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  Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Apr 22, 2018 A moss capable of removing arsenic from contaminated water has been discovered by researchers from Stockholm University. And it happens quickly - in just one hour, the arsenic level is so low that the water is no longer harmful for people to drink. The study has been published in the journal Environmental Pollution. The aquatic moss Warnstofia fluitans, which grows in northern Sweden, has the ability to quickly absorb and adsorb arsenic from water. The discovery allows for an environmentally frien ... read more |
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US treaty with Native Americans put to test in Supreme Court salmon caseWashington (AFP) April 18, 2018 The US Supreme Court was transported to the American West and another century on Wednesday as it heard a case involving Native Americans and salmon fishing rights. ... more 
Nanoporous membrane centrifuge enables reverse osmosis without foulingWashington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2018 Recent research published in a paper in TECHNOLOGY reported a novel design of a scale-up nanoporous membrane centrifuge (see Figure 1 (a), (b), (c), and (d)) proposed for reverse osmosis desalinatio ... more 
UTA expands efforts to develop water recycling technologiesArlington TX (SPX) Apr 19, 2018 The Collaborative Laboratories for Environmental Analysis and Remediation at The University of Texas at Arlington has expanded its partnership with oil field equipment supplier Challenger Water Solu ... more 
How NASA and John Deere Helped Tractors Drive ThemselvesWashington DC (SPX) Apr 19, 2018 There has been a lot of talk lately of self-driving cars, but farmers have already been making good use of self-driving tractors for more than a decade-in part due to a partnership between John Deer ... more |
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Philippines vows arrests over bogus flood control projects
Philippines digs out from Typhoon Fung-wong as death toll climbs Philippines digs out from Typhoon Fung-wong as death toll climbs to 18 Three Vietnam men survive 40 hours at sea after typhoon Typhoon Fung-wong floods Philippine towns, leaves 5 dead in its wake Typhoon Fung-wong leaves flooded Philippine towns in its wake Typhoon exposes centuries-old shipwreck off Vietnam port Weakening Typhoon Fung-wong exits Philippines after displacing 1.4 million Super Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall in Philippines Over 1 million evacuate as deadly Super Typhoon Fung-wong nears Philippines |
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Scientists use carbon nanotube technology to develop robust water desalination membranesNagano, Japan (SPX) Apr 16, 2018 A research team of Shinshu University, Japan, has developed robust reverse osmosis membranes that can endure large-scale water desalination. The team published their results in early February in Sci ... more 
Organic fertilizers are an overlooked source of microplastic pollutionWashington DC (SPX) Apr 12, 2018 Organic fertilizers from biowaste fermentation act as a vehicle for microplastic particles to enter the terrestrial environment, with the amount of microplastic particles differing based on pre-trea ... more 
Sweet potatoes came to Polynesia before humans did, study suggestsWashington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2018 The sweet potato made its way to Polynesia without human assistance, new research suggests, colonizing the islands prior to the arrival of the first humans. ... more 
Cactus roots inspire creation of water-retaining materialWashington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2018 During rare desert rainfalls, cacti waste no time sopping up and storing a storm's precious precipitation. Inspired by this natural phenomenon, scientists report in a study appearing ACS Macro Lette ... more  
More frequent droughts mean fewer flowers for beesWashington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2018 As the planet warms and droughts grow longer and more frequent, as predicted by climate scientists, bees are likely to find fewer flowers to get nectar. ... more |
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Toxic levels of arsenic in Amazon basin well water: studyVienna (AFP) April 12, 2018 Shallow wells dug for drinking water in the Amazon basin in order to avoid polluted rivers contain up to 70 times the recommended limit of arsenic, researchers warned Tuesday. ... more  |
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Plants really do feed their friendsBerkeley CA (SPX) Apr 12, 2018 Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley have discovered that as plants develop they craft their root microbiome, favoring micro ... more 
Research suggests water appeared while Earth was still growingChicago IL (SPX) Apr 11, 2018 Up until about ten years ago, scientists thought they had a pretty good picture of how the moon and Earth came to co-exist. Then more precise measurements blew it all wide open, and scientists are s ... more  
Agricultural fires can double Delhi pollution during peak burning seasonBoston MA (SPX) Apr 11, 2018 It's become a deadly autumn tradition in northern India: after the rains of the late summer monsoon subside, farmers set fires to their fields to clear stubble after the harvest and send choking smo ... more 
Fixing soybean's need for nitrogenWashington DC (SPX) Apr 11, 2018 Soybean is rich in protein, which is great for the humans and animals eating it. But this high protein content comes at a cost. To make protein, soybean plants need a lot of nitrogen. The plan ... more 
New study shows vegetation controls the future of the water cycleNew York NY (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 Predicting how increasing atmospheric CO2 will affect the hydrologic cycle, from extreme weather forecasts to long-term projections on agriculture and water resources, is critical both to daily life ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 17, 2018 
Two thirds of Earth's surface are covered by water - and two thirds of Earth's atmosphere reside over the oceans, far from land and the traditional ways that people measure the gases and pollutants that cycle through the air and around the globe.
