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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2017 There's one force whose effects are so deeply entrenched in our everyday lives that we probably don't think much about it at all: gravity. Gravity is the force that causes attraction between masses. It's why when you drop a pen, it falls to the ground. But because gravitational force is proportional to the mass of the object, only large objects like planets create tangible attractions. This is why the study of gravity traditionally focused on massive objects like planets. Our first manned sp ... read more |
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Suspected meningitis epidemic kills 745 in NigeriaAbuja (AFP) April 19, 2017 A meningitis outbreak in Nigeria has killed 745 people, an increase of more than 50 percent in barely a week, officials said Wednesday, sounding the alarm over the feared epidemic. ... more  
Alphabet's Verily makes smartwatch for health researchSan Francisco (AFP) April 14, 2017 Alphabet's life sciences unit Verily on Friday unveiled a wrist-worn "Study Watch" designed to gather complex health data in clinical studies. ... more 
Viral fossils reveal how our ancestors may have eliminated an ancient infectionWashington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 Scientists have uncovered how our ancestors may have wiped out an ancient retrovirus around 11 million years ago. Retroviruses, which include human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), are abundant i ... more 
A big-picture look at the world's worst Ebola epidemicSeattle WA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 An international effort to analyze the entire database of Ebola virus genomes from the 2013-2016 West African epidemic reveals insights into factors that sped or slowed the rampage and calls for usi ... more |
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Diarrhoea kills more than 500 in Somalia since January: UNGeneva (AFP) April 13, 2017 Cholera and acute diarrhoea have killed more than 500 people and left tens of thousands of others sick in drought-hit parts of Somalia since January, the United Nations said Thursday. ... more 
Swiss test wireless cameras to monitor newborns' vital signsGeneva (AFP) April 10, 2017 Swiss researchers said Monday they have developed a wireless camera system to monitor vital signs in premature babies, a move that could replace uncomfortable and highly inaccurate skin sensors. ... more 
SES and Luxembourg Government Extend SATMED E-Health ContractLuxembourg (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 SES and the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs report that they have extended a contract to maintain and support SATMED, an e-health satellite platform, until 2020. Under the ... more 
Study Examines Effects of Spaceflight on Immune SystemHouston TX (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 Getting sick isn't fun for anyone, but it could be especially taxing for crew members aboard the International Space Station. Protecting crew health is important as NASA prepares for long duration, ... more 
Deep sleep may act as fountain of youth in old ageBerkeley CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 As we grow old, our nights are frequently plagued by bouts of wakefulness, bathroom trips and other nuisances as we lose our ability to generate the deep, restorative slumber we enjoyed in youth. Bu ... more 
Scientists announce breakthrough in stem cell researchWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 Scientists have already successfully developed pluripotent stem cells in the lab, cells which can form any type of tissue. Totipotent stem cells are the pinnacle for stem cell scientists, however. And for the first time, researchers have found a way to engineer them. ... more |
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Space Station Crew Cultivates Crystals for Drug DevelopmentHouston TX (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 Crew members aboard the International Space Station will begin conducting research this week to improve the way we grow crystals on Earth. The information gained from the experiments could speed up ... more 
Mini X-ray sensor for high-precision medical applicationsParis, France (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 The ability to detect X-rays on a tiny scale paves the way for high-precision medical imaging and therapies. Such detection capabilities have been achieved by researchers from the CNRS, the Universi ... more 
Graphene-based neural probes probe brain activity in high resolutionMunich, Germany (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 Measuring brain activity with precision is essential to developing further understanding of diseases such as epilepsy and disorders that affect brain function and motor control. Neural probes with h ... more 
Improving memory with magnetsMontreal, Canada (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 The ability to remember sounds, and manipulate them in our minds, is incredibly important to our daily lives - without it we would not be able to understand a sentence, or do simple arithmetic. New ... more |
  Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 21, 2017 
SES has announced its new government product Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV), a SATCOM-enabled platform capable of providing high-speed connectivity and global communications services tailored to a broad range of commercial, civil, humanitarian and defence missions around the world.
