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Autonomous sub explores unexplored trench depths to reveal critical mineral cluesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2025 A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) has delivered the first images of an uncharted section of the seafloor near the Mariana Trench, in a mission led by the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Instit ... more  
Europe launches first geostationary atmospheric sounder to boost extreme weather forecastsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2025 Europe has advanced its ability to track extreme weather with the launch of the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1), the continent's first geostationary meteorological sounder. The satellit ... more  
Tourist coins pose giant problem at N. Ireland's famous causeway siteBushmills, United Kingdom (AFP) July 13, 2025 Northern Ireland's Giant Causeway draws close to one million visitors a year but their habit of wedging tiny coins in cracks between the rocks - to bring love or luck - is damaging the world-famous wonder. ... more  
Trump voices shock at devastating scale of Texas flood damageKerrville, United States (AFP) July 11, 2025 US President Donald Trump spoke Friday of seeing devastation like he'd never before experienced as he toured parts of Texas hit by devastating flash floods that have left at least 120 people dead, including dozens of children. ... more |
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Low-Cost Method to Remove CO2 from Air Using Cold Temps, Common MaterialsAtlanta, GA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 Researchers at Georgia Tech's School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) have developed a promising approach for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere to help mitigate global ... more  
Satellite observations provide insight into post-wildfire forest recoveryBoulder CO (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 Satellite imagery of Southern Oregon and Northern California forests. NSF NCAR scientists used satellite imagery to evaluate the percentage of forest regrowth post-wildfire across different land con ... more  
Sceye secures SoftBank backing to launch HAPS connectivity services in JapanLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2025 Sceye, the U.S.-based aerospace firm developing High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS), has announced a strategic investment from SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO:9434) as part of its Series C funding round. Th ... more  
G.Bissau's Bijagos archipelago added to UNESCO World Heritage listBissau (AFP) July 13, 2025 The Bijagos Archipelago off the coast of west Africa was declared a World Heritage site by the UN's cultural agency on Sunday, in recognition of its exceptional biodiversity and rich local traditions. ... more |
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Rivers choose their path based on erosion - a discovery that could transform flood planning and restorationSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 Rivers are Earth's arteries. Water, sediment and nutrients self-organize into diverse, dynamic channels as they journey from the mountains to the sea. Some rivers carve out a single pathway, while o ... more |
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Tens of millions of tons of nanoplastics detected adrift in North AtlanticBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 A groundbreaking study by researchers from the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and Utrecht University has revealed that the North Atlantic Ocean holds an estimated 27 million ton ... more 
Peatland restoration shows measurable climate benefits in under a decadeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 Satellite imagery spanning more than 20 years has confirmed that the restoration of peatlands across the northern hemisphere can significantly reverse climate impacts within approximately ten years. ... more 
ICEYE satellite data accelerates flood relief in southern BrazilLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 ICEYE has provided critical satellite-based flood mapping and intelligence to assist the government of Rio Grande do Sul in its rapid humanitarian response to widespread flooding in June. Leve ... more  
Magnitude 6.7 quake hits offshore eastern Indonesia: USGSJakarta (AFP) July 14, 2025 A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Monday off eastern Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said, but a monitor said there was no tsunami threat. ... more |
 
Syria says wildfires contained after 10 daysDamascus (AFP) July 13, 2025 Syria's civil defence agency on Sunday said wildfires in the country's west, which have burned vast tracts of forest and farmland and forced evacuations, had been brought under control after 10 days. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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The activist who fought for Sierra Leone's first World Heritage siteFreetown (AFP) July 13, 2025 Activist Tommy Garnett's decades of work paid off when Sierra Leone's Tiwai island - a lush forest home to one of the world's highest concentrations of primates - landed a spot Sunday on the UN cultural agency's World Heritage list. ... more  
