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  Ithaca NY (SPX) Mar 06, 2017 The darkest form of ultraviolet light, known as UV-C, is unique because of its reputation as a killer - of harmful organisms. With wavelengths of between 200 and 280 nanometers, this particular form of UV light penetrates the membranes of viruses, bacteria, mold and dust mites, attacking their DNA and killing them. Sanitization with UV-C light has been around for more than 100 years, following Niels Finsen's discovery of UV light as an antidote to tuberculosis, which won the Faroese-Danish physici ... read more |
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Czech scientists build non-metal magnet out of carbonPrague (UPI) Mar 06, 2017 Scientists in the Czech Republic created magnetized carbon by treating graphene layers with non-metallic elements. ... more 
New advance could boost available organs for transplantMiami (AFP) March 1, 2017 /> A new scientific advance could boost the number of donated organs available for transplant, and possibly reduce a critical shortage that leads to thousands of deaths each year, researchers said ... more  
More mosquito species than previously thought may transmit ZikaAthens GA (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 Zika virus could be transmitted by more mosquito species than those currently known, according to a new predictive model created by ecologists at the University of Georgia and the Cary Institute of ... more 
Flu meds do not harm unborn babies: studyParis (AFP) Feb 28, 2017 Unborn children suffer no harm when their mothers take flu medication during pregnancy, a study of some 700,000 women said Wednesday. ... more |
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South Africa rhino poaching dips, stays above 1,000Johannesburg (AFP) Feb 27, 2017 Poachers killed 1,054 South African rhinos for their horns in 2016, a 10 percent dip on a year earlier, the environment ministry said Monday, as officials struggle to quell the slaughter. ... more  
Organ-on-a-chip mimics heart's biomechanical propertiesNashville TN (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. Now scientists at Vanderbilt University have created a three-dimensional organ-on-a-chip that can mimic the heart's amazing ... more 
First drug-resistant malaria parasite detected in AfricaMiami (AFP) Feb 22, 2017 For the first time in Africa, researchers said Wednesday they have detected a malaria parasite that is partially resistant to the top anti-malaria drug, artemisinin, raising concern about efforts to fight a disease that sickens hundreds of millions of people each year. ... more 
Guatemala navy moves on Dutch 'abortion ship' after protestsPuerto De San Jose, Guatemala (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 Guatemala's navy on Thursday dispatched a vessel to watch over a Dutch "abortion ship" carrying activists vowing to help women circumvent the country's longstanding prohibition on terminating pregnancies. ... more 
Compound from marine snail is potent pain relieverSalt Lake City UT (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 A tiny snail may offer an alternative to opioids for pain relief. Scientists at the University of Utah have found a compound that blocks pain by targeting a pathway not associated with opioids. Rese ... more 
Students play key biomedical research role in spaceBoulder CO (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 Several students are playing significant roles in the upcoming launch of a SpaceX rocket carrying two CU Boulder payloads - one designed to help researchers better understand and perhaps outsmart da ... more |
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New 'living material' gloves light up when they touch target chemicalsBoston (UPI) Feb 16, 2017 Scientists at MIT have crafted wearable sensors out of cell-infused hydrogel film. Researchers used the new "living material" to design gloves and bandages that light up when they come in contact with target chemicals. ... more 
Test can detect HIV within a week of infection: researchersMadrid (AFP) Feb 16, 2017 Spain's top research institution said Thursday it has patented an HIV test that can detect the AIDS-causing virus within a week of infection, the fastest yet. ... more  
New method to detect ultrasound with lightChicago IL (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 A tiny, transparent device that can fit into a contact lens has a bright future, potentially helping a range of scientific endeavors from biomedicine to geology. Developed by Northwestern University ... more 
New, flexible brain probes to improve long-term neural recordingAustin, Texas (UPI) Feb 15, 2017 Medical engineers at the University of Texas have developed a promising new type of ultra-flexible brain probe. The nanoelectronic thread, or NET, probe can deliver more reliable neural readings without triggering scar formation. ... more |
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Syrian children terrified by shelling and airstrikes are showing signs of severe emotional distress and could grow up to be a generation "lost to trauma," Save the Children warned Monday.
Interviews with more than 450 children and adults showed a high level of psychological stress among children, with many suffering from frequent bedwetting or developing speech impediments.
At least thr ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 7, 2017Jihadist tunnels save Assyrian winged bulls of Mosul  Valdosta GA (UPI) Mar 07, 2017U.S. Air Force retires first HC-130 search and rescue aircraft  Tripoli (AFP) March 3, 2017115 migrants rescued, 25 missing: Libya navy |
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Raytheon is closer to delivering next-generation capabilities for the U.S. Air Force-led Global Positioning System Operational Control System project.
