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  Qingdao, CHina (SPX) Apr 28, 2023 As the Arctic warms and loses sea ice, trans-Arctic shipping has increased, reducing travel time and costs for international trade. However, a new study finds that the Arctic Ocean is getting foggier as ice disappears, reducing visibility and causing costly delays as ships slow to avoid hitting dangerous sea ice. The study was published in Geophysical Research Letters, which publishes high-impact, short-format reports with immediate implications spanning all Earth and space sciences. Arctic ... read more |
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How to untangle a worm ball: Mathematicians solve a knotty mysteryBoston MA (SPX) May 01, 2023 As anyone who has ever unwound a string of holiday lights or detangled a lock of snarled hair knows, undoing a knot of fibers takes a lot longer than tangling it up in the first place. This is not s ... more 
Meltdown: 2023 looking grim for Swiss glaciersGeneva (AFP) April 28, 2023 This year is already shaping up to be another bad one for glaciers in the Swiss Alps, with the snowpack covering them around 30 percent below the 10-year average, according to the scientist tracking their decline. ... more  
Gunfire in Sudan capital despite truce as ex-PM warns of 'nightmare'Khartoum (AFP) April 30, 2023 Warplanes roared overhead and fighting continued on the ground in Sudan's capital Sunday after a former prime minister warned of the "nightmare" risk of a descent into full-scale civil war. ... more  
Vascular plants colonized land extensively by the early SilurianBeijing, China (SPX) May 01, 2023 The colonization and expansion of plants on land represent a defining landmark for the path of life on Earth. Terrestrial colonization has been attributed to a series of major innovations in plant b ... more |
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New Zealand fights to save its flightless national birdWellington (AFP) April 29, 2023 New Zealand's treasured kiwi birds are shuffling around Wellington's verdant hills for the first time in a century, after a drive to eliminate invasive predators from the capital's surrounds. ... more  
'A new history': Brazil's Lula decrees six Indigenous reservesBrasilia (AFP) April 28, 2023 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday decreed six new Indigenous reserves, including a vast Amazon territory, after a freeze in such expansion under his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. ... more 
India captures rice-raiding elephant after six killedIdukki, India (AFP) April 30, 2023 Indian forest officials have tranquillised and relocated a rice-loving wild tusker elephant that killed at least six people, media reports said. ... more  
Germany's climate activists find sanctuary in churchesBerlin (AFP) April 30, 2023 Copies of a climate change petition along with photos of the signatories lay at the foot of the altar. Metres away, a dozen activists were undergoing street protest training. ... more |
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Zelensky says asked Xi for help with deported childrenKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 28, 2023 President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday he had asked his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to help bring back Ukrainian children deported by Russia. ... more  
Spain, Portugal smash April temperature recordsMadrid (AFP) April 28, 2023 Mainland Spain and Portugal have broken temperature records for April, officials said Friday, as both nations wilt in an unusually early heatwave that has raised the risk of wildfires. ... more 
Indigenous man shot dead by miners in Brazil: policeBrasilia (AFP) April 30, 2023 Brazilian authorities were investigating Sunday the death of an Indigenous man who they say was shot by miners illegally encroaching on territory belonging to the Yanomami people. ... more  
Colombia urges evacuation near volcanoBogota (AFP) April 29, 2023 Authorities in Colombia on Saturday recommended that towns closest to a rumbling, notorious volcano be evacuated, ahead of a a possible eruption. ... more |
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Guinea opposition to resume demos after junta talks break downConakry (AFP) April 28, 2023 Guinea's opposition said Friday it plans to resume demonstrations against the ruling junta after political talks broke down. ... more 
Commander of East Africa regional force in DRC resignsNairobi (AFP) April 28, 2023 The commander of the East African regional military force created to restore peace in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has resigned, citing threats to his life in a letter seen by AFP on Friday. ... more  
China slams UN experts' 'unfounded' concerns over Tibet forced labourBeijing (AFP) April 28, 2023 China accused a panel of UN experts of making unfounded claims Friday after they accused Beijing of forcing hundreds of thousands of Tibetans into programmes that threaten their cultural identity and could lead to forced labour. ... more  
Dutch unveil 28bn-euro package to cut greenhouse emissionsThe Hague (AFP) April 26, 2023 The Netherlands unveiled a 28-billion-euro package Wednesday with a raft of measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and combatting climate change, including cleaner energy and putting more electric cars on the road. ... more |
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UK power firm facing probe of climate claimsLondon (AFP) April 26, 2023 British electricity generation firm Drax said Wednesday that regulator Ofgem has ordered a probe to verify its environmental claims of using sustainably sourced wood to burn at its power plants. ... more  
Ukraine slams Russian 'blackmail' on Chernobyl anniversaryChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine (AFP) April 26, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday warned Russia was using nuclear power plants to "blackmail" the world, speaking on the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. ... more 
The reasons why insect numbers are decreasingMainz, 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 intensificat ... 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 |
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