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  Tempe AZ (SPX) Apr 27, 2022 In Oman, on the Persian Gulf, there is a large slab of ancient seafloor - including ultramafic rocks from Earth's upper mantle - called the Samail Ophiolite. These unique rocks not only provide valuable information about the ocean floor and Earth's upper mantle, they may also hold clues to life on other planets. To find these clues, a team of scientists from Arizona State University, who are members of the Group Exploring Organic Processes in Geochemistry led by Everett Shock of the School of Eart ... read more |
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'Very dangerous': Chernobyl marks anniversary amid warChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine (AFP) April 26, 2022 The road toward Chernobyl is still littered with Russian soldiers' discarded ration boxes and occasional empty bullet shells in a subtle but harrowing warning of the invasion's terrible risk for the infamous nuclear site. ... more  
Keeper of the winds shines onParis (ESA) Apr 27, 2022 Launched back in 2018, Aeolus has outlived its 36-month in-orbit design life - but going above and beyond, it continues to deliver excellent data. This shows that there's life yet in the satellite, ... more 
Could the blueprint for life have been generated in asteroidsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2022 Using new analyses, scientists have just found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be discovered in samples from meteorites. While it is unlikely that DNA cou ... more  
Clusters of weather extremes will increase risks to corn crops, societyGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2022 Troubles never come singly, the proverb says. A new NASA study shows that the old saying will become increasingly true of climate troubles in a warmer world. The study shows that extreme weather eve ... more |
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Three drones detected in Japan nuclear plant
Hundreds protest over water shortages in drought-hit Iraq Boats bring Philippine flood victims to safety as death toll rises Boats bring food, safe passage for Philippine flood victims Magnitude 6.6 quake hits off Samoa coast: USGS Philippines shuts schools, scraps flights as Typhoon Co-May nears Downpours from storm Wipha kill three in Vietnam Adopted in US, Greek Cold War kids find long-lost families Flooding from storm Wipha cuts off hundreds in Vietnam Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 5, with 15 missing |
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PAR Government teams up with BlackSky to deliver near real-time imageryNew Hartford NY (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary PAR Government Systems Corporation (PGSC) has incorporated BlackSky's (NYSE: BKSY) commercial satellite data int ... more 
Moody's and Planet Labs form strategic relationship for asset verification servicesSan Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 25, 2022 Planet Labs and Moody's have entered into an agreement to explore and address the growing demand for assessing and monitoring solutions on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risks. Th ... more  
China 'likely' to put troops in Solomons: Australia ministerSydney (AFP) April 27, 2022 China is "very likely" to put troops in the Solomon Islands after signing a contentious security deal with the Pacific nation, Australia's home affairs minister said Wednesday. ... more 
Satellogic and Geollect to provide geospatial insights for the maritime domainNew York NY (SPX) Apr 27, 2022 Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a leader in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection, has entered into a teaming agreement with Geollect, a world leading geospatial intelligence and data an ... more |
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BlackSky upgrades site monitoring with enhanced analytics and imaging capabilitiesHerndon VA (SPX) Apr 25, 2022 BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) upgraded its site monitoring capabilities with new analytics and imaging features to meet customers' varied needs for information gathering and intelligence across geographical ... more  
Neanderthals of the northLeipzig, Germany (SPX) Apr 27, 2022 Were Neanderthals really as well adapted to a life in the cold as previously assumed, or did they prefer more temperate environmental conditions during the last Ice Age? To answer these questions, i ... more 
US says 'only a handful of people' have seen China-Solomons dealSydney (AFP) April 26, 2022 US officials who visited the Solomon Islands are convinced "only a handful of people in a very small circle" have seen the final version of its controversial new security deal with China. ... more  
DRCongo suspends 'illegal' forestry concessionsKinshasa (AFP) April 26, 2022 The Democratic Republic of Congo's government has suspended 12 forestry contracts for violating a moratorium on new logging concessions in place since 2002, officials said Tuesday. ... more |
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Climate change quickly warming Scottish lochs: studyEdinburgh (AFP) April 26, 2022 Climate change has caused a rapid and extensive rise in temperature in Scotland's lochs and reservoirs, according to research published on Tuesday that predicts the trend will continue if nothing is done. ... more  
US authorities urge Amazon to improve safety after tornado deathsWashington (AFP) April 26, 2022 US regulators on Tuesday called on Amazon to improve its safety protocols after six people were killed in December when a tornado hit one of the company's warehouses in the state of Illinois. ... more  
China detects first human case of H3N8 bird fluBeijing (AFP) April 27, 2022 China has confirmed the first known human case of the H3N8 strain of avian flu, but health authorities say there is a low risk of widespread transmission among people. ... more 
Beijing expands mass testing as lockdown fears growBeijing (AFP) April 26, 2022 Beijing launched mass coronavirus testing on Tuesday for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew that the Chinese capital may be placed under a strict lockdown like Shanghai. ... more  
Myanmar junta court convicts Suu Kyi of corruption: spokesmanYangon (AFP) April 27, 2022 A Myanmar junta court on Wednesday sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail for corruption, part of a barrage of criminal cases that could see the deposed civilian leader jailed for decades. ... more |
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 Chernobyl, Ukraine (AFP) April 26, 2022  Russia's temporary takeover of the Chernobyl site was "very, very dangerous" and raised radiation levels but they have now returned to normal, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said on Tuesday.
