|
  Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Feb 02, 2024 In a pivotal study published in Science, researchers have presented a cautionary perspective on the global reliance on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategies, shedding light on the significant challenges and potential adverse impacts associated with their large-scale deployment. The study, led by Alexandra Deprez of IDDRI-Sciences Po, critically assesses the current trajectory proposed by governments and industries which heavily leans on CDR to achieve the Paris Agreement climate objectives. The ... read more |
 |
 
Wildfires scorch central Chile, death toll tops 110Vi�a Del Mar, Chile (AFP) Feb 5, 2024 The death toll from central Chile's blazing wildfires climbed to at least 112 people on Sunday, after President Gabriel Boric warned the number would rise "significantly" as teams search gutted neighborhoods. ... more 
Chile wildfire survivors return to horrifying aftermathVina Del Mar, Chile (AFP) Feb 5, 2024 Within minutes his world erupted in a hellish fire: Abraham Mardones, with just the clothes on his back, miraculously managed to escape the epicenter of the deadliest wildfires in Chile's recent history. ... more  
Quake trauma haunts children in Turkey's container cityKahramanmaras, Turkey (AFP) Feb 3, 2024 Cansu Gol lost her baby in the rubble of Turkey's massive earthquake a year ago. Now she spends her time trying to heal the mental scars of her two surviving children. ... more  
New tool predicts flood risk from hurricanes in a warming climateBoston MA (SPX) Feb 05, 2024 Coastal cities and communities will face more frequent major hurricanes with climate change in the coming years. To help prepare coastal cities against future storms, MIT scientists have developed a ... more |
| Previous Issues | Feb 02 | Feb 01 | Jan 31 | Jan 30 | Jan 29 |
|
|
|
|
  In Antarctica, scientists study extent of microplastics  
Good news? Groundhog predicts early springNew York (AFP) Feb 2, 2024 Finally, some good news? Pennsylvania's primo prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow during annual Groundhog Day celebrations Friday meaning that, according to legend, there will be an early spring. ... more |
|
 
Man arrested in France over theft of endangered monkeysMarseille (AFP) Feb 2, 2024 A man was brought before a judge in southern French city Marseille Friday on suspicion of stealing 14 endangered squirrel monkeys from a zoo, judicial sources said. ... more  
US patient 'happy again' after brain implant treats epilepsy and OCDPortland (AFP) Feb 4, 2024 American Amber Pearson used to wash her hands until they bled, terrified by the idea of contamination from everyday items, a debilitating result of her obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). ... more  
Yang Jun: dissident Chinese-Australian writer handed suspended death sentenceBeijing (AFP) Feb 5, 2024 Chinese-Australian writer Yang Jun, who was handed a suspended death sentence in China, had gained a huge following in exile for his spy novels and calls for greater freedom in his homeland. ... more 
Turkey commemorates its worst disaster of modern timesIstanbul (AFP) Feb 3, 2024 Turkey on Tuesday holds pre-dawn vigils for the loss of more than 50,000 people - and parts of entire cities - in the earthquake-prone country's deadliest disaster of modern times. ... more |
 Discovering the physics behind 300-year-old firefighting methods  
African Union troops complete new phase of Somalia pullout planNairobi (AFP) Feb 2, 2024 The African Union's peacekeeping force in Somalia, where Al-Shabaab jihadists are waging an insurgency, said Friday the second phase of a drawdown involving 3,000 troops has been completed after a four-month delay. ... more |
|
 
French govt under fire for putting pesticide phase-out on holdParis (AFP) Feb 2, 2024 France's government was on the defensive on Friday after environmental campaigners and opposition politicians accused it of having scrapped a key green policy to appease protesting farmers. ... more  
Heatwave risk hovers over Paris OlympicsParis (AFP) Feb 5, 2024 Scorching summer heat is hard to imagine now in mid-winter Paris, but in six months' time when the world's athletes arrive for the Olympics, another pounding heatwave would spell trouble for organisers. ... more  
Indian navy rescues 19 crew after Somali pirate hijackNew Delhi (AFP) Feb 2, 2024 India's navy said Friday it had rescued 19 crew members aboard a fishing vessel hijacked off Somalia, the third such operation this week after a spate of attacks on shipping in the region. ... more 
Syria culture ministry slams US strikes near historic siteDamascus (AFP) Feb 3, 2024 Syria's culture ministry on Saturday condemned overnight US strikes that local media said damaged a historic site in Deir Ezzor province in the country's east. ... more |
US praises China action on fentanyl but sees political risksWashington (AFP) Feb 2, 2024 The United States has seen important action by China on curbing fentanyl, a senior official said Friday after talks in Beijing, but he acknowledged the risk that friction between the two powers could "blow up" progress. ... more  
Permafrost alone holds back Arctic rivers - and a lot of carbonProvidence RI (SPX) Feb 02, 2024 New research from Dartmouth provides the first evidence that the Arctic's frozen soil is the dominant force shaping Earth's northernmost rivers. Permafrost, the thick layer of soil that stays frozen ... more  
