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  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 30, 2022 Automation enhances industry, but it's harmful to the mental health of its human co-workers. A University of Pittsburgh study suggests that while American workers who work alongside industrial robots are less likely to suffer physical injury, they are more likely to suffer from adverse mental health effects - and even more likely to abuse drugs or alcohol. These findings come from a study published last week in Labour Economics from Pitt economist Osea Giuntella, along with a team that inclu ... read more |
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Life in the Earth's interior as productive as in some ocean watersJena, Germany (SPX) Jun 30, 2022 Terrestrial and marine habitats have been considered the ecosystems with the highest primary production on earth by far, i.e., the conversion of inorganic to organic carbon. Microscopic algae in the ... more 
Next-gen stroke rehab: Robot at homeHouston TX (SPX) Jun 30, 2022 When 66-year-old Oswald Reedus had a stroke in 2014, he became one of 795,000 people in the United States who annually suffer the same fate. This year he also became the first stroke patient in the ... more  
Tiny lab on a chipOsaka, Japan (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 Scientists from the Institute of Laser Engineering at Osaka University created a prototype terahertz optical spectroscopy system with a sensing area equivalent to the cross-sectional area of just fi ... more  
Climate change cases surge as courts become environment battlegroundParis (AFP) June 30, 2022 A quarter of all climate change-related legal cases since the 1980s were filed in the last two years, according to new research Thursday showing surging litigation targeting governments, fossil fuel firms and a growing array of other companies. ... more |
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Jihadists, allies breach Syria's second city in lightning assault
Jihadists, allies enter Syria's second city in lightning assault Rallies mark one month since Spain's catastrophic floods Traumatised Spain marks one month since catastrophic floods Death toll from Uganda landslides rises to 20: Red Cross Floods kill 8, tens of thousands evacuate in Malaysia, Thailand Spain urged to 'build differently' after deadly floods Malaysia floods kill 4, force over 80,000 to evacuate Saudi Arabia hosts UN talks on drought, desertification Tanzania's ruling party wins landslide victory in local vote |
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John Lee: the former Hong Kong cop Beijing trusts is sworn inHong Kong (AFP) July 1, 2022 John Lee, a former beat cop who became Hong Kong's security chief and played a key role in suppressing democracy protests, became the business hub's new leader on Friday in a ceremony overseen by Chinese President Xi Jinping. ... more 
Xi hails China's rule over Hong Kong at handover anniversaryHong Kong (AFP) July 1, 2022 President Xi Jinping hailed China's rule over Hong Kong on Friday as he led 25th anniversary celebrations of the city's handover from Britain, insisting that democracy was flourishing despite a years-long political crackdown that has silenced dissent. ... more  
India bans many single-use plastics to tackle wasteNew Delhi (AFP) July 1, 2022 India imposed a ban on many single-use plastics on Friday in a bid to tackle waste choking rivers and poisoning wildlife, but experts say it faces severe headwinds from unprepared manufacturers and consumers unwilling to pay more. ... more  
Horseshoe crabs: 'Living fossils' vital for vaccine safetyDover, United States (AFP) June 30, 2022 On a bright moonlit night, a team of scientists and volunteers head out to a protected beach along the Delaware Bay to survey horseshoe crabs that spawn in their millions along the US East Coast from late spring to early summer. ... more |
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France, Costa Rica eye next UN Ocean ConferenceLisbon (AFP) June 30, 2022 France and Costa Rica have jointly bid to host the next UN Ocean Conference, in 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron told some 7,000 diplomats, experts and advocates at this year's meet in Lisbon. ... more 
The world's rivers are changing, here's howHanover NH (SPX) Jun 30, 2022 The way rivers function is significantly affected by how much sediment they transport and where it gets deposited. River sediment - mostly sand, silt, and clay - plays a critical ecological role, as ... more  
Climate activists glue hands to Van Gogh frame in London galleryLondon (AFP) June 30, 2022 A pair of environmental protesters in Britain on Thursday glued themselves to the frame of a Vincent van Gogh painting on display at a London art gallery. ... more  
Australian bee 'vampire' spreads despite lockdownSydney (AFP) June 29, 2022 Over six million bees were euthanised across Australia's east coast this week, an official said Wednesday, in an attempt to eliminate a devastating parasite which has continued to spread despite a lockdown of hives. ... more |
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Landslide kills 7 in India, dozens feared trappedGuwahati, India (AFP) June 30, 2022 A landslide in India's northeast has killed at least seven people and security forces are racing to rescue dozens more feared trapped under debris, authorities said Thursday. ... more  
Kenyan pilot project to put price on nature's treasureAmboseli, Kenya (AFP) June 29, 2022 The bird count gets underway - two members of the superb starling family, a Nubian woodpecker, and so on. ... more  
US blasts 'erosion of autonomy' in Hong Kong, 25 years after handoverWashington (AFP) June 30, 2022 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday expressed Washington's solidarity with the people of Hong Kong as they experience what he called an "erosion of autonomy" under Chinese rule, and called for their personal freedoms to be restored. ... more 
China accuses New Zealand of 'misguided' accusationsWellington (AFP) July 1, 2022 China accused New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Friday of making "wrong and thus regrettable" statements that were unhelpful for keeping the two countries' relationship "on the right track". ... more  
Reaction insights help make sustainable liquid fuelsVilligen, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 Methanol, produced from carbon dioxide in the air, can be used to make carbon neutral fuels. But to do this, the mechanism by which methanol is turned into liquid hydrocarbons must be better underst ... more |
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 Elmau Castle, Germany (AFP) June 28, 2022 
The world's top industrialised nations wrapped up a three-day summit dominated by talks on how they can bolster Ukraine in repelling Russia's invasion while minimising the international fallout.
