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  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 Nanobubbles have recently gained popularity for their unique properties and expansive applications. Their large surface area and high stability in saturated liquids make nanobubbles ideal candidates for food science, medicine and environmental advancements. Nanobubbles also have long lifetimes of hours or days, and greater applicability than traditional macrobubbles, which typically only last for seconds. The stability of nanobubbles is well understood, but the mechanisms causing their eventual de ... read more |
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Your personal running coachParis (ESA) Oct 03, 2017 A start-up company from ESA's business incubator in Bavaria has developed a training app to help runners to exercise in a healthy way, and to reduce injuries from over-training. Drawing on erg ... more  
Light-activated nanoparticles can supercharge current antibioticsBoulder CO (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 Light-activated nanoparticles, also known as quantum dots, can provide a crucial boost in effectiveness for antibiotic treatments used to combat drug-resistant superbugs such as E. coli and Salmonel ... more 
Better, cheaper bio-ink may be used to create artificial organsVancouver, Canada (SPX) Oct 03, 2017 A new bio-ink that may support a more efficient and inexpensive fabrication of human tissues and organs has been created by researchers at UBC's Okanagan campus. Keekyoung Kim, an assistant pr ... more  
New test rapidly diagnoses ZikaBoston MA (SPX) Oct 02, 2017 MIT researchers have developed a paper-based test that can diagnose Zika infection within 20 minutes. Unlike existing tests, the new diagnostic does not cross-react with Dengue virus, a close relati ... more |
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Scientists are successfully breeding disease-resistance into mosquitoesWashington (UPI) Sep 29, 2017 While other mosquito-borne diseases have captured headlines in recent years, malaria remains the most problematic. Every year, several hundred million people become infected and a few hundred thousand perish. ... more  
Water from a rock: Puerto Ricans cope with hurricane aftermathComerio , Puerto Rico (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 The white pipes carved into the foot of the rain-soaked mountain stick out like needles, and from them flows water. ... more 
New synthetic molecule could trigger tissue regenerationWashington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017 A newly discovered DNA-targeting molecule could inspire the first tissue regeneration therapies. The synthetic molecule can cause stem cells to transform into heart muscle cells. ... more 
A sixth of new HIV patients in Europe 50 or older: studyParis (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 People aged 50 and older comprise a growing percentage of HIV patients in Europe, accounting for one in six new cases in 2015, researchers said Wednesday. ... more 
UC research shows ticks are even tougher and nastier than you thoughtCincinnati OH (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 They carry a host of diseases that they spread by plunging their barbed mouths into you like a grisly oil derrick. They're hard to remove and even harder to kill. Is your skin crawling yet? ... more 
Going under the knife in China's plastic surgery stampedeShanghai (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Chen Yan is 35 and fears middle age is upon her, so like all of her friends she sees cosmetic surgery as the solution: time to get a new nose. ... more |
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 Broad swath of US deemed environmentally suitable for mosquitoes that transmit disease 
Exploring the adaptation extremes of human high altitude sickness and fitnessOxford UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 Many research groups have recently explored human adaptation and successfully identified candidate genes to high altitude living among three major far-flung global populations: Tibetans, Ethiopians ... more 
Vitamin super-cocktail to combat 60 days of lying in bedParis (ESA) Sep 22, 2017 This week will see the second ESA bedrest study investigating a mix of antioxidants and vitamins that could help astronauts to combat the side effects of living in space. Ten volunteers will l ... more 
NASA's one-year mission investigates how space affects astronauts' functional performanceHouston TX (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 Adapting to the microgravity environment of space changes the way your brain interprets sensory signals, decreases muscle strength and alters cardiovascular function. Astronauts will need to overcom ... more 
Low-level radiation exposure less harmful to health than other modern lifestyle risksOxford, UK (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 Human populations have always been exposed to ionizing radiation, and more so in modern life due to its use in medicine, industry and the armed forces. Whilst the risks to human health from medium a ... more |
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  New Delhi (AFP) Oct 9, 2017 
India's top court ordered a temporary ban on the sale of firecrackers in New Delhi on Monday, ahead of the Diwali festival that leaves the city shrouded in toxic smog.
The decision comes a little over a week before Diwali - the Hindu festival of lights - when Delhi fills with acrid smoke from celebratory firecrackers set off day and night.