Macron says freedom under greatest threat since 1945Paris (AFP) July 13, 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that freedom in Europe was currently under a greater threat than at any point since the end of World War II. ... more  
'Las Vegas in Laos': the riverside city awash with crimeVan Pak Len, Laos (AFP) July 14, 2025 Rising from the muddy fields on the Mekong riverbank in Laos, a lotus tops a casino in a sprawling city which analysts decry as a centre for cybercrime. ... more 
Hong Kong court hears appeals by jailed democracy campaignersHong Kong (AFP) July 14, 2025 A Hong Kong court began hearing appeals on Monday from 12 democracy campaigners who were jailed for subversion last year during the city's largest national security trial. ... more |
 
Cambodia to implement military conscription in 2026Phnom Penh (AFP) July 14, 2025 Cambodia's military will begin conscripting civilians next year, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Monday, citing rising tensions with Thailand as the reason for activating a long-dormant mandatory enlistment law. ... more 
'Happy suffering': the Brazilian gold rush that spawned iconic picturesSerra Pelada, Brazil (AFP) July 3, 2025 Four decades after Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado shot a human anthill of mud-spattered miners digging for gold in the middle of the Amazon, some of the "garimpeiros," now into their 70s, are still hoping to get lucky. ... more  
Climate change made European heatwave up to 4C hotter: studyParis (AFP) July 9, 2025 Human-caused climate change made recent European heatwaves up to 4C hotter in many cities, scientists said on Wednesday, pushing temperatures into deadly territory for thousands of vulnerable people. ... more 
'Significant declines' in some species after deep-sea mining: researchSydney (AFP) July 11, 2025 Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and sharks, a major piece of industry-funded research found Thursday. ... more |
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Dominican Navy searches for capsized migrant boat; Guatemalan mob lynches 5 in quake-hit townSanto Domingo (AFP) July 13, 2025 Rescue teams on Saturday resumed their search in difficult conditions for some 20 migrants missing after a boat capsized off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic. ... more  
'Stuck in limbo': Over 90% of X's Community Notes unpublished, study saysWashington (AFP) July 9, 2025 More than 90 percent of X's Community Notes - a crowd-sourced verification system popularized by Elon Musk's platform - are never published, a study said Wednesday, highlighting major limits in its effectiveness as a debunking tool. ... more
Syria seeks European help as forest wildfires rageDamascus (AFP) July 8, 2025 Syria's minister for emergencies and disaster management on Tuesday requested support from the European Union to battle wildfires that have swept through forest in the coastal province of Latakia for six days. ... more  
Climate shocks could cost eurozone 5% of GDP, economists warnFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) July 9, 2025 Climate disasters such as droughts, wildfires, floods and storms could slash up to five percent off the eurozone's GDP by 2030, economists warned Wednesday in an ECB blog post. ... more |
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Barcelona seeks to protect workers from heat after deathBarcelona (AFP) July 12, 2025 Barcelona adopted plans Wednesday to tighten safety rules to protect sanitation workers from heatwaves after a woman died in the searing temperatures that have hit Spain and much of Europe. ... more |
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The long slow death of Norway's wild salmonHegra, Norway (AFP) July 9, 2025 Waist-deep in a rain-swollen river, Christer Kristoffersen cast his line, landed it gently on the water, and caught ... nothing. Norway's iconic wild salmon is in dramatic decline, a victim of fish farming and climate change. ... more 
Acropolis trims hours again amid Greek heatwaveAthens (AFP) July 9, 2025 The Acropolis in Athens will limit its operating hours for a second straight day because of heatwave conditions, the Greek culture ministry said Wednesday. ... more
China heatwaves boost ice factory sales; Moscow sizzles in record-breaking heatwaveHangzhou, China (AFP) July 10, 2025 In a high-ceilinged room on the outskirts of eastern China's Hangzhou, workers use tongs to slide large blocks of frosty white ice along a metal track into a refrigerated truck. ... more  
China's 'new farmers' learn to livestream in rural revitalisationYantai, China (AFP) July 9, 2025 Gao Chaorong knows what it takes to turn out good crops of sweet potatoes, peanuts and wheat, but tasty produce is no longer enough to draw China's app savvy crowd. ... more |
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