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  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 earthquakes when faults are already critically stressed. The work focuses on how space weather events such as intense solar flares alter ionospheric charge distributions and, through capacitive coupling, transmit additional stress into fragile crustal regions. In the model, fractured zones deep in the crust are ... read more |
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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  
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 |
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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  
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 |
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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  
Some early life forms may have breathed oxygen well before it filled the atmosphereBoston 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 |
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Ancient trilobite shells reveal durable chitin and long term carbon storageLos 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 
When Earth's magnetic field took its time flippingSalt 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  
Amazon deforestation drives hotter drier regional climateLos 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 
Japan city gets $3.6 mn donation in gold to fix water systemTokyo (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 |
Scientists trace Covid era methane surge to shifts in air chemistry and wetlandsBerlin, 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  
Madagascar's new leader in Moscow for talks with PutinMoscow (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 
'Unprecedented' emissions maps will hone mitigationIthaca, 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 
Satellite study revises methane loss high in Earth atmosphereLos 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 |
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India's tougher AI social media rules spark censorship fearsNew 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 
Artificial wetlands help clean runoff and support circular agricultureMadrid, 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  
East China fireworks store explosion kills 8Beijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2026 An explosion at a fireworks store in eastern China killed eight people and injured two, authorities said late Sunday. ... more  
Engineered biochar harnesses sunlight to speed pollutant breakdownTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Researchers have unveiled a solar-responsive biochar that shows greatly enhanced light-driven chemical activity, offering a new tool for environmental cleanup and pollutant transformation in natural ... more |
 
French navy seizes 2.4 tonnes of cocaine in PacificPapeete (AFP) Feb 15, 2026 French authorities said Saturday they had seized 2.4 tonnes of cocaine from a vessel in the Pacific during a joint operation with the United States, as officials step up interceptions in Polynesian waters. ... more 
Senegal Navy searches for three missing sailorsDakar (AFP) Feb 13, 2026 Senegal's Navy launched a massive search effort for three sailors missing after their patrol boat capsized in inclement weather. ... more 
ASII launches national geospatial digital twin for Australian agricultureLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 23, 2026 The Australasian Space Innovation Institute has launched a 15 million dollar National Digital Twin for Australian Agriculture to create a coordinated decision making and innovation capability across ... 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 |
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AAC Clyde Space adds Sedna satellites to boost maritime data servicesLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 AAC Clyde Space has started building two additional maritime data satellites, Sedna-3 and Sedna-4, to expand capacity in its established space-based maritime data services. ... more 
OpenAI hires creator of 'OpenClaw' AI agent toolWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 16, 2026 OpenAI has hired the Austrian creator of OpenClaw, an artificial intelligence tool able to execute real-world tasks, the US startup's head Sam Altman said on Sunday. ... more 
Sudan's historic acacia forest devastated as war fuels loggingKhartoum (AFP) Feb 19, 2026 Vast stretches of a once-verdant acacia forest south of Sudan's capital Khartoum have been reduced to little more than fields of stumps as nearly three years of conflict have fuelled deforestation. ... more 
Deadly Indonesia floods force a deforestation reckoningBangkok (AFP) Feb 19, 2026 Permits revoked, lawsuits filed, the threat of state takeovers. Deadly flooding in Indonesia has prompted unprecedented government action against companies accused of environmental destruction that worsened the disaster. ... more |
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