The onset of winter usually worsens the situat ... more Preston, United Kingdom (AFP) Oct 7, 2017Hurricane survivors swap Caribbean seas for English peas  Tunis (AFP) Oct 9, 2017At least 8 migrants drown as boat collides with navy vessel: Tunisia  New Orleans (AFP) Oct 8, 2017US Gulf Coast begins cleanup after Nate proves weaker than expected |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017 
The U.S. Air Force has given their final acceptance approval to Lockheed Martin's GPS III satellite, the company announced on Tuesday.
The available for launch designation, or AFL, from the Air Force is the final stage in accepting new technology under Department of Defense regulations. Lockheed Martin's first GPS III Space Vehicle or GPS III SV01 is expected to deploy in 2018, accordin ... more Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2017exactEarth Announces Agreement with Alltek Marine to Expand Small Vessel Tracking Service Offering  Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017BeiDou navigation to cover Belt and Road countries by 2018 Beijing (XNA) Sep 19, 2017China's BeiDou-3 satellites get new chips |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 
Prehistoric humans are likely to have formed mating networks to avoid inbreeding
Early humans seem to have recognised the dangers of inbreeding at least 34,000 years ago, and developed surprisingly sophisticated social and mating networks to avoid it, new research has found.
The study, reported in the journal Science, examined genetic information from the remains of anatomically mode ... more Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Ancient humans left Africa to escape drying climate  Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017Scientists find more modern human traits influenced by Neandertal DNA  Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Stone Age child reveals that modern humans emerged more than 300,000 years ago |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Oct 9, 2017 
The welfare of stray cats and dogs roaming Iraq's capital Baghdad is far from a priority for most residents after years of bloodshed and insecurity.
Homeless animals typically face cruelty or even extermination on the streets of the city, but now some pet lovers are looking to use social media to change attitudes and find loving owners for the four-legged friends.
Agricultural college ... more Newark DE (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Examining the lifestyles of microbes  Suiyang, China (AFP) Oct 6, 2017From poacher to ranger: saving China's Siberian tigers  York, UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Animals that play with objects learn how to use them as tools |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 29, 2017 
While other mosquito-borne diseases have captured headlines in recent years, malaria remains the most problematic. Every year, several hundred million people become infected and a few hundred thousand perish.
But a recent breakthrough in the genetic modification could help breed disease-resistance into mosquito populations and eradicate malaria altogether.
Malaria is caused by a ... moreBoston MA (SPX) Oct 02, 2017New test rapidly diagnoses Zika Cincinnati OH (SPX) Sep 26, 2017UC research shows ticks are even tougher and nastier than you thought Paris (AFP) Sept 26, 2017A sixth of new HIV patients in Europe 50 or older: study |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 11, 2017 
Hong Kongers have a duty to stand up for China over threats to its sovereignty, the territory's leader Carrie Lam said Wednesday, months after Beijing warned against any challenge to its control over the semi-autonomous city.
Lam, making her first policy address since she came to power earlier this year, skirted the subject of political reform as the city's pro-democracy forces contend with ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 4, 2017Former Hong Kong leader appears in court over sandwich 'attack'  Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 3, 2017Hong Kong democracy activist in court for throwing 'smelly' sandwich  Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 1, 2017Hong Kong migrant mothers sing for their distant children |
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 Sydney (AFP) Aug 4, 2017 
A massive cocaine haul bound for Australia in the hull of a yacht has been intercepted by the French navy in the Pacific, officials said on Friday.
The 1.46 tonnes of the drug with an estimated street value of Aus$322 million (US$256 million) was seized in the South Pacific and four crew members, believed to be Lithuanian and Latvian nationals, arrested.
The vessel "Afalina", which set s ... more Jakarta (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Indonesia to deport 153 Chinese for $450 million scam  Washington (AFP) June 28, 2017US lists China among worst human trafficking offenders Bangkok (AFP) June 1, 2017Golden Triangle narco-gangs churning out new highs, UN warns |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2017 
President Donald Trump made a cryptic remark Thursday about the present time possibly representing the "calm before the storm," but declined to specify what specific crisis - if any - he was referring to.
