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  Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 13, 2019 Welcome to the early solar system. Just after the planets formed more than 4.5 billion years ago, our cosmic neighborhood was a chaotic place. Waves of comets, asteroids and even proto-planets streamed toward the inner solar system, with some crashing into Earth on their way. Now, a team led by University of Colorado Boulder geologist Stephen Mojzsis has laid out a new timeline for this violent period in our planet's history. In a study published this week, the researchers homed in on a phen ... read more |
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Arctic sea-ice loss has "minimal influence" on severe cold winter weather, research showsExeter UK (SPX) Aug 13, 2019 The dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice through climate change has only a "minimal influence" on severe cold winter weather across Asia and North America, new research has shown. The possible conn ... more 
Icebergs delay Southern Hemisphere future warmingSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Aug 13, 2019 New research, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, has found that Antarctic icebergs can weaken and delay the effect of Global Warming in the Southern Hemisphere. Unabated Global Wa ... more  
Kleos and Spire join forces on "Safety at Sea" collaborationLuxembourg (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 Kleos Space S.A. (ASX: KSS, Frankfurt: KS1), a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data provider, announces that it will collaborate with Spire Global, one of the world's largest space to c ... more  
Stranded passengers voice support for Hong Kong protestersHong Kong (AFP) Aug 13, 2019 Travellers in Hong Kong's airport voiced support for pro-democracy demonstrators on Tuesday, despite an overnight occupation of the international transit hub that saw tens of thousands of passengers stranded. ... more |
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Study examines a million corals one by one in urgent call to save reefsIrvine CA (SPX) Aug 13, 2019 When Joleah Lamb strapped on a scuba tank and plunged into the ocean over a decade ago, it was the first of many expeditions to examine the effects of climate change and other human-produced factors ... more  
How do atoms vibrate in graphene nanostructures?Vienna, Austria (SPX) Aug 13, 2019 In order to understand advanced materials like graphene nanostructures and optimize them for devices in nano-, opto- and quantum-technology it is crucial to understand how phonons - the vibration of ... more  
One million moved into camps, 184 dead in India monsoon floodsNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 12, 2019 Indian authorities have moved around a million people into emergency camps in recent days as the death toll from monsoon floods jumped Monday to at least 184. ... more  
Typhoon Lekima death toll hits 49 in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Aug 13, 2019 The death toll from Typhoon Lekima rose to 49 on Tuesday and 21 were still missing after the monster storm wreaked havoc on China's eastern coast, causing huge damage with strong gales and torrential rain. ... more 
Myanmar battles rising floodwaters after landslide kills 52Mawlamyine, Myanmar (AFP) Aug 11, 2019 Myanmar troops and emergency responders scrambled to provide aid in flood-hit parts of the country Sunday after rising waters forced residents to flee by boat and a landslide killed at least 52 people. ... more |
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Heatwaves kill coral reefs far faster than thought: studySydney (AFP) Aug 9, 2019 Marine heatwaves are killing coral reefs far more quickly than previously believed, according to a new study released on Friday. ... more  |
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Natural gas storage research could combat global warmingCollege Station TX (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 To help combat global warming, a team led by Dr. Mert Atilhan from Texas A and M University and Dr. Cafer Yavuz at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), is working on a new ... more
Over a century of Arctic sea ice volume reconstructed with help from historic ships' logsSeattle WA (SPX) Aug 12, 2019 Our knowledge of the dwindling sea ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean comes mostly through satellites, which since 1979 have imaged the sea ice from above. The University of Washington's Pan-Arctic Ic ... more  
Poop less for a cleaner planet, says Brazil's presidentBrasilia (AFP) Aug 9, 2019 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro suggested Friday that people "poop every other day" as a way to save the environment, after he came under fire for a surge in deforestation of the Amazon since he came to power. ... more 
'It's humanitarian': the medics helping Hong Kong's protestersHong Kong (AFP) Aug 9, 2019 In the early days of Hong Kong's protests, Jonathan put out a call on a messaging app seeking fellow medics to aid demonstrators - within a day, 4,000 people had volunteered. ... more  
NASA gauges plant stress in Costa Rican droughtPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 09, 2019 NASA's ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) has imaged the stress on Costa Rican vegetation caused by a massive regional drought that led the Central Ameri ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 9, 2019  In the early days of Hong Kong's protests, Jonathan put out a call on a messaging app seeking fellow medics to aid demonstrators - within a day, 4,000 people had volunteered.
Nurses, doctors, medical students and ordinary people with first aid training all clamoured to join what has become a small volunteer corps helping treat people on the frontlines of protests that have engulfed the city ... more |
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 Culver City CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 
Q-Tech Corporation, the world's leading supplier of crystal oscillators for space, military, avionics and high temperature applications, announces the availability of the QT6xxLW Multiple Output LVDS Series of space qualified crystal oscillators.
