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  Karachi (AFP) April 27, 2017 Pakistani police have confiscated more than 4,000 donkey hides that were set to be illegally exported to China where they are highly sought after for their use in traditional medicine, officials said Thursday. Six people in a smuggling ring, including a Chinese national, have also been arrested in connection with the case, Israr Afridi, a police officer in the port city of Karachi where the incident took place told AFP. "We received a tip-off that the contraband, which was brought from Lahore, w ... read more |
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When Nature vents her wrath on grapesVienna (AFP) April 26, 2017 Making wine is a tough job in most places, what with frost, hail, drought and bushfires to contend with. ... more 
Rivers of blood orange: Juice floods Russian townMoscow (AFP) April 26, 2017 Russian authorities on Wednesday were probing an accident at a beverage factory that saw fruit juice flood the streets of a town south of Moscow. ... more  
Humans threaten 'fossil' groundwater: studyVienna (AFP) April 25, 2017 Human activity risks contaminating pristine water stockpiled deep underground since the age of the mammoths, said a study Tuesday that warns of a looming threat to a critical life source. ... more 
In Mexico City, water a rare commodityMexico City (AFP) April 26, 2017 In a teeming, hardscrabble neighborhood on the outskirts of Mexico City, Virginia Solis spends a big part of her day hauling sloshing buckets to her home - one of tens of thousands in the capital without running water. ... more |
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Three Vietnam men survive 40 hours at sea after typhoon
Typhoon Fung-wong floods Philippine towns, leaves 5 dead in its wake Typhoon Fung-wong leaves flooded Philippine towns in its wake Typhoon exposes centuries-old shipwreck off Vietnam port Weakening Typhoon Fung-wong exits Philippines after displacing 1.4 million Super Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall in Philippines Over 1 million evacuate as deadly Super Typhoon Fung-wong nears Philippines Dam reservoir levels drop below 3% in Iran's second city: media Philippines evacuates one million, woman dead as super typhoon nears Japan observes tiny tsunami following 6.7 magnitude quake |
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A novel form of iron for fortification of foodsZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 Around 1.2 billion people worldwide suffer from iron deficiency, with women worse affected than men. In Europe, one in five women around the age of 20 suffers from iron deficiency. Typical symptoms ... more  
Indian minister ridiculed as bizarre drought plot backfiresNew Delhi (AFP) April 24, 2017 An Indian politician who attempted to cover a dam in sheets of polystyrene has been left red-faced after his bizarre water-saving scheme backfired. ... more 
Syngenta sales slip as ChemChina takeover loomsGeneva (AFP) April 24, 2017 Swiss pesticide and seed giant Syngenta said Monday its sales slumped one percent in the first quarter, but said its planned takeover by ChemChina was on track for completion in May. ... more 
'Eating with the eyes' is hard-wired in the brainTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 Have you ever wondered why just seeing food can make your mouth start to water? By visualizing neuronal activity in specific areas of the zebrafish brain, scientists at the National Institute of Gen ... more 
New data unearths pesticide peril in beehivesIthaca NY (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 Honeybees - employed to pollinate crops during the blooming season - encounter danger due to lingering and wandering pesticides, according to a new Cornell University study that analyzed the bee's o ... more 
Sunflower seeds traced as source of toxic mold, potent liver carcinogenEast Lansing MI (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 Michigan State University researchers have shown that sunflower seeds are frequently contaminated with a toxin produced by molds and pose an increased health risk in many low-income countries worldw ... more |
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 A better way to predict the environmental impacts of agricultural production 
Climatic effect of irrigation over the Yellow River basinBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 As the sensitive areas of global climate change, Yellow River basin, situated in arid and semiarid regions, also plays an important role in food production. However, using water resources in the Yel ... more 
New membranes can remove viruses from drinking waterSede 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 viru ... more 
Cold snap threatens French vinesParis (AFP) April 21, 2017 A late spring frost that hit French vineyards is threatening the harvest in Champagne and Burgundy, winegrowers warn. ... more 
Nearly two billion people depend on imported foodHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 Researchers show empirically: when population pressure increases, food is imported. The Earth's capacity to feed its growing population is limited - and unevenly distributed. An increase in cultivat ... more |
  Paris (ESA) Apr 24, 2017 
Thanks to social media and the power of citizen scientists chasing the northern lights, a new feature was discovered recently. Nobody knew what this strange ribbon of purple light was, so ... it was called Steve. ESA's Swarm magnetic field mission has now also met Steve and is helping to understand the nature of this new-found feature. Speaking at the recent Swarm science meeting in Canada, Eric ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 18, 2017'Detergent' Molecules May Drive Recent Methane Changes  Bristol, UK (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Banned industrial solvent sheds new light on methane mystery  Aurora CO (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Raytheon speeds delivery and secures satellite weather data |
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 Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
At 25-years old, Global Positioning System Satellite Vehicle Number 27 completed its time in orbit before the 2nd Space Operations Squadron said goodbye via final command and disposal here April 18. SVN 27 was launched in 1992, meaning it performed more than triple its design life of 7.5 years.
