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  Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2019 The quantity of cosmic dust that trickles down to Earth each year ranges between several thousand and ten thousand tons. Most of the tiny particles come from asteroids or comets within our solar system. However, a small percentage comes from distant stars. There are no natural terrestrial sources for the iron-60 isotope contained therein; it originates exclusively as a result of supernova explosions or through the reactions of cosmic radiation with cosmic dust. The first evidence of the occu ... read more |
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Five things to know about GreenlandQulusuk, Denmark (AFP) Aug 21, 2019 US President Donald Trump has confirmed he is keen to buy Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory rich in natural resources and of increasing geopolitical relevance as the Arctic ice sheet melts. ... more  
GRACE-FO shows the weight of Midwestern floodsPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 21, 2019 In May 2019, after the wettest 12 months ever recorded in the Mississippi River Basin, the region was bearing the weight of 8 to 12 inches (200 to 300 millimeters) more water than average. New data ... more  
'Otterly adorable'?: Demand for cute selfies puts animals at riskGeneva (AFP) Aug 21, 2019 Social media users are fuelling a burgeoning appetite for acquiring wild otters and other endangered animals as pets, conservationists say, warning the trend could push species towards extinction. ... more  
Dutch families join 'people's farm' to counter climate changeBoxtel, Netherlands (AFP) Aug 19, 2019 Chickens roam the orchards, cows chew the cud and pigs roll in the mud on a warm day on a Dutch farm - but the pastoral scene is not as traditional as it seems. ... more |
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Forest fires in Brazil surge as deforestation acceleratesSao Paulo (AFP) Aug 20, 2019 The number of forest fires in Brazil surged in the first eight months of 2019, official data show, as President Jair Bolsonaro faces growing criticism over rampant destruction of the Amazon. ... more 
'Environmental tragedy' as Canary Islands fire out of controlMonta�a Alta, Spain (AFP) Aug 19, 2019 A fire raged out of control on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria Monday, forcing evacuations as flames rose so high even water-dropping planes could not operate in what was dubbed an "environmental tragedy". ... more 
Boreal forest fires could release deep soil carbonGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 22, 2019 Increasingly frequent and severe forest fires could burn generations-old carbon stored in the soils of boreal forests, according to results from the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) fu ... more  
Bolsonaro takes on Norway for whaling, but bungles itOslo (AFP) Aug 19, 2019 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday responded to Norway's decision to halt its forest protection subsidies, taking to Twitter to criticise the Scandinavian country for its whaling practice and post spectacular - albeit misleading - images. ... more
Brazil's Bolsonaro blames Amazon fires on NGOs as Twitter eruptsSalvador, Brazil (AFP) Aug 21, 2019 Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil have ignited a firestorm on social media, with President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday suggesting green groups started the blazes. ... more |
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China plans to make Shenzhen a 'better place' than Hong KongBeijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2019 China's government has unveiled plans to boost the mainland city of Shenzhen and make it into what state media called a "better place" than neighbouring Hong Kong, following another huge pro-democracy rally in the semi-autonomous financial hub. ... more  |
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Hong Kong protesters walk tightrope between peace and violenceHong Kong (AFP) Aug 20, 2019 After weeks of escalating violence Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement has pivoted back to its peaceful origins, but experts and activists predict the hardcore fringe will soon return without swift concessions from the city's Beijing-backed government. ... more 
Missing employee of UK consulate in Hong Kong detained: familyHong Kong (AFP) Aug 20, 2019 The family of a missing employee of Britain's consulate in Hong Kong said Wednesday that authorities told them he was detained while returning from a business trip but do not know why, where or how long he will be held. ... more  
Pressure mounting on EU to end ivory tradeParis (AFP) Aug 21, 2019 Amid growing calls for an outright ban, the European Union has come under increasing pressure to help protect African elephants by ending the trade of ivory within its borders. ... more 
Stardust found in Antarctic snow, scientists sayWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2019 Australian scientists found stardust in freshly melted snow from Antarctica, discovering large amounts of a rare isotope not natively found on Earth. ... more 
Iceland commemorates first glacier lost to climate changeReykjavik (AFP) Aug 19, 2019 Iceland on Sunday honoured 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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 Ignalina, Lithuania (AFP) Aug 19, 2019 
Walking along the top of Lithuania's decommissioned nuclear reactor, the set of HBO's critically acclaimed "Chernobyl" TV series, tourist Vytas Miknaitis says he's not "afraid at all".
