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Engineered biochar harnesses sunlight to speed pollutant breakdownTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Researchers have unveiled a solar-responsive biochar that shows greatly enhanced light-driven chemical activity, offering a new tool for environmental cleanup and pollutant transformation in natural ... more  
Engineered microbes use light to build new moleculesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2026 Researchers are developing new ways to reprogram the cellular machinery of microbes such as yeast and bacteria so they can manufacture useful products for medicine and industry. A team at the Carl R ... more  
Scientists trace Covid era methane surge to shifts in air chemistry and wetlandsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 With fewer cars on the road, planes in the air and factories running during the Covid 19 pandemic, skies over many regions appeared cleaner even as a key greenhouse gas unexpectedly accelerated. Met ... more  
Smartphone kit offers low cost on site radiation dose checksLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2026 Prompt, individual dose assessment is a critical part of protecting people after large scale nuclear or radiological incidents, but traditional dosimetry relies on expensive instruments or laborator ... more |
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Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward ruptureTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Researchers at Kyoto University have outlined a new physical model in which disturbances in the ionosphere can generate electrostatic forces inside Earths crust that may help trigger large earthquak ... more  
Some early life forms may have breathed oxygen well before it filled the atmosphereBoston MA (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Oxygen is a vital and constant presence on Earth today. But that has not always been the case. It was not until around 2.3 billion years ago that oxygen became a permanent fixture in the atmosphere, ... more 
Targeted northern tree planting could deliver major carbon drawdown for CanadaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2026 A new study shows that Canada could remove at least five times its current annual carbon emissions by strategically planting trees along the northern edge of the country's boreal forest. Researchers ... more  
Zoantharian cousins blur long held divide between Atlantic and Indo Pacific reefsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2026 For decades, marine biogeography has treated the Atlantic and Indo Pacific oceans as distinct biological worlds, with reef communities and coral assemblages thought to share little overlap across th ... more |
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Three-year heatwave bleached half the planet's coral reefs: studyParis, France (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 A study published on Tuesday showed that more than half of the world's coral reefs were bleached between 2014-2017 - a record-setting episode now being eclipsed by another series of devastating heatwaves. ... more  
Man arrested in Thailand for smuggling rhino horn inside meatBangkok (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 Thai authorities arrested a man for allegedly smuggling more than 11 kilograms of rhino horns inside wrapped meat, in a case officials linked on Tuesday to an international wildlife trafficking network. ... more  
January was fifth hottest on record despite cold snap: EU monitorParis, France (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 The planet experienced its fifth-hottest January on record despite a cold snap that swept across the United States and Europe, the EU's climate monitor said Tuesday. ... more  
Swiss probing infant formula after babies show symptomsZurich (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 Swiss authorities said Monday they were investigating batches of infant formula, following reports of several babies showing symptoms of possible exposure to a toxin. ... more |
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Somalia signs defence agreement with Saudi ArabiaMogadishu (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 Somalia Monday signed a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia, as the Horn of Africa becomes an arena for proxy wars between Gulf monarchies, with Abu Dhabi at loggerheads with Riyadh. ... more  
Climate activist group files second lawsuit against SwedenStockholm (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 A group of climate activists said Friday they were filing another lawsuit against the Swedish state for alleged climate inaction, after the Supreme Court threw out their case last year. ... more  
Japan PM Takaichi basks in historic election triumphTokyo (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 Japanese shares rose to record highs Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's conservatives won a historic election landslide with a projected two-thirds majority. ... more  
Warming climate threatens Greenland's ancestral way of lifeSisimiut, Denmark (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 Standing in his boat with binoculars in hand, hunter Malik Kleist scans the horizon for seals. But this February, the sea ice in southwestern Greenland has yet to freeze, threatening traditional livelihoods like his. ... more |
 
Death toll from heavy snowfall in Japan rises to 46Aomori, Japan (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 Almost three weeks of heavy snowfall has killed 46 people and injured 558 others in Japan, fresh data from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency showed Tuesday. ... more 
Burkina Faso dissolves all political partiesAbidjan (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 Junta-led Burkina Faso's parliament has dissolved all political parties, whose activities have been suspended since the military rulers seized power more than three years ago. ... more  
China rejects global rebukes of Jimmy Lai sentenceBeijing (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 Beijing said Tuesday it has lodged solemn representations with countries that condemned the 20-year prison sentence given to Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai for national security crimes. ... more  
Lebanon says 5 dead in building collapse in northern cityBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) Feb 8, 2026 The toll in a building collapse in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday rose to five dead, state media reported, as rescuers searched for survivors in the second such incident in weeks. ... more |
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Morocco flood evacuees still shaken, waiting to return homeKenitra, Morocco (AFP) Feb 8, 2026 It was through a call from her local mosque's loudspeakers that Kasia El Selami learnt it was time to flee as floodwaters rose in her Moroccan village of Ouled Ameur. ... more 
Storm-battered Portugal votes in presidential election run-offLisbon (AFP) Feb 8, 2026 Portugal, which is reeling from fatal storms, voted on Sunday in the second round of a presidential election in which the moderate favourite is expected to trounce his far-right rival. ... more 
Three dead after flooding hits northwest Syria: state mediaDamascus (AFP) Feb 8, 2026 Two children and a Syrian Red Crescent volunteer have died as a result of flooding in the country's northwest, state media said on Sunday. ... more  
North China factory explosion kills 8Beijing (AFP) Feb 8, 2026 An explosion at a biotech factory in northern China has killed eight people, Chinese state media reported Sunday, increasing the total number of fatalities by one. ... more |
No fences needed: GPS collars show 'virtual fencing' is next frontier of livestock grazingColumbia, MO (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 For generations, farmers have spent backbreaking hours tearing down and rebuilding fences just to move livestock to fresh grazing fields. Now, thanks to a groundbreaking project at the University of ... more  
Pakistan's capital picks concrete over trees, angering residentsIslamabad, Pakistan (AFP) Feb 8, 2026 Pakistan's capital Islamabad was once known for its lush greenery, but the felling of trees across the city for infrastructure and military monuments has prompted local anger and even lawsuits. ... more 
Chile's climate summit chief to lead plastic pollution treaty talksGeneva (AFP) Feb 7, 2026 Countries on Saturday elected Chile's COP climate summit chief negotiator to revive stalled talks on striking a landmark global treaty tackling the scourge of plastic pollution. ... more  
Experts warn of urgent need to address human reproduction risks in spaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2026 As commercial spaceflight moves closer to routine operations and missions extend in duration, a new expert report argues that reproductive health in space has shifted from a theoretical concern to a ... more |
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Centre-left candidate Seguro beats far-right to Portugal's presidency Lisbon (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 Centre-left candidate Antonio Jose Seguro scored a convincing win over far-right rival Andre Ventura in Portugal's presidential election on Sunday, with the run-off vote held after days of devastating storms. ... more  
French duo reach Shanghai, completing year-and-a-half walkShanghai (AFP) Feb 7, 2026 Two French adventurers reached the end of an epic walk from their hometown to Shanghai on Saturday, after nearly a year and a half crossing 16 countries almost entirely on foot. ... more 
Brazil suspends dredging of Amazon river after Indigenous protestsSao Paulo (AFP) Feb 7, 2026 Brazil announced on Friday the suspension of dredging operations on a major Amazon tributary, after Indigenous communities protested the work on rivers they see as vital to their way of life. ... more 
Pentagon to cut academic ties with Harvard: statementWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 7, 2026 The Pentagon is to cut all academic ties with Harvard University, ending military education, fellowships and certificate programs, it said in a statement on Friday. ... more |
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