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A big chunk of Greenland's ice cap has broken off

14 Sep 16:20 2 articles

A big chunk of Greenland's ice cap has broken off

A big chunk of Greenland's ice cap, estimated to be some 110 square kilometers (42.3 square miles), has broken off in the far north east Arctic which scientists say is evidence of rapid climate change.

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A huge chunk of Greenland's ice cap has broken off

A big chunk of Greenland's ice cap, estimated to be some 42.3 square miles (110 square kilometers), has broken off in the far north east Arctic which scientists say is evidence of rapid climate change.

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Signs of alien life detected on Venus

14 Sep 16:20 11 articles

Scientists focusing on climate issues claim 3 Balzan prizes

Three scientists focusing on climate issues were among the winners of this year's Balzan Prize, which recognizes scholarly and scientific achievements, organizers said Monday.

14 Sep 16:20 phys.org 3476726124614792567.html
Signs of alien life detected on Venus

The discovery of phosphine gas in the clouds of Venus could possibly indicate signs of life on the planet, scientists have said.

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Scientists make huge step in search for aliens as signs of life discovered on Venus

According to the researchers, the discovery points to extra-terrestrial life on Venus

14 Sep 16:28 Irish Mirror 2875825629719398172.html
Dams exacerbate the consequences of climate change on river fish

A potential response of river fish to environmental changes is to colonize new habitats. But what happens when dams and weirs restrict their movement? And are native and alien species similarly affected? ...

14 Sep 16:34 phys.org 3476726123345703290.html
DNA damage caused by migrating light energy

Ultraviolet light endangers the integrity of human genetic information and may cause skin cancer. For the first time, researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have demonstrated that DNA ...

14 Sep 16:50 phys.org 3476726124881352887.html
Improving the resistance of crops to combined climatic stresses

The Ecophysiology and Biotechnology Group of the Jaume I University of Castellón has studied the essential mechanisms to obtain plants of agronomic interest with greater capacity to face high temperatures, ...

14 Sep 16:51 phys.org 3476726124884337159.html
‘Prevalence of obesity during, after pregnancy high in 30 dists.’

Study examines risk factors and consequences of maternal obesity

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Case Fatality Rate declines, but many districts rate poorly

Dharwad, Bidar, and DK figure among districts at the bottom of the table

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Potential sign of alien life detected on inhospitable Venus

The researchers did not discover actual life forms, but noted that on Earth phosphine is produced by bacteria thriving in oxygen-starved environments.

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Astronomers may have found signs of life in the atmosphere of Venus

Astronomers in a paper published in the science journal Nature on Monday said they have identified the apparent presence of phosphine gas in Venus’ atmosphere. This is unusual because, per the paper, any phosphorus in this region should be in…

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Stunning sign of alien life detected by scientists on inhospitable Venus

In the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine has been detected, which indicates a tantalizing sign of potential life beyond Earth,.planet earth. Sign of life. Venus. Phosphine. alien

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Italy's Berlusconi leaves hospital after 'dangerous' COVID-19 battle

14 Sep 16:21 1 article

Italy's Berlusconi leaves hospital after 'dangerous' COVID-19 battle

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will leave the Milan hospital where he was being treated after contracting the coronavirus two ...

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‘Identify alternative site for Collectorate complex’

14 Sep 16:22 1 article

‘Identify alternative site for Collectorate complex’

MADURAI The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday ordered notice to the State on a petition that sought a direction to the government to identify an alternative site to construct a complex

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2,540 cases in State

14 Sep 16:24 6 articles

Sticky DNA webs may cause tissue damage associated with severe COVID-19 infections

Sticky webs of DNA released from immune cells known as neutrophils may cause much of the tissue damage associated with severe COVID-19 infections, according to two new studies published September 14 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

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8,244 new cases of COVID-19 reported in State

A total of 8,244 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday. With this, the total number of cases in the State stands at 4.67 lakh cases. Meanwhile, 8,865 patients were discharged on Monday, taking th

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Coronavirus: 208 new cases as death toll stays the same

There have been no new COVID-19 deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. 208 new cases and no deaths

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State’s recovery rate stands at 76.8%

The recovery rate of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka has been increasing over the last few days and it now stands at 76.8%.An analysis done by the State COVID-19 war room as of Sunday states that out of t

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2,540 cases in State

Study hints at higher infectivity potential of virus: Chief Minister

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Karnataka adds 8,244 COVID-19 cases, testing level dips

A.P. reports continuing dip in positive cases; Telangana again cuts testing on Sunday; Kerala reports 2,540 new cases

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EC for Sravan Shipping suspended

14 Sep 16:28 4 articles

Air quality statements issued for southwest Alberta amid wildfire smoke

Environment Canada issued special air quality statements for southwestern Alberta after 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 14.

