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  Washington (UPI) Jan 15, 2019 Opponents of genetically modified foods overrate their knowledge of the subject, according to a new survey. Researchers surveyed several thousand Americans and Europeans about their opinion of genetically modified foods. They also asked respondents to rate their knowledge of the subject. Participants were quizzed on their knowledge of sciences, genetics and GMO foods. More than 90 percent of the survey's participants admitted some level of opposition to genetically modified foods. Those ... read more |
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RUDN pedologists found out a correct combination of nitrogen fertilizers and plastic mulchMoscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 16, 2019 Nitrogen is a part of organic compounds that are of extreme importance for plants: chlorophyll, proteins, hormones, and enzymes. When plants lack nitrogen, their growth slows down, stems become thin ... more 
France takes Roundup weed-killer off market after court rulingLyon (AFP) Jan 15, 2019 French authorities on Tuesday banned the sale of a form of controversial weed-killer Roundup following a court ruling that regulators failed to take safety concerns into account when clearing the widely used herbicide. ... more  
Million dead fish cause environmental stink in AustraliaSydney (AFP) Jan 14, 2019 As many as a million fish are believed to have died along the banks of a major river system in drought-battered eastern Australia, and the authorities warned Monday of more deaths to come. ... more 
Desalination produces more toxic waste than clean waterParis (AFP) Jan 14, 2019 More than 16,000 desalination plants scattered across the globe produce far more toxic sludge than fresh water, according to a first global assessment of the sector's industrial waste, published Monday. ... more |
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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 Invasive plants and bacteria threaten Iraq's Euphrates |
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Cow breathalyzers help scientists measure methane emissionsWashington (UPI) Jan 10, 2019 Researchers in Texas have developed new technology for measuring the amount of methane emitted into the atmosphere by cattle. ... more 
Kosher high-tech office lures Jerusalem's ultra-OrthodoxJerusalem (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 The office in central Jerusalem at first glance resembles many other start-ups - until you notice the religious books and entrepreneurs in traditional black suits. ... more 
US startup eyes next generation of burgers with relishLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 Can a "high-tech" burger help save the planet? ... more  
Engineers, zoologists reveal how gulls 'wing morph' for stable soaringToronto, Canada (SPX) Jan 03, 2019 A unique collaboration between University of British Columbia (UBC) zoologists and U of T Engineering's aviation expert Professor Philippe Lavoie provides new insights into how gulls configure their ... more 
Bricked in by poverty, Cambodia's farmers fight debt bondagePhnom Penh (AFP) Jan 2, 2019 Bopha should be in school but instead toils seven days a week in a searing brick kiln on the outskirts of Phnom Penh - a 14-year-old trapped in debt bondage in a boom industry preying on the poverty of Cambodia's farmers. ... more |
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A 'bran' new way to preserve healthy food with natural ingredientsUniversity Park PA (SPX) Jan 04, 2019 A natural antioxidant found in grain bran could preserve food longer and replace synthetic antioxidants currently used by the food industry, according to researchers at Penn State. "Currently, ... more  |
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Scientists engineer shortcut for photosynthetic glitch, boost crop growth by 40 percentUrbana IL (SPX) Jan 04, 2019 Plants convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis; however, most crops on the planet are plagued by a photosynthetic glitch, and to deal with it, evolved an energy-expensive process called ... more 
Drop beef and save millions of lives, slash emissions: WEFGeneva (AFP) Jan 3, 2019 Switching from beef to alternative proteins could save millions of lives and dramatically slash greenhouse gas emissions, the World Economic Forum said Thursday. ... more 
Climate change takes toll on French oyster farmersCancale, France (AFP) Jan 01, 2019 Gulping down oysters has long been a favourite New Year's Eve ritual for the French, but as winters get warmer and summers get drier many growers worry there will soon be fewer of the prized mollusks to go around. ... more 
Bricked in by poverty, Cambodia's farmers fight debt bondagePhnom Penh (AFP) Jan 2, 2019 Bopha should be in school but instead toils seven days a week in a searing brick kiln on the outskirts of Phnom Penh - a 14-year-old trapped in debt bondage in a boom industry preying on the poverty of Cambodia's farmers. ... more 
Scientists: 'Time is ripe' to use big data for planet-sized plant questionsGainesville FL (SPX) Jan 01, 2019 A group of Florida Museum of Natural History scientists has issued a "call to action" to use big data to tackle longstanding questions about plant diversity and evolution and forecast how plant life ... more |
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 Harwell UK (SPX) Jan 11, 2019 
SIAP, the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food - part of the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture (SAGARPA) - has signed a declaration of intent with the UK Space Agency to provide historic, statistical and satellite data to support Rezatec's development of a crop yield optimisation tool for Mexican farmers and other supply chain stakeholders.
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 Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Jan 11, 2019 
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin the GPS Control Segment Sustainment II (GCS II) contract to continue to sustain and further modernize the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation's ground control system through 2025. This is the follow-on contract to Lockheed Martin's current GCS contract awarded in 2013.
