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  Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2023 If you could sink through the Earth's crust, you might hear, with a carefully tuned ear, a cacophany of booms and crackles along the way. The fissures, pores, and defects running through rocks are like strings that resonate when pressed and stressed. And as a team of MIT geologists has found, the rhythm and pace of these sounds can tell you something about the depth and strength of the rocks around you. "If you were listening to the rocks, they would be singing at higher and higher pitches, the de ... read more |
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New model explains precious metals in Earth's mantleSan Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 Southwest Research Institute's Dr. Simone Marchi collaborated on a new study finding the first geophysically plausible scenario to explain the abundance of certain precious metals - including gold a ... more  
Beer faces unbitter future due to climate change: studyParis (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 Climate change threatens the cultivation in Europe of aromatic hops which gives beer its bitterness, according to a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications. ... more  
Lidia leaves at least one dead in Mexico, weakens to stormPuerto Vallarta, Mexico (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 Hurricane Lidia was downgraded to a tropical storm early Wednesday as it weakened after making landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast, where it left at least one dead and caused flooding and blocked roads, officials said. ... more 
One dead as new quake shakes west AfghanistanHerat, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Wednesday, claiming at least one life and causing panic among residents already traumatised by a series of tremors that killed around 2,000 people at the weekend. ... more |
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Wastewater beer aims to help quench US droughtSan Francisco (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 With its golden hue and light fruity flavor, the beer being sipped by Aaron Tartakovsky looks and tastes just like many others. ... more |
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THEOS-2 Airbus-built satellite for Thailand successfully launchedKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 09, 2023 The Airbus-built THEOS-2 Earth observation satellite has been successfully launched on a Vega rocket from Kourou, Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Develo ... more  
4 killed in east DR Congo attack, including 2 Chinese nationalsBukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 Armed men in eastern DR Congo have killed two Chinese nationals and two soldiers, a local official said Tuesday, in the latest violence to hit the turbulent region. ... more 
Cameroon landslide survivors scramble to salvage their livesYaounde (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 A bar is playing religious music at the entrance to the Nkol Etam area of the Cameroon capital, where torrential rains brought down a hillside killing 28 people. ... more 
DR Congo jails 'survivors' of protest killingsGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 A DR Congo court has sentenced to harsh jail terms dozens of members of a sect behind a protest which saw more than 50 people killed in an army crackdown, their lawyer said Tuesday. ... more |
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Injured tortoises make slow recovery from Greece firesKalyvia Thorikou , Greece (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 In an animal shelter near Athens, veterinarian Kleopatra Gkika gently smears soothing cream on the leg of a tortoise, one of hundreds singed in Greece's devastating summer wildfires. ... more |
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Elephant slaughtered and eaten in DR CongoGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 An elephant that escaped Virunga National Park in volatile eastern DR Congo was slaughtered and eaten on Monday, the conservation authority and a local resident said. ... more  
Climate change main culprit for S.America's winter heat wave: studyBrasilia (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 A wave of unusually extreme heat at the end of South America's winter was made 100 times more likely by climate change, according to a study published Tuesday. ... more 
Island nations sign climate solidarity declaration in IndonesiaNusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) Oct 11, 2023 Dozens of island nations signed a declaration in Indonesia on Wednesday to boost solidarity and cooperation on fighting climate threats, including rising sea levels. ... more 
Mayor seeks to raze flood-hit Slovenia village as climate change bitesBraslovce, Slovenia (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 After calamitous floods hit two thirds of Slovenia in August, one mayor took a radical decision - to raze most of the houses in one village rather than rebuild them. ... more |
  Taiwan leader vows island will be democratic 'for generations' 
The river disappearing in drought-hit FranceVillers-Le-Lac, France (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 The once deep and coursing waters of the Doubs river in eastern France have shrunken to a dry bed that locals can cross almost without getting their feet wet. ... more |
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LSA Alliance using NASA technology to develop personal eVTOL marketNewport Beach CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 A remarkable new mode of personal mobility is being introduced by Applied eVTOL Concepts. The Epiphany Transporter evokes childhood dreams of Aladdin's Magic Carpet, providing fast, door-to-door, ai ... more 
