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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 the undisturbed atmosphere - in the lower stratosphere over the tropics comparable in depth to that of the well ... read more |
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Cataloging the diverse origins of Earth's mineralsWashington 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 ... more  
Thousands of lightning strikes put Alaska on pace for another historic fire seasonFairbanks AK (SPX) Jul 07, 2022 Alaska is on pace for another historic wildfire year, with its fastest start to the fire season on record. By mid-June 2022, over 1 million acres had burned. By early July, that number was well over ... more  
Monsoon rains kill 77 in PakistanIslamabad (AFP) July 6, 2022 At least 77 people have died in monsoon rains lashing Pakistan, the country's climate change minister said Wednesday, warning more heavier-than-usual downpours lay ahead. ... more  
'In the mouth of dragons': Melting glaciers threaten Pakistan's northHassanabad, Pakistan (AFP) July 7, 2022 As dawn broke over Javed Rahi's Pakistani mountain village, a loud boom shattered the silence and a torrent of water came cascading down from the melting glacier nearby, followed by a thick cloud of smoke. ... more |
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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 Ten dead, hundreds evacuated in Argentina floods Six dead, hundreds evacuated in Argentina floods At least six dead, hospital evacuated in Argentina floods |
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White children are more likely to be overdiagnosed and overtreated for ADHDUniversity Park PA (SPX) Jul 07, 2022 White children are especially likely to be overdiagnosed and overtreated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during elementary school. That is the key finding from our recent peer-reviewed ... more  
What is a pond? Study provides first data-driven definitionIthaca NY (SPX) Jul 07, 2022 Nearly everyone can identify a pond, but what, exactly, distinguishes it from a lake or a wetland? A new study co-led by Cornell University offers the first data-driven, functional definition of a ... more  
'Colossal' work ahead, as Ukraine recovery meet to open in SwitzerlandLugano, 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. ... more 
Volcano's eruption will help scientists plot weather, climateLowell MA (SPX) Jul 07, 2022 As it captivated people around the world, the January eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano gave scientists a once-in-a-lifetime chance to study how the atmosphere works, unlocking keys ... more |
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Experts developing wearable technology to support women to remain active as they ageExeter 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-c ... more 
Researchers uncover life's power generators in the Earth's oldest groundwatersToronto, Canada (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 An international team of researchers have discovered 1.2-billion-year-old groundwater deep in a gold- and uranium-producing mine in Moab Khotsong, South Africa, shedding more light on how life is su ... more 
Mineral overgrowths reveal unprecedented modern sea-level riseTampa FL (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 The early 1900s were an exciting time across the world, with rapid advances in the steel, electric and automobile industries. The industrial changes also mark an inflection point in our climate. Acc ... more  
Knowing the Earth's energy imbalance is critical in preventing global warming, study findsBoulder CO (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 The imbalance of energy on Earth is the most important metric in order to gauge the size and effects of climate change, according to a new study published in the first issue of Environmental Researc ... more |
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Indonesian uses puppets to teach threat to world's rarest rhinosIndramayu, Indonesia (AFP) July 7, 2022 In a small Indonesian fishing village, a man with a fake rhino head perched atop his own puts on a puppet show for a group of eager children. ... more 
Western US drought brings Great Salt Lake to lowest level on recordLos Angeles (AFP) July 6, 2022 Water in Utah's Great Salt Lake has fallen to its lowest level ever recorded, authorities announced this week, a result of the ongoing drought impacting the western United States which scientists warn has been exacerbated by climate change. ... more  
Fresh Covid outbreaks put millions under lockdown in ChinaShanghai (AFP) July 6, 2022 Tens of millions of people were under lockdown across China on Wednesday and businesses in a major tourist city were forced to close as fresh Covid-19 clusters sparked fears of wider restrictions. ... more  
Amazon, Just Eat deal to offer free Grubhub delivery in USNew York (AFP) July 6, 2022 Amazon Prime customers in the United States will be able to receive a year of free restaurant delivery through Grubhub+ under a deal announced Wednesday by Just Eat Takeaway.com. ... more 
Earth from Space: PatagoniaParis (ESA) Jul 06, 2022 The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission captured this impressive, wide-angled view of Patagonia at the southern end of South America, as well as the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Covering an area of ... 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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 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support is proud to announce that Dhruva Space's Satellite Orbital Deployer successfully achieved space-qualification on June 30.
Dhruva Space's Satellite Or ... more |
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 Wellington (AFP) July 7, 2022 
China is insisting one of the main wastewater pipes beneath the New Zealand capital Wellington be diverted to ease security concerns for its new embassy, a city official confirmed Thursday.
The pipe is large enough for people to walk through and runs under a block of land where the new Chinese embassy is to be built.
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 Canazei, Italy (AFP) July 4, 2022 
Italy's prime minister on Monday linked the collapse of the country's biggest Alpine glacier to climate change, as hopes faded of finding further survivors from a disaster that killed at least seven people.
Eight people were injured and another 14 were reported missing, authorities said, cautioning that it was not clear how many climbers were caught when the glacier gave way on Sunday.
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 07, 2022 
On July 4, 2022, the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Beijing through an online event with the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) of Nigeria to boost collaboration on crop monitoring with the goal to help the country achieve Zero Hunger goal, which is among 17 sustainable developme ... more |
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 Mexico 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.
Bonnie was expected to move parallel to Mexico's southern coast before heading farther away from land, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The storm was a Category Three hurricane - the third strongest on a ... more |
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 Abuja (AFP) July 6, 2022  Suspected Boko Haram jihadists using guns and explosives have blasted their way into a prison near Nigeria's capital, freeing hundreds of inmates in an operation to release jailed comrades, the government said Wednesday.
Tuesday night's brazen attack on the outskirts of Abuja came hours after an ambush on a presidential security convoy in the northwest, in a fresh illustration of the struggl ... 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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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 
Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and analytic- solution provider, announced that it has successfully acquired its first image from its second SAR satellite, "StriX-ss".
"StriX-ss" was launched by Rocket Lab's Electron from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula launch site on March 1, 2022 (JST) and put into target orbit at an altitude of 561km in a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). Since then, it ... more |
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 Buffalo NY (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 
The fossil record tells us about ancient life through the preserved remains of body parts like bones, teeth and turtle shells. But how to study the history of soft tissues and organs, which can decay quickly, leaving little evidence behind?
In a new study, scientists use gene expression patterns, called transcriptomics, to investigate the ancient origins of one organ: the placenta, which i ... more |
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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.
It is the oldest known evidence of the modern ... more |
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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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 Niamey (AFP) July 6, 2022 
Non-governmental groups in Niger Wednesday urged Nigeriens to use less wood to grill their mutton during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha this year to save precious trees.
They pleaded with them to replace wood with locally mined coal at barbecues to mark the festival due to start at the weekend, called Tabaski in West Africa.
The capital Niamey alone consumes "around 50,000 tonnes" of ... more |
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