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  Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Aug 17, 2019 Analyses show that gases found in microscopic inclusions in diamonds come from a stable subterranean reservoir at least as old as the Moon, hidden more than 410 km below sea level in the Earth's mantle. Scientists have long suspected that an area of the Earth's mantle, somewhere between the crust and the core, contains a vast reservoir of rock, comparatively undisturbed since the planet's formation. Until now, there has been no firm proof if or where it exists. Now an international group of ... read more |
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Study details dinosaur brain development from baby to adultWashington (UPI) Aug 15, 2019 By surveying dozens of skulls of a common Early Cretaceous dinosaur, scientists have gained new insights into dinosaur brain development. ... more  
Ancient pigs endured a complete genomic turnover after they arrived in EuropeOxford UK (SPX) Aug 15, 2019 New research led by Oxford University and Queen Mary University of London has resolved a pig paradox. Archaeological evidence has shown that pigs were domesticated in the Near East and as such, mode ... more  
Ice sheets impact core elements of the Earth's carbon cycleBristol UK (SPX) Aug 17, 2019 The Earth's carbon cycle is crucial in controlling the greenhouse gas content of our atmosphere, and ultimately our climate. Ice sheets which cover about 10 percent of our Earth's land surface ... more  
Trump wants US to buy Greenland: reportWashington (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 President Donald Trump is asking advisers if it is possible for the US to buy Greenland, according to a report. ... more |
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The 'gift' of Tunisia's delicate date palm drinkGabes, Tunisia (AFP) Aug 13, 2019 As soon as the sun is up, people in southern Tunisia rush out to buy a glass or bottle of legmi, a coveted date palm drink that is too delicate to be sold far from the oasis. ... more 
Study details links between coca, conflict, deforestation in ColombiaWashington (UPI) Aug 13, 2019 Sometimes, trees fall down on their own, but deforestation is fueled by human activities. In Colombia, those activities sometimes involve coca, the crop from which cocaine is derived. ... more  
Powerful Japan storm turns deadly, snarls holiday travelTokyo (AFP) Aug 15, 2019 A powerful tropical storm lashed Japan on Thursday, bringing strong winds and torrential rain that claimed at least one life, prompted warnings of landslides and flooding, and sparked evacuation advisories and travel chaos at a peak holiday period. ... more 
Downpour paralyses Istanbul, historic Grand Bazaar, kills oneIstanbul (AFP) Aug 17, 2019 Turkey's mega city Istanbul was lashed by a heavy rainstorm on Saturday, killing a homeless man and leaving parts of the historic Grand Bazaar flooded. ... more  
'Explosive' situation on migrant rescue boat in limbo off ItalyRome (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 The captain of a Spanish charity ship carrying 134 rescued migrants warned Friday of an "explosive" situation on board the vessel anchored within swimming distance of Italy's Lampedusa island but forbidden to approach. ... more |
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Uganda, Zambia deny Huawei helped spy on political opponentsKampala (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 Uganda and Zambia on Friday denied a report that employees of Chinese telecom giant Huawei had helped them spy on political opponents. ... more  |
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Seventeen Chinese, Ukrainian seamen kidnapped off CameroonYaounde (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 Nine Chinese and eight Ukrainian seamen were abducted in attacks on two merchant ships off Cameroon, in the latest act of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, sources said Friday. ... more  
Rival rallies as Hong Kong's divisions deepenHong Kong (AFP) Aug 17, 2019 Hong Kong democracy activists kicked off a weekend of fresh rallies on Saturday in a major test for the movement following criticism over an airport protest earlier this week - and as concerns mount over Beijing's next move. ... more 
Ai Weiwei fears 'Tiananmen' crackdown in Hong KongBerlin (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 Watching the Hong Kong protests from afar, Chinese dissident-artist Ai Weiwei fears the worst, warning of a repeat of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. ... more 
Scientists find natural pigment in 54-million-year-old insect eyesWashington (UPI) Aug 15, 2019 Scientists were surprised to find a natural pigment called eumelanin in the 54-million-year-old eyes of an ancient crane fly. The fossilized fly was recovered from Denmark's Fur Formation. ... more 
Iceland commemorates first glacier lost to climate changeReykjavik (AFP) Aug 18, 2019 Iceland on Sunday honours the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as scientists warn that some 400 others on the subarctic island risk the same fate. ... more |
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 Jakarta (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 
Time is running out for Jakarta.
One of the fastest-sinking cities on earth, environmental experts warn that one third of it could be submerged by 2050 if current rates continue.
Decades of uncontrolled and excessive depletion of groundwater reserves, rising sea-levels, and increasingly volatile weather patterns mean swathes of it have already started to disappear.
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 Centennial CO (SPX) Aug 13, 2019 
SEAKR Engineering, Inc. (SEAKR) is pleased to announce it has been granted a Canadian patent for an advanced RF processing Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) technology. SEAKR's Canadian patent CA 2,953,837 "Integrated Mixed-Signal ASIC with Analog Digital Converter (ADC), Digital Analog Converter (DAC) and Digital Signal Processing (DSP)" marks the firm's 4th patent received globall ... more |
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 Binghamton NY (SPX) Aug 14, 2019 
Today, more than 700 million people around the world drink water from unsafe or untreated sources, such as wells, springs and surface water.
