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March 05, 2026
CLIMATE SCIENCE
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. The climate fund initiative, launched by the Social Democratic Party and the Greens, calls for the country to spend 0.5-1.0 percent of Switzerland's annual GDP - around 4-8 billion Swiss francs ($5-10 billion) - on fighting climate change. It will be voted on Sunday. Under Swi ... read more

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AFRICA NEWS
DR Congo mine landslide death toll tops 200: government
Kinshasa (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
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Prolonged drought risks famine for millions in Somalia: ICRC
Geneva (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
SPACEWAR
Axelspace to supply imagery for Japan defense satellite network
Tokyo, 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
ABOUT US
Brain learns faster from rare rewards than from repetition
Los 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
FARM NEWS
Regrowing marginal farmland can curb emissions without cutting food output
Berlin, 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
EARTH OBSERVATION
Satellite radar maps reveal rapid delta land loss
Paris, 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
ROBO SPACE
Autonomous TerraScout robot delivers real-time field prescriptions
Berlin, 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
WATER WORLD
Warming El Nino may return later this year: UN
Geneva (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 stage
Beijing (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
WATER WORLD
Gyroscopic wave device targets broadband ocean power
Osaka, 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
SHAKE AND BLOW
Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture
Tokyo, 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
DEMOCRACY
US Senate rejects bid to curb Trump's Iran war powers
Washington, 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
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Attack at DR Congo nature park kills five
Kinshasa (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
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role
Tokyo, 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
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage
Tokyo, 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
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Ice age volcanoes linked to ancient Atlantic current shutdowns
Berlin, 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
TECH SPACE
AI mapping sharpens global view of human development gaps
Los 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
ICE WORLD
Flights map how aerosols shape Antarctic clouds
Los 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
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Global rock weathering model highlights path to slower warming
Los 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
WATER WORLD
Southern Indian Ocean waters lose salt as climate shifts currents
Los 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
EARLY EARTH
Some early life forms may have breathed oxygen well before it filled the atmosphere
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 08, 2026
Oxygen is a vital and constant presence on Earth today. But that has not always been the case. It was not until around 2.3 billion years ago that oxygen became a permanent fixture in the atmosphere, ... more
EARLY EARTH
Ancient trilobite shells reveal durable chitin and long term carbon storage
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2026
A UT San Antonio led international team has identified chitin in trilobite fossils more than 500 million years old, marking the first confirmed detection of this organic molecule in the extinct arth ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
When Earth's magnetic field took its time flipping
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Feb 10, 2026
Earth's magnetic field is generated by the churn of its liquid nickel-iron outer core, but it is not a constant feature. Every so often, the magnetic north and south poles swap places in what ... more
WOOD PILE
Amazon deforestation drives hotter drier regional climate
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2026
Deforestation in the Amazon is reshaping regional climate conditions when compared with areas that retain more than 80 percent forest cover. Using satellite observations, researchers show that ... more
WATER WORLD
Japan city gets $3.6 mn donation in gold to fix water system
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 19, 2026
Osaka has received an unusual donation - 21 kilograms of gold - to pay for the maintenance of its ageing water system, the Japanese commercial hub announced Thursday. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Scientists trace Covid era methane surge to shifts in air chemistry and wetlands
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 08, 2026
With fewer cars on the road, planes in the air and factories running during the Covid 19 pandemic, skies over many regions appeared cleaner even as a key greenhouse gas unexpectedly accelerated. Met ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Madagascar's new leader in Moscow for talks with Putin
Moscow (AFP) Feb 18, 2026
The colonel who took power in Madagascar four months ago arrived in Moscow Wednesday for talks with President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said, weeks after Russia sent the island military equipment. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
'Unprecedented' emissions maps will hone mitigation
Ithaca, NY (SPX) Feb 16, 2026
To lower agricultural emissions, policymakers and communities first need to pinpoint the sources. Not just by country but crop by crop, field by field. In other words, they need maps. Detailed maps. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
India's tougher AI social media rules spark censorship fears
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 17, 2026
India has tightened rules governing the use of artificial intelligence on social media to combat a flood of disinformation, but also prompting warnings of censorship and an erosion of digital freedoms. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Satellite study revises methane loss high in Earth atmosphere
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2026
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that traps heat efficiently in Earth atmosphere, and scientists estimate that it accounts for about 30 percent of modern global warming despite being less abunda ... more
FIRE STORM
East China fireworks store explosion kills 8
Beijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2026
An explosion at a fireworks store in eastern China killed eight people and injured two, authorities said late Sunday. ... more
WATER WORLD
Artificial wetlands help clean runoff and support circular agriculture
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 16, 2026
On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, researchers at the Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (IIAMA) at the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia are highlighting the role of artificial ... more
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