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EC for Sravan Shipping suspended

Show cause issued to the company by MoEF&CC

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Families at West Midland Safari Park watch in horror as buffalo kills zebra in ‘freak accident’

The Congo buffalo and zebra were said to be 'fighting over hay' when the frightening incident happened

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GNR detects 58 illegal camping and caravanning offences on the Vicentina coast

The National Republican Guard (GNR) detected on 12 September 58 offences and identified as many other citizens for the practice of illegal camping and caravanning in the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano, on the coast of Vicentina, the Coastal Control Unit reported on 14 September.

14 Sep 17:35 The Portugal News Online 5173906807550430358.html
A magnetic field with an edge

14 Sep 16:30 25 articles

Relocated Isle Royale wolves form groups, reduce moose herd

Gray wolves that were taken to Michigan's Isle Royale National Park to rebuild its nearly extinct population are forming social groups, staking out territory and apparently mating—promising signs despite ...

14 Sep 16:30 phys.org 3476726124043440538.html
Reducing nitrogen with boron and beer

Humankind is reliant on the ammonium in synthetic fertilizer for food. However, producing ammonia from nitrogen is extremely energy-intensive and requires the use of transition metals.

14 Sep 16:33 phys.org 3476726123766373037.html
Research paper discusses future of field-based sciences in COVID-19 world

Independent group leaders Eleanor Scerri and Denise Kuehnert of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH) have teamed up with other colleagues from the institute and beyond to ...

14 Sep 16:33 phys.org 3476726123541664400.html
SC to organise workshop to enable staff to cope with stress during COVID-19 pandemic

The workshop will be organized in collaboration with the Director, Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences, Delhi on Tuesday.

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Rising to the occasion in these pandemic times

Ambulance drives play a key role in moving COVID patients to hospitals

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Infinite chains of hydrogen atoms have surprising properties, including a metallic phase

An infinite chain of hydrogen atoms is just about the simplest bulk material imaginable—a never-ending single-file line of protons surrounded by electrons. Yet a new computational study combining four ...

14 Sep 16:40 phys.org 3476726125017349526.html
Researchers develop patch of needles connected to a paper sensor for diagnosing prediabetes

Patches seem to be all the rage these days. There are birth control patches, nicotine patches, and transdermal medicinal patches, just to name a few.

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Dr Miriam Stoppard: It's vital to control spread of Covid-19 within the family

The recent Oldham outbreak was probably seeded by the younger ­generation and transmitted within large multigenerational households. If we don’t get the right public health measures in place there could be more surges within households introduced by young family members

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A magnetic field with an edge

A team of Indian and Japanese physicists have overturned the six-decade old notion that the giant magnetic field in a high intensity laser produced plasma evolves from the small, nanometre scale in the ...

14 Sep 16:55 phys.org 3476726123464078649.html
Pandemic leads to increase in calls to Dundalk SOSAD

As people struggle to cope with the immense impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their lives SOSAD in Dundalk has seen a significant increase of those reaching out to them for help. The devastating effe...

14 Sep 16:58 Dundalk Democrat 5738461709213855971.html
In visiting a charred California, Trump confronts a scientific reality he denies

Nearly two years ago, federal government scientists concluded that greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels could triple the frequency of severe fires across the Western states.

14 Sep 16:59 The Economic Times 7653256038315048282.html
'Hero' dad uses lifebuoy to rescue woman from Boyne

A father-of-three who rescued a woman from the Boyne river in Drogheda said that if there had not been a working life ring at the water's edge, "she would most likely have died".

