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DefendEye adds Starlink Mini to tube drone system for real time global search opsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 DefendEye has announced the integration of Starlink Mini into its tube-launched autonomous AI-powered search drone system, delivering global satellite connectivity without reliance on cellular infra ... more
Earth's magnetic field could form even with a fully liquid coreBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 A team of geophysicists has demonstrated that Earth's magnetic field could have originated even before the planet's solid inner core formed. The new research from ETH Zurich and SUSTech, China, addr ... more
Planet expands Pelican satellite fleet with launch of two new spacecraftLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2025 Planet Labs PBC has shipped its Pelican-3 and Pelican-4 satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base in preparation for their upcoming launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The deployment marks a con ... more
Weather-tracking advances are revealing astonishing extremes of lightningTempe AZ (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 It was a single lightning flash that streaked across the Great Plains for 515 miles, from eastern Texas nearly all the way to Kansas City, setting a new world record. "We call it megaflash lig ... more |
NOAA says Gulf of Mexico dead zone is smaller this yearWashington DC (UPI) Jul 31, 2025 The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" - an area deprived of oxygen - is smaller than previous measurements and forecasts, scientists supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday. ... more
Dormant Russia volcano erupts for first time in 450 yearsMoscow (AFP) Aug 3, 2025 A volcano erupted for the first time in 450 years in Russia's eastern Kamchatka region, the nation's emergency authority said Sunday, days after one of the strongest earthquakes on record hit the region. ... more
Senegal strengthens eastern gendarmerie amid Mali border threatsDakar (AFP) Aug 2, 2025 Senegal said Saturday that it is positioning new gendarmerie units in the east of the country as it faces growing security threats along its border with Mali. ... more
Thai storm kills six; Sand and dust storm sweeps across southern PeruBangkok (AFP) Aug 2, 2025 Floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Wipha since last month have killed six people and affected more than 230,000 people across Thailand, disaster management officials said Saturday. ... more |
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France says it cannot save contraceptives US plans to destroyParis (AFP) Aug 1, 2025 France said Friday it could not seize $9.7 million worth of women's contraception products that the United States plans to destroy, after media reports suggested the stockpile would be incinerated in the country. ... more |
Hong Kong harbour protection group dissolvesHong Kong (AFP) Aug 1, 2025 A Hong Kong environmental group said it would disband on Friday, ending decades-long activism to protect the city's Victoria Harbour from large reclamation projects. ... more
Flash floods kill three in Vietnam, nine missing; Heavy rains kill at least 30 in Guinea since late JuneHanoi (AFP) Aug 1, 2025 Flash floods struck Vietnam's mountainous north overnight, killing at least three people while nine others are missing, disaster authorities said Friday. ... more
House razings to save Niger capital's forest shield dismay localsNiamey, Niger (AFP) Aug 1, 2025 Hamissou Issiakou grumbled as he worked to strip bare his house, marked for demolition for illegally encroaching on the tip of green forest that's keeping the expanding desert at bay from Niger's capital. ... more
Landslide-prone Nepal tests AI-powered warning systemKathmandu (AFP) Aug 1, 2025 Every morning, Nepali primary school teacher Bina Tamang steps outside her home and checks the rain gauge, part of an early warning system in one of the world's most landslide-prone regions. ... more |
In Darwin's wake: Two-year global conservation voyage sparks hopeRotterdam, Netherlands (AFP) July 31, 2025 After a two-year around-the-world ocean voyage inspired by Charles Darwin, scientists and crew sailed home on a historic vessel into Rotterdam Thursday bearing a warning about climate change - but also a message of hope. ... more ![]() |
Iran president warns Tehran dams may run dry within monthsTehran (AFP) July 31, 2025 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned Thursday that dams supplying the capital could run dry within months unless water consumption was curbed. ... more
Beijing officials admit 'gaps' in readiness after rains kill dozensBeijing (AFP) July 31, 2025 Beijing city officials admitted on Thursday they had not been prepared for heavy rains that soaked swathes of the capital, killing 44 people and leaving nine still missing. ... more
EU urged to act on forests' faltering absorption of carbonParis (AFP) July 30, 2025 The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by European forests has reduced dramatically in recent years putting the EU's climate targets at risk, researchers said Wednesday, calling for urgent action to halt the decline. ... more
China says childcare subsidies to 'add new impetus' to economyBeijing (AFP) July 30, 2025 China said Wednesday that recently announced subsidies to support families with young children will provide a much-needed economic boost, as Beijing seeks to promote spending and avert a demographic crisis. ... more |
Greek heatwave drags out as temperatures near 46CAthens (AFP) July 25, 2025 A week-long heatwave in Greece that began on Monday is now expected to last more than a week, the country's weather service said as temperatures on Friday neared 46C. ... more
Bridges gain new voice through real time GNSS monitoring of structural behaviorTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 30, 2025 Researchers have unveiled a real-time structural monitoring system that uses Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology to track both displacement and orientation in long-span bridges. Thi ... more
Myanmar junta air strike on ruby mine hub kills 13Yangon (AFP) Aug 2, 2025 A Myanmar junta air strike on a rebel-occupied ruby mining hub killed 13 people on Saturday, according to a resident and a spokesperson for an armed opposition group. ... more
Greenland subglacial lake eruption reshapes surface ice landscapeParis, France (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 Using data from ESA's CryoSat and Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2, along with NASA's ICESat-2, researchers have uncovered a dramatic flood event in northern Greenland where pressurized meltwate ... more |
China unveils decades spanning Landsat dataset to advance environmental researchTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 30, 2025 China has released a comprehensive Landsat composite dataset covering nearly four decades of Earth observations. Spanning from 1985 to 2023, the new 30-meter resolution dataset introduces the first ... more
4,000-year-old teeth record the earliest traces of people chewing psychoactive betel nutsChiang Mai, Thailand (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 In south-east Asia, betel nut chewing has been practiced since antiquity. The plants contain compounds that enhance the consumer's alertness, energy, euphoria, and relaxation. Although the practice ... more
Changes in diet drove physical evolution in early humansHanover NH (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant tissue ... more
Scrumped fruit shaped ape evolution and human fondness for alcoholLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 New findings from the University of St Andrews and Dartmouth College highlight how the habit of consuming fallen, fermented fruit-known as scrumping-has played a central role in great ape behavior a ... more |
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FBI opens New Zealand office, citing China threatWellington (AFP) July 31, 2025 FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday opened a permanent office in New Zealand, citing the need for like-minded spy agencies to counter a rising China. ... more |
Potato traces its ancient roots to tomato hybridizationTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 An international team of scientists has traced the evolutionary origin of the modern potato to a natural hybridization event between wild tomato relatives and Etuberosum species in South America rou ... more
Liverwort gene discovery reveals ancient mechanism behind plant reproductive growthTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 Kobe University researchers have uncovered the genetic basis behind vegetative and sexual reproduction in liverworts, potentially offering insights into increasing crop yields and enabling space-bas ... more
Indonesia volcano belches six-mile ash towerJakarta (AFP) Aug 1, 2025 An Indonesian volcano spewed a 10-kilometre (6.2-miles) molten plume of ash topped by lightning into the Friday night sky, weeks after another huge eruption triggered dozens of flight cancellations in Bali. ... more
Peru's president rejects court order on police amnestyLima (AFP) July 31, 2025 Peru's president on Thursday dismissed an international court order to suspend a law granting amnesty to police, military and state perpetrators of rights violations during a bloody campaign against leftist guerrillas from 1980 to 2000. ... more |
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