The Rapid Response Vehicle is the world's first mobile platform to offer collaborative communications technolog ... more Colombo (AFP) April 19, 2017Sri Lanka ends search for garbage survivors as toll hits 32  Sydney (AFP) April 22, 2017US to honour 'dumb' refugee deal with Australia: Pence  Bogota (AFP) April 21, 2017'Is this Miami?': An Iraqi family's Colombian odyssey |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Apr 18, 2017 
Rice University computer scientists are mapping a new solution for interior navigational location detection by linking it to existing sensors in mobile devices. Their results were presented in a paper at last month's 2017 Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) Conference in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Six months ago, the same researchers published a paper on their first technology for a n ... more Paris (ESA) Apr 10, 2017Galileo's search and rescue service in the spotlight  Managua (AFP) April 7, 2017Russia inaugurates GPS-type satellite station in Nicaragua  Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017Northrop Grumman, Honeywell receive EGI-M contracts |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017  Psychedelics may trigger a "higher" level of consciousness.
Neuroscientists at the University of Sussex recorded an increase in neural signal diversity in the brains of people using psychedelic drugs.
Previous studies have documented the increase in neural signal diversity levels in "aware and awake" brains, as compared to levels in sleeping brains - confirming the index as usef ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017Indonesian hobbit evolved from African ancestor  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Putting social science modeling through its paces  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Science says: Let a stranger pick your profile picture |
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 Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 
The African Matabele ants (Megaponera analis) are widespread south of the Sahara and are a specialised termite predator. Two to four times a day, the ants set out to hunt prey. Proceeding in long files, they raid termites at their foraging sites, killing many workers and hauling the prey back to their nest.
These attacks, however, are met with resistance and the ants get involved in fights ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Can coyotes fill the ecological gaps left by lost wolf populations?  Quito (AFP) April 20, 2017Endangered Galapagos tortoises saved from suspected traffickers  Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Why don't fish freeze to death in icy water |
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 Abuja (AFP) April 19, 2017  A meningitis outbreak in Nigeria has killed 745 people, an increase of more than 50 percent in barely a week, officials said Wednesday, sounding the alarm over the feared epidemic.
"We need all hands on deck," said Chikwe Ihekweazu, head of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as the federal government announced the latest toll from the outbreak, which has mostly affected children. ... moreGeneva (AFP) April 13, 2017Diarrhoea kills more than 500 in Somalia since January: UN Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017A big-picture look at the world's worst Ebola epidemic Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Viral fossils reveal how our ancestors may have eliminated an ancient infection |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 22, 2017 
Prominent Chinese lawyer Xie Yang will not be allowed to pick his defence at his upcoming trial, his former attorney said, in a move rights groups called a breach of international standards.
Xie, who has worked on numerous cases considered politically sensitive by the ruling Communist party including defending Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, has been detained since July 2015.
He has c ... more Beijing (AFP) April 20, 2017Chinese tycoon accuses Beijing of meddling in interview  The Hague (AFP) April 12, 2017Dutch panda mania as giant bears arrive from China Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2017Beijing hutongs: village life in the city |
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 New Delhi (AFP) April 9, 2017 
The navies of India and China carried out a joint operation Sunday to rescue a merchant ship hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian defence ministry said.
After receiving a distress call on Saturday night, the Indian warships established contact with the captain of the merchant vessel who had locked himself in a strong room along with the rest of the Filipino crew.
" ... more Manila (AFP) Feb 8, 2017Philippines seeks US, China help to combat sea pirates |
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 Brussels (AFP) April 21, 2017 
Britain's snap election has sparked hopes in Europe that Brexit negotiations could run more smoothly with a leader who has a big mandate, analysts and diplomats say.
In Brussels, the belief is that if Prime Minister Theresa May wins a large majority as expected on June 8, she will no longer have to worry so much about upsetting hardliners in her Conservative Party.
