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  Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 The discovery of genes that determine the yield of flour from wheat could increase milling yield, boosting food security and producing a healthier flour. University of Queensland researchers believe the discovery could increase the amount of flour produced from wheat by as much as 10 per cent. Wheat - the leading temperate climate crop - provides 20 per cent of the total calories and proteins consumed worldwide. Wheat grain is milled, or crushed, to make flour for bread and other food produc ... read more |
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RUDN University researcher found out what happens to organic matter on rice fieldsMoscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 A soil scientist from RUDN University has found out how plant root secretions affect microorganisms and biochemical processes in paddy soils (rice fields, for instance). Rice field soils play a very ... more 
Pumpkin genomes sequenced, revealing uncommon evolutionary historyIthaca NY (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 For some, pumpkins conjure carved Halloween decorations, but for many people around the world, these gourds provide nutrition. Scientists at Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and the National Engineeri ... more 
The advent of 'green' cattleBristol UK (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 Implications of livestock farming on climate change should not be drawn from aggregate statistics, reveals a study based on a new method of carbon footprinting for pasture-based cattle production sy ... more 
In Portugal, corks still top screwcapsCoruche, Portugal (AFP) Nov 1, 2017 In this natural forest northeast of Portugal's capital, centuries-old cork oak trees are bathed in sunlight, their thick grayish bark standing out among the greenery. ... more |
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Hurricane left millions of tons of debris in Jamaica: UN
Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing 140 in Philippines Vietnam evacuates thousands from coast ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi Philippine death toll tops 140 as typhoon heads towards Vietnam CORRECTED: Philippine death toll tops 140 as typhoon heads towards Vietnam Camels replace cows as Kenya battles drought Jamaica still 'digging out' from hurricane, but Red Cross hopes toll stays low Death toll tops 100 as Philippines digs out after typhoon Typhoon death toll soars past 90 in the Philippines Typhoon death toll climbs to 66 in the Philippines |
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Mammoth projects to make Norway's fish farms eco-friendlyTrondheim, Norway (AFP) Nov 1, 2017 "We could produce five times as much fish by 2050": in a posh hotel in the Norwegian town of Trondheim, a fishing industry representative winds up his presentation on Norway's sky-high fish farming goals. ... more 
Marijuana farming is harming the environment, study showsWashington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017 Marijuana farming in remote locations is hurting the environment, new research shows. ... more  
Devices assembled from 2D materials separate different salts in seawaterManchester UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 2-dimensional materials have been successfully assembled into devices with the smallest possible man made holes for water desalination. Researchers at the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at ... more 
Cowpea protected from a devastating pest, free for smallholder African farmersUrbana IL (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 Across Africa, armies of hungry caterpillars destroy the flowers and pods of cowpeas; casualties can reach 80 percent of this staple food crop if no measures are taken. But the real victims are smal ... more 
Pigging out: internet mocks McDonald's new China nameBeijing (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 McDonald's in China provoked snorts of laughter Thursday, as internet users mocked a ham-fisted new company name that sounds a lot like the Chinese word for a pig eating. ... more 
Mass seal deaths in Russia's Lake BaikalMoscow (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 Around 130 dead seals have washed up on the shores of Russia's Lake Baikal, authorities said Tuesday, as they launched a probe into the latest problem to hit the world's deepest lake. ... more |
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Crops evolving 10 millennia before experts thoughtWarwick UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 Ancient hunter-gatherers began to systemically affect the evolution of crops up to thirty thousand years ago - around ten millennia before experts previously thought - according to new research by t ... more 
EU member states to vote on five-year weedkiller renewal next monthBrussels (AFP) Oct 27, 2017 The European Commission said Friday it will ask EU countries to vote next month on a proposal to renew for five years instead of 10 the licence for the controversial weedkiller glyphosate. ... more  
A drier south: Europe's drought trends match climate change projectionsLogan UT (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 On the same day that global leaders wrapped up an international water and climate summit in Rome, researchers published new findings that suggest European drought trends are lining up with climate c ... more 
Nanoparticles remove cadmium toxicity from a freshwater systemSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 Nanotechnology plays an important role in removing toxic chemicals found in the soil. Currently more than 70 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund sites are using or testing nanoparticles ... more |
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  Paris (ESA) Nov 03, 2017 
With liftoff on the horizon, ESA's Aeolus satellite is going through its last round of tests to make sure that this complex mission will work in orbit. Over the next month, it is sitting in a large chamber that has had all the air sucked out to simulate the vacuum of space.
