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  Washington (UPI) May 30, 2019 The parents of mammals with larger brains tend to share parenting duties, according to a new study, with both mom and dad involved in raising offspring. Scientists also found mammals with greater reproductive success tend to have help from non-biological parents, or alloparents. Researchers analyzed data on the parenting behaviors, brain size and fertility of 478 mammal species, including lions, mice, meerkats, monkeys and apes. The analysis showed different types of parental support aids diffe ... read more |
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Early humans may have crossed Central Asian deserts during wetter conditionsWashington (UPI) May 30, 2019 New research suggests northern and central Asia may have hosted early human migrations between 50,000 and 30,000 years ago. ... more  
Philippines ships dumped trash back to CanadaManila (AFP) May 31, 2019 Tonnes of garbage sent to the Philippines years ago was shipped back to Canada on Friday after a festering diplomatic row, as Asian nations increasingly reject serving as dumping grounds for international trash. ... more  
World must do all 'humanly possible' on climate change: MerkelCambridge, United States (AFP) May 30, 2019 German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged the world to do "everything humanly possible" to combat climate change and pledged to do her part. ... more  
Italy, Malta rescue stricken migrants in MediterraneanValletta (AFP) May 30, 2019 The Italian navy rescued 100 migrants stranded in the Mediterranean on Thursday, as 75 other migrants found clinging to a tuna pen were taken to Malta, officials said. ... more |
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Table scraps can be used to reduce reliance on fossil fuelsWaterloo, Canada (SPX) May 27, 2019 Wasted food can be affordably turned into a clean substitute for fossil fuels. New technology developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo engineers natural fermentation to produce a ... more  
Speed bumps on German road to lower emissionsBerlin (AFP) May 27, 2019 Germany has in recent years polished its "green" image abroad, but the country was only recently forced to admit it will miss a self-imposed 2020 climate target. ... more  
French watchdog bans sale of common pesticideParis (AFP) May 28, 2019 The French food safety agency ANSES on Tuesday barred the sale of epoxiconazole, a widely-used pesticide, citing a "worrying danger" to humans. ... more  
Grandma Ca: the 99-year-old standing up to Vietnam's coal rushVan Phong Bay, Vietnam (AFP) May 22, 2019 Toothless and nearly blind, grandmother Pham Thi Ca refuses to leave her plot of land even after bulldozers demolished her house - an extraordinary holdout against communist Vietnam's deepening addiction to coal. ... more  
Measuring methane from coal and gas in Pennsylvania informativeUniversity Park PA (SPX) May 27, 2019 While methane pollution caused by natural gas production in Pennsylvania is underestimated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, natural gas still has half the carbon footprint of underground ... more |
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Toy transformers and real-life whales inspire biohybrid robotHanover NH (SPX) May 23, 2019 Drawing inspiration from biology and the toy shelf, researchers at Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College and City University of Hong Kong have developed a swimming robot with a light-con ... more  |
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Climate change killing off Bering Sea puffins, say scientistsWashington (AFP) May 29, 2019 When an unusually large number of puffin carcasses began to wash ashore on Alaska's remote St Paul Island in the fall of 2016, the local tribal population grew alarmed. ... more  
Features that could be used to detect life-friendly climates on other worldsGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 27, 2019 Scientists may have found a way to tell if alien worlds have a climate that is suitable for life by analyzing the light from these worlds for special signatures that are characteristic of a life-fri ... more  
NASA-Supported Monitoring Network Assesses Ozone Layer ThreatsGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 27, 2019 On the heels of the first definitive signs of the ozone layer recovery last year, an international team of scientists discovered that production and emission of a banned, potent ozone-depleting chem ... more 
Chimpanzees in West Africa observed fishing for crabs year-roundWashington (UPI) May 29, 2019 Where did the earliest humans get the idea to start eating seafood? New research suggests they may have been inspired by their closest ape ancestor, the chimpanzee. ... more 
Warming Arctic to blame for increase in extreme weatherWashington (UPI) May 29, 2019 New models suggest a warming Arctic is influencing the behavior of the jet stream and encouraging extreme weather events in the Northern Hemisphere, including cold spells in the winter and heatwaves in the summer. ... more |
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 Valletta (AFP) May 30, 2019  The Maltese navy said Thursday it had rescued 75 migrants found clinging to a tuna pen while trying to make the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean.
The rescue took place off the Libyan coast late Wednesday and the migrants will be brought to Malta, the Maltese military said in a statement.
It said it had coordinated multiple joint rescue operations in conjunction with the Italian ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 29, 2019 
They are used in everything from lightbulbs to guided missiles, but with China controlling 95 percent of the world's supply of rare earth metals, they are also a potentially powerful weapon in Beijing's trade war with Washington.
Here are some key questions and answers on the prized elements.
