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  Kiev (AFP) April 20, 2017 The main government-held city in Ukraine's separatist east has been forced to shut off its hot water until at least mid-October because it does not have enough money to pay off utility debts. The industrial port of Mariupol is home to 460,000 people and has been the repeated target of pro-Moscow insurgents based in the rebels' de facto capital Donetsk. Mariupol, on the Sea of Azov, is the location of a major steel plant and has served as a home of the pro-Kiev administration of the war-torn Done ... read more |
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Busy harvest time in China's bamboo forestsLinan, China (AFP) April 20, 2017 It's springtime in the bamboo-forested hills surrounding eastern China's Lin'an city, and that means busy mornings of harvesting, packing and selling tonnes of the edible bamboo shoots that the region is famous for. ... more 
A better way to manage phosphorus?Washington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 All living things - from bacteria and fungi to plants and animals - need phosphorus. But extra phosphorus in the wrong place can harm the environment. For example, when too much phosphorus enters a ... more 
Migrating fish leave behind a trail of DNAWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 Wherever fish go, they leave behind traces of DNA. As new research shows, scientists can track fish migrations by following their trail of DNA. ... more 
India likely to receive normal monsoon rains this yearNew Delhi (AFP) April 18, 2017 India's crucial monsoon rains are forecast to be normal this year, the weather office said Tuesday, bringing hope to the agricultural sector which employs 60 percent of the population and has been hit by drought in recent years. ... more |
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Evacuations in Philippines, Taiwan as super typhoon nears
Thousands take to streets as Philippines protests flood control fraud Two bodies recovered after landslide at mine in Indonesia's Papua CORRECTED: Two bodies recovered after landslide at mine in Indonesia's Papua Two bodies recovered weeks after landslide at mine in Indonesia's Papua 6.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Central Papua: USGS Philippines 'ghost' flood projects leave residents stranded Strong quake off Russia Far East, tsunami alert issued Europe, Mediterranean coast saw record drought in August: AFP analysis of EU data Philippine lawmaker quits top job as graft probe moves forward |
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Overpumping Reduces California's Groundwater StoragePasadena CA (JPL) Apr 17, 2017 Decades of overpumping groundwater have irreversibly altered layers of clay beneath California's Central Valley, permanently reducing the aquifer's ability to store water, finds a new satellite remo ... more 
Termite gut holds a secret to breaking down plant biomassMadison WI (SPX) Apr 18, 2017 In the Microbial Sciences Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the incredibly efficient eating habits of a fungus-cultivating termite are surprising even to those well acquainted with th ... more 
Organic cover crop methods examined for weed controlWashington DC (SPX) Apr 17, 2017 To grow crops organically, farmers fight weeds with chemical-free weapons. One of the most common is a disk. Farmers rip out weeds and churn them into the soil with these disks. But it takes heavy t ... more 
People's tribunal accuses Monsanto of possible 'ecocide'The Hague (AFP) April 18, 2017 An informal people's tribunal headed by five professional international judges Tuesday accused US seeds firm Monsanto of harming the environment and possible "ecocide". ... more 
Ag scientists using electronics to control plant growthLinkoping, Sweden (SPX) Apr 19, 2017 A drug delivery ion pump constructed from organic electronic components also works in plants. Researchers from the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at Linkoping University and from the Umea Plant S ... more 
Cover crops may be used to mitigate and adapt to climate changeUniversity Park PA (SPX) Apr 19, 2017 Cover crops long have been touted for their ability to reduce erosion, fix atmospheric nitrogen, reduce nitrogen leaching and improve soil health, but they also may play an important role in mitigat ... more |
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 Can Prosecco help Italy unlock China wine market? 