Trump made the remark during a photo opportunity at the White House as he and First Lady Melania prepared to have dinner with military leaders and their spouses, following a meeting with ... more Manila (AFP) Oct 5, 2017Philippines hails US as top ally, welcomes war games  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 29, 2017Hong Kong lawmaker guilty of desecrating Chinese flag  Washington (AFP) Sept 29, 2017Trump accepts Duterte's ASEAN summit invite after all |
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 University Park, PA (SPX) Oct 03, 2017 
For the first time, three detectors have tracked the gravitational waves emitted by a merger of two black holes - a critical new capability that allows scientists to more closely locate a gravitational wave's birthplace in space. Gravitational waves are ripples in space and time created when two massive, compact objects such as black holes merge. A paper about the new gravitational wave, known a ... more Oxford UK (SPX) Sep 28, 2017Gravitational twists help theoretical physicists shed light on quantum complexity  London, UK (SPX) Sep 28, 2017British Technology at Heart of Gravitational Wave Discovery  Hannover, Germany (SPX) Sep 28, 2017Three Ears Listen Even More Accurately Than Two |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017 
The U.S. Department of Defense has contracted Engility Holdings to help safeguard acquisition programs and technologies from foreign exploitation.
Engility Holdings said the contract to support the Pentagon's Damage Assessment Management Office and Joint Acquisition Protection and Exploitation Cell is worth $28 million. It is for one base year and has four option years.
"Protecti ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017Aircraft cyber-defense capabilities on BAE drawing board  Washington (AFP) Oct 10, 2017Hacking the election: security flaws need fixing, researchers say  Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2017Equifax raises breach victim number to 145.5 million |
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 Hawija, Iraq (AFP) Oct 7, 2017 
One side of the billboard calls for jihad, while the other warns of death for smokers. Iraq's Hawija still bears clear signs of its three years under jihadist rule.
Islamic State group jihadists set fire to everything they could before they fled an Iraqi government offensive on the northern town in oil-rich Kirkuk province.
Thick black smoke billows from burning oil wells around the tow ... more Moscow (AFP) Oct 10, 2017Moscow says US 'pretending' to fight IS in Iraq  Paris (AFP) Oct 10, 2017Shock Iraq torture photos raise ethical dilemmas  Karbala, Iraq (AFP) Oct 9, 2017Young Iraqi given shot at governor's job after internet challenge |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Oct 9, 2017 
Iraq's central government on Monday unleashed a legal barrage against Kurdish officials and sought to seize key businesses in a fresh bid to tighten the screws over a disputed independence referendum.
The latest moves come exactly two weeks after an overwhelming majority of voters in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region backed independence in a non-binding ballot slammed as illegal by Baghdad ... more Washington (AFP) Oct 7, 2017Trump sends lieutenants to Pakistan with tough message  Paris (AFP) Oct 5, 2017'We don't want armed confrontation with Kurds says Iraqi PM; Turkey will soon close borders Baghdad (AFP) Oct 7, 2017Row breaks out in Iraq over Kurd flag on Talabani coffin |
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 Sydney (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 
Rio Tinto will return $2.5 billion to shareholders in a buyback after selling most of its Australian coal assets to China-backed Yancoal, the mining giant said Friday.
The world's second-largest miner sold Coal & Allied to Yancoal, majority-controlled by China's Yanzhou Coal, earlier this month in a divestment drive analysts expect will lead to a complete exit from the sector.
The buybac ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017First-ever U.S. coal shipment arrives in Ukraine  Sydney (AFP) Sept 1, 2017Rio completes Australia coal mines sale to China's Yancoal  Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017In a first, U.S. ships coal to Ukraine |
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 Brunswick NJ (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 
Rutgers scientists have found an efficient way to enhance the nutritional value of corn - the world's largest commodity crop - by inserting a bacterial gene that causes it to produce a key nutrient called methionine, according to a new study.
The Rutgers University-New Brunswick discovery could benefit millions of people in developing countries, such as in South America and Africa, who dep ... more Washington DC (SPX) Oct 10, 2017Sustainable irrigation may harm other development goals  Miami (AFP) Oct 5, 2017Bee-harming pesticides in 75 percent of honey worldwide: study  Urbana IL (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Are we at a tipping point with weed control? |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 06, 2017 
A postgraduate of the Faculty of Geology at Moscow State University working as a part of an international team has assessed the oxidative environment and its changes inside asteroids from the core to the surface. This gives the authors of the study a better understanding of how the planets were formed. The paper was published in Meteoritics and Planetary Science.
Asteroids were formed by a ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Team led by UCLA astrophysicist observes primitive comet 2 billion kilometres from the sun  Riga, Latvia (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Studies of 'Crater Capital' in the Baltics Show Impactful History  Paris (ESA) Oct 02, 2017Unexpected Surprise: A Final Image from Rosetta |
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