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Trump flies to flood-ravaged Texas as scrutiny of response mounts
Trump to visit flood-ravaged Texas amid scrutiny Scrutiny over Texas flood response mounts as death toll hits 120 Belgium warned over 'tsunami' of packages from China Scrutiny over Texas flood response mounts as death toll tops 120 Fears grow that Texas floods death toll could surge Guatemala earthquakes leave four dead, houses damaged Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts Fears grow that Texas floods death toll could still surge Searching for Grandma Alicia after Texas floods |
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  Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Feb 03, 2017 New research indicates that Baltic hunter-gatherers were not swamped by migrations of early agriculturalists from the Middle East, as was the case for the rest of central and western Europe. Instead, these people probably acquired knowledge of farming and ceramics by sharing cultures and ideas - rather than genes - with outside communities. Scientists extracted ancient DNA from a number of archaeological remains discovered in Latvia and the Ukraine, which were between 5,000 and 8,000 years old. Th ... read more |
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Life-cycle study provides detailed look at decentralized water systemsThe "decentralized" water system at the Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL) at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, which treats all non-potable water on site, contributes to the net-zero ... more  
Spain's Balearic Islands hit by deadly olive tree bacteriaA deadly bacteria that infected thousands of olive trees in Italy has been detected in Spain's Balearic Islands where authorities are racing to contain it, a regional government official said Friday. ... more 
A closer look at what caused the Flint water crisisFlint, Michigan, continues to grapple with the public health crisis that unfolded as lead levels in its tap water spiked to alarming levels. Now the scientists who helped uncover the crisis have tes ... more  
Bird flu outbreak spreads to Belgium/> A highly contagious strain of bird flu that has affected poultry farmers in France and Germany has now spread to Belgium, officials said on Thursday. The H5N8 avian virus was identified late ... more |
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Italy's military 'narcos' cook up cannabis curesIt's every stoner's nightmare: marijuana plants as far as the eye can see and not a spliff in sight. ... more  
17 million face hunger in Horn of Africa due to droughtWith very little rain in the last weeks and none expected for two months, more than 17 million people face hunger in the Horn of Africa, the UN food agency warned Sunday. ... more 
Macedonians send out SOS from Europe's oldest lakeA fishing boat glides across the shimmering surface of Europe's oldest lake, a haven of biodiversity and a UNESCO World Heritage Site - one that conservationists warn faces multiple development threats. ... more 
Corn turning French hamsters into deranged cannibals: researchA diet of corn is turning wild hamsters in northeastern France into deranged cannibals that devour their offspring, alarmed researchers have reported. ... more 
Crop achilles' heel costs farmers 10 percent of potential yieldScientists assumed leaves at the top of a plant would be the best at turning higher levels of light into carbohydrates - through the process of photosynthesis - while the lower shaded leaves would b ... more 
Pigs and chocolate: Using math to solve problems in farmingImproving cocoa yields for the chocolate industry, estimating the quality of meat in pigs and refining the design of a hydroponics system, were three farming challenges tackled by academics at a rec ... more |
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 Nanoparticle fertilizer could contribute to new 'green revolution' 
Floating towards water treatmentFloating wetlands may seem odd but are perfectly natural. They occur when mats of vegetation break free from the shore of a body of water. That got ecological engineers curious about how they affect ... more 
How water can split into two liquids below zeroDid you know that water can still remain liquid below zero degrees Celsius? It is called supercooled water and is present in refrigerators. At even smaller temperatures, supercooled water could exis ... more 
How do people choose what plants to useThere are about 400,000 species of plants in the world. Humans use approximately 10-15% of them to cover our basic needs, such as food, medicine and shelter, as well as other needs, such as recreati ... more 
Intense industrial fishingChina, the world's largest seafood producer, has done something extraordinary. For the past 20 years, despite minimal management and some of the most intense industrial fishing in the world, it has ... more |
  
NASA has upgraded its website that provides daily views of the Earth from one million miles away. NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) camera imagery website was recently updated allowing the public to choose natural or enhanced color images of the Earth and even zoom into an area on the globe.
"The 'enhanced' color images make land features more visible," said Sasha Marshak, D ... more Subscale Glider Could Assist in Weather Studies, Prediction Wind satellite heads for final testing Research journey to the center of the Earth |
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Today, more than 16 years of space-weather data is publicly available for the first time in history. The data comes from space-weather sensors developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory on board the nation's Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites. The newly available data gives researchers a treasure trove of measurements they can use to better understand how space weather works and how bes ... more NASA space radio could change how flights are tracked worldwide India's Satnav Goes Out of Whack as Orbiting Atomic Clocks Break ISRO to Launch Standby Navigation Satellite to Replace IRNSS-1A |
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Over the past three years, Honduras has lost a quarter of its pine forests to a plague of bark-munching beetles.
Now though, after a long campaign that saw soldiers wielding chainsaws to contain the bug invasion, a little green is growing back.
In mountains north of the capital that were stripped bare, trees replanted by students from the National University's forest sciences department ... more Coastal wetlands excel at storing carbon High-tech maps of tropical forest diversity identify new conservation targets Risk of tree species disappearing in central Africa 'a major concern,' say researchers |
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Scientists have long known of the potential of microalgae to aid in the production of biofuels and other valuable chemicals. However, the difficulty and significant cost of growing microalgae have in some ways stalled further development of this promising technology. Bendy Estime, a biomedical and chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate, has devoted his research to this area, and developed a new te ... more Cathay Pacific to cut emissions with switch to biofuel DuPont Industrial Biosciences to develop new high-efficiency biogas enzyme method Populus dataset holds promise for biofuels, materials, metabolites |
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You've seen Bear Grylls turn foul water into drinking water with little more than sunlight and plastic. Now, academics have added a third element - carbon-dipped paper - that may turn this survival tactic into a highly efficient and inexpensive way to turn saltwater and contaminated water into potable water for personal use.
