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  Santa Fe NM (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 Throughout life's history on earth, biological diversity has gone through ebbs and flows - periods of rapid evolution and of dramatic extinctions. We know this, at least in part, through the fossil record of marine invertebrates left behind since the Cambrian period. Remarkably, extreme events of diversification and extinction happen more frequently than a typical, Gaussian, distribution would predict. Instead of the typical bell-shaped curve, the fossil record shows a fat-tailed distribution, wit ... read more |
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Ocean biology experienced dramatic evolutionary shift 170 million years agoWashington (UPI) Jul 1, 2019 The evolution of life in Earth's oceans changed dramatically around 170 million years ago, according to new research. ... more  
Antarctic sea ice in dizzying decline since 2014: studyWashington (AFP) July 2, 2019 After mysteriously expanding for decades, Antarctica's sea ice cover melted by an area four times greater than France in just a few years and now stands at a record low, according to a study published Monday. ... more 
Study details the effects of water temperature on glacier calvingWashington (UPI) Jul 1, 2019 New research has confirmed the primary driver of glacier calving, but analysis showed the effects of subsurface water temperatures aren't as influential as previously thought. ... more  
The far-future ocean: Warm yet oxygen-richKiel, Germany (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 The oceans are losing oxygen. Numerous studies based on direct measurements in recent years have shown this. Since water can dissolve less gas as temperatures rise, these results were not surprising ... more |
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Continents on early Earth rose from the sea, then disappearedWashington (UPI) Jul 1, 2019 According to a new model, Earth's first continents emerged much earlier than previously thought. After emerging from the planet's primordial oceans, the continents disappeared without a trace. ... more  
Wall collapse kills 15 as monsoon causes chaos in MumbaiMumbai (AFP) July 2, 2019 At least 15 people were killed in Mumbai early Tuesday when a wall collapsed as torrential monsoon downpours brought chaos to India's financial capital. ... more  
Twelve die in Siberia floodsMoscow (AFP) July 1, 2019 Twelve people have died and nine are missing after heavy rainfall flooded dozens of villages in Russia's southeastern Siberia, the deputy prime minister said Monday. ... more  
Whales targeted by Japan face extinction threatParis (AFP) July 1, 2019 One of three species Japan has targeted in resuming commercial whaling Monday is threatened with extinction, and sub-populations of the other two are severely depleted as well, according to experts. ... more  
Cooler for parts of Europe, Spain battles wildfiresParis (AFP) June 30, 2019 A welcome temperature drop came to western parts of Europe on Sunday, after almost a week-long heatwave, but hundreds of Spanish firefighters and soldiers continued to battle three major blazes. ... more |
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 Ethiopia on edge in ethnic heartland of accused coup leader  
DRC targets militia in 'large-scale' army operationKinshasa (AFP) June 30, 2019 Democratic Republic of Congo's leader said Sunday he had ordered the army to launch a "large-scale" operation against armed groups in the restive east after the killings of scores of civilians. ... more  |
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In Senegal, old clothes get a new life for profitDakar (AFP) July 1, 2019 The market around Colobane Square in central Dakar has been a hive of activity since dawn as hundreds of buyers and sellers haggle over the latest imports from Europe. ... more  
New film shows painful legacy of China's one-child policyParis (AFP) June 28, 2019 To see what China's one-child policy has done to the most populous country on Earth, you just have to look around you, said acclaimed filmmaker Wang Xiaoshuai. ... more  
Jailed China rights lawyer allowed to see wife after four yearsBeijing (AFP) June 28, 2019 Jailed Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was allowed to see his wife and young son on Friday for the first time in nearly four years since he disappeared in a crackdown. ... more  
Big cats of Instagram: Pakistani elite's love of exotic wildlifeKarachi (AFP) July 2, 2019 Bilal Mansoor Khawaja beams as he runs his palms over the ivory coat of a white lion, one of thousands of exotic animals at his personal "zoo" in Karachi, where a thriving wildlife trade caters to Pakistan's gilded elite. ... more  
Neanderthals made repeated use of the ancient settlement of 'Ein Qashish, IsraelWashington DC (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 The archaeological site of 'Ein Qashish in northern Israel was a place of repeated Neanderthal occupation and use during the Middle Paleolithic, according to a study released June 26, 2019 in the op ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2019 
A House committee approved legislation that would allow U.S. Coast Guard members to be paid during any future government shutdowns.
The voice vote came on Wednesday as the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2019.
The Coast Guard is primarily funded by the Department of Homeland Security, which was affected by the 35-d ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 28, 2019 
The thermal vacuum test campaign of the first Spacebus Neo satellite was completed on 25 June. Less than 100 metres from the Mediterranean Sea, the Konnect satellite has spent the past six weeks being exposed to the cold emptiness of space.
