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  Corvallis OR (SPX) Jan 04, 2018 Large areas of the Earth's surface are experiencing rising maximum temperatures, which affect virtually every ecosystem on the planet, including ice sheets and tropical forests that play major roles in regulating the biosphere, scientists have reported. An analysis of records from NASA's Aqua satellite between 2003 and 2014 shows that spikes in maximum surface temperatures occurred in the tropical forests of Africa and South America and across much of Europe and Asia in 2010 and in Greenland in 20 ... read more |
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Robotic weeders: to a farm near you?Washington DC (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 The future of weeding is here, and it comes in the form of a robot. The growing popularity of robotic weeders for specialty crops has grown partly out of necessity, says Steven Fennimore, an extensi ... more 
Research outlines the interconnected benefits of urban agricultureTempe AZ (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 From a vacant plot in a blighted neighborhood springs neatly combed rows of plants put in by the neighbors. They meticulously care for this small piece of land and among the drab looking buildings s ... more 
French beef producers cheer chance for return to ChinaParis (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 French beef producers on Tuesday hailed a deal reached by President Emmanuel Macron and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to end China's 16-year-old embargo on French beef. ... more  
European sampling sheds light on massive diversity of freshwater planktonbLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 In a major pan-European study, a research team from Germany have successfully extracted environmental DNA (eDNA) from as many as 218 lakes to refute a long-year belief that vital microorganisms do n ... more |
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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 CORRECTED: Typhoon Kalmaegi kills 66 in Philippines: civil defence office Reeling from earthquakes, Afghans fear coming winter Typhoon flooding kills over 40, strands thousands in central Philippines Indonesia floods kill 15 Afghan govt says quake death toll rises to 27 Fierce mountain storms kill nine in Nepal |
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Rice U.'s one-step catalyst turns nitrates into water and airHouston TX (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Engineers at Rice University's Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Center have found a catalyst that cleans toxic nitrates from drinking water by converting them into air and water. ... more 
Poisonous and running out: Pakistan's water crisisIslamabad (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 Barely 15 days old, Kinza whimpers at an Islamabad hospital where she is suffering from diarrhoea and a blood infection, a tiny victim among thousands afflicted by Pakistan's severely polluted and decreasing water supplies. ... more 
US rivers and streams are compromised by increasing salt loadsMillbrook, NY (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Human activities are exposing US rivers and streams to a cocktail of salts, with consequences for infrastructure and drinking water supplies. So reports a new study in the Proceedings of the Nationa ... more 
Florida takes on Georgia in US Supreme Court over waterWashington (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in a bitter fight over water pitting two American states against each other. ... more 
Egypt building huge water treatment plant amid supply concernsCairo (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 Egypt is building a major water treatment and desalination plant, the president said Monday, as the Nile-dependent nation plans for any fallout from an upstream dam being built by Ethiopia. ... more 
Warming to force winemakers, growers to plant different varieties(UPI) Jan 2, 2018 Global warming is likely to force many winemakers and winegrowers to cultivate new grape varieties, according to a new study. ... more |
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 Speed breeding technique sows seeds of new green revolution 
Speed breeding breakthrough to boost crop research(UPI) Jan 2, 2018 Scientists in Britain and Australia have developed a new technique for speed breeding crops. The breakthrough could accelerate the pace of crop research and help scientists find more productive, resilient and adaptive varietals and hybrids. ... more 
Sao Tome: Rainforests, chocolate and millionairesSao Tome (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 Key facts on Sao Tome and Principe: ... more 
UK to continue farm subsidies for five years after BrexitLondon (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 The British government said Thursday it will match European Union subsidies for farmers for around five years after Brexit until it puts in place a new system focusing more on environmental protection. ... more 
Global warming could leave 25 percent of the planet in permanent drought(UPI) Jan 2, 2018 New research suggests roughly a quarter of the globe could be left in permanent drought if efforts to curb global warming fail to meet the targets set by the Paris agreement. ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 
Not all aerosols are made equally. Sea salt and some types of wild fire smoke can take flight to create clouds and, eventually, rain, while other aerosols, such as mineral dust, do not work as well. Scientists are beginning to understand exactly how these different particles influence cloud formation and resulting precipitation over land and sea.
