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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 25, 2024 In a groundbreaking utilization of blockchain technology, a team of chemists has successfully repurposed the computational process typically used in cryptocurrency mining to simulate an unprecedented network of chemical reactions, potentially linked to the origins of life on Earth. This study, published in the journal Chem on January 24, marks a novel intersection of chemistry, computer science, and blockchain technology. Led by senior author Bartosz A. Grzybowski of the Korea Institute for Basic ... read more |
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Albedo Secures $35M for Pioneering VLEO Satellite ImageryLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2024 Albedo, a company breaking new ground in satellite technology, has recently closed a $35 million Series A-1 funding round. This round, led by Standard Investments, propels Albedo's total funding to ... more 
New Insights into Earth's Earliest Life Forms Discovered in Palaeoarchaean Rock SamplesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 25, 2024 A recent study conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Gottingen and Linnaeus University has brought to light new findings regarding the earliest forms of life on Earth. The study, ... more  
Q&A: What sets the recent Japan earthquake apart from others?Boston MA (SPX) Jan 25, 2024 On Jan. 1, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the western side of Japan on the Noto Peninsula, killing over 200 people. Japan is prone to earthquakes, including a magnitude 9.1 earthquake in 2011 tha ... more  
IVF breakthrough could revive nearly extinct rhino speciesBerlin (AFP) Jan 24, 2024 Scientists have carried out the first successful in vitro fertilisation of a southern white rhino, a major breakthrough that could pave the way to saving its highly endangered northern cousin. ... more |
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Earth Blox prepares for growth in response to booming demand for nature and climate analyticsEdinburgh UK (SPX) Jan 25, 2024 In a significant move to bolster its growth trajectory, Edinburgh-based Earth Blox, a prominent player in the nature and climate tech sector, has recently announced the doubling of its customer base ... more |
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Heavens remain shut over Catalonia as three-year drought persistsVallirana, Spain (AFP) Jan 24, 2024 Although Atlantic storms regularly sweep through Spain they always seem to peter out before reaching Catalonia, which is experiencing its worst drought in living memory and may soon have to restrict water use. ... more  
Cyclone Kirrily to make landfall in northeast AustraliaSydney (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 A powerful category three cyclone is expected to make landfall in northeastern Australia late on Thursday, lashing cities along Queensland's Great Barrier Reef coast. ... more 
Giant waves flood key US military base on Marshall IslandsMajuro (AFP) Marshall Islands (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 A clean-up operation was underway Thursday after giant waves flooded a key US military base on the Marshall Islands in the heart of the South Pacific. ... more  
Toll in southwest China landslide rises to 34Beijing (AFP) Jan 24, 2024 The death toll from a landslide that struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China reached 34 on Wednesday, state media said, with ten people still missing. ... more |
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  Warming world dampening winter sports in Canada  
Colombia declares emergency over raging forest firesBogot� (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 Colombia has declared a state of emergency in two regions as dozens of forest fires burned wide swathes of the country and left the capital choking on smoke during record temperatures linked with the El Nino weather phenomenon. ... more |
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Six sentenced to death for 2021 Ghana coup plotAccra (AFP) Jan 24, 2024 A Ghana court on Wednesday sentenced six people to death by hanging, including three soldiers, for their involvement in an alleged plot three years ago to overthrow the country's government. ... more 
Twelve held over central China fire that killed dozens: state mediaBeijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 Twelve people have been taken into police custody for their alleged role in a deadly fire in central China's Jiangxi province, state media said Thursday. ... more  
Hong Kong top court reinstates Tiananmen activist's convictionHong Kong (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 Hong Kong's apex court on Thursday reinstated a prominent activist's conviction for inciting the public to join an unauthorised assembly three years ago when police banned the commemoration of Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. ... more  
Spain police nab ex-army gang behind resort town robberiesMadrid (AFP) Jan 24, 2024 Spanish police said Wednesday they had detained a criminal gang of Eastern Europeans with military training who specialised in breaking into luxury homes in Marbella on the Costa del Sol. ... more |
 CNSA launches Gaofen 5-01A satellite for advanced earth observation  
Injectable water filtration system could improve access to clean drinking water around the worldAustin TX (SPX) Jan 24, 2024 More than 2 billion people, approximately a quarter of the world's population, lack access to clean drinking water. A new, portable and affordable water filtration solution created by researchers at ... more |
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World's largest database of weeds lets scientists peer into the past, and future, of global agricultureSheffield UK (SPX) Jan 24, 2024 A new database of weeds that can help scientists understand how traditional agricultural systems were managed throughout history, could also provide insights into how global trends like the climate ... more 
