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  Sendai, Japan (SPX) May 15, 2023 How did catalytic organic polymers emerge on prebiotic Earth? Answering this essential question will unlock key understandings in the origin of life. A team of scientists at Tohoku University have recently found a potential environment for the reaction that produced catalytic organic polymers. To do so, they dried down amino acid solutions containing boric acid and found that boric acid catalyzes polypeptide synthesis under neutral and acidic conditions. The longest peptides formed in the experime ... read more |
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California's wet winter sparks a new gold rushPlacerville, United States (AFP) May 11, 2023 Albert Fausel has been scouring the rivers of Placerville, California for decades in search of gold. But the task has never been easier, nor the haul bigger, thanks to recent torrential rains. ... more  
Earth's first animals had particular taste in real estateRiverside CA (SPX) May 10, 2023 Even without body parts that allowed for movement, new research shows - for the first time - that some of Earth's earliest animals managed to be picky about where they lived. These creatures f ... more  
EarthCARE, when a satellite sheds light on the cloudsParis, France (SPX) May 15, 2023 EarthCARE is an important new satellite designed and built by Airbus to help scientists better understand climate change on clouds, aerosols and radiation. Under construction for the European Space ... more  
Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls in AprilRio De Janeiro (AFP) May 12, 2023 Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon in April fell 68 percent from last year, according to figures released Friday, welcome news for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he tries to reverse surging environmental destruction. ... more |
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International Sea Level Satellite Spots Early Signs of El NinoParis (ESA) May 15, 2023 Kelvin waves, a potential precursor of El Nino conditions in the ocean, are rolling across the equatorial Pacific toward the coast of South America. The most recent sea level data from the U.S.-Euro ... more  
Improved cookstoves emit more ultrafine particles than conventional stovesGuildford UK (SPX) May 15, 2023 Improved cookstoves, which are widely used for cooking in developing countries, produce twice as many harmful ultrafine air pollution particles (PM0.1) as conventional stoves, according to a new stu ... more  
Meteorologists targeted in climate misinfo surgeParis, France (AFP) May 13, 2023 Once trusted faces on the news, meteorologists now brave threats, insults and slander online from conspiracy theorists and climate change deniers who accuse them of faking or even fixing the weather. ... more  
Top chocolate maker delays sustainability target dateZurich (AFP) May 10, 2023 Swiss-based chocolate firm Barry Callebaut said Wednesday it was delaying its goal to sustainably source 100 percent of its cocoa and other ingredients by five years to 2030. ... more |
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Another step away from the farm: meat grown from immortal stem cellsMedford MA (SPX) May 11, 2023 To make it possible for cellular agriculture-the process of growing meat in bioreactors-to feed millions of people, several technical challenges will have to be overcome. Muscle cells from chicken, ... more  
Syria extends humanitarian aid access via two border crossings: UNUnited Nations, United States (AFP) May 13, 2023 Syria has extended for three months humanitarian aid access into quake-stricken rebel-held areas from Turkey via two border crossings, a United Nations representative said Saturday. ... more  
22 people killed in Somalia floods: UNBeledweyne, Somalia (AFP) May 14, 2023 Flash flooding in central Somalia has killed 22 people and affected over 450,000, the UN's humanitarian agency OCHA said Sunday, after the Shabelle River burst its banks, forcing tens of thousands out of their homes. ... more  
Temperature in Singapore soars to 40-year high: officialsSingapore (AFP) May 13, 2023 Singapore reported its highest temperature in 40 years on Saturday, officials said, as a blistering heatwave burns through large parts of South and Southeast Asia. ... more |
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Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar, BangladeshKyauktaw, Myanmar (AFP) May 14, 2023 Cyclone Mocha crashed through Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, sparing sprawling refugee camps but bringing a storm surge to swathes of western Myanmar where communications were largely cut off. ... more  
13 dead from Congo haemorrhagic fever in Iraq this yearBaghdad (AFP) May 13, 2023 At least 13 people have died in Iraq since the start of the year from a viral tick-borne disease transmitted to humans from livestock, the health ministry said on Saturday. ... more 
UK postpones BHP trial over Brazil dam disasterLondon (AFP) May 12, 2023 London's High Court on Friday postponed a trial against Australian mining giant BHP over a deadly dam collapse that was one of the worst environmental disasters Brazil has ever seen. ... more 
Tropical cyclones and storm surges: Why they are deadlyYangon (AFP) May 13, 2023 Five facts about tropical cyclones and storm surges ahead of powerful Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to hit Myanmar and Bangladesh on Sunday: ... more |
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Sudan warring sides make humanitarian pledge without truceKhartoum (AFP) May 12, 2023 Warplanes roared overhead as explosions rocked Khartoum on Friday, just hours after Sudan's warring parties agreed to respect humanitarian principles in their spiralling conflict, without a truce in sight. ... more  
Ranchers fear for livestock as Canada wildfires rageShining Bank, Canada (AFP) May 12, 2023 Rancher BJ Fuchs hasn't been able to let his guard down as wildfires advanced in Canada's Alberta province, so far sparing his farm in Shining Bank but scorching forests and grasslands all around it. ... more 
Worst conditions for Canada wildfires yet to come: Alberta officialMontreal (AFP) May 15, 2023 With temperatures rising and little chance of rain, Canada's Alberta province was preparing Sunday for the worsening of wildfires that have raged for over a week and forced thousands to flee. ... more 
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 |
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