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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 12, 2024 Geologists have presented compelling evidence indicating that Earth was enveloped in massive glaciers extending to the equator hundreds of millions of years ago, transforming the planet into a giant, frozen sphere. This study, conducted by the University of Colorado Boulder, supports the longstanding Snowball Earth hypothesis, which suggests that between 720 and 635 million years ago, a cascade of events drastically cooled the planet, leading to extensive glaciation. "This study presents the first ... read more |
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Will living by the sea remain viable?Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 12, 2024 A significant report titled Navigating the Future VI (NFVI), developed by top European ocean scientists, has brought new focus to how climate ... more  
Fukushima nuclear debris arrives at lab after secret journeyTokyo (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 A small amount of radioactive debris removed by a robot from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has arrived at a research lab near Tokyo, the plant operator said Tuesday, after a journey kept secret for safety reasons. ... more  
Toxic towns in Kyrgyzstan battling radioactive dangerMin-Kush, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 In a mask and a hazmat suit, Ermek Murataliyev drives a truck filled with Soviet-era radioactive waste along the winding mountain roads of Kyrgyzstan. ... more 
Climate crisis worsening already 'hellish' refugee situation: UNGeneva (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 Climate change is contributing to record numbers of people being uprooted from their homes globally, while worsening the often already "hellish" conditions of displacement, the United Nations said Tuesday. ... more |
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Nations approve new UN rules on carbon markets at COP29Baku (AFP) Nov 11, 2024 Governments at the COP29 talks approved Monday new UN standards for international carbon markets in a key step toward allowing countries to trade credits to meet their climate targets. ... more |
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Brazilian Indigenous leader warns world on Amazon's fateSao Paulo (AFP) Nov 11, 2024 As the COP29 climate talks started Monday in Azerbaijan, an Indigenous leader half a world away is literally towering over Brazil with a warning about the fate of the Amazon rainforest. ... more 
Spain PM says flood disaster debate must follow recoveryMadrid (AFP) Nov 11, 2024 The political reckoning over Spain's deadliest floods in decades must wait until after the country recovers from the disaster, which triggered widespread anger at the governing class, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday. ... more  
COP29 talks stall from start with fight over agendaBaku (AFP) Nov 11, 2024 The COP29 talks opened Monday with calls for global cooperation and fresh warnings about climate disasters - but proceedings quickly ground to a halt in a fight over the agenda. ... more 
Paris agreement climate goals 'in great peril', warns UNBaku (AFP) Nov 11, 2024 The Paris climate agreement's goals "are in great peril" and 2024 is on track to break new temperature records, the United Nations warned Monday as COP29 talks opened in Baku. ... more |
 
White truffles, Italy's gold, menaced by climate changeAlba, Italy (AFP) Nov 11, 2024 Deep in a thick forest in Italy's northwestern Piedmont region, the hunt is on for the white Alba truffle, with excited dogs zigzagging and digging into the wet earth. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Senegal grapples with floods, economy ahead of parliamentary electionsMatam, Senegal (AFP) Nov 11, 2024 Seeking shelter in a tent of sticks and rags after floods devastated her village in northeastern Senegal, Khardiatou Sy says she feels abandoned by the government days ahead of snap parliamentary elections. ... more 
What Trump's re-election could mean for AfricaLagos (AFP) Nov 11, 2024 During his first term as US president, Donald Trump sparked outrage over his remarks about African nations, but Africa leaders have been quick to congratulate him since his re-election. ... more  
Pakistan's record smog triggers anguish and anxietyLahore, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 11, 2024 On the streets of Pakistan's second biggest city, smog stings eyes and burns throats. Inside homes, few people can afford air purifiers to limit the damage of toxic particles that seep through doors and windows. ... more  
After hurricanes, two earthquakes jolt crisis-hit CubaHavana (AFP) Nov 10, 2024 Two powerful earthquakes rocked southern Cuba in quick succession on Sunday, US geologists said, just days after the island was struck by a hurricane that knocked out power nationwide. ... more |
Cuba says arrests made over hurricane blackout protests; 2 quakes jolt islandHavana (AFP) Nov 10, 2024 Cuba's government said Saturday it arrested an unspecified number of people who staged demonstrations when a hurricane left the island without power for the second time in weeks. ... more  
New lab set to explore microscopic insights into human history and environmentSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 12, 2024 Researchers in Australia will soon enhance their capability to study the past at a microscopic level with the upcoming Australian Microarchaeological and Palaeosciences Facility (AusMAP) at Flinders ... more 
Deep ocean study offers new insights into ancient ice age shiftLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 A recent study published in 'Science' has provided new perspectives on the origins of the Mid-Pleistocene Transition (MPT), a key shift in the Earth's glacial cycles that began about one million yea ... more  
China launches new set of remote-sensing satellitesSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 China's advancements in satellite technology took another step forward as it successfully launched a new group of PIESAT-2 remote-sensing satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in North ... more |
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Measurements from Lost Seaglider reveal impact of warm ocean water on Antarctic iceLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 Recent research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) offers new insights into how the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica has been increasingly affected by warm ocean waters over the past 45 years. The ... more  
Fifty years of data reveal significant African elephant population declinesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 12, 2024 Habitat destruction and poaching have led to severe decreases in African elephant populations, posing significant challenges to continent-wide monitoring and assessment. A comprehensive analysis spa ... more  
New findings on Denisovans reveal their role in shaping early human geneticsLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 Scientists now believe that the recently identified Denisovans, a hominin group that interbred with early humans, contributed genes to modern humans through several distinct interbreeding episodes, ... more 
Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in KenyaVoi, Kenya (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 "We used to hate elephants a lot," Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work under the shade of a baobab tree. ... more |
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Chimpanzees show improved performance on difficult computer tasks with an audienceKyoto, Japan (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 When observed by others, human behavior often shifts, enhancing or diminishing performance. A study published in 'iScience' on November 8 has found that chimpanzees also show changes in performance ... more |
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Daughter of missing Mexico environment defender pleads for global helpWashington (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 Brenda Diaz Valencia's life was upended nearly two years ago when the bullet-riddled truck driven by her father, Mexican environmental defender Antonio Diaz Valencia, and lawyer Ricardo Lagunes was found abandoned. ... more  
Hurricane Helene's atmospheric waves captured by NASA's new AWE missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 On Sept. 26, 2024, as Hurricane Helene struck Florida's Gulf Coast with powerful storm surges and severe impacts, NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) captured unprecedented data on the atmosph ... more 
Economic woes sour prospects for China's dairy farmersBeijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2024 Farmer Liu Bingyong used to make a tidy profit selling milk but is now leaking cash - the victim of a dairy sector crisis that embodies several of China's economic woes. ... more 
Scientists harvest nutrient-rich rice grown in spaceSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 At a crop breeding center in Shanghai, researchers have successfully harvested rice that was cultivated from seeds initially grown on China's space station Tiangong, also known as "Heavenly Palace." ... more |
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