Why European farmers are up in armsParis (AFP) Jan 23, 2024 The European Commission is due on Thursday to begin "strategic" talks with farmers' federations, agri-business firms, NGOs and experts on ways to assuage the ire on farms in several countries. ... more 
3 dead, dozens injured in major earthquake on China-Kyrgyzstan borderAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Jan 23, 2024 Three people were killed and dozens injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the mountainous China-Kyrgyzstan border on Tuesday, authorities said. ... more  
Brazil hit by record 1,161 natural disasters in 2023Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 23, 2024 Brazil was hit by more than three natural disasters a day last year, surpassing an annual total of 1,000 for the first time on record, a grim statistic experts blamed on climate change Tuesday. ... more |
Carbon-cutting benefit of cookstoves vastly overestimated: studyParis (AFP) Jan 23, 2024 The greenhouse gas-reducing benefit of replacing highly polluting cookstoves has been overestimated by up to 10-fold, researchers reported Tuesday. ... more 
Denmark's prime minister slams asylum status for presumed pirateCopenhagen (AFP) Jan 23, 2024 Denmark's prime minister expressed her indignation Tuesday after a Nigerian who has been found guilty of engaging in an exchange of fire with Danish sailors was granted asylum in the Nordic country. ... more 
Jan. 6 role-play film 'War Game' brings 'terrifying' warning to SundancePark City, United States (AFP) Jan 23, 2024 It is January 6, 2025, and the US president looks on in horror as his narrowly defeated rival calls on the armed forces to help overthrow the "fraudulent" election result. ... more  
Nigeria's polluted economic hub Lagos bans styrofoam, plasticsLagos, Nigeria (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 Nigeria's Lagos State, which includes the country's sprawling economic capital of more than 20 million people, has announced a ban on styrofoam and single-use plastics to curb pollution. ... more |
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Palau becomes first nation to ratify UN high seas treatyUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Jan 24, 2024 The island nation of Palau made history this week when it became the first country to ratify last year's historic United Nations treaty for the protection of the Earth's oceans. ... more 
UN expert slams Britain's 'severe crackdown' on climate activistsGeneva (AFP) Jan 23, 2024 Environmental activists face a severe crackdown in Britain, a UN expert warned Tuesday, lamenting that peaceful protesters face long prison terms and are the targets of "toxic discourse". ... more  
Scientists warn missing Russian data causing Arctic climate blind spotsParis (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 Loss of scientific data from Russia's Arctic monitoring stations following the invasion of Ukraine has worsened information gaps that could have serious implications for tracking and predicting climate change globally, researchers warned Monday. ... more 
Extreme cold waves in East Asia and North America linked to mid-latitude ocean frontsSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Jan 23, 2024 Researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and Yonsei University have unveiled a novel understanding of extreme weather patterns experienced in East Asia and North America ... more |
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At least 50 injured in major earthquake on China-Kyrgyzstan border Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Jan 23, 2024 At least fifty people were injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the mountainous China-Kyrgyzstan border on Tuesday, authorities said. ... more  
Malaria jab rollout in Cameroon a 'turning point': GaviGeneva (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 The rollout of malaria vaccines in a regular immunisation programme marks a "turning point" in the fight against the disease, Aurelia Nguyen, chief programme officer of the Gavi vaccine alliance, told AFP. ... more 
Storm Isha batters Britain, cutting power and diverting flightsLondon (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 Tens of thousands of people across Britain and Ireland were without power on Monday after Storm Isha lashed the countries with strong winds and heavy rain, leaving two people dead. ... more
Twenty dead in southwest China landslideBeijing (AFP) Jan 23, 2024 The death toll from a landslide that struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China reached 20 on Tuesday, state media said, as rescuers raced to find those still trapped under the debris. ... more |
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OpenAI bans bot impersonating US presidential candidateWashington (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 ChatGPT creator OpenAI removed a bot impersonating a longshot US presidential candidate's voice, enforcing limits on how political campaigns can use its AI capabilities. ... more  
Activists decry Tibet 'cultural genocide' ahead of China rights reviewGeneva (AFP) Jan 22, 2024 Activists accused China of seeking to "erase" Tibetan cultural and religious identities, urging a review of Beijing's rights record at the UN on Tuesday to focus on its "cultural genocide" in the region. ... more  
Years after civil war, security wall holds back Iraqi citySamarra, Iraq (AFP) Jan 21, 2024 Khaled Ibrahim dreams of a home on the outskirts of Samarra, but a concrete wall built to protect the Iraqi city is stopping him and hampering sorely-needed urban expansion. ... more 
Colombian mission to Antarctica analyzes climate change footprintsAboard The Arc Simon Bolivar, Antarctica (AFP) Jan 20, 2024 Colombia's 10th Antarctic Expedition is making its way to the far reaches of the continent, exploring remote and almost untouched places inhabited by penguins, whales and the occasional seal. ... more |
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