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  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 When thinking of Antarctic wildlife, penguins often come to mind, yet the continent is also home to a unique flightless midge, Belgica antarctica, the only known insect native to the region. This tiny species has evolved remarkable survival strategies to endure the harsh Antarctic environment. A new study led by researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University has provided crucial insights into how this midge navigates the extreme climate through distinct dormancy mechanisms. Professor Shin G. Goto fr ... read more |
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Little Scope for Large-Scale Climate Plantations Without Breaching Planetary BoundariesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 A new study by researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) reveals that the potential for carbon removal through climate plantations is significantly lower than previously ... more 
Research reveals how Earth got its ice capsLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 New research indicates that the cool conditions enabling Earth's ice caps to form are rare in the planet's history and require multiple complex factors occurring simultaneously. A team of scie ... more  
The opportunity costs of carbon captureStanford CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 For most countries around the world, sourcing energy entirely from wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower by 2050 would reduce their energy needs and costs, improve air quality, and help slow clima ... more  
Why Expanding the Search for Climate-Friendly Microalgae is EssentialSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 New research underscores the immense potential of microalgae in combating climate change while emphasizing the need for targeted bioprospecting efforts to fully leverage their benefits. A rece ... more |
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Death toll from US winter storms grows to 14Washington (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 The death toll from powerful winter storms in the central and eastern United States has risen to at least 14, officials said Monday, after floods, gale-force winds and bitterly cold temperatures swept the region. ... more |
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Rio swelters in heatwave amid run-up to CarnivalRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists baked Monday in scorching temperatures as the city's crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear. ... more 
Death toll in southwest China landslide rises to 10Beijing (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 The death toll from a landslide in southwest China this month has risen to 10, with 19 more still missing, local authorities said on Monday. ... more  
Quakes leave Greek tourist island on tenterhooksAmorgos, Greece (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 For three weeks Dionysia Kobaiou has been dealing with "the anxiety and stress" of her students on the Greek island of Amorgos which has felt thousands of earthquakes. ... more  
TEPCO takes on challenge of making space for Fukushima nuclear debrisFukushima, Japan (AFP) Feb 15, 2025 Workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have started dismantling water storage tanks to free up space for tonnes of nuclear debris, 14 years after the facility was hit by a devastating tsunami. ... more |
 
Colombia taxes online gambling to fund humanitarian responseBogota (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Colombia imposed a tax Friday on online gambling to help fund its humanitarian response to mass displacements in a region gripped by a wave of guerrilla violence. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Bordeaux wine harvest drops to lowest level since 1991Bordeaux (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Cold weather, disease and capacity cuts pushed wine production in France's Bordeaux region last year to a low not seen in three-and-a-half decades, the local industry body said Friday. ... more  
Arid Athens turns to ancient aqueduct as climate crisis bitesAthens (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 Between parked cars in a suburban street in Athens, workers fix a pump to an ancient stone well that in turn accesses an aqueduct built almost 2,000 years ago. ... more 
Pesticides causing widespread harm to animals and plants: studyParis (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 Pesticides are significantly harming wildlife across the planet, stunting growth, damaging reproduction and even causing behavioural changes in animals not meant to be targeted, according to a large-scale study published on Thursday. ... more  
Concern as orangutan seen roaming Indonesia coal siteJakarta (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 Footage of a seemingly confused orangutan roaming the desolate site of an Indonesian coal mine, metres from excavators, has sparked renewed concern about the future of the critically endangered species. ... more |
Dam fine: beavers save Czech treasury $1 millionPrague (AFP) Feb 11, 2025 Beavers have saved Czech taxpayers a cool $1 million by flooding a protected former army training site where a long-stalled dam was planned, a conservation official said on Tuesday. ... more  
Forest mission showcased ahead of launchParis, France (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Following years of dedicated development, ESA's latest Earth Explorer satellite, Biomass, is now primed for transport to Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, where it is set to launch aboard a Vega- ... more 
Trees Struggle to Adapt to Climate Change Without Human Assistance CSU Study FindsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 A recent study by Colorado State University examining tree populations across the interior U.S. West reveals that trees are struggling to adapt to shifting climate conditions. The research indicates ... more  
Fewer Fires Burn in North America Today but Pose Greater RisksLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Wildfires in North American forests occur far less frequently today than they did in centuries past, yet this decline has led to a heightened risk of severe fires, according to new research publishe ... more |
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WWF legal challenge against Norway deep-sea mining failsOslo (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 An Oslo court on Thursday rejected a legal challenge by the WWF environmental group against Norway's bid to mine its seabed for minerals crucial to the green energy transition. ... more 
Taiwan bounty hunters kill invading iguanas as numbers soarTaiwan (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 Armed with a slingshot, Taiwanese bounty hunter Wu Cheng-hua bends sideways and aims his lethal weapon up at a green iguana, one of tens of thousands in the crosshairs of a government cull. ... more 
Greece announces measures to support businesses on quake-hit islandsAthens (AFP) Feb 16, 2025 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday announced economic support measures for businesses and employees in Santorini and nearby islands rattled by thousands of earthquakes recorded since the end of January. ... more
India capital shaken by 4.0-magnitude quakeNew Delhi (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 India's capital New Delhi was jolted awake Monday by powerful tremors from a magnitude 4.0 earthquake, with its epicentre on the edge of the sprawling megacity an hour before dawn. ... more |
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Los Angeles fire zones hit by mudslides after heavy rainLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Mudslides blocked roads around Los Angeles on Friday after heavy rain pounded areas burned by last month's wildfires, sending denuded hillsides tumbling. ... more |
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Storms in eastern US claim nine lives: officialsNew York (AFP) Feb 16, 2025 At least nine people have died in the eastern United States, including eight in Kentucky, as powerful storms brought flooding and exceptionally powerful winds, downing trees and cutting power, local officials announced Sunday. ... more  
Nigeria airforce kills 6 civilians in northeast by mistakeKano, Nigeria (AFP) Feb 16, 2025 An army jet killed at least six civilians after mistakenly attacking them while pursuing gangs in northern Nigeria's Katsina state, residents told AFP on Sunday. ... more  
Hitmen mow down cartel-busting colonel in violence-torn EcuadorGuayaquil, Ecuador (AFP) Feb 15, 2025 Hitmen on Friday gunned down an Ecuadoran colonel in charge of anti-drug operations in a city hard-hit by the narco crime that has plunged this once-peaceful South American country into violence. ... more  
Efforts to find ET gains momentum with new technique that detects microbial movementBerlin, 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 ... more |
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