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  Baghdad (AFP) May 25, 2025 Iraq's water reserves are at their lowest in 80 years after a dry rainy season, a government official said Sunday, as its share from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers shrinks. Water is a major issue in the country of 46 million people undergoing a serious environmental crisis because of climate change, drought, rising temperatures and declining rainfall. Authorities also blame upstream dams built in neighbouring Iran and Turkey for dramatically lowering the flow of the once-mighty Tigris and Euphr ... read more |
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India's monsoon lashes Mumbai as rains arrive earlyMumbai (AFP) May 26, 2025 Lashing rains swamped India's financial capital Mumbai on Monday as the annual monsoon arrived some two weeks earlier than usual, according to weather forecasters. ... more  
Invasive species cost trillions in damages: studyParis (AFP) May 26, 2025 From river-clogging plants to disease-carrying insects, the direct economic cost of invasive species worldwide has averaged about $35 billion a year for decades, researchers said Monday. ... more 
Japan says China conducted research near Pacific atollTokyo (AFP) May 27, 2025 Japan has accused China of conducting unnotified maritime scientific research within its exclusive economic zone around its southernmost island in the Pacific Ocean, Tokyo said Tuesday. ... more  
India races to contain oil spill after container ship sinksBengaluru, India (AFP) May 26, 2025 India's coastguard raced on Monday to contain an oil spill from a container ship with hazardous cargo that sank off the southern coast a day earlier, Kerala's state government said. ... more |
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Along Ghana's vanishing coast, climate change swallows history, homesKeta, Ghana (AFP) May 27, 2025 The salty wind blows across the ruins of Ghana's Fort Prinzenstein, where thick walls once held thousands of enslaved Africans before their journey across the Atlantic. ... more |
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Germany brands allegations against ambassador in Uganda 'absurd'Berlin (AFP) May 26, 2025 Germany on Monday branded allegations against its ambassador to Kampala "absurd", a day after the Ugandan army accused him of being "engaged in subversive activities" there. ... more  
Venezuela's Maduro wins landslide in election boycotted by oppositionCaracas (AFP) May 26, 2025 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's party swept the board in parliamentary and regional elections that were boycotted by the opposition in protest over his disputed re-election last year. ... more 
Trump attacks opponents, judges on day honoring US war deadArlington, United States (AFP) May 26, 2025 President Donald Trump marked the annual day for honoring the US war dead Monday by tearing into his "scum" opponents and judges who don't rule in his favor. ... more  
SE Asian leaders meet China's Li and Gulf states to bolster tiesKuala Lumpur (AFP) May 27, 2025 Southeast Asian leaders are looking to insulate their trade-dependent economies from geopolitical uncertainty, in particular US tariffs, as they hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Gulf state dignitaries in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. ... more |
UN experts urge release of Azerbaijani rights defenderGeneva (AFP) May 26, 2025 Four UN special rapporteurs on Monday demanded the release of Azerbaijani rights defender and climate advocate Anar Mammadli, who has been in detention for more than a year. ... more  |
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Forests face carbon reversal threat as wildfires undermine offset strategiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2025 Forests that once acted as stable carbon sinks are increasingly becoming major sources of carbon emissions, driven by escalating wildfire activity across boreal, Amazonian, and Australian regions. A ... more  
Ice age species evolved in stages across changing climatesLondon, UK (SPX) May 26, 2025 A recent study by researchers from Bournemouth University has unveiled distinct evolutionary phases among animals and plants during the ice age, providing new context for how cold-adapted species de ... more  
Membranes may have shaped the selection of life's building blocksLondon UK (SPX) May 21, 2025 Scientists investigating the origin of life suggest that primitive membranes may have influenced which biomolecules became foundational to life. Their study examines how the earliest cell membranes ... more  
When lightning leaders collide gamma rays burst from Earth's atmosphereOsaka,Japan (SPX) May 22, 2025 Lightning has long captivated scientists, but a new study from The University of Osaka has shed unprecedented light on the high-energy physics behind it. Researchers have captured the first-ever det ... more |
 
Ancient pollen reveals stories about Earth's history, from the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs to the Mayan collapseRolla MO (SPX) May 21, 2025 If you are sneezing this spring, you are not alone. Every year, plants release billions of pollen grains into the air, specks of male reproductive material that many of us notice only when we get wa ... more  
Insect Predator Shows Remarkable Tool Use to Trap PreySydney, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2025 Chinese scientists have uncovered an intriguing instance of tool use in the insect world, revealing that the assassin bug, Pahabengkakia piliceps (P. piliceps), uses resin from stingless bee nests a ... more 
Plants that abandon blooming may face extinction despite short-term gainsTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 21, 2025 Plants that rely entirely on self-pollination evolve from populations with extremely low genetic diversity and may face long-term survival risks, according to new research by Kobe University. The fi ... more 
Study reveals new source of the heavy elementsColumbus OH (SPX) May 12, 2025 Magnetar flares, colossal cosmic explosions, may be directly responsible for the creation and distribution of heavy elements across the universe, suggests a new study. For decades, astronomers ... more |
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Thousands remain isolated as floods ease in eastern AustraliaSydney (AFP) May 24, 2025 Tens of thousands of Australians remained isolated and thousands were without power on Saturday, authorities said as conditions in New South Wales eased after days of heavy rain that caused widespread flooding. ... more 
Boulder moved by ancient tsunami reveals extreme wave power in Pacific historySydney, Australia (SPX) May 22, 2025 Analysis of a massive boulder in Tonga has unveiled rare evidence of ancient tsunamis and their capacity to reshape Pacific coastlines. Researchers from the University of Queensland identified the M ... more  
UAE tops 50C in highest May temperature on recordDubai (AFP) May 23, 2025 The United Arab Emirates registered a sizzling 50.4 degrees Celsius on Friday, the highest on record for May, following weeks of sweltering temperatures in the desert nation acutely vulnerable to climate change. ... more  
Fears for crops as drought hits northern EuropeParis (AFP) May 23, 2025 Parts of northern Europe have seen their worst drought in decades in recent weeks, with farmers from Scotland to the Netherlands fearing the dry spell will dent harvests if it continues. ... more |
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France's TotalEnergies to face court in June in 'greenwashing' caseParis (AFP) May 23, 2025 TotalEnergies will face a Paris civil court in June over allegations it made false advertisements about its climate pledges - an unprecedented case in France against a major fossil fuel company, activists said Friday. ... more |
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President vows oil won't threaten Suriname's carbon negative statusParamaribo, Suriname (AFP) May 23, 2025 Suriname President Chan Santokhi has vowed days ahead of elections that his country will maintain its rare status as a carbon negative nation, despite plans to exploit massive oil reserves. ... more 
Indonesia quake off Sumatra damages more than 100 housesJakarta (AFP) May 23, 2025 A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, damaging more than 100 houses with no reports of casualties. ... more 
On patrol for jihadists with Mauritania's camel cavalryAchemime, Mauritania (AFP) May 23, 2025 A posse of turban-clad soldiers perched on "ships of the desert" may conjure images of the past but Mauritania's camelback cavalry plays a vital role in the fight against jihadism today. ... more 
In tune with nature: expert sounds out all of Ireland's bird speciesCobh, Ireland (AFP) May 23, 2025 On a mission to record all of Ireland's bird species, many of which are dying out, Irishman Sean Ronayne calls his unique audio archive a tool to both raise alarm and bring hope. ... more |
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