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  East Lansing (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 An issue of global concern is the anticipated shortage of agricultural output to meet the steady rise in human population. Michigan State University scientists understand that overcoming crop loss due to disease and adverse weather will be key in achieving this goal. One of the best historical examples of this is the Irish Potato Famine. Beginning in 1845, Ireland experienced the "perfect storm" of unusually cool, damp weather that provided prime growing conditions for an exotic pathogen that dest ... read more |
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Istanbul anglers keep up tradition despite stocks alarmIstanbul (AFP) Nov 29, 2017 After half a century of fishing, 65-year-old Fuat, a retired Turkish civil servant, is nostalgic for the good old days when the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul teemed with fish. ... more 
France to monitor air-borne farm chemicalsParis (AFP) Nov 28, 2017 French air quality experts will begin monitoring the presence of air-borne pesticides and other chemicals at around 50 sites across France next year, their umbrella group ATMO France said Tuesday. ... more 
To address hunger effectively, first check the weatherBurlington VT (SPX) Nov 28, 2017 Too little rain, or too much, is often a driver of poverty and hunger, leading to poor nutrition and food insecurity among vulnerable populations. According to a new study, rainfall patterns also pr ... more  
Children who avoid tap water have lower lead levels but more tooth decayWashington (UPI) Nov 27, 2017 For American children, tap water's health benefits come with risks. ... more |
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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 Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes off Russian Far East, tsunami warning issued S.Sudan flooding displaces 100,000 in matter of weeks: UN Afghan deputy PM visits earthquake hit area |
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Xi orders China's 'toilet revolution' to march onBeijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2017 China's president has ordered the country to march on in its "revolution" to clean up notoriously dirty and foul-smelling public bathrooms in a bid to improve quality of life and boost tourism. ... more 
EU deadlock over weedkiller goes to appealBrussels (AFP) Nov 28, 2017 The European Union will on Monday attempt to determine the future of glyphosate, a controversial weedkiller hugely relied on by farmers but which critics say causes cancer and whose use has been thrown into doubt. ... more 
EU breaks stalemate to renew licence on controversial weedkillerBrussels (AFP) Nov 27, 2017 EU countries broke months of deadlock on Monday when they voted to renew the licence for the controversial weedkiller glyphosate for five years after heavyweight Germany surprisingly voted in favour despite health concerns. ... more 
Scientists turn tofu whey into 'tasty' alcoholic drinkWashington (UPI) Nov 27, 2017 Meet sachi, the first alcoholic drink made from tofu whey. ... more  
Cleaning Okinawan pig farm wastewater with microbial fuel cellsOnna, Japan (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 One of the greatest threats to the environment today is wastewater left over from production activities. Agricultural practices, such as pig farming, produce a large amount of wastewater containing ... more  
Moroccans pray for rain as 'mercy from God'Sale, Morocco (AFP) Nov 24, 2017 "We beg for God's mercy," said 10-year-old Hassan, wearing a long white tunic, as Moroccans across the parched country on Friday held prayers for rain under a royal decree. ... more |
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Brazil exports murder-tainted illegal logging: GreenpeaceRio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 22, 2017 Endangered Amazon hardwood trafficked by a Brazilian exporter allegedly behind the massacre of nine farmers this year is being sold unimpeded around the world, according to environmental pressure group Greenpeace. ... more 
New physical model explains the origin of Earth's waterSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Nov 21, 2017 Equipped with Newton's law of universal gravitation (published in Principia 330 years ago) and powerful computational resources (used to apply the law to more than 10,000 interacting bodies), a youn ... more 
Archaeologists find earliest evidence of winemakingToronto, Canada (SPX) Nov 21, 2017 Excavations in the Republic of Georgia by the Gadachrili Gora Regional Archaeological Project Expedition (GRAPE), a joint undertaking between the University of Toronto (U of T) and the Georgian Nati ... more 
Crunch time for food securityNottingham UK (SPX) Nov 21, 2017 Feelings often run high where insects are concerned, with many people even squeamish to look on them, let alone touch or swallow them. And yet insects present a huge nutritional opportunity as an in ... more |
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  Houston TX (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
Nature whispers its stories in a faint molecular language, and Rice University scientist Laurence Yeung and colleagues can finally tell one of those stories this week, thanks to a one-of-a-kind instrument that allowed them to hear what the atmosphere is saying with rare nitrogen molecules.
