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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 With the rise of brain-interface technology and artificial intelligence that can imitate brain functions, understanding the nature of consciousness and how it interacts with reality is not just an age-old philosophical question but also a salient challenge for humanity. Can AI become conscious, and how would we know? Should we incorporate human or animal cells, such as neurons, into machines and robots? Would they be conscious and have subjective experiences? Does consciousness reduce to physicali ... read more |
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Leading scientists, philosophers identify nature's missing evolutionary lawWashington DC (SPX) Oct 17, 2023 A paper in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes "a missing law of nature," recognizing for the first time an important norm within the natural world's workings. ... more 
Could a new law of physics support the idea we're living in a computer simulation?Portsmouth UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 A University of Portsmouth physicist has explored whether a new law of physics could support the much-debated theory that we are simply characters in an advanced virtual world. The simulated u ... more 
Kazakhstan authorises hunting of Saiga antelopesAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) Oct 16, 2023 Kazakhstan on Monday said it would legalise hunting of the once-threatened Saiga antelopes to manage their population - a sensitive subject in a country where the animals are widely revered. ... more  
After China, Russia suspends Japanese seafood importsMoscow (AFP) Oct 16, 2023 Russia on Monday followed its ally China in suspending all Japanese seafood imports over Tokyo's release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. ... more |
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 UN agency warns Gaza water shortage could spread disease  
Around the globe, climate adaptation lacks coordinationHamburg, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 Viewed globally, it is above all individuals and households that are pursuing adaptation to the impacts of climate change; systematic networking of the various groups affected is lacking. This is th ... more |
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EU unveils plan to halt microplastics pollution via pelletsLuxembourg (AFP) Oct 16, 2023 The EU on Monday presented plans to curb pollution caused by microplastic leaks from pellets used extensively by industry, by introducing tougher rules for companies that use the tiny material. ... more  
Five killed in Thai floods with more heavy rain expectedBangkok (AFP) Oct 17, 2023 Five people were killed in floods in Thailand's north this week, with authorities warning on Tuesday that more heavy rain was on the way. ... more  
Egypt-Gaza border crossing to reopen as aid waits to enter enclaveWashington DC (UPI) Oct 15, 2023 The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza will be reopened, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday amid anticipation of an Israeli ground invasion of the Palestinian enclave where fears of a catastrophic humanitarian crisis grow. ... more  
DR Congo: foreign armies, militias, private military contractorsGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Oct 16, 2023 Foreign armies, militias and private military contractors are active in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where clashes with M23 rebels have recently erupted after a months-long lull. ... more |
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How an ancient society in the Sahara Desert rose and fell with groundwaterPittsburgh PA (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 With its low quantities of rain and soaring high temperatures, the Sahara Desert is often regarded as one of the most extreme and least habitable environments on Earth. While the Sahara was periodic ... more |
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'Licence to hide': Western plastic waste dumped in MyanmarYangon, Myanmar (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 In a working-class neighbourhood of Myanmar's Yangon, plastic waste is piled a metre high, the toxic product of what a recent investigation said is rampant dumping of Western trash. ... more  
Virtually certain 2023 will be warmest year on record: US agencyWashington (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 Following another month of record-breaking temperatures throughout the globe in September, the year 2023 is all but certain to be the warmest on record, a US agency said Friday. ... more  
Gray whales experience major population swings as a result of Arctic conditions, research showsNewport OR (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 Dynamic and changing Arctic Ocean conditions likely caused three major mortality events in the eastern North Pacific gray whale population since the 1980s, a new study has found. During each o ... more 
Climate catastrophe produced instantaneous evolutionary changeHouston TX (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 With species the world over on the move due to climate change, a unique experiment in the wake of 2017's Hurricane Harvey has revealed a way that species can instantly evolve when they move in respo ... more |
 Tens of thousands of endangered sharks and rays caught off Congo  
Measuring nutrition in crops from spaceParis (ESA) Oct 11, 2023 With many people around the world suffering from various forms of malnutrition it's important that the absolute basics such as rice, soya and wheat are as nourishing as possible. ESA-funded research ... more |
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Large swings in past ocean oxygen revealedManoa HI (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 As the climate warms, there is major concern that Earth's ocean will lose oxygen. A study published recently by oceanographers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa revealed that locked in ancient d ... more  
