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  Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 A study of lead service lines in Flint's damaged drinking water system reveals a Swiss cheese pattern in the pipes' interior crust, with holes where the lead used to be. The findings - led by researchers at the University of Michigan - support the generally accepted understanding that lead leached into the system because that water wasn't treated to prevent corrosion. While previous studies had pointed to this mechanism, this is the first direct evidence. It contradicts a regulator's claim earlier ... read more |
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Neolithic farmers practiced specialized methods of cattle farmingBasel, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 Swiss farmers practiced various different methods of animal farming as early as 5,400 years ago, as demonstrated by a study by researchers from the University of Basel, as well as research instituti ... more 
Adjusting fertilizers vital in claypan ag soilsWashington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 All soils are not equal. Rich loams support the world's most productive agricultural regions, including swaths of the American Midwest. But in some parts of the Midwest, including areas in Missouri ... more 
Health risk alarm over water rationing in RomeRome (AFP) July 26, 2017 Plans to ration water in drought-hit Rome could have serious consequences for public health, Italy's health minister warned Wednesday. ... more 
Vatican switches off fountains as Italy battles droughtRome (AFP) July 25, 2017 The historic fountains in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican lay empty Tuesday after the tiny city state turned them off as Italy struggles with a prolonged draught. ... more |
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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 Philippines president says corruption scandal protests justified Philippines commission to probe widening flood project scandal Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes off Russian Far East, tsunami warning lifted |
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3 lions shot after escaping from South Africa's Kruger ParkJohannesburg (AFP) July 13, 2017 Three male lions that escaped over the weekend from South Africa's Kruger National Park have been shot dead after a farmer found them eating his cattle, officials said Thursday. ... more 
Disneyland China falls a-fowl of huge turkey leg demandLos Angeles (AFP) July 13, 2017 Over nearly a century Disney has exported US culture across the globe, but the company was astonished to find one slice of Americana wildly popular in China - the turkey leg. ... more 
A 50-year Indian dry spell has reversed, with more rain to comeBoston MA (SPX) Jul 25, 2017 An MIT study published in Nature Climate Change finds that the Indian summer monsoons, which bring rainfall to the country each year between June and September, have strengthened in the last 15 year ... more 
Mountain glaciers recharge vital aquifersFairbanks AK (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 Small mountain glaciers play a big role in recharging vital aquifers and in keeping rivers flowing during the winter, according to a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of ... more 
Sea temperature changes contributing to droughtsExeter UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 Fluctuations in sea surface temperature are a factor in causing persistent droughts in North America and around the Mediterranean, new research suggests. A team from the universities of Exeter ... more 
French grape harvest heading to historic lowParis (AFP) July 22, 2017 Knocked off course by a cold spring snap, French wine production from Bordeaux to Alsace has dropped dramatically this year and could hit "a historic low", according to the agriculture ministry. ... more |
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Cheap 3D printed prosthetics could be game changer for NepalKathmandu (AFP) July 21, 2017 Ram's new hand was manufactured on a 3D printer in Nepal's capital for just $30, an innovation that could be a game changer for many in the impoverished Himalayan country. ... more 
Big Muddy Missouri river needs a planUrbana IL (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 As the Missouri River flows across the Great Plains to where it meets the Mississippi River at St. Louis, it accumulates such a large sediment load that it has earned the nickname "Big Muddy." A rec ... more 
Trump envoy mediates water deal between Israel, PalestiniansJerusalem (AFP) July 13, 2017 US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace envoy said Thursday Israel would supply the Palestinians with millions of cubic metres of water annually, as Washington seeks to build confidence for fresh negotiations. ... more 
Using treated graywater for irrigation is better for arid environmentsSede Boqer, Israel (SPX) Jul 13, 2017 Reusing graywater in dry areas may require treatment for more efficient irrigation in arid, sandy soils, according to a new study published in Chemosphere by researchers at the Ben-Gurion University ... more |
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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 26, 2017 
A new NASA study shows that updrafts are more important than previously understood in determining what makes clouds produce drizzle instead of full-sized raindrops, overturning a common assumption.
The study offers a pathway for improving accuracy in weather and climate models' treatments of rainfall - recognized as one of the greater challenges in improving short term weather forecasts an ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Nickel key to Earth's magnetic field, research shows  Miami FL (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Manmade aerosols identified as driver in shifting global rainfall patterns  Stevenage UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Airbus built Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite ready for launch |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 
An advance GPS anti-jam navigation system is to be jointly developed and manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries and Honeywell Aerospace, the companies announced on Monday.
