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  Mainz, Germany (SPX) Feb 06, 2024 Weather forecasts play a crucial role in our daily lives and in mitigating the impacts of extreme weather events. With climatological extremes causing significant economic and human losses, the quest to enhance the accuracy and extend the predictability of weather forecasts is more critical than ever. Dr. Michael Riemer, from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), and his team have delved into this challenge, shedding light on the potential to push the boundaries of weather forecasting even further. ... read more |
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Direct detection of amino acids and hydrocarbons in meteoritesMunster, Germany (SPX) Feb 05, 2024 The recent study conducted by Dr. Christian Vollmer and his team, in collaboration with British colleagues, marks a significant advancement in the field of astrobiology and planetary science. By exa ... more 
Beyond Gravity supports NASA in enhancing climate data accuracy with PACE satelliteZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 05, 2024 Beyond Gravity, Europe's leading space supplier, has been selected by NASA to provide crucial navigation technology for a new climate satellite, the PACE mission, set to launch on February 6, 2024. ... more  
Thales Alenia Space completes MicroCarb satellite to map Earth's CO2Paris, France (SPX) Feb 06, 2024 Thales Alenia Space has recently announced the successful completion of the assembly, integration, and test (AIT) phase for the MicroCarb satellite, marking a crucial step towards its launch. This s ... more  
Integrated design of Global Ocean Observing System essential to monitor climate changeBeijing, China (SPX) Feb 05, 2024 We know that our climate is changing. Extreme weather events are becoming more common, sea levels are rising and overall, our planet is getting warmer. Monitoring these changes is critical. One of t ... more |
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Swiss watchmaker says it's time to make luxury sustainableGeneva (AFP) Feb 5, 2024 Vegetal leather and recycled stainless steel melted in a solar oven are among the materials a Geneva watch brand is using in its quest to make sustainable luxury timepieces. ... more |
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Caterpillar profits jump despite weakness in ChinaNew York (AFP) Feb 5, 2024 Caterpillar reported a jump in fourth-quarter earnings Monday to conclude a strong 2023 but cautioned that it expects further weakness in China in the coming 12 months. ... more 
Tractor army gathers at the gates of Rome as EU confronts a farming minefieldRome (AFP) Feb 5, 2024 Dozens of Italian farmers with tractors started gathering Monday on the edge of Rome vowing a major demonstration to pressure the government to improve their working conditions. ... more  
Shark bites and deaths up even as species faces crisis: studyWashington (AFP) Feb 5, 2024 Shark bites and fatalities ticked up worldwide last year, with Australia accounting for a disproportionate number of deaths resulting from heightened contact with humans even as the ancient predators face a wider extinction crisis. ... 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 |
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Ukrainian nuclear staff barred from Russia-held plant: IAEAVienna (AFP) Feb 1, 2024 The 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. ... more |
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Global groundwater depletion is accelerating, but is not inevitableSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2024 Groundwater is rapidly declining across the globe, often at accelerating rates. Writing in the journal Nature, UC Santa Barbara researchers present the largest assessment of groundwater levels aroun ... more  
Study warns of overreliance on carbon dioxide removal in climate strategiesMelbourne, 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 chal ... 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 
Syria's 'miracle' quake baby and other orphans mark first year without familiesJindayris, Syria (AFP) Feb 5, 2024 A year ago, Afraa al-Sawadi was pulled from the rubble of her family home still attached to her dead mother by the umbilical cord, after a devastating earthquake hit northwest Syria. ... more |
 
Clashes as Senegal parliament delays presidential pollDakar (AFP) Feb 6, 2024 Senegalese lawmakers voted late Monday to delay this month's presidential election until December, an unprecedented move that has sparked international concern over a country normally seen as a beacon of stability in West Africa. ... more  
Australia expresses 'outrage' to China over writer's suspended death sentenceSydney (AFP) Feb 6, 2024 Australia's government said Tuesday it had expressed "outrage" to China over a suspended death sentence handed to Chinese-Australian dissident writer Yang Jun. ... more 
Meta urged to update rules after fake Biden postWashington (AFP) Feb 5, 2024 With major elections looming, Meta's policy on deep fake content is in urgent need of updating, an oversight body said on Monday, in a decision about a manipulated video of US President Joe Biden. ... more  
Wildfires scorch central Chile, death toll tops 110Vina 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 |
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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 
Schumer says Senate to vote on Ukraine, border security bill next weekWashington DC (UPI) Feb 1, 2024 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Thursday that the Senate will vote next week on a bill funding the war in Ukraine and addressing border security. ... more 
More than 80% of English rivers polluted with phosphates: studyLondon (AFP) Jan 30, 2024 More than 80 percent of rivers in England have been polluted by phosphates, according to a study published Tuesday that's likely to focus more criticism on British water companies for their wastewater discharges. ... more |
Good news? Groundhog predicts early spring
New York (AFP) Feb 2, 2024Finally, 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. In Antarctica, scientists study extent of microplastics 
