Solomons police out in force after rioting
Honiara (AFP) May 19, 2014 -
Solomon Islands police were out in force on the streets of the capital Honiara on Monday after rioting among the victims of recent devastating floods, authorities said.
Deputy Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga called for calm and advised citizens to stay at home amid fears of renewed violence in the impoverished city.
Matanga said the rioting on Friday and Saturday nights, which left s ...
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New dinosaur species, largest ever, unearthed in Argentina
Trelew, Argentina (UPI) May 19, 2013 -
Scientists have unearthed several fossils from a new species of dinosaur called the Titanosaur - the biggest yet discovered.
Researchers from Argentina's Museum of Paleontology Egidio Feruglio announced their discovery last week, and released photos of the newly-found fossils over the weekend.
Although there is no official scientific paper yet released on the dino, early details ...
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Marine fossil bed along Africa's South Atlantic coast dated to 71.5 mya
Dallas TX (SPX) May 20, 2014 -
Paleontologists at Southern Methodist University have measured the carbon isotopes in marine fossils to precisely date for the first time 30 million years of sediments along Africa's South Atlantic shoreline.
The researchers matched the pattern of ratios of carbon-13 and carbon-12 isotopes in marine fossils from Africa's South Atlantic shoreline to known patterns of carbon ratios in fossil ...
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International standards reducing insect stowaways in wood packaging material
East Lansing MI (SPX) May 20, 2014 -
A new international standard for wood packaging material used in international trade is significantly slowing the inadvertent export of stowaway invasive bark- and wood-boring insects, according to a study by the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS).
Lead author Robert Haack, a research entomologist with the U.S. Forest Service's Northern Research Station in East L ...
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Cause of death established - Chamois had pneumonia
Vienna, Austria (SPX) May 20, 2014 -
In spring 2010, nearly a third of the chamois living in a region of northern Austria suddenly died of unexplained causes. Concerned hunters and foresters sent the carcasses to the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna for analysis.
Extensive investigations have now revealed that the animals died of bacterial pneumonia caused by two strains of bacteria that are highly unusual in chamois ...
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Dangerous storms peaking further north, south than in past
Boston MA (SPX) May 20, 2014 -
Powerful, destructive tropical cyclones are now reaching their peak intensity farther from the equator and closer to the poles, according to a new study co-authored by an MIT scientist. The results of the study, published in the journal Nature, show that over the last 30 years, tropical cyclones - also known as hurricanes or typhoons - are moving poleward at a rate of about 33 miles per decade i ...
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Research reveals New Zealand sea lion is a relative newcomer
Otage NZ (SPX) May 20, 2014 -
The modern New Zealand sea lion is a relative newcomer to our mainland, replacing a now-extinct, unique prehistoric New Zealand sea-lion that once lived here, according to a new study led by University of Otago researchers.
A team of biologists from the University of Otago estimates that this prehistoric mainland sea-lion population became extinct as recently as 600 years ago, and was then ...
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