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Greenland mantle heat map sharpens outlook for rising seasBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 09, 2025 A new study led by researchers at the University of Ottawa presents high-resolution 3D models of the Earth's temperature beneath Greenland and northeastern Canada, offering fresh insight into the re ... more  
Robotic model boosts success rate for tomato pickingTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 09, 2025 In many farming regions, a shortage of agricultural labor is driving interest in robots that can harvest fruit crops such as tomatoes. Tomatoes are difficult for machines to handle because the plant ... more  
Sea-floor animals decrease nearly 40% in deep-sea mining zone: studyLondon (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 The number of sea-floor animals fell by 37 percent in a deep-sea mining exploration zone, according to a study published Friday probing the emerging industry's impact on biodiversity. ... more  
New landslide warnings issued as Sri Lanka cyclone toll hits 627; Recovery plans unveiledColombo (AFP) Dec 7, 2025 Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the death toll rose to 627. ... more |
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Sri Lanka doubles troops for flood disaster recoveryColombo (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 Sri Lanka has almost doubled its military deployment to regions struck by a cyclone that has killed 627, sending tens of thousands of troops to help areas hit by a wave of destruction, the army said Monday. ... more 
Hardships mount in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as flood tolls riseJakarta (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 Officials in flood-hit parts of Indonesia reported shortages of food, shelter, and medicine as the death toll reached 950 Monday following weeks of heavy rain. ... more
Norway postpones deep-sea mining activities for four yearsOslo (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 Norway on Wednesday postponed the first licences to permit deep-sea mining in its Arctic waters for four years, a delay environmentalists hope signals the "nail in the coffin" of the plans. ... more  
Fossil bird shows fatal stone-filled throat and hints of dinosaur bird survival storyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 A small Cretaceous bird fossil from northeastern China preserves more than 800 tiny stones jammed in its throat, giving researchers rare evidence that this individual likely died by choking. The ani ... more |
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Ghana e waste workers trapped in toxic survival trade offLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 A University of Michigan team has analyzed how people living and working around the Agbogbloshie e waste site in Accra, Ghana, depend on informal recycling to earn a living while facing severe toxic ... more |
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Hydrogen plasma method cuts most CO2 from deep sea metal extractionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials report that deep sea manganese nodules could supply large volumes of copper, nickel and cobalt for the energy transition if mining a ... more  
IHI SAT2 hyperspectral CubeSat enters orbit to support forest monitoring and carbon dataTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 IHI-SAT2, a hyperspectral 6U CubeSat built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics for Japan's IHI Corporation, has reached orbit and established two-way communications shortly after deployment from a SpaceX Falc ... more 
Benin president says situation 'under control' after coup attemptCotonou, Benin (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 Benin's president said the "situation is completely under control" in his country after the government thwarted an attempted coup thanks to loyalist soldiers with support from Nigerian forces. ... more  
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano nears year-long eruption: USGSLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Dec 6, 2025 Fresh lava fountains spewed in spectacular fashion from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Saturday, US vulcanologists said, marking nearly a year since one of the world's most active volcanoes began erupting. ... more |
Burkina Faso releases 8 NGO members arrested for 'spying'Abidjan (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 An international NGO in Burkina Faso said Friday that eight of its members had been released, months after the country's military rulers arrested them on accusations of spying. ... more  |
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Hot winds fan dozens of bushfires across eastern AustraliaSydney (AFP) Dec 6, 2025 Dozens of bushfires burned along Australia's eastern seaboard on Saturday, destroying several houses as a blistering heatwave set in. ... more 
Ghostwriters, polo shirts, and the fall of a landmark pesticide studyWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 A flagship study that declared the weedkiller Roundup posed no serious health risks has been retracted with little fanfare, ending a 25-year saga that exposed how corporate interests can distort scientific research and influence government decision-making. ... more 
Study says African penguins starved en masse off South AfricaJohannesburg (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 Endangered penguins living off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said Friday, with some populations dropping by 95 percent in just eight years. ... more  
Top lawmaker says US forces killed 'shipwrecked sailors'; Hegseth says US has 'only just begun'Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 A top Democratic lawmaker said Thursday that video footage played during a classified hearing showed a US strike killing "shipwrecked sailors" who survived an initial attack on an alleged drug-trafficking boat. ... more |
To counter climate denial, UN scientists must be 'clear' about human role: IPCC chiefSaint-Denis, France (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 With US President Donald Trump and other sceptics calling climate change a hoax, the UN's climate science body must tell the world in a "very clear way" that humans are heating the planet, its chairman told AFP. ... more 
EU reaches accord on new generation of genetically modified cropsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 European lawmakers and EU member states announced late Wednesday they had reached an agreement on developing plants obtained by so-called new genomic techniques. ... more  
Court allows National Guard deployment in US capital to continue for nowWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily put on hold a lower court's order directing National Guard troops to leave the US capital next week. ... more 
Italy's Meloni defends migrant deal with AlbaniaRome (AFP) Nov 13, 2025 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni defended Thursday her controversial migration deal with Albania, vowing the legal hurdles that have delayed the full operation of migrant detention centres outside Italy would soon be overcome. ... more |
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Iran president hails Iraqi PM election winwarTehran (AFP) Nov 14, 2025 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian called Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Friday to congratulate him on his "glorious success" in this week's parliamentary election. ... more 
G.Bissau junta claims 'ethnic civil war' risk justifies coupBissau (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 Guinea-Bissau's military authorities on Thursday justified taking power in the small west African nation by arguing the country faced the "risk of ethnic civil war" after last month's elections. ... more 
New York Times sues Pentagon over restrictive media policyNew York (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 The New York Times on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the Pentagon's new restrictive media policy, saying it was unconstitutional and asking a court to block its implementation. ... more 
'You don't need a big brain to fly' and other lessons from the first flying reptilesBlacksburg VA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Flight evolved only three times among vertebrates: in bats, birds, and the extinct flying reptile called pterosaurs. Of these, pterosaurs were the first to master flight, more than 215 million ... more |
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Tech tracking to tackle human-wildlife conflict in ZimbabweHwange, Zimbabwe (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 In the sun-scorched lands bordering Zimbabwe's largest wildlife sanctuary, Takesure Moyo pedals through his village each morning on a mission to help his community coexist with the elephants and predators that roam nearby. ... more |
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To counter climate denial, UN scientists must be 'clear' about human role: IPCC chiefSaint-Denis, France (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 With US President Donald Trump and other sceptics calling climate change a hoax, the UN's climate science body must tell the world in a "very clear way" that humans are heating the planet, its chairman told AFP. ... more 
UN slams world's 'apathy' in launching aid appeal for 2026United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 The United Nations on Monday hit out at global "apathy" over widespread suffering as it launched its 2026 appeal for humanitarian assistance, which is limited in scope as aid operations confront major funding cuts. ... more  
Penguins queue in Paris zoo for their bird flu jabsParis, France (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 A curious seagull strolled nonchalantly through the penguin enclosure at a zoo in Paris. ... more 
Volcanic eruptions may have brought Black Death to EuropeParis, France (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 Previously unknown volcanic eruptions may have kicked off an unlikely series of events that brought the Black Death - the most devastating pandemic in human history - to the shores of mediaeval Europe, new research has revealed. ... more |
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