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  Paris (ESA) May 17, 2017 Water conservation is a growing concern globally, and particularly for farmers in the USA, where decades of irrigating huge fields has depleted vital resources of fresh surface water and groundwater. An ESA spin-off that can help to preserve water supplies while guaranteeing crop irrigation is now undergoing final testing. The ambitious plan of former ESA employee Javier Marti is to tackle irrigation overuse, based on a concept developed at the agency's technology centre in the Netherlands: using ... read more |
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Chinese exporting adulterated fish to Brazil: policeBrasilia (AFP) May 16, 2017 Brazilian police said Tuesday they have uncovered a ring that imported Chinese fish illegally adulterated to be heavier and as such, worth more when resold. ... more  
Six-legged livestock - sustainable food productionCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) May 15, 2017 Identifying areas of particular high impact is an important step to improving the environmental sustainability of production systems. Insects have been heralded as the foods of the future - and now ... more  
Dying Guatemala lake underlines climate change threatAtescatempa, Guatemala (AFP) May 15, 2017 The dried-out oyster shells lie on a landscape parched and cracked by the sun. ... more 
As summer heat looms, post-IS Mosul faces water crisisSayramun, Iraq (AFP) May 12, 2017 In the battle against jihadists in northern Iraq, the village of Sayramun was recaptured in February but remains as isolated as ever and crucially still has no drinking water. ... more |
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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 Landslides kill 12 after eastern Malaysia deluges |
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Large storms can flood aging sewer systems with harmful bacteria, virusesWashington (UPI) May 12, 2017 Researchers have discovered a worrying link between heavy rainfall and upticks in infections caused by bacteria and viruses carried by human waste. The correlation was identified in cities with aging sewer systems. ... more 
Warmer temperatures cause decline in key runoff measureBoulder CO (SPX) May 15, 2017 Since the mid-1980s, the percentage of precipitation that becomes streamflow in the Upper Rio Grande watershed has fallen more steeply than at any point in at least 445 years, according to a new stu ... more  
Rising temperatures threaten stability of Tibetan alpine grasslandsAtlanta GA (SPX) May 15, 2017 A warming climate could affect the stability of alpine grasslands in Asia's Tibetan Plateau, threatening the ability of farmers and herders to maintain the animals that are key to their existence, a ... more
As summer heat looms, post-IS Mosul faces water crisisSayramun, Iraq (AFP) May 12, 2017 In the battle against jihadists in northern Iraq, the village of Sayramun was recaptured in February but remains as isolated as ever and crucially still has no drinking water. ... more 
New research could transform how we filter waterLimerick, Ireland (SPX) May 11, 2017 A new process for water filtration using carbon dioxide consumes one thousand times less energy than conventional methods, scientific research published recently has shown. The research was le ... more 
New method can selectively remove micropollutants from waterBoston MA (SPX) May 11, 2017 When it comes to removing very dilute concentrations of pollutants from water, existing separation methods tend to be energy- and chemical-intensive. Now, a new method developed at MIT could provide ... more |
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 Puerto Rico drinking water is worst in US: report 
Tillage farming damaging earthworm populationsDublin, Ireland (SPX) May 11, 2017 The digging, stirring and overturning of soil by conventional ploughing in tillage farming is severely damaging earthworm populations around the world, say scientists. The findings published in the ... more 
Lake water recharged by atmospheric precipitation in the Badain Jaran DesertBeijing, 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 high ... more 
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 |
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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 17, 2017 
A team of NASA scientists and engineers now believes it can leverage recent advances in a greenhouse-detecting instrument to build the world's first space-based sodium lidar to study Earth's poorly understood mesosphere.
Scientist Diego Janches and laser experts Mike Krainak and Tony Yu, all of whom work at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are leading a research-a ... more New Haven, CT (SPX) May 15, 2017In measuring gas exchange between water and air, size matters  Washington DC (SPX) May 16, 2017How satellite data led to a breakthrough for Lake Erie toxic algal blooms  Cleveland OH (SPX) May 16, 2017Researchers apply data science to better predict effect of weather and other conditions |
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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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 Calabar, Nigeria (AFP) May 16, 2017 
When bulldozers rolled into their forest at the start of last year, the Ekuri community in southeast Nigeria protested: "Indigenes say no!"
They didn't want a superhighway that would wipe their ancestral lands in the Cross River National Park off the map.
Under pressure, the earthmovers left to do their work elsewhere.
But community spokesman Martin Egot said: "They destroyed all th ... more Montreal (AFP) May 16, 2017Greenpeace says Canadian forestry lawsuit aims to silence critics  Berkeley CA (SPX) May 16, 2017Study refutes findings behind challenge to Sierra Nevada forest restoration  Knoxville TN (SPX) May 11, 2017Microscopic soil creatures could orchestrate massive tree migrations |
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 College Station TX (SPX) May 15, 2017 
The genome of the fuel-producing green microalga Botryococcus braunii has been sequenced by a team of researchers led by a group at Texas A and M AgriLife Research.
The report, in Genome Announcements, comes after almost seven years of research, according to Dr. Tim Devarenne, AgriLife Research biochemist and principal investigator in College Station. In addition to sequencing the genome, ... more Lancaster, UK (SPX) May 11, 2017New breakthrough makes it easier to turn old coffee waste into cleaner biofuels  Hong Kong, China (SPX) May 11, 2017Enhancing the efficiency of cereal straw for biofuel production  Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017Biomass powering U.S. military base |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 11, 2017 
Solar power isn't the best option for New Zealand compared with other renewables, but the opportunity could emerge as costs decline, a minister said.
