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  Boston MA (SPX) Nov 07, 2023 Crabs are unique and continuously evolving animals, often moving their lifestyles out of marine environments for other environments to do so. The most popular food species can be fully marine (snow crab) or estuarine (Maryland blue crab, Dungeness crab). Some highly terrestrial species can climb trees if they are in higher levels, while others will die if they are fully immersed in water as adults. In a new study in Systematic Biology, an international team of researchers, led by Joanna Wolfe, pos ... read more |
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Crust-forming algae are displacing corals in tropical waters worldwideNorthbridge CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2023 Over the past few decades, algae have been slowly edging corals out of their native reefs across the globe by blocking sunlight, wearing the corals down physically, and producing harmful chemicals. ... more  
New Delhi to restrict vehicles as pollution spikesNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 New Delhi will restrict the use of private vehicles for a week in a bid to offer residents some respite from the toxic smog choking the megacity, authorities announced Monday. ... more  
Ancient 450-million-year-old organism finds new life in SoftboticsPittsburgh PA (SPX) Nov 07, 2023 Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with paleontologists from Spain and Poland, used fossil evidence to engineer a soft robotic re ... more  
New dossier showcases how space is driving a greener future on EarthParis (ESA) Nov 07, 2023 The role that space can play in a greener future for us all is high on the agenda at the ESA Space Summit. A new 'green dossier' to be released alongside the event in Seville on 6-7 November showcas ... more |
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  How a climate model can illustrate and explain ice-age climate variability 
Water will be key at UN climate talks: Dutch envoyAmsterdam (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 Water - coping with rising sea levels, floods and droughts - will be a key issue at the forthcoming United Nations climate summit (COP28), the Dutch envoy to the negotiations said on Monday. ... more |
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Fans forgo facemasks as India's toxic smog clouds World CupNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 The smog-choked Indian capital was ranked as the planet's most polluted major city on Monday, but the love of the game trumped health worries for fans at the cricket World Cup. ... more 
Public outcry over construction near Vietnam's Ha Long BayHanoi (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 A huge residential complex being built on the borders of Vietnam's Ha Long Bay prompted a public outcry in the Southeast Asian country Monday, as concerns mount over human impacts that have degraded the UNESCO World Heritage Site. ... more  
15 killed as flooding hits KenyaNairobi (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 At least 15 people have died in Kenya as floods swept away scores of houses and devastated farmland following torrential rains, the Red Cross said on Monday. ... more 
S.Sudan floods leave 1.6 million children at risk of hunger: UNNairobi (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 More than 1.6 million children aged under five will suffer from malnutrition next year in South Sudan, following a surge in waterborne diseases due to flooding, the UN's World Food Programme said Monday. ... more |
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  Mali rejects claims of targeted killing of civilians  
US, China to seek climate progress in talks before Dubai summitWashington (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 The United States and China, the world's two largest greenhouse gas emitters, said Thursday that they will hold climate talks this weekend in California, raising new hopes for headway at the COP28 summit in Dubai. ... more |
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How to decarbonize the world, at scaleBoston MA (SPX) Nov 06, 2023 The world in recent years has largely been moving on from debates about the need to curb carbon emissions and focusing more on action - the development, implementation, and deployment of the technol ... more  
Indonesian tribe at risk of losing homeland after court ruling: NGOsJakarta (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 An Indigenous tribe in Indonesia is at risk of losing vast swathes of ancestral forest after a court threw out its lawsuit against a palm oil firm, rights groups say. ... more 
US military in Japan get local seafood post-FukushimaTokyo (AFP) Oct 31, 2023 US military bases in Japan will offer service personnel local seafood in a gesture of support after China banned imports over worries about water discharges from Fukushima, the US embassy said Tuesday. ... more 
SWOT takes unprecedented view of global sea levelsPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 06, 2023 The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite is sending down tantalizing views of Earth's water, including a global composite of sea surface heights. The satellite collected the data visu ... more |
 Desert Turkmenistan plants 470,000 trees  
10 years after typhoon, Philippine city rises from the ruinsTacloban, Philippines (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 Filipino widow Agatha Ando has learned to laugh again in the decade after Super Typhoon Haiyan smashed into the central Philippines, killing more than 6,000 people and leaving millions homeless. ... more |
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How "blue" and "green" appeared in a language that didn't have words for themBoston MA (SPX) Nov 03, 2023 The human eye can perceive about 1 million colors, but languages have far fewer words to describe those colors. So-called basic color terms, single color words used frequently by speakers of a given ... more  