The company recently announced the completion of a major engineering milestone for the project, also referred to as GPS OCX. The work was conducted over a two-year period, and consisted of software development with a focus on cybersecurit ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017Police in China's restive Xinjiang to track cars by GPS  New Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2017GLONASS station in India to expedite 'space centric' warfare command  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Australia and Lockheed field 2nd-Gen sat-based augmentation system |
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As bumblebees forage for nectar from one flower to the next, at a certain point, they will move to another area once their search for food becomes too inefficient. This behavior, also observed among other animals, conforms to a prevalent model in biology called the "marginal value theorem."
In like manner, groups of modern hunter-gatherers relocate their camps to maximize their foraging ef ... more St. Louis, MO (SPX) Mar 03, 2017100,000-year-old human skulls from east Asia reveal complex mix of trends in time, space  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Catalog of 208 human-caused minerals bolsters argument to declare 'Anthropocene Epoch'  Cambridge, Mass. (UPI) Mar 1, 2017Mothers dictate lifelong grooming habits in chimps |
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Evolution isn't relegated to large timescales; it can be measured across timespans as small as a century. New research in Cleveland, Ohio, shows acorn ants there have quickly adjusted to rising urban temperatures.
Biologists at Case Western Reserve University found the tiny ant species is less tolerant of cold temperatures, but can safely withstand the extreme temperatures that are a pa ... more Nairobi (AFP) March 6, 2017Poachers kill rare giant elephant in Kenya  Washington DC (UPI) Mar 07, 2017Remains of leukemia ancestor found in bat genome  San Francisco CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Study shows how skates, rays and sharks sense electrical fields |
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Zika virus could be transmitted by more mosquito species than those currently known, according to a new predictive model created by ecologists at the University of Georgia and the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Their findings, published this week in the journal eLife, offer a list of 26 additional potential candidate species--including seven that occur in the continental United States--tha ... more Paris (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Flu meds do not harm unborn babies: study  Miami (AFP) Feb 22, 2017First drug-resistant malaria parasite detected in Africa Beijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2017Bird-flu deaths rise in China, shutting poultry markets |
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Shanghai has impounded thousands of brightly coloured bikes placed on city streets by cycle-sharing companies, in the latest sign of impatience with an explosion of the haphazardly-parked two-wheelers.
The bike-sharing sector has become one of the fastest-growing industries in the country, with users typically renting the bicycles for short periods by first unlocking them through the use of ... more Beijing (AFP) March 1, 2017Beijing's shanties: Towns of hope and despair  Hong Kong (AFP) March 1, 2017Hong Kong rebel lawmakers fight parliament ban  Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Activists gatecrash meeting of Hong Kong leadership hopeful |
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The Philippines is seeking US and Chinese help to guard a major sea lane as Islamic militants shift attacks to international shipping, officials said Wednesday.
Manila does not want the Sibutu Passage between Malaysia's Sabah state and the southern Philippines to turn into a Somalia-style pirate haven, coast guard officials said.
The deep-water channel, used by 13,000 vessels each year, ... moreLome (AFP) Oct 15, 2016African leaders tackle piracy, illegal fishing at Lome summit  New York (AFP) Oct 5, 2016US to deport ex-navy chief drug trafficker to Guinea-Bissau  Culiacan, Mexico (AFP) Sept 30, 2016Gunmen ambush Mexican military convoy, kill 5 soldiers |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 19, 2016 
Chinese growth stabilised in the third quarter, data showed Wednesday, as ample credit and hot property markets propped up the world's second-largest economy.
But while the forecast-beating reading was in line with state targets, it came as experts warned that authorities have relied too much on easy credit, which has in turn increased financial risks.
The economy grew 6.7 percent in Jul ... moreNew York (AFP) Oct 14, 2016China data and US banks propel equities higher  Beijing (AFP) Oct 11, 2016No debt-for-equity cure for zombie firms, says China  Beijing (AFP) Oct 13, 2016China's ranks of super-rich rise despite economic slowdown |
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 Brussels (AFP) March 6, 2017 
The EU Parliament's biggest party Monday stripped Poland's last-minute candidate to replace Donald Tusk of a senior post, saying it regretted his "disloyalty" for standing against the European Council head.
The centre-right European People's Party (EPP) said it had sacked Jacek Saryusz-Wolski as vice-president after Warsaw nominated him to succeed Tusk at an EU summit later this week.
