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China's birth rate falls to lowest on recordBeijing (AFP) Jan 19, 2026 China's birth rate plunged last year to its lowest level on record, official data showed on Monday, as its population shrank for a fourth straight year despite efforts to curb the decline. ... more  
Chile police arrest suspect over deadly wildfiresLirquen, Chile (AFP) Jan 21, 2026 Police in south-central Chile have arrested a man on suspicion of starting one of the recent wildfires that killed 20 people and razed entire neighborhoods, the government said Wednesday. ... more  
Activists question treaty power to protect high seasLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 After years of international negotiation and diplomacy, the High Seas Treaty has come into force in January 2026, with 61 states ratifying the agreement to protect international waters and marine li ... more  
Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add upParis, France (AFP) Jan 21, 2026 Climate change is turbocharging heatwaves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path? ... more |
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With monitors and lawsuits, Pakistanis fight for clean airKarachi (AFP) Jan 21, 2026 With pollution in Pakistan hitting record highs in recent years, citizens clutching air monitors and legal papers are taking the fight for clean air into their own hands. ... more  
Indonesia revokes permits of 28 firms after deadly floodsJakarta (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 Indonesia stripped more than two dozen permits from forestry, mining and hydroelectric companies in Sumatra Tuesday, a government minister said, just weeks after deadly floods devastated parts of the island. ... more 
Rescuers race to find missing as deadly floods ravage MozambiqueManhica, Mozambique Jan 20, 2026 Rescuers in Mozambique clawed through thick mud and waded into waterlogged homes on Tuesday, racing to find survivors still unaccounted for after one of the country's worst floods in decades. ... more 
Scientists plan deep-sea expedition to probe 'dark oxygen'Paris, France (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 A team of scientists announced Tuesday they have developed new deep-sea landers specifically to test their contentious discovery that metallic rocks at the bottom of the ocean are producing "dark oxygen". ... more |
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Tourists hit record in Japan, despite plunge from ChinaTokyo (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 A record number of tourists flocked to Japan in 2025, officials said Tuesday, despite a steep fall in Chinese visitors in December as a diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo rumbled on. ... more |
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Penguins bring forward breeding season as Antarctica warms: studyParis, France (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 Penguins are bringing forward their breeding season at record rates as Antarctica rapidly warms due to climate change, according to research published by a global team of scientists on Tuesday. ... more  
Vietnam leader pledges graft fight as he eyes China-style powersHanoi, Vietnam (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 Vietnam's top leader promised to fight corruption in an address Tuesday to a twice-a-decade congress of the Communist Party, where he is seeking expanded powers similar to China's political structure. ... more 
ExoAnalytic tools to power FireSat wildfire monitoring constellationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 ExoAnalytic Solutions Inc. has been selected to develop advanced software and visualization tools for the Earth Fire Alliance FireSat program, an emerging satellite constellation designed specifical ... more  
Sudanese put through 'hell' as advanced weapons fuel war: UN rights chiefPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Jan 18, 2026 Nearly three years of war have put the Sudanese people through "hell", the UN's rights chief said Sunday, blasting the vast sums spent on advanced weaponry at the expense of humanitarian aid and the recruitment of child soldiers. ... more |
South Africa declares national disaster as floods batter regionJohannesburg (AFP) Jan 18, 2026 South Africa on Sunday declared a national disaster after widespread flooding that destroyed homes and killed dozens, while thousands sought shelter in neighbouring Mozambique. ... more  |
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Pendulum device taps power from ocean currentsParis, France (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 A new energy harvesting concept uses a pendulum like cylinder system to capture power from moving water in oceans and rivers. The design, developed by Francisco Huera of the Department of Mechanical ... more  
Frozen hydrogen cyanide crystals may have helped spark early chemistry for lifeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 Hydrogen cyanide is highly poisonous to humans, yet new work suggests it could have played a constructive role in the emergence of life on early Earth and in other cold environments in the solar sys ... more  
Understanding ammonia energy's tradeoffs around the worldBoston MA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Many people are optimistic about ammonia's potential as an energy source and carrier of hydrogen, and though large-scale adoption would require major changes to the way it is currently manufactured, ... more  
Europe approves EPS Sterna polar microsatellite networkBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 12, 2026 The EUMETSAT Council has formally endorsed the EUMETSAT Polar System Sterna (EPS Sterna), clearing the way for a new constellation of polar orbiting microsatellites that will deliver frequent microw ... more |
'Are You Dead?': Chinese app for solo dwellers goes viralBeijing (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 "Are You Dead?", an app that sounds the alarm if a user doesn't check in every 48 hours, was one of China's top-selling paid apps on Tuesday as the country's growing class of solo dwellers flocked to download it. ... more 
Cleaner ship fuel is reducing lightning in key shipping lanes, research findsLawrence, KS (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Cuts in sulfur emissions from oceangoing vessels have been tied to a reduction in lightning stroke density along heavily trafficked shipping routes in the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea, acco ... more 
Solar cycles seen in Antarctic fast ice historyBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Remnants of coastal ice fastened to the Antarctic shoreline are opening a detailed window onto climate variability over the past 3,700 years and its connection to long-term changes in solar activity ... more 
HawkEye 360 boosts RF coverage with new Cluster 13 satellitesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 HawkEye 360 has successfully launched its latest satellite trio, Cluster 13, and established initial communications with all three spacecraft, further expanding its space-based radio frequency intel ... more |
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To flexibly organize thought, the brain makes use of spaceCambridge MA (SPX) Jan 20, 2026 Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new information. How does the well-controlled and yet highly nimble nature of cogni ... more  
Hot spring soaking reshapes parasite and microbe balance in Japanese macaquesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Japanese macaques, often called snow monkeys, are well known for soaking in hot springs during harsh winters in central Japan. Researchers at Kyoto University have now shown that this behavior not o ... more 
Study links slower renewal of deep North Atlantic waters to climate changeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 20, 2026 The ocean constantly exchanges properties with the atmosphere when surface waters sink and carry oxygen, carbon and other tracers into the ocean interior. This ventilation process can be quantified ... more 
Geoscientists use satellite to determine not the shape of water, but how water shapes landBlacksburg VA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 What's the shape of water? In 2022, NASA launched the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite to answer this question by precisely measuring the height and extent of bodies of water. ... more |
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UN report warns world is entering era of global water bankruptcyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 A flagship report from the United Nations University Institute for Water Environment and Health warns that the world has entered an era of global water bankruptcy in which many human water systems c ... more |
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Balkan wild rivers in steady decline: studyBelgrade (AFP) Jan 21, 2026 Thousands of kilometres of Balkan rivers have been damaged in recent years, a study published Wednesday found, as hydropower development, dams and sediment extraction drive a "steady erosion" of some of Europe's last pristine waterways. ... more  
Freeze, please! China's winter swimmers take the plungeBeijing (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 As the temperature in Beijing hit -7C on Tuesday, 62-year-old Yang Zi stripped down to his swimming briefs and plunged into a frozen lake, as dozens of residents do every winter. ... more 
Poland moves to phase out aid for Ukrainian refugeesWarsaw (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 Poland's government on Tuesday moved to phase out assistance for Ukrainian refugees put in place when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, as public support for the aid wanes. ... more  
Shifting seafloor carbon flows linked to ancient climate swingsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Carbon released from Earths spreading tectonic plates rather than from long chains of volcanoes may have driven major transitions between ancient ice ages and warm greenhouse climates, according to ... more |
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