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NASA defense test kicked asteroid off course -- and changed its orbit around the sunNew York (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 Four years ago, NASA purposely smashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid to see if they could deflect it - a test to prove humanity could protect Earth from threatening space rocks. ... more  
Philippines' 'Cockroach Lord' goes to bat for misunderstood bugsLos Ba�os, Philippines (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas's headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the underbrush before gently scooping up a cockroach with his bare hands. ... more  
Turkey warns over 'dangerous' bid to stir civil war in IranIstanbul (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 Turkey's foreign minister advised Saturday against efforts to cause a civil war inside Iran, while warning Tehran after NATO intercepted a Turkey-bound ballistic missile launched from Iran this week. ... more  
'Significant' acceleration of global warming since 2015: studyParis, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 Global warming has accelerated in a 'statistically significant' way since 2015, according to a study published by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). ... more |
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Nepal's rapper-led centrist party heads for poll landslideKathmandu (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Nepal's centrist RSP party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah had secured a majority in the direct parliamentary elections, partial official results showed Sunday, and was heading for a landslide according to official trends. ... more  
UN chief, Ghana condemn attack on peacekeepers in LebanonGeneva (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Ghana condemned on Saturday an attack a day earlier on a UN base in southern Lebanon that seriously wounded three Ghanaian UN peacekeepers. ... more 
Protests across globe mark one week of Iran warParis, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 Lion-emblazoned flags of pre-revolution Iran fluttered in cities across the world on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets a week after the start of the war in the Middle East. ... more  
As Iran conflict spills over, Iraq's Kurds say 'this war is not mine'Soran, Iraq (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 On a deserted road not too far from the border between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, Satar Barsirini looked up at the sky, now streaked with jets and drones. ... more |
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In Finland, kids take hovercraft to school over frozen Baltic SeaPargas, Finland (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 Skipper Sampsa Jalo greets three young children on their way home from school as they board an unusual amphibious vessel docked and humming at a wooden pier on the frozen Baltic Sea. ... more  
Shelter rankings and shower-timing apps: Israelis, Palestinians adjust to Iranian rocketsJerusalem (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 What is Israel's best bomb shelter? And when is the best time of day to shower without interruption from a missile alert? ... more  
Flash floods in Nairobi kill 23Nairobi (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 At least 23 people have been killed in flash flooding in Nairobi, police said Saturday, as search and rescue operations continued amid widespread devastation. ... more 
Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai won't appeal national security conviction: lawyerHong Kong (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai will not appeal against the national security conviction for which he was jailed for 20 years last month, his legal team said on Friday without providing a reason. ... more 
Swiss to vote on creating giant 'climate fund'Geneva (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 The Swiss are expected to snub a call to create a multi-billion-dollar climate fund, aimed at combating global warming and addressing its consequences, with polls indicating voters deem the ambitious project too costly. ... more |
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DR Congo mine landslide death toll tops 200: governmentKinshasa (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 The death toll from a landslide at a mining site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 200, the government said Wednesday. ... more 
Prolonged drought risks famine for millions in Somalia: ICRCGeneva (AFP) Mar 3, 2026 Millions of people in Somalia are at risk of famine due to prolonged drought, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Tuesday. ... more  
Axelspace to supply imagery for Japan defense satellite networkTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 Axelspace Corporation has secured a role in a new satellite constellation project led by the Japan Ministry of Defense, signing a contract to provide optical imagery data to the program. The company ... more  
Brain learns faster from rare rewards than from repetitionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 More than a century after Pavlov trained dogs to link a bell with food, neuroscientists at the University of California, San Francisco report that the brain may rely more on the timing of rewards th ... more 
Regrowing marginal farmland can curb emissions without cutting food outputBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Food production currently accounts for about one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, and agriculture places heavy pressure on biodiversity, water resources and water quality across Europe. Res ... more |
 
Satellite radar maps reveal rapid delta land lossParis, France (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Earths river deltas, home to about 5 percent of the global population and some of the worlds major cities, are sinking as land subsides faster than the sea is rising in many locations. New satellite ... more  
Autonomous TerraScout robot delivers real-time field prescriptionsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 25, 2026 TerraClear has introduced TerraScout, an autonomous field robot that combines ultra high resolution imaging with onboard processing to generate real time prescriptions for large acre row crop operat ... more 
Eight dead as tornados surge across central USWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 Tornados tore through the central United States in a series of storms that continued into Saturday, leaving eight people dead and at least a dozen others injured, authorities said. ... more  
Warming El Nino may return later this year: UNGeneva (AFP) Mar 3, 2026 The warming El Nino weather phenomenon could return later this year as its cooling opposite La Nina fades away, the United Nations said Tuesday. ... more |
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China's political conclave begins with growth target centre stageBeijing (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 China began the first of its 'Two Sessions' meetings on Wednesday, a grand political theatre during which it will outline its annual growth target and defence budget, as well as its roadmap for the next five years. ... more 
Gyroscopic wave device targets broadband ocean powerOsaka, Japan (SPX) Feb 26, 2026 Ocean waves offer a vast and predictable source of renewable energy, but many existing technologies only perform efficiently under limited sea conditions. In response, a researcher at The University ... more 
US Senate rejects bid to curb Trump's Iran war powersWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 The US Senate on Wednesday rejected a resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump's authority to continue military strikes on Iran, in a narrow congressional show of support for a conflict launched without explicit approval from lawmakers. ... more 
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 |
 
Attack at DR Congo nature park kills fiveKinshasa (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 An armed attack on the headquarters of Upemba National Park in southeastern DR Congo has killed five staff members, the state-run body that manages it said Wednesday. ... more 
Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate roleTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 Mangrove forests are widely recognized as powerful natural carbon sinks, and new research indicates that a less familiar form of carbon stored in their soils could significantly shape how coastal ec ... more  
Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storageTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 In soil and water systems, minerals containing iron can act like microscopic sponges that capture pollutants and help control the movement of carbon. A new study in the journal Carbon Research exami ... more 
Ice age volcanoes linked to ancient Atlantic current shutdownsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 A new study from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen reports that extreme volcanic eruptions during the last ice age were capable of disrupting the Atlantic Meridional Overturni ... more |
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AI mapping sharpens global view of human development gapsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 Iceland, Switzerland, and Norway have long ranked near the top of the United Nations Human Development Index, which tracks well being and quality of life across countries, while nations with more po ... more 
Flights map how aerosols shape Antarctic cloudsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 Antarctica plays a central role in the Earth climate system by reflecting a large share of incoming solar radiation back into space. Vast ice surfaces and extensive cloud decks are decisive in this ... more 
Global rock weathering model highlights path to slower warmingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 Cornell University researchers report that enhanced rock weathering, an emerging carbon removal strategy that also benefits farmers, must be widely adopted in coming decades to have a meaningful imp ... more 
Southern Indian Ocean waters lose salt as climate shifts currentsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026 The Southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming markedly less salty, as rising global temperatures reshape wind patterns and ocean currents and drive more freshwater into the r ... more |
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