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  Beijing, China (SPX) May 09, 2017 The Badain Jaran Desert is located in the arid region of northwest China, and is a unique landscape characterised by more than 140 lakes as well as extensive megadunes (Figure 1), including the highest dune in the world. In 2009, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization approved the Badan Jaran Desert Scenic Area, the Tengger Desert Scenic Area and Juyanhai Scenic Area as the "Alxa Desert World Geopark". Since the beginning of the 20th century, the unique natural landsc ... read more |
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Syngenta shareholders accept ChemChina offerZurich (AFP) May 5, 2017 Shareholders in Swiss pesticide and seed giant Syngenta have accepted the company's takeover by state-owned ChemChina, the companies said Friday, which would be the biggest overseas acquisition by a Chinese firm. ... more 
Can edible insects help curb global warming?Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017 Livestock are responsible for a problematic amount of greenhouse emissions, and unfortunately, the demand for meat - particularly beef - is growing. ... more 
Conservation agriculture offers tired soil remediesWashington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017 When you are tired or hungry, you're not as productive. You may need to rest or eat. If you push yourself too far, you may get ill. Soil gets tired and hungry, too. How do growers know that? W ... more 
Scientists say agriculture is good for honey beesJackson TN (SPX) May 04, 2017 While recent media reports have condemned a commonly used agricultural pesticide as detrimental to honey bee health, scientists with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have found t ... more |
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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 Floods devastate India's breadbasket of Punjab |
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Researchers track impact of Brazil's 'Soy Moratorium'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 vu ... more  
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 
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 |
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 Ethiopia drought creates food crisis for 7.7 million 
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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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 10, 2017 
Figuring out how plasma bubbles and blobs affect one another and ultimately the transmission of communications, GPS, and radar signals in Earth's ionosphere will be the job of a recently selected CubeSat mission.
A team of NASA scientists and engineers, led by Jeffrey Klenzing and Sarah Jones, scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, recently won NASA fundin ... more Cambridge, Canada (SPX) May 09, 2017exactEarth Announces Two-Year $1.45 Million Commercial Customer Renewal  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 09, 2017Is Climate Changing Cloud Heights? Too Soon to Say  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 05, 2017AIRS: 15 Years of Seeing What's in the Air |
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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 DC (SPX) May 04, 2017 
China has invested more resources than any other country in reversing deforestation and planting trees. However, given the large scale of these programmes it has been difficult to quantify their impact on forest cover. A new study shows that much of China's new tree cover consists of sparse, low plantations as opposed to large areas of dense, high tree cover.
The results of the study could ... more Warsaw (AFP) May 5, 2017Poland EU row over ancient forest heats up  Lubumbashi, Dr Congo (AFP) May 5, 2017DR Congo arrests 14 Chinese for wood smuggling Lubumbashi, Dr Congo (AFP) May 4, 2017DR Congo arrests 14 Chinese for wood smuggling |
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 Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017 
A renewable energy project at a military installation in northern New York shows that biomass is a feasible power solution, the U.S. government said.
The U.S. Energy Department singled out Fort Drum as an example for how biomass could serve to address energy security needs through renewable energy solutions.
ReEnergy Holdings operates the Black River facility and the Army base an ... more San Diego CA (SPX) May 09, 2017First EPA-approved outdoor field trial for genetically engineered algae  Emeryville CA (SPX) May 08, 2017Sandia could help biofuel pay for itself with goods made from waste  Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017Turning chicken poop and weeds into biofuel |
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 Payerne, Switzerland (AFP) May 5, 2017 
The first solar plane aimed at reaching the stratosphere made an initial low-altitude test flight over Switzerland Friday.
The SolarStratos, a super-light, sleek, white two-seater aircraft with long wings covered with solar panels, took off from Payerne at 8:00 am (0600 GMT), according to an AFP photographer at the airbase in western Switzerland.
"The maiden flight of the prototype ... w ... more Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017New device turns dirty air into energy  Minneapolis MN (SPX) May 09, 2017Discovery of new transparent thin film material could improve electronics and solar cells  Freiburg, Germany (SPX) May 08, 2017How photosynthetic cells deal with a lack of iron |
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 The Hague (AFP) May 8, 2017 
Dutch officials on Monday opened what is being billed as one of the world's largest offshore wind farms, with 150 turbines spinning in action far out in the North Sea.
Over the next 15 years, the Gemini windpark, which lies some 85 kilometres (53 miles) off the northern coast of The Netherlands, will meet the energy needs of about 1.5 million people.
At full winds the windpark has a gene ... more Solomons MD (SPX) May 10, 2017Scientists track porpoises to assess impact of offshore wind farms  London, UK (SPX) May 09, 2017OX2 will manage a 45 MW wind farm owned by IKEA Group in Lithuania  Washington DC (SPX) May 10, 2017Building Energy celebrates the beginning of operations and electricity generation of its first wind farm |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2017 
A gas leak has killed at least 18 people working in a coal mine in central China's Hunan province, state media reported on Monday.