Aeolus carries one of the most sophisticated instruments ever to be put into orbit: Aladin, which includes two powerf ... more Palo Alto, CA (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Initial Signals Received From Six Small Satellites Built by SSL for Planet Dulles VA (SPX) Nov 02, 2017Orbital ATK Successfully Launches Minotaur C Rocket Carrying 10 Spacecraft to Orbit for Planet  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Warm Air Helped Make 2017 Ozone Hole Smallest Since 1988 |
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 Antwerp, Belgium (SPX) Oct 25, 2017 
Currently, the MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) in Antwerp, Belgium, is moving its operations from the Delwaidedock on the right bank of the river Schelde to the Deurganckdock on the left bank. In this context, this terminal is being expanded to a throughput capacity of 9 million TEUs annually. This will make it the single largest container terminal in Europe.
When fully moved and operatio ... more Paris (ESA) Oct 24, 2017Galileo in place for launch: then there were four  Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017Lockheed Martin's first GPS III Satellite receives green light from Air Force  Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2017exactEarth Announces Agreement with Alltek Marine to Expand Small Vessel Tracking Service Offering |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 01, 2017 
It appears that something good can come from something bad. Although rising global temperatures are causing seasonal snow cover to melt earlier in the spring, this allows for the snow-free boreal forests to absorb more carbon dioxide from our atmosphere.
Scientists believe that global warming is primarily caused by carbon dioxide emissions from human activities such as burning coal, the oi ... more Waiapi, Brazil (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Beer o'clock in the Amazon: the tribe that loves to party  Tegucigalpa (AFP) Oct 31, 2017Honduran state, power company, involved in activist murder: experts  Southampton UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Peatland plants adapting well to climate change |
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 Newark DE (SPX) Nov 01, 2017 
Airplanes zoom overhead, wispy-white contrails streaming behind them. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handled 43,684 flights, on average, every day last year, and U.S. military and commercial flights together used over 20 billion gallons of jet fuel.
All those emissions add up. World air travel contributed 815 million tons of CO2 emissions in 2016 - two percent of the global manm ... more Champaign IL (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Expanding Brazilian sugarcane could dent global CO2 emissions  Munich, Germany (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Stiff fibers spun from slime  Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Converting carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide using water, electricity |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017 
The Trump administration is called on to embrace free-markets over protectionism in order to support the blossoming solar power sector, industry leaders said.
The U.S. International Trade Commission delivered three separate sets of recommendations to President Donald Trump designed to curb imports of solar components, ranging from quotas to a tariff on imports of 35 percent.
In O ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 2, 2017European lender closer to green finance goals  Golden CO (SPX) Nov 01, 2017Scientists elevate quantum dot solar cell world record  Washington (UPI) Oct 27, 2017Fitch: U.S. decision on Paris doesn't matter for renewable growth |
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The state of New York aims to become a new hub for the wind energy industry with its unique geographical position and ambitions goals, a state leader said.
New York ranks 11th in the nation in terms of installed wind energy capacity and is the 15th windiest. As of 2014, the state had 20 wind energy projects in service, with a total capacity of 1.8 gigawatts of capacity. The state set of ... more Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Construction to begin on $160 million Industry Leading Hybrid Renewable Energy Project  Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Oct 18, 2017A kite that might fly  Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017Scotland outreach to Canada yields wind energy investment |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017 
U.S. coal production in the first half of the year is slightly lower than last year, but still holds an edge as an electricity source, the government said.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported total U.S. coal production during the first half of the year was slightly lower than the same time last year, but higher than the first half 2016. The EIA's report said declines in ... more Sydney (AFP) Sept 22, 2017Rio in massive share buyback after coal mines sale  Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017First-ever U.S. coal shipment arrives in Ukraine Sydney (AFP) Sept 1, 2017Rio completes Australia coal mines sale to China's Yancoal |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 
Over half the babies born in China in the first eight months of 2017 were second children, official media reported Tuesday after the relaxation of the longstanding one-child rule.
The number of parents choosing to have a second child has surged since Beijing loosened strict caps on family size in January 2016 to try to rejuvenate the ageing labour force.
Some 52 percent of the 11.6 milli ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Hong Kong government under fire in LGBT row  Manila (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Philippine Everest conqueror sets sail for China  Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2017China mulls three years' jail for anthem disrespect |
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 New York NY (SPX) Oct 26, 2017 
Computers can now beat humans at chess and Go, but it may be a while before people trust their driving. The danger of self-driving cars was highlighted last year when Tesla's autonomous car collided with a truck it mistook for a cloud, killing its passenger.
