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Metop SGA1 begins delivering atmospheric data weeks after launchParis, France (SPX) Sep 03, 2025 Less than three weeks after its 13 August launch, the Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1) satellite is already transmitting data from two of its six instruments. Early readings from the Microwav ... more  
Searchers retrieve bodies as Afghan quake toll expected to riseNurgal, Afghanistan (AFP) Sept 4, 2025 Volunteers and rescuers were pulling more bodies from the rubble of destroyed buildings in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, four days after an earthquake that inflicted a death toll that was already at nearly 1,470 people, Taliban authorities said. ... more 
Mexico tourist zone braces for Hurricane LorenaLa Paz, Mexico (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 Residents in northwestern Mexico on Wednesday prepared for the arrival of Hurricane Lorena, laying sandbags and boarding up storefronts as the storm approached. ... more  
Climate change made heat behind deadly Iberian fires 40 times more likely: studyMadrid (AFP) Sept 4, 2025 Human-caused climate change made the hot, dry and windy conditions that fuelled deadly wildfires in Spain and Portugal last month 40 times more likely, researchers said Thursday. ... more |
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Sudan recovers 270 bodies after Darfur landslide: rebel groupKhartoum (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 Sudan has recovered 270 bodies from under the mud after a landslide buried a remote mountain village in the Darfur region, a civilian leader under the rebel group controlling the area said Wednesday. ... more  
Trump suggests troop deployment in New OrleansWashington DC (UPI) Sep 3, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump suggested he could send federal troops to New Orleans to thwart violent crime in the Crescent City, the president said on Wednesday. ... more 
UK Greens elect 'eco-populist' as new leaderLondon (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 Britain's Green Party elected a self-styled "eco-populist" as its new leader on Tuesday, as the group seeks to gain traction by exploiting dissatisfaction with the Labour government among left-wing voters. ... more  
US strike 'very clear' message to drug cartels: Pentagon chiefWashington (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 The deadly US strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean is a "very clear" message from President Donald Trump to cartels, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday. ... more |
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Made in China? The remarkable tale of Venice's iconic winged lionParis (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 A winged lion sculpture that symbolises the Italian city of Venice was made in China and went on a remarkable journey that possibly involved explorer Marco Polo's father and the court of Mongol emperor Kublai Khan, researchers suggested Thursday. ... more |
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China's Xi at centre of world stage after days of high-level hobnobbingBeijing (AFP) Sept 4, 2025 Two blockbuster events in China this week were a successful exposition of President Xi Jinping's vision of a new world order - one that puts him and his country firmly at its centre while sidelining his rival the United States. ... more  
Judge orders trial in murder of Honduran conservationistTegucigalpa (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 A judge in Honduras ordered three men to stand trial for the murder last year of an enviromental activist who opposed the digging of a strip mine in a nature reserve. ... more  
USGS introduces first fully integrated national geologic mapWashington DC (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 In a major milestone for earth sciences, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released its most comprehensive national-scale geologic map to date, offering an unprecedented view of the geology both ... more  
No-sort plastic recycling is nearChicago IL (SPX) Sep 02, 2025 The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern University chemists have introduced a new plastic upcycling process th ... more |
Hope dwindles for survivors days after deadly Afghan quakeJalalabad, Afghanistan (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 Hope faded Wednesday of finding survivors in the rubble of homes devastated by the weekend's powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as emergency services struggled to reach remote villages. ... more  |
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Landslide wipes out Sudan village, killing hundredsKhartoum (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 Sudanese authorities, the United Nations and aid groups scrambled Tuesday to respond to a devastating landslide in Sudan's Darfur region that buried an entire mountain village, killing hundreds of people. ... more  
China endured its hottest summer on record in 2025Beijing (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 China experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, the meteorological authority said, as heatwaves continued to scorch the country's south. ... more  
Frost, hail, heat sour season for Turkey's lemon growersTurkey (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 "At first, there was the frost and we lost a lot of blossoms. Then we had a very severe hailstorm when the fruits were small," grimaces Turkish citrus farmer Aleaddin Cogal. ... more  
'Roasted alive': Greek wildlife suffers as climate changesAthens (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 A badly burned tortoise that survived a Greek wildfire wriggles in an Athens animal clinic despite lots of painkillers, one of the latest victims of climate change that is playing havoc with the country's wildlife. ... more |
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Trump says 11 dead in US strike on drug-carrying boat from Venezuela Washington (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 President Donald Trump said that US forces had attacked a boat carrying drugs to the United States Tuesday, killing 11 "narcoterrorists" from a gang he alleged was controlled by leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. ... more  
Kids age five to take gun safety class in US state of TennesseeWashington (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 Kids as young as five will be taking a gun safety class this year in Republican-run Tennessee, the first US state to pass such a law. ... more
Fires force evacuations in Canada's far northMontreal (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 More than 1,000 residents of Canada's vast and remote far north are under evacuation orders as forest fires rage in the drought-struck region. ... more 
Rights group says 20 missing after deadly Indonesia protestsJakarta (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 At least 20 people are missing after violent protests, sparked by lavish perks for Indonesian lawmakers that have widened to include anger against police, a rights group said on Tuesday. ... more |
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Once king of the seas, a giant iceberg is finally breaking upParis (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded is finally crumbling apart in warmer waters, and could disappear within weeks. ... more 
Trump vows to send troops to Chicago 'hellhole' but doesn't say whenWashington DC (UPI) Sep 2, 2025 Federal troops are bound to enter Chicago to thwart an epidemic of violence in the Windy City, President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday. ... more 
Glaciers in Tajikistan show signs of irreversible decline as snowfall dropsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025 Too little snowfall is now destabilizing some of the world's most resilient glaciers, according to new research led by the Pellicciotti group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA ... more 
Algal blooms shaped global carbon cycle during Antarctic Cold ReversalBremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Sep 03, 2025 At the close of the last ice age, massive algal blooms in the Southern Ocean helped slow the rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide, according to new research from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI). Th ... more |
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Ocean heat surge weakens global carbon absorptionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 03, 2025 Researchers from ETH Zurich and an international team report that record-breaking ocean temperatures in 2023 reduced the planet's capacity to absorb carbon dioxide. The oceans usually take up about ... more |
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USDA backs FAU led FogAg platform to advance precision farmingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025 Arslan Munir, Ph.D., an associate professor in FAU's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has secured an $827,533 award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natio ... more  
Cornell research tests solar panel crop growth in New YorkIthica NY (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 A series of studies by Cornell researchers is testing how crops might grow when planted between rows of solar panels on a solar farm in New York state. By acquiring real data, researchers may ... more  
Redwire receives $2M NASA contract to advance biotech and orbital research on ISSLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has been awarded a NASA single award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at up to $25 million over five years to provide biotechnology faci ... more
Landslide flattens Sudan village, kills more than 1,000: armed groupKhartoum (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 Rescue teams were struggling to reach a remote mountain village in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday after a devastating landslide buried almost the entire community killing more than 1,000 people. ... more |
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