Yeung and colleagues at Rice, UCLA, Michigan State University and the University of New Mexico counte ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017NASA finds VA metro area is sinking unevenly  Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017China launches remote sensing satellites in multiple launches  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 23, 2017NASA's TSIS-1 keeps an eye on Sun's power over ozone |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
Subterranean warfare-whether involving human-made tunnels, underground urban infrastructure, or natural cave networks-has been an element of U.S. military operations from World War II and Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan.
As above-ground commercial and military intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities continue to grow more capable and ubiquitous, adversaries are inc ... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017China's GPS network Beidou joins global rescue data network  Paris (ESA) Nov 22, 2017Galileo quartet fuelled and ready to fly Beijing (XNA) Nov 10, 2017China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System Expands Into a Global Network |
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 Jakarta (AFP) Nov 28, 2017 
`Greenpeace slammed Indonesia's palm oil industry Monday for failing to live up to a pledge to halt deforestation, as the lucrative sector faces possible restrictions in Europe over environmental concerns.
Palm oil is used in everything from soap to frozen pizza, but a consumer backlash has forced dozens of the world's largest food and drink manufacturers to address its ecological impact. ... more Edinburgh UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Amazon's recovery from forest losses limited by climate change  Warsaw (AFP) Nov 21, 2017Poland says compliant with EU court order against ancient forest logging Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 22, 2017Brazil exports murder-tainted illegal logging: Greenpeace |
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 Onna, Japan (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 
One of the greatest threats to the environment today is wastewater left over from production activities. Agricultural practices, such as pig farming, produce a large amount of wastewater containing organic contaminants, malodorous gases, and other substances that are damaging to the water supply. Usual methods of treating and recycling such wastewater include aeration, applying it as fertilizer ... more Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Nov 29, 2017Brazilian ethanol can replace 13 percent of global crude oil consumption  Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Convert methane to hydrogen without forming carbon dioxide at low-cost  St. Louis MI (SPX) Nov 22, 2017The water world of ancient photosynthetic organisms |
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 Zagtouli, Burkina Faso (AFP) Nov 28, 2017 
West Africa's biggest solar power plant goes onstream on Wednesday as Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest countries, inaugurates a novel scheme to boost renewables and cut energy dependence on its neighbours.
The 55-hectare (135-acre) plant at Zagtouli on the outskirts of the capital Ouagadougou will be able to churn out 33 megawatts - enough to power tens of thousands of homes.
Pr ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Improving solar cells by watching atoms move in hybrid perovskite crystals  Golden CO (SPX) Nov 29, 2017NREL develops switchable solar window  Toronto, Canada (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Artificial photosynthesis gets big boost from new catalyst |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 22, 2017 
Norwegian energy company Statoil said Wednesday its Dudgeon wind farm off the British coast is now feeding the grid from its 67 wind turbines.
The Dudgeon wind farm is about 25 miles off the coast of Norfolk. Its turbines, with a combined capacity of 402 megawatts, can meet the energy demands of around 410,000 average households at its peak. The Norwegian company, one of the main energy ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 15, 2017End tax credits for wind energy, Tennessee Republican says  Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017New York sets high bar for wind energy  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Construction to begin on $160 million Industry Leading Hybrid Renewable Energy Project |
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 Bonn (AFP) Nov 16, 2017 
A score of mostly wealthy nations banded together at UN climate talks Thursday to swear off coal-fired power, a key driver of global warming and air pollution.
To cap global warming at "well under" two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) - the planet-saving target in the 196-nation Paris Agreement - coal must be phased out in developed countries by 2030, and "by no later than 2050 in ... more Bonn (AFP) Nov 16, 2017Anti-coal drive at UN climate talks stalked by pro-coal White House  Hambach Coal Mine, Near Niederzier, Germany (AFP) Nov 5, 2017Protest at open-pit coal mine near Bonn ahead of UN climate talks Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017Coal still holds a slight edge as U.S. power source |
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 Taipei (AFP) Nov 27, 2017  As a growing number of people around the world learn simplified Chinese instead of the more complicated traditional characters, young creatives in Taiwan are fighting to promote what they fear will become a dying art.
Introduced by the Chinese Communist Party in the 1950s to boost literacy, the simplified version of the script uses fewer strokes and is now the predominant writing system in ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Chinese general kills himself after facing graft probe  Shanghai (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Shanghai schools fly the flag for China's next generation  Shenyang, China (AFP) Nov 21, 2017Secrets and wives: Gay Chinese hide behind 'sham marriage' |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Nov 27, 2017 
Facebook on Monday said stepping up the use of artificial intelligence to identify members of the leading social network who may be thinking of suicide.
