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  Cork, Ireland (SPX) Jul 01, 2022 Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) and the Swedish Museum of Natural History examined the end-Permian mass extinction (252 million years ago) that eliminated almost every species on Earth, with entire ecosystems collapsing. The researchers discovered a sharp spike in wildfire activity from this most devastating of mass extinctions. Promoted by rapid greenhouse gas emissions from volcanoes, extreme warming and drying led to wildfires across vast regions that were previously permanently we ... read more |
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MDA provides Global Fishing Watch access to Radarsat-2 archive to help combat illegal fishingToronto, Canada (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced at the 2022 UN Ocean Conference a major new contribution to inter ... more  
Connectivity of language areas unique in the human brainNijmegen, Netherlands (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 Neuroscientists have gained new insight into how our brain evolved into a language-ready brain. Compared to chimpanzee brains, the pattern of connections of language areas in our brain has expanded ... more  
Ploughing and tilling soil on slopes is jeopardizing future farm yieldsLancaster UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 Ploughing and tilling on hilly slopes is causing farm soils to thin and threatens future crop yields, a new study published in Nature Food finds. Scientists behind the study, from Lancaster (U ... more  
Eavesdropping on whales in the high ArcticTrondheim, Norway (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 Whales are huge, but they live in an even larger environment - the world's oceans. Researchers use a range of tools to study their whereabouts, including satellite tracking, aerial surveys, sighting ... 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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Deadpool: US mega drought spells trouble at Hoover DamLake Mead, United States (AFP) July 5, 2022 Millions of gallons of Colorado River water hurtle through the Hoover Dam every day, generating electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes. ... more  
Scientists link the changing Azores High and the drying Iberian region to anthropogenic climate changeCape Cod MA (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 Projected changes in wintertime precipitation make agriculture in the Iberian region some of the most vulnerable in Europe, according to a new study that links the changes to increased anthropogenic ... more  
Tough new robots will aim to think and act for themselves on Earth and beyondManchester UK (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 A new generation of smart robots is being developed at The University of Manchester as part of an ambitious R and D programme to help the UK maintain its leadership in automatation technologies, ... more  
Fossil discovery solves mystery of how pandas became vegetarianBeijing (AFP) July 3, 2022 The discovery of panda fossils in China has helped researchers solve the mystery of how the giant species developed a "false thumb" and became the only dedicated vegetarian in the bear family. ... more |
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Freeze-dried mice: how a new technique could help conservationTokyo (AFP) July 5, 2022 Japanese scientists have successfully produced cloned mice using freeze-dried cells in a technique they believe could one day help conserve species and overcome challenges with current biobanking methods. ... more 
Italy declares drought emergency in 5 northern regionsRome (AFP) July 4, 2022 Italy declared a state of emergency in five northern regions and announced emergency funds on Monday over a worsening drought that has plagued the Po Valley in recent weeks. ... more  
Plans to rebuild Ukraine should address environment, EU commissioner saysBrussels (AFP) July 1, 2022 Plans to rebuild Ukraine will need to address restoring the country's war-torn ecosystems, the EU Commissioner for the Environment has said. ... more 
Several Iran provinces shutter public buildings over sandstorm pollutionTehran (AFP) July 5, 2022 Public buildings in several Iranian provinces were closed Tuesday due to pollution unleashed by a sandstorm, local media said. ... more |
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Dutch commune 'returns land to the people'Almere, Netherlands (AFP) July 4, 2022 An artist's house is perched in a tree, shipping containers have been turned into homes and caravans house people who have been quicker to grow vegetables than build. ... more  
Bonnie becomes first major hurricane of Pacific seasonMexico City (AFP) July 5, 2022 Storm Bonnie strengthened into the first major hurricane of the Pacific season Tuesday west of Mexico, forecasters said, after leaving three dead in Central America. ... more  
Rescuers gather body parts after Italy glacier collapseCanazei, Italy (AFP) July 5, 2022 Emergency services at the scene of a deadly avalanche in the Italian Dolomites recovered what body parts they could on Tuesday, with the dangers of venturing under the partially collapsed glacier slowing the search. ... more  
Fresh Covid outbreaks put millions under lockdown in ChinaBeijing (AFP) July 6, 2022 Tens of millions of people were under lockdown in China on Wednesday as businesses in a major tourist city were forced to shut their doors and fresh clusters sparked fears of a return to blanket restrictions. ... more 
Thousands more flee as Sydney floods track northSydney (AFP) July 6, 2022 Thousands of people on Australia's east coast fled their homes Wednesday as torrential rains tracked north after unleashing floods in Sydney that submerged communities, roads and bridges under mud-brown water. ... more |
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 Lugano, Switzerland (AFP) July 4, 2022 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of the "colossal" work ahead as leaders from dozens of countries and organisations gathered in Switzerland Monday to hash out a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild his war-torn country.
Zelensky, who is due to deliver a video address to the conference when it opens Monday afternoon, stressed Sunday the towering challenges that recovering from the devastat ... more |
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 Irvine CA (SPX) Jul 01, 2022 
US Company Turion Space, building spacecraft for space logistics services including space debris removal and space situational awareness data, has selected Exolaunch, a global provider of launch, deployment and integration services for small satellites, to provide launch services for their first DROID spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 Transporter rideshare mission.
