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  Bristol UK (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 Inspired by the processes of cellular differentiation observed in developmental biology, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Bristol have demonstrated a new spontaneous approach to building communities of cell-like entities (protocells) using chemical gradients. In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, Professor Stephen Mann from Bristol's School of Chemistry, together with colleagues Dr Liangfei Tian, Dr Mei Li, and Dr Avinash Patil in the Bristol ... read more |
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Water-air interfaces in rock pores helped spawn life on EarthWashington (UPI) Jul 29, 2019 Before life could begin on Earth, a series of physical chemistry processes needed to occur. According to a new study, the geochemical qualities of water-air interfaces found inside tiny rock pores made this "prebiotic" chemical evolution possible. ... more 
Electricity-driven undersea reactions may have been important for the emergence of lifeTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 Though it remains unknown how life began, there is a community of scientists who suspect it occurred in or around deep sea hydrothermal environments. At such sites, water heated by contact with hot ... more 
A voracious Cambrian predator, Cambroraster, is a new species from the Burgess ShaleToronto, Canada (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 Palaeontologists at the Royal Ontario Museum and University of Toronto have uncovered fossils of a large new predatory species in half-a-billion-year-old rocks from Kootenay National Park in the Can ... more  
NASA's Spacecraft Atmosphere Monitor Goes to Work Aboard the International Space StationWashington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 NASA is validating modern crew health technologies aboard the International Space Station before sending astronauts on a series of Artemis expeditions to orbit and land on the Moon, beginning in 202 ... more |
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Going green: Ethiopia's bid to plant four billion treesAddis Ababa (AFP) July 31, 2019 These days whenever Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appears in public, he removes his jacket, rolls up his sleeves, grabs a shovel and gets to planting a tree. ... more  
Magnetic springs help break down microplastics in the oceanWashington (UPI) Jul 31, 2019 Scientists have invented a new tool, tiny magnetic springs, to help break down microplastic pollution in the ocean. The coil-shaped, carbon-based magnets clean polluted water without harming microorganisms, according to researchers in Australia. ... more  
China says has begun purchase of more US farm goodsBeijing (AFP) Aug 1, 2019 China said Thursday that it had begun purchasing more US farm goods, addressing a key sticking point in efforts to resolve a drawn-out trade war between the two economic giants. ... more 
To conserve water, Indian farmers fire up air pollutionIthaca NY (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 A measure to conserve groundwater in northwestern India has led to unexpected consequences: added air pollution in an area already beset by haze and smog. A new study reveals how water-use pol ... more  
Trump, Putin discuss Russian wildfires: White HouseWashington (AFP) Aug 1, 2019 US President Donald Trump spoke on Wednesday with Russia's President Vladimir Putin about wildfires in Siberia and trade, the White House said. ... more |
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China anti-graft body probes high-level Xinjiang officialBeijing (AFP) July 30, 2019 China's anti-corruption watchdog said Tuesday it is investigating a high-level official in the northwest Xinjiang region, the latest to be ensnared in President Xi Jinping's sweeping campaign against graft. ... more  |
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Flagging patience: colonial emblems divide opinion at Hong Kong protestsHong Kong (AFP) Aug 1, 2019 British and colonial-era flags being waved at Hong Kong's anti-government rallies are a vivid rebuke to China's rule but they have also stirred intense controversy among protesters who fear the symbolism plays into Beijing's hands. ... more 
China's military warns HK protesters with slick videoHong Kong (AFP) Aug 1, 2019 China's military has released a slick propaganda video showing a drill of armed troops quelling a protest in Hong Kong, as its commander for the city voiced determination to maintain law and order following two months of pro-democracy rallies. ... more  
Whole-tree harvesting could boost biomass productionHoughton MI (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 This is a story of carbon choices: As societies around the world continue to move toward increased renewable energy portfolios, which energy sources do we choose? In the U.S., coal plants are ... more 
OU-led study shows improved estimates of Brazilian Amazon gains and lossesNorman, OK (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 A University of Oklahoma-led study generated improved annual maps of tropical forest cover in the Brazilian Amazon in 2000-2017 and provided better characterization on the spatio-temporal dynamics o ... more  
Washed up: Sargassum blankets beachesParis (ESA) Jul 31, 2019 Over the last month, massive quantities of the Sargassum seaweed have been washing up on the shores of Mexico, Florida in the US and some Caribbean islands, creating a serious environmental problem ... more |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 30, 2019 
Natural disasters, some linked to climate change, caused $9.0 billion more damage in the first half of 2019 than last year, according to a toll published Tuesday by German reinsurer Munich Re.
Between January and June, material damage mounted to $42 billion from 370 natural disasters around the globe, the financial firm said in a statement.