Researchers from Texas A and M University a ... more Taiyuan (XNA) Jan 10, 2018China launches remote sensing satellites SuperView-1  Sydney (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Australia swelters through one of hottest years on record  Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Soil freeze-thaw stimulates nitrous oxide emissions from alpine meadows |
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 Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Jan 12, 2018 
We have been working hard to bring into service the next nine real-time satellites into our continuously expanding exactView RT powered by Harris service. Now with 18 satellites in service, we are pleased to announce that our latency rates have been reduced to one minute!
This translates into the quickest, most accurate Satellite AIS data service commercially available, and enables you to ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018'Quantum radio' may aid communications and mapping indoors, underground and underwater  Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017Raytheon to provide GPS-guided artillery shells  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 26, 2017DARPA Subterranean Challenge Aims to Revolutionize Underground Capabilities |
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 Dakar (AFP) Jan 10, 2018  Senegal has said it will step up efforts to stop the trafficking of prized timber in its southern Casamance region, following the massacre of 13 men in an incident believed linked to the trade.
The army is leading a search for the perpetrators of the January 6 attack in the forest of Borofaye, close to the regional capital of Ziguinchor. Most of the victims were shot, and one was burned to d ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2017North Atlantic Oscillation dictates timing of tree reproduction in Europe  New Haven CT (SPX) Dec 14, 2017African deforestation not as great as feared  Munich, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Cascading use is also beneficial for wood |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 
Engineers at Rice University's Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Center have found a catalyst that cleans toxic nitrates from drinking water by converting them into air and water.
The research is available online in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Catalysis.
"Nitrates come mainly from agricultural runoff, which affects farming communities all over the world," sa ... more Harpenden UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Less chewing the cud, more greening the fuel  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Solid-state physics offers insights into dielectric properties of biomaterials  Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Jan 02, 2018A new strategy for efficient hydrogen production |
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 Bellaterra, Spain (SPX) Jan 12, 2018 
A team of researchers have disclosed in which location self-healing occurs for the future solar cells through the use of Photoconductive Atomic Force Microscope. The work entitles "Topological distribution of reversible and non-reversible degradation in perovskite solar cells" published in the prestigious scientific journal Nano Energy.
In this work the sample is illuminated from the back ... more Victoria, Canada (SPX) Jan 12, 2018Urban Solar installs solar LED lighting along Vancouver Island pathways  Golden CO (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Multi-model effort highlights progress, future needs in renewable energy modeling  Juelich, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Sun, wind, and power trading |
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 Bilbao, Spain (SPX) Jan 03, 2018 
The offshore power plant or wave farm at Mutriku is the only commercial facility (it is not a prototype) in the world that operates by regularly feeding the grid with electrical power produced by waves. It has been operating since 2011 and the study by the UPV/EHU's EOLO group analysed its behaviour during the 2014-2016 period.
"It is important to find out how the wave power farm is actual ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017Turkey gets European loan for renewable energy  Washington (UPI) Dec 14, 2017Oil-rich Alberta sees momentum for wind energy  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Construction to start on $160 million Kennedy Energy Park in North Queensland |
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 New York (AFP) Jan 10, 2018  New York announced plans Wednesday to sell off $5 billion in fossil fuel investments from city pension funds after suing for billions of dollars in damages from oil companies to help fund protection against climate change.
While other cities in Europe and the United States have already taken similar steps, New York hailed its move as significant as it is the biggest metropolis in the country ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018French energy company EDF to replace coal in China  Warsaw (AFP) Dec 19, 2017Poland opens Europe's largest coal-fired power unit  Sydney (AFP) Dec 19, 2017BHP to exit global coal body over climate change policy |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 
A former chief of staff of China's military is under investigation on "suspicion of bribery", state media said Tuesday, as Xi Jinping's sweeping anti-graft crackdown claimed another top general.
Fang Fenghui was appointed to the PLA's top post in 2012. But he was abruptly replaced in late August amid a stand-off with India over a territorial dispute and just days after he had met US top bras ... more Shanghai (AFP) Jan 12, 2018China shuts Marriott website over Tibet mistake  Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2018'Frost Boy' stirs poverty debate in China  Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2018China jails two for life for $2.4 bn pyramid scam |
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 Matsumoto, Japan (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 
Scientists are one step closer to artificial muscles. Orthotics have come a long way since their initial wood and strap designs, yet innovation lapsed when it came to compensating for muscle power--until now.