The launch is planned for ear ... more |
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 Lake Mead, United States (AFP) July 5, 2022  Millions of gallons of Colorado River water hurtle through the Hoover Dam every day, generating electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes.
But the mega drought affecting the western United States is sending reservoir levels plummeting towards deadpool - the point at which the dam can no longer produce power.
"We are 23rd year of drought here in the Colorado River Basin and Lake Mea ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) Jul 01, 2022 
Many of us know the conventional theory of how the dinosaurs died 66 million years ago: in Earth's fiery collision with a meteorite, and a following global winter as dust and debris choked the atmosphere. But there was a previous extinction, far more mysterious and less discussed: the one 202 million years ago, which killed off the big reptiles who up until then ruled the planet, and apparently ... more |
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 Athens (AFP) July 5, 2022 
Two dozen water bombers and helicopters backed by more than 100 firefighters on Tuesday battled a fierce fire threatening one of central Greece's largest olive groves, the fire service said.
The wildfire approaching the Amfissa olive grove has already destroyed 300 hectares (740 acres) of farmland and 900 hectares of brush, fire service spokesman Yannis Artopios told reporters.
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 Bath UK (SPX) Jul 01, 2022 
The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai submarine volcano in January 2022 was one of the most explosive volcanic events of the modern era, a new study has confirmed.
Led by researchers from the University of Bath and published in Nature, the study combines extensive satellite data with ground-level observations to show that the eruption was unique in observed science in both its magn ... more |
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 Kinshasa (AFP) July 4, 2022  Politicians in the Democratic Republic of Congo urged improved weapons monitoring Monday to avoid UN restrictions on procuring weapons, as violence rages in the country's east.
The DRC has been subject to a United Nations arms embargo since 2000, originally imposed over widespread violence in the central African nation.
In 2008, the Security Council amended the sanctions regime to appl ... more |
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 Exeter UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 
New wearable technology will be developed as part of a project to help older women stay active and keep playing sport.
The project is called Maximising Inclusiveness in Sports through Female-centric Innovation and Technology (MISFIT).
The University of Exeter and sportswear manufacturer KYMIRA Sport will develop clothing such as leggings that track movements during exercise. Project ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) July 5, 2022 
Public buildings in several Iranian provinces were closed Tuesday due to pollution unleashed by a sandstorm, local media said.
The closures applied to the southwestern province of Khuzestan, the central province of Isfahan, North Khorasan in the northeast and Kerman in the southeast, state television said.
State news agency IRNA reported that state offices continued to function in at lea ... more |
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 Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 
An ozone hole, seven times larger than the Antarctic ozone hole, is currently sitting over tropical regions and has been since the 1980s, according to a Canadian researcher.
In AIP Advances, by AIP Publishing, Qing-Bin Lu, a scientist from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, reveals a large, all-season ozone hole - defined as an area of ozone loss larger than 25% compared with t ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 01, 2022  A 15-year study led by the Carnegie Institution for Science details the origins and diversity of every known mineral on Earth, a landmark body of work that will help reconstruct the history of life on Earth, guide the search for new minerals and ore deposits, predict possible characteristics of future life, and aid the search for habitable planets and extraterrestrial life.
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 Strasbourg, France (AFP) July 6, 2022 
An EU proposal backed by France and Germany to give a sustainable finance label to investments in both gas and nuclear power faced a tight vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday.
MEPs in the eastern French city of Strasbourg were to take their position on the measure in a vote set for 1000 GMT with opponents and backers furiously lobbying their side.
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 Hong Kong (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 
Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a new hydrogen fuel cell which is not only the world's most durable1 to date, but is also more cost-effective, paving way for a wider application of green energy in the pursuit of a carbon neutral world.
Hydrogen fuel cell is a promising clean energy option as it generates power by converting hydrogen ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 3, 2022 
The discovery of panda fossils in China has helped researchers solve the mystery of how the giant species developed a "false thumb" and became the only dedicated vegetarian in the bear family.
Fossils dating back about six million years found in southwest China's Yunnan province included a greatly enlarged wrist bone called a radial sesamoid.
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 Beijing (AFP) July 4, 2022 
Canadian-Chinese tycoon Xiao Jianhua is standing trial on Monday, Ottawa's embassy in Beijing said in a statement, after the businessman disappeared from a Hong Kong hotel five years ago.
Xiao vanished from Hong Kong's Four Seasons hotel in January 2017, with local media reporting that he was snatched by mainland Chinese agents - fuelling fear at the time over Beijing's tightening influence ... more |
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 Sao Paulo (AFP) July 1, 2022 
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon reached a record level during the first half of 2022, the INPE national space agency said Friday.
The world's largest tropical rainforest lost 3,750 square kilometers (1,450 square miles) of jungle since the beginning of the year, the worst numbers for that period since record-keeping began in 2016.
The previous worst figure of 3,605 square kilometer ... more |
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