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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2024 When our Sun was a young star, 4.56 billion years ago, what is now our solar system was just a disk of rocky dust and gas. Over tens of millions of years, tiny pebbles of dust coalesced, like a snowball rolling larger and larger, to become kilometer-sized "planetesimals"-the building blocks of Earth and the other inner planets. Researchers have long tried to understand the ancient environments in which these planetesimals formed. For example, water is now abundant on Earth, but has it always been? ... read more |
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Primordial primate ancestors likely lived in pairs, contradicting Solitary TheoryParis, France (SPX) Jan 10, 2024 A recent study led by scientists from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), in collaboration with an international team, has revealed new insights into the social structures of pr ... more 
Scientists decode genome of sea cucumber thriving in hydrothermal ventsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2024 In a remarkable feat of marine biology, scientists from the Sanya Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering in China have successfully sequenced the complete genome of an extraordinary sea cucum ... more  
Deadly storms buffet US, leave hundreds of thousands without powerWashington (AFP) Jan 10, 2024 Severe weather battered the United States Tuesday, spinning off tornadoes and reportedly killing three people in the South as high winds and blizzards buffeted the North and hundreds of thousands lost power. ... more  
Death toll from New Year's Day quake in Japan rises above 200Tokyo (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 The death toll from the powerful earthquake that flattened parts of central Japan on January 1 passed 200 on Tuesday, with just over 100 people still unaccounted for, authorities said. ... more |
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Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupts, on highest alert levelJakarta (AFP) Jan 10, 2024 Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted anew Wednesday, spewing ash clouds two kilometres (6,561 feet) above its peak as authorities raised the volcano's alert status to the highest level. ... more |
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Three-metre tsunami recorded at Japan nuclear plant after quakeTokyo (AFP) Jan 10, 2024 Three-metre (10-foot) tsunami waves were recorded at, but did not damage, a nuclear plant in Japan in the recent earthquake, its operator told AFP on Wednesday more than a week after the incident. ... more  
L3Harris enhances Canada's ISR capabilities with EO/IR Systems for SkyGuardianLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2024 L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: LHX) is enhancing the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) remotely piloted aircraft capabilities. The company is set to deliver 11 WESCAM MX-20D electro-optical/infr ... more  
Spain politicians bicker as plastic 'nurdle' spill swamps beachesNoia, Spain (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 Dozens of volunteers used strainers to sift sand at beaches in northwestern Spain on Tuesday to collect millions of tiny plastic pellets that have washed up in recent days, endangering wildlife. ... more  
Warming world nears critical 1.5C limit in 2023: monitorParis (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth's surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors said Tuesday. ... more |
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Hong Kong man jailed over 'seditious' shirtHong Kong (AFP) Jan 10, 2024 A Hong Kong man was sentenced to three months in jail on Wednesday for wearing a T-shirt with "seditious" slogans from the huge and at times violent democracy protests in 2019. ... more |
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Taiwan issues alert over China satellite as poll ramps up security fearsTaipei (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 Taiwan issued a national emergency alert on Tuesday as China launched a satellite, days before the self-ruled island holds a crucial presidential election that has heightened security worries. ... more  
Hundreds of swans found dead in Kazakh nature reserveAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 Hundreds of swans have been found dead at a nature reserve in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan, environmental officials said Tuesday. ... more  
Cross-strait couple's love transcends China, Taiwan tensionsTaipei (AFP) Jan 10, 2024 Willy and Louis are in many ways a typical millennial couple: they met through a dating app, worry about work, love pop music, and like to travel or see friends on the weekends. ... more 
'We are a democracy': Taiwan's voters raise their voiceTaipei (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 Taiwan's voters go to the polls on January 13 to elect a new president. ... more |
  Innovative catalyst achieves continuous CO2 conversion regardless of weather conditions  
Max-Planck-Institute Breakthrough: Integrating Synthetic CO2 Fixation in E. coliMarburg, Germany (SPX) Jan 03, 2024 Researchers at the Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology have achieved a significant milestone in synthetic biology by developing a novel biochemical pathway that converts carbon dioxide ... more |
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Groundwater is vital to the health of our planet: A call for greater protectionMainz, Germany (SPX) Jan 08, 2024 Water is the basis of all life on Earth. However, the crucial role of groundwater in sustaining both humanity and biodiversity over the long term is frequently neglected. In a recently published pap ... more 
Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of plastic bits: studyWashington (AFP) Jan 8, 2024 Bottled water is up to a hundred times worse than previously thought when it comes to the number of tiny plastic bits it contains, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences said Monday. ... more  
Study challenges traditional views on plate tectonics in Earth's early historySydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2024 The established theory of plate tectonics, a cornerstone of modern geology developed in the 20th century, has been instrumental in explaining various geological phenomena and processes throughout th ... more  
Arctic cold snap transforms into a blessingPohang, South Korea (SPX) Jan 09, 2024 The recent cold spell has plunged the nation into a deep freeze, resulting in the closure of 247 national parks, the cancellation of 14 domestic flights, and the scrapping of 107 cruise ship voyages ... more |
 
Soil fungi may help explain the global gradient in forest diversityBaltimore MD (SPX) Jan 09, 2024 A paper published in Nature Communications Biology contributes to the growing appreciation for the outsize role that microbes play in everything from human digestion to crop yields: Microbes in the ... more 
The choreography connecting kelp forests to the beachDavis CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2024 The Santa Barbara Channel's kelp forests and its sandy beaches are intimately connected. Giant kelp, the foundation species of rocky reefs, serves as a major part of the beach food web as fronds of ... more 
Bhutan's Tobgay, environmental advocate facing economic headwindsThimphu, Bhutan (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 The man set to become Bhutan's new prime minister is a passionate environmental advocate and sportsman, a veteran politician in a mountain kingdom where parliamentary democracy is still young. ... more  
UH trains future agri-scientists to outsmart climate change threats to food cropsHouston TX (SPX) Jan 09, 2024 Researchers at the University of Houston are training future agricultural scientists in new methods of protecting the world's food crops - which too often are left vulnerable to extreme weather even ... more |
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Where's the snow? Northeastern cities see record temps, low snowfall in 2023Ithaca NY (SPX) Jan 10, 2024 In the Northeastern United States, warming average temperatures for most all climate data sites in December 2023 ranged from 3.6 to 9 degrees Fahrenheit above normal - making 2023 the warmest year o ... more 
Diverse coastal forests better at mitigating tsunami damageYokohama, Japan (SPX) Jan 10, 2024 In the wake of the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, scientists from Yokohama National University have unveiled novel insights into the protective capabilities of coastal forests agai ... more 
Cold snap grips Central and Eastern EuropeWarsaw (AFP) Jan 8, 2024 Schools were closed and electricity failed in several parts of Central and Eastern Europe on Monday as a cold snap moved in from Scandinavia, with Poland seeing overnight temperatures plunge to minus 23 degrees Celsius. ... more 
Japan sharply revises down quake missing; 6.7 quake rocks southern PhilippinesTokyo (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 Japanese authorities sharply revised downwards on Tuesday the number of people unaccounted for following a major January 1 quake, while announcing a new death toll of 180. ... more |
 
Four children die in Iraq hospital fireDiwaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Jan 8, 2024 Four children were killed in a fire Monday in a maternity ward in southern Iraq, the Iraqi health ministry and Red Cross announced. ... more  
Israeli arts school battles for normality in wartimeJerusalem (AFP) Jan 8, 2024 Students rush from class to the anti-missile shelter at the High School of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, an early-morning exercise that has become a ritual during the Gaza war. ... more 
Rescuers evacuate five from flooded Slovenian caveGrahovo, Slovenie (AFP) Jan 8, 2024 Slovenian rescuers and divers on Monday evacuated five people stranded in a flooded cave since the weekend. ... more
Death toll from Japan quake rises above 200Tokyo (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 The death toll from the powerful earthquake that flattened parts of central Japan on January 1 passed 200 on Tuesday, with just over 100 still unaccounted for, authorities said. ... more |
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Thai cabinet endorses clean air billBangkok (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 Thailand's cabinet endorsed a bill aimed at tackling the kingdom's poor air quality on Tuesday, clearing the way for parliament to start debating the draft legislation. ... more 
Bangladesh's Hasina wins re-election after polls without oppositionDhaka (AFP) Jan 8, 2024 Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won re-election for a fifth term Sunday, officials said, following a boycott led by an opposition party she branded a "terrorist organisation". ... more 
China's Xi vows intensified crackdown on corruptionBeijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2024 Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to step up a crackdown on corruption in key sectors, including finance, energy and infrastructure, state media reported. ... more 
N. Korean artillery aiming at S. Korean election, experts saySeoul (AFP) Jan 8, 2024 Days of North Korean live-fire drills close to its contested maritime border have a clear aim, experts and officials say: Pyongyang is trying to meddle in South Korea's upcoming general election. ... more |
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