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  Burlington VT (SPX) Nov 12, 2018 Around the world, over 13,000 plant species have embedded themselves in new environments - some of them integrate with the native plants, but others spread aggressively. Understanding why some plants become invasive, while others do not is critical to preserving the world's biodiversity. New research from the University of Vermont provides insight to help predict which plants are likely to become invasive in a particular community. The results showed that non-native plants are more likely to becom ... read more |
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Exposure to pesticides makes bees less social, reduces colony sizeWashington (UPI) Nov 9, 2018 Exposure to pesticides can reduce the size of bee colonies and cause the insect to become less social. ... more 
Fruit, vegetable shapes controlled by newly discovered genetic mechanismWashington (UPI) Nov 12, 2018 The diversity of morphologies available at the farmers market is impressive. Fruits and vegetables come in infinite shapes and sizes. But how? ... more  
Shrinking Sea of Galilee has some hoping for a miracleEin Gev, Israel (AFP) Nov 13, 2018 It was not so long ago when swimmers at Ein Gev would lay out their towels in the grass at the edge of the Sea of Galilee. ... more 
In China's Himalayas, a wine 'flying above the clouds'Adong, China (AFP) Nov 12, 2018 A $300 bottle of wine sold in the United States and Europe is made in the unlikeliest of places: at the foot of the Himalayas in China, where farmers sing traditional songs while picking grapes. ... 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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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 
US votes good for farm animals, not wild salmonLos 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. ... more 
Plasma-based system provides radical new path for water purificationWashington DC (SPX) Nov 07, 2018 Many of today's methods of purifying water rely on filters and chemicals that need regular replenishing or maintenance. Millions of people, however, live in areas with limited access to such materia ... more 
Turning marginal farmlands into a win for farmers and ecosystemsIndianapolis, IN (SPX) Nov 06, 2018 Many farms have areas where the ground either floods or does not retain enough water or fertilizer for crops to thrive. Such marginal lands could become useful and potentially profitable if they are ... more 
A real vintage: China unearths 2,000-year-old wineBeijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 Archeologists in central China Tuesday believe they have unearthed a 2,000-year-old pot of wine that had been sealed and buried in a tomb. ... more |
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 New material cleans and splits water 
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  |
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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 
Poop in hand, Bill Gates backs China's toilet revolutionBeijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2018 As one of the world's richest men and most active philanthropists, Bill Gates usually has his hands full. Just not with poop. ... 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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 Nanjing, China (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 
The assimilation of aerosol optical depth (AOD) observational data from the Chinese satellite Fengyun-3A (FY-3A) can significantly improve the ability to model aerosol mass, according to Prof. Jinzhong MIN, Vice President at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology.
Prof. MIN and his team - a group of researchers from the Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster of the Min ... more |
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 Oslo (AFP) Nov 13, 2018 
Oslo on Tuesday pointed a finger squarely at Russia, accusing it of jamming GPS signals in Norway's Far North when it hosted NATO's massive exercises in October and early November.
"We know that jamming was observed between October 19 and November 7, originating from Russian ground forces in (the) Kola" peninsula, a region of northwestern Russia close to Norway, the Norwegian defence ministr ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 14, 2018 
Brazil's indigenous peoples have long battled to protect their ancestral lands and native cultures - but the election of far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has sparked concerns that hard-won rights could be eroded.
Both before and since his election just over two weeks ago, Bolsonaro has drawn ire by making inflammatory remarks about women, black people and the LGBT community.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 14, 2018 
You've flushed something valuable down the toilet today.
Organic compounds in household sewage and industrial wastewater are a rich potential source of energy, bioplastics and even proteins for animal feed - but with no efficient extraction method, treatment plants discard them as contaminants. Now researchers have found an environmentally-friendly and cost-effective solution.
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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.
In a new study published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry ... more |
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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 12, 2018 
Every Sunday in Hong Kong the city's army of domestic helpers packs into parks or onto pavements, bridges and walkways on their one mandatory day off.
With a marginalised position in society and low income, the force of more than 300,000 maids, mainly women from Indonesia and the Philippines, can find it hard to access public facilities like libraries and leisure centres.
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 London, UK (Sputnik) Nov 13, 2018 
The exercises are but the latest in a series of noticeable efforts by the British military establishment to increase know-how in the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotic weapons technologies.
The British Army has started an unprecedentedly large testing of battlefield robots, according to the Daily Mail.
The event, dubbed the 'Autonomous Warrior 2018,' will last for abou ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Nov 12, 2018 
New Delhi's homeless will be given cotton masks to help them survive in the world's most polluted major city, officials said Monday, although experts said the basic coverings would be useless against deadly smog particles.
Each winter the capital of 20 million chokes through haze so extreme that levels of airborne pollutants eclipse safe limits by more than 30 times.
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 Paradise, United States (AFP) Nov 12, 2018  Thousands of firefighters spent a fifth day Monday digging battle lines to contain California's worst ever wildfire as the wind-whipped flames cleaved a merciless path through the state's northern hills, leaving death and devastation in their wake.
The Camp Fire - in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains north of Sacramento - has killed 29 people, matching the state's deadliest ever ... 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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 Washington (AFP) Nov 13, 2018 
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss trade on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Argentina this month, a senior US official said Tuesday.
Top White House economic aide Larry Kudlow said the high-level efforts continue to resolve the US-China trade war, and follow Trump's recent telephone call with Xi.
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 12, 2018 
Space weather is no abstract concept - it may happen in space, but its effects on Earth can be significant. To help better forecast these effects, ESA's Cluster mission, a quartet of spacecraft that was launched in 2000, is currently working to understand how our planet is connected to its magnetic environment, and unravelling the complex relationship between the Earth and its parent star.
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 12, 2018 
China appeared to backtrack on a controversial decision to lift a ban on trading tiger bones and rhinoceros horns, saying it has been postponed, state media reported Monday.
The State Council, China's cabinet, unexpectedly announced last month that it would allow the sale of rhino and tiger products under "special circumstances", a move conservationists likened to signing a death warrant fo ... more |
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