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Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks likeAtlanta GA (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in late 2023, they found something astonishing. ... more  
Deep ocean quakes linked to Antarctic phytoplankton surgesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Stanford researchers have identified a direct link between deep ocean earthquakes and the size of recurring phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean. Phytoplankton are microscopic, plant-lik ... more  
Drone lab system tracks nitrate runoff in farm waterwaysLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 What if instead of bringing water or soil samples back to a laboratory, researchers could transport the lab directly to the field? That is the approach a team reporting in ACS Sensors has taken with ... more 
Evolution study finds history and environment shifts can steer species in very different directionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Every living organism must operate in environments that change over time, such as seasonal shifts between heat and cold or alternating years of drought and heavy rain. University of Vermont scientis ... more |
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Insect radar survey finds vast summer air traffic above United StatesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Around 100 trillion insects are estimated to be flying above the contiguous United States on a typical summer day, according to a new analysis that uses weather radar networks to quantify aerial ins ... more  
Ligament clues refine picture of how early hominins movedBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 When scientists reconstruct how fossil hominins moved, they usually examine bone morphology and muscle attachment sites to track the evolution of bipedalism, but soft tissues such as joint ligaments ... more 
Ocean warming drove past Greenland ice stream retreatLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 New research reconstructs how warming ocean waters triggered a major retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS) over the past 20,000 years, providing context for its current instability. ... more  
SAR11 ocean bacteria form distinct ecological teams across coastal and open watersSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 A study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology has identified how SAR11, one of the ocean's most abundant bacterial groups, diversifies into dis ... more |
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Tundra fire surge reshapes Arctic landscapeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Wildfires on Alaska's North Slope have been more active in the last century than at any point in the previous 3,000 years, according to a study published in the journal Biogeosciences. The research ... more |
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Flights cancelled, roads flooded as rare storm soaks UAEDubai (AFP) Dec 19, 2025 UAE airport authorities cancelled or delayed dozens of flights and roads were flooded in major cities as the heaviest rainstorm in months lashed the desert nation on Friday. ... more  
Benin president says bulk of military not behind failed coupCotonou, Benin (AFP) Dec 18, 2025 Benin President Patrice Talon said Thursday that the bulk of the army did not back a recent foiled coup bid whose leaders recruited young trainee soldiers. ... more  
Turkmenistan's battle against desert sandBokurdak, Turkmenistan (AFP) Dec 18, 2025 Residents in the remote Turkmen village of Bokurdak have long depended on the Karakum Desert for their livelihoods, cultivating every square metre they can in a constant battle with nature. ... more  
US deploys troops to Ecuador for anti-drugs operationQuito (AFP) Dec 17, 2025 The United States announced Wednesday a temporary deployment of Air Force personnel to Ecuador to combat drug trafficking in one of Latin America's biggest narcotics smuggling hubs. ... more |
German government backs wolf hunting to manage wild packsBerlin (AFP) Dec 17, 2025 The German government on Wednesday backed legislation that would allow regular hunting of wolves in order to manage populations in areas with large packs. ... more  |
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UK experiences sunniest year on recordLondon (AFP) Dec 17, 2025 Britain might be known for its damp and grey climate, but it recorded its sunniest year on record in 2025, meteorologists announced on Wednesday. ... more  
EU proposes indefinite approval for some pesticidesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 The EU proposed Tuesday to grant indefinite approval for some pesticides - barring the most hazardous - in a push to cut red tape and costs for companies criticised by environmental groups. ... more 
Arctic sees unprecedented heat as climate impacts cascadeWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 The Arctic has experienced its hottest year since records began, a US science agency announced Tuesday, as climate change triggers cascading impacts from melting glaciers and sea ice to greening landscapes and disruptions to global weather. ... more 
Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by mid-century: studyParis, France (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Thousands of glaciers will vanish each year in the coming decades, leaving only a fraction standing by the end of the century unless global warming is curbed, a study showed on Monday. ... more |
Nepal starts tiger census to track recoveryKathmandu (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 Nepal launched on Tuesday a nationwide tiger census, a key step in conservation efforts to aid the recovery of the big cats that once faced near extinction in the Himalayan nation. ... more  
Ancient bee nests found inside Caribbean cave fossilsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Paleontologists working in a cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola have documented the first known example of fossil bee nests constructed inside pre-existing fossil cavities in mammal and othe ... more 
Weak La Nina reshapes Pacific sea levels and seasonal weatherLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 A weak La Nina has re-established itself in the equatorial Pacific Ocean after a pause of several months, with below-average sea surface temperatures observed since September 2025 and persisting int ... more  
Field work on South Africa's "living rocks" reveals rapid carbon capture in extreme conditionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 South Africa preserves some of the oldest traces of life on Earth in rocky, layered formations known as microbialites, which resemble coral reefs but are built by microbes that turn dissolved minera ... more |
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'Waiting to die': the dirty business of recycling in VietnamHanoi, Vietnam (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 Crouched between mountains of discarded plastic, Lanh strips the labels off bottles of Coke, Evian and local Vietnamese tea drinks so they can be melted into tiny pellets for reuse. ... more 
Category 6 cyclone hot spots expand in warming oceansLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 New analysis of four decades of tropical cyclone records indicates that ocean regions capable of sustaining the most intense hurricanes and typhoons are expanding in the western Pacific and North At ... more 
Southern Ocean storms help oceans absorb excess heat and mask future warmingGothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Researchers at the University of Gothenburg report that intense storms over the Southern Ocean enhance vertical mixing, allowing this ocean to absorb more heat from the atmosphere and moderate globa ... more  
Trump says has asked Xi to release Hong Kong's Jimmy LaiWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 US President Donald Trump said Monday he wanted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to free Jimmy Lai as he voiced sadness over the Hong Kong media mogul's conviction. ... more |
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US strikes on three vessels in eastern Pacific kill eight: US militaryWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 Strikes on three alleged narco-trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed eight people on Monday, according to the US military, as part of an ongoing campaign that has ended more than 90 lives. ... more |
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Human proximity linked to evolution of smaller less aggressive Italian brown bearsParis, France (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 Human activity in central Italy has coincided with the evolution of a small, isolated brown bear population that is now less aggressive and more closely adapted to living near people. A study ... more  
Terror Nullius: How Australia Forged a Nation Through TerrorSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 On 14 December 2025, two gunmen - a father of Pakistani origin who was a long term Australian resident, and his Australian-born son - opened fire along Sydney's Bondi Beach, killing 15 people and injuring dozens more before one was shot by police and the other arrested. ... more  
Japan's only two pandas to be sent home; US, Japan defence chiefs say China harming regional peaceTokyo (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Two pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China in January, the Tokyo government said on Monday, potentially leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a century. ... more  
Indonesians reeling from flood devastation plea for global helpPengidam, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 Nurlela Agusfitri has nowhere to turn after losing her home and business to devastating floods that wreaked havoc on her Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing more than 1,000 people. ... more |
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