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  Munich, Germany (SPX) May 12, 2023 Bacteria that feed on methanol are able to grow on certain rare earth elements as well as their radioactive relatives. These findings suggest a possible role for such bacteria in the decontamination of areas where actinides are spilled, or in the separation of lanthanides and actinides for analytical or preparative purposes, according to a study published in the journal Angewandte Chemie. Lanthanides belong to the rare earth elements widely used in electronics and energy technologies. With one exc ... read more |
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LiveEO and Capella Space offer fast, high-res SAR imaging to asset managersBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 12, 2023 LiveEO, a market leader in Earth observation analytics and solutions for high-value infrastructure and energy asset monitoring, has announced a partnership with Capella Space, the world's leading pr ... more  
Ancestors of Prochlorococcus microbes rode out to sea on exoskeleton particlesBoston MA (SPX) May 12, 2023 Throughout the ocean, billions upon billions of plant-like microbes make up an invisible floating forest. As they drift, the tiny organisms use sunlight to suck up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere ... more  
Scientists reveal more inclusive update to human genomeWashington DC (UPI) May 10, 2023 Scientists have revealed a draft update to the human genetic code, using a collection of DNA from 47 genetically diverse individuals to understand what makes us human, but different at the same time. ... more  
InVADER mission to test its robotic laser divebot on a deep-sea expeditionMountain View CA (SPX) May 12, 2023 A team of scientists and engineers from the SETI Institute, Impossible Sensing, NASA JPL, and other institutions will test their innovative robotic laser system on a deep-sea expedition aboard the E ... more |
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Giants of the Jurassic seas were twice the size of a killer whalePortsmouth UK (SPX) May 11, 2023 Over 20 years ago, the BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs TV documentary series showed a 25-metre long Liopleurodon. This sparked heated debates over the size of this pliosaur as it was thought to have be ... more  
On Galapagos Islands, Darwin's flycatcher makes a tiny comebackQuito (AFP) May 12, 2023 Darwin's flycatcher, a small bird with striking vermilion plumage, is making modest but noticeable headway on the Galapagos Islands in its battle back from near extinction, the remote archipelago's national park said Thursday. ... more 
How desert dust nourishes the growth of phytoplankton at seaPasadena CA (JPL) May 11, 2023 For the past few decades, scientists have been observing natural ocean fertilization events - episodes when plumes of volcanic ash, glacial flour, wildfire soot, and desert dust blow out onto the se ... more  
Somewear Labs introduces a novel hybrid mesh-satcom radio and expands communications platformSan Francisco CA (SPX) May 09, 2023 Somewear Labs, the technology company enabling critical communications for defense, public safety and commercial teams, has announced the launch of the first multi-network device of its kind: Node. ... more |
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Greenpeace, islanders launch legal action against DutchThe Hague (AFP) May 11, 2023 Greenpeace and residents of the Caribbean island of Bonaire have launched legal action against the Dutch government to protect it from rising sea levels, the environmental group said on Thursday. ... more  
Macron urges 'pause' in EU environment regulationsParis (AFP) May 11, 2023 French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged the EU to pause imposing environmental regulations, saying Europe had already done far more than other industrial powers. ... more 
Spain to spend 2.2 bn euros to tackle droughtMadrid (AFP) May 11, 2023 Spain's cabinet on Thursday approved measures worth more than two billion euros to alleviate the impact of a prolonged drought that has hit its key agricultural sector. ... more  
Earth from Space: Farming the desertParis (ESA) May 07, 2023 The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over El Oued, in northeast Algeria, about 80 km west of the border with Tunisia. Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click o ... more |
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Cyclone Mocha heads for Myanmar, BangladeshGwa, Myanmar (AFP) May 11, 2023 Myanmar and Bangladesh deployed thousands of volunteers and ordered evacuations from low-lying areas on Thursday as the Bay of Bengal's first cyclone of the year approached. ... more  
How life and geology worked together to forge Earth's nutrient rich crustCambridge UK (SPX) May 11, 2023 Around 500 million years ago life in the oceans rapidly diversified. In the blink of an eye - at least in geological terms - life transformed from simple, soft-bodied creatures to complex multicellu ... more  
Algeria says army officer killed in clash with IslamistsAlgiers (AFP) May 11, 2023 An Algerian army officer has been killed in a clash with suspected Islamists during an operation southwest of the capital, the defence ministry said on Thursday. ... more  
Canada sends in army to battle Alberta wildfiresDrayton Valley, Canada (AFP) May 11, 2023 Canada sent in the army on Thursday to help Alberta province fight wildfires that have scorched forests and grasslands - fueled by unusually hot, dry weather. ... more |
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Women dance to their own beat in China's nightclubsShanghai (AFP) May 12, 2023 Tired of Shanghai club nights dominated by men, where a woman's appearance often matters as much as her musical skills, Eloise Fan has created an underground space where women DJs are free to shine. ... more 
Hong Kong political cartoon suspended; bans foreign lawyers from national security casesHong Kong (AFP) May 10, 2023 Hong Kong's most prominent political cartoonist has had his comic strip suspended after a satirical post was criticised by government bodies, the artist and a source with direct knowledge of the matter said Wednesday. ... more  
Japan okays GPS tracking for bail after Ghosn caseTokyo (AFP) May 10, 2023 Japan on Wednesday enacted a law authorising courts to use GPS for tracking defendants on bail, a measure pushed for after the dramatic 2019 escape of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn. ... more 
Invading insect could transform Antarctic soilsBirmingham UK (SPX) May 11, 2023 A tiny flightless midge which has colonised Antarctica's Signy Island is driving fundamental changes to the island's soil ecosystem, a study shows. Research by experts at the University of Bir ... more |
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