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September 17, 2025
EARTH OBSERVATION
Ozone layer 'healing', on track to recover by mid-century: UN



Geneva (AFP) Sept 16, 2025
The Earth's protective ozone layer is healing and the hole should fully disappear in coming decades, the UN said Tuesday, hailing the success of concerted international action. A fresh report from the UN's World Meteorological Organization highlighted that the ozone hole over the Antarctic was smaller in 2024 than in recent years, in what it said was "welcome scientific news for people's and planetary health". "Today, the ozone layer is healing," United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said in the ... read more

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FLORA AND FAUNA
How mowing less lets flowers bloom along Austria's 'Green Belt'
Sankt-Anna Am Aigen, Austria (AFP) Sept 13, 2025
On a meadow in southeastern Austria near the border with Slovenia, Josef Hadler is working his tractor to mow several acres of land in a bid to better preserve the plot's biodiversity. ... more
ABOUT US
Oldest practice of smoke-dried mummification traced to Asia Pacific hunter gatherers
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Archaeologists from The Australian National University (ANU) have uncovered the earliest confirmed evidence of mummification, with findings showing smoke-dried preservation of bodies in Southeast As ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Baby gorilla to return to Nigeria after Istanbul airport rescue
Istanbul (AFP) Sept 12, 2025
Shinning down a lamp-post, the tiny gorilla almost seems to be laughing as he dodges past his keeper at an Istanbul zoo he's called home since being rescued from traffickers. ... more
WATER WORLD
New U.S.-European Sea Level Satellite Will Help Safeguard Ships at Sea
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 17, 2025
Sea surface height data from the Sentinel-6B satellite, led by NASA and ESA, will help with the development of marine weather forecasts, alerting ships to possible dangers. Because most global ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Germans turn to health apps as insurers foot the bill
Schleiden, Germany (AFP) Sept 16, 2025
German doctors are increasingly prescribing smartphone health apps alongside pills and therapy to patients, marking a growing trend towards digital healthcare. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Planet captures first light from Pelican-3 satellite as constellation expands
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has released the first light image from its Pelican-3 satellite, capturing Turin, Italy on September 5 from an altitude of 458 km. The spacecraft, launched on August 26 ab ... more
WOOD PILE
Brazil's Amazon lost area the size of Spain in 40 years: study
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Sept 15, 2025
Brazil's Amazon rainforest has shrunk by an area as big as Spain over four decades and is nearing a dangerous tipping point, according to monitoring data released Monday. ... more
WATER WORLD
'We don't want to become a memory': minister of endangered Tuvalu
Paris (AFP) Sept 12, 2025
Climate action is a "moral responsibility" for wealthy polluting nations, Tuvalu's climate minister told AFP Friday, as the low-lying island nation pursues UN recognition for its heritage threatened by rising seas. ... more

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WATER WORLD
Bulgarian mussel farmers face risk, and chance, in hotter sea
Kaliakra, Bulgaria (AFP) Sept 14, 2025
Faced with rising Black Sea temperatures that suffocate his mussels, Bulgarian farmer Nayden Stanev has been forced to change his ways - shifting his seeding schedule and harvesting at cooler depths. ... more
WATER WORLD
Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: report
Sydney (AFP) Sept 15, 2025
Rising oceans and flooding caused by climate change will threaten the homes and livelihoods of more than a million Australians by 2050, while deaths from heat-related illness will soar, a landmark report warned Monday ahead of Canberra's release of emission reduction targets this week. ... more
WATER WORLD
UK's largest lake 'dying' as algae blooms worsen
Ballyronan, United Kingdom (AFP) Sept 17, 2025
For the third year running toxic blue-green algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell like rotten eggs have covered much of Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK and Ireland. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Fossil fuels harm health from 'cradle to grave': report
Paris (AFP) Sept 15, 2025
The extraction, transportation and burning of planet-heating fossil fuels have a huge impact on people's health that starts before they are born and lasts until they die, a report warned Tuesday. ... more
GPS NEWS
Galileo daughter mission named Celeste to strengthen navigation resilience
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Following the announcement of the upcoming launch of its first satellites, ESA has officially named the Low Earth Orbit Positioning Navigation Timing (LEO-PNT) mission Celeste. The new program will ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Greek island blocks disputed hotel near renowned 'moon beach'
Athens (AFP) Sept 11, 2025
A disputed hotel project near one of Greece's best-known beaches on the tourist island of Milos has been blocked after months of controversy, local authorities said this week. ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


