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  Washington (AFP) July 11, 2019 US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused China of backsliding on promises to increase purchases of American farm exports. The president's latest salvo on Twitter comes the same week that US and Chinese trade officials had their first contact in months in an effort to revive negotiations that nearly collapsed in May. Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met last month on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Japan, agreeing to cease further hostilities while the talks resumed. ... read more |
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More 'reactive' land surfaces cooled the Earth downPotsdam, Germany (SPX) Jul 08, 2019 From time to time, there have been long periods of cooling in Earth's history. Temperatures had already fallen for more than ten million years before the last ice age began about 2.5 million years a ... more  
Through smoke and fire, NASA searches for answersEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Jul 13, 2019 NASA satellites reveal a world marked by fire: a global patchwork of flame and smoke driven by the seasons and people. Summer wildfires rage across the western United States and Canada, Australia an ... more  
Using satellite information to help rebuild after a disasterParis (ESA) Jul 13, 2019 ESA and the Asian Development Bank have joined forces to help the Indonesian government use satellite information to guide the redevelopment following the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the ... more  
New research shows how melting ice is affecting supplies of nutrients to the seaBristol 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 Prog ... more |
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Antarctic ice instability could yield rapid melting, dramatic sea level riseWashington (UPI) Jul 9, 2019 Even if global warming slows or stops in the coming decades, instability among Antarctic glaciers could trigger rapid melting and subsequent sea level rise. ... more 
Climate change threatens Greenland's archeological sites: studyCopenhagen (AFP) July 11, 2019 In Greenland, climate change isn't just a danger to ecosystems but also a threat to history, as global warming is affecting archeological remains, according to a study published Thursday. ... more 
Giant iceberg on the move in AntarcticaWashington (UPI) Jul 11, 2019 One of the largest icebergs in the world, A68, is on the move. Since it calved from Antarctica's Larson C ice shelf two years ago, the iceberg has rotated 270 degrees and drifted 155 miles north, carried by the ocean current known as the Weddell Gyre. ... more  
Thousands of animals saved in global crackdown on wildlife crimeLyon (AFP) July 10, 2019 Police across the globe have seized thousands of wild animals, including primates and big cats, and arrested nearly 600 suspects in a vast crackdown on illegal wildlife smuggling, Interpol said Wednesday. ... more 
Elephants: the jumbo surprise outside Nigeria's megacityOmo Forest, Nigeria (AFP) July 12, 2019 The jungle was so thick that Emmanuel Olabode only found the elephants he was tracking when the great matriarch's sniffing trunk reached out close enough to almost touch. ... more |
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 Troubled waters: China-fuelled cruise boom sparks environment fears 
Dramatic warming projected in world's major cities by 2050Washington (AFP) July 10, 2019 By the year 2050, London's climate will resemble Madrid's today; Paris will be more like Canberra; Stockholm like Budapest and Moscow like Sofia, according to a new analysis published Wednesday that relied on optimistic projections. ... more  |
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Light pollution puts Nemo's offspring at riskParis (AFP) July 9, 2019 Popularised by Disney's 'Finding Nemo', the common clownfish may not see its eggs hatch if they are exposed to artificial light at night, researchers reported on Wednesday. ... more  
Fierce storm kills seven in Greek tourist peninsulaThessaloniki, Greece (AFP) July 11, 2019 Seven people died and at least 23 were injured as a fierce storm ripped through beachfronts in one of Greece's top tourist areas, terrifying thousands of holidaymakers caught in the open, authorities said Thursday. ... more  
Orcas loaded onto trucks as Russia releases more from 'whale jail'Nakhodka, Russia (AFP) July 11, 2019 Three orcas were loaded onto trucks at a controversial facility in Russia's Far East on Thursday as the country continues to release animals from what the media have dubbed a "whale jail". ... more  
Super salty, subzero Arctic water provides peek at possible life on other planetsSeattle WA (SPX) Jul 13, 2019 In recent years, the idea of life on other planets has become less far-fetched. NASA announced June 27 that it will send a vehicle to Saturn's icy moon, Titan, a celestial body known to harbor surfa ... more  
Early human ancestors were breastfed for the first year of lifeWashington (UPI) Jul 15, 2019 New analysis of ancient hominin teeth suggests Australopithecus africanus, one of the earliest human ancestors, breastfed their children for the first year of life. ... more |
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 Kathmandu (AFP) July 13, 2019 
Floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 40 people across South Asia in the last two days, officials said Saturday.
The monsoon, which lasts from June to September, causes widespread death and destruction across South Asia each year.