The technology, covered under a recent memorandum of understanding between the two companies, will combine IAI's existing ADA GPS Anti-Jamming system together with Honeywell's embedded GPS Inertial Navigation Sys ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2017Russia, China to Set Up Pilot Zone to Test National Navigation Systems  New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017India Plans to Roll Out National GPS Next Year  Washington (UPI) Jul 7, 2017Orbital Alliance Techsystems receives contract for GPS artillery |
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 Brussels (AFP) July 28, 2017 
The European Union's top court has ordered Poland's right-wing government to suspend logging in the ancient Bialowieza forest pending a final judgement, a spokesman said Friday.
Bialowieza, straddling Poland's eastern border with Belarus, includes one of the largest surviving parts of the primeval forest that covered the European plain 10,000 years ago.
The UNESCO World Heritage site al ... more Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Trees can make or break city weather  New Haven CT (SPX) Jul 21, 2017Paying farmers not to cut down trees in Uganda helps fight climate change  Lisbon (AFP) July 20, 2017Eucalyptus gets the chop after deadly Portugal forest fires |
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 Pullman WA (SPX) Jul 25, 2017 
Washington State University researchers have developed a way to grow algae more efficiently - in days instead of weeks - and make the algae more viable for several industries, including biofuels.
Researchers would like to produce algae efficiently because of its potential environmental benefits. Oil from the algae can be used as a petroleum alternative and algae also can be used as food, f ... more Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017New light-activated catalyst grabs CO2 to make ingredients for fuel  Amherst MA (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Fungi that evolved to eat wood offer new biomass conversion tool  Bochum, Germany (SPX) Jul 24, 2017How enzymes produce hydrogen |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2017 
Researchers have demonstrated how a non-toxic alternative to lead could form the basis of next-generation solar cells.
The team of researchers, from the University of Cambridge and the United States, have used theoretical and experimental methods to show how bismuth - the so-called "green element" which sits next to lead on the periodic table, could be used in low-cost solar cells.
T ... more Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Jul 27, 2017UNIST hits new world efficiency record with perovskite solar cells  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Measure adds Aerial Solar Plant Inspections to Drone Services Portfolio  London, UK (SPX) Jul 27, 2017Cubico completes acquisition of Andasol 1 and Andasol 2 concentrated solar power plants in Spain |
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Once operational, the Wind Catcher wind farm in Oklahoma will be the second largest in the world and largest in the United States, the companies involved said.
The renewable energy division of General Electric and Invenergy, that largest independent renewable energy company in North America, announced construction is under way for the Wind Catcher wind farm in the Oklahoma panhandle. ... more Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 24, 2017ABB wins $30 million order to support integration of offshore wind energy in the UK  Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2017GE's renewables not enough to boost overall revenue  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 18, 2017Unbalanced wind farm planning exacerbates fluctuations |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 
The organic matter in coal contains polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) of varying quantities in diverse soluble and insoluble forms. PACs in coal are of special interest for organic geochemical studies as they have been successfully used as biological marker compounds (biomarkers) and indicators of thermal maturity.
However, challenges exist when applying PACs in understanding the organi ... more Beijing (AFP) July 5, 2017China backs hundreds of global coal power projects  Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017Rio prefers Yancoal to Glencore in Australia coal sale Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017Glencore makes new bid for Rio's Australia coal assets |
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 Gaborone, Botswana (AFP) July 25, 2017 
Botswana on Tuesday confirmed it will allow the Dalai Lama to visit next month as "a foreign dignitary" in the face of China's fierce opposition to the Tibetan spiritual leader.
Beijing views the Dalai Lama as a dangerous separatist campaigning for Tibetan independence and consistently condemns foreign governments who welcome him.
Botswana Foreign Minister Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi told law ... more Beijing (AFP) July 24, 2017China anti-graft watchdog probes Politburo member  Beijing (AFP) July 27, 2017Chinese police detain suspected pyramid scheme protesters  Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's ashes buried at sea |
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 New Rochelle NY (SPX) Jul 27, 2017 
Soft-bodied robots offer the possibility for social engagement, and novel tactile human-robot interactions that require careful consideration of the potential for misplaced emotional attachments and personally and socially destructive behavior by users.
