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NASA backs CINEMA smallsat fleet to probe Earth magnetotailLaurel MD (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 NASA has selected Dartmouth College and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, to begin developing a mission that will shed more light on the growing impacts of spac ... more 
LizzieSat 3 completes bus commissioning for multi mission AI operationsCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 Sidus Space has completed bus-level commissioning of its LizzieSat-3 spacecraft, confirming that the satellite's core systems are operational in orbit and ready to support customer missions. LS-3 is ... more  
Ancient bee nests found inside Caribbean cave fossilsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Paleontologists working in a cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola have documented the first known example of fossil bee nests constructed inside pre-existing fossil cavities in mammal and othe ... more 
Maintaining the Gold Standard: The Future of Landsat Calibration and ValidationGreenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 The Landsat Calibration and Validation (Cal/Val) group helps uphold Landsat's reputation as the gold standard of satellite imagery. They ensure that the Operational Land Imager (OLI) and the Thermal ... more |
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SkyFi and ICEYE US roll out direct tasking platform for SAR satellite imageryLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 SkyFi and ICEYE US have introduced ICEYE US Direct, a SkyFi-built and operated online platform that gives ICEYE US customers direct, on-demand access to ICEYE's Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite co ... more  
Weak La Nina reshapes Pacific sea levels and seasonal weatherLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 A weak La Nina has re-established itself in the equatorial Pacific Ocean after a pause of several months, with below-average sea surface temperatures observed since September 2025 and persisting int ... more  
Field work on South Africa's "living rocks" reveals rapid carbon capture in extreme conditionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 South Africa preserves some of the oldest traces of life on Earth in rocky, layered formations known as microbialites, which resemble coral reefs but are built by microbes that turn dissolved minera ... more  
'Waiting to die': the dirty business of recycling in VietnamHanoi, Vietnam (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 Crouched between mountains of discarded plastic, Lanh strips the labels off bottles of Coke, Evian and local Vietnamese tea drinks so they can be melted into tiny pellets for reuse. ... more |
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Category 6 cyclone hot spots expand in warming oceansLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 New analysis of four decades of tropical cyclone records indicates that ocean regions capable of sustaining the most intense hurricanes and typhoons are expanding in the western Pacific and North At ... more |
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Southern Ocean storms help oceans absorb excess heat and mask future warmingGothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Researchers at the University of Gothenburg report that intense storms over the Southern Ocean enhance vertical mixing, allowing this ocean to absorb more heat from the atmosphere and moderate globa ... more  
Trump says has asked Xi to release Hong Kong's Jimmy LaiWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 US President Donald Trump said Monday he wanted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to free Jimmy Lai as he voiced sadness over the Hong Kong media mogul's conviction. ... more  
US strikes on three vessels in eastern Pacific kill eight: US militaryWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 Strikes on three alleged narco-trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed eight people on Monday, according to the US military, as part of an ongoing campaign that has ended more than 90 lives. ... more  
Human proximity linked to evolution of smaller less aggressive Italian brown bearsParis, France (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 Human activity in central Italy has coincided with the evolution of a small, isolated brown bear population that is now less aggressive and more closely adapted to living near people. A study ... more |
 
Terror Nullius: How Australia Forged a Nation Through TerrorSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 On 14 December 2025, two gunmen - a father of Pakistani origin who was a long term Australian resident, and his Australian-born son - opened fire along Sydney's Bondi Beach, killing 15 people and injuring dozens more before one was shot by police and the other arrested. ... more  |
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Japan's only two pandas to be sent home; US, Japan defence chiefs say China harming regional peaceTokyo (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Two pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China in January, the Tokyo government said on Monday, potentially leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a century. ... more  
Indonesians reeling from flood devastation plea for global helpPengidam, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 Nurlela Agusfitri has nowhere to turn after losing her home and business to devastating floods that wreaked havoc on her Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing more than 1,000 people. ... more  
Tapping into whale talkCambridge MA (SPX) Dec 15, 2025 Say you want to listen in on a group of super-intelligent aliens whose language you don't understand, and whose spaceship only flies by Earth once an hour. It's not unlike what Harvard scientists an ... more 
Biochar shifts soil microbes that fix carbon dioxide in farmlandTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 Soils store carbon not only from plant residues but also through microbial processes that convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into organic matter, influencing both climate regulation and crop product ... more |
 
UAlbany Atmospheric Scientist Proposes Innovative Method to Reduce Aviation's Climate ImpactAlbany NY (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 If you look up at the sky on a clear day, chances are you'll notice thin, white clouds following behind airplanes - also known as contrails. The formation of these wispy ice clouds is a comple ... more  
Digital twin successfully launched and deployed into spaceDavis CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 A dynamic digital twin designed by UC Davis researchers was launched into Earth's orbit last week aboard a SpaceX rocket. The innovation, which will model the current condition and predict the futur ... more  
Levee break near Seattle prompts evacuation orderLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Emergency officials on Monday urged evacuations for residents near the northwestern US city of Seattle after a levee breached from heavy rains in the region. ... more 
Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco townSafi, Morocco (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 A flash flood in a Moroccan coastal town has killed at least 37 people, local officials said on Monday, as search and rescue operations continued. ... more |
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At least 20 dead in eastern Bolivia floodsLa Paz (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 At least 20 people were killed and dozens remain missing after a major river in eastern Bolivia burst its banks at the weekend following heavy rains, authorities said Monday. ... more  
Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by mid-century: studyParis, France (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Thousands of glaciers will vanish each year in the coming decades, leaving only a fraction standing by the end of the century unless global warming is curbed, a study showed on Monday. ... more 
Venezuela acknowledges death of detained opposition figureCaracas (AFP) Dec 7, 2025 Venezuela acknowledged Sunday an opposition figure died while in custody, as the Trump administration slammed Caracas as "vile" and the South American country's army swore in thousands of new soldiers amid mounting US military pressure. ... more 
Indonesia flood death toll passes 1,000 as authorities ramp up aidAceh Tamiang, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 13, 2025 Devastating floods and landslides have killed 1,006 people in Indonesia, rescuers said Saturday as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with the huge scale of relief efforts. ... more |
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US agency wipes climate change facts from website: reportsWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 10, 2025 The US federal agency tasked with protecting the environment has deleted facts from its website about how human activity drives climate change, media outlets reported Tuesday. ... more |
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Kennedy's health movement turns on Trump administration over pesticidesWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 11, 2025 Yes to rethinking childhood vaccines, but no to more chemicals in agriculture: supporters of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are in open revolt over the Trump administration's approval of new, highly persistent pesticides. ... more 
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted of national security chargesHong Kong (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was found guilty on all three charges in his national security trial on Monday, convictions that rights groups denounced as the death knell for press freedoms in the Chinese financial hub. ... more 
US says Mexico agrees to water treaty obligationsNew York (AFP) Dec 13, 2025 The United States and Mexico reached an agreement on water-sharing on Friday, after President Donald Trump threatened new sanctions. ... more 
Hanoi chokes in toxic smog; as 'Sorrow of War' sells out after viral controversyHanoi, Vietnam (AFP) Dec 11, 2025 Toxic smog has blanketed Vietnam's capital for more than a week, blotting out the skyline and leaving residents wheezing as Hanoi's air quality dipped to among the world's worst on Thursday. ... more |
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