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  Mainz, Germany (SPX) Apr 28, 2023 Throughout the world we are witnessing not just a decline in the numbers of individual insects, but also a collapse of insect diversity. Major causes of this worrying trend are land-use intensification in the form of greater utilization for agriculture and building development as well as climate change and the spread of invasive animal species as a result of human trade. These are the main conclusions reached in the special feature on insect decline that recently appeared in Biology Letters. One of the ... read more |
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Satellites help guard ecological red linesBeijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2023 A supervision platform supported by over 30 satellites has been put into operation, as China improves its conservation of crucial ecological zones with a red line mechanism, according to the Ministr ... more  
Study offers a new view of when and how governments distribute landBoston MA (SPX) Apr 28, 2023 Allocating land for people to use is one of the most powerful tools a government can have. A newly published study by an MIT scholar now identifies the extent to which state land distribution can be ... more  
Spain hit by summer-strength heat in AprilSeville, Spain (AFP) April 27, 2023 An unusually early heatwave in drought-hit Spain is set to peak on Thursday and Friday with temperatures expected to break April records in the south of the country. ... more  
China evacuates 1,300 citizens, other nationals from Sudan; Exhausted Iraqis back in BaghdadBeijing (AFP) April 27, 2023 Chinese navy ships sent to rescue citizens from conflict-hit Sudan have also evacuated nationals from five other countries, the foreign ministry in Beijing said on Thursday. ... more |
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Heavy air strikes in Sudan as US seeks to extend truceKhartoum (AFP) April 27, 2023 The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in Khartoum with air strikes Thursday while deadly fighting flared in Darfur, as Washington sought to extend an "imperfect" US-brokered ceasefire for three more days. ... more  
Researchers solve ancient mystery of Maya calendarNew Orleans LA (SPX) Apr 28, 2023 The 819-day calendar used by ancient Mayans has long stumped researchers, but anthropologists from Tulane University may have finally deciphered its secrets. Researchers long suspected the cal ... more 
Study: Human-caused climate change worsened Horn of Africa droughtWashington DC (UPI) Apr 27, 2023 A multi-national collaborative effort by scientists has found that human-induced climate change worsened drought severity in the Horn of Africa. That drought has left 4.35 million people in need of humanitarian aid. ... more  
Kennedy Space Center prepares for greater sea-rise problemsCape Canaveral FL (UPI) Apr 28, 2023 As sea levels rise, NASA managers and engineers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida are keeping a wary eye on potential damage to critical launch structures and other buildings not far from the Atlan ... more |
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Imagia raises new funding for optoelectronics researchFremont, CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2023 Imagia, a developer of next-generation lens technology, has announced the close of a $4.5M seed round. Led by Gates Frontier and joined by MetaVC Partners and other strategic investors, the funding ... more  
Libya green group battles to save remaining forestsQasr Al-Qarahbulli, Libya (AFP) April 28, 2023 War-ravaged Libya is better known for its oil wealth than its forests, but environmentalists hope to save its remaining green spaces from logging, development and the impacts of climate change. ... more  
US activists smear paint on Degas enclosure; UN urges UK to backtrack on protest lawsWashington (AFP) April 27, 2023 Climate activists attacked a famous Degas sculpture in a Washington museum Thursday, smearing its Plexiglas enclosure with paint. ... more 
Suspected jihadists kill 33 Burkina Faso troops: armyOuagadougou (AFP) April 27, 2023 An attack by suspected jihadists killed 33 soldiers in eastern Burkina Faso on Thursday, the army said. ... more |
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UN, NGOs, warn of rising hunger deaths in AfricaParis (AFP) April 27, 2023 Deaths from hunger are on the rise in Africa because of droughts worsened by climate change and conflict, UN officials and non-governmental organisations said Thursday. ... more  
Ailing Erdogan tries to project health by video linkIstanbul (AFP) April 27, 2023 Turkey's ailing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday will try to offset his absence from the campaign trail weeks before crucial elections by unveiling a Russian-built nuclear plant by video link. ... more  
China rehabilitation scheme makes morticians of murderersShenyang, China (AFP) April 28, 2023 Once jailed for murder, Cao Yongsheng now makes a living caring for the dead, benefitting from a bold rehabilitation scheme that's giving some of China's most serious criminals a second life as funeral workers. ... more 
UN experts say China forcing Tibetans into 'vocational training'Geneva (AFP) April 27, 2023 UN experts on Thursday accused China of forcing hundreds of thousands of Tibetans into programmes that threaten their cultural identity and could lead to forced labour. ... more |
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China approves coal power surge despite emissions pledgeBeijing (AFP) April 24, 2023 China has approved a major surge in coal power so far this year, prioritising energy supply over its pledge to reduce emissions from fossil fuels, Greenpeace said Monday. ... more  
Kivalina fights climate disasters amid Arctic Sea ice loss and storms.Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 27, 2023 Assistant Professor of Marine and Environmental Affairs and American Indian Studies, University of Washington As winds and waves from Typhoon Merbok devastated communities along the coast of Wester ... more  
'Impossible to keep track': Spain's gamble on green hydrogenPuertollano, Spain (AFP) April 26, 2023 Major green energy projects are sprouting up across Spain as it seeks to position itself as a future green energy leader - but experts have urged caution over costs and demand uncertainty. ... more  
Two-component system could offer a new way to halt internal bleedingBoston MA (SPX) Apr 26, 2023 MIT engineers have designed a two-component system that can be injected into the body and help form blood clots at the sites of internal injury. These materials, which mimic the way that the body na ... more |
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