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  Los Angeles (AFP) Nov 7, 2018 Hens, cows and pigs owe Californians a thank you for approving a law Tuesday guaranteeing minimum living space on farms - though Alaskans had some bad news for wild salmon and trout. States across the US consult the public on all manner of issues at election time - from drug decriminalization to gun control and the death penalty - and west coast voters had some weighty proposals on the ballot for the midterm congressional elections. In California, the nation's most populous state, Propositio ... read more |
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One million years of precipitation history of the monsoon reconstructedKiel, Germany (SPX) Nov 09, 2018 Months of heavy rainfall followed by half a year of drought - the South Asian Monsoon with its seasonally changing rainfall and wind directions has always strongly influenced the lives of people aro ... more 
'Potato gene' reveals how ancient Andeans adapted to starchy dietAtlanta GA (SPX) Nov 09, 2018 Potatoes, native to South America, became an agricultural crop thousands of years ago in the Andean highlands of Peru. And just as the ancient Andean people turned wild tubers into the domesticated ... more 
Filtering liquids with liquids saves electricityBoston MA (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 Filtering and treating water, both for human consumption and to clean industrial and municipal wastewater, accounts for about 13% of all electricity consumed in the US every year and releases about ... more 
ASU geoscientists discover an overlooked source for Earth's waterTempe AZ (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 Where did Earth's global ocean come from? A team of Arizona State University geoscientists led by Peter Buseck, Regents' Professor in ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) and School of ... more |
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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 Deadly floods inundate Indonesia's Bali and Flores |
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Mexico City's massive water outage extendedMexico City (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 Authorities in Mexico City said Monday they had to extend a massive water outage that has affected millions of people for five days by another 40 hours because of an infrastructure glitch. ... more 
A carbon neutral solution for desalination by tapping into geothermal sourcesFort Myers, FL (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 Water shortages are hitting some areas of the world hard, and with increasing global temperatures, more regions may be experiencing drought conditions. Countries such as Saudi Arabia rely on d ... more 
France bans popular pesticide suspected of sickening dozensParis (AFP) Nov 5, 2018 French health authorities announced Monday a permanent ban on a widely used pesticide, after alarms were raised when several dozen people fell ill in western France recently. ... more 
Heineken seals $3 bn deal with China's top brewerThe Hague (AFP) Nov 5, 2018 Dutch brewing behemoth Heineken said Monday it had finalised a $3 billion deal to merge its Chinese operations with the country's top brewer, expanding its access to the world's largest beer market. ... more 
How one tough shrub could help fight hunger in AfricaColumbus OH (SPX) Nov 05, 2018 The trick to boosting crops in drought-prone, food-insecure areas of West Africa could be a ubiquitous native shrub that persists in the toughest of growing conditions. Growing these shrubs si ... more |
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 Seed banking not an option for over a third of threatened species 
Thousands of carp die in mysterious circumstances in IraqSaddat Al-Hindiyah, Iraq (AFP) Nov 3, 2018 Iraqi fish farmers south of Baghdad have been left reeling after finding thousands of dead carp mysteriously floating in their cages or washed up on the banks of the Euphrates. ... more  |
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One-third of threatened plant species unfit for seed bankWashington (UPI) Nov 5, 2018 At least 36 percent of endangered plant species can't be conserved in seed banks because the seeds can't be frozen, according to a new study. ... more  
Perilous times for Australia wildlife amid severe droughtBooligal, Australia (AFP) Nov 1, 2018 From abandoned baby kangaroos to wallabies being blinded by the sun and koalas having to go walkabout to look for eucalyptus leaves, Australia's exotic wild animals are struggling to adapt to a crippling drought. ... more 
Perilous times for Australia wildlife amid severe droughtBooligal, Australia (AFP) Nov 1, 2018 From abandoned baby kangaroos to wallabies being blinded by the sun and koalas having to go walkabout to look for eucalyptus leaves, Australia's exotic wild animals are struggling to adapt to a crippling drought. ... more 
Slashed award accepted in Monsanto cancer trialSan Francisco (AFP) Nov 1, 2018 A cancer-stricken groundskeeper has accepted a slashed award in a landmark trial focused on weed-killer Roundup, setting the stage for an appeal by maker Monsanto. ... more
Millions in Mexico City see water supply cut off for daysMexico City (AFP) Oct 31, 2018 Millions of people in Mexico City were without water on Wednesday, and expected to wait at least four days as authorities undertake maintenance work on one of the major supply systems. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 5, 2018 
Scientists expect the Northern hemisphere and mid-latitude ozone holes to be completely repaired some time in the 2030s, according to the first assessment of the ozone hole since 2014.
The study, "Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018," published Monday by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization, highlighted the decrease of ozone-depleting substances as the ... more |
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 Xichang (XNA) Nov 05, 2018 
China's home-grown global satellite navigation system came a step closer to completion Thursday with the launch of another BeiDou-3 satellite at 11:57 p.m. from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in the southwestern Sichuan Province.