"The most interesting thing about this process for me, was the ability to do some experimentatio ... more Houston TX (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Researchers working toward indoor location detection  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 |
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 Washington (AFP) April 26, 2017 
After moving to unstitch climate change rules, US President Donald Trump is turning his sights on America's vast nature preserves, with a view to possibly lifting federal protections brought in over the past two decades.
On Wednesday, he is to sign an executive order reviewing decisions by predecessors Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to designate public land a "national monumen ... more Brussels (AFP) April 27, 2017Primeval forest risks sparking new EU-Poland clash  Washington (AFP) April 26, 2017Trump moves to review status of America's nature preserves  Pemba, Mozambique (AFP) April 26, 2017Mozambique battles illegal logging to save tropical forests |
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 Cambridge, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
Scientists have found that a caterpillar commercially bred for fishing bait has the ability to biodegrade polyethylene: one of the toughest and most used plastics, frequently found clogging up landfill sites in the form of plastic shopping bags.
The wax worm, the larvae of the common insect Galleria mellonella, or greater wax moth, is a scourge of beehives across Europe. In the wild, the w ... more Paris (AFP) April 24, 2017The Very Hungry Caterpillar joins fight against plastic pollution  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Photosynthesis in the dark Unraveling the mystery of algae evolution  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Finding best combination for biofuel corn, soil protection |
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 Kobe, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
Solar cells convert the sun's energy into electricity by converting photons into electrons. A new solar cell design could raise the energy conversion efficiency to over 50% by absorbing the spectral components of longer wavelengths that are usually lost during transmission through the cell.
This research was carried out by a team led by Professor KITA Takashi and Project Assistant Professo ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017Indian Space Agency Comes Up With an App Indicating Solar Power Potential  London, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Ancala and Anesco deploy large scale battery at UK solar farm  Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Light can improve perovskite solar cell performance |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017  A Norwegian energy company said it was moving to the next phase of testing for a project that would use wind power to facilitate offshore oil production.
DNV GL is leading a joint research project that includes the Norwegian Research Council, the regional subsidiary of Italian energy company ENI and U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil as its partners. The partnership is testing whether or not w ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017Oklahoma to end tax credits for wind energy  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 DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
India will not be able to meet its Paris climate agreement commitments in the coming years if it carries through with plans to build nearly 370 coal-fired power plants, a new study finds.
"India is facing a dilemma of its own making," said Steve Davis, associate professor of Earth system science at the University of California Irvine and coauthor of a new study published this week in Earth ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2017Coal power dropping as natural gas, renewables grow, U.S. report finds  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 |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 28, 2017 
China sentenced a prominent human rights lawyer to a three-year suspended sentence Friday following a secret trial, raising concerns the country is moving to further reduce transparency in high-profile, politically sensitive cases.