"They know what they're doing," the retired computer engineer from Chicago says, referring to organisers of the three-hour tour of the Ignalina power station in eastern Lithuania.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 20, 2019 
NASA recently doubled the rate at which data from the International Space Station returns to Earth, paving the way for similar future upgrades on Gateway, NASA's upcoming outpost in lunar orbit, and other exploration missions. This new data rate will enable the space station to send back more science data faster than ever before.
NASA's missions, both near and far, rely on quick and effect ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Aug 15, 2019 
Dozens of countries will push at a global meeting for regulations on trade in 18 types of shark and ray, with conservationists warning Thursday of looming extinction for many species.
"Sharks and rays are pretty much unmanaged still in fisheries around the world and are disappearing before our eyes," Luke Warwick of the Wildlife Conservation Society told reporters in Geneva.
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 Copenhagen (AFP) Aug 21, 2019  The diplomatic row that has erupted between Washington and Copenhagen over Greenland is just one part of a broader strategic battle being waged over control of the Arctic, according to one expert.
US President Donald Trump has cancelled a trip to Denmark and launched a war of words with his Danish counterpart, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, after she rejected his idea of the US buying Gre ... more |
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 London (AFP) Aug 21, 2019  British supermarkets are starting to go "nude".
Bowing to pressure from environmentally conscious consumers, big brand shops have begun taking steps to strip their shelves of plastic wrapping over concerns about saving the oceans from waste.
"Nude zones" and "Food in the Nude" campaigns are already being rolled out in places such as New Zealand and South Africa, where many fresh fruits a ... more |
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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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 Ouagadougou (AFP) Aug 20, 2019 
The death toll from an attack Monday on a military base in northern Burkina Faso rose to 24, the military said, in an unprecedented blow to the army in its campaign against jihadist insurgents.
Seven people were wounded and five others were missing, armed forces headquarters said in a statement Tuesday.
The previous toll from the attack, at Koutougou in Soum province near the border wit ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) Aug 22, 2019 
It has long been thought that the brain size of anthropoid primates-a diverse group of modern and extinct monkeys, humans, and their nearest kin-progressively increased over time. New research on one of the oldest and most complete fossil primate skulls from South America shows instead that the pattern of brain evolution in this group was far more checkered.
The study, published in the jou ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Aug 19, 2019 
Election officials have warned Canadian environmental groups that lobbying on climate change during the upcoming election campaign could be deemed an outlawed partisan activity, activists complained on Monday.
Green organizations say they have been told presenting the issue as an emergency, or even a reality, could be seen as taking sides against politicians such as People's Party leader Max ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2019 
Capella Space, an information services company that provides on-demand Earth observation imagery, has announced its partnership with SpaceNet, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating open source, artificial intelligence (AI) applied research for geospatial applications.
Capella joins the collaborative SpaceNet partnership alongside In-Q-Tel's (IQT) CosmiQ Works, Maxar Technologi ... more |
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 Athens OH (SPX) Aug 17, 2019 
When Earth's species were rapidly diversifying nearly 500 million years ago, that evolution was driven by complex factors including global cooling, more oxygen in the atmosphere, and more nutrients in the oceans. But it took a combination of many global environmental and tectonic changes occurring simultaneously and combining like building blocks to produce rapid diversification into new species ... 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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 Urbana IL (SPX) Aug 17, 2019 
One of the greatest mysteries in condensed matter physics is the exact relationship between charge order and superconductivity in cuprate superconductors. In superconductors, electrons move freely through the material - there is zero resistance when it's cooled below its critical temperature. However, the cuprates simultaneously exhibit superconductivity and charge order in patterns of alternati ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Aug 18, 2019 
The regulator of global wildlife trade will likely ban sending African elephants captured from the wild to zoos after countries supported the move Sunday, in what conservationists hailed as a "historic win".
A large majority of countries voted in Geneva to prohibit the transfer of elephants caught in the wild to so-called captive facilities - a practice animal protection groups have long de ... more |
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 Montreal (AFP) Aug 21, 2019  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that Canada will stand up to China in a deepening diplomatic and trade spat, while renewing calls for de-escalation of Hong Kong protest tensions.
"We must recognize that China is a growing power and increasingly assertive towards its place in the international order. But make no mistake: we will always defend Canadians and Canadian interests," Tr ... more |
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 Kinshasa (AFP) Aug 21, 2019 
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has warned the country's vast forest resources - crucial to countering global warning - are at risk without faster development of its huge hydro-electricity potential.
The Congo River basin forest region is one of the largest in the world after the Amazon and, like the South American rain forests, it plays a vital role in absorbing global carbon emission ... more |
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