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  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 10, 2025 The search for life beyond Earth is among the most ambitious scientific quests. One promising method is to locate motile microorganisms, capable of self-propelled movement, which serves as a strong biological indicator. If such movement is driven by a specific chemical, it is referred to as chemotaxis. A team of German researchers has now introduced a new and simplified technique to stimulate chemotactic motion in some of Earth's tiniest organisms. Their findings have been published in Frontiers i ... read more |
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UK engineers warn on AI risks to environmentLondon (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 Governments need to start acting over the environmental risks, including potential water shortages, posed by the development of artificial intelligence, a UK body advising on engineering policy warned Friday. ... more  
Indonesia halts Trump development; as 100s protest Beijing 'mega embassy' in LondonJakarta (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 The Indonesian government has blocked a billion-dollar real estate development outside Jakarta that was to include luxury properties under US President Donald Trump's brand, citing environmental damage, officials said Friday. ... more  
ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 allianceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2025 ATLAS Space Operations(R) has formed a strategic alliance with HawkEye 360, a leader in space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics. This partnership incorporates ATLAS' ground stations in M ... more  
New Zealand rethinks opposition to deep-sea miningSydney (AFP) Feb 11, 2025 New Zealand is considering withdrawing its support for an international ban on deep-sea mining, the country's resources minister told AFP on Tuesday. ... more |
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Emergency declared on second Greek quake-hit islandAthens (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 A second Greek island, Amorgos, was placed in a state of emergency Wednesday with the south Aegean Sea still subject to thousands of mid-level quakes that have already forced most inhabitants to flee neighbouring Santorini. ... more |
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Gutting aid, US cedes soft power game to ChinaWashington (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 When President Donald Trump froze nearly all US foreign aid, Cambodia was forced to suspend workers removing dangerous mines from the country - until China stepped in with the necessary funding. ... more  
South Brazil heat wave forces schools to suspend returnBrasilia (AFP) Feb 10, 2025 A court has postponed the start of classes Monday for thousands of schools in southern Brazil as a heat wave threatens temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius, education officials reported. ... more  
Virus disinformation drives anti-China sentiment, lockdown fearsHong Kong (AFP) Feb 11, 2025 A deluge of disinformation about a flu-like virus called HMPV is stoking anti-China sentiment across Asia and spurring unfounded concerns of renewed lockdowns, despite experts dismissing comparisons with the Covid-19 pandemic five years ago. ... more  
Almost half of remote French island hit by wildfire; Argentina's northern prairies consumed by firesParis (AFP) Feb 10, 2025 A remote island that is part of France's French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean has seen half of its territory hit by a wildfire that has raged since mid-January, forcing the evacuation of scientists and military based there, authorities said. ... more |
 
France set to hand over sole military base in Ivory CoastAbidjan (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 In a few days, France will hand over its only military base in Ivory Coast, its former star colony in west Africa, and both sides say the run up is proceeding seamlessly without any rancour. ... more
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Sudan releases post-war roadmap, calls on int'l community to support itWashington DC (UPI) Feb 10, 2025 Sudan's foreign ministry has unveiled a post-war roadmap toward establishing democratic elections in a country ravaged by nearly two years of civil war, while calling on the international community to support its transition plans. ... more  
'Dad, are you a traitor?': Orban rival faces smear campaignsBudapest (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 Since bursting onto Hungary's political scene as the leading critic of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, former government insider Peter Magyar has been branded a wife-beater, a psychopath and a puppet of the European Union. ... more  
Lula pushes mega-oil project as Brazil prepares to host COP30Sao Paulo (AFP) Feb 8, 2025 Brazil's president this week amped up pressure for a major oil project to go ahead at the mouth of the Amazon River, despite criticism from environmentalists as the country prepares to host UN climate talks in November. ... more 
Efforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility TestBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 The search for extraterrestrial life remains one of humanity's most ambitious scientific pursuits. A promising approach to identifying life is through detecting motile microorganisms, which demonstr ... more |
How Early Earth Supported the Formation of Polyester ProtocellsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 A leading hypothesis about the origins of life suggests that simple chemical compounds gradually evolved into complex structures, ultimately giving rise to protocells-primitive precursors to living ... more  
Lightning strikes link weather on Earth and weather in spaceBoulder CO (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 There are trillions of charged particles - protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter - whizzing around above your head at any given time. These high-energy particles, which can trav ... more  
Ice streams move due to tiny ice quakesZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 The great ice streams of the Antarctic and Greenland are like frozen rivers, carrying ice from the massive inland ice sheets to the sea - and a change in their dynamics will contribute significantly ... more 
Marine Prosperity Areas introduce a fresh approach to ocean conservationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 The year 2025 could mark a pivotal shift in marine conservation strategies. A research team, including Octavio Aburto from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, has introduced a novel ... more |
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NASA CubeSat Finds New Radiation Belts After May 2024 Solar StormGreenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 The discovery of the new belts, made possible by NASA's Colorado Inner Radiation Belt Experiment (CIRBE) satellite and published Feb. 6, 2025, in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, ... more 
UK's Lammy warns US aid cuts could see China step into 'gap'London (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Friday warned that US President Donald Trump's moves to freeze foreign aid and dismantle the USAID agency could see "China and others step into that gap". ... more 
Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishesSan Francisco (AFP) Feb 5, 2025 Google on Tuesday updated its principles when it comes to artificial intelligence, removing vows not to use the technology for weapons or surveillance. ... more  
Scientists analyze asteroid collision impact on climate and ecosystemsDaejeon, South Korea (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 A new study led by the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University, South Korea, explores the potential consequences of a medium-sized ... more |
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Filipino researchers identify Taal ash as new radiation shieldSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 05, 2025 Researchers affiliated with the Ateneo de Manila University and National University- Mall of Asia Campus have revealed a unique application for the large volumes of volcanic ash that blanketed parts ... more |
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Seeking climate connections among the oceans' smallest organismsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 Andrew Babbin is working to develop eco-friendly capsules designed to remove excess anthropogenic nitrogen from waterways, helping to prevent the harmful algal blooms that result from fertilizer run ... more 
Canada close to visiting forces deal with PhilippinesManila (AFP) Feb 9, 2025 Canada and the Philippines are in the final stages of negotiating a pact to allow them to deploy troops on each other's soil, the Canadian envoy to Manila said Sunday. ... more 
Mali army vows to pursue 'terrorists' behind deadly convoy attackBamako (AFP) Feb 9, 2025 Mali's army vowed Saturday to track down the "terrorists" responsible for a deadly attack on a large convoy en route to a gold mine. ... more  
Hundreds protest in London against Beijing 'mega embassy'; Amsterdam to ban polluting pleasure boats in AprilLondon (AFP) Feb 8, 2025 Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday protested at a site earmarked for Beijing's controversial new embassy in London over human rights and security concerns. ... more |
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