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MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launchParis, France (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 The MetOp Second Generation-A1 satellite has reached a significant milestone in its journey to orbit, with fuelling operations now complete at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Engineers successf ... more  
We tracked illegal fishing in marine protected areas - satellites and AI show most bans are respected, and could help enforce future onesMadison WI (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison Marine protected areas cover more than 8% of the world's oceans today, but they can get a bad rap as being protecte ... more 
New global study shows freshwater is disappearing at alarming ratesTempe AZ (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 New findings from studying over two decades of satellite observations reveal that the Earth's continents have experienced unprecedented freshwater loss since 2002, driven by climate change, unsustai ... more  
Deep-sea fish confirmed as a significant source of ocean carbonateMiami FL (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 A new study offers the first direct evidence that deep-dwelling mesopelagic fish, which account for up to 94 percent of global fish biomass, excrete carbonate minerals at rates comparable to shallow ... more |
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MicroCarb satellite launch marks new era in urban carbon trackingLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 The UK and France have jointly launched MicroCarb, Europe's first satellite dedicated to carbon dioxide monitoring, in a major advancement for climate science. Deployed aboard a Vega-C rocket from F ... more  
First wildfire images reveal FireSat's unmatched detection capabilitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 Earth Fire Alliance, in partnership with Muon Space and Google Research, has released the first images captured by the FireSat Protoflight satellite. These visuals highlight the satellite's ability ... more  
Australia's mammal megafauna face long-term decline from extinctions and invasive speciesSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 24, 2025 Over the last 100,000 years, Australia's largest animals have undergone dramatic shifts due to waves of extinction and the arrival of invasive species, according to new research from Flinders Univer ... more  
Alien life clues may emerge from deep sea volcanic vents on EarthLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025 NASA has awarded $621,000 to University of Massachusetts Amherst microbiologist James Holden to investigate what life might look like on Europa, Jupiter's ice-covered moon. To pursue answers, Holden ... more |
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Seismic signatures reveal fragmentation patterns of fireball meteoroidsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2025 Seismic data can distinguish between intact and fragmented fireball meteoroids during atmospheric entry, according to a new study published in Seismological Research Letters. Researchers led by Iona ... more |
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Finland breaks 50-year-old heat recordHelsinki (AFP) July 25, 2025 Finland has broken an over 50-year-old weather record as the country is witnessing the longest period of temperatures above 30C, the Finnish Meteorological Institute said on Friday. ... more 
US, Mexico agree to fund border river cleanup projectsMexico City (AFP) July 25, 2025 The United States and Mexico have agreed to fund projects to reduce wastewater pollution in the Tijuana River, seeking to end a longstanding transboundary sewage crisis. ... more  
'Lungs of the Earth': the Indonesians fighting for peatlandLebung Itam, Indonesia (AFP) July 25, 2025 Indonesian environmentalist Pralensa steered his boat through a shallow canal in the marshy peatlands near his village, an environment he fears may soon disappear. ... more  
UK water pollution alarms summer bathersWhitstable, United Kingdom (AFP) July 25, 2025 Pensioner Chris Stanley became so incensed by water companies dumping wastewater into the sea near his home that four years ago he stopped paying his bills. ... more |
 
Hundreds protest over water shortages in drought-hit IraqHilla, Iraq (AFP) July 25, 2025 Hundreds of Iraqis protested Friday against severe water shortages exacerbated by the summer's sweltering heat in the central province of Babylon, an AFP correspondent said. ... more  |
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Cognac maker Remy Cointreau lifts guidance after China dealParis (AFP) July 25, 2025 French drinks group Remy Cointreau lifted Friday its outlook for the year after a deal between the EU and China on cognac imports, but now expects a stiffer impact from US levies and the strong euro. ... more 