An annual review of the New Zealand energy sector from the International Energy Agency described the country as a "success story" for its ability to advance on low-carbon options like hydro-electric power and geothermal energy, all without ... more Washington DC (UPI) May 11, 2017Atomic-scale study could pave the way for better, longer-lasting solar cells  London, UK (SPX) May 15, 2017Next-gen solar cells could be improved by atomic-scale redesign  Houghton MI (SPX) May 11, 2017Installing solar to combat national security risks in the power grid |
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A new study by scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Cornell University and Duke University is the first in a series to understand how marine mammals like porpoises, whales, and dolphins may be impacted by the construction of wind farms off the coast of Maryland.
The new research offers insight into previously unknown ... more The Hague (AFP) May 8, 2017Dutch open 'world's largest offshore' wind farm  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 10, 2017 
China has freed a prominent human rights lawyer on bail, Amnesty International said Wednesday, after he admitted to his crimes in what critics called a show trial.
Xie Yang, who had worked on cases considered politically sensitive by China's ruling Communist Party, was among hundreds of legal staff and activists detained in the so-called "709 crackdown" in 2015.
He pleaded guilty Monday ... 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 human rights lawyers seen as enemies of the state |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 15, 2017 
Most human interactions with robots come from behind a screen. Whether it's fiction or a real-life interaction, rarely are we put face to face with a robot. This poses a significant barrier when we look towards a future where robots will be part of our everyday lives.
How do we break down this barrier? A recent study by researchers at the University of Koblenz-Landau, University of Wurzbur ... more Minneapolis MN (SPX) May 11, 20173-D-printed 'bionic skin' could give robots the sense of touch  Paris (AFP) May 11, 2017Robotic 'exoskeleton' prevents elderly falls: study  Washington (AFP) May 9, 2017Amazon's new Alexa speaker has a screen too |
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 Hanoi (AFP) May 15, 2017 
Vietnam arrested another activist on Monday for organising protests over mass fish deaths caused by pollution from a steel plant, the same day a lawmaker resigned over the environmental scandal.
Taiwanese steel firm Formosa was blamed for pollution last year which killed tonnes of fish, including rare species, and decimated livelihoods in coastal fishing communities in central Vietnam.
T ... more Miami (AFP) May 15, 2017Plastic trash chokes remote South Pacific island  Antofagasta, Chile (AFP) May 15, 2017Mining brings Chile city riches -- and fear of cancer  Paris (AFP) May 15, 2017'Excess' car pollution killed 38,000 in 2015: study |
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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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 East Lansing MI (SPX) May 16, 2017 
As nearly 75 percent of the nation's largest dams approach the high maintenance years, safety and economics figure large in decisions to fix or replace. A recent study by Michigan State University (MSU) researchers makes a case to consider how those dams affect the streams and fish that live in them.
Big dams - many approaching 50 years old - span the United States. In some areas, like the ... moreAtescatempa, Guatemala (AFP) May 15, 2017Dying Guatemala lake underlines climate change threat  Sapporo, Japan (SPX) May 16, 2017Teleconnection between the tropical Pacific and Antarctica Washington (UPI) May 12, 2017Large storms can flood aging sewer systems with harmful bacteria, viruses |
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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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 New Delhi (AFP) May 14, 2017 
When Saurabh Ahuja tried to import a $600 3D printer for manufacturing drones in his Delhi workshop, he ended up spending another $900 in taxes and bribes and waited three months for it to clear customs.
"We lack in technology and industry to make the smallest things, so we have to import," Ahuja said as he listed the frustrations entrepreneurs still encounter since the government launched i ... more Beijing (AFP) May 15, 2017China decries protectionism, but some raise concerns  Washington (AFP) May 14, 2017US-China trade pact: a Trump triumph or rehashed news?  Beijing (AFP) May 14, 2017China hosts Silk Road summit in shadow of N.Korea missile |
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 Durham NH (SPX) May 16, 2017 
The challenge of predicting space weather, which can cause issues with telecommunications and other satellite operations on Earth, requires a detailed understanding of the solar wind (a stream of charged particles released from the sun) and sophisticated computer simulations.
Research done at the University of New Hampshire has found that when choosing the right model to describe the solar ... more Goddard Space Flight CenterSpace weather model simulates solar storms from nowhere  San Antonio TX (SPX) May 05, 2017RAISE Spectrograph to Help Answer Some of the Mysteries of the Sun  Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 05, 2017NASA-funded sounding rocket will take 1,500 images of sun in 5 minutes |
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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 15, 2017  Malaysian customs foiled an attempt to smuggle hundreds of the world's most endangered tortoises into the country from Madagascar, a senior official said Monday.
The 330 ploughshare and radiated tortoises seized at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sunday were worth $276,784, Abdul Wahid Sulong, deputy director of the customs department told AFP.
All of the reptiles were found alive, h ... more Washington DC (UPI) May 16, 2017New Zealand's penguins facing extinction, scientists warn  Ithaca NY (SPX) May 17, 2017Cornell researches black bear boom in New York  London, UK (SPX) May 17, 2017The first microbial supertree from figure-mining thousands of papers |
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