These MIL-PRF-55310 oscillators are Type 1 Class 2 hybrids, delivering exceptional frequency and temperature stability for space satellite and ot ... more |
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 Mountain View CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2019  Pablo Sobron, a SETI Institute physicist, and Laurie Barge, a NASA JPL research scientist, are the recipients of a NASA Planetary Science and Technology from Analog Research (PSTAR) grant to study underwater hydrothermal systems at Axial Seamount, the largest and most active volcano on the western boundary of the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate.
Their project, known as InVADER (In-situ Vent An ... more |
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 Exeter UK (SPX) Aug 13, 2019 
The dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice through climate change has only a "minimal influence" on severe cold winter weather across Asia and North America, new research has shown.
The possible connection between Arctic sea-ice loss and extreme cold weather - such as the deep freezes that can grip the USA in the winter months - has long been studied by scientists.
Observations show that wh ... more |
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 Brasilia (AFP) Aug 9, 2019 
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro suggested Friday that people "poop every other day" as a way to save the environment, after he came under fire for a surge in deforestation of the Amazon since he came to power.
The far-right leader offered this idea in response to a journalist's question as to whether it was possible to simultaneously spur economic growth, feed the world's hungry and also ... more |
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 Freetown (AFP) Aug 7, 2019  Seven people have died and more than 8,000 have been made homeless after torrential rain in Sierra Leone caused massive floods, officials said.
"We can confirm the death of seven people, with 8,000 people severely affected by the flooding in Freetown and other parts of the country since last Friday," John Vandy, director of the Disaster Management Office in the National Security Office told ... more |
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 Maputo (AFP) Aug 6, 2019  Mozambique's ex-rebel group-turned opposition party, Renamo, will on Tuesday sign a final peace agreement with the government in Maputo, 27 years after the end of the first civil war.
This marks the third attempt to secure a lasting peace deal between the two long-time rivals since 1992.
It comes days after President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo leader Ossufo Momade penned a pact on Thursday ... more |
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 Jena, Germany (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 
The vast cultural and linguistic diversity of Latin American countries is still far from being fully represented by genetic surveys. Western South America in particular holds a key role in the history of the continent due to the presence of three major ecogeographic domains (the Andes, the Amazonia, and the Pacific Coast), and for hosting the earliest and largest complex societies.
A new s ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 09, 2019 
NASA's ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) has imaged the stress on Costa Rican vegetation caused by a massive regional drought that led the Central American nation's government to declare a state of emergency on July 23.
Parts of Costa Rica have received 75% less rainfall than normal in the drought, which is the result of abnormal weather patter ... more |
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 Madison WI (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 
Earth's magnetic field seems steady and true - reliable enough to navigate by.
Yet, largely hidden from daily life, the field drifts, waxes and wanes. The magnetic North Pole is currently careening toward Siberia, which recently forced the Global Positioning System that underlies modern navigation to update its software sooner than expected to account for the shift.
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 Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 
The remains of a microscopic drop of ancient seawater has assisted in rewriting the history of Earth's evolution when it was used to re-establish the time that plate tectonics started on the planet.
Plate tectonics is Earth's vital - and unique - continuous recycling process that directly or indirectly controls almost every function of the planet, including atmospheric conditions, mountain ... more |
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 Oslo (AFP) Aug 9, 2019 
The Norwegian capital Oslo announced Friday it was aiming to reduce CO2-emissions by 95 percent by 2030.
"This is the most ambitious climate strategy of any major city in the world," Oslo mayor Raymond Johansen said in a statement.
"Together with Oslo's inhabitants and economic actors we want to work during the next 11 years to remove the remaining sources of climate gas emissions in the ... more |
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 New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 
When two mesh screens are overlaid, beautiful patterns appear when one screen is offset. These "moire patterns" have long intrigued artists, scientists and mathematicians and have found applications in printing, fashion and banknotes.
Now, a Rutgers-led team has paved the way to solving one of the most enduring mysteries in materials physics by discovering that in the presence of a moire p ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 12, 2019 
US President Donald Trump's administration on Monday finalized rollbacks to key provisions of the Endangered Species Act, a law supported by a large majority of Americans and credited with saving the gray wolf, bald eagle and grizzly bear.
The changes include removing a rule that automatically conveys the same protections to threatened species and endangered species, and striking language th ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 7, 2019  Hong Kong lawyers held a silent march in support of anti-government protesters on Wednesday, highlighting the movement's enduring broad appeal despite increasingly ominous warnings from Beijing.
Hundreds of lawyers dressed in black marched under the scorching sun from the city's highest court to the justice secretary's office.
The rally came as daily demonstrations have become increasing ... more |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Aug 13, 2019  Like the eponymous character in Shel Silverstein's classic children's tale, trees are generous with their gifts, cleaning the air we breathe and slowing the ravages of global warming by absorbing about a quarter of all human-caused carbon dioxide emissions. But this generosity likely can't last forever in the face of unabated fossil fuel consumption and deforestation. Scientists have long wonder ... more |
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