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Earth's chemistry settled early but later collision likely delivered water for lifeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 Earths chemical make-up reached completion within the first three million years of the Solar Systems formation, according to a new study by the University of Berns Institute of Geological Sciences. ... more  
Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel 2 Expands Global Earth Monitoring CapabilitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 26, 2025 A collaboration between NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the European Space Agency (ESA) has transformed land monitoring by integrating Landsat and Sentinel-2 satellite data into a unifi ... more 
Hidden order uncovered in geological epochs across Earth's deep historyBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 25, 2025 A new international study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals that geological epochs and periods, while seemingly random, actually follow a hidden hierarchical structure. The wo ... more 
NISAR clears on orbit checks and readies for science data flowLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 After its July 30 launch, the NASA-ISRO NISAR radar mission cleared preliminary health checks and on Aug 15 unfurled its 39-foot 12-meter reflector, then powered up both L-band and S-band SARs. Orbi ... more |
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Paleontologists discover dinosaur-era crocodile in PatagoniaWashington DC (UPI) Aug 29, 2025 An interdisciplinary team of specialists from Argentina's National Scientific and Technical Research Council, or CONICET, discovered most of the skeleton - including the skull and jaws - of a large hypercarnivorous crocodile that lived in southern Argentina about 70 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period. ... more  
Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800Jalalabad, Afghanistan (AFP) Sept 1, 2025 A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday, after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in a remote, mountainous region, killing more than 800 people, the Taliban authorities said. ... more  
Japan loosens gun rules as bear attacks riseTokyo (AFP) Sept 1, 2025 Japan on Monday eased gun rules making it easier for hunters to use rifles in built-up areas following a rise in attacks by bears. ... more  
Japan, South Korea had hottest summer on record in 2025Tokyo (AFP) Sept 1, 2025 Japan and South Korea sweltered this year through the hottest summers since records began, their weather agencies said Monday. ... more |
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How millennia of history vanished in Sudan's warCairo (AFP) Sept 1, 2025 In the scorched courtyard of Sudan's National Museum in Khartoum, a towering black granite statue of Kush Pharaoh Taharqa now stands alone, surrounded by shards of broken glass and shattered stone. ... more |
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Two dead as strong earthquake jolts Afghanistan Kabul (AFP) Aug 31, 2025 Two children died when a building collapsed in a 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday, provincial officials and US seismologists said. ... more  
Floods leave women struggling in Pakistan's relief campsChung, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 31, 2025 In a former classroom, now a makeshift relief camp, pregnant women take refuge from the floods that have ravaged eastern Pakistan, their bodies aching, eyes heavy with exhaustion and silent despair. ... more  
Ancient tombs unearthed in Iraq due to droughtKhanke, Iraq (AFP) Aug 30, 2025 Archaeologists in drought-hit Iraq have discovered 40 ancient tombs after water levels in the country's largest reservoir declined, an antiquities official said Saturday. ... more 
Floods, landslides kill at least 11 in India's Jammu regionSrinagar, India (AFP) Aug 30, 2025 Floods and landslides triggered by record-breaking rain killed at least 11 people, including four children, in India's Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Saturday. ... more |
 
Smog then floods: Pakistani families 'can't catch a break'Lahore, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 29, 2025 Perched on her neighbour's rooftop, Ghulam Bano gazes down at the remains of her home, submerged in murky, foul-smelling floodwater that has engulfed much of Pakistan's Punjab region. ... more  |
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Bison herds 'reawaken' Yellowstone's prairiesWashington (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 There are few symbols of the American West more iconic than the bison - shaggy giants that once roamed in the tens of millions before being nearly annihilated by European settlers. ... more 
Kenyan hunter-gatherers fight for rights; Farmers and NGOs unite to save last forests of the ComorosNarok, Kenya (AFP) Aug 29, 2025 Fred Ngusilo stooped to pick up a leather pouch, once used to collect honey, and a discarded shoe from the Mau Forest floor, painful reminders that his hunter-gatherer community once flourished in southern Kenya, before they were evicted and their homes destroyed. ... more  
'Cocktail' of bacteria, fungi makes the perfect chocolate, study findsWashington DC (UPI) Aug 28, 2025 An international team of scientists conducted a study to understand how microbial communities involved in cacao bean fermentation shape the flavor of chocolate. ... more 
Study shows spiders using fireflies as bait to draw preyWashington DC (UPI) Aug 28, 2025 Ecologists saw nocturnal spiders attracting prey with their web by using fireflies as bait, according to a new study. ... more |
Jihadists take control of strategic Mali townBamako (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 Jihadists linked to al-Qaeda have taken over the strategic town of Farabougou in central Mali, a week after seizing the town's military camp, local sources told AFP Thursday. ... more 
Typhoon Kajiki toll rises to five in ThailandBangkok (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 The toll in northern Thailand from landslides and flooding triggered by Typhoon Kajiki rose to five dead and 15 injured, officials said Thursday, with heavy rain forecast to continue all week. ... more  
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai verdict to come 'in good time': judgeHong Kong (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 A Hong Kong court finished hearing closing arguments in the national security trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai on Thursday, though a judge declined to say when a verdict will be reached. ... more  
Climate-driven wildfires reversing pollution progress; Wildfires pile pressure on Spanish PMWashington (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 Global air pollution is worsening, with the United States and Canada experiencing the sharpest increases due to record-breaking, climate-supercharged wildfires that are undoing decades of progre ... more |
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Can a giant seawall save Indonesia's disappearing coast?Pekalongan, Indonesia (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 The encroaching ocean laps against a road in Karminah's village, threatening her home on Indonesia's Java island, where the government says it has a plan to hold back the tide. It wants to b ... more 
'Perfect storm': UK fishermen reel from octopus invasionPlymouth, United Kingdom (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 When veteran fisherman Brian Tapper checked his 1,200 crab pots in waters off southwest England during this year's crabbing season, he got a series of unwelcome surprises. At first, in March ... more 
Rwanda, Mozambique sign 'peace and security' agreementKigali (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Rwanda and Mozambique have signed a "peace and security" agreement during a visit by the southern African leader to Kigali on Wednesday, as their forces battle a long-running insurgency in Mozam ... more 
Conservationists call for more data to help protect pangolinsGeneva (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 All eight known pangolin species remain at high risk of extinction due to over-exploitation and loss of habitat, conservationists warned Wednesday, warning knowledge gaps were hampering protecti ... more |
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Denmark summons US diplomat over Greenland 'interference'Copenhagen (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Denmark summoned the US charge d'affaires on Wednesday after reports of attempted interference in Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory that US President Donald Trump wants to take over. ... more |
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Pakistan blows up dam embankment as it braces for flood surge Narowal, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Pakistan authorities blew up an embankment next to a monsoon-engorged dam on Wednesday as flooding submerged one of the world's holiest Sikh sites. Three transboundary rivers in the east of ... more 
Record-breaking rain fuels deadly floods in India's Jammu regionSrinagar, India (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Floods and landslides triggered by record-breaking heavy rain have killed more than 30 people in India's Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. A landslide on th ... more 
Nine dead as floods sweep northern Sudan: officialPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Flash floods have killed nine people in Sudan, a civil defence official told AFP on Wednesday, after heavy seasonal rains triggered flooding and flattened homes in the Nile Valley. The offic ... more 
'Old things work': Argentines giving new life to e-wasteBuenos Aires, Argentina (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Need a new gaming console? Just make one yourself with an old ventilator. Got an old payment terminal? Turn it into a camera. These are just some of the creations of Argentina's Cyber Dumpst ... more |
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