Launched on a Long March-3B carrier rocket, it is the 41st of the BeiDou navigation system, and will work with 16 other Beidou-3 satellites already in orbit ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 
A new NASA laser instrument set to launch to the International Space Station in December will help scientists create the first three-dimensional map of the world's temperate and tropical forests. The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation, or GEDI, is scheduled to launch on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. From the station, GEDI's advanced laser technology will reveal the three-dimensional structure o ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 
In the quest to replace fossil fuels, scientists are always on the lookout for alternative, environmentally friendly sources of energy. But who could have imagined a bionic mushroom that produces electricity? It sounds like something straight out of Alice in Wonderland, but researchers have now generated mushrooms patterned with energy-producing bacteria and an electrode network. They report the ... more |
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 Halle, Germany (SPX) Nov 09, 2018 
Crystalline perovskite cells are the key to cutting-edge thin-film solar cells. Although they already achieve very high levels of efficiency in the laboratory, commercial applications are hampered by the fact that the material is still too unstable. Furthermore, there is no reliable industrial production process for perovskites.
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 8, 2018 
Orsted, the largest energy company in Denmark, which aims to become a global leader in offshore wind energy, has closed two transactions within the past four months as part of an expansion effort in the United States.
Orsted closed the $510-million purchase of Deepwater Wind, and created Orsted US Offshore Wind, a company that will deliver clean energy to every state "in the densely-pop ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 31, 2018 
Coal-fired power plants operating and under construction in Asia pose a threat to achieving the goal of halting global warming, the head of the International Energy Agency told the Financial Times on Wednesday.
The coal burning plants would "lock in the emissions trajectory of the world, full stop," IEA chief Fatih Birol told the newspaper in an interview.
Last year, greenhouse gas emiss ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 9, 2018 
Rights campaigners Friday denounced Hong Kong's barring of a senior Financial Times journalist as another blow to press freedom in the city which has come under increasing pressure from an assertive China.
The refusal by immigration officials to let in the FT's Asia news editor Victor Mallet Thursday came hours after an arts centre hosting the city's high-profile literary festival cancelled ... more |
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 Daegu, South Korea (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 
A team of researchers have developed an artificial tactile sensor that mimics the ability of human skin to detect surface information, such as shapes, patterns and structures. This may be one step closer to making electronic devices and robots that can perceive sensations such as roughness and smoothness.
"Mimicking the human senses is one of the most popular areas of engineering, but the ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Nov 8, 2018 
Indian police arrested hundreds of revellers after a frenzied night of festival fireworks turned city air toxic nationwide on Thursday despite a preemptive court ban on the smog-fuelling party.
More than 300 people were arrested in Delhi, the world's most polluted major city, where the Supreme Court had restricted public fireworks to two hours in the evening and insisted on use of cleaner "g ... more |
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 Portland OR (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 
A warmer, drier climate is expected is increase the likelihood of larger-scale forest disturbances such as wildfires, insect outbreaks, disease and drought, according to a new study co-authored by a Portland State University professor.
The study, published Oct. 19 in the journal Nature Communications, sought to provide a more complete snapshot of disturbances in the world's temperate fores ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2018 
Earth's water may have originated from both asteroidal material and gas left over from the formation of the Sun, according to new research. The new finding could give scientists important insights about the development of other planets and their potential to support life.
In a new study in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, researcher ... more |
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 Casteldaccia , Italy (AFP) Nov 4, 2018 
Floods killed 12 people on the island of Sicily, including nine members of a single family, pushing Italy's week-long storm toll beyond 30, rescuers said Sunday.
After a river burst its banks, the bodies of the family including children aged one, three and 15 were discovered in the coastal town of Casteldaccia east of the capital Palermo.
Rescue services said the house where they were sp ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2018 
China's exports to the United States and the rest of the world saw a surprise jump in October, data showed Thursday, suggesting businesses are ramping up trans-Pacific shipments before higher tariffs kick in.
Relations between the world's top two economies have soured sharply this year as US President Donald Trump slapped higher taxes on roughly half of Chinese imports and threatened to hit ... more |
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 Portland OR (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 
As you walk away from a campfire on a cool autumn night, you quickly feel colder. The same thing happens in outer space. As it spins, the sun continuously flings hot material into space, out to the furthest reaches of our solar system. This material, called the solar wind, is very hot close to the sun, and we expect it to cool quickly as it streams away.
Satellite observations, however, sh ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 7, 2018 
Scientists have discovered a warbler in Pennsylvania that is the hybrid of three species, a rarity.
The bird, documented by ornithologists at Cornell University, is the offspring of a hybrid mother and father from a separate genus. It's the first time scientists have identified such a reproductive trifecta.
"It's extremely rare," David Toews, a postdoctoral associate at the Corne ... more |
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