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  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 03, 2022 Similar to humans, chimpanzees use communication to coordinate their cooperative behavior - such as during hunting. When chimpanzees produce a specific vocalization, known as the "hunting bark", they recruit more group members to the hunt and capture their prey more effectively, researchers at the University of Zurich and Tufts University have now shown. Chimpanzees don't only forage for fruit, from time to time they also seek out opportunities to acquire protein-rich meat. To catch their agile mo ... read more |
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Tonga eruption blasted unprecedented amount of water into stratospherePasadena CA (JPL) Aug 03, 2022 When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, it sent a tsunami racing around the world and set off a sonic boom that circled the globe twice. The underwater eruption in the South P ... more  
Spire Global awarded NOAA contract to deliver space weather dataVienna VA (SPX) Jul 28, 2022 Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ("Spire" or "the Company"), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, has announced that it has been awarded a Commercial Weather D ... more 
China population to begin shrinking by 2025: officialsBeijing (AFP) Aug 2, 2022 China's population will begin to shrink by 2025, officials have said, as family sizes grow smaller and citizens age. ... more  
SpaceWorks RED-Rescue delivers goods key to survival in wartimeAtlanta GA (SPX) Aug 03, 2022 SpaceWorks successfully demonstrated RED-Rescue, its new, low-cost solution in delivering life-saving food, supplies and equipment to downed or isolated Airmen. The flight test was conducted in Marc ... more |
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Death toll from Uganda landslides rises to 20: Red Cross
Jihadists, allies enter Syria's second city in lightning assault Traumatised Spain marks one month since catastrophic floods 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 At least 15 dead, 113 missing, in Uganda landslides Flood-hit Spain introduces 'climate leave' for workers |
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International Space Agency Teamwork puts the Whole World in our HandsHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 03, 2022 NASA data scientist Dr. Manil Maskey has a calm demeanor and a ready smile. He's also a trailblazer. With peers from around the world, he has created an unprecedented tool to bring our planet down t ... more  
First global map of cargo ship pollution reveals effects of fuel regulationsBaltimore MD (SPX) Aug 03, 2022 A new study in Science Advances led by UMBC's Tianle Yuan used satellite data from 2003 - 2020 to determine the effect of fuel regulations on pollution from cargo ships. The research team's data rev ... more 
NASA's mineral dust detector on ISS starts gathering data with EMITPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 03, 2022 Newly installed on the space station, the instrument, called EMIT, will help answer questions about how mineral dust from Earth's arid regions affects climate. After being installed on the ext ... more  
Researchers design the cheapest and most efficient squid aquaculture system to dateOnna, Japan (SPX) Aug 03, 2022 A squid is a type of cephalopod that has an elongated body, eight arms and two tentacles. Globally, there are at least 300 species of squid distributed across the world's oceans. They're also a heal ... more |
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Taking your time makes a difference in Neanderthal timesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 03, 2022 After the ancestors of modern humans split from those of Neanderthals and Denisovans, their Asian relatives, about one hundred amino acids, the building blocks of proteins in cells and tissues, chan ... more 
It's raining PFASWashington DC (SPX) Aug 03, 2022 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made hazardous chemicals that are spread globally in the atmosphere and as a result they can be found in the rainwater and snow in even the most re ... more  
Ancient ice ages shapes how seagrasses respond to environmental threatsWashington DC (SPX) Aug 03, 2022 Deep evolution casts a longer shadow than previously thought, scientists report in a new paper published the week of Aug. 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Smithsonian scient ... more  
Airbus to deliver connectivity services using its leading Zephyr High Altitude Platform StationFarnborough UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2022 Airbus has launched a connectivity services business through the creation of a dedicated HAPS Services Business based around Zephyr, Airbus' leading HAPS technology platform. This will help enable i ... more |
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Scores dead in floods in Uganda, Iran and UAEKampala (AFP) July 31, 2022 Nine people have lost their lives and many more are feared dead in flooding in the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale after two rivers burst their banks, leaving a trail of destruction, officials said Sunday. ... more 
Death toll from Philippine quake rises to 10Manila (AFP) July 29, 2022 The death toll from a major earthquake in the northern Philippines rose to 10 Friday after another four bodies were found in rubble, authorities said, as aftershocks continued to rock the mountainous region. ... more  
Two dead in California's largest blaze this yearYreka, United States (AFP) Aug 1, 2022 Firefighters in northern California were battling Monday to gain control over the state's largest wildfire this year, which claimed two lives after exploding in size over the weekend and forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. ... more 
Lockheed Martin to support severe weather and climate monitoring for NOAADenver CO (SPX) Jul 28, 2022 Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] was selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to further refine concepts for a critical instrument and the spacecraft bus for the National Ocea ... more 
Firefighters race to protect California town from wildfireYreka, United States (AFP) Aug 2, 2022 At least four people are now known to have died in a wildfire sweeping through California, authorities said Tuesday, as they warned the toll from the state's worst blaze this year could rise further. ... more |
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 Zurich (AFP) Aug 2, 2022 
Total economic losses caused by natural disasters hit an estimated $72 billion in the first half of 2022, fuelled by storms and floods, Swiss reinsurance giant Swiss Re estimated Tuesday.