Device pulls water from dry air, powered only by the sunBerkeley CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2017 Imagine a future in which every home has an appliance that pulls all the water the household needs out of the air, even in dry or desert climates, using only the power of the sun. That future may be ... more 
Researchers find mushrooms may hold clues to effect of CO2 on lawnsDurham NH (SPX) Apr 17, 2017 Since the Industrial Revolution, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has rapidly increased. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire set out to determine how rising carbon dioxide c ... more 
New England's glacial upland soils provide major groundwater storage reservoir Amherst MA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 A recent study of natural groundwater storage reservoirs in New England by hydrologist David Boutt at the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that upland aquifer systems dominated by thin depo ... more 
New rice fights off droughtTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have developed strains of rice that are resistant to drought in real-world situations. Published in Plant Biotechnology Journal ... more |
  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 17, 2017 
NASA scientists are releasing new global maps of Earth at night, providing the clearest yet composite view of the patterns of human settlement across our planet. This composite image, one of three new full-hemisphere views, provides a view of the Americas at night. The clouds and sun glint - added here for aesthetic effect - are derived from MODIS instrument land surface and cloud cover products ... more Aurora CO (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Raytheon speeds delivery and secures satellite weather data  Denver CO (SPX) Apr 18, 2017NOAA's GOES-S Satellite in Thermal Vacuum Testing  Bristol, UK (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Banned industrial solvent sheds new light on methane mystery |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Apr 18, 2017 
Rice University computer scientists are mapping a new solution for interior navigational location detection by linking it to existing sensors in mobile devices. Their results were presented in a paper at last month's 2017 Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) Conference in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Six months ago, the same researchers published a paper on their first technology for a n ... more Paris (ESA) Apr 10, 2017Galileo's search and rescue service in the spotlight  Managua (AFP) April 7, 2017Russia inaugurates GPS-type satellite station in Nicaragua  Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017Northrop Grumman, Honeywell receive EGI-M contracts |
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 Corvallis OR (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 
Clear-cutting of tropical mangrove forests to create shrimp ponds and cattle pastures contributes significantly to the greenhouse gas effect, one of the leading causes of global warming, new research suggests. A seven-year study, led by Oregon State University and the Center for International Forestry Research, spanned five countries across the topics from Indonesia to the Dominican Republic. ... more Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Stanford study explores risk of deforestation as agriculture expands in Africa  Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 10, 2017A new parameterization of canopy radiative transfer for land surface radiation models  Burlington, VT (SPX) Apr 10, 2017When old growth beats old school |
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As consumers upgrade their gadgets at an increasing pace, the amount of electronic waste we generate continues to mount. To help combat this environmental problem, researchers have modified a degradable bioplastic derived from corn starch or other natural sources for use in more eco-friendly electronic components. They report their development in ACS' journal Industrial and Engineering Chemistry ... more Kobe, Japan (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Towards more efficient biofuels by making oil from algae  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Algal residue - an alternative carbon resource for pharmaceuticals and polyesters  Dahriya (AFP) April 12, 2017For Palestinian family, an udder-ly unique power source |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 
The Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) is collaborating with EnergySage, an online solar marketplace, to promote and simplify installations of solar electric power systems at multifamily residences in California.
The partnership has resulted in the development of an easy-to-use, online comparison-shopping tool that provides information about the unique opportunities for shared solar proje ... more Kobe, Japan (SPX) Apr 19, 2017Mechanism behind the electric charges generated by photosynthesis  Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Swedish leading solar energy technology provider Midsummer offers complete BIPV metal roof systems  Binghamton NY (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Adjusting solar panel angles a few times a year makes them more efficient |
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Oklahoma is resting on its laurels in the renewable energy sector by signing legislation ending tax credits for the wind industry, the state's governor said.
Gov. Mary Fallin put her signature on a bill that ends tax credits for wind power, effective July 1. In a statement, the governor said the tax credits were part of a comprehensive energy strategy that left wind accounting for more ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Norwegian company envisions wind energy role for oil production Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017German power company examining new wind energy options.  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017Canada sees emerging role for wind energy |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2017  The amount of electricity generated by coal since 2007 is down 40 percent as natural gas and renewable power capacity grows, the U.S. government reported.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration said in a daily brief that coal accounted for about 30 percent of all of the electricity generated in the country last year.
"As natural gas and renewables have increased their market ... more Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017US environmental groups file suit to block new coal mining on public lands  Mumbai (AFP) March 19, 2017Adani to begin work on Australia mine by August: report Prague (AFP) March 19, 2017Czech energy group bucks green trend with bet on coal |
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 The Hague (AFP) April 12, 2017  Two giant pandas arrived by plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport Wednesday after a marathon 8,000 kilometre journey from China, the first breeding pair on Dutch soil in three decades.
Female panda Wu Wen (Beautiful Powerful Cloud) and her male companion Xing Ya (Elegant Star) touched down at Schiphol at around 1730 GMT after leaving Chengdu in central China more than 10 hours earlier.
... more Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2017Beijing hutongs: village life in the city  Beijing (AFP) April 11, 2017Hong Kong's Carrie Lam officially accepts role as chief executive  Hong Kong (AFP) April 12, 2017Hong Kong lawmaker charged for upending Chinese flag |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Apr 19, 2017 
In debates over the future of artificial intelligence, many experts think of the new systems as coldly logical and objectively rational. But in a new study, researchers have demonstrated how machines can be reflections of us, their creators, in potentially problematic ways.