Frozen methane under the seabed is thawing as oceans warmNewcastle UK (SPX) Feb 02, 2024 Buried beneath the oceans surrounding continents is a naturally occurring frozen form of methane and water. Sometimes dubbed "fire-ice" as you can literally set light to it, marine methane hydrate c ... more 
Jailbird: India releases pigeon accused of spying for ChinaNew Delhi (AFP) Feb 2, 2024 A pigeon that spent eight months in Indian police custody has been released after it was finally cleared of being a suspected Chinese spy. ... more |
|
Barcelona faces water restrictions as drought emergency declaredBarcelona (AFP) Feb 1, 2024 Spain's second city Barcelona and much of the surrounding region of Catalonia entered a drought emergency on Thursday, clearing the way for tighter water restrictions following three years without significant rainfall. ... more  
Activists spray paint on Rome fountain in circus animal protestRome (AFP) Feb 1, 2024 Two activists from Italian campaign group Animal Rebellion threw paint Thursday over the lion fountain in Rome's iconic Piazza del Popolo, to protest against the presence of animals in circuses. ... more 
Two French aid workers killed in Russian drone strike in UkraineWashington DC (UPI) Feb 2, 2024 Two French citizens volunteering aid to Ukraine were killed Thursday in a Russian drone attack on the city of Beryslav, according to Kherson region military administration head Oleksandr Prokudin. ... more
'It was hell': Survivor recounts rush of flames in Chile wildfireEl Olivar, Chile (AFP) Feb 4, 2024 Rodrigo Pulgar was at home listening to news of the wildfires devastating parts of Chile when flames suddenly began rushing over his community. ... more |
Ukrainian nuclear staff barred from Russia-held plant: IAEA
Vienna (AFP) Feb 1, 2024The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday that workers from Ukraine's atomic energy operator Energoatom have been barred from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. UK judge dismisses Greta Thunberg protest case 
London (AFP) Feb 2, 2024A London court threw out a public order case on Friday against climate activist Greta Thunberg and four other protesters, with the judge criticising "unlawful" conditions imposed by police when they were arrested. Embattled Gaza aid group has been helping Palestinian refugees since 1949 
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 1, 2024The United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is embroiled in controversy after Israel reported a dozen of the agency's employees directly participated in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. European Council agrees to $54 billion Ukraine aid package 
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 1, 2024The European Council agreed Thursday to move forward with a $54 billion four-year European Union aid package for Ukraine. Floods and landslides leave six dead in Philippines 
Manila (AFP) Feb 1, 2024Floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain have killed six people in the Philippines, with one other person missing, rescuers said Thursday. Nearly 60,000 killed in 2023 Turkey, Syria quake: new toll 
Ankara (AFP) Feb 2, 2024Last year's massive earthquake in southeastern Turkey killed 53,537 people in the country, the interior minister said Friday, bringing the overall death toll to nearly 60,000. U.N. head calls UNRWA 'backbone' of Gaza aid, appeals for continued funding 
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 1, 2024United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the U.N. relief agency for Palestinian refugees "the backbone of all humanitarian response in Gaza" as he appealed for continued funding for the program in the wake of allegations that a dozen of its employees were involved in Hamas' October attack on Israel. US West Coast battered as 'Pineapple Express' storms hits 
Los Angeles (AFP) Feb 1, 2024The US West Coast was getting drenched Thursday as the first of two powerful storms moved in, part of a "Pineapple Express" weather pattern that was washing out roads and sparking flood warnings. UN 'appalled' by killing of 50 people in Mali attacks 
Geneva (AFP) Feb 1, 2024The UN rights chief said Thursday he was "appalled" by alleged summary executions of 25 people by Mali's army and "foreign military personnel" last week in a region plagued by jihadist insurgency. U.S., Britain, Australia mark 3rd anniversary of Myanmar coup with sanctions 
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 1, 2024To mark the third anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar, the United States, Britain and Australia separately leveled sanctions against entities linked to the Tatmadaw. Greenland absorbs more methane than it emits: study 
Copenhagen (AFP) Jan 31, 2024Greenland absorbs more of the greenhouse gas methane than it emits, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen released Wednesday. French prosecutors probe Nestle over mineral water treatments 
Paris (AFP) Jan 31, 2024French prosecutors said on Wednesday they had opened an investigation into suspected fraudulent practices by the waters division of Swiss food giant Nestle, after it admitted treating water for its top French brands including Perrier and Vittel. Return of hungry sea otters protects key coastal ecosystem: study 
Paris (AFP) Jan 31, 2024Back from the brink of extinction, sea otters in central California have started restoring the degraded landscape of a key estuary - thanks to their insatiable appetite for crabs, according to a study published on Wednesday. Biden taps insider Podesta as US climate envoy 
