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If people stopped having babies, how long would it be before humans were all gone?



Binghamton NY (SPX) Jun 12, 2025
Very few people live beyond a century. So, if no one had babies anymore, there would probably be no humans left on Earth within 100 years. But first, the population would shrink as older folks died and no one was being born. Even if all births were to suddenly cease, this decline would start slowly. Eventually there would not be enough young people coming of age to do essential work, causing societies throughout the world to quickly fall apart. Some of these breakdowns would be in humanity's ... read more

FARM NEWS
UK's sunniest spring yields unusually sweet strawberries
Dartford, United Kingdom (AFP) June 11, 2025
British strawberry farmers say this year's record-breaking spring sunshine and warm days have yielded the cream of the crop, with a bigger and sweeter harvest than usual. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Nations call for strong plastics treaty as difficult talks loom
Nice, France (AFP) June 10, 2025
More than 90 countries called on Tuesday for a global treaty to restrict plastic production, ahead of another round of hard-fought negotiations on the pact. ... more
WATER WORLD
UK announces plans to extend seabed trawling ban
London (AFP) June 8, 2025
The UK on Monday outlined plans to extend its ban on "destructive" seabed trawling to more than half of protected English seas, launching a consultation involving marine and fisheries stakeholders. ... more
WATER WORLD
Farmed production of some fish - and seaweed - is soaring
Paris (AFP) June 9, 2025
The amount of farmed seafood we consume - as opposed to that taken wild from our waters - is soaring every year, making aquaculture an ever-more important source for many diets, and a response to overfishing. ... more
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TECH SPACE
AI analysis says Dead Sea Scrolls are older than thought
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 7, 2025
The ancient Dead Sea Scrolls likely are much older than originally thought, a new artificial intelligence analysis suggests. ... more
ICE WORLD
Greenland ice melted much faster than average in May heatwave
Copenhagen (AFP) June 11, 2025
Greenland's ice sheet melted 17 times faster than the past average during a May heatwave that also hit Iceland, the scientific network World Weather Attribution (WWA) said in a report Wednesday. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Army, Trump ready birthday parade with tanks, rocket launchers
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 7, 2025
The U.S. Army celebrates its 250th birthday on June 14th in the nation's capital, which coincides with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, and will be marked by a parade expected to include tanks, rocket launchers and more than 100 military vehicles. ... more
WATER WORLD
Nations call for 'quieter' ocean to help marine life
Nice, France (AFP) June 10, 2025
Dozens of countries at the UN oceans summit on Tuesday took a first step toward recognising an invisible but growing threat to marine life - underwater noise pollution. ... more