UNESCO mission in Libya to inspect damaged heritage sitesTripoli (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 Experts from the United Nations cultural agency on Monday arrived in Libya to inspect ancient sites hit by last month's flooding that devastated parts of the country's east. ... more 
Mali junta plans takeover of key UN camp in rebel northBamako (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 The ruling junta in Mali expects to take control of a key UN military camp in the rebel stronghold of Kidal in November, according to a senior official. ... more  
Can chatbots be therapists? Only if you want them to beParis (AFP) Oct 8, 2023 A manager at artificial intelligence firm OpenAI caused consternation recently by writing that she just had "a quite emotional, personal conversation" with her firm's viral chatbot ChatGPT. ... more |
Hypergravity odyssey of Earth's tiniest plantParis (ESA) Oct 09, 2023 The smallest flowering plant on Earth might become a nutritious foodstuff for astronauts in the future, as well as a highly efficient source of oxygen. To help test their suitability for space, floa ... more  
Younger trees champion carbon captureParis (ESA) Oct 09, 2023 Thanks to their ability to absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, forests have long been recognised as a key tool in the fight against climate change - but not all forests are equal. N ... more 
NASA selects Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition contractorsWashington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 NASA has selected seven companies to provide commercial data in support of the agency's Earth science research. The Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program will acquire Earth observation ... more 
14,000 displaced in Myanmar after record rain sparks floodsBago, Myanmar (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 Residents of Myanmar's flood-hit Bago city salvaged food and belongings from their waterlogged homes on Tuesday after record rainfall triggered floods that authorities said have displaced 14,000 people. ... more |
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Afghan rescuers still digging as hope fades for quake villagersSiah Ab, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 Rescue workers scrabbled through rubble Tuesday for villagers buried in their homes by a series of earthquakes that killed more than 2,000 people in rural western Afghanistan, but hope of finding survivors was fading fast. ... more
Mass funeral held for Afghan quake victims, families still missingSiah Ab, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 A mass funeral ceremony for around 300 earthquake victims was held Monday in rural western Afghanistan, as families remained trapped in the rubble of their ruined homes two days after high-magnitude tremors killed more than 2,000 people. ... more  
Study discounts belief 1918 flu pandemic targeted healthy young adultsWashington DC (UPI) Oct 9, 2023 New evidence from the remains of 1918 influenza victims contradicts a long-held belief that healthy young adults were disproportionately affected during that pandemic more than a century ago. ... more 
Sugar prices hit 13-year high due to El Nino fallout: FAOParis (AFP) Oct 6, 2023 Global sugar prices soared to their highest level in almost 13 years in September as the El Nino weather phenomenon hit production in India and Thailand, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. ... more |
Volunteers dig for Afghan quake survivors as aid trickles inKashkak, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 Afghan villagers and volunteers on Monday helped dig for survivors of a series of earthquakes that killed more than 2,000 people, as aid began trickling into the devastated region. ... more 
Traditional methods urged for Morocco quake rebuildRabat (AFP) Oct 7, 2023 How do you rebuild and earthquake-proof a centuries-old Moroccan mountain village, at speed, without sacrificing its traditional architecture? ... more 
India flood toll hits 56, army warns on stray munitionsKolkata (AFP) Oct 7, 2023 At least 56 people are confirmed dead in floods that hit India's northeast as of Saturday, with the army warning munitions washed away by the deluge posed a public safety risk. ... more 
Floods, landslides kill three in northern VietnamHanoi (AFP) Oct 9, 2023 Three people died and one person was missing following flash floods and landslides in northern Vietnam over the weekend, disaster officials said on Monday. ... more |
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Wildfire evacuees on Spain's Tenerife allowed to return homeTenerife, Spain (AFP) Oct 6, 2023 Thousands of residents evacuated for two days from the Spanish island of Tenerife because of a wildfire were allowed home on Friday after firefighters gained control over the blaze, officials said. ... more 
Indonesia fire haze pushes Singapore air quality into unhealthy rangeSingapore (AFP) Oct 7, 2023 Air quality in parts of Singapore hit unhealthy levels on Saturday as winds brought haze from Indonesian forest fires to the city-state, its environment agency said. ... more 
Five Nobel Peace laureates who won from jailParis (AFP) Oct 6, 2023 Iranian rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, who has spent much of the past two decades in jail, is the fifth laureate to win the Nobel Peace Prize whilst behind bars. ... more 
Death toll from 'unprecedented' Afghan quakes doubles to 2,000Herat, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 8, 2023 The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply on Sunday to more than 2,000, the Taliban government said, as bodies continued to be pulled from demolished villages and buried in mass graves. ... more |
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