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  Amherst MD (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, led by Lynn Adler, professor of biology at UMass Amherst, has been awarded $2.4 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to trace how food affects the ability of pathogens to attack plant pollinators. The research will be the first conducted across a wide range of scales, from the molecular to the community-wide, and has immediate implications for ecosystems, including agricultural efforts, worldwide. On ... read more |
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The dark matter of the brainPlanegg, Germany (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 They are part of the brain of almost every animal species, yet they remain usually invisible even under the electron microscope. "Electrical synapses are like the dark matter of the brain," says Ale ... more  
NASA finds new way to monitor underground water lossPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 07, 2022 Scientists have produced a new method that holds the promise of improving groundwater management - critical to both life and agriculture in dry regions. The method sorts out how much underground wat ... more  
US trees may provide over $100 billion dollars in savings via environmental benefitsMinneapolis MN (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 The concept of ecosystem services allows researchers to quantify the benefits that nature contributes to people into monetary units. A study publishing April 5th in the open-access journal PLOS Sust ... more 
NASA releases breakthrough forest biomass-carbon productGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 NASA's GEDI mission has reached a major milestone with the release of its newest data product, which provides the first near-global estimate of aboveground forest biomass and the carbon it stores - ... more |
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Moderately strong quake hits off central Japan
Indonesia digs out as flooding, landslide death toll hits 20 16 dead, seven missing in Indonesia flood: disaster agency Storm Bert bring widespread flooding in Britain Landslide kills nine in DR Congo Storms bring chaos to Ireland, France, UK are Storms bring chaos to Ireland, France, UK Storm Bert wreaks havoc across UK and Ireland IMF sees 'limited' impact of floods on Spain GDP growth Libya's Derna hosts theatre festival year after flash flood |
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Does this artificial intelligence think like a human?Boston MA (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 In machine learning, understanding why a model makes certain decisions is often just as important as whether those decisions are correct. For instance, a machine-learning model might correctly predi ... more  
Australian SMEs team up to deliver high-resolution Hyperspectral Earth Observation microsatellitesColorado Springs CO (SPX) Apr 06, 2022 LatConnect 60 (LC60), an Earth observation and data fusion company based in Perth, Australia, has signed an agreement to work with Gilmour Space Technologies in Queensland to build and launch the fi ... more  
In tragic Bucha, people search for the missingBucha, Ukraine (AFP) April 6, 2022 As Bucha emerges from the horror of the Russian occupation, townspeople are desperate to know the fate of loved ones. Some know how their story ends. Others still wait to find out, hoping against hope it will not end in tragedy. ... more  
Scientists make breakthrough in malaria infection study of humans, apesWashington DC (UPI) Apr 6, 2021 Scientists have solved a century-long puzzle involving malaria parasite infection in people and chimpanzees, a study released Wednesday reveals. ... more |
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Shanghai social media unpicks China's virus lockdown storyShanghai (AFP) April 7, 2022 Videos of a pet dog killed in the name of Covid controls, expletive-strewn songs aimed at Communist authorities and scuffles with hazmat-suited officials - seething, locked-down Shanghai residents are pouring scorn on China's hardline virus measures via social media. ... more  
DR Congo Pygmies attacked in wildlife park: rights groupGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) April 6, 2022 Troops and rangers in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have carried out attacks on indigenous Pygmies living in the famed wildlife haven, a rights watchdog said on Wednesday. ... more 
Mali opens probe in Moura, site of alleged massacreBamako (AFP) April 6, 2022 Mali said on Wednesday that military investigators had opened an investigation into events in the village of Moura, the site of an alleged massacre by local forces and foreign fighters. ... more  
Junta-appointed Myanmar central bank deputy head shotYangon (AFP) April 7, 2022 The deputy governor of Myanmar's central bank was shot and wounded in her home in the commercial capital Yangon on Thursday, a junta spokesman told AFP, in the latest high-profile attack on military-linked officials. ... more |
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Study: T. rex's short arms may have reduced biting risk of hunting in packsWashington DC (UPI) Apr 5, 2021 The Tyrannosaurus rex's arms may have evolved to become extremely short to lower the risk of bites while feeding in packs, a new study says. ... more  
On the road to cultured meat for astronauts and EarthlingsParis (ESA) Apr 01, 2022 Cultured meat could be a game changer for the environment, food security, human health and animal welfare. But some challenges prevent it from reaching its full potential. Now ESA is supporting rese ... more  
Mexico seeks 'miracle' to save near-extinct vaquita porpoiseSan Felipe, Mexico (AFP) April 5, 2022 Mexican naval vessels, spotter planes and conservationists are patrolling the upper Gulf of California in a race against time to save the world's rarest marine mammal from extinction. ... more 
Sri Lanka president loses parliament majority as protests mountColombo (AFP) April 5, 2022 Sri Lanka's president lost his parliamentary majority Tuesday as former allies urged his resignation following days of street protests over the island nation's crippling economic crisis. ... more 
Young voters blase on Brazil's electionsBrasilia (AFP) April 6, 2022 Not only is this the year Brazilian teenager Rodrigo Kutz turns old enough to vote, the almost-16-year-old gets to cast his first ballot in a clutch presidential election. ... more |
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 Bucha, Ukraine (AFP) April 6, 2022 
As Bucha emerges from the horror of the Russian occupation, townspeople are desperate to know the fate of loved ones. Some know how their story ends. Others still wait to find out, hoping against hope it will not end in tragedy.
