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  Paris (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 Before it threatened biodiversity, the oceans and the global food chain, plastics saved lives and transformed societies as a durable, malleable and cheap material. From the 1950s, plastics enjoyed a positive image "in all areas of life", according to the Plastic Atlas from the Heinrich Boell Foundation. But with plastic now an integral part of daily life and global production exploding, concerns abound about its impact on the health of the planet - and ourselves. - Healthcare advances - ... read more |
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Countdown to Busan: is a plastic pollution treaty in reach?Bangkok (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 Negotiators meet in less than a month to agree on the world's first treaty to end plastic pollution, but countries remain so far apart that a deal may prove impossible. ... more  
Global network of undersea robots unveils hidden depths of phytoplankton biomassLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 Marine phytoplankton play a critical role in Earth's ecosystems, driving primary production and anchoring the global carbon cycle. These microscopic organisms, which thrive in the sunlit layers of t ... more 
Giant clam declared critically endangered after the latest assessmentBoulder CO (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 The giant clam, known for its colorful cape-like mantle, wavy shell and astonishing size, is in danger of going extinct after its population plunged by more than 80% over the last century, according ... more  
Autumn season science event invites volunteers to track leaf color changeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program invites volunteers of all ages to join a seasonal study, aiding students and citizen scientists in observing changes i ... more |
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One in three tree species at risk of extinction: reportCali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 More than one in three species of trees are at risk of extinction worldwide, threatening life as we know it on Earth, according to a report published Monday. ... more |
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Japan PM vows to stay on despite election debacleTokyo (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed Monday to stay in office despite his gamble of snap elections backfiring, with his party's ruling coalition falling short of a majority for the first time since 2009. ... more  
Climate change-worsened floods wreak havoc in AfricaLokoja, Nigeria (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 Every rainy season for the past 12 years, floods have swept through 67-year-old Idris Egbunu's house in central Nigeria. ... more 
New storm bears down on Philippines after deadly Trami tolls rises to 110Manila (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 The Philippines raised a fresh weather alert on Monday, days more than 100 people were killed by the worst storm of the year. ... more  
Covid lessons learned? UN summit mulls plan for healthy planet, and humansCali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 25, 2024 The Covid-19 and Ebola outbreaks brought into stark relief the harms that can come to humans if we interfere too much with nature, placing ourselves in contact with animals carrying unknown pathogens. ... more |
BHP, Vale agree to pay $30bn compensation for Brazil dam disasterBrasilia (AFP) Oct 25, 2024 Mining giants BHP and Vale on Friday signed a deal with Brazil's government to pay nearly $30 billion in compensation for a 2015 dam collapse that triggered the country's worst environmental disaster. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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US unveils national security plan to step up use of AIWashington (AFP) Oct 27, 2024 The United States on Thursday ordered the Pentagon and intelligence agencies to step up use of artificial intelligence to advance national security, in the first such strategy to counter threats from rivals such as China. ... more  
Xi tells BRICS summit world facing 'serious challenges'Kazan, Russia (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday told leaders of BRICS emerging economies the world was facing "serious challenges" and urged the group to be a "stabilising force". ... more  
COP16 chair hails biodiversity attaining 'equal footing' with climate crisisCali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 The world's biggest nature protection conference, under way in Cali, has placed biodiversity loss "on an equal footing" with the climate emergency, the meeting's Colombian president told AFP in an interview Monday. ... more  
Greenhouse gases hit new record highs in 2023: UNGeneva (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached new record highs in 2023, locking in future temperature increases for years to come, the United Nations warned Monday. ... more |
 
Trump vs Harris: Competing visions for a warming worldWashington (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 "Drill, baby, drill" versus championing green energy: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris offer starkly opposing visions on climate, with the outcome of the US presidential race poised to shape the planet's warming trajectory. ... more  
Dinosaurs rose after cooling period triggered by ancient volcanic eruptionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 201.6 million years ago, a mass extinction event erased around 75% of Earth's species. This event aligned with massive volcanic eruptions that split the supercontinent Pangaea, gradually shaping wha ... more 
How Mammals Developed Their Upright PostureLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2024 Mammals, including humans, are distinct for their upright posture, a characteristic that has been fundamental to their evolutionary success. However, the earliest mammalian ancestors bore a striking ... more
Earth's biodiversity crisis in numbersCali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 The experts' assessment is clear: humans are the major threat to Earth's land, seas and all the living things they shelter, including ourselves. ... more |
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Scientists warn of possible collapse of Atlantic currentsOslo (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 A group of scientists warned Monday of the greatly underestimated risk of a collapse of ocean currents in the Atlantic which could have catastrophic consequences for the Nordic countries as the region's leaders gathered in Iceland. ... more  
Surf and Turf: Oregon State researchers to study feeding seaweed to cattleBurns OR (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 Oregon State University researchers have received a $1 million grant to study the impact of adding seaweed to the diets of beef cattle as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Recent resea ... more  
Still no snow on Japan's Mount Fuji, breaking recordTokyo (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 Japan's Mount Fuji remained snow-less as of Monday - the latest date that its majestic slopes have been bare since records began 130 years ago, the weather agency said. ... more 
Iraq opens arms to Lebanese fleeing Israeli attacksAl-Qassem, Iraq (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 Israeli bombardment of Lebanon forced Mohammed Fawaz and his family to flee so often that they finally moved many kilometres (miles) away to find respite in central Iraq. ... more |
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Flood strands 600 in French holiday villageMarseille (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 Almost 600 people were trapped in southern France Monday after flooding damaged the bridge on the only road to a holiday village, with a local mayor saying authorities were working to evacuate them. ... more |
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Mali army says killed dozens of 'terrorists'Bamako (AFP) Oct 27, 2024 Mali's army on Sunday said it had killed some 40 "terrorists" and destroyed one of their bases in two operations in the centre of the jihadist-plagued country. ... more  
El Salvador troops target gangs in large-scale operationSan Salvador (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 Around 2,500 soldiers and police surrounded a neighborhood on the outskirts of El Salvador's capital Monday for a high-profile operation as part of President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on gangs. ... more  
Aston University researcher pioneers optical technique for transformative diagnosticsLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 28, 2024 A researcher from Aston University has developed an innovative optical technique that uses a specialized form of light, known as Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM), potentially transforming non-invasive ... more  
Canada says heat waves linked to climate change; France prepares for major warming scenarioOttawa (AFP) Oct 25, 2024 Canada's environment ministry said Friday that climate change had made nearly all the heat waves recorded this summer more likely, including in an Arctic area where temperatures hit 35 degrees Celcius. ... more |
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