Italy's olive growers lament poor harvests from extreme weatherPalombara Sabina, Italy (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 At this time of year, the trees on Alan Risolo's land in central Italy should be groaning with olives. But extreme weather blamed on climate change has ruined his harvest. ... more 
Hydrosat contracts Muon Space to Integrate Multispectral and IR imaging instrumentsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2023 In a significant move for the space industry, Hydrosat, a company at the forefront of climate technology, has announced its collaboration with Muon Space, setting a new precedent in Earth monitoring ... more 
Invasive species could reap benefits from extreme weatherParis (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 Extreme weather might be wreaking havoc across the globe, but some non-native plants and animals could be benefiting from the disasters, adding risk to already threatened local species, according to a new study Monday. ... more |
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Study links changes in global water cycle to higher temperatures St. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 03, 2023 It's a multi-billion dollar question: What will happen to water as temperatures continue to rise? There will be winners and losers with any change that redistributes where, when and how much water i ... more  
Spinal implant allows Parkinson's patient to walk againLausanne (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 A man with advanced Parkinson's disease is now able to walk almost normally again thanks to electrodes implanted in his spinal cord, researchers said on Monday. ... more 
Islamist armed groups, army targeting civilians in Mali: HRWDakar (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 Islamist armed groups and Malian soldiers killed at least 175 civilians, many of them children, between April and September in Mali, Human Rights Watch has said, condemning the targeted killing of civilians as war crimes. ... more 
One year after Tigray peace deal, rights abuses persistAddis Ababa (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 One year after a deal to end the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region, there were global calls Thursday for more to be done to protect civilians and ensure justice for victims of atrocities. ... more |
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Catalan spearatist leader Puigdemont faces fresh probeMadrid (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont is the target of a new investigation into unrest that occurred after leaders of a failed independence push in 2017 received prison sentences, a Spanish court said Monday. ... more  
EU probes AliExpress to examine curbs on illegal productsBrussels (AFP) Nov 6, 2023 The EU on Monday announced an investigation into Chinese e-commerce giant AliExpress, seeking more details on what measures it is taking to protect consumers online from illegal products, including fake medicines. ... more 
High-tech helmet holds promise for deaf American football playersWashington (AFP) Nov 4, 2023 Coach Chuck Goldstein often finds himself jumping up and down on the sidelines of the field - trying, in vain, to get his players' attention. ... more 
Floods in Ethiopia kill over 20, displace thousandsNairobi (AFP) Nov 4, 2023 More than 20 people have died and over 12,000 others have been forced out of their homes in Ethiopia's Somali region due to flash flooding triggered by torrential rains, the regional government said Saturday. ... more |
Tears of a child as Nepalis cremate quake deadJajarkot, Nepal (AFP) Nov 5, 2023 The wails of eight-year-old Prem Kala Kami echoed across her Nepali village on Sunday, as the shroud-wrapped bodies of her parents and two of her brothers lay beside her awaiting cremation. ... more  
Two killed as stormy weather lashes BulgariaSofia (AFP) Nov 4, 2023 Two men died as heavy rains and high winds swept through Bulgaria on Saturday, a day after Storm Ciaran claimed at least 16 lives across western Europe. ... more 
Schools shut as toxic smog engulfs India's capitalNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 Schools were shut across India's capital on Friday as a noxious grey smog engulfed the megacity and made life a misery for its 30 million inhabitants. ... more 
Storms kill three, in SAmerica; Ciaran toll rises to 16 in Western Europe; Rains hits as Kenya royal tour wrapsAyolas, Paraguay (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 Three people have died and thousands have had to leave their homes due to heavy rains and flooding in southern South America this week, according to officials who pointed to the El Nino weather phenomenon. ... more |
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Blinken calls for civilian protection after meeting with Israeli PM NetanyahuWashington DC (UPI) Nov 3, 2023 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed on Friday that Israel has a right to defend itself against the militant group Hamas, but more must be done to protest Palestinian civilians. ... more  
Hundreds evacuated as wildfire rages in SpainMadrid (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 A wind-fuelled wildfire raged in eastern Spain on Friday and hundreds of people were evacuated, local authorities said. ... more
Schools shut as toxic smog engulfs India's capitalNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 Schools were shut across India's capital on Friday as a noxious grey smog engulfed the megacity and made life a misery for its 30 million inhabitants. ... more 
UN sounds warning on climate change health threatGeneva (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 Climate change poses a health threat through increasing weather disasters and extreme heat, the UN said Thursday, calling for better warning systems that could be weaved into public health policy. ... more |
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