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  Lawrence KS (SPX) May 03, 2017 The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso produces enough soybeans to be the equivalent of Iowa and Illinois put together. But it also plays home to lush Amazon rain forest, one of the richest, and most vulnerable, ecological treasures on our planet. Using satellite imagery and unique ground-based information, the interface between highly mechanized agriculture and rainforest in Mato Grosso is shown with exceptionally granular detail in a new study led by Jude Kastens, research associate professor at the ... read more |
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1.4 million children acutely malnourished in Somalia this year: UNGeneva (AFP) May 2, 2017 Somalia, hit by drought and on the verge of famine, will count 1.4 million acutely malnourished children by the end of the year, up 50 percent from late 2016, the UN said Tuesday. ... more 
Common pesticide damages honey bee's ability to flySan Diego CA (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 Biologists at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated for the first time that a widely used pesticide can significantly impair the ability of otherwise healthy honey bees to fly, ra ... more 
Startup cooking up silkworm noodles for Chinese mealsVancouver (AFP) April 26, 2017 Entrepreneur Matilda Ho is out to get silkworm noodles on the menu in China. ... more 
Urban farming flourishes in New YorkNew York (AFP) April 30, 2017 The urban farm craze is finding fertile ground in New York, where 10 young entrepreneurs are learning to grow greens and herbs without soil, bathed in an indoor, psychedelic light. ... more |
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French prosecutors announce special team for Epstein files
Italy's Calabria again under water, seeks state of emergency French flood alert system says working at record pace CORRECTED: Strong earthquake off Vanuatu coast, no damage reported Strong earthquake off Vanuatu coast, no damage reported Bangladesh nationalists celebrate landslide win, Islamists cry foul Sophie Adenot, the second French woman to fly to space Floods wreak havoc in Morocco farmlands after severe drought Three dead, many without power after storm lashes France and Spain Hundreds of thousands without power after storm lashes France |
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Ethiopia drought creates food crisis for 7.7 millionAddis Ababa (AFP) April 28, 2017 The number of people in need of food aid in Ethiopia's drought-hit regions has surged to 7.7 million, over two million more than an estimate earlier this year, state media reported Friday. ... more 
China-bound illegal donkey hide haul seized in PakistanKarachi (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. ... 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 
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 |
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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 |
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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 03, 2017 
In May, a team of Goddard scientists will begin measuring greenhouse gases over the Mid-Atlantic region - an area chosen in part because it encompasses a range of vegetation, climate, and soil types that would influence the exchange of carbon dioxide and methane between the Earth and the atmosphere.
The airborne campaign, called the Carbon Airborne Flux Experiment, or CARAFE, could help sc ... more Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) May 03, 2017GRACE-FO satellites get an earful  Missoula MT (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Heavy precipitation speeds carbon exchange in tropics  New Delhi (Sputnik) May 01, 2017India's Space Agency Saves Over US$ 2 Billion per Year for the Country |
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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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 Boulder CO (SPX) May 02, 2017 
Tropical rainforests are often described as the "lungs of the earth," able to inhale carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and exhale oxygen in return. The faster they grow, the more they mitigate climate change by absorbing CO2.
This role has made them a hot research topic, as scientists question what will happen to this vital carbon sink long-term as temperatures rise and rainfall increases ... more Vancouver (AFP) April 28, 2017Deforestation from a tree's perspective at the TED conference  Boston MA (SPX) May 01, 2017Scientists examine impact of high-severity fires on conifer forests  Brussels (AFP) April 27, 2017Primeval forest risks sparking new EU-Poland clash |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
The phrase "a double-edged sword" describes something that is beneficial in some ways but problematic in others. One example is removing maize stover (the husks, stems and leaves of corn plants) from fields. Maize stover is used to make cellulosic ethanol, a renewable biofuel. And renewable biofuels are beneficial to the environment. However, removing the stover can harm the environment because ... more Kumamoto, Japan (SPX) May 02, 2017Fast, low energy, and continuous biofuel extraction from microalgae  Cambridge, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Caterpillar found to eat shopping bags, suggesting biodegradable solution to plastic pollution  Paris (AFP) April 24, 2017The Very Hungry Caterpillar joins fight against plastic pollution |
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 Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017 
Industry trade groups aligned with low-carbon power sources in the United States defended their respective sectors against concerns about grid reliability.
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry in April called for an investigation into the resilience and reliability of the nation's energy grid. With renewable resources like solar and wind deemed variable because of the nature of their power ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017Indian Space Agency Comes Up With an App Indicating Solar Power Potential  Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Light can improve perovskite solar cell performance  Golden CO (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Experts outline pathway for generating up to 10 terawatts of power from sunlight by 2030 |
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 Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
CEE, the Hamburg-based private equity group, continues to expand its wind power portfolio in Germany. It has acquired eight wind turbines in the Vormark wind farm near to the municipality Gross Pankow (Prignitz) in Brandenburg. The seller is a consortium consisting of the Danish company European Energy A/S and the Berlin-based Green Wind Energy GmbH.