Under the GCS II contract, the continued upgrade of the GPS ... more |
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 Columbus OH (SPX) Jan 10, 2019 
A confounding new disease is killing beech trees in Ohio and elsewhere, and plant scientists are sounding an alarm while looking for an explanation.
In a study published in the journal Forest Pathology, researchers and naturalists from The Ohio State University and metroparks in northeastern Ohio report on the emerging "beech leaf disease" epidemic, calling for speedy work to find a culpri ... more |
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 Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) Jan 08, 2019 
Why do some yeast cells produce ethanol? Scientists have wondered about this apparent waste of resources for decades. Now, University of Groningen scientists think they have a solution: yeast cells produce ethanol as a 'safety valve', to prevent overload when their metabolic operation reaches a critical level. The implications of this new theory, which was published in Nature Metabolism on 7 Jan ... more |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) Jan 14, 2019 
Arizona State University researchers continue to break solar cell efficiency records in an effort to harness the sun's energy more economically as a renewable source for electricity.
Last year, Assistant Professor Zachary Holman and Assistant Research Professor Zhengshan "Jason" Yu in ASU's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering set a world record of 23.6 percent efficiency for a tandem sola ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 14, 2019 
US Wind, Inc., the Baltimore-based US subsidiary of the Italian Toto Holding Group, has finalized an agreement with EDF Renewables North America, a subsidiary of French Multinational Group EDF, that has resulted in the sale of its lease to develop up to 2,500 megawatts of energy roughly seven miles off the coast of Atlantic City on the Outer Continental Shelf. EDF Renewables currently holds the ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 13, 2019 
The death toll in a coal mine roof collapse in northern China has risen to 21 after rescuers found two more miners dead on Sunday, state media reported.
A total of 87 people were working underground in the Shaanxi province mine at the time of the accident on Saturday afternoon, according to official news agency Xinhua, citing local authorities.
Rescuers had been searching for two remain ... more |
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 Shanghai (AFP) Jan 15, 2019 
Wearing a bright floral ensemble with her short hair dyed blonde, Chinese model Ma Yinhong struts a Shanghai catwalk with a style and swagger that belie her 56 years.
She made her modelling debut just two years ago and is already in demand, working for leading fashion brands such as Dolce & Gabbana.
Ma is one of a growing number of older models sought after by Chinese and international ... more |
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 Pullman WA (SPX) Jan 15, 2019 
A robot created by Washington State University scientists could help elderly people with dementia and other limitations live independently in their own homes.
The Robot Activity Support System, or RAS, uses sensors embedded in a WSU smart home to determine where its residents are, what they are doing and when they need assistance with daily activities.
It navigates through rooms and ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 14, 2019 
In a world where climate change, air and water pollution, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, ozone depletion, and other environmental problems overlap, a fix in one arena can cause trouble in another.
Here are a few examples of what might be called Earth's "zero-sum" dilemma in the 21st century.
- Water vs. ocean pollution -
A study released Monday shows for the first time that more ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2019 
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is cutting emergency federal aid sent to help California after devastating wildfires unless the Democratic-led state gets its "act together."
"Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forrest fires that, with proper Forrest Management, would never happen," Trump tweeted, initially misspelling the word forest before repeating the ... more |
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 Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2019 
Sea level rise puts coastal areas at the forefront of the impacts of climate change, but new research shows they face other climate-related threats as well. In a study published January 14 in Nature Communications, researchers report that the energy of ocean waves has been growing globally, and they found a direct association between ocean warming and the increase in wave energy.
A wide ra ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Jan 16, 2019  Australian towns were among the hottest places on Earth this week as a severe heatwave hit the continent's southeast, with forecasters warning of more record-breaking temperatures before the weekend.
The past four days were among the country's top 10 warmest on record, with temperatures nearing 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in some spots, the Bureau of Meteorology said Wednesda ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 
For young Hong Kongers like Wilson Leung getting a foothold on the city's property ladder has long been a near impossible task but with the notoriously overpriced housing market facing a downturn, they now have a chance of realising their dream.
The crammed financial hub regularly tops the list of cities with the least affordable housing in the world, with even cheap apartments out of the re ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 16, 2019 
A team of scientists has, for the first time, used a single, cohesive computer model to simulate the entire life cycle of a solar flare: from the buildup of energy thousands of kilometers below the solar surface, to the emergence of tangled magnetic field lines, to the explosive release of energy in a brilliant flash.
The accomplishment, detailed in the journal Nature Astronomy, sets the s ... more |
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 La Paz (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 
Almost a year after conservationists sent out a plea to help save a species of Bolivian aquatic frog by finding a mate for the last remaining member, Romeo, his very own Juliet has been tracked down deep inside a cloud forest.
Not only did the wildlife conservation team return with a potential mate for Romeo, who had been 10 years a bachelor, but also another four members of the Sehuencas wa ... more |
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