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China's overstretched healthcare looks to AI boomShanghai (AFP) Mar 3, 2026 Throughout her first pregnancy, Wang Yifan had lots of questions, which she usually put to renowned obstetrician Duan Tao - or rather, an AI clone of the top Shanghai-based doctor. ... more  
Prolonged drought risks famine for millions in Somalia: ICRCGeneva (AFP) Mar 3, 2026 Millions of people in Somalia are at risk of famine due to prolonged drought, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Tuesday. ... more  
Children must not be 'collateral damage' in Mideast war: UN expertsGeneva (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child insisted Wednesday that children must be protected during the war in the Middle East, highlighting an alleged air strike on an Iranian school. ... more 
Aid trucks resume crossing Egypt-Gaza border after closureRafah, Egypt (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 More than 100 aid trucks crossed the Egyptian side of Gaza's Rafah border crossing on Tuesday, two sources told AFP. ... more |
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Axelspace to supply imagery for Japan defense satellite networkTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 Axelspace Corporation has secured a role in a new satellite constellation project led by the Japan Ministry of Defense, signing a contract to provide optical imagery data to the program. The company ... more  
Brain learns faster from rare rewards than from repetitionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 More than a century after Pavlov trained dogs to link a bell with food, neuroscientists at the University of California, San Francisco report that the brain may rely more on the timing of rewards th ... more  
Regrowing marginal farmland can curb emissions without cutting food outputBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Food production currently accounts for about one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, and agriculture places heavy pressure on biodiversity, water resources and water quality across Europe. Res ... more  
Satellite radar maps reveal rapid delta land lossParis, France (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Earths river deltas, home to about 5 percent of the global population and some of the worlds major cities, are sinking as land subsides faster than the sea is rising in many locations. New satellite ... more |
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Autonomous TerraScout robot delivers real-time field prescriptionsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 25, 2026 TerraClear has introduced TerraScout, an autonomous field robot that combines ultra high resolution imaging with onboard processing to generate real time prescriptions for large acre row crop operat ... more 
Vantor adds Google Earth AI models to Tensorglobe for secure mission supportLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 25, 2026 Vantor has signed an agreement with Google to integrate Google Earth AI imagery models into the Vantor Tensorglobe spatial intelligence platform, expanding geospatial analysis options for government ... more  
Warming El Nino may return later this year: UNGeneva (AFP) Mar 3, 2026 The warming El Nino weather phenomenon could return later this year as its cooling opposite La Nina fades away, the United Nations said Tuesday. ... more  
Pollution exposure linked to mental health problems: EU agencyCopenhagen (AFP) Mar 3, 2026 Environmental pollution is linked to several mental health disorders in Europe, the European Environment Agency (EEA) warned Tuesday, arguing that enforcing legislation would result in Europeans being both less depressed and less anxious. ... more |
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China's political conclave begins with growth target centre stageBeijing (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 China began the first of its 'Two Sessions' meetings on Wednesday, a grand political theatre during which it will outline its annual growth target and defence budget, as well as its roadmap for the next five years. ... more 
Malaysia renews Lynas licence despite waste concernsKuala Lumpur (AFP) Mar 3, 2026 Environmental watchdog Greenpeace voiced concern on Tuesday over Malaysia's decision to renew rare earths processor Lynas' licence for another decade, saying there were 'unresolved long-standing concerns over radioactive waste management'. ... more  
Bolivians scramble to exchange banknotes after money plane crashLa Paz (AFP) Mar 3, 2026 Thousands of Bolivians rushed to banks on Tuesday to exchange banknotes at risk of being mistaken for money stolen from a military plane that crashed at the weekend, AFP reporters said. ... more  
AAC Clyde Space adds Sedna satellites to boost maritime data servicesLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 AAC Clyde Space has started building two additional maritime data satellites, Sedna-3 and Sedna-4, to expand capacity in its established space-based maritime data services. ... more |
OpenAI hires creator of 'OpenClaw' AI agent toolWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 16, 2026 OpenAI has hired the Austrian creator of OpenClaw, an artificial intelligence tool able to execute real-world tasks, the US startup's head Sam Altman said on Sunday. ... more 
Gyroscopic wave device targets broadband ocean powerOsaka, Japan (SPX) Feb 26, 2026 Ocean waves offer a vast and predictable source of renewable energy, but many existing technologies only perform efficiently under limited sea conditions. In response, a researcher at The University ... more  
Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward ruptureTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Researchers at Kyoto University have outlined a new physical model in which disturbances in the ionosphere can generate electrostatic forces inside Earths crust that may help trigger large earthquak ... more 
Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate roleTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 Mangrove forests are widely recognized as powerful natural carbon sinks, and new research indicates that a less familiar form of carbon stored in their soils could significantly shape how coastal ec ... more |
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Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storageTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 In soil and water systems, minerals containing iron can act like microscopic sponges that capture pollutants and help control the movement of carbon. A new study in the journal Carbon Research exami ... more 
Ice age volcanoes linked to ancient Atlantic current shutdownsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 A new study from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen reports that extreme volcanic eruptions during the last ice age were capable of disrupting the Atlantic Meridional Overturni ... more  
AI mapping sharpens global view of human development gapsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 Iceland, Switzerland, and Norway have long ranked near the top of the United Nations Human Development Index, which tracks well being and quality of life across countries, while nations with more po ... more  
Flights map how aerosols shape Antarctic cloudsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 Antarctica plays a central role in the Earth climate system by reflecting a large share of incoming solar radiation back into space. Vast ice surfaces and extensive cloud decks are decisive in this ... more |
Global rock weathering model highlights path to slower warmingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 Cornell University researchers report that enhanced rock weathering, an emerging carbon removal strategy that also benefits farmers, must be widely adopted in coming decades to have a meaningful imp ... more 
Southern Indian Ocean waters lose salt as climate shifts currentsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026 The Southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming markedly less salty, as rising global temperatures reshape wind patterns and ocean currents and drive more freshwater into the r ... more  
Some early life forms may have breathed oxygen well before it filled the atmosphereBoston MA (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Oxygen is a vital and constant presence on Earth today. But that has not always been the case. It was not until around 2.3 billion years ago that oxygen became a permanent fixture in the atmosphere, ... more 
Ancient trilobite shells reveal durable chitin and long term carbon storageLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 A UT San Antonio led international team has identified chitin in trilobite fossils more than 500 million years old, marking the first confirmed detection of this organic molecule in the extinct arth ... more |
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When Earth's magnetic field took its time flippingSalt Lake City UT (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Earth's magnetic field is generated by the churn of its liquid nickel-iron outer core, but it is not a constant feature. Every so often, the magnetic north and south poles swap places in what ... more  
Amazon deforestation drives hotter drier regional climateLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 Deforestation in the Amazon is reshaping regional climate conditions when compared with areas that retain more than 80 percent forest cover. Using satellite observations, researchers show that ... more 
Japan city gets $3.6 mn donation in gold to fix water systemTokyo (AFP) Feb 19, 2026 Osaka has received an unusual donation - 21 kilograms of gold - to pay for the maintenance of its ageing water system, the Japanese commercial hub announced Thursday. ... more 
Scientists trace Covid era methane surge to shifts in air chemistry and wetlandsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 With fewer cars on the road, planes in the air and factories running during the Covid 19 pandemic, skies over many regions appeared cleaner even as a key greenhouse gas unexpectedly accelerated. Met ... more |
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