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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 The best known use of GPS satellites is to help people know their location whether driving a car, navigating a ship or plane, or trekking across remote territory. Another important, but lesser-known, use is to distribute information to other Earth-viewing satellites to help them pinpoint measurements of our planet. NASA and several other federal agencies, including the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Command, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency are impr ... read more |
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Novel meat and dairy alternatives could help curb climate-harming emissions - UNDubai UAE (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 Emerging novel alternatives to animal products such as meat and dairy may contribute to significantly reducing the environmental footprint of the current global food system, particularly in high- an ... more  
Trimble to provide new positioning system to Sabanto for RoboTractorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 In a strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing the agriculture industry, Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Sabanto have teamed up to integrate advanced positioning systems into Sabanto's autonomy solu ... more  
When is an aurora not an auroraBerkeley CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 The shimmering green, red and purple curtains of the northern and southern lights - the auroras - may be the best-known phenomena lighting up the nighttime sky, but the most mysterious are the mauve ... more  
Northeastern Australia prepares for 'destructive' cycloneCairns, Australia (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 The northeastern Australian cities of Cairns and Port Douglas readied Tuesday for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Jasper, which is expected to bring "destructive" winds and flash flooding. ... more |
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  AWE Project Achieves Milestone with First Light Images from Space 
Building a better indoor herb gardenBoston MA (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 Randall Briggs '09, SM '18 didn't set out to build indoor gardens when he arrived at MIT. The winner of the 2010 2.007 robot competition class, he was excited to work on designing fighter planes one ... more |
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Evidence that ancient Tethys Ocean influenced Earth's past environmentsBeijing, China (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 This study, led by geologist Bo Wan from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Geology and Geophysics, connects the Tethyan plate tectonic movements to changes in Earth's surface environment ... more  
Australia, Papua New Guinea announce security dealSydney (AFP) Dec 7, 2023 Australia clinched a security deal with Papua New Guinea on Thursday, bolstering ties with a Pacific state that has been courted persistently by China. ... more  
Climate change, human activity add nearly 2,000 species to threatened listWashington DC (UPI) Dec 12, 2023 Climate change and human activity are threatening global biodiversity more than ever, according to a report released Monday at the COP28 UN climate conference in the United Arab Emirates, which shows the list of species threatened with extinction growing by nearly 2,000 new species over last year. ... more 
Freshwater fish swim into trouble as climate change increases threat: IUCNDubai (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 A quarter of freshwater fish species worldwide are at risk of extinction, according to an update to the global red list of threatened species on Monday, highlighting the escalating impacts of human-caused climate change on the planet's wildlife. ... more |
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  Azerbaijan, Brazil confirmed as hosts of next climate summits 
US climate envoy says COP28 'last' chance to keep 1.5C target aliveDubai (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 US envoy John Kerry warned Tuesday that the UN's COP28 climate summit in Dubai was the world's "last" chance to keep its target for limiting global warming alive. ... more |
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Hong Kong election sees lowest-ever turnout with dissent bannedHong Kong (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 Hong Kong's first district elections for "patriots" saw a turnout of 27.5 percent, the government said Monday, a record low for a race that had shut out all opposition candidates. ... more  
Papua New Guinea will not be 'reckless' with China loans: PMSydney (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 Papua New Guinea's prime minister has promised to tread carefully with Belt and Road funding from China, telling AFP on Monday he would not be "reckless" with foreign loans. ... more 
Freedom and dignity: Millennial Chinese leave China for ThailandChiang Mai, Thailand (AFP) Dec 4, 2023 Hitting tennis balls across a tree-lined court in Thailand's mountainous north, Connie Chen's weekly private training session is a luxury the Chinese national could barely afford when she lived in Shanghai. ... more 
Vertically farmed greens taste as good as organic onesCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Dec 04, 2023 Consumer skepticism about the taste of vertically farmed greens is widespread. But the first scientific taste test from the University of Copenhagen and Plant Food and Research, New Zealand shows th ... more |
  Minding the gap on tropical forest carbon  
Changing Flight Altitudes Reduces Climate Impact of AviationBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the EUROCONTROL Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) have collaborated on groundbreaking research that could lead to a significant reduction in the clima ... more |