Software will look for clues in posts or even in videos being streamed at Facebook Live, then fire off reports to human reviewers and speed up alerts to responders trained to help, according to the social network.
"This approach uses pat ... more Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 29, 2017Amputees can learn to control a robotic arm with their minds  Boston MA (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Cheap origami-inspired muscles are both soft and strong  San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Speedy collision detector could make robots better human assistants |
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 Warwick UK (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
The smallest microplastics in our oceans - which go largely undetected and are potentially harmful - could be more effectively identified using an innovative and inexpensive new method, developed by researchers at the University of Warwick.
New research, led by Gabriel Erni-Cassola and Dr. Joseph A. Christie-Oleza from Warwick's School of Life Sciences, has established a pioneering way to ... more Hanoi (AFP) Nov 27, 2017Vietnam jails activist for 7 years over toxic leak protests  Tabarja, Lebanon (AFP) Nov 26, 2017Clean-up dives, recycling: Lebanese respond to garbage crisis  Omoa, Honduras (AFP) Nov 24, 2017'Trash islands' off Central America indicate ocean pollution problem |
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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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 Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2017 
For American children, tap water's health benefits come with risks.
New research shows children and adolescents in the United States who avoid tap water are more likely to have tooth decay. The data also shows young people who avoid tap have lower levels of lead in their blood.
Most municipal water in the U.S. is fluoridated, which numerous studies have proven prevents cavities. ... more Swansea UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2017The tragedy of the seagrass commons Beijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2017Xi orders China's 'toilet revolution' to march on  Sydney (AFP) Nov 26, 2017Coral transplant raises Barrier Reef survival hopes |
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 London, Canada (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
When mere seconds of storm warning could mean the difference between harm or safety, two researchers with ties to Western University in London, Canada, have developed a tornado-prediction method they say could buy as much as 20 minutes additional warning time.
These radar-based calculations can forecast a tornado, with 90 per cent accuracy within a 100-kilometre radius, say Anna Hocking, P ... more Jakarta (AFP) Nov 28, 2017At least 11 dead as floods and landslide hit Indonesia  Los Angeles (AFP) Nov 22, 2017US southwest sizzles as experts predict record Thanksgiving  Honolulu HI (SPX) Nov 14, 2017Heatwaves have at least 27 ways to kill you |
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 Belfast (AFP) Nov 28, 2017 
During the worst of the Troubles, this wedge of north Belfast was "Murder Mile", a neighbourhood which crystalized the Northern Ireland conflict pitting Catholic nationalists against Protestant loyalists.
It is in the heart of the scarred district that Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney sits in a community centre, warning in measured terms that the fallout of Britain's leaving the EU is no ... more Washington (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Fresh US probe of Chinese aluminum imports ups ante with Beijing  Ottawa (AFP) Nov 27, 2017Canada PM Trudeau aims to boost trade on China trip  Paris (AFP) Nov 24, 2017Europe embraces Black Friday sales with some reservations |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 
Using more than half a century of observations, Japanese astronomers have discovered that the microwaves coming from the Sun at the minimums of the past five solar cycles have been the same each time, despite large differences in the maximums of the cycles.
In Japan, continuous four-frequency solar microwave observations (1, 2, 3.75 and 9.4 GHz) began in 1957 at the Toyokawa Branch of the ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 20, 2017NASA detects solar flare pulses at Sun and Earth  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 16, 2017FIREBIRD II and NASA mission locate whistling space electrons' origins  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 15, 2017Proposed NASA mission would investigate where space weather begins |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 27, 2017 
Life. It's the one thing that, so far, makes Earth unique among the thousands of other planets we've discovered. Since the fall of 1997, NASA satellites have continuously and globally observed all plant life at the surface of the land and ocean. During the week of Nov. 13-17, NASA is sharing stories and videos about how this view of life from space is furthering knowledge of our home planet and ... more Montreal (AFP) Nov 27, 2017Canadian mice adapt to warming by mutating, moving north: study  Minneapolis MN (SPX) Nov 27, 2017Carbon emissions by plant respiration will have large impact on climate  Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2017New butterfly species with 46 chromosomes discovered in Russia |
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