Weekly Roundup | Earth and Nature: Top 20 stories of the week of Dec 22 - 29th, 2016
The planet's hope and salvation lies in the adoption of revolutionary new knowledge being revealed at the frontiers of science. - Bruce Lipton
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Where Forests Work Harder
New research points to a need to better understand how human-modified landscapes differ from pristine ones.
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Submitted on December 23rd 2016 by gladsdotter
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China Announces Its Largest-Ever Seizure Of Trafficked Pangolin Scales
Chinese officials have seized 3.1 tonnes (more than 3.4 tons) of illegally trafficked pangolin scales from a port in Shanghai, according to state media. It's the largest such seizure China has ever made, Xinhua News Agency reports. Pangolins are the world's most widely trafficked mammals — their meat is a delicacy and their scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
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Submitted on December 28th 2016 by spacepopper
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The world is much better than it seems
Who wouldn’t be depressed about the world today? Donald Trump! Islamic State! Oil slump! Mass shootings! Global warming! Everywhere you look, it’s doom and gloom. So, turn off the news and consider this. For most of humanity, life is improving at an accelerated rate. Most people find this hard to believe – after all, we’re programmed to look for trouble. Here are some reasons to start the new year on an optimistic note...
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Submitted on December 27th 2016 by messi
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4 +17y+ ago
A Bigger Problem Than ISIS?
The Mosul Dam is failing. A breach would cause a colossal wave that could kill as many as a million and a half people.
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Submitted on December 26th 2016 by gladsdotter with 1 comments
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5 +17y+ ago
Ash Tree Genome Sequenced for First Time
UK scientists have decoded the genome of the ash in the fight against a devastating plant disease.
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Submitted on December 26th 2016 by jcscher
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6 +17y+ ago
Almost eaten in China, 37 dogs en route to Montreal
Dogs who were saved from the Yulin Dog Meat Festival in China earlier this year are on their way to Montreal and arrive at the SPCA Friday evening.
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Submitted on December 23rd 2016 by drunkenninja with 2 comments
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Cheetahs Heading Towards Extinction as Population Crashes
A new study estimates there are just 7,100 now left in the wild as they face growing conflict with humans.
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Submitted on December 27th 2016 by jcscher with 1 comments
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8 +17y+ ago
Solar is top source of new capacity on the US grid in 2016
The US electric grid continued to transform in 2016. No new coal plants were added, and solar became the top new source of generating capacity. Combined with wind, a small bit of hydro, and the first nuclear plant added to the grid in decades, sources that generate power without carbon emissions accounted for two-thirds of the new capacity added in 2016. These numbers come from the US Energy Information Administration, which asked utilities about what sources they expected to have online at the end of the year.
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Submitted on December 23rd 2016 by hxxp
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9 +17y+ ago
Series of Earthquakes Hits Near California-Nevada Border
A series of moderate earthquakes rocked the Nevada-California border, shaking residents in both states but producing no reports of major damage or injury.
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Submitted on December 28th 2016 by jcscher
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Apes can guess what others are thinking - just like humans, study finds
Research indicates apes are able to predict one another’s beliefs and suggests that other primates have complex inner lives
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Submitted on December 28th 2016 by Gozzin with 1 comments
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11 +17y+ ago
Ammonia Detected in Earth's Atmosphere for First Time
In an unexpected first, researchers have discovered ammonia in Earth's lowest atmospheric layer, a new study said. The detected ammonia was most concentrated in the upper layer of the troposphere above India and China, countries that have experienced population and economic booms in recent years. The gas (NH3) is most likely coming from livestock farming and fertilization in those countries, the researchers said.
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Submitted on December 23rd 2016 by darvinhg with 1 comments
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12 +17y+ ago
Enter the Sapiezoic: a new aeon of self-aware global change
Humans have been altering Earth for millennia, but only now are we wise to what we’re doing. How will we use that wisdom? By David Grinspoon.
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Submitted on December 22nd 2016 by AdelleChattre with 1 Related Links:
1. Collapse of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Reveals Inadequacy of Current Climate Strategies Added by AdelleChattre on December 22nd 2016.
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13 +17y+ ago
In American Towns, Private Profits From Public Works
Desperate towns have turned to private equity firms to manage their waterworks. The deals bring much-needed upgrades, but can carry hefty price tags. By Danielle Ivory, Ben Protess and Griff Palmer.
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Submitted on December 26th 2016 by AdelleChattre
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Why archaeology needs to come out of the cave and into the digital age
Far from being stuck in a stuffy past, the unifying message of modern archaeology is vital for steering us towards a positive future
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Submitted on December 22nd 2016 by AdelleChattre
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15 +17y+ ago
France officially opens world's first solar panel road
France’s Minister of Environment Ségolène Royal has officially opened the world’s first solar road this week with one kilometer and 2,880 solar panels in Tourouvre-au-Perche. Now the country is waiting to see if the road, built with construction company Colas‘ Wattway technology, will live up to the hype surrounding the clean energy experiment. The road is designed to produce sufficient power to electrify street lighting in the 3,400-person village.
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Submitted on December 24th 2016 by yuriburi with 1 comments
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16 +17y+ ago
Furiosa’s Cat Feeder
The trick is to be smarter than the animal with a brain the size of a walnut.
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Submitted on December 23rd 2016 by gladsdotter with 2 comments
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This 509-year-old map contains the first known use of the word 'America' — but not where you may think
In April 1507, German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller published his Universalis cosmographia secundum Ptholomaei traditionem et Americi Vespucii aliorumque lustrationes, or The Universal Cosmography according to the Tradition of Ptolemy and the Discoveries of Amerigo Vespucci and others. It was the first known map to feature parts of the New World labeled “America,” derived from the Latin version of Vespucci’s first name.
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Submitted on December 24th 2016 by Pfennig88
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18 +17y+ ago
Climate Change: Potentially Good News on Methane and Peat Carbon
Scientists studying large, ancient carbon deposits in northern peat bogs to see if climate change might push them to emit methane, have discovered that they might not. The surprising result of a new study may be an early indicator that there is one less potentially large source of a powerful greenhouse gas in Earth’s future.
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Submitted on December 23rd 2016 by everlost
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The Wintry Elegance of Hasui Kawase’s Woodblock Prints
Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) was a prominent landscape artist in 20th century Japan who travelled extensively throughout the Western regions of the country. Known for his poetic renderings of snow, rains and moonlight, he created elegant prints of Kyoto temples covered in snow, as well as dark and quiet landscapes.
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Submitted on December 27th 2016 by gladsdotter
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20 +17y+ ago
Australia flood: Six missing Following Record Rainfall
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) described it as a twice-a-century weather event, creating waterfalls all over Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, a site sacred to indigenous people at the heart of the park in neighbouring Northern Territory.
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Submitted on December 27th 2016 by jcscher with 1 comments
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