A collaborative research team has designed a wearable robot to support a person's hip joint while walking. The team, led by Minoru Hashimoto, a professor of textile science and techno ... more Tokyo (AFP) Jan 11, 2018Old dog, new tricks: Sony unleashes 'intelligent' robot pet  Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 11, 2018New 'emotional' robots aim to read human feelings  Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2018Digital assistants duel for dominance at major electronics show |
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 London (AFP) Jan 11, 2018 
Campaigners on Thursday criticised British Prime Minister Theresa May's plan to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste within 25 years, calling it a "missed opportunity" that lacked the necessary urgency.
The government will extend a charge on plastic bags to all businesses and encourage supermarkets to introduce plastic-free aisles, May said in speech.
"In years to come, I think people w ... more Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2018Blue skies in China's capital spark joy, scepticism  London (AFP) Jan 10, 2018UK plans to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by 2042  New Delhi (AFP) Jan 9, 2018Alpine air at work? Delhi eyes novel ways to battle smog |
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 Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 
Charcoal remains after a forest fire help decompose fine roots in the soil, potentially accelerating CO2 emissions in boreal forests.
Boreal forests are a huge carbon sink. The fine roots, not only the leaves, stems and branches of trees, largely contribute to carbon accumulation. The Russian Far East has had an increasing number of forest fires, many of which are believed to be caused by ... more Washington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Wet winters may not dampen small wildfires  Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 20, 2017Returning winds churn up heightened alert in fire-hit California  Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 21, 2017Thomas fire mostly contained in charred |
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 Leeds UK (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 
Scientists have found fossil evidence of deep-sea marine life burrowing up to eight metres below the seabed - four times the previously observed depth for modern deep-sea life.
A team of scientists from the University of Leeds and the National Oceanography Centre examined remains of deep-sea burrows in rocky outcrops that were part of the ocean floor roughly 250 million years ago.
Th ... more Phnom Penh (AFP) Jan 11, 2018China lavishes cash on ally Cambodia with eyes on the Mekong  Toulouse, France (AFP) Jan 9, 2018French cop cleared over death of anti-dam protester bLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2018European sampling sheds light on massive diversity of freshwater plankton |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 
Authorities in southern California said Thursday that dozens of residents were still unaccounted for after powerful mudslides that have killed 17 people, including four children, and destroyed homes in a region already pummeled by massive wildfires.
Heavy rain on Tuesday, which followed 10 months of drought, sent sticky mud and debris flowing from the hills into Montecito and other towns in ... more Montecito, United States (AFP) Jan 11, 2018Rescuers search for victims as California mudslide toll hits 17 Los Angeles (AFP) Jan 10, 2018California mudslides demolish homes, killing at least 13  Sydney (AFP) Jan 9, 2018Bats' brains boil in Australia heatwave |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2018  Chinese exports and imports picked up steam last year thanks to strong global demand, data showed Friday, but its surplus with the United States, a sensitive issue with Donald Trump, widened.
Exports expanded 7.9 percent while imports soared 15.9 percent for the year, according to the General Administration of Customs.
But even as China's trade surplus with the world fell 17 percent, shi ... more Beijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2018China factory gate inflation slows to 13-month low  Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2018France signs deals with China but warns against 'pillaging'  Xian, China (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Macron bets on horse diplomacy in China |
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 Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Jan 12, 2018 
Why does the Sun sometimes accelerate preferentially helium-3 and iron into space? Researchers have for the first time observed helical solar flares as a source.
In April and July 2014, the Sun emitted three jets of energetic particles into space, that were quite exceptional: the particle streams contained such high amounts of iron and helium-3, a rare variety of helium, as have been obser ... more Wallops Island, VA (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Sounding rockets study space x-ray emissions and create polar mesospheric cloud  Berkeley CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2018Eclipse megamovie projects seeks public's help analyzing 50,000 photos  Aarhus, Denmark (SPX) Jan 08, 2018Special star is a Rosetta Stone for understanding the sun's variability and climate effect |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 
Want to save the lives of grizzly bears? Close more roads. That's the advice offered by a new study published this week in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
The roads, of course, aren't the direct threat. Humans are. The closer grizzly bears are to humans, the more likely they are to die. And roads ensure humans and grizzly bears are closer together.
When scientists at the Universi ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018To prevent spreading infections, ants sacrifice their sick peers  Syracuse NY (SPX) Jan 09, 2018What species is most fit for life? All have an equal chance, scientists say  Pekanbaru, Indonesia (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Tiger mauls Indonesian palm oil plantation worker to death |
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