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  Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) May 24, 2022 It is widely understood that thawing permafrost can lead to significant amounts of methane being released. However, new research shows that in some areas, this release of methane could be a tenth of the amount predicted from a thaw. The research was conducted in Sweden by an international group that includes researchers from the University of Copenhagen. A crucial, yet an open question is how much precipitation the future will bring. A typical landscape in northern Sweden. On the left is a pond ve ... read more |
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How fast-growing algae could enhance growth of food cropsPrinceton NJ (SPX) May 20, 2022 A new study provides a framework to boost crop growth by incorporating a strategy adopted from a fast-growing species of green algae. The algae, known as Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, contain an organe ... more  
Puzzling features deep in Earth's interior illuminated by high resolution imagingCambridge UK (SPX) May 20, 2022 New research led by the University of Cambridge is the first to take a detailed image of an unusual pocket of rock at the boundary layer with Earth's core, some three thousand kilometres beneath the ... more  
Environment scientists close in on 'golden spike' to define AnthropoceneLeicester UK (SPX) May 20, 2022 Leicester researchers searching for a 'golden spike' to formally define humanity's current geological period - and acknowledge human impact on our planet - have announced a major step in their analy ... more  
A family of termites has been traversing the world's oceans for millions of yearsOnna, Japan (SPX) May 24, 2022 Termites are a type of cockroach that split from other cockroaches around 150 million years ago and evolved to live socially in colonies. Today, there are many different kinds of termites. Some form ... more |
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Milei pledges funds for deluge-stricken Argentine city
Spain near end of four-year drought: weather agency Argentina searches for baby, sister swept away by floods Argentina searches for baby, young sister swept away by floods Spain targets senior ex-officials in flood deaths probe Switzerland must step up for Geneva-based agencies facing US aid cuts: region chief Argentina declares national mourning as flood death toll hits 16 Argentina flooding death toll rises to 16, two girls missing Argentina port city 'destroyed' by massive rainstorm, 13 dead 'We have to rebuild a city,' Argentine official says after storm kills 10 |
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Scientists reveal how seascapes of the ancient world shaped genetic structure of European populationsDublin, Ireland (SPX) May 20, 2022 Trinity scientists, along with international colleagues, have explored the importance of sea travel in prehistory by examining the genomes of ancient Maltese humans and comparing these with the geno ... more  
WHO meet refuses to admit Taiwan amid China pressureGeneva (AFP) May 23, 2022 The World Health Organization's annual assembly refused Monday to discuss admitting Taiwan to the meeting, under pressure from China and despite impassioned pleas from several countries. ... more 
Turtles freed in Tunisia with tracking monitorSfax, Tunisia (AFP) May 22, 2022 Three rescued loggerhead turtles were released into the Mediterranean off Tunisia on Sunday, one with a tracking beacon glued to its shell to help researchers better protect the threatened species. ... more  
US high schoolers design low-cost filter to remove lead from waterWashington (AFP) May 22, 2022 When the pandemic forced schools into remote learning, Washington-area science teacher Rebecca Bushway set her students an ambitious task: design and build a low-cost lead filter that fixes to faucets and removes the toxic metal. ... more |
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Key Iraq irrigation reservoir close to drying outHamrin, Iraq (AFP) May 22, 2022 Iraq's Lake Hamrin, a once-vast reservoir northeast of Baghdad that is the sole source of water for irrigation across Diyala province, has nearly dried out, a senior official said Friday. ... more 
PM-elect Albanese vows to repair Australia's image overseasSydney (AFP) May 22, 2022 Incoming prime minister Anthony Albanese vowed to end Australia's reputation as a climate laggard and reset relations with the rest of the world Sunday, as he raced to form a government in time for a key Tokyo summit. ... more  
For Iraqis back from Syria, life on hold in 'rehabilitation' campJadaa Camp, Iraq (AFP) May 22, 2022 Awatef Massud is longing to reunite with her Iraqi family after years spent in Syria, but first she must do time in a vetting camp to ensure she has no links to jihadists. ... more  
'Tornado' in western Germany injures dozensBerlin (AFP) May 20, 2022 Almost 40 people were injured, several seriously, on Friday in a "tornado" which hit the western German city of Paderborn, the police and fire brigade said. ... more |
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Israeli firm hopes AI can curb drowningsAshdod, Israel (AFP) May 20, 2022 An Israeli city is testing whether an artificial intelligence programme that detects drowning threats can help save lives off its beaches. ... more 
Canada storms death toll rises to 8Ottawa (AFP) May 23, 2022 The death toll from powerful storms that lashed eastern Canada over the weekend has risen to at least eight, authorities said Sunday. ... more  
Five soldiers, 30 'terrorists' killed in Burkina Faso clashOuagadougou (AFP) May 21, 2022 Five soldiers and 30 "terrorists" were killed in fighting in northern Burkina Faso after the suspected jihadists attacked a military base in large numbers on Saturday, the army said. ... more  
Elderly Hong Kong cardinal in court over protest defence fundHong Kong (AFP) May 24, 2022 Ninety-year-old retired Catholic cardinal Joseph Zen appeared in a Hong Kong court Tuesday charged with failing to properly register a protest defence fund, after he was initially arrested under the city's national security law. ... more  
UN human rights chief begins contentious China visitBeijing (AFP) May 23, 2022 The UN human rights chief began a six-day trip to China on Monday that will include the remote Xinjiang region, stirring fears over access and the propaganda value the visit offers to the Chinese Communist Party. ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) May 17, 2022 
Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a leader in sub-meter resolution Earth Observation ("EO") data collection, announced that it has entered into a teaming agreement with Mayday.ai ("Mayday"), a German-based provider of real-time risk and disaster intelligence, to improve and democratize data intelligence for risk and disaster management.
