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  Exeter UK (SPX) Apr 28, 2022 Since the 1960s, many experts have argued that the emergence of eukaryotes (cells containing a clearly defined nucleus) happened in response to the oxygenation of Earth's surface environment. But a team led by the universities of Stanford and Exeter say recent advances in the Earth and life sciences challenge this view. Their review says these breakthroughs "decouple" the emergence of eukaryotes (known as eukaryogenesis) from rising oxygen levels, and suggest eukaryotes in fact emerged in an ... read more |
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Garbage fire chokes Indian capital reeling from heatwaveNew Delhi (AFP) April 27, 2022 Indian firefighting teams poured truckloads of sand and mud to douse a huge rubbish dump blaze on Wednesday after thick and putrid smoke from the inferno choked the country's unseasonably hot capital. ... more  
Scientists find DNA's code for life in meteoritesWashington DC (UPI) Apr 26, 2021 New evidence found in meteorites suggests the ingredients for life came from space. ... more  
Using human energy to heat buildings will pay offNottingham UK (The Conversation) Apr 28, 2022 In the cult film The Matrix, unwitting humans' body heat was siphoned off by machines to use as their energy source. Although that might not be the ideal situation to find ourselves in, the basis of ... more  
China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid caseBeijing (AFP) April 28, 2022 The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights Thursday and launched mass testing of 5.6 million people after one suspected Covid case, as the battle to contain the coronavirus sweeps across the country. ... more |
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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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Restoring damaged land key to climate, biodiversity goalsParis (AFP) April 27, 2022 Unsustainable farming is on track to increase the amount of severely degraded land by an area the size of South America by mid-century, a UN report warned Wednesday, as experts said restoration was a matter of "survival". ... more  
Ancient oak trees to shed light on the climate of the past 4,500 yearsSwansea UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2022 Researchers will soon be able to reconstruct the climate of north-west Europe including the UK over the last 4500 years, and to date wooden buildings and objects more accurately, by analysing the ch ... more 
Over 21% of reptile species at risk of extinctionParis (AFP) April 27, 2022 At least one in five reptile species are threatened with extinction, including more than half of turtles and crocodiles, according to the first major global assessment of the world's so-called cold-blooded creatures. ... more  
IHI AEROSPACE received its first commercial launch service orderTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2022 IHI Co., Ltd (IA) received order for launching the small SAR satellites(*1) owned by Institute for Q-Shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (hereinafter 'iQPS'). IA and iQPS signed the contract for launch serv ... more |
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CGI supports creation of the European satellite constellation UN:IODarmstadt, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 The European Commission has contracted IT service provider CGI as part of a consortium to contribute its expertise in the fields of space and cybersecurity for helping to build the independent Europ ... more  
Maxar extends 3D Geospatial capabilities through partnership with BlacksharkWestminster CO (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) has announced a strategic investment in Blackshark.ai, a leading provider of AI-powered geospatial analytics services. The partnership represents Maxar's commitment to ... more 
NASA selects investigation teams to join Geospace Dynamics MissionGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2022 NASA has selected three investigation teams to join the agency's Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC) mission science team in studying Earth's upper atmosphere, as well as five additional investiga ... more 
Planet joins ESA Third Party Mission Program for satellite imageryBerlin, 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 ... more |
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String of 85,000 earthquakes struck near Antarctica in 2020, researchers sayWashington DC (UPI) Apr 27, 2021 According to new research, scientists have discovered that a series of more than 80,000 earthquakes occurred about two years ago near a long-dormant underwater volcano in the sea off Antarctica. ... more  
France 24 TV and RFI radio say Mali has banned them for goodParis (AFP) April 27, 2022 The ruling junta in Mali has definitively banned French broadcasters RFI and France 24 after complaining of false accusations that the Sahel nation's army caried out abuses, the radio and television channels said Wednesday. ... more 
Attacks on Burkina Faso military units kill 15Ouagadougou (AFP) April 24, 2022 Fifteen people, including nine soldiers, died Sunday in two separate attacks on military units in northern Burkina Faso, the country's army said. ... more  
West urged to fight against 'dire' state of press freedom in HKLondon (AFP) April 26, 2022 Heavy-handed government action, self-censorship and physical threats against journalists have left Hong Kong's media freedoms in a "dire" state, a UK-based campaign group said Tuesday. ... more  
Giant tooth of ancient marine reptile discovered in AlpsWashington (AFP) April 28, 2022 The fossils of three ichthyosaurs - giant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceans - have been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps, and include the largest ever tooth found for the species, a study said Thursday. ... 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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 Jakarta (AFP) April 25, 2022 
Indonesia raised the alert status for the offspring of the infamous Krakatoa volcano to its second highest level on Monday, a day after it erupted and spewed a towering ash cloud 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) into the sky.
Authorities bumped the threat of Anak Krakatoa, which means Child of Krakatoa, to level three of a four-tier volcanic alert system after witnessing a sharp rise in activity in ... more |
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 Bamako (AFP) April 27, 2022 
Mali on Tuesday accused the French army of "spying" and "subversion" when it used a drone to film what France alleged was mercenaries burying bodies near a military base.
The drone "illegally" flew over the Gossi base on April 20, the day after French forces handed the site back to Mali, the junta said in a statement.
The following day, the French army shared a video it said showed Russi ... 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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 New 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 into the Sit(x) cloud-native situational awareness suite making it possible for tactical and operational end users to access near real-time imagery on the Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) mobile platform.
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 Washington (AFP) April 28, 2022 
The fossils of three ichthyosaurs - giant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceans - have been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps, and include the largest ever tooth found for the species, a study said Thursday.
With elongated bodies and small heads, the prehistoric leviathans weighed up to 80 metric tons (88 US tons) and grew to 20 meters (yards), making them among the largest a ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) April 26, 2022 
Canada's environmental watchdog on Tuesday slammed the government for bungling a transition to a low-carbon economy, accusing it of providing no support for energy workers facing job losses and overestimating the role of hydrogen fuel.
"When it comes to supporting a just transition to a low-carbon economy, the government has been unprepared and slow off the mark," Climate Commissioner Jerry ... 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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 Paris (AFP) April 27, 2022 
At least one in five reptile species are threatened with extinction, including more than half of turtles and crocodiles, according to the first major global assessment of the world's so-called cold-blooded creatures.
Catastrophic declines in biodiversity across the world are increasingly seen as a threat to life on Earth - and as important as the interrelated menace of climate change.
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 Brussels (AFP) April 26, 2022 
The EU on Tuesday approved state aid to Lithuanian companies affected by China's "discriminatory" trade barriers in a row over Taiwan.
Lithuania has attracted bitter retaliation from China after Taiwan was allowed to open a de-facto embassy in Vilnius. Beijing staunchly rejects any international support for the island's sovereignty.
The European Commission said it approved 130 million eu ... 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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