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  London, UK (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 A groundbreaking study featured in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reexamines the long-held belief that environmental changes solely sparked the dawn of agriculture. Instead, it emphasizes the central role human interactions played in humanity's shift from foraging to farming roughly 12,000 years ago. For generations, theories about this pivotal transformation focused on external drivers such as climate shifts, the availability of fertile lands, or increased rain ... read more |
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Australia sweats through hottest 12 months on record: official dataSydney (AFP) April 3, 2025 Australia has just sweltered through its hottest 12 months on record, a weather official said Thursday, a period of drenching floods, tropical cyclones and mass coral bleaching. ... more  
Myanmar's junta chief arrives for Bangkok summit as quake toll surpasses 3,000Sagaing, Myanmar (AFP) April 3, 2025 The head of Myanmar's junta arrived in Bangkok on Thursday for a regional summit, as the death toll from his country's devastating earthquake passed 3,000. ... more  
Kazakh lawmaker calls for regulation to protect Caspian SeaAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 2, 2025 A lawmaker from Kazakhstan's ruling party called on Wednesday for tougher regulation to protect the Caspian Sea, warning decades of pollution and shrinking water levels had decimated its plant and animal life. ... more  
How a Brazilian chief is staving off Amazon destructionMetuktire, Brasil (AFP) April 2, 2025 You don't need a GPS to find the home turf of the Amazon's most famous resident, Brazilian Chief Raoni Metuktire. ... more |
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Most deadly 2024 hurricane names retired from use: UN agencyGeneva (AFP) April 2, 2025 They were most destructive and deadly: hurricanes Beryl, Helene, Milton in the Atlantic and John in the eastern Pacific are names no longer an option to christen future storms, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced Wednesday. ... more |
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DR Congo commutes death sentence against 3 Americans to life in prisonKinshasa (AFP) April 2, 2025 President Felix Tshisekedi has commuted death sentences handed to three Americans into life imprisonment for involvement in what the army said was a failed coup bid in DR Congo last year, according to an announcement. ... more 
Indonesia volcano spews ash as locals warned about air qualityJakarta (AFP) April 2, 2025 A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted twice on Wednesday, releasing a column of smoke nearly one mile into the air, the country's volcanology agency said. ... more  
US lawmakers seek to rename street for Hong Kong's jailed Jimmy LaiWashington (AFP) April 2, 2025 US lawmakers moved Tuesday to rename the street next to Hong Kong's Washington office after Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy activist and media mogul jailed as China clamps down on the financial hub. ... more 
Five takeaways from Marine Le Pen verdictParis (AFP) April 1, 2025 The conviction of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and an immediate ban on standing for political office has stunned her movement, sparked impassioned reactions abroad and added further uncertainty to the 2027 presidential race. ... more |
Icelandic village evacuated as lava flows from volcanic eruptionReykjavik (AFP) April 1, 2025 A fishing village in southwest Iceland was evacuated Tuesday after lava began spewing from a volcanic eruption, the eighth to hit the region since the end of 2023. ... more  |
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Thailand rescue dogs double as emotional supportBangkok (AFP) April 1, 2025 Thailand's search and rescue dogs are taking on the role of emotional support animals for grieving relatives of victims of a Bangkok skyscraper flattened in a deadly earthquake. ... more  
AI's impact on jobs, tech's touchy topicNew York (AFP) Mar 27, 2025 "Stop Hiring Humans" read a provocative sign at an AI conference in Las Vegas, where the impact of new artificial intelligence models on the world of work had sparked some unease. ... more  
New geointelligence tool streamlines land mapping and resource planningLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 Researchers at the Tupa campus of Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) have introduced a new geospatial intelligence method designed to improve the speed and precision of land use monitoring and terri ... more  
NASA uncovers complex teamwork in magnetic bacteriaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 In a breakthrough study, researchers backed by NASA have explored the remarkable cooperative behavior of a rare form of bacteria that function as if they were a unified multicellular entity. These o ... more |
 
Mammals were shifting to ground life long before dinosaur extinctionLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 New findings from the University of Bristol suggest that mammals had begun transitioning from arboreal habitats to terrestrial ones several million years prior to the asteroid strike that caused the ... more  
Carbon Robotics debuts autonomous tractor system with live remote control capabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 Carbon Robotics has unveiled Carbon AutoTractor, a new autonomy system that transforms conventional tractors into driverless machines, monitored and managed in real time by trained human operators. ... more  
Early crust study reshapes view of Earth's ancient historyBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 Researchers have uncovered new evidence that challenges long-held beliefs about the origins of Earth's continents and the emergence of plate tectonics. A recent study published in Nature on April 2 ... more 
Deep-dive dinners are the norm for tuna and swordfish, MIT oceanographers findBoston MA (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 How far would you go for a good meal? For some of the ocean's top predators, maintaining a decent diet requires some surprisingly long-distance dives. MIT oceanographers have found that big fi ... more |
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Uncovering ancient flood records reshapes understanding of extreme eventsLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 Recent research led by the University of Exeter reveals that floods regarded as "unprecedented" in recent decades are overshadowed by far more severe events found in ancient records. By studying pal ... more 
Stock markets mixed as uncertainty rules ahead of Trump tariffsHong Kong (AFP) April 2, 2025 Equity markets were mixed Wednesday as nervous investors brace for Donald Trump's wave of tariffs later in the day, with speculation about what he has in store stoking uncertainty on trading floors. ... more  
UN says has seen no blockage of aid to Myanmar quake victimsGeneva (AFP) April 1, 2025 The UN said Tuesday it had seen no blockage of aid in response to the catastrophic earthquake in Myanmar that has killed more than 2,000 people in the conflict-ravaged country. ... more 
Like 'living in hell': Quake-hit Mandalay monastery clears away rubbleMandalay, Myanmar (AFP) April 2, 2025 Bare-handed monks slowly pick away the rubble that was once the wall of a historic Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, its exposed side a searing reminder of the deadly earthquake that rocked the city five days ago. ... more |
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Chinese developer under scrutiny over Bangkok tower quake collapseBangkok (AFP) April 1, 2025 A Chinese construction company is facing questions over the deadly collapse of a Bangkok skyscraper - the only major building in the capital to fall in a catastrophic earthquake that has killed more than 2,000 people in Thailand and neighbouring Myanmar. ... more |
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Sirens wail and families cry at Myanmar disaster siteMandalay, Myanmar (AFP) April 1, 2025 As the sirens wailed outside the ruins of Mandalay's Sky Villa condominium and Myanmar began a minute's silence for its more than 2,000 earthquake dead, Shwe Sin thought of her missing child. ... more 
India forecasters warn abnormally hot summer loomsNew Delhi (AFP) April 1, 2025 India can expect hotter-than-usual temperatures this summer with more heatwave days taking a toll on lives and livelihoods, the weather office warned. ... more  
Australian judge sides with Hong Kong govt in ex-lawmaker caseHong Kong (AFP) April 1, 2025 An Australian judge sitting on Hong Kong's top court sided with the government on Tuesday to rule against former pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting who was jailed for revealing an anti-graft probe. ... more  
Mine operator suspends arbitration against PanamaPanama City (AFP) April 1, 2025 The Canadian-owned operator of Central America's biggest copper mine confirmed Monday it will suspend arbitration proceedings against Panama over its closure, after starting talks with the government on reopening the pit. ... more |
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