Though the figure is lower than the $91 billion estimate for the first six months of 2021, it is close to the 10-year average of $74 billion, and the weight is shifting towards weather-induced catastrophes. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 29, 2022 
Debris of the recently launched Long March 5B carrier rocket of China fell back to the Earth and ended up in the Pacific Ocean early Sunday morning, with most of the remnants burnt up during the reentry process, the China Manned Space Agency said.
The debris' atmospheric reentry and crash took place around 12:55 am (Beijing time), the agency said in a brief statement, noting the touchdown ... more |
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 Onna, Japan (SPX) Aug 03, 2022 
A squid is a type of cephalopod that has an elongated body, eight arms and two tentacles. Globally, there are at least 300 species of squid distributed across the world's oceans. They're also a healthy food source as they're packed with protein, thus contributing to high-quality meals.
But all the species of squid in Japan's waters have been declining since the 1980s and their estimated po ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 03, 2022 
Deep evolution casts a longer shadow than previously thought, scientists report in a new paper published the week of Aug. 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Smithsonian scientists and colleagues looked at eelgrass communities-the foundation of many coastal marine food webs along the north Atlantic and Pacific coasts-and discovered their ancient genetic history can play a s ... more |
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 London (AFP) Aug 1, 2022 
British retailer Waitrose said on Monday it was removing "best before" dates from almost 500 fresh products in its supermarkets, in a bit to curb food waste.
"Best before" dates tells customers food is at its optimal before this date, but is still fine to eat for a time afterwards.
From September the upmarket chain will remove the label from a range of packaged fresh fruit, herbs and veg ... more |
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 Manila (AFP) July 29, 2022  The death toll from a major earthquake in the northern Philippines rose to 10 Friday after another four bodies were found in rubble, authorities said, as aftershocks continued to rock the mountainous region.
Rescuers in the town of Luba in the hardest hit province of Abra retrieved the remains of the men on a section of road that was buried by a landslide during Wednesday's 7.0-magnitude qua ... more |
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 Lagos (AFP) July 29, 2022 
Nigeria's military command has ordered a major reshuffle of senior officers, an army statement said on Friday, as the government faces pressure over the country's growing insecurity.
Nigeria's security forces are overstretched on several fronts, battling a grinding 13-year jihadist war in the northeast, bandit militias in the northwest and separatist agitation in the southeast.
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 2, 2022 
China's population will begin to shrink by 2025, officials have said, as family sizes grow smaller and citizens age.
The world's most-populous country has been grappling with a looming demographic crisis as it faces a rapidly ageing workforce, slowing economy and its weakest population growth in decades.
And although officials relaxed the nation's strict "one-child policy" in 2016 and la ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Aug 2, 2022 
The world must prepare for a "climate endgame" to better understand and plan for the potentially catastrophic impacts of global heating that governments have yet to consider, scientists warned Tuesday.
Climate models that can predict the extent of global warming depending on greenhouse gas emissions are increasingly sophisticated and provide policymakers with an accurate trajectory of globa ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 29, 2022 
China used a Long March 2D carrier rocket to launch several remote-sensing satellites on Friday night, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's leading space contractor.
The rocket blasted off at 9:28 pm at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province and soon placed the Yaogan 35-02 satellites, the third group of spacecrafts in the Yaogan 35 remot ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jul 26, 2021 
A new study of the world's most famous dinosaur refutes a claim made by an earlier fossil examination that claimed the Tyrannosaurus rex roamed the Earth as three separate species.
In the journal Evolutionary Biology, researchers from the American Museum of Natural History and Carthage College said in the study, published this week in the journal Evolutionary Biology, that there is no c ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) July 29, 2022 
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday called on office workers to throw sartorial caution to the wind and ditch their ties amid scorching summer temperatures.
In a move some might be surprised was even necessary given Spain's famously hot climate, Sanchez urged office workers to follow his own tie-free lead.
"I would like you to see that I am not wearing a tie," said Sanchez, sm ... more |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 03, 2022 
Wearable electronics, from health and fitness trackers to virtual reality headsets, are part of our everyday lives. But finding ways to continuously power these devices is a challenge.
University of Washington researchers have developed an innovative solution: the first-of-its kind flexible, wearable thermoelectric device that converts body heat to electricity. This device is soft and stre ... more |
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 Johannesburg (AFP) July 27, 2022 
Climate change and collectors of rare plants are decimating succulents in South Africa, government researchers said Wednesday, warning hundreds of these rugged species are at risk of extinction.
Succulents growing in the country's semi-arid regions are experiencing unprecedented rates of decline following a rapid rise in global demand for collectable plants driven by Asia, according to the ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 2, 2022 
A Hong Kong court delivered a landmark ruling on Tuesday that will help lift the lid on secrecy-shrouded pre-trial hearings held under a national security law.
The security law was imposed by Beijing after huge democracy protests and has largely snuffed out dissent in the city.
About 100 people have been charged under the law with the vast majority denied bail, held for months - some mo ... more |
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 Bogota (AFP) Aug 3, 2022  Colombian President Ivan Duque's environmental policies "failed" according to experts who dispute the outgoing right-wing government's claims to have reduced deforestation.
With conservative Duque due to hand over to his left-wing successor Gustavo Petro on Sunday, the new government will have to find solutions to the problem.
The South American country is one of the most biodiverse in t ... more |
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