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  Hobart, Australia (The Conversation) May 19, 2023 The rhythmic expansion and contraction of Antarctic sea ice is like a heartbeat. But lately, there's been a skip in the beat. During each of the last two summers, the ice around Antarctica has retreated farther than ever before. And just as a change in our heartbeat affects our whole body, a change to sea ice around Antarctica affects the whole world. Researchers at the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP) and the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) ... read more |
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'Friends to all': US-China influence race a boon for Pacific islandsPort Moresby (AFP) May 19, 2023 When the US secretary of state travels through Papua New Guinea's capital next week to meet the leader of the South Pacific nation, it will be on a six-lane highway built by China. ... more 
Raw deal: English consumers stuck with sewage cleanup billLondon (AFP) May 18, 2023 England's privatised water companies pledged Thursday to make massive investments to stop raw sewage being pumped into waterways as concerns mount about water quality and laxer environmental protections post-Brexit. ... more  
A new tool for deforestation detectionBeijing, China (SPX) May 19, 2023 Every second, the planet loses a stretch of forest equivalent to a football field due to logging, fires, insect infestation, disease, wind, drought, and other factors. In a recently published ... more  
Plastic-eating fungi found in Chinese coastal salt marshesLondon (AFP) May 18, 2023 An international team of scientists identified plastic-eating bacteria and fungi in Chinese coastal salt marshes, presenting new possibilities for global waste management, according to a study published Thursday. ... more |
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Terran Orbital PTD-3 enables 200Gbits space-to-ground optical linkBoca Raton FL (SPX) May 15, 2023 Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) announced a significant achievement in space-to-ground communication, successfully enabling a 200 gigabits per second optical link through the Pathfinder Tech ... more  
The Noah's Ark for plants beneath the English countrysideArdingly, United Kingdom (AFP) May 19, 2023 Inside bomb-proof frozen vaults underneath the English countryside hides a treasure trove of 40,000 species of wild plant seeds from around the world, many of which are in danger of disappearing. ... more  
New Caledonia lifts tsunami warning after 7.7-magnitude quakeNoumea (AFP) May 19, 2023 New Caledonia lifted its tsunami warning to residents after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck on Friday in the Pacific Ocean southeast of the territory. ... more  
New threat to privacy? Scientists sound alarm about DNA toolParis (AFP) May 15, 2023 The traces of genetic material that humans constantly shed wherever they go could soon be used to track individual people, or even whole ethnic groups, scientists said on Monday, warning of a looming "ethical quagmire". ... more |
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Past climate change to blame for Antarctica's giant underwater landslidesPlymouth UK (SPX) May 19, 2023 Scientists have discovered the cause of giant underwater landslides in Antarctica which they believe could have generated tsunami waves that stretched across the Southern Ocean. An internation ... more  
In years after El Nino, global economy loses trillionsHanover NH (SPX) May 19, 2023 In the years it strikes, the band of warm ocean water spanning from South America to Asia known as El Nino triggers far-reaching changes in weather that result in devastating floods, crop-killing dr ... more 
Half world's largest lakes and reservoirs drying up: studyWashington (AFP) May 18, 2023 More than half of the world's largest lakes and reservoirs are dwindling and placing humanity's future water security at risk, with climate change and unsustainable consumption the main culprits, a study said Thursday. ... more 
China ends import ban on Australian timberSydney (AFP) May 18, 2023 China has lifted an import ban on Australian timber, Beijing's ambassador said Thursday, hailing warming ties between the two countries. ... more |
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Gaza beekeeper tends hives by restive borderJabalia, Palestinian Territories (AFP) May 19, 2023 In a field close to the Gaza Strip's restive frontier, apiarist Miassar Khoudair checks that her queen bee has survived five days of deadly cross-border fire between Palestinian militants and the Israeli army. ... more 
Italy flood deaths rise to 13 as thousands wait to come homeLugo, Italy (AFP) May 18, 2023 The death toll from floods that have devastated northeastern Italy rose to 13 on Thursday, according to media reports, driving thousands from their homes and destroying crops in an area known as the country's orchard. ... more  
Two bodies found in Chinese fishing vessel crew searchBeijing (AFP) May 18, 2023 Two bodies were found Thursday in the search for 39 crew members missing after a Chinese fishing vessel capsized in the Indian Ocean, Beijing's state media reported. ... more 
Why Antarctic ice shelves are losing their mass and how it leads to global sea level riseZhuhai City, China (SPX) May 19, 2023 The Greenland ice sheet (GIS) and Antarctic ice sheet (AIS) contribute largely to global mean sea level (GMSL) changes, though the seas surrounding the Antarctic like the Bellinghausen-Amundsen Seas ... more |
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'Mini kangaroos' hop back in South AustraliaSydney (AFP) May 19, 2023 The brush-tailed bettong - a rare, very cute marsupial resembling a rabbit-sized kangaroo - is bouncing back on the South Australian mainland, more than 100 years after disappearing from the region. ... more 
A better way to study ocean currentsBoston MA (SPX) May 19, 2023 To study ocean currents, scientists release GPS-tagged buoys in the ocean and record their velocities to reconstruct the currents that transport them. These buoy data are also used to identify "dive ... more 
New non-toxic powder uses sunlight to quickly disinfect contaminated drinking waterStanford CA (SPX) May 19, 2023 At least 2 billion people worldwide routinely drink water contaminated with disease-causing microbes. Now Stanford University scientists have invented a low-cost, recyclable powder that kills ... more 
Developing an ultraprotective sunscreen from our own melaninMontreal, Canada (SPX) May 18, 2023 A new discovery about the structure of melanin has brought scientists one step closer to developing a new, potentially ultra-protective sunscreen derived from a biological substance found in nearly ... more |
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