That would give her sp ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Swedish government increases defense spending  Cairo (AFP) April 20, 2017Pentagon chief pledges support for Egypt's Sisi  Pag-Asa, Philippines (AFP) April 21, 2017Philippine defence chief visits disputed Spratly island |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 21, 2017 
An international team of astronomers has, for the first time, seen a cosmic magnification of the light from a class of supernova called Type Ia. Type Ia supernovas - often referred to as "standard candles" because of their well-known intrinsic brightness - are frequently used by astronomers to accurately measure the expansion rate of our universe, as well as the amount of dark energy, which is t ... more Orlando FL (SPX) Apr 07, 2017ZERO-G Research aims to advance deep-space mission technology  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 01, 2017Cells adapt ultra-rapidly to zero gravity  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 22, 2017'Gravitational noise' interferes with determining distant sources |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 
Military and civilian technological systems, from fighter aircraft to networked household appliances, are becoming ever more dependent upon software systems inherently vulnerable to electronic intruders. To meet its mission of preventing technological surprise and increasing national security, DARPA has advanced a number of technologies to make software more secure.
But what if hardware co ... more London (AFP) April 4, 2017Web pioneer slams UK, US calls to weaken encryption  Berlin (AFP) March 31, 2017German military to launch cyber command  Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017Esri contracted for embedded training of intelligence agency personnel |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) April 20, 2017 
Satellite dishes have been sprouting on the rooftops of east Mosul since it was retaken from the Islamic State group, who punished anyone caught with a dish with the lash.
"Now we know what is happening in the world," Mohammad Turki says as he installs one in the Al-Qahira district.
Since Iraqi forces ousted IS from the half of Mosul that lies east of the Tigris river, residents have rus ... more Baghdad (AFP) April 20, 2017Iraq summons Turkish envoy over Erdogan interview  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) April 20, 2017Iraq forces retake more areas in west Mosul  Baghdad (AFP) April 21, 2017Iraq forces free 11-year-old Yazidi girl in Mosul |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017 
The U.S. State Department has approved the possible foreign military sale of infantry and artillery supplies for Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq.
If approved by Congress, the equipment will be sold to the government of Iraq and then supplied to the Kurdish fighters. Kurds in Iraq live in a semi-autonomous region of the country, and have been praised by several U.S. lawmakers as effecti ... more Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan (AFP) April 22, 2017Over 100 killed, wounded in Taliban attack on Afghan military base  Jalalabad, Afghanistan (AFP) April 19, 2017Fighting ongoing near site of US blast in Afghanistan: NATO  Kabul (AFP) April 16, 2017Top US official visits Afghanistan after huge bomb attack |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2017  The amount of electricity generated by coal since 2007 is down 40 percent as natural gas and renewable power capacity grows, the U.S. government reported.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration said in a daily brief that coal accounted for about 30 percent of all of the electricity generated in the country last year.
"As natural gas and renewables have increased their market ... more Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017US environmental groups file suit to block new coal mining on public lands  Mumbai (AFP) March 19, 2017Adani to begin work on Australia mine by August: report Prague (AFP) March 19, 2017Czech energy group bucks green trend with bet on coal |
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 Laramie WY (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 
When grasslands feature a wide array of plant species, they provide a variety of benefits for humans and animals, including enhanced carbon storage capacity that can be quantified economically, according to a new scientific paper co-written by a University of Wyoming researcher.
And the ability to measure the economic value of biodiversity for enhancing carbon storage could help in making ... more Linan, China (AFP) April 20, 2017Busy harvest time in China's bamboo forests  Norwich, UK (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Sat nav for bread wheat uncovers hidden genes  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Nearly two billion people depend on imported food |
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 Paris (AFP) April 19, 2017  A peanut-shaped asteroid 1.3 kilometres (3,280 feet) across streaked past Earth on Wednesday, giving astronomers a rare chance to check out a big space rock up close.
But not too close.
Dubbed 2014-JO25, the asteroid came nearest at 12:20 GMT and is now hurtling away from the centre of our solar system, said Ian Carnelli, an astronomer from the European Space Agency (ESA).
"It does ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 20, 2017Landslides on Ceres Reflect Ice Content  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2017New study ranks hazardous asteroid effects from least to most destructive  Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 20, 2017NASA images Asteroid 2014 JO25 using radar prior to flyby |
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