14 Sep 16:59 RTE.ie 7595237277533789729.html
Residents want Pandalur GH renovated

Inspection ordered to look into the condition of the building: Joint Director of Health Services

14 Sep 17:03 The Hindu 6679535025123145208.html
Lockdown in Wales could be weeks away unless people change behaviour – minister

The number of new coronavirus cases in Wales increased by 183 on Monday – the largest rise in daily cases since May 19.

14 Sep 17:05 Express & Star 7324224459292173583.html
Rise in hospitalizations similar to 'early days' of pandemic, head of UHN warns

The head of the university Health Network is expressing concern about a rise in hospitalizations related to COVID-19 that he says is starting to remind him of “the early days” of the first wave of the virus.

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Amateur Air Pollution Trackers Are Mapping Western Wildfire Smoke

Using thousands of PurpleAir sensors, a community of tech enthusiasts and health-conscious residents are capturing a real-time portrait of an environmental crisis. 

14 Sep 17:24 Bloomberg 4032480121331646783.html
UK trials new antibody cocktail treatment for COVID-19

As part of the government-backed Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY (RECOVERY) Trials, monoclonal antibodies, or potent laboratory-made antibodies, will be given to about 2,000 patients in the coming weeks to see if they are effective against coronavirus.

14 Sep 17:33 The Economic Times 7653256037676452508.html
Three dead, low-lying areas in Krishna, West Godavari inundated

2.25 lakh cusecs of water released from Prakasam Barrage

14 Sep 17:56 The Hindu 6679535025953667258.html
Algarve has one of the lowest transmission rates in Portugal

The Algarve has one of the lowest transmission rates (Rt) of Covid-19 in all regions of Portugal, despite the increase in new cases in recent days, the president of the Regional Health Administration (ARS) said on 14 September.

14 Sep 18:01 The Portugal News Online 5173906807537711696.html
Slow-moving Hurricane Sally bringing a deluge to Gulf Coast

NEW ORLEANS — Storm-weary Gulf Coast residents rushed to finish last-minute preparations Monday as Hurricane Sally chugged slowly through warm Gulf waters. Forecasters said the biggest threat is flooding, with as much as 2 feet of rain falling in some areas.

14 Sep 18:16 Washington Examiner 4625792333532477431.html
30% recovered COVID-19 patients have no antibodies: govt. survey

‘No need to panic as memory cells will trigger immune response in most cases’

14 Sep 18:20 The Hindu 6679535025814268523.html
Daimler to pay £1.17bn to settle emissions cheating probes in US

The settlement, which includes civil penalties, will also require Daimler to fix the vehicles.

14 Sep 18:29 Express & Star 7324224460284639797.html
Full-face readings can optimize fever screening with infrared thermographs

Thermography has been a hot topic this year, due to the need for quicker diagnostics to detect and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Noncontact infrared thermometers (NCITs) are currently a primary tool ...

14 Sep 18:38 phys.org 3476726124536199925.html
Burned jaguars, fire tornadoes: Blazes in Brazil wetland deliver climate warning

A fire has been burning since mid-July in the remote wetlands of west-central Brazil, leaving in its wake a vast charred desolation bigger than ...

14 Sep 19:07 CNA 5644198864269514970.html
Two more labs confirm Navalny Novichok poisoning: Germany

Germany said Monday that two more European laboratories have confirmed its own findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned ...

14 Sep 19:13 CNA 5644198862601864561.html
Injured woman rescued from Long Mynd

14 Sep 16:48 1 article

Injured woman rescued from Long Mynd

The fire service were called to help the ambulance service recover a woman injured at a popular beauty spot.

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Post-COVID care facility to aid recovery

14 Sep 16:50 1 article

Post-COVID care facility to aid recovery

Patients can now recuperate at the rehab centre near Shivarampally

14 Sep 16:50 The Hindu 6679535024733847500.html
Researchers puzzled by group of 'crazy' killer whales attacking boats near Spain

14 Sep 16:52 3 articles

'Evidence is crucial' for philanthropists to determine charity donations, says new research

Research from the University of Birmingham has concluded that the process of giving to charity has to be grounded in evidence rather than reaction.

