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  Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) May 26, 2023 Precursors of the molecules needed for the origin of life may have been generated by chemical reactions promoted by iron-rich particles from meteors or volcanic eruptions on Earth approximately 4.4 billion years ago, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. Previous research has suggested that the precursors of organic molecules - hydrocarbons, aldehydes and alcohols - may have been delivered by asteroids and comets or produced by reactions in the early Earth's atmosphere and oceans. ... read more |
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NASA Successfully Completes Globetrotting SuperBIT Balloon FlightWashington DC (SPX) May 26, 2023 NASA successfully completed a flight test of its super pressure balloon carrying the Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) science mission at 9:27 a.m. EDT, Thursday, May 25, after som ... more  
A role for meteoritic iron in the emergence of life on EarthHeidelberg, Germany (SPX) May 26, 2023 Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and Ludwig Maximilians University Munich have proposed a new scenario for the emergence of the first building blocks for life on Earth, roughl ... more 
Iron-rich rocks unlock new insights into Earth's planetary historyHouston TX (SPX) May 26, 2023 Visually striking layers of burnt orange, yellow, silver, brown and blue-tinged black are characteristic of banded iron formations, sedimentary rocks that may have prompted some of the largest volca ... more  
Planet Partners with UAE to build satellite atlas for climate resilienceOslo, Norway (SPX) May 26, 2023 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has announced a partnership with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency, to build a regional satellite data-driven loss and damage atlas for climate change resilience ... more |
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Protecting India's tigers also good for climate: studyParis (AFP) May 25, 2023 India's efforts to protect its endangered tigers have inadvertently helped avoid a large amount of climate change-causing carbon emissions by preventing deforestation, a study said on Thursday. ... more  
Ivory Coast imposes fishing bans in bid to conserve stocksAbidjan (AFP) May 25, 2023 West African fish exporter Ivory Coast on Thursday announced temporary bans on trawling for tuna and other species in a bid to protect dwindling stocks. ... more 
Bird flu fells nearly 9,000 marine creatures in ChileSantiago (AFP) May 25, 2023 Nearly 9,000 sea lions, penguins, otters and small cetaceans have died in an avian flu outbreak battering Chile's north coast, the South American country's fisheries service said Thursday. ... more 
US Supreme Court deals setback to clean water lawWashington (AFP) May 25, 2023 The US Supreme Court dealt a blow on Thursday to the federal government's authority to regulate wetlands under a landmark anti-pollution law. ... more |
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Meandering along the river Seine: France's roving plastic rubbishRouen/Notre-Dame-De-Gravenchon, France (AFP) May 25, 2023 The scrap of red plastic in among the waterside reeds in northern France could be any fragment of the throwaway consumerism piling up across the planet, flowing into rivers, choking animals, even seeping into our bloodstreams. ... more 
Vietnam battles plastic blight in idyllic Ha Long BayHa Long, Vietnam (AFP) May 26, 2023 Squinting in the bright light of a hot summer morning, Vu Thi Thinh perches on the edge of her small wooden boat and plucks a polystyrene block from the calm waters of Vietnam's Ha Long Bay. ... more 
Fungi and plants clean up California pollutionLos Angeles (AFP) May 26, 2023 In an industrial wasteland in Los Angeles, Kreigh Hampel is uprooting California buckwheat with a pitchfork to find out how much lead it has absorbed. ... more  
As 'Blue Helmets' turn 75, chief laments UN divisionsUnited Nations, United States (AFP) May 25, 2023 The UN's head of peacekeeping operations told AFP that a divided Security Council was hampering the work of the so-called Blue Helmet forces, which turn 75 on Monday. ... more |
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Children in quake-hit Syria learn in buses turned classroomsJindayris, Syria (AFP) May 25, 2023 In a dusty Syrian camp for earthquake survivors, school pupils line up and wait for a colourful bus to pull up. Since the disaster hit, they go to a classroom on wheels. ... more  
US predicts at least 12 named storms this hurricane seasonWashington (AFP) May 25, 2023 The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday predicted a "near normal" hurricane season with 12 to 17 named storms packing winds of at least 39 mph (63 kph). ... more  
In Sudan's capital, risking death in search of waterKhartoum (AFP) May 26, 2023 Fighting in Sudan has left hundreds of thousands of Khartoum residents without running water, with some forced to risk their lives and seek it out during brief lulls in violence. ... more 
Libya says air force strikes 'smuggler hideouts'Tripoli (AFP) May 25, 2023 Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Unity announced Thursday its aircraft had carried out strikes against suspected smugglers on the Mediterranean coast west of the capital. ... more |
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Satellites provide crucial insights into Arctic amplificationParis (ESA) May 25, 2023 The Arctic, once again at the forefront of climate change, is experiencing disproportionately higher temperature increases compared to the rest of the planet, triggering a series of cascading effect ... more 
NTT and OIST conduct first direct observations under Category 5 Typhoon in NW PacificOnna, Japan (SPX) May 24, 2023 In a ground-breaking venture, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have carried out the first-ever simultaneous marine and atmo ... more  
SmartSat targets Australian agricultural intelligence from spaceAdelaide, Australia w(SPX) May 24, 2023 SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), Australia's leading space research centre, has launched a new research program, 'Maya Nula', to develop Australian satellite Earth Observation (EO) capabi ... more 
NASA mission to study ice clouds, help observe our dynamic atmosphereWashington DC (SPX) May 24, 2023 NASA has selected a new mission to help humanity better understand Earth's dynamic atmosphere - specifically, ice clouds that form at high altitudes throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions. The ... more |
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