The idea, which could help address global drinking water shortage ... more NRDC: States should lead low-carbon economy Storing solar power increases energy consumption and emissions Renewables can't deliver Paris climate goals: study |
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Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has secured a Pounds 27 million contract with East Anglia One Limited to supply and install the land cable connection for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. Comprising of 102 turbines, the Pounds 2.5 billion wind farm will generate sufficient electricity to power 500,000 homes.
The contract involves the ... more Russia's nuclear giant pushes into wind energy The power of wind energy and how to use it Largest US offshore wind farm gets green light |
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  German banking giant Deutsche Bank on Tuesday announced it would stop financing coal projects as part of its commitments under the Paris Agreement to tackle global warming.
"Deutsche Bank and its subsidiaries will not grant new financing for greenfield thermal coal mining and new coal-fired power plant construction," it said in a statement.
Existing exposure to such projects will be grad ... more After oil and gas, Denmark's Dong ditches coal Smog chokes coal-addicted Poland Rio Tinto signals coal exit with Australia sale |
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  The mystery over the reported abduction from Hong Kong of a Chinese billionaire deepened Wednesday after a newspaper advert appeared in his name pledging loyalty to China, in a case that has heightened fears over Beijing's meddling.
The whereabouts of financier Xiao Jianhua - one of China's richest men - are unclear after reports in overseas Chinese-language media that he was taken from Ho ... more Exile, jail, abduction: the hazardous lives of China's rich Missing Chinese billionaire targeted over stocks crash: reportHong Kong leadership favourite testifies in corruption trial |
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It's a fact of nature that a single conversation can be interpreted in very different ways. For people with anxiety or conditions such as Asperger's, this can make social situations extremely stressful. But what if there was a more objective way to measure and understand our interactions?
Researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Institute o ... more Transparent gel-based robots can catch and release live fish New wave of robots set to deliver the goods Over to you, automation |
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The Philippine environment minister's move to close some two dozen mines sparked concern Sunday among two of her colleagues, who said it could hit the economy and employment.
The mining industry - accused of illegal tree felling and polluting rivers - has also questioned the order of Environment Secretary Gina Lopez.
The Philippines is the world's top supplier of nickel ore and the mai ... morePhilippines closes 23 mines over damage to environment Increasing factory and auto emissions disrupt natural cycle in East China Sea Toxic mercury in aquatic life could spike with greater land runoff |
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  Authorities have detained 43 people suspected of stoking some of the deadly Chilean forest fires that have killed 11 people and destroyed large swaths of land, President Michelle Bachelet said Sunday.
For nearly two weeks, fires have raged across seven regions in south and central Chile, devastating more than 400,000 hectares (988,000 acres), Bachelet said in her latest update on the tragedy ... more Chile wildfires kill 10 people: presidentChile fires cause 'worst forestry disaster' in its historyChile orders extra funds to fight fire 'catastrophe' |
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One of the main obstacles in the production of hydrogen through water splitting is that hydrogen peroxide is also formed, which affects the efficiency stability of the reaction and the stability of the production. Dutch and Israelian researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology and the Weizmann Institute have succeeded in controlling the spin of electrons in the reaction and thereby almos ... more A closer look at what caused the Flint water crisis Marine ecosystems show resilience to climate disturbance High price of shrimp linked to water pollution: study |
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  Governor Jerry Brown late Monday declared a state of emergency for counties across California to help deal with damage from powerful December and January storms.
Drought-stricken California was hard-hit by rainstorms that struck in early December, and high winds and heavy rains from a storm that began in early January and continued through the weekend.
"I find that conditions of extreme ... more Bangladesh plants million trees to cut lightning toll Powerful storms kill at least 16 in southeast US It's freezing inside... that tornado? |
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It is a utopian idea, literally, but is enjoying a renaissance as politicians and policy wonks grapple with technology-driven changes that could redefine our very understanding of work.
If robots and machine intelligence threaten to render many white-collar jobs obsolete, then what will people do for money?
Enter the concept of a "universal basic income", a flat sum paid to all regardle ... more Chinese FM to visit Australia in wake of Trump tiff India's techies fear US crackdown on high-skilled visas China factory activity stabilises in January |
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A long-standing mystery among marine biologists is why otherwise healthy whales, dolphins, and porpoises - collectively known as cetaceans - end up getting stranded along coastal areas worldwide. Could severe solar storms, which affect Earth's magnetic fields, be confusing their internal compasses and causing them to lose their way?
Although some have postulated this and other theories, no ... more New space weather model helps simulate magnetic structure of solar storms Extreme space weather-induced blackouts could cost US more than $40 billion daily ALMA starts observing the sun |
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According to a new study, plants put out a unique combination of volatile compounds when attacked by exotic pests.
Plants have developed a diverse array of defensive mechanisms, and smell is one of them. When chewed on by insects and other leaf-eaters, plants emit different combinations of smells. The smells vary, but the purpose is to attract species that prey upon the plant-eating pes ... more Beleaguered bees hit by 'deformed wing virus' Italy bows to howls over anti-wolf campaign Invasive wild pig populations continue to grow, spread through US |
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