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  Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 High-temperature desalination technologies can efficiently reduce the concentrations of a chemical element in seawater to make it an effective substitute for fresh water. Research that has investigated how the element boron evaporates could help produce higher-quality drinking and irrigation water. Boron is a trace mineral found in concentrations of 0.001-100 milligrams per litre in ground and surface freshwater, but in higher concentrations in seawater (averaging 4.5 mg/l). Exposure to high doses ... read more |
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3D View of Amazon forests captures effects of El Nino droughtGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 Three-dimensional measurements of the central Brazilian Amazon rainforest have given NASA researchers a detailed window into the high number of branch falls and tree mortality that occur in response ... more  
New type of photosynthesis discoveredLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 The discovery changes our understanding of the basic mechanism of photosynthesis and should rewrite the textbooks. It will also tailor the way we hunt for alien life and provide insights into ... more 
Israel's Sea of Galilee to get desalinated seawater top-upJerusalem (AFP) June 11, 2018 The shrinking Sea of Galilee, the inland lake where Christians believe Jesus walked on water, is to be topped up with desalinated seawater, a government official said on Monday. ... more 
Complex river networks sustain more resilient, diverse animal populationsWashington (UPI) Jun 13, 2018 River networks are dynamic places where change is a constant, but some networks are more complex and dynamic than others. New research suggests complexity works to the advantage of animal populations. ... more |
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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 Death toll from Indonesia flooding rises to 23 Death toll from Indonesia flash floods rises to 19 Deadly floods inundate Indonesia's Bali and Flores islands Surveillance camera captures tornado in eastern Australia |
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In desert trials, next-generation water harvester delivers fresh water from airBerkeley CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2018 Last October, a University of California, Berkeley, team headed down to the Arizona desert, plopped their newest prototype water harvester into the backyard of a tract home and started sucking water ... more 
On the origins of agriculture, researchers uncover new cluesFort Collins CP (SPX) Jun 11, 2018 The invention of agriculture changed humans and the environment forever, and over several thousand years, the practice originated independently in a least a dozen different places. But why did agric ... more 
Five things to know about the Bayer-Monsanto megadealFrankfurt Am Main (AFP) June 7, 2018 Bayer may have finally completed its hard-fought takeover of US seeds and pesticide maker Monsanto, but that is unlikely to silence critics who have dubbed the tie-up a "marriage made in hell". ... more 
Dogs can detect agricultural diseases earlyWashington DC (SPX) Jun 11, 2018 A study out of Florida International University evaluates the use of scent-discriminating canines for the detection of laurel wilt-affected wood from avocado trees. Julian Mendel, Kenneth G. Furton, ... more  
French farmers block refineries over palm oil importsParis (AFP) June 11, 2018 Dozens of French farmers blocked access to 13 refineries across the country on Monday to protest plans to import palm oil for use in biofuels, a move they denounce as unfair competition which jeopardises their livelihood. ... more |
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 French beekeepers accuse Bayer after glyphosate found in honey 
The Cambodian village on stiltsSiem Reap, Cambodia (AFP) June 5, 2018 Each monsoon the soaring stilts that hold up the houses of Kampong Phluk prove their worth, as the dusty Cambodian village is transformed into a deep waterway. ... more  |
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Hope and indifference in the shadows of Korean DMYeoncheon, South Korea (AFP) June 8, 2018 The way to rice farmer Choi Ki-joong's paddy fields goes through a military checkpoint where soldiers stand guard against nuclear-armed North Korea only a few kilometres away, a legacy of the war that stopped in 1953. ... more  
'Water is life': Ivory Coast city struggles with crippling droughtBouake, Ivory Coast (AFP) June 6, 2018 "All that comes out of the tap right now is cockroaches," said Honorine Babalou, a 20-year-old textile worker. ... more 
Tempers fray, fists fly in India's daily battle for waterNew Delhi (AFP) June 8, 2018 When the water truck finally chugged into the Delhi slum, there was a stampede. It is a scene repeated daily across India as temperatures rise and the vital resource gets ever scarcer. ... more 
Nigeria's military urged not to add to oil pollutionWarri, Nigeria (AFP) June 7, 2018 Like many communities in southern Nigeria, the people of Okpare rely on the waters of the creeks that surround them for fishing and farming to survive. ... more 
Study suggests scientists can use microbial measurements to gauge river flowCorvallis OR (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 Oregon State University scientists have created a tool that can predict the flow rate of Arctic rivers with a surprising degree of accuracy based on the makeup and abundance of bacteria in the water ... more |
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 Ames IA (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 
A new study co-led by University of Iowa researchers explains how ammonia is distributed in Earth's upper atmosphere.
The study authors used computer modeling to determine that ammonia is eventually released as a gas into the upper atmosphere. The modeling explains a mystery - data gathered by satellites that shows plumes of ammonia in the upper atmosphere, especially over parts of Asia du ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 11, 2018 
With the Brexit talks underway, the EU has recently announced its decision to exclude UK firms out of the Galileo satellite navigation system, citing legal issues about sharing sensitive information with a non-member state.