Tetiana Ustymenko knows the conclusion to her story. Her son and his two friends were gunned down in the street outside and she buried them in the garden of the fami ... more |
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 Mumbai (AFP) April 4, 2022 
A large metal ring and sphere that villagers in rural western India said fell from the sky over the weekend could be from a Chinese rocket launched into space last year, officials told local media.
The metal ring - reportedly two to three metres (6.5-10 feet) in diameter and weighing over 40 kilogrammes (90 pounds) - was discovered in a village field in Maharashtra state late on Saturday, ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 
Advanced Navigation, the leading AI navigation and robotics systems manufacturer, has announced the launch of Hydrus.
Hydrus is an autonomous subsea robot that combines the most advanced navigation, sonar and communication capabilities of any AUV. This advanced technology is combined with a 4K60 camera in an incredibly small form factor. Hydrus hugely simplifies underwater data collection ... more |
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 Bremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 
Even the High North can't escape the global threat of plastic pollution. An international review study just released by the Alfred Wegener Institute shows, the flood of plastic has reached all spheres of the Arctic: large quantities of plastic - transported by rivers, the air and shipping- can now be found in the Arctic Ocean. High concentrations of microplastic can be found in the water, on the ... more |
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 Nairobi, Kenya (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 
Cattle, whether grazing in small herds along the roadside or lowing singly from a nearby field, are an emblematic sight for much of Africa, as characteristic of the continent as the yoked oxen of southeast Asia or the gray squirrels of American suburbs. Yet large swathes of the continent may be stripped of the creatures as early as 2045 due to climate change-induced heat stress, according to a p ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 7, 2022 
Heavy rain triggered evacuation orders in Sydney on Thursday, as swollen rivers threatened homes and flooded roads in the latest wild weather to lash Australia's east.
Residents in several suburbs of Sydney's south and southwest were told to leave for safety as fast-flowing rivers rose.
"We have seen exceptionally sharp, short bursts of rain that have created significant flash flooding e ... more |
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 Dakar (AFP) April 6, 2022 
An alleged massacre occurred in conflict-torn central Mali last week. The details remain shrouded in uncertainty.
According to Mali's army, soldiers conducted a successful operation against jihadists in Moura, in the centre of the Sahel nation, killing hundreds.
But another version of events holds that the army committed a civilian massacre.
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 Planegg, Germany (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 
They are part of the brain of almost every animal species, yet they remain usually invisible even under the electron microscope. "Electrical synapses are like the dark matter of the brain," says Alexander Borst, director at the MPI for Biological Intelligence, in foundation (i.f). Now a team from his department has taken a closer look at this rarely explored brain component: In the brain of the ... more |
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 Nairobi (AFP) April 5, 2022 
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned Tuesday that a major hunger crisis in Africa is "going largely unnoticed" as the world focuses on Ukraine and other crises.
Some 346 million people - more than one in four people across Africa - are suffering from "alarming" hunger and that number will probably rise in the coming months, the ICRC said.
The crisis spans the continent f ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 
The flight model of the Scatterometer Antenna Subsystem (SAS) of the MetOp Second Generation meteorological satellites has been officially delivered after four months of extensive testing at the Airbus facility in Madrid. It will now be transferred to Airbus in Friedrichshafen (Germany) where it will be integrated into the satellite along with the other instruments.
The SAS protoflight mod ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 5, 2021 
The Tyrannosaurus rex's arms may have evolved to become extremely short to lower the risk of bites while feeding in packs, a new study says.
A 45-foot-long T. rex may have 3-feet long arms--the equivalent of a 6-foot human with 5-inch arms, study author Kevin Padian, emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a curator of the UC Museum of Paleontology, noted in a ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 5, 2022 
With a whopping 70 percent of humanity predicted to be living in urban areas by the middle of the century, UN climate experts see a huge opportunity to create ideal cities that are walkable, leafy and energy efficient.
Urban areas currently account for around 70 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, notes a comprehensive report on climate change solutions from the UN's Intergovernmenta ... more |
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 Knoxville TN (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 
Scientists at a laboratory in England have shattered the record for the amount of energy produced during a controlled, sustained fusion reaction. The production of 59 megajoules of energy over five seconds at the Joint European Torus - or JET - experiment in England has been called "a breakthrough" by some news outlets and caused quite a lot of excitement among physicists. But a common line rega ... more |
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 Amherst MD (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, led by Lynn Adler, professor of biology at UMass Amherst, has been awarded $2.4 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to trace how food affects the ability of pathogens to attack plant pollinators. The research will be the first conducted across a wide range of scales, from the molecular to the comm ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 6, 2022 
A hardline former Hong Kong security chief sanctioned by the US for his role in China's purge of dissent declared his bid Wednesday to become the city's next leader.
John Lee, who oversaw the police response to huge democracy protests three years ago and its subsequent crackdown, resigned from the government to run.
"If the Central People's Government approves my resignation, I shall i ... more |
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 Minneapolis MN (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 
The concept of ecosystem services allows researchers to quantify the benefits that nature contributes to people into monetary units. A study publishing April 5th in the open-access journal PLOS Sustainability and Transformation by Jeannine Cavender-Bares and Stephen Polasky at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, United States, and colleagues suggests that trees provide greater economic value ... more |
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