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  Albuquerque NM (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 Helium-3, a rare isotope of helium gas, is leaking out of Earth's core, a new study reports. Because almost all helium-3 is from the Big Bang, the gas leak adds evidence that Earth formed inside a solar nebula, which has long been debated. Helium-3 has been measured at Earth's surface in relatively small quantities. But scientists did not know how much was leaking from the Earth's core, as opposed to its middle layers, called the mantle. The new study pins down the core as a major source of ... read more |
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Chaos theory provides hints for controlling the weatherTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 Under a project led by the RIKEN Center for Computational Science, researchers have used computer simulations to show that weather phenomena such as sudden downpours could potentially be modified by ... more  
Manufacturing isn't the only way poor countries can developPrinceton NJ (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 Industrialization is considered the main way poor countries become developed. To successfully develop - or generate more wealth and output - many believe poor countries must shift employment away fr ... more  
New fires in Chernobyl exclusion zone: Ukraine deputy PMKyiv (AFP) March 28, 2022 New fires have broken out in the exclusion zone around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which is occupied by Russian forces, according to Ukrainian authorities. ... more  
Half of Shanghai in lockdown to curb Covid-19 outbreakShanghai (AFP) March 28, 2022 Millions of people in China's financial hub were confined to their homes on Monday as the eastern half of Shanghai went into lockdown to curb the country's biggest ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. ... more |
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Death toll from Sri Lanka floods, landslides rises to 334: disaster agency
Indonesia, Thailand race to find missing as flooding toll tops 600 Floods hit Sri Lanka's capital as cyclone deaths top 200 Indonesia, Thailand race to find missing as flooding toll rises to 480 Indonesians pick up the pieces after floods ravage island Floods hit Sri Lanka's capital as cyclone deaths near 200 Floods hit Sri Lanka's capital as cyclone death toll rises to 159 Iran halts power generation at key dam over drought Sri Lanka declares emergency as toll from floods, mudslides hits 153 Thailand, Indonesia begin clean-up after massive floods kill hundreds |
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Myanmar army says will 'annihilate' coup opponentsNaypyidaw, Myanmar (AFP) March 27, 2022 Myanmar's junta will "annihilate" coup opponents, army chief Min Aung Hlaing said Sunday as the military staged a show of force on the anniversary of its bloodiest crackdown so far on democracy protests. ... more 
Researchers find Spinosaurus' dense bones allowed it to hunt underwaterWashington DC (UPI) Mar 23, 2021 Spinosaurus, the largest known predatory dinosaur, had bones dense enough to submerge itself to hunt, according to a study released Wednesday. ... more
UN wants worldwide weather warning systems within 5 yearsGeneva (AFP) March 23, 2022 The United Nations said Wednesday it wanted the whole world covered by weather disaster early warning systems within five years to protect people from the worsening impacts of climate change. ... more  
NATO says cannot allow 'security vacuum' in ArcticOslo (AFP) March 25, 2022 NATO cannot allow a security vacuum to develop in the Arctic, where the alliance sees "growing strategic competition" from Russia and China, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday. ... more |
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Conger ice shelf has collapsedLondon, UK (The Conversation) Mar 29, 2022 East Antarctica's Conger ice shelf - a floating platform the size of Rome - broke off the continent on March 15, 2022. Since the beginning of satellite observations in the 1970s, the tip of the shel ... more  
Smart glove to train young surgeonsSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 25, 2022 A glove is being trialled at Liverpool Hospital that gives surgical trainees instant and accurate feedback. Researchers say the gloves could also be used by musicians and artists. Engineers at ... more  
52 died in rainy season in Ecuador: officialsQuito (AFP) March 26, 2022 An unusually long, intense and destructive rainy season in Ecuador has left 52 people dead and more than 100 injured, officials there said Saturday. ... more
Shanghai won't lock down despite Covid spike: officialShanghai (AFP) March 26, 2022 Shanghai on Saturday recorded a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, but a member of the city's pandemic task force said officials were determined to avoid a full lockdown over the damage it would do to the economy. ... more |
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Money at the heart of international efforts to save natureGeneva (AFP) March 27, 2022 Can humanity curb spending that harms the world's biodiversity and instead focus funding on protecting it? ... more 
Thousands flee after Philippine volcano eruptsLaurel, Philippines (AFP) March 26, 2022 Thousands of people fled their homes near a Philippine volcano Saturday after an eruption sent ash and steam hundreds of metres into the sky. ... more 
Boarding on an active volcano: Nicaragua's tourism boonLeon, Nicaragua (AFP) March 27, 2022 It took Ana Muller half an hour to trek to the peak of the Cerro Negro volcano, a small effort given the reward on offer at Nicaragua's top tourist attraction: volcano boarding. ... more 
Russian cosmonauts begin growing COVID-19 protein crystals in spaceMoscow (Sputnik) Mar 25, 2022 Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev said on Friday that his team aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has begun growing COVID-19 spike protein crystals to study the mechanism behind viral infect ... more 
Tigray rebels agree 'cessation of hostilities'Addis Ababa (AFP) March 25, 2022 Tigrayan rebels agreed to a "cessation of hostilities" on Friday, a new turning point in the nearly 17-month war in northern Ethiopia following the government's announcement of an indefinite humanitarian truce a day earlier. ... more |
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 Vienna (AFP) March 24, 2022 
The International Atomic Energy Agency expressed "concern" on Thursday after Ukraine warned of bombardment by Russia of the town where staff working at the Chernobyl nuclear site live.
"Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that Russian forces were shelling Ukrainian checkpoints in the city of Slavutych where many people working at the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 
Rooftop gardens and greenery can help ease some of the severe heat in cities, according to research from climate scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. For several decades, researchers have promoted replacing black tar and other dark-colored roofing materials with bright, Sun-reflecting surfaces or "green roofs" full of plant cover. Now they have used freely ... more |
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 Honiara (AFP) March 29, 2022 
The Solomon Islands' prime minister Tuesday rebuked Australian fears a draft security pact between his country and China that leaked online last week would "destabilise" the South Pacific.
In an impassioned speech, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said he found it "very insulting... to be branded as unfit to manage our sovereign affairs or have other motives in pursuing our national interest ... more |
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 Oslo (AFP) March 25, 2022 
NATO cannot allow a security vacuum to develop in the Arctic, where the alliance sees "growing strategic competition" from Russia and China, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday.
"We cannot afford a security vacuum in the High North. It could fuel Russian ambitions, expose NATO and risk miscalculation and misunderstandings," Stoltenberg said.
"We also see an increased C ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) March 23, 2022 
Scientists are urging Europe not to delay the transition to greener agriculture in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which threatens global wheat supplies and raises fears over food shortages.
The European Commission is preparing to pass emergency measures on Wednesday to deal with the consequences of the war and sanctions on Russia, also a major exporter of cereals.
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 Leon, Nicaragua (AFP) March 27, 2022 
It took Ana Muller half an hour to trek to the peak of the Cerro Negro volcano, a small effort given the reward on offer at Nicaragua's top tourist attraction: volcano boarding.
The active Cerro Negro is just 728 meters (2,400 feet) high, but sliding down its ash-covered slopes on a board is a 40-second thrill that allows participants to say they have surfed a volcano.
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 Rabat (AFP) March 25, 2022 
An Israeli army delegation met with Moroccan officers in Rabat this week in the first visit of its kind since a 2020 normalisation deal, signing a military cooperation agreement, both sides said Friday.
"A meeting took place at General Staff headquarters to develop cooperation between the two countries," a Moroccan Royal Armed Forces source told AFP.
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 Burnaby, Canada (SPX) Mar 18, 2022 
Researchers looking to identify some of the most difficult 'finds' in archaeology -including sites used by nomadic hunter-gatherer communities-are tapping technology to help in the search.
Archaeologists at the Max Planck Institute and Simon Fraser University are gaining new insights from a computer predictive model that can assess the likelihood that landscapes contain such well-sought si ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 22, 2022 
The world needs to rapidly purge fossil fuels from its energy mix if it is to have any hope of limiting global warming enough to avoid disastrous climate impacts, according to a prominent climate scientist.
University of Manchester professor Kevin Anderson is lead author of Tuesday's report from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research detailing how quickly countries must phase-out oi ... more |
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 San Jose NJ (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, recently completed Thermal Vacuum Testing (TVAC) on its Vigoride vehicle in preparation for its inaugural mission.
Thermal vacuum testing allows for the simulation of space conditions, including the temperature and altitude that the Vigoride spacecraf ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 25, 2022 
The supercontinent Pangaea, which was a combination of today's continents, broke apart at the end of the Triassic period due to large-scale volcanic activity. This volcanic activity was thought to be the most likely cause of the fourth mass extinction, but studies were inconclusive and provided no explanation of the environmental changes that occurred at that time.
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 Paris (AFP) March 25, 2022 
The International Energy Agency approved a third term for executive director Fatih Birol as the organisation seeks a faster transition to clean energy, it said Friday.
The Turkish economist, who has been in the role since September 2015, will serve for another four years from September 2023.
His mandate, approved unanimously by the Paris-based agency's governing board, comes at a "pivota ... more |
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 Roswell GA (SPX) Mar 25, 2022 
GS Yuasa Lithium Power (GYLP) has announced the successful completion of the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for a new scalable small form factor battery design. With PDR complete the battery design will now move into the critical design phase.
GYLP's design integrates the recently qualified LSE12x Lithium-ion Cell developed by GS Yuasa Technology LTD (GYT) and seeks to align with smaller ... more |
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 Columbus OH (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 
At least hundreds of so-far unidentified species of mammals are hiding in plain sight around the world, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that most of these hidden mammals are small bodied, many of them bats, rodents, shrews, and moles.
These unknown mammals are hidden in plain sight partly because most are small and look so much like known animals that biologists have not been ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) March 26, 2022 
Canberra voiced concern for Australian journalist Cheng Lei's well-being Saturday, as it confirmed she would face trial in China next week after almost two years in detention.
Cheng, previously an anchor on state broadcaster CGTN, disappeared in August 2020 and was formally arrested for "illegally supplying state secrets overseas" in February last year.
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 Abidjan (AFP) March 25, 2022 
Helping to build a barrier around a primary forest in the centre of Ivory Coast's Abidjan, Victor is happy to protect the endangered green space from the expanding city.
"We have our own Great Wall of China," says the construction worker proudly.
In three months' time, a cinder block fence 10 kilometres (six miles) long is to run along the edge of the Banco National Park to prevent it f ... more |
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