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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 Approximately 1.1 billion years ago, the North American continent almost divided, leaving a 1,200-mile stretch of volcanic rock called the Midcontinent Rift. Scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are investigating whether this geological feature could provide a significant source of natural hydrogen, potentially fueling large-scale clean energy production. The rift, extending from beneath Lake Superior through states including Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas, ... read more |
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World Bank president announces new simplified 'scorecard' to measure progressWashington (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 The president of the World Bank unveiled a new simplified corporate "scorecard" Thursday to measure its progress, ahead of a gathering of global financial leaders in Washington next week. ... more 
UK's National Gallery bans liquids after activist art attacksLondon (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 The National Gallery in London said Thursday that it was banning liquids in a move to bolster security of its artworks after a spate of high-profile attacks by activists. ... more  
Countries under pressure to fork out for nature at UN conferenceBogota (AFP) Oct 18, 2024 Thousands of delegates from around the world are descending on Colombia for a summit on halting humankind's rapacious destruction of nature, with host city Cali on high alert after threats from guerrilla groups. ... 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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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 |
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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 
Families urge UN committee to pressure France over Syria repatriationsGeneva (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 The mothers of four French Islamists who "disappeared" after going to areas of Syria controlled by the Islamic State group asked the UN anti-torture committee Thursday to pressure Paris to bring them home. ... more  
Public money 'must be at core' of new climate pact: UN's StiellParis (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 The UN's climate chief said Thursday that money from rich countries "must be at the core" of a new deal to increase funding for poorer nations to combat global warming. ... 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 |
 
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  Available on Amazon Books |
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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 
Eastern Turkey rattled by magnitude 5.9 quakeIstanbul (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Many areas of eastern Turkey were shaken up by a 5.9-magnitude quake on Wednesday although there were no immediate reports of injuries, officials said. ... 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 |
 
WVU researcher explores ancient tree rings to predict future space weatherLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 18, 2024 Severe space weather events, recorded in ancient tree rings, could help prepare for future threats to satellites and astronauts, according to a West Virginia University researcher. Amy Hessl, a geog ... 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  
Why humans love carbs: A genetic trait that predates agricultureLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 18, 2024 If you've ever struggled with cutting back on carbs, ancient DNA may hold the answer. A new study from the University at Buffalo and the Jackson Laboratory (JAX) suggests that the human body's abili ... 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 |
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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 
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  
Chad president ousts top security officialsN'Djamena (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has removed several high-ranking defence and security officials from their posts, days after dismissing the security minister. ... 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 |
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TikTok, Facebook approve ads with US election disinformationWashington (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 TikTok and Facebook approved advertisements containing blatant US election falsehoods just weeks ahead of the vote, a watchdog investigation revealed Thursday, calling into question the tech platforms' policies to detect harmful disinformation. ... more |
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Ciseres AI satellites aim to revolutionize disaster responseParis, 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 respon ... more 
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 |
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