The combined technological capabilities of the two comp ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 18, 2022 
The E.T.PACK-Fly consortium, coordinated by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and made up of the University of Padova, the Technical University of Dresden (TU Dresden), the Spanish company SENER Aeroespacial and the German start-up Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), has received euro 2.5 million from the European Innovation Council (EIC) to develop a device based on a space tether to deor ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) May 24, 2022 
China's foreign minister will make a "milestone" visit to Solomon Islands this week, the island state said, after the two nations sealed a wide-ranging security pact last month.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi's trip comes at a time of heightened United States and Australian concern about China's intentions in the South Pacific.
The Solomon Islands government confirmed the China visit in a stat ... more |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) May 16, 2022 
Despite the rapid melting of ice in many parts of Antarctica during the second half of the 20th century, researchers have found that the floating ice shelves which skirt the eastern Antarctic Peninsula have undergone sustained advance over the past 20 years.
Ice shelves - floating sections of ice which are attached to land-based ice sheets - serve the vital purpose of buttressing against t ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) May 19, 2022 
This study is led by Dr. Zhenwei Qiu (National Museum of China) and Dr. Yijie Zhuang (Institute of Archaeology, University College London). The Hanjing site is situated on the flood plains of the Mid-lower Huai River. Three seasons of field surveys and excavations were carried out by the joint archaeological team of the National Museum of China, Nanjing Museum and Sihong County Museum from 2014 ... more |
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 Durban, South Africa (AFP) May 22, 2022 
Heavy rains lashed South Africa, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes on the east coast, officials said on Sunday, only a month after the worst floods in living memory killed more than 400.
No fatalities were immediately recorded but there was severe damage to some buildings, mainly in Durban, capital of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province.
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 Kano, Nigeria (AFP) May 23, 2022 
Jihadists have killed 30 men in a revenge attack after their commanders died in military air strikes in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, two militia leaders said Tuesday.
Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) seized the men in Mudu village in the Dikwa area on Saturday, they said.
News of the incident emerged late due to poor communication as a result of the destru ... more |
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 Leicester UK (SPX) May 20, 2022 
Leicester researchers searching for a 'golden spike' to formally define humanity's current geological period - and acknowledge human impact on our planet - have announced a major step in their analysis at an international conference on Wednesday.
University of Leicester Professors Jens Zinke, Mark Williams and Jan Zalasiewicz and PhD researcher Stephen Himson presented multiple candidates ... more |
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 New York (AFP) May 19, 2022 
The United States on Thursday unveiled a $3.5-billion plan for projects to capture carbon dioxide directly from the air, a recent technology seen as a possible solution to climate change.
The money will fund four major umbrella programs that include a variety of projects to capture CO2 from the air and factories and then store it, the Department of Energy said in a statement.
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 New York NY (SPX) May 18, 2022 
Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a leader in sub-meter resolution Earth Observation ("EO") data collection, has entered into an agreement with UP42, a geospatial developer platform and marketplace enabling direct access to Satellogic's satellite tasking high-resolution multispectral and wide-area hyperspectral imagery via the UP42 API-based platform. The agreement includes the archive of high-fre ... more |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) May 20, 2022 
University of Copenhagen researchers have shed new light on how plant life became established on the surface of our planet. Specifically, they demonstrated that two genes are indispensable for allowing terrestrial plants to defend themselves against fungal attack - a defense mechanism that they traced back 470 million years. It is likely that these defenses paved the way for all terrestrial plan ... more |
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 London (AFP) May 23, 2022 
HSBC bank has suspended its head of responsible investing after he hit out at climate change warnings during a recent presentation, media reported Monday.
The London-headquartered bank has suspended Stuart Kirk while HSBC investigates the incident first reported by the Financial Times.
Kirk reportedly told a conference held in the British capital last week that there is "always some nut ... more |
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 Urbana, IL (SPX) May 20, 2022 
Electronic devices generate heat, and that heat must be dissipated. If it isn't, the high temperatures can compromise device function, or even damage the devices and their surroundings.
Now, a team from UIUC and UC Berkeley have published a paper in Nature Electronics detailing a new cooling method that offers a host of benefits, not the least of which is space efficiency that offers a sub ... more |
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 Sfax, Tunisia (AFP) May 22, 2022 
Three rescued loggerhead turtles were released into the Mediterranean off Tunisia on Sunday, one with a tracking beacon glued to its shell to help researchers better protect the threatened species.
The main risks to sea turtles in Tunisia are linked to fisheries, since they become entangled in nets - including the three that were released into the wild.
The migratory species, which can ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 20, 2022 
Gleaming football stadiums built for the Asian Cup may turn into "white elephants" after China withdrew as hosts, experts say, with President Xi Jinping's World Cup dreams more remote than ever.
Ten cities across China have sunk billions of dollars to build eight new stadiums and renovate two others for the Asian Cup next summer.
But with the country sticking to its rigid zero-Covid poli ... more |
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 Oxford UK (SPX) May 19, 2022 
Tropical trees in Australia's rainforests have been dying at double the previous rate since the 1980s, seemingly because of climate impacts, according to the findings of a long-term international study published in Nature today. This research has found the death rates of tropical trees have doubled in the last 35 years, as global warming increases the drying power of the atmosphere.
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