Common machine learning programs, when trained with ordinary human language available online, can acquire cultural bi ... more El Segundo CA (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Brane Craft Proposal Awarded Phase 2 by NASA  Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017Lockheed Martin gets license for military exoskeleton tech  Washington (AFP) April 6, 2017Facebook launches digital assistant 'M' in US |
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 Kathmandu (AFP) April 16, 2017  Nepal's government is trying to tackle rising pollution levels in the smog-choked Kathmandu Valley, but standing in the way is a powerful bus mafia that controls the capital's roads.
The rulers of Kathmandu's streets are a web of transport syndicates made up of private bus owners who have repeatedly blocked official attempts to modernise the highly inefficient bus network.
Critics say th ... more Cologne, Germany (AFP) April 13, 2017Recycling-mad Germans turn to sharing to battle waste  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 19, 2017System to turn deadly chemicals into harmless dirt makes advances  Colombo (AFP) April 18, 2017Garbage piles up in Sri Lanka capital as toll hits 31 |
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 Wageningen, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 
Peripheral parts of the Amazon forest were long thought to be most vulnerable to climate-induced collapse. Now, a study by an international team of scientists reveals in the scientific journal PNAS that seasonally inundated areas in the heart of the forest may be an unexpected Achilles' heel. Those floodplains turn out to be particularly prone to fire which may subsequently spread into the surro ... more Santiago (AFP) March 13, 2017Thousands return home after fleeing Chile forest fire  Boulder CO (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Humans sparked 84 percent of US wildfires, increased fire season over 2 decades  Beijing (AFP) Feb 26, 2017China detains 24 after deadly hotel fire |
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 Sede Boqer, Israel (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have developed novel ultrafiltration membranes that significantly improve the virus-removal process from treated municipal wastewater used for drinking in water-scarce cities.
Current membrane filtration methods require intensive energy to adequately remove pathogenic viruses ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017General Atomics providing battery for semi-autonomous underwater vehicle  Kiev (AFP) April 20, 2017Ukraine's Mariupol to be without hot water for months  Karlovac, Croatia (AFP) April 19, 2017Croatian rivers face hydroelectric peril |
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 Wellington (AFP) April 6, 2017 
The remnants of a deadly Australian cyclone caused havoc as it passed over New Zealand Thursday, causing "one-in-500-year" flooding that forced an entire town to be evacuated.
The former Tropical Cyclone Debbie continued to pack a punch despite being downgraded to a low pressure system after crossing the Tasman Sea, dumping a month's worth of rain on some areas of the North Island in less th ... more Madrid (AFP) March 30, 2017Two dead in Tenerife after giant wave sweeps them away  Madison WI (SPX) Mar 15, 2017A scientist and a supercomputer re-create a tornado  Paris (AFP) March 6, 2017French storm Zeus leaves two dead, 600,000 homes without power |
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 Tokyo (AFP) April 20, 2017 
Japanese exports recorded their biggest gain in more than two years in March, official data showed Thursday, in a sign of optimism for the world's third-biggest economy.
The strong result, which came in better than expected, backs up the view that Japan's economic growth is picking up steam.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday boosted its economic forecast for Japan, proje ... more Washington (AFP) April 20, 2017Trump invokes national security to probe US steel imports  Kenosha, United States (AFP) April 18, 2017Trump seeks headway on 'Buy American, Hire American' pledge  Beijing (AFP) April 18, 2017IMF raises China growth forecast to 6.6% this year, 6.2% in 2018 |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 
NASA has long been a leader in understanding the science of space weather, including research into the potential for induced electrical currents to disrupt our power systems. Last year, NASA scientists worked with scientists and engineers from research institutions and industry during a pair of intensive week-long workshops in order to assess the state of science surrounding this type of space w ... more Honolulu HI (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Hawaii-built Infrared Instrument for World's Largest Solar Telescope Catches its First Rays  Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Charting the skies of history  Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Discovery of a source of fast magnetic reconnection |
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 Algiers (AFP) April 13, 2017 
"It's not a bird, it's a rat - and it's squatting on my terrace," Ali says of his new neighbour, a yellow-legged gull - a pest ubiquitous in the Algerian capital.
The 60-year-old is not alone in despising this versatile scavenger, whose Mediterranean population has boomed in recent decades.
The "rat of the sky" has taken advantage of human waste to supplement its normal marine diet, br ... more Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Ants rescue their injured  Geneva (AFP) April 18, 2017Endangered species poached in protected areas: WWF  Washington (AFP) April 13, 2017Hunting behind steep drop in animal numbers in tropics: report |
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