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  Osnabruck, Germany (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 For the first time, researchers observed chimpanzees in Gabon, West Africa applying insects to their wounds and the wounds of others. In a study published February 7 in the journal Current Biology, scientists describe this wound-tending behavior and argue that it is evidence that chimpanzees have the capacity for prosocial behaviors that have been linked with empathy in humans. In November 2019, Alessandra Mascaro (@alessandra_masc), a volunteer at the Ozouga Chimpanzee Project, observed a chimpan ... read more |
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New atlas finds globe's glaciers have less ice than previously thoughtHanover NH (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 The first atlas to measure the movement and thickness of the world's glaciers gives a clearer, but mixed picture of the globe's ice-bound freshwater resources, according to researchers from the Inst ... more 
Deep insights into the Arctic of tomorrowBremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 Hundreds of international researchers are currently analyzing observations from the one-year MOSAiC expedition, during which hundreds of environmental parameters were recorded with unprecedented acc ... more  
Drones help solve tropical tree mortality mysteriesPanama City, Panama (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 Imagine trying to understand how climate change affects vast tropical forests by determining how many trees die each year. Clouds get in the way of satellite views and on-the-ground estimates are ex ... more 
Everest's highest glacier rapidly losing ice: studyKathmandu (AFP) Feb 5, 2022 Ice on a glacier near the summit of Mount Everest that took millennia to form has shrunk dramatically in the last three decades due to climate change, a new study has shown. ... more |
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Ecuador battles spreading oil slick, residents without water
Japan begins its first dismantling of a commercial nuclear reactor At least 33 dead as tornadoes ravage central US At least 27 dead as tornadoes ravage central US Major storm in central US leaves at least 18 dead Major storm in central US leaves at least 14 dead: officials Dozens evacuated in Italy's flood-hit Tuscany Florence cathedral closed as Italy's Tuscany on flood alert Spain to face increasingly 'severe' droughts: report Quake damages buildings, sparks panic in Italy's Naples |
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Toxic ash from DR Congo volcano falling on GomaGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Feb 4, 2022 More than eight months after the Nyiragongo volcano erupted in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, toxic ash has started falling on nearby Goma, the city's Volcano Observatory said on Friday. ... more  
Rakhine rebels clash again with Myanmar junta troops: spokesmanYangon (AFP) Feb 7, 2022 A Myanmar rebel group said Monday that junta troops attacked its fighters in breach of a ceasefire, accusing the military of trying to destabilise the only region of the country that has seen no post-coup crackdown. ... more  
Mexican kayaker on mission to clean up floating gardensMexico City (AFP) Feb 4, 2022 As dawn breaks over Mexico City's floating gardens, Omar Menchaca paddles his kayak through a maze of canals collecting garbage left by visitors to one of the last vestiges of the ancient Aztec capital. ... more  
Livelihoods lost as climate disaster woes mount in KenyaMarsabit, Kenya (AFP) Feb 7, 2022 Dabaso Galgalo is now used to the smell and grisly spectacle of rotting flesh festering in the scorching heat as Kenya reels from a spate of climate disasters. ... more 
Costa Rica: Central America's green pin-upSan Jose (AFP) Feb 4, 2022 Costa Rica, which elects a new president Sunday, is a small country thriving on ecotourism. Its neutrality, strong democracy and political stability have earned it the nickname of Central America's Switzerland. ... more |
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New Covid infections in Hong Kong reach record highHong Kong (AFP) Feb 5, 2022 Hong Kong's "zero-Covid" policy was on the ropes Saturday as authorities announced a record number of new infections, sending officials scrambling to ramp up testing capacity and warning that a tightening of virus-control measures could be needed. ... more 
W.African peacekeepers to deploy in Guinea-Bissau after coup bidBissau (AFP) Feb 4, 2022 West Africa bloc ECOWAS has announced it will send a "stabilising support force" to Guinea-Bissau, where an attempted putsch this week claimed 11 lives. ... more 
Diplomats in Burkina vow to help 'restore security'Ouagadougou (AFP) Feb 4, 2022 Diplomats in Burkina Faso on Friday said they would help the junta that seized power last month restore security to the jihadist-wracked country, the Chinese ambassador announced on their behalf. ... more  
Environmental alert issued in Bogota due to Amazon firesBogota (AFP) Feb 6, 2022 Forest fires that have raged for days in Colombia's Amazon on Saturday put its Andean capital, Bogota, on an environmental alert as bad air quality spanned an area the size of greater Paris, authorities said. ... more  
Cyprus begins extradition proceedings against Chinese pairNicosia (AFP) Feb 4, 2022 A Cypriot court on Friday launched extradition proceedings against a Chinese mother and son linked to US lobby groups, despite defence objections over a lack of official documentation, their lawyer said. ... more |
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 Nuku'Alofa, Tonga (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 
Volcano-devastated Tonga will close its borders Wednesday after Covid-19 was detected in the previously virus-free Pacific kingdom as it struggles to recover from last month's deadly disaster, officials said.
Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni said two men tested positive this week in the capital Nuku'alofa and were in isolation.
He said the men had been working in the city's port, where hum ... more |
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 Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 
A small forest of antennas sprouts from the roof of ESA's Navigation Laboratory, based at the ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands, which is among the most frequently satnav-fixed locations on Earth. This is also the site of the very first Galileo positioning fix, acquired back in 2014 using the first quartet of Galileo satellites.
"The antenna is a critical component of any Global Na ... more |
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 Bremen, Germany (SPX) Feb 07, 2022 
The deep-ocean floor is the least explored ecosystem on the planet, despite covering more than 60% of the Earth surface. Largely unknown life in abyssal sediments, from benthic animals to microbes, helps to recycle and/or sequester the sinking (in)organic matter originating from pelagic communities that are numerically dominated by microscopic plankton.
Benthic ecosystems thus underpin two ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 
Developments at the South Pole are raising new concerns. A group of smaller glaciers, named Pope, Smith and Kohler, are melting faster than expected. So far, the neighbouring giant glaciers, Thwaites and Pine Island, have been the focus of research because they are extremely fragile and could raise global sea levels by up to 1.2 metres.
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Lu ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 
A new study of the climate impacts of raising animals for food concludes that phasing out all animal agriculture has the potential to substantially alter the trajectory of global warming.
The work is a collaboration between Michael Eisen, professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Patrick Brown, professor emeritus of biochemistry at Stanford Univ ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 
Thanks to 20 years of seismic data processed through one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, scientists have created the first complete, 3D visualization of a mountain-size rock called the Kumano Pluton buried miles beneath the coast of southern Japan. They can now see the rock could be acting like a lightning rod for the region's megaquakes, diverting tectonic energy into points along ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jan 28, 2022 
Known for its tall mountains and narrow valleys, Lesotho is the only nation in the world that lies completely above 1000 m in elevation. Lesotho has an area of just 30 000 sq km, around the same size as Belgium, and has a population of around two million.
Around 80% of the country's population lives in rural areas and more than three quarters of these people are engaged in agriculture - mo ... more |
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 Osnabruck, Germany (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 
For the first time, researchers observed chimpanzees in Gabon, West Africa applying insects to their wounds and the wounds of others. In a study published February 7 in the journal Current Biology, scientists describe this wound-tending behavior and argue that it is evidence that chimpanzees have the capacity for prosocial behaviors that have been linked with empathy in humans.
In November ... more |
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 Orono ME (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 
Melting and sublimation on Mount Everest's highest glacier due to human-induced climate change have reached the point that several decades of accumulation are being lost annually now that ice has been exposed, according to a University of Maine-led international research team that analyzed data from the world's highest ice core and highest automatic weather stations.
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 
The Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) satellite, the first hyperspectral satellite developed and built in Germany, is still in a clean room in Bremen. The final tasks are being carried out and the spacecraft is on the 'home straight'.
If everything goes according to plan, the new satellite will be transported to NASA's spaceport in Florida by an Ilyushin Il-76 transport ai ... more |
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 Riverside CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 
A new study leaves large tooth marks in previous conclusions about the body shape of the Megalodon, one of the largest sharks that ever lived.
The study, which makes use of a pioneering technique for analyzing sharks, has now been published in the international journal Historical Biology.
Megalodons swam the Earth roughly 15 to 3.6-million years ago, and are often portrayed as super- ... more |
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 University Park PA (SPX) Feb 07, 2022 
Climate change will drive an increase in summer air conditioning use in the United States that is likely to cause prolonged blackouts during peak summer heat if states do not expand capacity or improve efficiency, according to a new study of household-level demand.
The study projected summertime usage as global temperature rises 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) or 2.0 degrees C ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 
Scientists recently discovered novel quantum materials whose charge carriers exhibit 'topological' features. Charge carriers are particles that transport electrical charges through a material. Topology is the study of the rules behind how shapes behave when they change. For example, a doughnut shape will still have a hole if it changes continuously from round to square or if it is twisted or str ... more |
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 Houston (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 
A butterfly sanctuary caught in the crossfire of polarizing conspiracy theories on illegal immigration to the United States said it will shut its doors Thursday, citing security concerns after receiving threats from supporters of former president Donald Trump.
The National Butterfly Center in Texas, located on the banks of the Rio Grande that separates the United States from Mexico, had file ... more |
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 Guwahati, India (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 
An Indian teenager detained for more than a week by Chinese troops along the nations' disputed Himalayan frontier was tortured while in captivity, his family said Thursday.
Miram Teron was on a hunting trip in northeastern Arunachal Pradesh state when he was taken into custody by soldiers from the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
The 17-year-old was repatriated nine days later but his fa ... more |
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 Panama City, Panama (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 
Imagine trying to understand how climate change affects vast tropical forests by determining how many trees die each year. Clouds get in the way of satellite views and on-the-ground estimates are expensive and impractical in remote areas. But researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) are excited by a new analysis that explains variation in tree mortality based on drone im ... more |
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