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  United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern that the climate finance deal agreed early Sunday in Azerbaijan did not go far enough, as he urged nations to view it as a "foundation" on which to build. "I had hoped for a more ambitious outcome - on both finance and mitigation - to meet the great challenge we face," Guterres said in a statement, adding that he is appealing "to governments to see this agreement as a foundation - and build on it." After two exhaustive weeks of negotiati ... read more |
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Enormous potential for rare Earth elements found in US coal ashLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2024 Coal ash, the residue left after coal is burned for energy, has accumulated across the United States for decades. Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have discovered that this extensi ... more  
Delhi children struggle with online schools as court orders more smog restrictions for vehiclesNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 22, 2024 Confined to her family's ramshackle shanty by the toxic smog choking India's capital, Harshita Gautam strained to hear her teacher's instructions over a cheap mobile phone borrowed from her mother. ... more  
China unveils cloud platform to expand remote-sensing data accessSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 25, 2024 China has officially launched the GEOVIS Cloud Open Platform, a public cloud service aimed at broadening access to aerospace information applications, including remote-sensing data. The platform, in ... more  
Failure haunts UN environment conferencesBaku (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 Negotiators were struggling to reach a deal Saturday at UN climate talks in Baku. If they fail, it would not be the first time. ... more |
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Increased snowfall could preserve Patagonian glaciers with immediate emissions cutsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2024 Patagonia's glaciers have resisted significant ice loss despite global warming, but a new study highlights that this resilience depends on rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The research, ... more |
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Landslide kills nine in DR CongoBukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed nine people, including a mother and her seven children, in the conflict-wracked eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said Saturday. ... more  
Chinese film about Covid-19 wins Taiwan's top Golden Horse prizesTaipei (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 A Chinese film set during the Covid-19 pandemic won the top prizes in Taiwan's prestigious Golden Horse Awards, which saw the highest number of entries from China in recent years despite political tensions. ... more  
Climate-threatened nations stage protest at COP29 over contentious dealBaku (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 The world's most climate-imperilled nations stormed out of consultations in protest at the deadlocked UN COP29 conference Saturday, as simmering tensions over a hard-fought finance deal erupted into the open. ... more  
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai tells court he advocated 'peaceful resistance'Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 22, 2024 Jailed Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai on Friday said he had advocated for "peaceful resistance" against China's erosion of the city's freedoms and tried to "reduce violence" during huge democracy protests in 2019. ... more |
IMF sees 'limited' impact of floods on Spain GDP growthWashington (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 Last month's deadly floods in Spain, the country's worst natural disaster in decades, will have a "limited" impact on its "robust" economic growth, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Philippine hatchling stirs hope for endangered eagleManila (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 A baby Philippine Eagle has hatched in the Southeast Asian country with the help of artificial insemination, sparking hope that science and conservation can save the critically endangered raptor from extinction. ... more 
Senegal navy intercepts almost 1,000 illegal migrants in one monthMbour, Senegal (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 Senegal's navy has intercepted nearly 1,000 would-be illegal migrants departing from the coast of the West African county in the last month, according to posts on its social media account. ... more 
Parts of Great Barrier Reef suffer highest coral mortality on recordSydney (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian research showed Tuesday, with scientists fearing the rest of it has suffered a similar fate. ... more 
Taps run dry in sprawling suburb of Mauritania's capitalNouakchott (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Khadidjatou Taher has lived for a decade in her ramshackle neighbourhood on the far outskirts of Mauritania's capital, but is yet to have running water in her home. ... more |
 
Scientists seek miracle pill to stop methane cow burpsDavis, United States (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 A scientist guides a long tube into the mouth and down to the stomach of Thing 1, a two-month-old calf that is part of a research project aiming to prevent cows from burping methane, a potent greenhouse gas. ... more 
'Critically endangered' African penguins just want peace and foodCape Town (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Mashudu Mashau says it takes about two minutes to catch a penguin, a task he does weekly to investigate sightings of injured or sickly seabirds. ... more 
Planet and Global Fishing Watch advance ocean monitoring with expanded collaborationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leader in Earth data and analytics, has announced an expanded partnership with Global Fishing Watch, a nonprofit focused on ocean governance through increased transpare ... more  
Australia ditches plans to fine tech giants for misinformationSydney (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 Australia has ditched plans to fine social media companies if they fail to stem the spread of misinformation, the country's communications minister said Sunday. ... more |
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Main points of the $300 billion climate dealBaku (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 The deal reached at UN climate talks in Azerbaijan ramps up the money that wealthy historic emitters will provide to help poorer nations transition to cleaner energy and adapt to global warming. ... more  
Overthinking stems from ancient brain processes influencing modern cognitionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2024 We've all experienced it: leaving a social gathering only to be consumed by nagging thoughts like, "Did I talk too much?" or "Did my joke offend someone?" According to a new study from Northwestern ... more 
Healthy elbow room: Social distancing in ancient citiesKnoxville TN (SPX) Nov 22, 2024 The term "social distancing" spread out across the public vocabulary in recent years as people around the world changed habits to combat the Covid pandemic. New research led by UT Professor Alex Ben ... more 
Shedding light on hidden biodiversity with DNA technologyBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 22, 2024 An international research initiative led by the University of Oulu, Finland, is tackling the global species identification challenge with cutting-edge DNA technologies. This project aims to create a ... more |
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NASA research uncovers new clues about life's molecular handednessLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2024 The origins of life's preference for left-handed amino acids, a defining trait of life on Earth, remain unresolved following new NASA-supported research. The study found that RNA, a critical molecul ... more |
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Gabon forest elephant forays into villages spark ireLastourville, Gabon (AFP) Nov 22, 2024 In heavily forested Gabon, elephants are increasingly wandering into villages and destroying crops, angering the local population who demand the power to stop the critically endangered animals in their tracks. ... more 
ICTA-UAB expedition reveals the impact of Atlantic waters on Arctic ecosystemsMadrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 21, 2024 The BIOCAL expedition, led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), has unveiled critical evidence of the "atlantification" of th ... more  
Reality check on technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the airBoston MA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024 In 2015, 195 nations plus the European Union signed the Paris Agreement and pledged to undertake plans designed to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Yet in 2023, the worl ... more 
These crops dominate Germany's agricultural landscapeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 25, 2024 Roughly half of Germany's land area is dedicated to agriculture, making it a critical component of the nation's economy and environment. Leveraging six years of satellite data, the German Aerospace ... more |
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