Po ... more Moscow (AFP) March 7, 2017Putin pardons woman jailed over 'treasonous' text message  Beijing (AFP) March 6, 2017China defense budget rises at slowest pace in decades  Ottawa (AFP) March 6, 2017Canada extends Ukraine troop training mission to 2019 |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 
Mammalian cells are optimally adapted to gravity. But what happens in the microgravity environment of space if the earth's pull disappears? Previously, many experiments exhibited cell changes - after hours or even days in zero gravity. Astronauts, however, returned to Earth without any severe health problems after long missions in space, which begs the question as to how capable cells are of ada ... more Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 22, 2017'Gravitational noise' interferes with determining distant sources  Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017New method uses heat flow to levitate variety of objects  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Increasing the sensitivity of next-generation gravitational wave detectors |
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Beijing said Thursday it will push a "China solution" to global cyber governance after releasing its first strategy paper outlining a vision of the web where individual countries control the information that flows across their borders.
The roll out is part of an effort by Beijing to play a more active role in shaping the management of the internet, advocating what some critics have calle ... more Pullman WA (SPX) Mar 01, 2017WSU mathematician breaks down how to defend against quantum computing attacks  Beersheba, Israel (UPI) Feb 22, 2017A computer's LED light can smuggle out data from the hard drive  New York (UPI) Feb 21, 2017Northrop Grumman, PGZ to deepen industrial cooperation |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 7, 2017  Iraqi forces said Tuesday they had seized the main government offices in Mosul and its famed museum as they made steady progress in their battle to retake the city's west from jihadists.
The advances, which also included the recapture of three neighbourhoods, were announced on the third day of a renewed offensive against the Islamic State group in west Mosul - the largest remaining urban st ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 7, 2017Anti-IS assaults gain ground in Iraq and Syria Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 7, 2017Iraqi forces retake government HQ, museum in Mosul  Taji Base, Iraq (AFP) March 6, 2017US troops train Iraqi forces in key bridging skills |
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 Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) March 3, 2017 
Iraq's main Kurdish party and a Turkish rebel group fought a proxy battle Friday in the country's north, officials said, a conflict combining political rivalry and disagreement over territorial control.
Syrians Kurds tied to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) clashed with members of Iraq's Yazidi minority affiliated with Turkey's Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has a long-running pre ... more Beijing (AFP) March 1, 2017Bloody Islamic State video puts China in cross-hairs  Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) March 2, 2017US drone kills two on motorbike in Pakistan: officials Kunduz, Afghanistan (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Air strike kills key Afghan Taliban commander |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2017  China's world-leading coal consumption fell for the third straight year in 2016, government data showed Tuesday, as the planet's biggest carbon emitter struggles to break its addiction to the heavily polluting fuel.
Coal consumption fell by 4.7 percent year-on-year in 2016, and the share of coal in the country's energy mix slipped to 62.0 percent, down 2.0 percent year-on-year, the National ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 18, 2017China halts N. Korea coal imports after missile test  Brussels (AFP) Feb 9, 2017EU must shut coal plants by 2030 to meet climate pledge: study  Canberra, Australia (UPI) Feb 7, 2017Do more to advance CCS, BHP Billiton says |
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 Champaign IL (SPX) Mar 06, 2017 
Timing the harvest and transport of highly perishable, hand-picked crops such as strawberries so these delicate products reach consumers at peak flavor and freshness is an intricate dance that partners Mother Nature with manual labor.
However, many of the "smart farming" techniques and technologies that help growers harvest more of what they sow faster and more efficiently have focused pri ... more Guerima, Colombia (AFP) March 4, 2017Colombia's 'drug triangle' puts hope in chocolate  Champaign IL (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Hand-picked specialty crops 'ripe' for precision agriculture techniques  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Researchers propose using CRISPR to accelerate plant domestication |
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 Zurich (UPI) Mar 7, 2017 
New analysis of Earth's myriad craters turned up no evidence of an impact pattern. Earth is bombarded at random, the research shows.
Some astronomers suggest the sun possesses a companion star, which makes its closest approach to the solar system every 26 million years, triggering a barrage of asteroids. But the sibling star, named Nemesis, has never been found, and the latest analysis ... more Granada, Spain (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Asteroid Split in Two and, Years Later, Developed Tails  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 01, 2017NASA study hints at possible change in water 'fingerprint' of comet  Berkeley, Calif. (UPI) Feb 27, 2017Researchers aim to measure risk of exploding asteroids |
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