Washington (AFP) Jan 31, 2024President Joe Biden on Wednesday named John Podesta as US climate envoy, picking another veteran Washington insider to succeed John Kerry on a key issue for the administration. Northern Europe cold snaps less frequent but maybe more dangerous: study 
Oslo (AFP) Jan 31, 2024Climate change caused by human activity is expected to make extreme cold snaps less frequent in Northern Europe, but paradoxically they may become more dangerous, a study published on Wednesday said. How the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Is Different than the 2017 Eclipse 
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 31, 2024On April 8, the Moon's shadow will sweep across the United States, as millions will view a total solar eclipse. For many, preparing for this event brings memories of the magnificent total solar ecli Innovative bipedal robot merging biology and robotics introduced by Tokyo scientists 
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 29, 2024In a significant development from Japan, scientists at the University of Tokyo have designed a two-legged robot that is powered by muscle tissues. This innovative creation marks a new chapter in the Torrential rain kills at least one on France's Reunion island 
Saint-Denis De La Reunion (AFP) Jan 29, 2024One motorist was killed and another was missing as torrential rains on France's Indian Ocean island of Reunion transformed roads into rivers and swept away cars, police said Monday. Crowd gathers on New Zealand beach after stranded whale dies 
Wellington (AFP) Jan 29, 2024Scores of people gathered on a New Zealand beach on Monday as a young whale that died in a rare stranding was pulled to shore. Weather forecasting, from space to your smartphone 
Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Jan 29, 2024Have you ever wondered how weather forecasts are created? Without satellites observing the Earth, accurate weather prediction wouldn't be possible. The MetOp-SG* satellites, built by Airbus in Fried India's elusive snow leopards snapped in key survey 
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 31, 2024Snow leopards have been dubbed the "ghosts of the mountains" for their elusive behaviour, but Indian researchers have successfully photographed more than 200 in a landmark study estimating at least 718 across the country. "Novel hydrogel pattern inspired by nature boosts water condensation efficiency 
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 29, 2024In a significant stride toward addressing global water scarcity, researchers from Tsinghua University have developed a novel hydrogel pattern that markedly improves atmospheric water harvesting. The 'Vanity project': a climate summit in oil-rich Azerbaijan 
Baku (AFP) Feb 5, 2024The decision to hold a climate summit in oil-and-gas-producer Azerbaijan, which will be hosting the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference this year, has puzzled many environmental groups. The ShAPE of buildings to come: Scrap aluminum transforms recycling life cycle 
Richland WA (SPX) Feb 02, 2024The circular economy just closed the loop on scrap aluminum, thanks to a new patent-pending technology developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. That twisted alu 'Not the end' of US strikes: White House 
Washington (AFP) Feb 4, 2024The United States will press on with its retaliation against Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday, declining to say if he ruled out strikes against Iran itself. Brazil's Lula, environmentalist... and oil champion 
Sao Paulo (AFP) Feb 3, 2024President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has cast himself as a champion of the fight against climate change, but faces criticism from environmentalists for Brazil's booming oil production. AFWERX and Xwing Showcase Autonomous Flight Capabilities with Cessna 208B 
Sacramento CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2024In a significant leap for autonomous aviation, AFWERX Autonomy Prime, in collaboration with Xwing Inc., has successfully showcased an autonomous logistics mission that marks a pivotal moment in mili China warns US tech curbs will 'come back to bite them' 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 1, 2024Beijing on Thursday warned the US that restrictions on its industries would "come back to bite them", after Washington added a number of Chinese firms to a list of companies linked to its military. Corning uses neutrons to reveal 'atomic rings' help predict glass performance 
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Feb 05, 2024Glass is being used in a wider range of high-performance applications, including those for consumers and industry, military and aerospace electronics, coatings and optics. Because of the extreme pre US strikes in Yemen hit six Huthi anti-ship missiles: military 
Washington (AFP) Feb 3, 2024American forces carried out strikes on Saturday against six anti-ship missiles belonging to Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels, the US military said. New rule for catalysts' design is as easy as counting to ten 
Cambridge UK (SPX) Feb 05, 2024The 'ten electron' rule provides guidance for the design of single-atom alloy catalysts for targeted chemical reactions. A collaborative team across four universities have discovered a very si |
|
|
|
|
| Buy Advertising | About Us | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2023 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