In Nepal, 27 people have died in floods and landslides after heavy rains hit the country's eastern region and the so ... more |
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 Providence RI (SPX) Jul 08, 2019 
DNA molecules are well known as carriers of huge amounts of biological information, and there is growing interest in using DNA in engineered data storage devices that can hold vastly more data than our current hard drives. But new research shows that DNA isn't the only game in town when it comes to molecular data storage.
A study led by Brown University researchers shows that it's possible ... more |
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 Wellington (AFP) July 16, 2019 
The Pacific's low-lying reef islands are likely to change shape in response to climate change, rather than simply sinking beneath rising seas and becoming uninhabitable as previously assumed, new research has found.
Atoll nations such as Tuvalu, Tokelau and Kiribati lie only a few metres above sea level and are considered the world's most vulnerable to global warming, with fears their popula ... more |
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 Copenhagen (AFP) July 11, 2019 
In Greenland, climate change isn't just a danger to ecosystems but also a threat to history, as global warming is affecting archeological remains, according to a study published Thursday.
There are more than 180,000 archaeological sites across the Arctic, some dating back thousands of years, and previously these were protected by the characteristics of the soil.
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 Washington (AFP) July 11, 2019 
US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused China of backsliding on promises to increase purchases of American farm exports.
The president's latest salvo on Twitter comes the same week that US and Chinese trade officials had their first contact in months in an effort to revive negotiations that nearly collapsed in May.
Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met last month on the ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 11, 2019 
Damage from two strong earthquakes that rattled Southern California on July 4 and July 5 - a magnitude 6.4 and a magnitude 7.1, respectively - can be seen from space. The epicenter of the quakes was near the city of Ridgecrest, about 150 miles (241 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 7.1 quake was one of the largest to hit the region in some 40 year ... more |
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 Senga Bay, Malawi (AFP) July 15, 2019 
On the shores of Lake Malawi, a crowd eagerly awaits the arrival of a white and yellow cedarwood boat carrying its haul.
The crew of six deliver a single net of chambo, sardine and tiny usipa fish from the boat, just one of 72 vessels that land their catch every day on the beach at Senga Bay.
But overfishing and climate change have taken their toll.
Hundreds of local traders gather e ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 15, 2019 
New analysis of ancient hominin teeth suggests Australopithecus africanus, one of the earliest human ancestors, breastfed their children for the first year of life.
By analyzing the elemental makeup of two-million-year-old baby teeth found in South Africa, scientists confirmed that Australopithecus africanus babies predominantly consumed breast milk from infancy through their first birt ... more |
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 Beira, Mozambique (AFP) July 12, 2019 
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday issued a strong plea for action on climate change as he visited Beira in central Mozambique, which was devastated by a cyclone in March.
"Mozambique's case must be a clear example to the world," he told reporters. "The larger nations must assume strong positions against global warming.
"It's urgent to stop funding fossil fuels."
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 Konstanz, Germany (SPX) Jul 16, 2019 
The International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space (ICARUS) is a cooperative project between the Russian space agency Roscosmos and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) under the leadership of Martin Wikelski from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Konstanz.
With the space-based observation system, scientists want to find out m ... more |
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 Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Jul 09, 2019 
Scientists have developed a new method for detecting traces of primordial life in ancient rock formations using potassium.
The method relies on searching for high concentrations of potassium in ancient sedimentary rocks, rather than traditional methods that look for carbon, sulfur, or nitrogen - which can appear in ancient rocks through processes unrelated to ancient life.
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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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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 11, 2019 
Scientists seeking to bring to Earth the fusion that powers the sun and stars must control the hot, charged plasma - the state of matter composed of free-floating electrons and atomic nuclei, or ions - that fuels fusion reactions.
For scientists who confine the plasma in magnetic fields, a key task calls for mapping the shape of the fields, a process known as measuring the equilibrium, or ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 15, 2019 
When the going gets especially tough, female mammals are sometimes compelled to commit infanticide.
While a dearth of resources is the driving factor, new research suggests specific circumstances can influence infanticide behavior.
Previous studies suggest males in search of a mate commit infanticide when they are spurned by females still caring for the offspring of another male. ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 14, 2019  Riot police and protesters fought running battles in a Hong Kong shopping mall Sunday night as unrest caused by a widely loathed plan to allow extraditions to mainland China showed no sign of abating.
Police used pepper spray and batons against small groups of protesters, who responded by hurling bottles and other projectiles, in a night of fresh violence in the international hub.
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 08, 2019 
Restoration of the Earth's forests is the world's most effective solution to climate change available today and has the potential to capture two thirds of man-made carbon emissions, finds landmark research by the Crowther Lab, published in the journal Science.
The study is the first to quantify how many trees the Earth can support, where they could exist and how much carbon they could stor ... more |
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