ENERGY TECH
First U.S. On-Shore Wave-Energy Pilot Switches On at the Port of Los Angeles
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
The bright-blue floaters leaned out from the seawall at AltaSea and began to breathe with the water - up, down, up again - signaling a new chapter for America's blue-economy. With that motion, Eco W ... more
FARM NEWS
Floods devastate India's breadbasket of Punjab
Gurdaspur, India (AFP) Sept 17, 2025
The fields are full but the paddy brown and wilted, and the air thick with the stench of rotting crops and livestock - the aftermath of record monsoon rains that have devastated India's breadbasket. ... more
FARM NEWS
Fruit fly tests in Greece target invasive species threat
Naousa, Greece (AFP) Sept 15, 2025
In a small persimmon orchard in northern Greece, scientists carefully open paper bags to release thousands of flies, in an experiment aimed at blunting the destructive impact of invasive new species. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
S.Sudan flooding displaces 100,000 in matter of weeks: UN
Geneva (AFP) Sept 12, 2025
Severe flooding sweeping through large parts of South Sudan has displaced around 100,000 people in recent weeks, the UN said Friday, warning the number could quadruple by the end of the year. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 17, 2025
A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had deployed a critical component just the day before. A recent tsunami trigger ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Too hot to study, say Italian teachers as school (finally) resumes
Rome (AFP) Sept 13, 2025
Children across Italy are returning to classrooms after a traditional three months off school - the longest summer holiday in Europe. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Suspected jihadists kill soldiers in Niger: sources
Abidjan (AFP) Sept 11, 2025
Suspected jihadists have killed at least 20 soldiers in a series of attacks in western Niger this week, sources said. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Paramilitary drones hit key sites in Sudan's south: army official
Khartoum (AFP) Sept 14, 2025
Multiple paramilitary drones attacked key army positions and civilian infrastructure in Sudan's south on Sunday, an army official told AFP, just a week after similar strikes hit the capital. ... more
DEMOCRACY
100 days later, US federal workers navigate post-Musk wreckage
Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2025
Roughly 100 days after Elon Musk's dramatic departure from the Trump White House, federal workers are still grappling with the lasting damage from his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). ... more
DEMOCRACY
Trash, mulch and security: All jobs for troops in Washington
Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2025
From breaking up a fight or identifying a suspected robber to picking up trash and removing graffiti, National Guard forces are on an unusual deployment mixing security and cleanup in the US capital. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Brazil's Bolsonaro: US-backed firebrand facing future behind bars
Brasilia (AFP) Sept 11, 2025
As a military man Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro had a reputation for disobeying orders. As head of state from 2019 to 2022, he thumbed his nose at institutions. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Trump signs memorandum to deploy U.S. National Guard troops to Memphis
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 16, 2025
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Monday to deploy U.S. National Guard troops into Tennessee to "restore law and order" in the city of Memphis. ... more
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New Nepal PM vows to follow protesters' demands to 'end corruption'
Kathmandu (AFP) Sept 14, 2025
Nepal's new leader vowed Sunday to follow protesters' demands to "end corruption" as she began work as interim prime minister, after "Gen Z" youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Macau's first 'patriots' election sees low turnout
Macau (AFP) Sept 14, 2025
Macau's first "patriots only" legislative polls on Sunday saw one of the worst turnout rates in recent years, preliminary results showed, after authorities disqualified a dozen candidates and arrested a former opposition lawmaker. ... more
BIO FUEL
Ash improves methane yield and fertilizer value in biogas systems
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Researchers from the University of Jyvaskyla and the Natural Resources Institute Finland have demonstrated that adding ash to anaerobic digestion enhances methane production and strengthens the fert ... more
BIO FUEL
Bio-oil from agricultural and forest waste could help seal abandoned oil wells and store carbon
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Filling abandoned oil and gas wells with bio-oil derived from corn stover, switchgrass, wood debris, and other organic byproducts may offer a cost-effective way to trap carbon dioxide underground. R ... more
BIO FUEL
Rice researchers turn wasted data center heat into clean power
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
When you stream a movie, back up a photo or ask ChatGPT a question, somewhere a data center is working hard - and getting hot. Cooling those facilities already consumes a huge share of their electri ... more
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