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Flood-hit Spain drenched by wettest October on record![]() Madrid (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 Spain was soaked in its wettest October on record last month which culminated in catastrophic floods that have killed 219 people and left dozens missing, the government said on Friday. An average of 147 litres per square metre (147 mm) drenched mainland Spain last month, making it the wettest October since records began in 1961, national weather service AEMET and the ecological transition ministry said. The deluge was 189 percent above the 1991-2020 reference period for the month and came as tem ... read more |
Memories extend beyond the brain in new NYU studyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 Scientists at New York University have revealed that memory isn't solely a function of brain cells. In a groundbreaking study, researchers have demonstrated that cells from various parts of the body ... more
Optimal Learning Rates Revealed in New Study on AdaptationBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2024 Researchers at the Complexity Science Hub and Santa Fe Institute have unveiled a new model designed to determine how quickly or slowly an organism should adapt to changing environments. According to ... more
Space could revolutionize stem cell research for treating diseaseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 Stem cell research conducted aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is revealing promising therapeutic potential that could transform biotherapies for complex diseases, according to two Mayo C ... more
Tens of thousands protest in Spain over handling of deadly floodsValencia, Spain (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 Tens of thousands of people marched Saturday in Valencia to voice their anger at the authorities' handling of deadly floods. ... more |
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Oxford space lab sends first human tissue samples to ISS for ageing studyLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 The first human tissue samples from Oxford's Space Innovation Lab (SIL) are now en route to the International Space Station (ISS) to support a study examining how space microgravity influences human ... more |
US hopes river pact with Mexico will reduce water scarcityMexico City (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 The United States and Mexico said Saturday that they have signed an agreement aimed at preventing water shortages in parched southern US states with more reliable Mexican deliveries of river water. ... more
Afghanistan says to attend UN climate talks, first since Taliban takeoverKabul (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power. ... more
Mali detains 3 executives from gold mining firm ResoluteBamako (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 Three expat executives from Australian company Resolute Mining, which owns a gold mine in Mali, have been detained for questioning, industry and judiciary sources told AFP on Saturday. ... more
South Sudan floods affect 1.4 million, displace 379,000: UNNairobi (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 Devastating flooding in South Sudan is affecting around 1.4 million people, with more than 379,000 displaced, according to a United Nations update that warned about an upsurge in malaria. ... more |
New tools give researchers hope for fungus-ravaged US batsMammoth Cave, United States (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 Standing at a woodland entrance to the world's longest cave system in Kentucky, a park ranger warns those about to enter of an extremely deadly fungus - not for humans, but for the bat populations it has devastated across North America. ... more ![]() |
Heat, air pollution, disease: How climate change affects healthParis (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, experts warn. ... more
Power restored to much of Cuba after storm causes blackoutHavana (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 Power was restored to much of Cuba on Friday, two days after Hurricane Rafael left the island's 10 million inhabitants without electricity for the second time in a month, authorities said. ... more
UN aims to set standards for scandal-hit carbon marketsLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 Governments could finally approve new UN standards for countries and companies wanting to trade carbon credits, a long-awaited decision some hope can bring credibility to a scandal-ridden sector. ... more
Three Balkan capitals among world's most polluted cities; Toxic waste ship docks in AlbaniaBelgrade (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 Three Balkans region capitals - Belgrade, Pristina and Sarajevo - were on Friday among the 10 most polluted cities in the world, just behind Lahore, Delhi and Beijing. ... more |
Deep ocean study offers new insights into ancient ice age shiftLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 A recent study published in 'Science' has provided new perspectives on the origins of the Mid-Pleistocene Transition (MPT), a key shift in the Earth's glacial cycles that began about one million yea ... more
Measurements from Lost Seaglider reveal impact of warm ocean water on Antarctic iceLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 Recent research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) offers new insights into how the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica has been increasingly affected by warm ocean waters over the past 45 years. The ... more
Human culture's distinctiveness lies in its open-ended natureLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 What sets human culture apart from that of animals? This question, long debated among scientists, may have a new answer, thanks to recent research by Arizona State University's evolutionary anthropo ... more
New findings on Denisovans reveal their role in shaping early human geneticsLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 Scientists now believe that the recently identified Denisovans, a hominin group that interbred with early humans, contributed genes to modern humans through several distinct interbreeding episodes, ... more |
Chimpanzees show improved performance on difficult computer tasks with an audienceKyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 When observed by others, human behavior often shifts, enhancing or diminishing performance. A study published in 'iScience' on November 8 has found that chimpanzees also show changes in performance ... more
Daughter of missing Mexico environment defender pleads for global helpWashington (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 Brenda Diaz Valencia's life was upended nearly two years ago when the bullet-riddled truck driven by her father, Mexican environmental defender Antonio Diaz Valencia, and lawyer Ricardo Lagunes was found abandoned. ... more
Economic woes sour prospects for China's dairy farmersBeijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2024 Farmer Liu Bingyong used to make a tidy profit selling milk but is now leaking cash - the victim of a dairy sector crisis that embodies several of China's economic woes. ... more
Scientists harvest nutrient-rich rice grown in spaceSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 At a crop breeding center in Shanghai, researchers have successfully harvested rice that was cultivated from seeds initially grown on China's space station Tiangong, also known as "Heavenly Palace." ... more |
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More than 33 million Nigerians face hunger next year: reportAbuja (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 More than 33 million Nigerians face hunger next year, the number rising sharply as soaring food prices exacerbate the effects of conflict and climate change, according to a report Friday. ... more |
How climate change shapes weather patterns: Storm Boris analysisBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 The storm "Boris" recently caused significant flooding across Central and Eastern Europe, leaving at least 27 people dead and many displaced. A study by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) has found ... more
Snow returns to Mount FujiParis, France (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 Mount Fuji, the tallest peak in Japan, has experienced its first snowfall following one of the longest snow-free periods on record in 130 years. On 7 November, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 missio ... more
NASA: Hurricane Helene produced 'enormous' gravity waves in upper atmosphereWashington DC (UPI) Nov 8, 2024 A new technology developed by NASA to predict space weather showed that Hurricane Helene produced "enormous" waves in the Earth's upper atmosphere as it came ashore on Sept. 26, the agency says. ... more
Planting trees in the Arctic may worsen climate changeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 Tree planting is often promoted as a cost-effective measure to mitigate climate change due to trees' ability to sequester carbon. However, a new study published in 'Nature Geoscience' suggests that ... more |
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