerial meeting, chair Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini announced a change to the planned agenda, saying the final joint declaration would be replaced by ministerial statement ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) May 6, 2019 
Malaysia on Monday accused the EU of launching a "trade war" over a plan to curb the use of palm oil in biofuels and threatened retaliatory action at the WTO.
The southeast Asian country is the world's second biggest palm oil producer after Indonesia and would be hit hard by the EU's plan to phase out its use in biofuels by 2030.
Teresa Kok, the Malaysian minister responsible for palm oi ... more |
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 Jakarta (AFP) May 7, 2019 
An Indonesian volcano erupted Tuesday, sending a massive column of ash and smoke 2,000 metres (6,500 feet) into the air, coating local villages in debris.
Mount Sinabung on Sumatra island - which has been rumbling since 2010 and saw a deadly eruption in 2016 - spewed the thick plume after activity picked up recent days.
Disaster agency officials said the eruption has the "potential" to ... more |
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 Juba (AFP) May 8, 2019 
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir said Wednesday that a six-month delay agreed with his rivals for the formation of a unity government was not enough time to resolve outstanding issues.
Warring parties in a civil conflict that is now in its sixth year, agreed Friday to delay the formation of a power-sharing government from May 12 for six months, after implementation of a peace deal ran agro ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) May 8, 2019 
The world consumed ten percent more alcohol per adult in 2017 than in 1990, due in large part to heavier and more widespread drinking in China and India, researchers said Wednesday.
On current trends, global consumption per capita will rise another 17 percent over the next decade, they reported in The Lancet.
By 2030 half of all adults worldwide will drink alcohol, and almost a quarter w ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) May 8, 2019 
Most European Union countries reduced carbon dioxide emissions last year, estimates showed Wednesday, marking a turnaround in the battle against greenhouse gases as campaigners urged faster action to avoid the most damaging effects of climate change.
Overall EU emissions from burning oil, coal and gas were 2.5 percent lower in 2018 than the previous year, Eurostat figures showed, with 20 of ... more |
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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.
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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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 Paris (ESA) May 07, 2019 
An ESA-backed project is harnessing satnav to insert an intelligent sense of place and time to power grids, to provide early warning of potentially dangerous electricity network failures.
Four years ago an apparent fire from nowhere forced the evacuation of 5 000 people from central London. Thick black smoke and choking fumes emerged from manhole covers as power was cut off to the Holborn ... more |
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 Bristol UK (SPX) May 07, 2019 
Researchers at the University of Bristol have successfully demonstrated the high thermal conductivity of a new material, paving the way for safer and more efficient electronic devices - including mobile phones, radars and even electric cars.
The team, led by Professor Martin Kuball at the Center for Device Thermography and Reliability (CDTR), found that by making an ultra-pure version of B ... 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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 Washington (AFP) May 8, 2019  A report by a US government commission has warned of "serious" security risks from Hong Kong's plan to allow extraditions to mainland China, which has sparked protests in the financial hub.
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which was set up by Congress to advise on the security implications of US trade with China, said the extradition bill could affect the estimated 85,00 ... more |
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 Libreville (AFP) May 8, 2019 
Hundreds of seized containers of kevazingo, a precious wood considered sacred and whose exploitation is banned in Gabon, have gone missing, it emerged Wednesday.
More than 350 containers confiscated by the authorities were found to have "curiously disappeared" on April 30, said Libreville prosecutor Olivier N'Zahou quoted by the pro-government Union newspaper.
Customs officers had discov ... more |
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