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Brazil caimans fight to survive in polluted Rio watersRio De Janeiro (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 Intrepid as Crocodile Dundee, Brazilian biologist Ricardo Freitas catches a caiman in the dark of night with a snare pole, then hoists it into his small wooden boat. ... more 
At least 100 elephants dead in Zimbabwe drought: welfare groupJohannesburg, South Africa (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe's biggest national park as water holes have dried up, an international animal welfare group said Monday. ... more 
Jordan's mission to save its ancient olive treesAjlun, Jordan (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 Every morning, Jordanian farmer Ali Saleh Atta swallows two cloves of garlic with a cup of olive oil before heading out to check on his ancient olive trees. ... more 
China lifts bar on Australian red meat exportersSydney (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 China on Tuesday lifted suspensions targeting three of Australia's biggest red meat exporters, winning praise from Canberra as the trading partners mend a strained relationship. ... more |
 
At least 15 killed in landslides in DR CongoBukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 At least 15 people have died in landslides in the city of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said Monday. ... more  
UN mission in Mali officially ends after 10 yearsBamako (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 The United Nations mission in Mali officially ended its 10-year deployment in the country on Monday, in a pullout ordered by Mali's military leaders. ... more 
Tornadoes kill six in southeastern USWashington (AFP) Dec 10, 2023 Tornadoes tore through the US state of Tennessee on Saturday, leaving at least six people dead, damaging homes and causing blackouts, authorities said. ... more 
'Ecocide': how war and climate change are often linkedDubai (AFP) Dec 7, 2023 The link between climate change and war has been a running theme at COP28, highlighting how many countries suffer from both deadly conflict and environmental disasters. ... more |
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Metamorphic evolution of the East Tethys tectonic domain and its tectonic implicationsBeijing, China (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 This synthesis study is led by Prof. Yong-Fei Zheng at University of Science and Technology of China. It focuses on the thermal and tectonic evolution of regional metamorphism at convergent continen ... more  
Strange burn: new research identifies unique patterns in Utah wildfiresLogan UT (SPX) Dec 05, 2023 For a century fire ecologists have worked to decipher a complex question - what does a "normal'' wildfire year look like in the West? That's a hard question to answer for many reasons, but new resea ... more 
New project investigating how aerosols could affect climate change in near futureAustin TX (SPX) Dec 04, 2023 A researcher from The University of Texas at Austin has received a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to study how changing aerosol pollution could influence clima ... more  
Languages are louder in the tropicsSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 07, 2023 A recent study has unearthed intriguing connections between the natural environment and the evolution of human languages. Led by Qibin Ran and a team of researchers, the study explored how the physi ... more |
 
Pivotal moment for humanity as tipping point threats and opportunities accelerateExeter UK (SPX) Dec 07, 2023 The world has reached a pivotal moment as threats from Earth system tipping points - and progress towards positive tipping points - accelerate, a new report shows. The Global Tipping Points Re ... more  
Harnessing solar power for atmospheric water harvestingSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 07, 2023 In a significant advancement for regions grappling with water scarcity, researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China have unveiled a novel solar-powered atmospheric water harvesting techn ... more 
Plankton's Vital Role in Carbon Sequestration UnveiledParis, France (SPX) Dec 07, 2023 The ocean's capacity to store atmospheric carbon dioxide is some 20% greater than the estimates contained in the latest IPCC report. These are the findings of a study published in the journal Nature ... more 
Cultivate Space Launches Tianyan 16, First in Meteorological Satellite FleetSydney, Australiaq (SPX) Dec 07, 2023 Cultivate Space, a Beijing-based private satellite company, has commenced the construction of a meteorological satellite network, as announced by a company executive. The inaugural satellite i ... more |
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China's commercial CERES-1 Y9 rocket launches new satellitesSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 06, 2023 Galactic Energy, a private rocket maker in Beijing, launched the 11th flight mission of its CERES 1 rocket on Tuesday morning to deploy two satellites into orbit. The rocket blasted off at 7:3 ... more  
Researchers decode aqueous amino acid's potential for direct air capture of CO2Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Dec 05, 2023 Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have made a significant stride toward understanding a viable process for direct air capture, or DAC, of carbon dioxide from the ... more 
Aging societies more vulnerable to collapseSanta Fe NM (SPX) Dec 04, 2023 Societies and political structures, like the humans they serve, appear to become more fragile as they age, according to an analysis of hundreds of pre-modern societies. A new study, which holds impl ... more 
How climate change threatens global agricultureParis (AFP) Dec 7, 2023 From the worst drought in forty years in the Horn of Africa to record-breaking heatwaves in Argentina, extreme weather prompted by climate change is threatening to disrupt global agriculture, even in temperate zones previously spared. ... more |
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