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November 27, 2025
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Pterosaur brains evolved pathways to flight different from birds



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
New research reveals that pterosaurs developed their neurological capabilities for flight independently from birds. An international team studied the fossilized brain structures of ancient flying reptiles and found that the evolution of flight in pterosaurs relied on distinct pathways compared to early birds. Researchers examined the fossil of Ixalerpeton, an early pterosaur relative from the Triassic period in Brazil. Using microCT scanning and 3D imaging on more than 30 species, scientists mappe ... read more

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EARTH OBSERVATION
Farms show potential as large-scale tool for climate mitigation in QUT led research
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
A recent international study led by Queensland University of Technology presents a quantitative framework for evaluating how plant agriculture and synthetic biology might help mitigate climate chang ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Sentinel-5 debuts images of atmospheric gases
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
Launched just a little over three months ago, Copernicus Sentinel-5A has returned its first results, including a global map of ozone, maps of nitrogen dioxide over the Middle East and South Africa, ... more
ICE WORLD
Sentinel 1D radar satellite returns first images from Antarctic to Europe
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has delivered its first high-resolution radar images, covering glaciers in Antarctica, the southern tip of South America and the German city of Bremen, which wer ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Global coastal settlements shift inland as climate risks rise
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
A global analysis of satellite nightlight data shows that more than half of the world's coastal settlements have moved inland over the past three decades as exposure to climate-related coastal hazar ... more
WHALES AHOY
Canada's captive whales face euthanasia threat and uncertain future
Niagara Falls, Canada (AFP) Nov 26, 2025
The remaining 30 captive belugas at Canada's Marineland have nothing to do but wait. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Trump admin aims to roll back limits on deadly air pollution
Washington (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
The Trump administration is vying to roll back Biden-era limits on one of the most widespread deadly air pollutants, asking a court to vacate the standard. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Bolsonaro behind bars: the fall of Brazil's polarizing firebrand
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Jair Bolsonaro always swore he would never be imprisoned. ... more
TRADE WARS
US to slap big surcharge on foreign visitors to national parks
Washington (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Foreign tourists visiting US national parks including the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone will now pay a hefty surcharge, the Trump administration announced Tuesday. ... more

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FLORA AND FAUNA
France bids farewell to beloved pandas bound for China
Saint-Aignan, France (AFP) Nov 25, 2025
Two pandas at a zoo in central France are to return to China on Tuesday after the female was diagnosed with kidney failure, drawing hundreds of visitors for a final goodbye. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Ethiopian volcano erupts after 12,000-year dormancy
Addis Ababa (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
A volcano in Ethiopia's northeastern region erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending thick plumes of smoke up to 14 kilometres (nine miles) into the sky, the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) said. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Rhino horn sales, shark protection on wildlife talks agenda
Bangkok (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
Global wildlife talks opened Monday, with votes expected on increased shark protection, a bid to allow limited rhino horn sales and a push to restrict the trade in eels. ... more
WATER WORLD
Rivers of salt: life on Bangladesh's climate frontline
Khulna, Bangladesh (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
On Bangladesh's coast, where mighty Himalayan rivers meet the sea, water defines every rhythm of life, and every struggle. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
Amazon climate deal a 'win' for global unity but fossil fuels untouched
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 23, 2025
Nations sealed a modest agreement at the UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon on Saturday as many countries swallowed weaker terms on a fossil fuel phaseout to preserve unity. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
A pair of swivelling, human-like robotic arms, built for physical artificial intelligence research, mirror the motions of an operator in a VR headset twirling his hands like a magician. ... more
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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
ABOUT US
Turkey basilica emerges from lake, illuminating early Church life
Iznik, Turkey (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
When it was discovered a decade ago, the 4th-century basilica of Nicaea was totally submerged, its importance to early Christian history hidden beneath a lake in northwestern Turkey. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan issues 'crisis' guide on preparing for disasters, Chinese attack
Taipei (AFP) Nov 21, 2025
Taipei resident Jay Tsai hopes he never needs the crisis guide Taiwan is handing out to millions of households across the island, which faces threats of natural disasters and a Chinese invasion. ... more
ABOUT US
Thailand's last hunter-gatherers seek land rights
Pa Bon, Thailand (AFP) Nov 21, 2025
Deep in a Thai forest a young man sprints through the undergrowth, blowpipe in hand, before pumping a poisoned dart at a monkey. ... more
WATER WORLD
Pacific islands rue lost chance to host COP climate summit
Sydney (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
Pacific islanders decried on Thursday a wasted chance to draw eyes to their climate troubles, after their bid to co-host next year's COP climate summit was brushed aside. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Gunmen seize 315 in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping
Lagos (AFP) Nov 22, 2025
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said Saturday, as security fears mounted in Africa's most populous nation. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
White rhino born at Spain zoo in conservation success
Valencia, Spain (AFP) Nov 19, 2025
A southern white rhino calf has been born at a zoo in eastern Spain, in a success for a European programme aimed at preserving the threatened species. ... more
FARM NEWS
Japan's eel delicacy faces global conservation pressure
Kamisato, Japan (AFP) Nov 21, 2025
At an eel restaurant near Tokyo, four friends sit down to eat a Japanese delicacy now the subject of a heated international debate as its numbers decline. ... more
PILLAGING PIRATES
Young Colombian mourns kidnapped teen brother killed by military
Villavicencio, Colombia (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
At a morgue in central Colombia, a young woman mourned her brother, a 16-year-old who was kidnapped by guerrillas and killed in a government bombing last week, she said. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Australia yields to Turkey in standoff over next climate summit
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
Australia has conceded defeat in a bruising diplomatic struggle over hosting rights to next year's UN climate summit, with Turkey prevailing despite holding a much weaker hand. ... 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
EARTH OBSERVATION
NASA, NOAA Rank 2025 Ozone Hole as 5th Smallest Since 1992
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
While continental in scale, the ozone hole over the Antarctic was small in 2025 compared to previous years and remains on track to recover later this century, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmos ... more
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ICE WORLD
Antarctica's Retreating Ice Reveals Nutrient-Rich Peaks Boosting Ocean Carbon Uptake
London, UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
A new study led by Northumbria University polar scientists has identified a process in East Antarctica that could help lower atmospheric carbon dioxide over extended timescales. As climate change ca ... more
TECH SPACE
Biobased building material developed to enable large-scale marine restoration
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Researchers at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research have evaluated Xiriton, a construction material incorporating local grasses and seawater, for its suitability in coastal and tidal hab ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Wild cat species in Guatemala adapt hunting heights to avoid food competition
Corvallis OR (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
A new study reveals that four wild cat species living in the same rainforest habitat in Guatemala reduce competition for food by hunting in different vertical zones, some in trees and others on the ... more
WOOD PILE
Restoration potential on urban fringes identified in Brazil
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Researchers from the University of Sao Paulo, working within the BIOTA Synthesis center of FAPESP, have mapped roughly 410,000 hectares on Sao Paulo's urban fringe as suitable for forest restoration ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Mountain climate changes outpace predictions as review highlights billions at risk
London, UK (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
A global review of mountain regions over the last four decades finds accelerated shifts in temperature, rainfall, and snowfall. Researchers report that over one billion people rely on these regions ... more
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