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  Paris, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 This week, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Ciseres project at the International Aeronautics Congress in Milan. Ciseres is a small satellite mission designed to speed up emergency response times by employing artificial intelligence (AI). As part of ESA's Civil Security from Space (CSS) initiative, the project aims to deliver critical updates to first responders and government officials within minutes following disasters such as floods, fires, and landslides. The mission is led by Deimos, a E ... read more |
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Contract secures build for ESA's Harmony missionParis, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 ESA has awarded a contract valued at over euro 280 million to OHB in Germany to construct two Harmony Earth Explorer satellites. The mission aims to deliver important new data about Earth's dynamic ... more  
Countries could halve premature mortality by 2050Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 Since 1970, 37 nations have successfully halved the probability of citizens dying before age 70, reflecting significant progress in disease prevention and treatment. According to a new report, this ... more  
Farmer ants evolved to host bacteria on their bodies for fungal protectionParis, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 A new study explores the evolutionary relationship between attine ants and beneficial bacteria that live on their bodies, revealing that these ants developed specialized structures for hosting bacte ... more  
Echoes from ancient Earth: Zircon clues reveal Easter Island's hidden volcanic historyBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 A recent geological study involving researchers from Cuba, Colombia, and Utrecht University has unveiled surprising evidence that challenges conventional theories about Earth's mantle dynamics. Inve ... more |
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Worms and snails handle the pressure 2,500m below the Pacific surfaceParis (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Giant worms found wriggling under the Pacific seabed have unveiled a thriving ecosystem in a fiercely hostile environment, according to a study published by Nature. ... more |
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The long walk for water in the parched Colombian AmazonColombie (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Bearing six-liter bottles of water on their shoulders, members of Colombia's Indigenous Yagua community tramp along the dried-up riverbed of a branch of the mighty Amazon. ... more 
Hundreds attend mass funeral of Bosnia floods victimsJablanica, Bosnia And Herzegovina (AFP) Oct 15, 2024 Several hundred mourners on Tuesday attended a mass funeral service for 19 victims of the devastating floods and landslides that hit Bosnia earlier this month, an AFP reporter said. ... more 
'Pandas are coming': Two new bears depart China for US capitalBeijing (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 Two giant pandas departed China for a zoo in the US capital on Monday, a Chinese conservation group said in a statement. ... more  
Two dead in Guinea protests against Chinese mining firmConakry (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 At least two people died in clashes with security forces at a protest against a Chinese mining firm in eastern Guinea, Guinea's press agency and a local official said Monday. ... more |
 
Global wine production stuck in a rut: trade bodyDijon, France (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 Bad weather means global wine production this year will remain near a 60-year low according to preliminary estimates, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said Monday. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Rome to clean up its act with billion-euro trash burnerRome (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 Rome aims to resolve its longstanding waste management issues within three years by spending around a billion euros ($1.1 billion) to build a trash incinerator, city authorities said on Monday. ... more 
Nile River pact enters into force despite Egypt objectionsNairobi (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 A landmark multinational agreement on managing the waters of the Nile River has entered into force - over the vehement objections of Egypt. ... more 
Seven die from gas poisoning in eastern China: state mediaBeijing (AFP) Oct 13, 2024 At least seven people were killed and four others suffered injuries after a gas poisoning incident at a biotechnology firm in eastern China, state media reported on Sunday. ... more 
Mission Control and Spire Partner to Enhance AI Capabilities in SpaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) and Mission Control announced at the International Aeronautical Congress (IAC) a new initiative focused on advancing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in spac ... more |
The View from Space Keeps Getting BetterWashington DC (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 The 30-acre pear orchard in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta has been in Brett Baker's family since the end of the Gold Rush. After six generations, though, California's most precious resource ... more 
Few countries have drawn up nature protection plans: UNBogot� (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Fewer than 15 percent of countries have submitted plans to slow the destruction of nature ahead of a global biodiversity summit in Colombia, according to a count shared by the United Nations Wednesday. ... more  
EU states approve one-year delay of deforestation rulesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 EU countries on Wednesday backed a one-year delay on implementing the bloc's anti-deforestation rules, which have faced a global backlash. ... more 
Climate-hit Pacific Islands plot landmark UN court caseSydney (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 Five Pacific nations on Thursday plotted how to prosecute a pivotal UN court case that aims to hold climate-polluting countries to account and safeguard their islands' survival. ... more |
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Greece badly behind marine conservation targets: ecology groupsAthens (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Greek marine protection groups warned Wednesday that the country was badly failing its conservation targets despite government promises. ... more 
How Indigenous guards saved a Colombian lake from overtourismAzufral Volcano (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 In the crater of a semi-dormant volcano in southwest Colombia lies a sacred lake of startling green which used to draw a steady stream of garbage-tossing tourists before Indigenous leaders took back control. ... more 
Water crisis threatening world food production: reportParis (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world's food production at risk by 2050, experts warned in a major report published Thursday. ... more 
Lebanon faces unprecedented mass displacement; fears chaos, sectarian strifeWashington DC (UPI) Oct 16, 2024 Beirut has turned into a big shelter to accommodate an unprecedented number of displaced people who were forced to evacuate their villages and flee their homes in southern and eastern Lebanon, as well as the city's southern suburbs, after they were largely destroyed by Israel's carpet bombing. ... more |
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El Salvador Congress votes to legalize unregistered gunsSan Salvador (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 El Salvador's Congress on Wednesday approved the legalization of unregistered firearms held by citizens of the Central American nation, whose president has cracked down hard on criminal gangs. ... more |
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Climate change worsened deadly Nepal floods, scientists sayKathmandu (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Climate change, along with rapid urbanisation and deforestation, turbocharged floods in Nepal that killed more than 240 people last month, scientists said on Thursday. ... more  
UK's Starmer urges Hong Kong to release Jimmy LaiLondon (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday called for the jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be freed from prison, as the pro-democracy campaigner faces trial. ... more  
Myanmar junta chief to travel to China next month: sources close to militaryYangon (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to close ally China next month, two sources close to the military told AFP Wednesday, in what would be his first known trip there since he led a coup in 2021. ... more 
Myanmar and China have lowest internet freedom, says studyWashington (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Myanmar and China have the world's worst internet freedom, with declines reported in a number of other countries led by Kyrgyzstan, a study said Wednesday. ... more |
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