In 2018, disasters racked up a bill of $33 bill ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Jul 31, 2019 
In January 2016, researchers from AFRL started focusing on the ability to 3D-print parts for the Air Force, specifically polymer architectures that can replace heavier and complex metal parts currently used in low cost aircraft or on jet engines.
The standard, conventional parts for Air Force applications used today are mostly made by hand layup using a mold and continuous carbon fiber fab ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 31, 2019 
Over the last month, massive quantities of the Sargassum seaweed have been washing up on the shores of Mexico, Florida in the US and some Caribbean islands, creating a serious environmental problem and causing havoc for the tourist industry. ESA has been tracking this slimy infestation from space.
Sargassum is a large brown algae, first spotted by Columbus during his voyage to the Americas ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 
Constructed from a quarter century's worth of satellite data, a new map of Antarctic ice velocity by glaciologists from the University of California, Irvine and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the most precise ever created. Published in a new paper in the AGU journal Geophysical Research Letters, the map is 10 times more accurate than previous renditions, covering more than 80 percent of the ... more |
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 Singapore (SPX) Jul 26, 2019 
Researchers at SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, and National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a technology that greatly accelerates the genetic engineering of microbes that can be used to manufacture chemicals used for urban farming. The new technology will result in a faster, cheaper, more accurate, and near-scarless plasmid construction, using standard and reusable pa ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 30, 2019 
Researchers have identified a unique acoustic signature that may precede seismic ruptures.
In the lab, scientists deployed an earthquake machine to produce seismic waves. Researchers used numerical simulations to analyze the seismic signatures produced by the synthetic ruptures.
Their analysis - detailed this week in the journal Physical Review Letters - revealed a unique acous ... more |
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 Maputo (AFP) July 31, 2019 
Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi has said he will sign a peace deal on Thursday with Renamo leader Ossufo Momade that will definitively end armed hostilities with the former rebel movement-turned-opposition party.
Nyusi made the announcement during an address to parliament on Wednesday, adding that the formal signing will take place at Renamo's remote military base in the Gorongosa mounta ... more |
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 Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 
The human ranging style is unique among hominoids. The Mbendjele BaYaka people move from camp to camp every few months, and thus have a large lifetime range of approximately 800 square meters. Human foragers collect food and take it back to their camp to process and share.
Furthermore, the Mbendjele BaYaka have created a trail system and walk mostly on trails. In contrast, one of our close ... more |
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 Bern, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 
The volcanoes in the tropics went crazy between 1808 and 1835: Not only did Tambora erupt in Indonesia during this short period of time but there were also four other large eruptions. This unusual series of volcanic eruptions caused long-lasting droughts in Africa and contributed to the last advance of Alpine glaciers during the Little Ice Age.
"Frequent volcanic eruptions caused an actual ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 31, 2019 
Four tiger sharks have been tagged with a new device that will help conservationists to conduct detailed analysis of their migrations over years.
The device, developed in collaboration with ESA, is smaller and more durable than existing tags, as well as being cheaper and more animal friendly.
It records pressure - indicating the depth of the shark - temperature, light level and til ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 29, 2019 
Before life could begin on Earth, a series of physical chemistry processes needed to occur. According to a new study, the geochemical qualities of water-air interfaces found inside tiny rock pores made this "prebiotic" chemical evolution possible.
Through a series of lab experiments, scientists in Germany detailed the physical and chemical qualities found among the water-air interfaces ... 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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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 
A team of fusion researchers succeeded in proving that energetic ions with energy in mega electron volt (MeV) range are superiorly confined in a plasma for the first time in helical systems. This promises the alpha particle (helium ion) confinement required for realizing fusion energy in a helical reactor.
The deuterium-tritium reaction in a high-temperature plasma will be used in fusion r ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 30, 2019  In just nine years, India's tiger population has doubled - and over the last four years, the country's tiger population has increased 33 percent.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently wrote on Twitter, the results of India's tiger census should "make every Indian, every nature lover happy."
At a 2010 conference in St. Petersburg, Russia, Modi and the Indian delegation promise ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 1, 2019  China's military has released a slick propaganda video showing a drill of armed troops quelling a protest in Hong Kong, in a thinly veiled warning to the city's pro-democracy movement.
The video, posted to social media on Wednesday by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) garrison in Hong Kong, has a caption in which the military declares it has the "confidence" and "capabilities" to ma ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) July 28, 2019 
Brazil deployed police to a remote Amazon village on Sunday after reports it had been overrun by armed miners following the murder of an indigenous leader, officials and tribal chiefs said.
The violence in an area of the northern Amapa state controlled by the Waiapi tribe comes as Brazil's indigenous people face growing pressures from miners, ranchers and loggers under pro-business President ... more |
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