While satellites in space measuring the major gases can close some of that gap, it takes an aircraft to find out what's really happening in the c ... more |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Apr 18, 2018 
ockheed Martin has submitted a competitive and fully compliant proposal for the U.S. Air Force's GPS III Follow On (GPS IIIF) program, which will add enhanced capabilities to the most advanced GPS satellites ever designed. The GPS IIIF program intends to produce up to 22 next-generation satellites.
The Air Force's first 10 GPS III satellites, currently in full production at Lockheed Martin ... more |
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 Durham NC (SPX) Apr 19, 2018 
Climate change could speed the natural regrowth of forests on undeveloped or abandoned land in the eastern U.S., according to a new study.
If left to nature's own devices, a field of weeds and grasses over time will be replaced by saplings, young trees and eventually mature forest. Earlier research has shown that this succession from field to forest can happen decades sooner in the southea ... more |
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 Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Apr 17, 2018 
Production of second-generation (2G) ethanol from sugarcane requires enzymatic hydrolysis, in which enzymes from microorganisms act together to break down and convert the carbohydrates in sugarcane straw and bagasse into sugars capable of undergoing fermentation.
Understanding the genetic mechanisms that regulate the control and production of hydrolytic enzymes by microorganisms is conside ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2018 
Sunrun Inc., the nation's largest residential solar, storage and energy services company, is expanding its home solar service to Illinois. Illinois residents will be able to generate their own electricity year-round with rooftop solar, benefitting from cleaner air, monthly savings, and freedom from rising utility bills.
Long considered to be one of the most industrious and productive state ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2018 
Giving municipal leaders the ability to make it easier for home and business owners to take greener decisions will diversify the economy, Alberta said.
Alberta is the top oil producer in Canada, but has taken steps to add layers of diversity to an economy that was left exposed to the decline in crude oil prices two years ago. The provincial government last month launched a challenge to ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 5, 2018 
The world's biggest miner BHP said Thursday it was following through on a decision to leave the World Coal Association over climate change policy differences, but would remain a member of the US Chamber of Commerce.
The Anglo-Australian giant announced in December it was reviewing industry group memberships to ensure they aligned with its climate and energy stance, which includes tackling gl ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 20, 2018 
A Chinese doctor held without charge for three months for calling a popular brand of traditional medicine "poison" has been released on bail following a public outcry, reports said.
Tan Qindong was detained by police after the maker of the popular "Hongmao Medicinal Liquor" said he had made "malicious claims" online that "tarnished its name".
The doctor was released on bail on Tuesday ev ... more |
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 Columbus OH (SPX) Apr 23, 2018 
You can wear an exoskeleton, but it won't turn you into a superhero.
That's the finding of a study in which researchers tested a commercially available exoskeleton - a mechanical arm attached to a harness - that's typically worn by workers to help them carry heavy objects hands-free.
In the journal Applied Ergonomics, the researchers report that that the device relieved stress on the ... more |
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 Portsmouth UK (SPX) Apr 22, 2018 
Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world's biggest environmental problems.
The discovery could result in a recycling solution for millions of tonnes of plastic bottles, made of polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, which currently persists for hundreds of years in the environment. ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 16, 2018 
Hundreds of firefighters were Monday battling a large bushfire that was raging near Sydney suburbs, with authorities saying it was "miraculous" no houses had been damaged and no-one had been injured.
New South Wales state police are investigating the cause of the bushfire in south-western Sydney, which started on Saturday afternoon amid unseasonably warm autumn weather and strong winds, with ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Apr 23, 2018 
Just after the likely next head of US Pacific Command told Congress China's undersea warfare capability is one of the most pressing threats to the US, a new report says Beijing is establishing another base in the South China Sea for deploying manned and unmanned submersible vehicles.
The base would be located in Sanya, a city on the southern edge of China's Hainan island, Asia Times report ... more |
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 Auckland (AFP) April 11, 2018 
Up to a quarter of homes in Auckland were without power Wednesday after a wild storm packing winds of more than 200kmh (125mph) lashed New Zealand's largest city.
The storm hit the city of 1.5 million overnight, bringing down trees and peeling roofs from houses, with emergency services saying they were "inundated" responding to calls.
Auckland international airport closed temporarily due ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 21, 2018 
World Bank shareholders approved a "historic" increase in the bank's lending capacity Saturday after the United States backed a reform package that curbs loans and charges more for higher income countries like China.
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said neither China nor any middle income countries was happy about the prospect of paying more for loans, but they agreed because of the overal ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2018 
How the sun looks through the lens of a telescope depends on which frequency is being observed. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is capable of imaging the sun in a wide range of frequencies.
In a new composite image, shared this week by NASA, the sun is showcased in three different extreme ultraviolet wavelengths. As evidenced by the image, each frequency reveals different structures a ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 22, 2018 
The Macropis Cuckoo Bee is one of the rarest bees in North America, partly because of its specialized ecological associations. It is a nest parasite of oil-collecting bees of the genus Macropis which, in turn, are dependent on oil-producing flowers of the genus Lysimachia.
In fact, the cuckoo bee - which much like its feather-bearing counterpart does not build a nest of its own, but lays i ... more |
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