- What are rare earths? -
The bedrock of electrical manufacturing, rare earths are 17 elemen ... more |
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 Kingston RI (SPX) May 30, 2019 
Scientists with a NASA-led expedition are operating from the Inner Space Center at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography as colleagues explore the deep Pacific Ocean to prepare to search for life in deep space.
The SUBSEA (Systematic Underwater Biogeochemical Science and Exploration Analog) research program is a partnership among NASA's Ames Research Center in Si ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 29, 2019 
When an unusually large number of puffin carcasses began to wash ashore on Alaska's remote St Paul Island in the fall of 2016, the local tribal population grew alarmed.
At first they suspected the seabirds might have avian flu - but labs on the mainland soon ruled out any disease, finding that the seabirds known for their brightly-colored beaks and thick tufts had instead starved to death. ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) May 28, 2019 
The French food safety agency ANSES on Tuesday barred the sale of epoxiconazole, a widely-used pesticide, citing a "worrying danger" to humans.
The fungicide, mainly produced by the German chemical giant BASF, is used for about half of France's cereal crops and 70 percent of beetroot cultivation, ANSES said.
The agency says the substance, already a suspected carcinogen, is thought to be ... more |
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 San Salvador (AFP) May 30, 2019 
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador on Thursday near the capital but authorities said there were no initial reports of casualties or damage.
The quake was so strong it was likely felt throughout Central America, officials said.
The quake struck in the Pacific Ocean around 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of San Salvador at a depth of 40 miles (65 km), according t ... more |
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 Kano, Nigeria (AFP) May 28, 2019 
Nigeria's army has moved nearly 10,000 people from areas attacked by Boko Haram jihadi fighters in northeastern Borno state, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday.
The area around has seen heavy fighting and ambush attacks against soldiers as they escorted civilians from villages into larger towns.
"As of 27 May 2019, a total of 9,432 individuals from Sabon Gari ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 23, 2019 
DARPA has awarded funding to six organizations to support the Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology (N3) program, first announced in March 2018. Battelle Memorial Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Rice University, and Teledyne Scientific are leading multidisciplinary teams to develop high-resolution ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) May 30, 2019 
A mission proposed by the UK Space Agency has been added to the European Space Agency's Earth Watch programme, as the UK bids to host United Nations climate talks next year.
Space offers a unique vantage point from which to observe, measure and monitor the Earth's climate. At the EU Competitiveness Council and EU-ESA Space Council on 28 May, Science Minister Chris Skidmore highlighted the ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 31, 2019  4A NASA rocket mission to study disturbances in the upper atmosphere, which interfere with communication and technology systems, will form night-time white artificial clouds visible by residents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands during two rocket flights to occur between June 9 - 21, 2019.
This the second flight of the Waves and Instabilities from a Neutral Dynamo, or WINDY, mission. ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) May 22, 2019  Scientists have unearthed fossilised fungi dating back up to one billion years, in a discovery that could reshape our understanding of how life on land evolved, research showed Wednesday.
For decades, the earliest known fungi - organisms such as mushrooms, mould and yeast - was thought to have appeared on earth around half a billion years ago.
But recent fossil specimens unearthed in ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) May 27, 2019 
Germany has in recent years polished its "green" image abroad, but the country was only recently forced to admit it will miss a self-imposed 2020 climate target.
With Berlin set to miss the next decade's goals too unless lawmakers take bold action, here are some reasons why carbon reduction has proved tricky even for a wealthy country with an environmentally conscious electorate.
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 Washington (UPI) May 23, 2019 
Scientists have demonstrated superconductivity at the highest temperatures yet.
An international team of researchers observed superconductivity at minus-23 degrees Celsius, or minus-9 degrees Fahrenheit - a new record. The breakthrough, detailed this week in the journal Nature Communications, marks a 50 percent improvement over the previous record.
Until now, superconductivity h ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) May 28, 2019  The illegal slaughter of African elephants to feed Asia's demand for ivory has decreased by more than half in eight years, but the majestic mammals are still threatened with extinction, researchers warned Tuesday.
In 2011, poachers killed some 40,000 tuskers - about ten percent of the continent's population, according to figures from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speci ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) May 30, 2019 
Malaysia will continue using Huawei products "as much as possible," bucking a global trend prompted by security concerns and a US ban on the Chinese firm, the country's prime minister said Thursday.
Mahathir Mohamad, speaking at a conference in Tokyo, acknowledged the security concerns but said they would not deter Malaysia.
"Yes, there may be some spying. But what is there to spy (on) e ... more |
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 Salt Lake City, UT (SPX) May 28, 2019 
Winters in the northern hemisphere are brutal. The harsh conditions drive some species to hibernate; bears reduce their metabolic state to conserve energy until spring. Forests also endure winter by conserving energy; they shut down photosynthesis, the process by which a green pigment called chlorophyll captures sunlight and carbon dioxide (CO2) to produce the chemical energy that fuels the plan ... more |
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