Li Heping, best known for defending blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, was found guilty of "subverting state power," the Tianjin Second Intermediate Court said in a po ... more Hong Kong (AFP) April 26, 2017Pro-independence activists arrested in Hong Kong  Changsha, China (AFP) April 25, 2017Trial of China human rights lawyer delayed: supporters Beijing (AFP) April 20, 2017Chinese tycoon accuses Beijing of meddling in interview |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
Geckos are well known for effortlessly scrambling up walls and upside down across ceilings. Even in slippery rain forests, the lizards maintain their grip. Now scientists have created a double-sided adhesive that copies this reversible ability to stick and unstick to surfaces even in wet conditions.
They say their development, reported in ACS' Journal of Physical Chemistry C, could be usef ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017The rise of automated art  Princeton NJ (SPX) Apr 19, 2017Human prejudices sneak into artificial intelligence systems  El Segundo CA (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Brane Craft Proposal Awarded Phase 2 by NASA |
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 Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
Around 2010, the deep waters of Utah's Great Salt Lake contained high levels of toxic methylmercury. Mercury measurements in waterfowl surrounding the lake led to a rare human consumption advisory for ducks. But by 2015, 90 percent of the deep mercury was gone.
The disappearance of the mercury was not due to aggressive environmental policies or a wide-ranging cleanup effort. Instead, it's ... more London (AFP) April 27, 2017British government loses court case over air pollution plans  Rabat (AFP) April 26, 2017Morocco seizes 420 tonnes of plastic bags in year since ban London (AFP) April 24, 2017UK could face legal battle over air pollution delay |
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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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 Sydney (AFP) April 27, 2017 
Coral-munching crown-of-thorns starfish can be safely killed by common household vinegar, scientists revealed Thursday in a discovery that offers hope for Australia's struggling Great Barrier Reef.
The predatory starfish is naturally-occurring but has proliferated due to pollution and run-off at the World Heritage-listed ecosystem, which is also reeling from two consecutive years of mass cor ... moreVienna (AFP) April 25, 2017Humans threaten 'fossil' groundwater: study Mexico City (AFP) April 26, 2017In Mexico City, water a rare commodity  Bloomington IN (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Research sheds new light on forces that threaten sensitive coastlines |
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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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 Washington (AFP) April 27, 2017 
In a week full of trade discord, US President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to take action to boost the American aluminum industry which has been "unfairly damaged" by imports.
The industry is "critical" to the defense industry," Trump said at the White House.
"We can't afford to become dependent on foreign nations for the aluminum that our military relies on."
The Trump administration ... more Ottawa (AFP) April 25, 2017Canada's Trudeau says will stand up to Trump on trade  Jerusalem (AFP) April 23, 2017Israel signs deal to bring in 6,000 Chinese labourers  Tokyo (AFP) April 20, 2017Japan's exports jump in March |
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 Durham, UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017  Large and small scale solar eruptions might all be triggered by a single process, according to new research that leads to better understanding of the Sun's activity. Researchers at Durham University, UK, and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, USA, used 3D computer simulations to show a theoretical link between large- and small-scale eruptions that were previously thought to be driven by differe ... more Beijing CA (SPX) Apr 25, 2017Interdisciplinary studies reveal relationship between solar activity and climate change  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 20, 2017NASA and Partners Survey Space Weather Science  Honolulu HI (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Hawaii-built Infrared Instrument for World's Largest Solar Telescope Catches its First Rays |
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 Colombo (AFP) April 26, 2017 
Sri Lanka said Wednesday it was overturning a ban on adopting baby elephants, drawing sharp criticism from the animal protection lobby.
Elephants are revered as holy in the mainly Buddhist nation, where the high-maintenance beasts have become a status symbol for the wealthy elite.
The animals are also kept by temples for use in religious ceremonies, and the ban had led to worries there ... more Vienna (AFP) April 26, 2017Humans alter Earth's chemistry from beyond the grave  Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2017How Venus flytrap triggers digestion  Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Mammoths suffered from diseases that are typical for people |
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