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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  
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  
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  
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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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  
Ancient Roman concrete longevity offers mixed sustainability benefitsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 Ancient Roman concrete, famed for its durability across centuries, may offer partial sustainability advantages over modern concrete, according to a new study published July 25 in iScience. Researche ... 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  
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 |
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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 |
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China launches remote sensing satellite for Pakistan using Kuaizhou rocketTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 01, 2025 China successfully launched a remote sensing satellite for Pakistan on Thursday morning aboard a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province. The launch o ... 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  
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  
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 |
 
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  |
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New push to reach plastic pollution pactParis (AFP) Aug 2, 2025 Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening Tuesday in Geneva but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard. ... more 
Japan sweats through hottest July on recordTokyo (AFP) Aug 2, 2025 Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began in 1898, the weather agency has reported, warning of further "severe heat" in the month ahead. ... 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  
US Energy Department misrepresents climate science in new reportWashington (AFP) July 31, 2025 Top scientists told AFP Thursday their research cited in a flagship climate report by the US Department of Energy (DoE) was misused to downplay the role of human activity in global warming. ... more |
 
Super alcohol discovery reveals potential building block of cosmic lifeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2025 Researchers have successfully synthesized methanetetrol for the first time, unveiling a highly unstable molecule that could serve as a foundational component in the search for extraterrestrial life. ... more  
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  
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  
Trilobite limb study reveals unexpected mobility and mating appendagesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2025 Scientists at Harvard University have reconstructed the movement and function of 500-million-year-old trilobite limbs, offering new insight into one of Earth's earliest arthropods. By analyzing 156 ... more |
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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  
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 
SMOS mission reveals 15-year global forest carbon storage trendsParis, France (SPX) Aug 05, 2025 Data from ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite mission is shedding new light on the global carbon cycle by enabling scientists to track how much carbon is stored in forest biomass ... 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 |
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Rocket Lab launches Japanese radar satelliteWashington DC (UPI) Aug 5, 2025 Rocket Lab launched a synthetic aperture radar satellite dubbed QPS-SAR-12 for the Japanese company IQS on Tuesday morning, part of a mission to build its constellation in low Earth Orbit. ... more |
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Defense Department opts to not end satellite data for storm forecastsWashington DC (UPI) Jul 31, 2025 The U.S. Defense Department won't end the dispersal of key satellite weather data on Friday as planned. ... more 
Cold climate origins of primates challenge long held tropical forest theoryLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 06, 2025 Primates may have first emerged in chilly, seasonal environments around 66 million years ago rather than in warm tropical forests, according to new research from the University of Reading. Usi ... 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 
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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