Here are the main plans drawn up by the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States in tackling the myriad of crises facing the globe:
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 
Space is getting congested and today, active collision avoidance has become a routine task in space operations, relying on validated, accurate and timely space surveillance data. For a typical satellite in LEO, hundreds of conjunction alerts can be expected every week. Processing and filtering these still leaves about two actionable alerts per spacecraft and week requiring detailed follow-up by ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) June 28, 2022 
Cloaked in darkness and mystery, the creatures of the deep oceans exist in a world of unlikely profusion, surviving on scant food and under pressure that would crush human lungs.
This extremely hostile environment, which will come under the spotlight at a major United Nations oceans summit in Lisbon this week, has caused its inhabitants to develop a prodigious array of alien characteristics ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 28, 2022 
The Tibetan Plateau, known as the "Third Pole" of the world, is not only the highest plateau on the Earth, but it is also considered the "Asian Water Tower". Its watershed nourishes more than ten major rivers in Asia.
Like the North and South Poles, the Tibetan Plateau is also extremely vulnerable to climate change. Glaciers on it have been retreating extensively in recent decades. Atmosph ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) June 29, 2022 
Over six million bees were euthanised across Australia's east coast this week, an official said Wednesday, in an attempt to eliminate a devastating parasite which has continued to spread despite a lockdown of hives.
600 hives have been destroyed since the "Varroa destructor" mite was detected, with each containing anywhere between 10,000 and 30,000 bees, New South Wales agriculture minister ... more |
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 Dhaka (AFP) June 28, 2022  More than seven million Bangladeshis are still in "desperate" need of shelter and aid after deadly floods earlier this month, the Red Cross said Tuesday.
At least 101 people were killed in the country's northeast when rivers swelled to record levels and inundated rural villages, after some of the heaviest rains in a century.
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 Amboseli, Kenya (AFP) June 29, 2022 
The bird count gets underway - two members of the superb starling family, a Nubian woodpecker, and so on.
The census unfolding in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro is part of a project with a dual aim - using biodiversity to make money, which will then help to preserve natural resources and support local communities.
The 5,000-hectare (12,400-acre) terrain on the edge of Amboseli Nationa ... more |
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 Kent UK (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 
Research by the University of Kent and the University of St Andrews has found that rainforest chimpanzees are digging wells for cleaner water and that the behaviour is spreading.
Digging small wells to access or filter drinking water is a relatively rare behaviour in the animal kingdom - only a handful of species have been documented to do so, and most of those live in very arid or desert ... more |
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 Luxembourg (AFP) June 29, 2022 
EU countries battled through the night to hash out the bloc's new measures to fight climate change, with negotiations focused on a "Social Climate Fund" for those most vulnerable in the green transition.
Late on Tuesday, environment ministers from the European Union's 27 member states adopted a common position on achieving zero-emission new cars by 2035, and on a special fund to help firms a ... more |
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 Wallops Island VA (SPX) Jun 30, 2022 
A NASA aircraft will fly over the I-95 corridor from Washington to Baltimore and Hampton, Virginia, in support of an atmospheric campaign in the mid-Atlantic region between July 5 and 16, 2022.
The four-engine turboprop P-3 aircraft, based at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, will fly five days during the 12-day period at altitudes from 1,000 to 10,000 feet.
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 
Five-hundred million years ago, it was relatively safe to go back in the water. That's because creatures of the deep had not yet evolved jaws. In a new pair of studies in eLife and Development, scientists reveal clues about the origin of this thrilling evolutionary innovation in vertebrates.
In the studies, Mathi Thiruppathy from Gage Crump's laboratory at USC, and collaborator J. Andrew G ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) June 30, 2022 
A quarter of all climate change-related legal cases since the 1980s were filed in the last two years, according to new research Thursday showing surging litigation targeting governments, fossil fuel firms and a growing array of other companies.
The report, which underscores the rising importance of the courts in climate action, comes on the same day that the United States Supreme Court rul ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 
There's an abandoned coal power plant in upstate New York that most people regard as a useless relic. But MIT's Paul Woskov sees things differently.
Woskov, a research engineer in MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center, notes the plant's power turbine is still intact and the transmission lines still run to the grid. Using an approach he's been working on for the last 14 years, he's hoping ... more |
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 Dover, United States (AFP) June 30, 2022 
On a bright moonlit night, a team of scientists and volunteers head out to a protected beach along the Delaware Bay to survey horseshoe crabs that spawn in their millions along the US East Coast from late spring to early summer.
The group make their way up the shoreline laying a measuring frame on the sand, counting the individuals inside it to help generate a population estimate, and settin ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 29, 2022 
Looking back on her decision to leave Hong Kong with her family just before the city's handover from Britain to China 25 years ago, Mary still believes she made the right call.
"We just didn't trust the Chinese government," she told AFP, using a pseudonym.
She was not the only one.
Government estimates show hundreds of thousands of people quit Hong Kong in the years that preceded the ... more |
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 Recife, Brazil (AFP) June 24, 2022 
Bruno Pereira, the Brazilian Indigenous expert murdered in the Amazon with British journalist Dom Phillips, was given a moving sendoff Friday by members of one of the tribes he had spent his life and work defending.
Dressed in straw and feather loincloths and headgear, members of the Xukuru Indigenous group chanted funeral hymns and mourned at a solemn ceremony near Recife, where Pereira was ... more |
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