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  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 16, 2023 A research team, composed of climatologists and an astronomer, have used an improved computer model to reproduce the cycle of ice ages (glacial periods) 1.6 to 1.2 million years ago. The results show that the glacial cycle was driven primarily by astronomical forces in quite a different way than it works in the modern age. These results will help us to better understand the past, present, and future of ice sheets and the Earth's climate. Earth's orbit around the Sun and its spin axis orientation c ... read more |
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The number of the world's farms to halve by 2100, study showsBoulder COP (SPX) May 16, 2023 New University of Colorado Boulder research shows the number of farms globally will shrink in half as the size of the average existing farms doubles by the end of the 21st century, posing significan ... more 
Automated agricultural machinery requires new approaches to ensuring safetyUrbana IL (SPX) May 16, 2023 From self-driving tractors to weeding robots and AI-powered data collection, automated machinery is revolutionizing agricultural production. While these technological advancements can greatly improv ... more  
New study quantifies link between climate crisis, wildfiresWashington (AFP) May 16, 2023 In a first, US climate scientists have quantified the extent to which greenhouse gasses from the world's top fossil fuel companies have contributed to wildfires. ... more  
When it comes to satellite data, sometimes more is moreHoboken NJ (SPX) May 15, 2023 There are roughly 7,000 satellites whizzing around the Earth, scanning our planet's surface and generating hundreds of terabytes of data every day. These satellites are operated by many different go ... more |
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Rocket Lab sets date for 2nd NASA TROPICS launchMahia, New Zealand (SPX) May 16, 2023 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) is preparing for the second of two dedicated Electron launches to deploy a constellation of storm monitoring satellites for NASA. The launch, called 'Coming ... more 
Smaller, lighter space-based imaging spectrometers with high spectral resolutionPasadena CA (JPL) May 16, 2023 Researchers have developed a new smaller, lighter design for space-based imaging spectrometers with high spectral resolution. These high-dispersion imaging spectrometers could be used onboard spacec ... more  
Cyclone Mocha death toll rises to 41 in Myanmar's Rakhine stateBu Ma, Myanmar (AFP) May 16, 2023 The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar's Rakhine state rose to 41 on Tuesday, local leaders told AFP, as villagers tried to piece together ruined homes and waited for aid and support. ... more  
Blasts rock Khartoum as warring sides affirm humanitarian pledgeKhartoum (AFP) May 13, 2023 Air strikes pummelled Khartoum Saturday, with representatives of Sudan's warring factions meeting in Saudi Arabia for talks to prevent a "humanitarian catastrophe" as the fighting entered a fifth week. ... more |
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UN must keep moving quake aid to Syria after deadline: AmnestyBeirut (AFP) May 12, 2023 Amnesty International called on the United Nations Friday to keep delivering crucial aid to quake-stricken Syrians via two crossings into rebel-held areas even if authorisation from Damascus expires. ... more  
Belgium learns to share its beaches with sleepy sealsOstend, Belgium (AFP) May 12, 2023 Visitors to Belgium's coast are having to get used to North Sea visitors not seen for a while - dozens of seals that are using the short sandy coastline as a resting place. ... more  
Largest debt-for-Nature conversion to benefit Ecuador's Galapagos IslandsQuito (AFP) May 9, 2023 Ecuador has converted $1.6 billion of commercial debt into a loan that will direct vast resources to Galapagos Islands conservation in the largest-ever transaction of its kind, the government and partners announced Tuesday. ... more 
Canada, Latvia to provide training to Ukrainian officersOttawa (AFP) May 10, 2023 Canada and Latvia will jointly provide combat leadership training to Ukrainian junior officers starting as early as next week, their defense minister announced Wednesday. ... more |
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HRW slams Iraq failure to compensate Yazidis for lost homesBaghdad (AFP) May 9, 2023 Human Rights Watch criticised Iraqi authorities Tuesday for failing to pay compensation to those who lost homes during the Islamic State group's brutal occupation of the Yazidi stronghold of Sinjar. ... more  
China jails US citizen for life on espionage chargesBeijing (AFP) May 15, 2023 China has sentenced a 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison for espionage, a court statement said Monday. ... more 
Soldier, 4 militants killed in attack near DR Congo capitalKinshasa (AFP) May 11, 2023 One soldier and four militants were killed Thursday in an attack near DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, the army said, in the latest violence in the west of the country. ... more  
Researchers uncover how primordial proteins formed on prebiotic earthSendai, 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 r ... more |
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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 
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 
S.African taxidermists fret at UK hunting trophy banRayton, South Africa (AFP) May 16, 2023 Workers in Pieter Swart's tanning and taxidermy workshop are busy skinning impala heads, bleaching buffalo bones and softening zebra skins. ... more  
Australia settles lawsuit over military base contaminationsSydney (AFP) May 15, 2023 Australia's government settled a class action lawsuit on Monday over claims that toxic firefighting chemicals used at several military bases had leaked into groundwater and the surrounding land. ... more |
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