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November 20, 2025
WATER WORLD
Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds up harvesting of water from air



Cambridge, MA (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours. MIT engineers design an ultrasonic system to "shake" water out of an atmospheric water harvester. The design (two prototypes shown in photo) can recover captured water in minutes rather than hours. Feeling thirsty? Why not tap into the air? Even in desert conditions, there exists some level of humidity that, with the right material, can be soaked up and squeezed ou ... read more

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CARBON WORLDS
MIT startup Mantel pioneers breakthrough system for capturing CO2 and delivering usable steam to industries
Cambridge, MA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Mantel, founded by MIT alumni, developed a system that captures CO2 from factories and power plants while delivering steam to customers. If there was one thing Cameron Halliday SM '19, MBA '22 ... more
CARBON WORLDS
New standards needed to manage marine carbon removal efforts
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Oceans are central to the effort to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. However, scaling up technologies that harness the ocean's carbon absorption capacity is not yet feasible according to a ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big, fire-resistant trees
Berkeley, United States (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
A two decade long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests' long-term ability to store carbon wh ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Ecosystems face new carbon challenge from dissolved organic matter shifts
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Global temperature increase is affecting dissolved organic matter, or DOM, found throughout the world's rivers and soils. Recent research led by Kunming University of Science and Technology with col ... more
TECH SPACE
Cool comfort: beating the heat with high-tech clothes
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
As global temperatures rise and heatwaves intensify, a new textile innovation co-developed by University of South Australia scientists promises to keep people cooler, drier, and more comfortable in ... more
EARLY EARTH
Ancient Arctic sediments revise understanding of wildfires in the Early Triassic
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Researchers have identified new evidence of ancient wildfires that alters established views on the Early Triassic epoch. An international consortium, including Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, fo ... more
EARLY EARTH
Drilling deep to study the oxygenation of Earth
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Some 2.3 to 2.4 billion years ago, Earth underwent a monumental transformation that forever altered the planet's course. Cyanobacteria evolved a new kind of photosynthesis that unleashed tremendous ... more
ABOUT US
Brazil defines boundaries for 10 new Indigenous territories
Brasilia (AFP) Nov 18, 2025
Brazil's government announced Monday that boundaries have been drawn for 10 new Indigenous territories, a move that follows protests for more representation that disrupted UN climate talks in the Amazonian city of Belem. ... more

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Amazon research reveals centuries of human activity shape todays rainforest ecosystem
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
A multinational team led by the University of Amsterdam has identified enduring effects of historical human activity on the Amazon rainforest. Using spatial modeling and an extensive collection of a ... more
WATER WORLD
Rats played major role in Easter Island's deforestation, study reveals
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
The common myth of Easter Island suggests that islanders deliberately cut down all the trees to roll their massive moai statues into place, supposedly causing an ecological disaster that devastated ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Calcite deposit from southern Nevada cave reveals 580,000 years of climate history
Corvallis OR (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Climate history recorded in a calcite deposit in a southern Nevada cave indicates that the hot, arid southwestern United States experienced significant shifts in temperature and rainfall over the la ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Seismic data can identify aircraft by type
Fairbanks AK (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Instruments typically used to detect the ground motion of earthquakes can also be used to identify the type of aircraft flying far overhead, research by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists shows. ... more
TECTONICS
Study reveals why mysterious structures within Earth's mantle hold clues to life here
New Brunswick, NJ (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
For decades, scientists have been baffled by two enormous, enigmatic structures buried deep inside Earth with features so vast and unusual that they defy conventional models of planetary evolution. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
Clean energy production from food waste enhanced by biochar in two stage digestion system
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Researchers at the University of Western Australia and Universitas Brawijaya have demonstrated that adding biochar to two-phase anaerobic digesters increases hydrogen and methane outputs from recycl ... more
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ENERGY NEWS
Concordia researchers model a sustainable, solar-powered 15-minute city
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Urban agriculture transported by electric vehicles to local outlets can change the way people live, eat and shop. The rapid urbanization of the past century has made the car-centric North Amer ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
New research measures how much plastic is lethal for marine life
New York (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics - but how much is too much? ... more
FARM NEWS
Haitian gangs getting rich off murky market for baby eels
United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 18, 2025
Gangs in Haiti are profiting from a lucrative trade in baby eels caught in the crime-ridden country's rivers and estuaries and sold abroad for thousands of dollars. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Record-breaking heatwaves projected to last a millennium even after net zero target is reached
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather and CSIRO, publishing in Environmental Research: Climate, forecast that hotter and longer heatwaves will become prevalent for a ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Microbes join forces to quickly clean up uranium pollution
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Chinese scientists have discovered a quick and effective way to remove toxic uranium from water using helpful bacteria that work together. These bacteria can change uranium from a dangerous form tha ... more
CARBON WORLDS
UN regulator says shipping still wants to decarbonize -- despite US threats
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 15, 2025
Threats, intimidation, harassment - the tactics deployed by US negotiators to stall a global deal on shipping pollution last month sent chills through climate diplomats ahead of the COP30 summit. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Climate talks run into night as COP30 hosts seek breakthrough
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
COP30 hosts Brazil on Monday extended negotiations into the night at the UN climate talks as they pushed for a rapid compromise among countries very much at deep odds. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Asia and Europe Reel from Deadly Landslides: Dozens Killed in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Italy
Jakarta (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
The death toll from three landslides that hit Indonesia's Java island since last week has risen to 18, with more than 30 people missing, a disaster official said on Monday. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Shika Sonic device deters bear sightings near Toyama school
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Researchers from Okayama University of Science recently inspected a Shika Sonic device deployed near Toga Gakusha, a school situated in the mountains of eastern Nanto City. The high-frequency animal ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Haystack scientists study recent geospace storms and light shows
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, one of nature's most spectacular visual shows, can be elusive. Conventional wisdom says that to see them, we need to travel to northern Canada or Alaska. How ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
BHP liable for 2015 Brazil mine disaster: UK court
London (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
A British court ruled Friday that Australian mining giant BHP is liable for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, potentially paving the way for billions of dollars in compensation. ... more
PILLAGING PIRATES
U.S. to designate Venezuela-based Cartel de los Soles as terrorist organization
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 17, 2025
The Trump administration said it intends to designate a Venezuelan-based drug cartel as a foreign terrorist organization, amid signals that it may take military action against the Caribbean nation. ... more
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PILLAGING PIRATES
15 abducted children among dead from Colombian military strikes
Bogota (AFP) Nov 18, 2025
Colombian military strikes targeting guerrilla fighters have claimed the lives of 15 children since August, all of whom were abducted by the same armed groups in the soldiers' crosshairs, authorities said Monday. ... more
WATER WORLD
Education for girls hit hard by India's drying wells
Nandurbar, India (AFP) Nov 18, 2025
Each morning, 17-year-old Ramati Mangla sets off barefoot with a steel pot in hand, walking several kilometres to fetch water from a distant spring in India's Maharashtra state. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
'In it to win it': Australia doubles down on climate hosting bid
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
Australia's Climate Minister Chris Bowen launched a last-ditch blitz Monday to host next year's UN climate summit, saying his country was "fighting hard" to beat a rival bid from Turkey. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Iraq: key gains after the general election
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
Iraq's electoral commission on Monday announced the seat allocations in the newly elected parliament, following the November 11 general election. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
China FM pledges support for Syria in 'achieving peace'
Beijing (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
China's top diplomat Wang Yi pledged support for Damascus on Monday in "achieving peace at an early date", as his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani made his first official visit to Beijing. ... more
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