These enormous test chambers, which can be cooled to minus 180 Celsius, are designed to accommodate an entire spacecraft and effectively replicate the ... more |
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 Bristol UK (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 
The findings of a research expedition to coastal Greenland which examined, for the first time, how melting ice is affecting supplies of nutrients to the oceans has been published in the journal Progress in Oceanography.
The European Research Council-funded expedition on board the RSS Discovery took place during the summer of 2017. It was led by Dr Kate Hendry a geochemist from the Universi ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 24, 2019 
The defense bill in the U.S. Congress specifies that a new strategic port in the Arctic Ocean must be identified and designated.
The action is meant to counter Russian advances in the Arctic, notably by its submarine fleet, as the ocean warms and becomes easier to navigate.
The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act is expected to receive a vote in the Senate this week. It direc ... more |
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 Maseru, Lesotho (AFP) June 28, 2019 
Several thousand farmers in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho marched to parliament on Friday to protest against regulations forcing them to sell their wool and mohair to a Chinese broker.
Wool and mohair are key exports for farmers in Lesotho, but the government of the small southern Africa nation signed a monopoly deal last year with a Chinese broker who is accused of failing to pay for good ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) July 1, 2019 
Twelve people have died and nine are missing after heavy rainfall flooded dozens of villages in Russia's southeastern Siberia, the deputy prime minister said Monday.
A state of emergency has been declared in Siberia's Irkutsk region, where dozens of villages have been partially destroyed by floods after river levels began rising dramatically.
"Unfortunately, twelve people have died and ... more |
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 Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (AFP) June 28, 2019 
As gunmen assassinated top officials in Ethiopia's Amhara region during what the government has described as a coup attempt, alleged mastermind Asaminew Tsige holed up in a state-run guesthouse where he had been staying for more than a year.
Down on the ground floor, his fighters detained rattled employees, confiscating their cell phones and refusing to tell them what was happening, eyewitne ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 
The archaeological site of 'Ein Qashish in northern Israel was a place of repeated Neanderthal occupation and use during the Middle Paleolithic, according to a study released June 26, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Ravid Ekshtain of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and colleagues.
In the Levant region of the Middle East, the main source of information on Middle Paleolithic h ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 02, 2019 
NASA's satellite imagery and model forecasts regularly help agricultural and aid agencies to monitor the performance of crops worldwide and prepare for food shortages.
"In the 1970's the U.S. realized that drought impacts on global agriculture were severely affecting trade and food aid decisions, while ground based information and forecasting of drought was very limited," said Brad Doorn, ... more |
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 Guildford UK (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 
The successful launch on 24 June 2019 (EST) of 6 satellites for the FORMOSAT-7 joint US-Taiwanese weather forecasting constellation marks the start of another SSTL-enabled space mission, a cause for celebration at SSTL's UK HQ.
The launch on the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre was attended by SSTL staff including Managing Director, Sarah Parker who said "We are ver ... more |
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 Matsuyama, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2019 
Primitive chondrites, un-molten stony meteorites, are believed to be the building blocks of the Earth. Because terrestrial planets have experienced chemical differentiation in the core, mantle, and hydrosphere, the elemental abundance pattern of some elements at the planetary surface is not chondritic.
In other words, the non-chondritic abundance pattern of elements on the planetary surfac ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) June 24, 2019 
Even modest climate change will increase global energy demand by up to a quarter before mid-century, and by nearly 60 percent if humanity fails to curb greenhouse gas emissions, researchers said Monday.
To the extent this energy comes from fossil fuels, the extra power needed to cool industries, homes and retail outlets in the coming decades will itself contribute to more warming, they repor ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 
Highview Power, the global leader in long-duration energy storage solutions, is pleased to announce that it has developed a modular cryogenic energy storage system, the CRYOBattery, that is scalable up to multiple gigawatts of energy storage and can be located anywhere.
This technology reaches a new benchmark for a levelized cost of storage (LCOS) of $140/MWh for a 10-hour, 200 MW/2 GWh sy ... more |
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 Ol Pejeta, Kenya (AFP) June 30, 2019 
Every morning, at the far perimeter of the wildlife reserve capped by Mount Kenya, a khaki-clad ranger meticulously sweeps the earth of animal footprints, covering their tracks from any poachers.
It's an antiquated approach to outsmarting would-be hunters, but this ranger is not alone. High on a mast nearby, a new camera scans around the clock for intrusions, relaying real-time images to arm ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 2, 2019  Chinese President Xi Jinping faces a major test in Hong Kong after protesters stormed the semi-autonomous city's legislature and graffitied a defiant message on its walls: "Hong Kong is not China".
Beijing has trod carefully since massive protests erupted last month over a bill that would allow extraditions to the mainland, voicing support for the Hong Kong government without directly interv ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 25, 2019 
New analysis suggests some trees make drought conditions worse.
The loss of trees and vegetation can have a variety of negative effects on ecological health. Often, trees and vegetation help mitigate the damage caused by extreme weather. But new research suggests the effects of vegetation on weather conditions depends on the physiology of the involved vegetation.
According to a n ... more |
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