French anger over bee-killing pesticide piles pressure on MacronParis (AFP) July 25, 2025 A student-initiated petition against a chemical deadly to bees has sparked a grass-roots movement in France that commentators say might be a sign of people's growing frustration with political elites. ... more  
Boats bring Philippine flood victims to safety as death toll risesBulacan, Philippines (AFP) July 25, 2025 Rescuers in the northern Philippines used boats to pick up residents stranded by flooding Friday as Typhoon Co-May was downgraded to a tropical storm and the death toll from a week of monsoon rains edged higher. ... more  
Acts of kindness help Athenians cope with heatwaveAthens (AFP) July 24, 2025 As temperatures inched towards 40C in Athens, a vegetable seller spontaneously handed a bottle of water to street musician Anna Gardere Nikolaki, a regular at this Athens food market. ... more |
Philippines shuts schools, scraps flights as Typhoon Co-May nearsManila (AFP) July 24, 2025 The Philippines shut down schools and cancelled flights Thursday as typhoon-driven rains pounded the northern island of Luzon, a situation President Ferdinand Marcos called "the new normal". ... more 
Magnitude 6.6 quake hits off Samoa coast: USGSSydney (AFP) July 25, 2025 A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Friday off the southwestern coast of Pacific nation Samoa, the United States Geological Survey said. ... more  
'Human shield': Niger's ousted president held by juntaAbidjan (AFP) July 24, 2025 President Mohamed Bazoum has been languishing for two years along with his wife in Niger's presidential palace since his ouster by a junta, which is using them as human shields to avert foreign military intervention to free them, according to the couple's lawyers. ... more  
Hong Kong issues bounties for 19 overseas activists on subversion chargesHong Kong (AFP) July 25, 2025 Hong Kong police announced bounties Friday for information leading to the arrest of 19 overseas activists, accusing them of national security crimes. ... more |
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World's top court paves way for climate reparationsThe Hague (AFP) July 23, 2025 The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states are obliged under international law to tackle climate change and warned that failing to do so could open the door to reparations. ... more 
Pacific climate pioneer still fears for island nation's futureSydney (AFP) July 24, 2025 A founding father of the Pacific climate movement on Thursday welcomed an international court's decision on global warming but said he fears for the future of his almost 30 grandchildren on low-lying Kiribati. ... more  
China hails 'positive' ICJ ruling on climate reparationsBeijing (AFP) July 24, 2025 China hailed on Thursday a "positive" ruling by the world's highest court declaring that states are obliged under international law to tackle climate change and warning that failing to do so could open the door to reparations. ... more  
China says 'deeply concerned' over deadly Cambodia-Thailand border clashesBeijing (AFP) July 24, 2025 China said Thursday it was "deeply concerned" over deadly clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, which mark a dramatic escalation of a long-running border row between the two neighbours. ... more |
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Adopted in US, Greek Cold War kids find long-lost familiesAthens (AFP) July 24, 2025 Robyn Bedell Zalewa grew up and spent all her adult life in the United States, but is part of a little-known chapter of Greek history - the adoption of some 4,000 infants during the Cold War. ... more |
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Proof of life: tracking elusive Amazon group to save their landKoatinemo, Brasil (AFP) July 24, 2025 A ceramic pot and the shell of a turtle, once hunted for its meat, are the most recent traces of an Indigenous community thought to live deep in the north Brazilian Amazon. ... more 
'Garden of Eden': Albania eyes up growing exotic fruit for EuropeDivjake, Albania (AFP) July 23, 2025 Passion fruit, guava, dragon fruit or kiwano - climate change is sparking Albanian farmers to start growing exotic fruits to sell to Europe. ... more 
Cook Islands wages war on 'plague' of hungry starfishRarotonga, Cook Islands (AFP) July 24, 2025 Divers clutch wooden spears as they plunge beneath the waves, hunting hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs around the Cook Islands. ... more 
Philippines shuts schools, scraps flights as typhoon nears; storm Wipha kills 3 in VietnamManila (AFP) July 24, 2025 The Philippines shut down schools and cancelled flights Thursday as torrential rains driven by a typhoon and a separate tropical storm pounded the country's northern island of Luzon. ... more |
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