Another 37 miners were rescued and taken to a hospital for treatment following Sunday's accident at the Jilinqiao mine in Huangfengqiao township, according to Xinhua news agency, citing local authorities.
Investigators are testing the gas while police have de ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2017India's coal plant plans conflict with climate commitments 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 |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2017 
A leading Chinese human rights lawyer went on trial Monday for inciting subversion, in a case which sparked an international outcry after claims he was tortured.
Xie Yang, who had worked on numerous cases considered politically sensitive by China's ruling Communist Party, was among hundreds of legal staff and activists detained in summer 2015.
The "709 crackdown" - named after the date ... more Beijing (AFP) May 10, 2017China lawyer's wife seeks US asylum after brazen escape  Beijing (AFP) May 9, 2017China wants its anthem sung, but maybe not at parties  Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2017Chinese court says prominent rights lawyer pleads guilty |
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 Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017 
Lionfish populations are rapidly expanding along the East Coast of the United States and in the Caribbean, decimating native species and depleting the ecological diversity surrounding already vulnerable coral reefs.
A variety of groups are working on curbing the spread of the invasive species, but a pair of conservation teams are taking a unique problem-solving approach - an approach t ... more Washington (AFP) May 9, 2017Amazon's new Alexa speaker has a screen too  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) May 04, 2017Computers learn to understand humans better by modelling them  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) May 02, 2017Your future surgery may use an automated, robotic drill |
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 Fort Collins CO (SPX) May 09, 2017 
Protected areas in the United States, representing 14 percent of the land mass, provide places for respite, recreation, and natural resource conservation. However, noise pollution poses novel threats to these protected areas, according to a first-of-its-kind study from scientists at Colorado State University and the U.S. National Park Service.
Researchers found that noise pollution was twi ... more Oslo (AFP) May 5, 2017Norway wealth fund drops Indian group over environment concerns  Coatzacoalcos, Mexico (AFP) May 7, 2017Human rights, environment activist killed in Mexico  London (AFP) May 5, 2017Britain publishes long-awaited air pollution plan |
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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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 Atlanta GA (SPX) May 08, 2017 
A new analysis of decades of data on oceans across the globe has revealed that the amount of dissolved oxygen contained in the water - an important measure of ocean health - has been declining for more than 20 years.
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology looked at a historic dataset of ocean information stretching back more than 50 years and searched for long term trends and patte ... more Beijing, China (SPX) May 09, 2017Lake water recharged by atmospheric precipitation in the Badain Jaran Desert  Newark, DE (SPX) May 09, 2017Robots may bring reef relief  Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017Australian scientists say shark cull could wreck marine ecosystems |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 4, 2017 
A major dust storm engulfed northern China and Beijing on Thursday, prompting authorities to cancel dozens of flights and urge children and the elderly to stay indoors.
Buildings were shrouded by the greyish haze in the capital while residents who ventured out covered their mouths and noses with masks and bandanas.
At least 48 flights were cancelled, including six international routes in ... more Norman, OK (SPX) May 02, 2017SimRadar: A polarimetric radar time-series simulator for tornadic debris studies  Washington (AFP) May 1, 2017Storms in US South and Midwest kill at least 14 Wellington (AFP) April 6, 2017Australian cyclone aftermath hits New Zealand |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 10, 2017 
Factory price inflation eased in April, data showed Wednesday, fuelling concerns about a growth slowdown in the world's number two economy and denting hopes for a pick-up a global reflation.
The reading follows a series of weak figures out of Beijing in recent months, including on trade and manufacturing, as the government tries to turn the country's main growth engine from state investment ... more Hong Kong (AFP) May 9, 2017Dollar extends gains as Fed hike speculation builds  Shanghai (AFP) May 7, 2017Sister of Trump senior adviser solicits Chinese investment  New York (AFP) May 5, 2017IBM tumbles as Buffett discloses he is trimming stake |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) May 05, 2017 
A sounding rocket originally developed as a prototype for NASA's next generation of space-based solar spectrographs will make its third flight tomorrow, May 5, at 12:25 p.m. MDT from White Sands, N.M.
The Rapid Acquisition Imaging Spectrograph Experiment (RAISE), designed and built by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), carries an ultraviolet imaging spectrograph targeting an active regio ... more Goddard Space Flight CenterSpace weather model simulates solar storms from nowhere  Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 05, 2017NASA-funded sounding rocket will take 1,500 images of sun in 5 minutes  Durham, UK (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Sun's Eruptions Might All Have Same Trigger |
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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 8, 2017 
Malaysian customs officers have seized more than 700 kilograms of pangolin scales, the country's largest haul of the scales considered by some to have medicinal properties, officials said Monday.
The 712kg (1,570 pound) haul worth 9,184,800 ringgit ($2.12 million) was made last week in two separate seizures.
On May 2, eight gunny sacks of the scales weighing 408kg were found at a Kuala L ... more Stockholm (AFP) May 4, 2017Wolves return to Denmark for first time in 200 years  Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 04, 2017New NMR technique offers 'molecular window' into living organisms  Cambridge UK (SPX) May 04, 2017Scientists suggest the world should brace itself for a new wave of biological invasions |
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