Gerlache Strait, Antarctica (AFP) Jan 30, 2024In remote Antarctica, Colombian marine biologist Paulo Tigreros dips a net into the icy waters in his hunt for microplastics in what should be one of the best-preserved ecosystems in the world. Man arrested in France over theft of endangered monkeys 
Marseille (AFP) Feb 2, 2024A 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. US patient 'happy again' after brain implant treats epilepsy and OCD 
Portland (AFP) Feb 4, 2024American 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). Yang Jun: dissident Chinese-Australian writer handed suspended death sentence 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 5, 2024Chinese-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. Turkey commemorates its worst disaster of modern times 
Istanbul (AFP) Feb 3, 2024Turkey 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. African Union troops complete new phase of Somalia pullout plan 
Nairobi (AFP) Feb 2, 2024The 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. French govt under fire for putting pesticide phase-out on hold 
Paris (AFP) Feb 2, 2024France'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. Heatwave risk hovers over Paris Olympics 
Paris (AFP) Feb 5, 2024Scorching 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. Indian navy rescues 19 crew after Somali pirate hijack 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 2, 2024India'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. Syria culture ministry slams US strikes near historic site 
Damascus (AFP) Feb 3, 2024Syria'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. US praises China action on fentanyl but sees political risks 
Washington (AFP) Feb 2, 2024The 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. Permafrost alone holds back Arctic rivers - and a lot of carbon 
Providence RI (SPX) Feb 02, 2024New 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 Frozen methane under the seabed is thawing as oceans warm 
Newcastle UK (SPX) Feb 02, 2024Buried 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 Jailbird: India releases pigeon accused of spying for China 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 2, 2024A pigeon that spent eight months in Indian police custody has been released after it was finally cleared of being a suspected Chinese spy. Barcelona faces water restrictions as drought emergency declared 
Barcelona (AFP) Feb 1, 2024Spain'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. Activists spray paint on Rome fountain in circus animal protest 
Rome (AFP) Feb 1, 2024Two 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. 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. Scientists create effective 'spark plug' for direct-drive inertial confinement fusion experiments 
Rochester NY (SPX) Feb 06, 2024Scientists from the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) led experiments to demonstrate an effective "spark plug" for direct-drive methods of inertial confinement fusion ( Perovskite LEDs achieve unprecedented lifespan with new sieving technique 
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 06, 2024In a remarkable advancement in the field of optoelectronics, researchers have developed a novel solvent sieve method that significantly enhances the performance and operational stability of perovski Space reflectors could ensure bright future for solar power farms 
Glasgow UK (SPX) Feb 06, 2024Researchers at the University of Glasgow have taken a significant step forward in the quest for sustainable energy solutions with their latest study on the potential of orbiting solar reflectors. Pu Unveiling the generation principles of charged particles 'trion' in 2D semiconductor 
Pohang, South Korea (SPX) Feb 06, 2024In a significant advancement for the field of optoelectronics, a collaborative research team from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Techn The colossal caverns for Fermilab's DUNE experiment have been fully excavated 
Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 06, 2024Excavation workers have finished carving out the future home of the gigantic particle detectors for the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. Located a mile below the surface of Lead, Imaging method reveals new cells and structures in human brain tissue 
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 02, 2024Using a novel microscopy technique, MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School researchers have imaged human brain tissue in greater detail than ever before, revealing cells and str Sivers Semiconductors and Thorium Space set to enhance satellite capabilities 
Kista, Sweden (SPX) Feb 02, 2024Sivers Semiconductors AB (STO: SIVE) has announced an expansion in its partnership with Thorium Space S.A., marking a significant advancement in satellite communication technology. This second phase Smart devices' ambient light sensors pose imaging privacy risk 
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 05, 2024In George Orwell's novel "1984," Big Brother watches citizens through two-way, TV-like telescreens to surveil citizens without any cameras. In a similar fashion, our current smart devices contain am Discovering the physics behind 300-year-old firefighting methods 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 05, 2024Today, water pressure technology is ubiquitous, and any person who showers, waters a garden, or fights fires is benefiting from the technology devised to harness it. In the 17th and 18th centuries, New photon-based quantum computing method offers built-in error correction 
Mainz, Germany (SPX) Feb 05, 2024In a remarkable stride towards more practical quantum computing, a collaborative research effort led by the University of Tokyo, alongside Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany and Pa What's at stake as EU unveils 2040 climate target 
Brussels (AFP) Feb 5, 2024The European Commission will Tuesday unveil its next major target for cutting the bloc's global warming emissions, providing an environmental roadmap for the bloc in the run-up to EU parliamentary elections in June. |
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