Reacting to the European Union's move, UK Brexit Secretary David Davis lashed out the European Commission, saying that it was "shooting itself in the foot just to prove ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) June 11, 2018 
Some of Africa's oldest and biggest baobab trees - a few dating all the way back to the ancient Greeks - have abruptly died, wholly or in part, in the past decade, researchers said Monday.
The trees, aged between 1,100 and 2,500 years and some as wide as a bus is long, may have fallen victim to climate change, the team speculated.
"We report that nine of the 13 oldest... individuals ha ... more |
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 Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Jun 14, 2018 
Breaking carbon-hydrogen bonds is notoriously difficult in lab chemistry, yet nature does it effortlessly. Now, scientists have used E.coli bacteria to oxidize the C-H bonds in benzene to generate phenol, with a genetically inserted enzyme (cytochrome P450BM3), that originally evolved to target other molecules, long-chain fatty acids.
Getting enzymes to do novel reactions - effectively hij ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 11, 2018 
The new NUANCE ENERGY-THEnergy Report "Modular, semi-portable mounting systems for solar in the mining sector" focuses on a product innovation that has several advantages for remote off-grid mines. This is mainly due to the fact that the solar systems are built next to the mining off-takers.
For mines in production and even more so in mining exploration, the lifetime of the solar system of ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 
VTT Research Centre of Technology (VTT) has explored the potential and economic benefits of new wind power technology. The technology would greatly increase the benefits of wind energy and enable the competitive utilisation of wind power in Finland.
Heavy investments are being made in wind power, which highlights the importance of this new and competitive technology. Wind power accounts fo ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 6, 2018 
Rescuers pulled 23 workers out of a mine in northeast China on Wednesday, hours after they were trapped underground by an explosion that killed 11 and left two others missing, state media reported.
Nine other workers were injured in Tuesday's blast at the iron ore mine owned by Huamei Group, a subsidiary of China National Coal Group Co, in Benxi, Liaoning province.
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 11, 2018  Its sprawling greens and woodland have made Hong Kong's historic Fanling golf course a favourite with homegrown and international stars, but it is now under threat after being listed for potential housing development.
As the government seeks solutions for the space-starved city's lack of decent homes, the club argues that sacrificing a world-class sports venue is a short-sighted move.
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 Shanghai (AFP) June 14, 2018 
It speaks two languages, gives math lessons, tells jokes and interacts with children through the tablet screen in its chest - China's latest robot is the babysitter every parent needs.
The "iPal" was among a slew of new tech unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show Asia in Shanghai this week, offering education and company for lonely children and peace of mind for adults.
The humanoid ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) June 14, 2018 
Air pollution soared in New Delhi on Thursday to hazardous levels rarely seen outside winter as sand blown from deserts enveloped the Indian capital in a once-in-a-decade phenomenon.
Doctors warned the grit carried by hot summer winds posed serious health risks to the city of 20 million and there was little to do "but pray for rain".
Smog spikes during winter in Delhi, already one of the ... more |
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 Portland OR (SPX) Jun 04, 2018 
Fires ignited by lightning have and will likely continue to increase across the Mediterranean and temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere under a warmer climate, according to a new study co-led by a Portland State University researcher.
The study, published online in May in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, examined the observed and forecasted relationship between lightning-ig ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 12, 2018 
Cloaking is one of the most eye-catching technologies in sci-fi movies. In two 2018 Marvel films, Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther conceals his country Wakanda, a technologically advanced African nation, from the outside world using the metal vibranium. However, in the real world, if you want to hide something, you need to deceive not only the eyes, but also the ears, espe ... more |
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 Dhaka (AFP) June 11, 2018 
A landslide triggered by heavy rain killed a three-year-old Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh, police said Monday, the first casualty of the monsoon as wild storms wreak havoc in the crowded camps.
The young child was crushed in his sleep early Monday when a mud wall collapsed onto his family's shanty in Kutupalong refugee settlement, local police chief Abdul Khaer told AFP.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 06, 2018  For homeowners, the brown marmorated stink bug can be a smelly nuisance. For orchard growers, the invasive insects are a very expensive problem.
Researchers are hopeful they're close to a natural remedy: the samurai wasp, Trissolcus halyomorphae.
Thanks to the work of Hillary Peterson, a Penn State doctoral student, researchers in Pennsylvania are beginning to test the wasp's pot ... more |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Jun 14, 2018 
The planets and moons of our solar system are continuously being bombarded by particles hurled away from the sun. On Earth this has hardly any effect, apart from the fascinating northern lights, because the dense atmosphere and the magnetic field of the Earth protect us from these solar wind particles. But on the Moon or on Mercury things are different: There, the uppermost layer of rock is grad ... more |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 
Arguably, the greatest fueler of life on our planet is photosynthesis, but understanding its labyrinthine chemistry, powered by sunlight, is challenging. Researchers recently illuminated some new steps inside the molecular factory that makes the oxygen we breathe.
Though chlorophyll is the best-known part, for the vivid green it colors nature, many compounds work together in photosynthesis ... more |
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