About half of these people live in sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, in more than 30 African countries, fewer than 20% of the people have access to safe drinking water.
Climate change is likely to worsen the situation by making water less available i ... more |
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 Bristol UK (SPX) Aug 17, 2019 
A new review of silicon cycling in glacial environments, led by scientists from the University of Bristol, highlights the potential importance of glaciers in exporting silicon to downstream ecosystems.
This, say the researchers, could have implications for marine primary productivity and impact the carbon cycle on the timescales of ice ages.
This is because silica is needed by primar ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 17, 2019 
When others flee in terror, they head into danger. They are the Swarm Squad, Washington's best, last and only line of defense against a rise in swarms blamed in part on urban beekeeping.
With populations in decline across the planet, environmentalists are especially worried about the fate of the honeybee, an insect that pollinates 70 out of the top 100 human food crops.
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 Tokyo (AFP) Aug 15, 2019 
A powerful tropical storm lashed Japan on Thursday, bringing strong winds and torrential rain that claimed at least one life, prompted warnings of landslides and flooding, and sparked evacuation advisories and travel chaos at a peak holiday period.
Severe Tropical Storm Krosa - one notch below a typhoon - slammed into the southern Hiroshima region, packing wind gusts of up to 126 kilometre ... more |
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 Kampala (AFP) Aug 16, 2019  Uganda and Zambia on Friday denied a report that employees of Chinese telecom giant Huawei had helped them spy on political opponents.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported this week that Huawei technicians helped the two African governments intercept communications and social media activity of their opponents, while also tracking their movements.
The article also reported that Huawei o ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 15, 2019 
The malady of the inner ear known as "swimmer's ear" was surprisingly common among Neanderthals, according to a new study.
Swimmer's ear is irritation of the ear canal. The condition often triggers the protrusion of dense bony growths, called external auditory exostoses, into the ear canal. The malady is typically caused by prolonged exposures to cold, wet environs.
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 
July 2019 temperatures were the hottest ever recorded globally, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday, while satellite data showed polar ice shrank to its lowest levels.
According to the NOAA, the average global temperature for the month was 0.95 degrees Celsius (1.71 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 20th century average of 15.8 degrees Celsius (60.4 Fahren ... more |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 17, 2019 
The summer heatwave of 2003 triggered a rockfall that shocked both researchers and the general public: 1,500 cubic metres of rock broke away from the Hoernli ridge - a volume roughly equivalent to two houses. The fracture event exposed bare ice on the surface of the steep scarp. Experts soon realised that the record temperatures had warmed the rock down to such a depth that the ice contained in ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 15, 2019 
By surveying dozens of skulls of a common Early Cretaceous dinosaur, scientists have gained new insights into dinosaur brain development.
Psittacosaurus was a genus of extinct dinosaur living in Asia between 126 and 101 million years ago. Over the decades, hundreds of specimens have been recovered. The genus was part of the group of dinosaurs known as Ceratopsia, the group to which the ... more |
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 Enniskillen, United Kingdom (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 
A wind-up radio, a smattering of colour photos and a stack of glossy books: these are the only signs that Margaret Gallagher lives in the modern world.
For all of her 77 years Gallagher has lived in a 200-year-old thatched cottage in Northern Ireland without running water, electricity or an indoor toilet.
It is an "off grid" lifestyle that defies modernity but is in tune with contemporar ... more |
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 Bristol UK (SPX) Aug 15, 2019  An international team of scientists, including a professor of chemistry from the University of Bristol, has worked out a way to improve energy storage devices called supercapacitors, by designing a new class of detergents chemically related to laxatives.
Their paper, published in the journal Nature Materials, explains why these detergents, called ionic liquids, are better electrolytes than ... more |
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 Loisaba , Kenya (AFP) Aug 16, 2019 
For most of his life as a Samburu warrior, Lesaiton Lengoloni thought nothing of hunting giraffes, the graceful giants so common a feature of the Kenyan plains where he roamed.
"There was no particular pride in killing a giraffe, not like a lion... (But) a single giraffe could feed the village for more than a week," the community elder told AFP, leaning on a walking stick and gazing out to t ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2019 
China has detained a former journalist who gained prominence after urging the US to help "tear down" Beijing's online censorship regime during a 2014 meeting with top US diplomat John Kerry.
Police detained Zhang Jialong Tuesday for "picking quarrels and provoking troubles," according to an official detention notice seen by AFP.
The vague accusation is often used to detain human rights a ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Aug 16, 2019  Luiz Pedreira walks with other hikers beneath the Atlantic Forest's thick canopy in Brazil, where an 8,000-kilometre (5,000-mile) trail stretching the full length of the country is being opened up.
He says he hopes that the creation of the trail, one of the world's longest, will raise awareness about the fragility of the forest - long devastated by loggers and farmers, and now facing a ren ... more |
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