"The situation was absolutely abnormal and very, very dangerous," Rafael Grossi told reporters as he arrived at the sarcophagus that covers the nuclear reactor's radioactive remains.
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 Kirtland AFB NM (AFRL) Apr 27, 2022 
Scientists and engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory are developing a multi-energy electron source, capable of emitting a beam of electrons, at dozens of energies simultaneously.
In a project funded by the Department of Defense, the multi-energy electron device was invented by Dr. Miles Bengtson during his tenure as a graduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder. Follo ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 26, 2022 
US officials who visited the Solomon Islands are convinced "only a handful of people in a very small circle" have seen the final version of its controversial new security deal with China.
The high-level delegation arrived in the Pacific nation for talks with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare last Friday, three days after Beijing announced the deal had been signed.
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 
Albedo is a term that represents the ability of Earth's surface to reflect solar radiation. This is the primary factor of the energy balance between the surface and the atmosphere. When snow falls, albedo changes quickly, as snow is able to reflect most wavelengths of light back into the atmosphere. Naturally, albedo fluctuates often during winter and spring in the Tibetan Plateau, which has a g ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2022 
Troubles never come singly, the proverb says. A new NASA study shows that the old saying will become increasingly true of climate troubles in a warmer world. The study shows that extreme weather events such as floods and heat waves will increasingly cluster closer in time and space, heightening the risks of crop failures, wildfires, and other hazards to society.
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 Durban, South Africa (AFP) April 23, 2022 
Thulisile Ntobela, once lived in an apartment, but when her rent went up 25 percent, the unemployed mother of five could no longer afford and moved out.
She found a piece of vacant land in Durban and put up a shack.
That was five years ago and much cheaper than paying rent, which had gone up to 200 rand ($12.80).
"That's why we moved here, we don't pay the rent. You just build your h ... more |
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 Abuja (AFP) April 20, 2022 
Nigeria's air force said on Wednesday it had ordered an inquiry after a military training aircraft crashed in the restive northern state of Kaduna, claiming two lives.
At least four Nigerian military aircraft have been involved in deadly crashes since last year, including one that killed the nation's army chief and 10 other soldiers on board.
A Super Mushshak trainer went down on a milit ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 
The discovery of pottery from the ancient Lapita culture by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has shed new light on how Papua New Guinea served as a launching pad for the colonisation of the Pacific - one of the greatest migrations in human history.
The new study makes clear the initial expansion of the Lapita people throughout Papua New Guinea was far greater than pr ... more |
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 Edinburgh (AFP) April 26, 2022 
Climate change has caused a rapid and extensive rise in temperature in Scotland's lochs and reservoirs, according to research published on Tuesday that predicts the trend will continue if nothing is done.
Between 2015 and 2019, 97 percent of monitored Scottish lochs and reservoirs increased in temperature, with most (88 percent) warming by between 0.25 and 1.0 degrees Celsius per year over t ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has announced that Planet's PlanetScope and SkySat data have joined the European Space Agency (ESA) Third Party Missions portfolio, enabling ESA to utilize Planet data for scientific, research, and pre-operational Earth Observation based applications development. Through distribution under the ESA Earthnet Pro ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 5, 2021 
The Tyrannosaurus rex's arms may have evolved to become extremely short to lower the risk of bites while feeding in packs, a new study says.
A 45-foot-long T. rex may have 3-feet long arms--the equivalent of a 6-foot human with 5-inch arms, study author Kevin Padian, emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a curator of the UC Museum of Paleontology, noted in a ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 25, 2022 
Europe must act fast to secure supplies of crucial metals required for a green energy transition and its best bet is to recycle, a report said Monday.
The 27-nation EU aims to be "carbon neutral" by 2050 - reducing greenhouse gases to a level where the amount produced is balanced out by the amount removed from the atmosphere.
The bloc also wants to wean itself off dependence on Russian ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 26, 2022  On April 11, 2022, MIT announced five multiyear flagship projects in the first-ever Climate Grand Challenges, a new initiative to tackle complex climate problems and deliver breakthrough solutions to the world as quickly as possible. This is the second article in a five-part series highlighting the most promising concepts to emerge from the competition, and the inte ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) April 24, 2022 
A leopard was shot dead in the northern Iranian city of Ghaemshahr on Sunday after attacking and injuring a policeman, state media reported.
The endangered big cat "was killed by two bullets to save the life of the police officer," said Moslem Ahangari, head of the Mazandaran province Environmental Protection Unit, according to the IRNA news agency.
The health of the police officer was r ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 20, 2022  YouTube on Wednesday suspended a channel promoting John Lee's uncontested bid to be Hong Kong's next leader, saying the move was required by US sanctions against the ex-security chief.
Lee is expected to be appointed the business hub's new chief executive by a committee of 1,500 Beijing loyalists next month. He faces no rivals.
He has used YouTube, Facebook and Instagram accounts to prom ... more |
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 Kinshasa (AFP) April 26, 2022 
The Democratic Republic of Congo's government has suspended 12 forestry contracts for violating a moratorium on new logging concessions in place since 2002, officials said Tuesday.
President Felix Tshisekedi announced last October that complaints had been made about irregularities over the granting of forestry concessions and that he had ordered the suspension of all "doubtful" contracts. ... more |
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