The wind farm consists of eight turbine ... more Washington (UPI) May 2, 2017U.S. wind power accelerating at near-record pace  Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Norwegian company envisions wind energy role for oil production  Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017Oklahoma to end tax credits 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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 Yuxian, China (AFP) May 1, 2017 
For the 50-year-old Chinese opera performer, every aspect of the dimly-lit backstage room was a reminder that things had changed.
The elaborate costumes carelessly thrown aside, the young troupe members playing with their smartphones, the half-eaten noodles abandoned in the corner - all were tokens of disorder that made Li Zhiguo grimace in his blue and gold cap.
"I get angry sometimes ... more Beijing (AFP) May 3, 201712 dead in tunnel blast in southwest China  Hong Kong (AFP) April 29, 2017World's only Tiananmen museum returns to Hong Kong  Beijing (AFP) April 28, 2017Chinese court sentences rights lawyer in secret trial |
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 Salt Lake City UT (SPX) May 02, 2017 
A computer-driven automated drill, similar to those used to machine auto parts, could play a pivotal role in future surgical procedures. The new machine can make one type of complex cranial surgery 50 times faster than standard procedures, decreasing from two hours to two and a half minutes.
Researchers at the University of Utah developed the drill that produces fast, clean, and safe cuts, ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Synthetic two-sided gecko's foot could enable underwater robotics  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017The rise of automated art  Princeton NJ (SPX) Apr 19, 2017Human prejudices sneak into artificial intelligence systems |
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 Manila (AFP) April 27, 2017 
Philippine socialite-turned-environment minister Regina Lopez caused ire in the mining industry Thursday by announcing a ban on new open-pit mines, a move that threatens over eight billion dollars in investments.
Lopez, who has already ordered the closure of 23 mines this year, told reporters she would not allow any new open-pit mines to operate, even those that gained government approval be ... more Pensacola, FL (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Predicting the movement and impacts of microplastic pollution  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017New approach to improve detection of landfill-related pollution  Madrid, Spain (SPX) Apr 27, 2017A CSIC scientist discovers that wax worms eat plastic |
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 Fort Mcmurray, Canada (AFP) April 30, 2017  A few late-season snowflakes flutter over Fort McMurray, their whiteness contrasting against surrounding forests blackened one year ago by the most destructive wildfire in Canadian history.
"You don't know how it feels until you lose it all", says Steven Menard, 53, holding up a charred pair of his grandson's first ice skates, plucked from the rubble of his home.
On May 1, 2016, a brushf ... more Wageningen, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Flammable floodplains are weak spot of Amazon forest  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 |
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 Houston TX (SPX) May 01, 2017 
By precisely controlling the quantum behavior of an ultracold atomic gas, Rice University physicists have created a model system for studying the wave phenomenon that may bring about rogue waves in Earth's oceans.
The research appears this week in Science. The researchers said their experimental system could provide clues about the underlying physics of rogue waves - 100-foot walls of wate ... more Oslo (AFP) May 2, 2017Norway billionaire reveals plan to give away his fortune  Vancouver, Canada (SPX) May 03, 2017New coral bleaching database to help predict fate of global reefs  Kiel, Germany (SPX) May 03, 2017Cold-water corals: Acidification harms, warming promotes growth |
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 Norman, OK (SPX) May 02, 2017 
A University of Oklahoma research team with the Advanced Radar Research Center has developed the first numerical polarimetric radar simulator to study and characterize scattering mechanisms of debris particles in tornadoes.
Characterizing the debris field of a tornado is vital given flying debris cause most tornado fatalities. Tornado debris characteristics are poorly understood even thoug ... more Washington (AFP) May 1, 2017Storms in US South and Midwest kill at least 14 Wellington (AFP) April 6, 2017Australian cyclone aftermath hits New Zealand  Madrid (AFP) March 30, 2017Two dead in Tenerife after giant wave sweeps them away |
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 Sydney (AFP) May 1, 2017  Tech billionaire Scott Farquhar has bought a Sydney waterfront mansion for an Australian record Aus$75 million (US$56 million), a report said Monday, after the owners resisted selling the 1863-built home to developers.
The co-founder of Australian software giant Atlassian, which floated in the United States in late 2015, snapped up the iconic "Elaine" from John Brehmer Fairfax, whose family ... more Shanghai (AFP) April 30, 2017China targets debt risks, but does it mean business?  Washington (AFP) April 27, 2017Trump targets aluminum in week of trade tensions  Ottawa (AFP) April 25, 2017Canada's Trudeau says will stand up to Trump on trade |
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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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 Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017 
Researchers have discovered a new invasive clam in the Illinois River.
Scientists discovered the new clam while searching for the scaleshell, Leptodea leptodon, an endangered species of freshwater mussel. Instead, researchers noticed a type of clam distinct from other invasive species.
Researchers determined the clam belonged to the Corbicula genus, a group of invasive clams nati ... more Chefchaouen, Morocco (AFP) May 3, 2017Morocco fights to save its iconic monkey  Washington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017Scientists find new population of endangered cats in Borneo  Palangkaraya, Indonesia (AFP) May 2, 2017Rare albino orangutan rescued on Borneo island |
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