Monitoring African copper and cobalt mining emissions from spaceBoulder CO (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 Emissions associated with mining operations in Africa's Copperbelt can be quantified from space, according to new research led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Mining for copp ... more 
Thousands of programmable DNA-cutters found in algae, snails, and other organismsBoston MA (SPX) Oct 17, 2023 A diverse set of species, from snails to algae to amoebas, make programmable DNA-cutting enzymes called Fanzors - and a new study from scientists at MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research has i ... more 
Rising seas will tighten vise on Miami even for people who are not floodedNew York NY (SPX) Oct 17, 2023 A new study that examines both the physical and socioeconomic effects of sea-level rise on Florida's Miami-Dade County area finds that in coming decades, four out of five residents may face disrupti ... more |
SwRI's modular dam design could accelerate the adoption of renewable energySan Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 Southwest Research Institute has developed a new modular steel buttress dam system designed to resolve energy storage issues hindering the integration of renewable resources into the energy mix. The ... more 
Unmanned and unbothered: autonomous intelligent oceanic exploration is upon usZhuhai, China (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 The ocean has always been a force to be reckoned with when it comes to understanding and traversing its seemingly limitless blue waters. Past innovations such as deep-sea submersibles and ocean-obse ... more  
Cleaner snow boosts future snowpack predictionsRichland WA (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 Less pollution settling into snow should help cut the decline of snowpack in the Northern Hemisphere later this century. Though the snowpack will still diminish due to rising temperatures, the outlo ... more 
Hong Kong adds two shark families on controlled trade listHong Kong, China (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 Hong Kong on Friday added two major shark families to a list of endangered animals whose trade in the city will be tightly controlled under CITES regulations. ... more |
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How Belize became a poster child for 'debt-for-nature' swapsNew York (AFP) Oct 16, 2023 When Covid hit Belize, its economy nosedived: closed borders meant fisheries and farmers had no export markets, and tourism centered on the tiny Central American nation's warm waters and wonders of biodiversity came to a halt. ... more 
'If we bathe, we won't drink': Gazans struggle as water supplies dwindleRafah, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Oct 15, 2023 In the southern Gaza Strip, scores of people line up at bathrooms, many of them not having showered for days after Israel cut off water, electricity and food following Hamas's deadly assault. ... more 
At IMF-World Bank talks, small steps in climate financeMarrakesh, Morocco (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 The IMF and World Bank have been holding their first annual meetings in Africa in 50 years under pressure to reform a system too outdated to properly help poor nations battered by the effects of climate change. ... more 
Disasters cause $3.8 trillion in crop losses over 30 years: FAOParis (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 Natural and man-made disasters have caused $3.8 trillion in crop and livestock losses over 30 years, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization said on Friday. ... more |
EU fails to decide on glyphosate use extensionBrussels (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 The EU failed Friday to agree extending the use of glyphosate - a weedkiller the WHO fears could be carcinogenic - because of division among the bloc's 27 member countries, a European Commission spokesman said. ... more 
Afghans flee western region after fresh earthquake kills twoHerat, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 15, 2023 A magnitude 6.3 earthquake killed two people in western Afghanistan Sunday, with damaged prisons evacuated and residents fleeing a region where tremors have claimed at least 1,000 lives this past week. ... more 
Chad agrees transit for France's Niger troop withdrawalN'Djamena (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 Chad says its army will escort French troops ordered out of neighbouring Niger by the post-coup regime as they travel through the country back to France. ... more  
Smoke from Brazil Amazon rainforest fires suffocates ManausManaus, Brazil (AFP) Oct 14, 2023 Manaus, the largest city in Brazil's Amazonas state, has for days been engulfed by a toxic cloud of smoke from forest fires lit by what the government labeled "criminals". ... more |
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Thousands protest across Middle East in support of PalestiniansBaghdad (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 Thousands of protesters poured onto the streets of several Middle East capitals Friday in support of Palestinians amid Israeli air strikes on Gaza in reprisal for a surprise Hamas attack. ... more  
Boom, crackle, pop: Sounds of Earth's crustBoston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2023 If you could sink through the Earth's crust, you might hear, with a carefully tuned ear, a cacophany of booms and crackles along the way. The fissures, pores, and defects running through rocks are l ... more  
Over 40 percent of Antarctica's ice shelves reduced in volume over 25 yearsLeeds UK (SPX) Oct 13, 2023 71 of the 162 ice shelves that surround Antarctica have reduced in volume over 25 years from 1997 to 2021, with a net release of 7.5 trillion tonnes of meltwater into the oceans, say scientists. ... more 
Island nations sign climate solidarity declaration in IndonesiaNusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 Dozens of island nations signed a declaration in Indonesia on Wednesday to boost solidarity and cooperation on fighting climate threats, including rising sea levels. ... more |
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