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Pacific algae invade Algeria beaches, pushing humans and fish awayAlgiers (AFP) Aug 4, 2025 At a beach near Algiers, brown algae native to the Pacific Ocean cover the golden sand, posing a threat to ecosystems native to the area and their stench repelling swimmers at the peak of summer. ... more 
Water shortages spell trouble on Turkey's tourist coastCesme, Turkey (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 Ali Alyanak and his neighbours in Turkey's tourist hub Izmir now have to draw water from a shrinking aquifer 170 metres underground even as hotel pools remain full - a sign for many of the region's dire water crisis amid prolonged drought. ... more  
Plastic pollution 'grave and growing' health threat: LancetParis (AFP) Aug 4, 2025 Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognised danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, experts warned in a report on Monday. ... more  
Surgical microrobot navigates using internal vision systemTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 05, 2025 In a leap forward for precision surgery, scientists have created a miniature surgical robot capable of monitoring and adjusting its own movements using a built-in visual system. Unlike traditional s ... more |
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Genetic traits behind hibernation may offer new hope for treating metabolic diseaseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2025 New findings from the University of Utah Health suggest that the genetic adaptations enabling animals to hibernate may also lie dormant in the human genome - offering potential pathways to treat con ... more  
Do you want to freeze a cloud? Desert dust might helpZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 05, 2025 A new study shows that natural dust particles, swirling in from faraway deserts can trigger freezing of clouds in Earth's Northern Hemisphere. This subtle mechanism influences how much sunlight clou ... more 
Astronomy tools adapted to monitor greenhouse gases from starlightLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 05, 2025 Astronomers at the University of Warwick, in collaboration with Spanish partners, are repurposing astronomical instruments to measure atmospheric greenhouse gases, using starlight instead of sunligh ... more  
Spanish police seize illegal ivory carvingsMadrid (AFP) Aug 4, 2025 Spanish police said on Monday they had seized dozens of carvings made from the ivory tusks of endangered African and Asian elephants as part of a smuggling and environmental crimes investigation. ... more |
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Death of a delta: Pakistan's Indus sinks and shrinksKharo Chan, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 Salt crusts crackle underfoot as Habibullah Khatti walks to his mother's grave to say a final goodbye before he abandons his parched island village on Pakistan's Indus delta. ... more |
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Italy fines fast-fashion giant Shein for 'green' claimsRome (AFP) Aug 4, 2025 Italy's competition watchdog said Monday it has fined the company responsible for Shein's websites in Europe one million euros ($1.15 million) for false and confusing claims about the e-commerce giant's efforts to be environmentally "green". ... more 
A 'Thinker' drowns in plastic garbage as UN treaty talks openGeneva (AFP) Aug 4, 2025 A replica of Auguste Rodin's famous sculpture "The Thinker" outside the United Nations headquarters was being slowly submerged in plastic rubbish Monday as countries gathered in a bid to finalise a global treaty on plastic pollution. ... more 
Decision time as plastic pollution treaty talks beginGeneva (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 Countries were to start the clock Tuesday on 10 days of talks aimed at hammering out a landmark global treaty on combating the scourge of plastic pollution. ... more  
A new record high of 41.8C as 17 heat records broken across JapanTokyo (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 Japan logged two new heat records in a day on Tuesday, with the mercury hitting 41.6C and then 41.8C, the weather office said, warning temperatures may rise further still. ... more |
 
Dire water shortages compound hunger and displacement in GazaJerusalem (AFP) Aug 4, 2025 Atop air strikes, displacement and hunger, an unprecedented water crisis is unfolding across Gaza, heaping further misery on the Palestinian territory's residents. ... more  |
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Record heatwave blasts northern VietnamHanoi (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 Northern Vietnam is sweltering under a blistering heatwave, with 17 places across seven provinces reporting record highs for the month of August and electricity demand spiking as people try to stay cool, authorities said Tuesday. ... more  
Beijing lifts rain alert after tens of thousands evacuatedMiyun, China (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 Beijing lifted a severe weather alert on Tuesday but warned residents to stay vigilant against natural disasters after authorities evacuated more than 82,000 people over fears of deadly floods in the Chinese capital. ... more 
Flurry of rainstorms hit Hong Kong; Torrential rain in Taiwan kills 5; Vietnam flood toll at 10Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 Parts of Hong Kong were brought to a standstill by flooding caused by heavy rains on Tuesday, after the highest-tier rainstorm warning was issued for the fourth time in eight days. ... more 
UK summer storm sows travel chaosLondon (AFP) Aug 4, 2025 High-speed winds disrupted trains and blew over trees in Scotland and northern England where residents were advised against travelling as an "unusually" fierce summer storm hit the UK on Monday. ... more |
Exceptional Nordic heatwave stumps tourists seeking shadeHelsinki (AFP) Aug 4, 2025 Nordic countries are relieved after battling an exceptional heatwave which shattered the hopes of foreigners seeking to cool off in the far north - a disappointment meteorologists warn is likely to be repeated. ... more  
Spain, Portugal on wildfire watch as heatwave rolls inBarcelona (AFP) Aug 3, 2025 Spain and Portugal on Sunday braced for a fresh heatwave set to sweep the Iberian peninsula, with Lisbon warning of a very high risk of wildfires. ... more  
Death of a delta: Pakistan's Indus sinks and shrinksKharo Chan, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 Salt crusts crackle underfoot as Habibullah Khatti walks to his mother's grave to say a final goodbye before he abandons his parched island village on Pakistan's Indus delta. ... more  
Peacekeepers and Al-Shabaab clash over key Somali townMogadishu (AFP) Aug 3, 2025 International peacekeepers are battling radical Islamist fighters to retake a strategic Somali town, the African Union mission in the country said on Sunday. ... more |
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Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefieldPrato, Italy (AFP) Aug 4, 2025 When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub of Prato. ... more  
A weakening forest buffer challenges EU climate goalsParis, France (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 Europe's forests have significantly reduced their capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, threatening the EU's path to climate neutrality by 2050. A new study published in Nature by the European Commissi ... more 
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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