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Oceans struggle to absorb Earth's carbon dioxide as microplastics invade their watersSharjah, United Arab Emirates (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 A new study reveals that microplastics are impairing the oceans' ability to absorb carbon dioxide, a process scientists find crucial for regulating Earth's temperature. Defined as tiny plastic ... more  
China's birth-rate push sputters as couples stay child-free and pay contraceptive taxBeijing (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 Twenty-five-year-old Grace and her husband are set on staying child-free, resisting pressure from their parents and society to produce offspring, even as China strives to boost its flagging birth rate. ... more  
Climate-driven tree deaths speeding up in AustraliaBangkok (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 Australia's forests are losing trees more rapidly as the climate warms, a new study examining decades of data said Tuesday, warning the trend was likely a "widespread phenomenon". ... more  
Indonesia flood kills 16, displaces hundredsJakarta (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 Torrential rains battered Indonesia's Siau island, causing a flash flood that killed at least 16 people, with another three missing, authorities said Tuesday. ... more |
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Norway sees hottest year on record in 2025Oslo (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 Norway recorded its hottest year ever in 2025, following a strong summer heatwave and an unusually mild winter that started late in the year, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute said Monday. ... more 
6.4 quake strikes off southern Philippines; No major damage from Japan thumperManila (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage. ... more  
LA wildfire survivors struggle to rebuild a year onAltadena, United States (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 Less than a year after watching flames raze his home in the Altadena foothills, Ted Koerner has moved into a brand new house, one of the first to rebuild in this Los Angeles suburb. ... more  
Six dead in weather accidents as cold snap grips EuropeParis, France (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 Freezing temperatures plunged swathes of Europe into a second day of travel chaos on Tuesday, with six people dying in weather-related accidents during the continent's bitterest cold snap this winter so far. ... more |
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Biochar layer boosts hydrogen rich gas yields from corn strawTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Biochar can help convert agricultural residues such as corn straw into hydrogen rich gas while limiting carbon deposits on metal catalysts, according to a study in the journal Biochar. Researchers d ... more |
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US operation in Venezuela undermined international law: UNGeneva (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 US air strikes on Venezuela and the seizing of the country's leader on the weekend clearly "undermined a fundamental principle of international law", the United Nations said Tuesday. ... more  
Conservationists sue Trump admin over inaction on horseshoe crabsWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 A conservation group sued President Donald Trump's administration on Monday over its failure to act on protecting American horseshoe crabs, which are increasingly threatened by the harvesting of their blood for drug safety testing. ... more  
Pentagon censuring, possibly demoting US senator over 'seditious' videoWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 The Pentagon has issued a letter of censure to Democratic Senator Mark Kelly and may reduce his military rank in retirement over a video urging US personnel to refuse illegal orders, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday. ... more  
Three hurt in polar bear attack in remote Siberian villagMoscow (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 Three members of a family, including a child, have been injured by a polar bear in a rare attack in the far north of Siberia, Russian officials said Monday. ... more |
 
China's Xi congratulates Guinea junta chief on election winBeijing (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Guinea's junta chief on his presidential election victory, state media reported Monday, a day after the African country's supreme court validated his landslide result. ... more  |
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'Tuna King' pays record $3.2 mn for bluefin at Tokyo auctionTokyo (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.2 million for a giant bluefin tuna Monday at an annual prestigious new year auction in Tokyo's main fish market, smashing the previous all-time high. ... more  
'I can't walk anymore': Afghans freeze to death on route to IranGhunjan, Afghanistan (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 Habibullah set off from his home in western Afghanistan determined to find work in Iran, only for the 15-year-old to freeze to death while walking across the mountainous frontier. ... more 
Philippines arrests ex-general who called for president's ousterManila (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 A former Philippine air force general accused of encouraging the military to abandon President Ferdinand Marcos was arrested on a charge of sedition Monday at Manila's international airport. ... more 
Snow forces 140 Paris flight cancellationsParis, France (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 Around 100 flights were cancelled at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport on Wednesday morning because of snowfall and fierce cold, and a further 40 at the French capital's Orly airport, France's transport minister said. ... more |
Teen killed in anti-conscription protest in JerusalemJerusalem (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 One person was killed and three were injured during a protest in Jerusalem on Tuesday against a law to conscript ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli armed forces, emergency crews said. ... more  
Drones take thermal readings to track dolphin healthSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 Australia's dolphin populations are experiencing increasing pressure from environmental change and human activity, creating demand for non-invasive methods to assess their health and guide conservat ... more 
Greenland's Prudhoe Dome ice cap was completely gone only 7,000 years ago, first GreenDrill study findsBuffalo NY (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 The first study from GreenDrill - a project co-led by the University at Buffalo to collect rocks and sediment buried beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet - has found that the Prudhoe Dome ice cap was com ... more  
Greenland shark study may lead to new ways to preserve vision as we ageIrvine CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk sits in her office, eyes fixed on the computer monitor in front of her. "You see it move its eye," says the UC Irvine associate professor of physiology and biophysics, poi ... more |
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Hydrogen from organic carbon in deep sediment hosted hydrothermal systemsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 Hydrothermal vent fields along mid-ocean ridges form where seawater penetrates the oceanic crust, heats to more than 400 degrees Celsius, and then rises back to the seafloor with dissolved chemicals ... more  
Smart biochar sorbents target persistent pollutants in complex water streamsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 Scientists are combining molecular imprinting technology with biochar to build sorbent materials that can recognize and bind specific pollutant molecules with high selectivity. Biochar, produced by ... more  
Drone phenomics sharpen genetic signals and automate field trait extraction in maize and peanut breedingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Remote sensing and artificial intelligence are reshaping how breeders measure crop performance in the field, with new studies in maize and peanut showing how drone-based phenomics can both strengthe ... more 
Multi core wildfire soot particles found to boost global warming impactTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Traditionally, climate models have represented black carbon particles as having a single carbon core surrounded by a shell, but new work on wildfire smoke shows that about 21 percent of particles, e ... more |
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Wildland fires estimated to release more organic air pollutantsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Wildland fires that burn forests, grasslands and peat may release more airborne organic compounds than previously recognized, according to a new analysis of emissions from 1997 to 2023. Researchers ... more |
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Lightning kills two, injures 150 in South AfricaJohannesburg (AFP) Jan 4, 2026 Lightning struck 150 people gathered at a festival north of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing two, local health services said on Sunday. ... more 
A year on, LA wildfire survivors struggle to rebuildAltadena, United States (AFP) Jan 4, 2026 Less than a year after watching flames raze his home in the Altadena foothills, Ted Koerner has moved into a brand new house, one of the first to rebuild in this Los Angeles suburb. ... more
6.5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City and beach resort, killing twoSan Marcos, Mexico (AFP) Jan 2, 2026 A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico's capital and a tourist hotspot on the Pacific coast on Friday, killing at least two people and causing moderate damage in a small town near the epicenter. ... more 
2025 was UK's hottest and sunniest year on recordLondon (AFP) Jan 2, 2026 Last year was Britain's hottest and sunniest on record, the national weather service confirmed on Friday, calling it a "clear demonstration" of the impacts of climate change. ... more |
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