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6 Things to Know From NASA About New US, European Sea Satellite
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 15, 2025 Data from Sentinel-6B will continue a decades-long record of sea surface height, helping to improve coastal planning, protect critical infrastructure, and advance weather forecasts. With launch set for no earlier than 12:21 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 17, Sentinel-6B is the latest satellite in a series of spacecraft NASA and its partners have used to measure sea levels since 1992. Their data has helped meteorologists improve hurricane forecasts, managers protect infrastructure, and coastal communities p ... read more |
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Education for girls hit hard by India's drying wellsNandurbar, India (AFP) Nov 18, 2025 Each morning, 17-year-old Ramati Mangla sets off barefoot with a steel pot in hand, walking several kilometres to fetch water from a distant spring in India's Maharashtra state. ... more 
Rats played major role in Easter Island's deforestation, study revealsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2025 The common myth of Easter Island suggests that islanders deliberately cut down all the trees to roll their massive moai statues into place, supposedly causing an ecological disaster that devastated ... more 
How fishes of the deep sea have evolved into different shapesColumbus OH (SPX) Nov 14, 2025 Fish species living in the deep sea feature a surprisingly large range of body shapes that evolved in different ways and at different rates depending on where the fishes live in the ocean, new resea ... more 
Zanzibar women turn to sponge farming as oceans heat upZanzibar, Tanzania (AFP) Nov 13, 2025 At about 10 o'clock every morning, women in hijabs and loose long dresses wade through Zanzibar's turquoise shallow tides to tend their sponge farms - a new lifeline after climate change upended their former work. ... more |
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New research identifies greater winter carbon dioxide emissions from Southern OceanTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 07, 2025 A collaborative research team has discovered that the Southern Ocean releases substantially more carbon dioxide during the dark austral winter than previously thought. Their new study reveals that t ... more 
Tehran to restrict water as Iran battles droughtTehran (AFP) Nov 8, 2025 Iran was laying plans on Saturday to cut off water supplies periodically to Tehran's 10-million-strong population as it battles its worst drought in many decades. ... more 
Chinese ship scouts deep-ocean floor in South PacificAuckland, New Zealand (AFP) Nov 8, 2025 A Chinese research vessel docked in the Cook Islands Saturday as it probed the Pacific nation's deep-sea mining potential, a fledgling industry of mounting interest to both Beijing and Washington. ... more 
New research clarifies atomic-scale mechanism behind cloud seeding with silver iodideBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2025 No one can control the weather, but certain clouds can be deliberately triggered to release rain or snow. The process, known as cloud seeding, typically involves dispersing small silver iodide parti ... more 
UV light holds promise for energy-efficient desalinationRiverside CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2025 A team of UC Riverside researchers has uncovered a potential breakthrough in solar desalination that could reduce the need for energy-intensive saltwater treatment. Led by Luat Vuong, an associate p ... more |
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Only two weeks of water left in Tehran's main reservoir: official
Tehran (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 Tehran's main source of drinking water is at risk of running dry within two weeks, state media warned on Sunday, owing to a historic drought. The Amir Kabir dam, one of five which provide drinking water for the capital, "holds just 14 million cubic metres of water, which is eight percent of its capacity," the director of the capital's water company, Behzad Parsa, was quoted as saying by the IRNA news agency. At that level, it can only continue to supply Tehran with water "for two weeks", he said ... read more 
Ecuador and US rule out Galapagos military baseQuito (AFP) Oct 31, 2025 A US military base will not be built on the Galapagos islands famous for their unique flora and fauna, Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa said Friday. ... more |
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Underwater 'human habitat' aims to allow researchers to make weeklong divesMiami (AFP) Oct 29, 2025 To someday allow scientists to stay underwater conducting research for days on end, the UK-based company DEEP has designed Vanguard, a "subsea human habitat." ... more 
Australia fends off shark bites with new tech and oldSydney (AFP) Oct 29, 2025 High above Sydney's beaches, drones seek one of the world's deadliest predators, scanning for the flick of a tail, the swish of a fin or a shadow slipping through the swell. ... more
Ecuador could host foreign military base on GalapagosQuito (AFP) Oct 28, 2025 Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa, a staunch US ally, said Tuesday the South American nation could host a foreign military base on the Galapagos Islands, famous for their unique flora and fauna. ... more 
Mangrove research reveals major blue carbon and economic gain potential for the PhilippinesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Mangrove forests in Eastern Visayas, Philippines, have been identified as powerful contributors to both climate mitigation and community wealth, according to a landmark study led by Dr. Hannah Alexi ... more 
Plastic waste may persist on ocean surfaces for generations model showsLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 A new study from Queen Mary University of London reveals buoyant plastic debris could remain at ocean surfaces for more than a century. Researchers constructed a model to track how these plastics mo ... more |
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