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Evidence suggests ancient Australians valued fossils rather than causing megafauna extinctionSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 23, 2025 New research led by palaeontologists from UNSW Sydney undermines the long-held view that Indigenous Australians hunted the nation's giant prehistoric animals, instead presenting evidence that they m ... more
Planetary modeling reveals Jupiter's rapid early growth shaped Earth's formation zoneLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2025 Researchers from Rice University have demonstrated that Jupiter's initial expansion played a pivotal role in organizing the developing solar system. Using advanced hydrodynamic and dust-evolution si ... more  
Hydrothermal vents may have triggered early molecular chemistry on ancient EarthWashington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2025 A study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society recreated in the laboratory chemical reactions that may have occurred on Earth about 4 billion years ago, producing the first molecu ... more  
Rapid human brain and skull changes outpace other apes in evolutionary raceLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 23, 2025 A recent study from University College London has revealed that human evolution took a dramatic leap forward in the pace of skull and brain changes compared to other apes. Using advanced 3D scans, t ... more |
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Guinea baboons implement social structure when distributing meat Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 24, 2025 Researchers from the German Primate Center have revealed that Guinea baboons regulate the transfer of meat through established social dynamics closely paralleling human hunter-gatherer communities. ... more  
Ancient Mediterranean roots found for urban mosquito specialtyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 24, 2025 A new genetic analysis challenges previous assumptions regarding the origin of the so-called London Underground Mosquito, revealing that its adaptation to dense human settlements began more than a t ... more
European hunter-gatherers altered landscapes long before farmingBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 24, 2025 New evidence has revealed that humans significantly influenced Europe's vegetation tens of thousands of years before agricultural practices began. Recent research led by Aarhus University, using com ... more  
Mangrove research reveals major blue carbon and economic gain potential for the PhilippinesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 24, 2025 Mangrove forests in Eastern Visayas, Philippines, have been identified as powerful contributors to both climate mitigation and community wealth, according to a landmark study led by Dr. Hannah Alexi ... more |
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Plastic waste may persist on ocean surfaces for generations model showsLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 24, 2025 A new study from Queen Mary University of London reveals buoyant plastic debris could remain at ocean surfaces for more than a century. Researchers constructed a model to track how these plastics mo ... more |
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Peatlands face rising threat as carbon loss accelerates during extreme droughtsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 24, 2025 Peatlands, which cover only 3 percent of the planet's surface, are responsible for storing over 30 percent of the world's soil carbon, acting as important natural reservoirs for thousands of years. ... more  
Tiny plankton overlooked in climate forecasting may shape carbon cyclesBarcelona, Spain (SPX) Oct 24, 2025 A newly published review in Science warns that tiny calcifying plankton-coccolithophores, foraminifers, and pteropods-play a greater role in Earth's carbon regulation than climate models currently a ... more  
Shifting landscapes shaped Madagascar's unique biodiversityBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 24, 2025 A team of researchers at ETH Zurich has discovered that Madagascar's dramatic topography and exceptional biodiversity can be traced to a pair of ancient rifting events separated by nearly 80 million ... more  
Enhanced monitoring partnership brings real-time flood insights to SlovakiaBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 24, 2025 ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar satellite data, and EMIS, a Slovakia-based geospatial systems provider, have announced a collaboration to deliver rapid flood intelligence to Slova ... more |
 
U.N. high court says Israel must allow UNRWA aid to Gaza; Israel balksWashington DC (UPI) Oct 22, 2025 The International Court of Justice said Wednesday that Israel must allow humanitarian aid to Gaza by the United Nations. ... more
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Hegseth requires Pentagon's approval of interactions with CongressWashington DC (UPI) Oct 22, 2025 Most Pentagon personnel will need approval from the agency's legislative affairs office before talking to members of Congress or state legislators, according to a memo by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. ... more
Does the law matter to Trump in employing our military?Washington DC (UPI) Oct 22, 2025 At one time, the United States was a nation of laws. ... more  
Hegseth confirms 8th U.S. strike on alleged drug boatWashington DC (UPI) Oct 22, 2025 The U.S. military struck another alleged drug vessel on Tuesday night, marking the eighth time the United States has targeted and destroyed an alleged drug boat since Sept. 2. ... more  
Helping farmers, boosting biofuelsRichland WA (SPX) Oct 17, 2025 New research has found cover crops that are viable in Washington's normal "off season" don't hurt the soil and can be sold as a biofuel source. After harvest, farmland often sits fallow and un ... more |
Don't ask AI how to vote, says Dutch watchdogThe Hague (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 AI chatbots are "unreliable and clearly biased" when offering voting advice, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) said on Tuesday, warning of a threat to democracy eight days before national elections. ... more  
EU proposes to trim anti-deforestation rules to ease rolloutBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 The European Commission said Tuesday it wanted to ease sweeping anti-deforestation rules by exempting thousands of firms from paperwork and cutting back requirements for small companies. ... more  
Tunisian city on general strike over factory pollutionGabes, Tunisia (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Workers in the southern Tunisian city of Gabes launched a general strike on Tuesday following weeks of protest over a chemical factory residents blame for a spike in serious health issues. ... more  
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown - using Musk's StarlinkBeijing (AFP) Oct 14, 2025 They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal. ... more |
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Brazil greenlights oil drilling in sensitive Amazon regionRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 Petrobras said Monday it had received a license to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, enraging environmentalists who said the move would undermine Brazil's hosting of UN climate talks next month. ... more 
EU timber imports linked to deforestation on Indonesia's Borneo: NGOsJakarta (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Timber imports by companies operating in the European Union can be traced to logging on Indonesia's Borneo island, a new report published Tuesday showed, with NGOs calling for the bloc to stop delaying a ban on deforestation-linked products. ... more 
Indian capital chokes after Diwali firework frenzyNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Toxic air in India's capital hit more than 56 times the UN health limit early Tuesday, after fireworks for the Hindu festival of Diwali worsened air pollution. ... more
Unspoilt corner of Portugal fears arrival of high-end tourismComporta, Portugal (AFP) Oct 22, 2025 Above the pine forests and dunes that stretch along the nearly deserted beaches of southwestern Portugal, cranes rise from building sites soon to be luxury hotels - a sign of the region's contentious transformation into a playground for the wealthy. ... more |
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Pakistan navy ship seizes drugs worth nearly $1 bn in Arabian SeaDubai (AFP) Oct 22, 2025 A Pakistani navy ship seized narcotics worth more than $972 million from sailboats in the Arabian Sea, according to a statement Tuesday from the naval network overseeing the operation. ... more |
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Two Burkinabe press editors freed a week after abductionAbidjan (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Senior Burkinabe journalists Lamine Traore and Abdou Zoure have been released a week after their abduction by intelligence agents, one of their outlets and an associate told AFP Tuesday. ... more 
Artificial insemination raises hopes for world's rarest big catMulhouse, France (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 The world-first insemination of an Amur leopard in France has lifted hopes of animal lovers for the survival of the Earth's rarest big cat. ... more 
Conservative Takaichi named Japan's first woman PMTokyo (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Sanae Takaichi was named Japan's first woman prime minister Tuesday, with the social conservative naming just two other women to her cabinet. ... more 
Chinese woman charged over gold theft at Paris Natural History MuseumParis (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 A Chinese woman has been arrested and charged over the theft of gold from the Natural History Museum in Paris, in one of several recent high-profile break-ins targeting French cultural institutions, a prosecutor said Tuesday. ... more |
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