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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  
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  
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 
Lunar soil study limits late meteorite role in supplying Earth oceansLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 A long standing idea in planetary science is that water rich meteorites arriving late in Earth history could have delivered a major share of the planet's water. A new study that mines the Moon's imp ... more |
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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  
Simulations link ice surface water film to changing snow crystal shapesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 The ice cubes in a kitchen freezer differ greatly from the single ice crystals forming in snow clouds or on frozen lakes, where temperature changes drive a striking progression of crystal shapes fro ... 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 
Spire weather data to power AiDASH vegetation and outage risk toolsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Spire Global has been selected by AiDASH to supply advanced space-based weather intelligence for AiDASH's vegetation, storm and ignition risk platform used by electric utilities in North America. Th ... more |
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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 |
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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 
Historic winter storm pounds US from south to northeastWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 25, 2026 A life-threatening winter storm brought hazardous conditions to a wide swath of the United States on Sunday, from Texas to New England, prompting warnings to stay off roads, along with mass flight cancellations and power outages. ... more  
Women main victims of Sudan conflict abuses: minister to AFPPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Jan 24, 2026 Women are the main victims of abuse in Sudan's war, facing "the world's worst" sexual violence and other crimes committed with impunity, a rights activist turned social affairs minister for the army-backed government told AFP. ... more 
In Greenland, locals fed up with deals done over their headsNuuk (AFP) Jan 22, 2026 A day after US President Donald Trump and NATO's chief purportedly struck a deal on Greenland, residents expressed anger and frustration that the Danish territory was again being sidelined in talks about its future. ... more |
US finalizes rule for deep-sea mining beyond its watersWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday issued a new rule to fast-track deep-sea mining in international waters, bringing the United States a step closer to unilaterally launching the controversial industry. ... more  |
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Chile wildfires rage for third day, entire towns wiped outLirquen, Chile (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 Wildfires that have killed 20 people in southern Chile and wiped out entire towns raged for a third day Monday, fanned by warm temperatures and strong winds at the height of the southern hemisphere summer. ... more  
Death toll from floods rises in Mozambique, South AfricaMaputo (AFP) Jan 19, 2026 Mozambique battled severe flooding Monday as the death toll after weeks of rain climbed, with more bodies also recovered in neighbouring South Africa. ... more 
Sudan paramilitary used mass graves to conceal war crimes: ICC deputy prosecutorUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Jan 19, 2026 Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces carried out mass killings in Darfur and attempted to conceal them with mass graves, the International Criminal Court's deputy prosecutor said on Monday. ... more  
UK court denies BHP bid to appeal Brazil mine disaster rulingLondon (AFP) Jan 19, 2026 A British court on Monday rejected Australian mining giant BHP's bid to appeal a ruling holding it liable for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, bringing victim compensation closer. ... more |
Fans bid farewell to Japan's only pandasTokyo (AFP) Jan 25, 2026 Panda lovers in Tokyo said goodbye on Sunday to a hugely popular pair of the bears that are set to return to China, leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a century. ... more 
Men's fashion goes low-risk in uncertain worldParis, France (AFP) Jan 25, 2026 Paris Men's Fashion Week, which wrapped up Sunday, saw designers opt for often pragmatic and timeless styling, reflecting a low-risk approach at an uncertain time for the industry, experts said. ... more 
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  
Protected forests under threat in DRC's lucrative mining beltLikasi, Dr Congo (AFP) Jan 23, 2026 Valery Kyembo was leading an inspection of his community's protected forest reserve deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining belt when two armed Congolese soldiers blocked their way. ... more |
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Long-awaited first snowfall brings relief to water-scarce KabulKabul (AFP) Jan 23, 2026 Children sliding around on plastic bags, boys engaging in lively snowball fights, and families taking selfies on white-covered streets: residents of Kabul rejoiced on Friday at the long-awaited first snowfall of the winter. ... more 
Activists urge halt to Kushner's luxury Albania resort plansTirana, Albania (AFP) Jan 24, 2026 A luxury Albanian island resort project by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has sparked outrage from dozens of environmental NGOs calling for its suspension, a statement seen Saturday by AFP said. ... more 
Snow, heavy rain kill 61 in three days in AfghanistanKabul (AFP) Jan 24, 2026 Snow and heavy rain have killed 61 people in Afghanistan in the past three days, disaster officials said on Saturday, with a major road and power also cut in several provinces. ... more 
South Africa's Kruger park suffers 'devastating' damage from floodsCape Town (AFP) Jan 22, 2026 South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park suffered major damage to critical infrastructure in recent flooding, with the cost of repairs estimated to run over 30 million dollars, officials said Thursday. ... more |
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Rescue operations end with 6 missing in New Zealand landslideMount Maunganui, New Zealand (AFP) Jan 24, 2026 Efforts to rescue at least six people buried alive by a landslide at a New Zealand holiday park ended Saturday, with police shifting their focus to recovering human remains. ... more |
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Uganda army chief says 30 opposition supporters killed, 2,000 arrestedKampala (AFP) Jan 23, 2026 Uganda's army chief and son of newly re-elected President Yoweri Museveni said Friday that 30 opposition supporters had been killed and 2,000 detained in the wake of the vote. ... more 
Sudan hospital welcomes first patients after war forced it shutKhartoum (AFP) Jan 23, 2026 At a freshly renovated hospital in Khartoum the medical team are beaming: nearly three years after it was wrecked and looted in the early days of Sudan's war, the facility has welcomed its first patients. ... more 
Nigeria turns illegal loggers, poachers into park rangersOkomu, Nigeria (AFP) Jan 22, 2026 James Leleghale Bekewei knows the Okomu forest well: he used to make a living illegally logging trees in the Nigerian national park. ... more  
Iraq majority bloc backs Nouri al-Maliki as next PMBaghdad (AFP) Jan 24, 2026 Iraq's main Shiite alliance, which holds a parliamentary majority, endorsed on Saturday former prime minister and powerbroker Nouri al-Maliki as the country's next premier. ... more |
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