The ethical challenges related to human-robot interactions and how these should contribute to soft robotics design in the context of socia ... more San Francisco (AFP) July 25, 2017Musk, Zuckerberg duel over artificial intelligence  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Somersaulting simulation for jumping bots  Sydney (AFP) July 21, 2017Australia's robo-footballers go for gold at world champs |
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 Leicester UK (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
'Omnipresent' signs demonstrating the effects of human impact on England's landscape have been revealed by researchers from the University of Leicester.
Concrete structures forming a new, human-made rock type; ash particles in the landscape; and plastic debris are just a few of the new materials irreversibly changing England's landscape and providing evidence of the effects of the Anthropo ... more Meulaboh, Indonesia (AFP) July 26, 2017Dozens hospitalised in Indonesia as thick haze spreads Paris (AFP) July 24, 2017Pioneering Paris canal swimming spot closed due to pollution  Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Environmental toxins are impacting Lake Baikal |
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 Marseille (AFP) July 25, 2017 
Thousands of firefighters battled forest fires in large areas of southeast France Tuesday, with one "extremely virulent" inferno raging near the jetset resort of Saint-Tropez, emergency services said.
The blazes have consumed 3,000 hectares (11 square miles) of land along the Mediterranean coast, in the mountainous hinterland and on the island of Corsica - at the height of the region's hol ... more Lisbon (AFP) July 24, 2017New blazes break out in fire-ravaged central Portugal Macao, Portugal (AFP) July 27, 2017Portugal battles raging forest fires  Kamloops, Canada (AFP) July 19, 2017Canada announces aid for evacuees as fires continue to blaze |
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 Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
A study of lead service lines in Flint's damaged drinking water system reveals a Swiss cheese pattern in the pipes' interior crust, with holes where the lead used to be.
The findings - led by researchers at the University of Michigan - support the generally accepted understanding that lead leached into the system because that water wasn't treated to prevent corrosion. While previous studie ... more Miami FL (SPX) Jul 26, 2017Coral gardening is benefiting Caribbean reefs  Hanoi (AFP) July 24, 2017Vietnam says four fishermen wounded by Indonesian navy  Seville, Spain (SPX) Jul 31, 2017One of the first examples of a local nautical map from Hispanic America |
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 Istanbul (AFP) July 27, 2017 
At least 10 people were hurt, two of them seriously, when a violent thunderstorm struck Istanbul on Thursday, bombarding the city with hailstones the size of golfballs, local media said.
The storm, which lasted about 20 minutes, paralysed traffic and caused flash floods that submerged cars in some streets, according to pictures on social media.
Sixteen planes which had been heading to th ... more Shanghai (AFP) July 21, 2017Hottest day ever in Shanghai as heat wave bakes China  Madrid (AFP) July 13, 2017Spain heatwave breaks records and kills one  New Delhi (AFP) July 11, 2017Five killed, 10 missing in landslide in remote India |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2017  Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for an increase in imports and fewer restrictions for foreign investors as Beijing comes under pressure from the US and Europe to provide a more level playing field for companies in the country.
Donald Trump has railed against China's massive trade surplus while the European Union and US companies have complained about a lack of access to the huge mark ... more Seoul (AFP) July 27, 2017S. Korea's growth slows in Q2 amid falling exports  Beijing (AFP) July 26, 2017China to change state-owned firms into corporations  Beijing (AFP) July 23, 2017China cashing out as mobile payment soars |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 31, 2017 
NASA has selected nine proposals under its Explorers Program that will return transformational science about the Sun and space environment and fill science gaps between the agency's larger missions; eight for focused scientific investigations and one for technological development of instrumentation.
The broad scope of the investigations illustrates the many vital and specialized research a ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 26, 2017Chasing the Total Solar Eclipse from NASA's WB-57F Jets  Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 26, 2017SwRI team uses airborne telescopes to study Sun and Mercury during total solar eclipse  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 25, 2017NASA mission surfs through waves in space to understand space weather |
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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jul 26, 2017 
Fear alone may contribute to the extinction of animal populations according to a recent study. When scientists from McGill University and the University of Guelph exposed fruit flies to the scent of a praying mantis, a known predator, they found that the risk of extinction increased up to seven fold. The increased risk of extinction occurred because at small population sizes, as the flies spent ... more Saint-Aignan-Sur-Cher, France (AFP) July 26, 2017Bienvenue! French zoo announces first ever panda pregnancy  Johannesburg (AFP) July 26, 2017Woman held at S.Africa airport for rhino horn smuggling Mexico City (AFP) July 19, 2017Star chefs in Mexico to defend biodiversity |
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