14 Sep 16:52 phys.org 3476726124518032993.html
Microsoft's Project Natick finds that underwater datacenters are reliable and effective

After a testing period that lasted nearly two years, Project Natick proves that underwater datacenters are more reliable, easier to deploy, and possibly cheaper than their land-based counterparts.

14 Sep 17:22 Neowin 8633418616397161082.html
Researchers puzzled by group of 'crazy' killer whales attacking boats near Spain

Researchers are befuddled by a group of killer whales that are attacking boats off the coasts of Spain and Portugal.

14 Sep 18:14 phys.org 3476726123818370662.html
Maharashtra adds over 17,000 cases

14 Sep 16:58 3 articles

Western region reports over 1,400 cases

COIMBATORE BureauCoimbatore district reported 498 new COVID-19 positive cases on Monday, taking the district’s tally so far to 22,662. Three patients aged 42, 57 and 83 died and the toll stood at 357.

14 Sep 16:58 The Hindu 6679535026237164767.html
Maharashtra adds over 17,000 cases

State tally crosses 10.77 lakh; 363 more deaths recorded

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District records 390 new cases, lowest in the last 45 days

Five more persons succumb to coronavirus; toll rises to 332

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Testing, cases see usual Sunday dip

14 Sep 17:01 1 article

Testing, cases see usual Sunday dip

Only 1,417 positives detected; 13 more succumb to the virus

14 Sep 17:01 The Hindu 6679535025860562021.html
Rain lashes Krishnagiri district

14 Sep 17:03 1 article

Rain lashes Krishnagiri district

The Krishnagiri Reservoir Project (KRP) dam was slowly filling up as rain continued to lash various parts of the district on Monday. The KRP reservoir received 1053 cusecs and recorded an outflow of 9

14 Sep 17:03 The Hindu 6679535026022365144.html
Salem GH handles 125 deliveries of COVID-19 patients

14 Sep 17:10 1 article

Salem GH handles 125 deliveries of COVID-19 patients

The Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital has handled 125 deliveries of COVID-19 patients alone since May.The Hospital, which is the tertiary centre for COVID-19 treatment in the di

14 Sep 17:10 The Hindu 6679535024806710874.html
Dog called Bear leads fight to save koalas from Australian bushfires

14 Sep 17:17 1 article

Dog called Bear leads fight to save koalas from Australian bushfires

SYDNEY: Australian scientists are using sniffer dogs to rescue koalas struggling to survive damaging bushfires as they try to avoid a repeat of ...

14 Sep 17:17 CNA 5644198863053612454.html
World-leading Oxford-educated cancer expert nicknamed 'God' 'failed to examine patients fully and did not disclose risks of treatment'

14 Sep 17:21 1 article

World-leading Oxford-educated cancer expert nicknamed 'God' 'failed to examine patients fully and did not disclose risks of treatment'

Professor Justin Stebbing, 49, is accused of having 'failed to provide good clinical care' to 11 people. The Harley Street doctor has a reputation for being 'aggressive' in his treatment plans.

14 Sep 17:21 Mail Online 124328110810833133.html
142 new cases in Kollam

14 Sep 17:30 1 article

142 new cases in Kollam

130 get the disease through contact, 6 health staff infected

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UAE announces emergency approval for use of Covid vaccine for frontline workers

14 Sep 17:39 1 article

UAE announces emergency approval for use of Covid vaccine for frontline workers

The trials in UAE were jointly operated by UAE’s G42 and Chinese company Sinopharm

14 Sep 17:39 mint 6614605818673053213.html
Sir Patrick Vallance ‘received telling off’ after arguing for lockdown

14 Sep 17:47 1 article

Sir Patrick Vallance ‘received telling off’ after arguing for lockdown

An email obtained by the BBC shows the Government’s chief scientific adviser said he ‘argued stronger than anyone for action for lockdown’.

14 Sep 17:47 Shropshire Star 3480199993248579431.html
Transparent body covers for virus victims

14 Sep 17:53 1 article

Transparent body covers for virus victims

In his first visit to Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Hospital after taking charge, Meerut District Magistrate K. Balaji told health officials to procure transparent body covers immediately to pack bodies of

14 Sep 17:53 The Hindu 6679535025539258667.html