Self-driving cars depend on a form of machine learning called deep learning. Modeled after the human brain, layers of artificial neur ... more Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Physics boosts artificial intelligence methods  Sussex UK (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Liquid metal brings soft robotics a step closer  Laguna Beach, United States (AFP) Oct 17, 2017Intel working with Facebook on chips for AI |
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 Miami (AFP) Nov 1, 2017 
Some corals may naturally adapt to climate change, but their ability to survive could be outpaced by global warming unless cuts are made to greenhouse gas emissions, researchers said Wednesday.
Coral reefs carry an annual global economic value of $375 billion per year because they provide shelter for fish and marine life, protect shorelines and draw tourism to coastal areas.
But climate ... more Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Dynamic catalytic converters for clean air in the city  Santiago (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Chile to ban plastic bags in coastal regions  Rome (AFP) Oct 25, 2017Schools closed over fears of toxic wind from Italy steel plant |
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 Lisbon (AFP) Oct 30, 2017 
The European Union is re-thinking civil protection assistance, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Monday, after a request from Portugal which this year suffered several deadly forest fires.
"We will consider, at Portugal's request, the reorganisation of civil protection in Europe," Juncker said at a press conference alongside Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. ... more Lisbon (AFP) Oct 24, 2017Portuguese govt survives no confidence vote over forest fires Lisbon (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Portugal interior minister resigns after deadly wildfires Lisbon (AFP) Oct 19, 2017Portugal forest fires death toll rises to 43 |
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 (UPI) Nov 2, 2017 
Scientists have identified coastal communities where poverty, poor infrastructure and exposure to the elements combine to create a unique level of vulnerability to natural disasters.
These varying levels of risk are showcased on a new map of the Caribbean and South America published this week in the journal PLOS ONE.
"We found that more than 500,000 people in Latin America and th ... more Abidjan (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Ivory Coast inaugurates huge China-funded dam  Washington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017Climate change could transform key bacterial interactions in the ocean by 2100  Durham NC (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Taste, not appearance, drives corals to eat plastics |
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 Berlin (AFP) Oct 30, 2017 
Seven people have died as heavy storms lashed central Europe, leaving authorities in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic scrambling to restore rail and road links.
Storm "Hewart" had Sunday pounded the region with cold rains and heavy winds, downing trees and flooding coastal areas and the German port city of Hamburg while leaving 200,000 people without power in western Poland.
In Ger ... more Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 25, 2017California roasts under record-setting temperatures  Tanjung Bungah, Malaysia (AFP) Oct 21, 2017Fourteen feared dead in Malaysian landslide  Beijing (AFP) Oct 9, 2017Twenty-three killed in China rainstorms: ministry |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 1, 2017 
A landmark skyscraper owned by Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing has sold for a record price of more than $5 billion, the company confirmed Wednesday, indicating the city's booming property sector shows no sign of slowing down.
The rumoured sale of The Center, the city's fifth-tallest building, was first reported last month.
Li's CK Asset Holdings confirmed in a statement to the Hong K ... more Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2017China cracks down on fraudulent provincial growth figures  Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2017China slams US aluminium foil tariff ahead of Trump visit  Beijing (AFP) Oct 29, 2017Business leaders bow to Xi as Communist Party pushes in |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 
Space may seem empty, but it's actually a dynamic place populated with near-invisible matter, and dominated by forces, in particular those created by magnetic fields. Magnetospheres - the magnetic fields around most planets - exist throughout our solar system. They deflect high-energy, charged particles called cosmic rays that are spewed out by the Sun or come from interstellar space. Along with ... more La Laguna, Spain (SPX) Oct 25, 2017On the generation of solar spicules and Alfvenic waves  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2017NASA sounding rocket instrument spots signatures of long-sought small solar flares  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2017How scientists used NASA data to predict the corona of the Aug. 21 Total Solar Eclipse |
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 London, UK (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 
A research collaboration has discovered a new way of rapidly generating a swathe of medically significant natural products after discovering a ground-breaking technique that turns the marathon of evolution into a sprint.
The surprise discovery came when the research team inadvertently replicated a process that bacteria use to evolve their machinery for making natural products.
Now th ... more Liwonde, Malawi (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Malawi turns to British troops in poaching war  Durham NC (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Humans don't use as much brainpower as we like to think  Kuterevo, Croatia (AFP) Oct 31, 2017Croatian village gives shelter to abandoned bears |
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