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Neural network sharpens satellite ocean color in complex coastal watersTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 A recent study presents ACA-SIM, an atmospheric correction algorithm that uses satellite-in situ matchup data and neural networks to improve ocean color retrievals over coastal waters. The approach ... more  
Deep Arctic gas hydrate mounds host ultra deep cold seep ecosystemBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 A multinational research team led by UiT The Arctic University of Norway has identified the deepest known gas hydrate cold seep on Earth during the Ocean Census Arctic Deep - EXTREME24 expedition, d ... more  
Sunlight driven microplastic leaching reshapes dissolved pollution in waterTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Microplastics have become widespread in rivers, lakes, and oceans, where particle numbers can reach thousands per liter in surface waters. Over time, contact with water and exposure to sunlight caus ... more  
Black carbon from straw burning limits antibiotic resistance in plastic mulched fieldsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Researchers tracking how antibiotic resistance genes move from soil into soybean plants report that black carbon produced by straw burning can offset the resistance intensifying effects of plastic m ... more |
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How Climate Policies that Incentivize and Penalize Can Drive the Clean Energy TransitionLa Jolla CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 A new study from a team of researchers that includes faculty from the University of California San Diego and Princeton University shows how a mix of subsidies for clean energy and taxes on pollution ... more  
Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of AlgecirasBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Alen Space has completed the first demonstrator pilot campaign of VDES technology using its SATMAR satellite over the Bay of Algeciras in southern Spain. Over the past week, the company worked with ... more  
BlackSky accelerates Gen-3 satellite into full commercial service in three weeksLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has placed its third Gen-3 imaging satellite into commercial service just three weeks after launch, marking a major reduction in commissioning time compared wit ... more  
Helsinki chemists develop low temperature direct air capture fluidBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Researchers in the University of Helsinki's chemistry department have developed a new liquid compound that captures carbon dioxide directly from untreated ambient air while leaving other major atmos ... more |
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Filipinos master disaster readiness, one roll of the dice at a timeManila (AFP) Dec 29, 2025 In a library in the Philippines, a dice rattles on the surface of a board before coming to a stop, putting one of its players straight into the path of a powerful typhoon. ... more |
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Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025Paris, France (AFP) Dec 31, 2025 Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to AFP analysis based on data from the European Copernicus programme. ... more 
Meat-loving Argentines shun beef as inflation bitesSan Isidro, Argentina Dec 29, 2025 As New Year's festivities draw near, meat-loving Argentines are readying their famous "asado" grills - traditionally laden with steaks, ribs and sausages. ... more  
Beijing slams 'forced demolition' of Chinese monument at Panama CanalBeijing (AFP) Dec 29, 2025 China strongly criticized on Monday the weekend demolition by Panamanian authorities of a monument to Beijing's contributions to the Panama Canal. ... more  
France's Reunion warns of 'probable or imminent' volcanic eruptionSaint-Denis De La Reunion (AFP) Jan 1, 2026 France's Reunion island warned early Thursday of the "probable or imminent eruption" of its Piton de la Fournaise volcano, one of the most active in the world. ... more |
China says to impose extra 55% tariffs on some beef importsBeijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2025 China said on Wednesday it will impose additional 55 percent tariffs on some beef imports from countries including Brazil, Australia and the United States that exceed a certain quantity from January 1. ... more  |
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Inside Chernobyl, Ukraine scrambles to repair radiation shieldChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 26, 2025 Inside an abandoned control room at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a worker in an orange hardhat gazed at a grey wall of seemingly endless dials, screens and gauges that were supposed to prevent disaster. ... more  
Sudanese trek through mountains to escape Kordofan fightingPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Dec 31, 2025 For eight days, Sudanese farmer Ibrahim Hussein led his family through treacherous terrain to flee the fighting in southern Kordofan - the latest and most volatile front in the country's 31-month-old conflict. ... more  
Iraq parliament elects new speakerBaghdad (AFP) Dec 29, 2025 Iraq's new parliament elected a senior figure from the Sunni Taqadom party as its speaker Monday, the first session since November elections that consolidated the main parties' grip on power. ... more  
Finland opens to wolf hunting in the new yearHelsinki (AFP) Dec 29, 2025 Finland will allow limited hunting of wolves next year to manage their growing population, repealing year-round protections that had been in place since 1973. ... more |
 
Eight dead in US strikes on alleged drug boats: US militaryWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 1, 2026 The US military said Wednesday that eight people were killed in multiple new strikes on alleged drug boats, bringing the death toll in Washington's campaign against what it says are narcotics traffickers to at least 115. ... more 
NASA Earth science faces rollback as Mission to Planet Earth era winds downLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 For a generation, NASA's Earth Science Division embodied the idea that studying our own planet was as central to the agency's mission as exploring the Moon and Mars. That framework, born out of the ... more 
Nigeria signals more strikes likely in 'joint' US operationsLagos (AFP) Dec 26, 2025 Nigeria on Friday signalled that more strikes against jihadist groups were expected after a Christmas Day bombardment by US forces against militants in the north of the country, which it said was a joint operation with its military. ... more  
Multi core wildfire soot particles found to boost global warming impactTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Traditionally, climate models have represented black carbon particles as having a single carbon core surrounded by a shell, but new work on wildfire smoke shows that about 21 percent of particles, e ... more |
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Under CERES watch Earth radiation budget record reaches 25 yearsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 NASA's Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System, or CERES, has tracked Earth's energy budget from space for more than two decades using a suite of instruments flown on multiple satellites since ... more 
Wildland fires estimated to release more organic air pollutantsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Wildland fires that burn forests, grasslands and peat may release more airborne organic compounds than previously recognized, according to a new analysis of emissions from 1997 to 2023. Researchers ... more 
'World's first' Green parliamentarian dies aged 75Geneva (AFP) Dec 28, 2025 Daniel Brelaz, celebrated in Switzerland as the first Green politician elected to a national parliament anywhere in the world, died overnight, his family said Sunday. He was 75. ... more 
CO2 soon to be buried under North Sea oil platformEsbjerg, Denmark (AFP) Dec 22, 2025 In the North Sea where Denmark once drilled for oil, imported European carbon dioxide will soon be buried under the seabed in a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project nearing completion. ... more |
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From farms to court, climate-hit communities take on big pollutersParis, France (AFP) Dec 19, 2025 Farmers and fishermen hit by climate change are taking big corporate polluters to court - and experts say these David-vs-Goliath lawsuits are only set to multiply as the planet keeps warming. ... more |
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From predator to plate: Japan bear crisis sparks culinary crazeChichibu, Japan (AFP) Dec 24, 2025 Since Japan recorded a spike in deadly bear attacks, Koji Suzuki has struggled to keep up with booming demand for grilled cuts of the animal at his restaurant. ... more 
Iraqis cover soil with clay to curb sandstormsSamawah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 28, 2025 Deep in Iraq's southern desert, bulldozers and earthmovers spread layers of moist clay over sand dunes as part of a broader effort to fight increasingly frequent sandstorms. ... more 
'Make emitters responsible': Thailand's clean air activistsBangkok (AFP) Dec 28, 2025 A finance specialist who struggled after running in smog and a doctor who fears for the health of his children are among the activists spearheading landmark air pollution legislation in Thailand despite political uncertainty. ... more 
Ivory Coast ruling party set for election landslide: early resultsAbidjan (AFP) Dec 28, 2025 The ruling party in Ivory Coast was headed for a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, according to early results announced Sunday which already credit it with an outright majority in the national assembly. ... more |
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