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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 21, 2025 - Rocks preserve invaluable clues about Earth's distant past. A research team from the University of Gottingen and the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences has shown that silica-rich sedimentary rocks
Oct 21, 2025
Brest, France (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 - At first glance, the tiny plastic pellets appear relatively harmless. No bigger than a lentil, these nurdles are destined to be melted down to make everything from car bumpers to salad bowls.
Oct 21, 2025
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 21, 2025 - Some of the earliest marine organisms may have possessed a natural compass that helped them find their way through ancient oceans, according to a new study led by researchers from the Helmholtz Cent
Oct 21, 2025
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 21, 2025 - A newly discovered asteroid has been found racing around the Sun in just 128 days, making it the Solar System's second-fastest known orbiting asteroid. Designated 2025 SC79, the object was detected
Oct 21, 2025
Valencia, Spain (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 - Hundreds of photographs hang to dry at a laboratory, fragile reminders of birthday celebrations and summer vacations nearly swept away by last year's deadly floods in Spain.
Oct 21, 2025
Brest, France (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 - The French navy opened fire on a go-fast boat in the Atlantic to immobilise it, arrest its crew and seize 2.4 tonnes of cocaine on board worth $150 million, authorities said on Tuesday.
Oct 21, 2025
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 - Japan got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour coalition deal.
Oct 21, 2025
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 - Sanae Takaichi was named Japan's first woman prime minister Tuesday, with the social conservative naming just two other women to her cabinet.
Oct 21, 2025
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025 - Soil contamination continues to endanger ecosystems, agriculture, and human health worldwide. Traditional cleanup methods, while effective, remain energy-intensive and carbon-heavy, making long-term
Oct 21, 2025
Jakarta (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 - Timber imports by companies operating in the European Union can be traced to logging on Indonesia's Borneo island, a new report published Tuesday showed, with NGOs calling for the bloc to stop delaying a ban on deforestation-linked products.
Oct 21, 2025
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 - Japan was set to get its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour deal to form a new coalition.
Oct 21, 2025
Gabes, Tunisia (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 - Workers in the southern Tunisian city of Gabes launched a general strike on Tuesday following weeks of protest over a chemical factory residents blame for a spike in serious health issues.
Oct 21, 2025
Mulhouse, France (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 - The world-first insemination of an Amur leopard in France has lifted hopes of animal lovers for the survival of the Earth's rarest big cat.
Oct 21, 2025
The Hague (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 - AI chatbots are unreliable and clearly biased when offering voting advice, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) said on Tuesday, warning of a threat to democracy eight days before national elections.
Oct 21, 2025
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 - A US appeals court said Monday that President Donald Trump can send National Guard troops to Portland, despite objections from Oregon's governor.
Oct 20, 2025
Beijing (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 - Mongolia's president vetoed the dismissal of the country's prime minister on Monday, days after parliament had voted to remove him.
Oct 20, 2025