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AFRICA NEWS
E.Guinea leader pardons 37 a year after their arrest
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) June 10, 2025
Equatorial Guinea's president has pardoned dozens of people accused of being separatists and arrested at an environmental protest a year ago on the tiny island of Annobon. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
US restores some medical research grants, says top Trump official
Washington (AFP) June 10, 2025
A senior US health official on Tuesday admitted President Donald Trump's administration had gone too far in slashing biomedical research grants worth billions of dollars, and said efforts were underway to restore some of the funding. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA pioneer Dr. Stanley Sander dies at age of 80
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 5, 2025
One of NASA's top ozone depletion and air pollution scientists, credited with enhancing local air pollution measurement tools and dozens of other climate related research advancements, has died at the age of 80. ... more
FARM NEWS
China extends anti-dumping probe into EU pork imports
Beijing (AFP) June 10, 2025
China said Tuesday it was extending an anti-dumping investigation into pork products imported from the European Union, one of several trade pressure points between the two economic giants. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Hiker dies in Greece bear encounter
Thessaloniki, Greece (AFP) June 10, 2025
A bear who pushed a hiker to his death in a ravine in northeast Greece may have thought humans were planning an attack, wildlife experts said Tuesday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Indian navy deploys after crew injured on burning container ship
New Delhi (AFP) June 9, 2025
India deployed coast guard aircraft and a warship on Monday after a Singapore-flagged container ship caught fire off the southern coast, the defence ministry said, with four crew members missing. ... more
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WEATHER REPORT
Seven people killed as severe weather lashes S.Africa
Johannesburg (AFP) June 10, 2025
Seven people died in flooding caused by severe winter weather lashing eastern areas of South Africa and school children are missing after a minibus was swept away, the government said Tuesday. ... more
WHALES AHOY
Tangled humpback whale sparks rescue mission off Australia
Sydney (AFP) June 9, 2025
Wildlife rescue teams scoured Australia's east coast on Monday to find and free a distressed humpback whale tangled in a rope. ... more
WATER WORLD
World leaders urged to step up for overexploited oceans
Nice, France (AFP) June 8, 2025
World leaders arrived in the French Riviera on Sunday ahead of a high-level summit on ocean conservation, as nations face pressure to adopt tougher stances on overfishing, pollution and marine protection. ... more
WATER WORLD
'No doubt' Canadian firm will be first to extract deep sea minerals: CEO
New York (AFP) June 6, 2025
The head of submarine mining pioneer The Metals Company told AFP he had "no doubt" the Canadian firm would be the first to to extract coveted minerals from the deep seas, with help from Donald Trump. ... more
WATER WORLD
What is the high seas treaty?
United Nations, United States (AFP) June 9, 2025
The high seas treaty could be law by the end of the year, affording protection to marine life in the vast swathes of ocean that belong to no one. ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Mapping Ireland's peatlands to help cut carbon emissions
Birr, Ireland (AFP) June 11, 2025
Mapping more accurately than ever Ireland's peatlands, which are vital as carbon sinks but whose boundaries can be hard to determine, could help fight global warming, researchers say. ... more
FIRE STORM
Experts warn Canada's wildfire season likely to be massive again
Montreal (AFP) June 11, 2025
Two years after a historically devastating summer, Canada is once again facing a massive fire season, with burned areas already exceeding year-to-date averages from recent years. ... more
DEMOCRACY
What powers is Trump using to send troops to Los Angeles?
Washington (AFP) June 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump has invoked emergency powers to deploy National Guard troops and active-duty Marines to Los Angeles to quell protests against federal immigration raids. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Indonesia revokes most mining permits in dive hotspot after outcry
Jakarta (AFP) June 10, 2025
Indonesia revoked permits on Tuesday for four of the five mining companies operating in the eastern archipelago of Raja Ampat after activists shared videos of islands damaged by nickel extraction. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Monkey business delays Sri Lanka's wildlife survey
Colombo (AFP) June 9, 2025
Sri Lanka is withholding the results of a survey of crop-destroying wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, because data collected from some farmers appeared unrealistic, a minister said on Monday. ... more
WOOD PILE
Villagers step up to halt Sierra Leone deforestation
Freetown (AFP) June 11, 2025
Deep inside a Sierra Leone national park, a mother of seven was about to set dozens of tree trunks ablaze to make charcoal. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Trump uses US army birthday to lash out over LA protests
Fort Bragg, United States (AFP) June 10, 2025
President Donald Trump turned a trip marking the US army's 250th birthday into a political-style rally Tuesday, wrapping himself in martial symbolism as he defended his decision to send soliders to protest-hit Los Angeles. ... more
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ICE WORLD
Emperor penguin populations declining faster than expected
Paris (AFP) June 10, 2025
Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica have shrunk by almost a quarter as global warming transforms their icy habitat, according to new research on Tuesday that warned the losses were far worse than previously imagined. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
700 Marines deployed to LA as Trump, Gov. Newsom clash over response
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 9, 2025
President Donald Trump publicly endorsed the arrest of California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday during a war of words, as the administration authorized the deployment of 700 Marines to Los Angeles to quell anti-ICE immigration protests that turned violent over the weekend. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
French Senate adopts bill to regulate fast fashion
Paris (AFP) June 10, 2025
The French Senate on Tuesday adopted a bill to regulate the fast fashion industry by sanctioning companies and banning advertisements. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Defense Secretary Hegseth defends LA deployments at Capitol Hill hearing
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 10, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democrats on Capitol Hill on Tuesday over the decision to send 5,000 Marines and National Guard troops into Los Angeles as some protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids turned violent. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
May 2025 second warmest on record: EU climate monitor
Paris (AFP) June 11, 2025
Global heating continued as the new norm, with last month the second warmest May on record on land and in the oceans, according to the European Union's climate monitoring service. ... more
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