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  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 The search for extraterrestrial life remains one of humanity's most ambitious scientific pursuits. A promising approach to identifying life is through detecting motile microorganisms, which demonstrate independent movement-a strong indicator of biological activity. When such movement is triggered by a chemical stimulus, it is termed chemotaxis. A team of German researchers has now developed a streamlined method for inducing chemotactic motility in microbes, potentially aiding space missions in det ... read more |
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How Early Earth Supported the Formation of Polyester ProtocellsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 A leading hypothesis about the origins of life suggests that simple chemical compounds gradually evolved into complex structures, ultimately giving rise to protocells-primitive precursors to living ... more  
Lightning strikes link weather on Earth and weather in spaceBoulder CO (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 There are trillions of charged particles - protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter - whizzing around above your head at any given time. These high-energy particles, which can trav ... more  
Ice streams move due to tiny ice quakesZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 The great ice streams of the Antarctic and Greenland are like frozen rivers, carrying ice from the massive inland ice sheets to the sea - and a change in their dynamics will contribute significantly ... more  
Marine Prosperity Areas introduce a fresh approach to ocean conservationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 The year 2025 could mark a pivotal shift in marine conservation strategies. A research team, including Octavio Aburto from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, has introduced a novel ... more |
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Filipino researchers identify Taal ash as new radiation shieldSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 05, 2025 Researchers affiliated with the Ateneo de Manila University and National University- Mall of Asia Campus have revealed a unique application for the large volumes of volcanic ash that blanketed parts ... more |
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Seeking climate connections among the oceans' smallest organismsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 Andrew Babbin is working to develop eco-friendly capsules designed to remove excess anthropogenic nitrogen from waterways, helping to prevent the harmful algal blooms that result from fertilizer run ... more 
Canada close to visiting forces deal with PhilippinesManila (AFP) Feb 9, 2025 Canada and the Philippines are in the final stages of negotiating a pact to allow them to deploy troops on each other's soil, the Canadian envoy to Manila said Sunday. ... more  
Mali army vows to pursue 'terrorists' behind deadly convoy attackBamako (AFP) Feb 9, 2025 Mali's army vowed Saturday to track down the "terrorists" responsible for a deadly attack on a large convoy en route to a gold mine. ... more  
Hundreds protest in London against Beijing 'mega embassy'; Amsterdam to ban polluting pleasure boats in AprilLondon (AFP) Feb 8, 2025 Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday protested at a site earmarked for Beijing's controversial new embassy in London over human rights and security concerns. ... more |
 
Indian PM's party celebrates landslide New Delhi winNew Delhi (AFP) Feb 8, 2025 India's Hindu-nationalist ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated a landslide victory Saturday in key elections in the capital province Delhi, with the former chief minister suffering a crushing defeat. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Iran schools, offices close in cold snapTehran (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 Authorities in Iran have announced the closure of educational institutions and government offices across the country because of a cold snap, media reports said Friday. ... more  
Rare otter 'disappeared' in Kyrgyzstan, experts warnBishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 The threatened Eurasian otter appears to have disappeared in Kyrgyzstan, officials and scientists warned on Friday, following a long decline in its numbers linked to human activity. ... more  
Greek PM insists no danger from Santorini quake swarmAthens (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted Friday there was no "immediate danger" from an unprecedented wave of quakes on the tourist island of Santorini that has forced thousands of residents to leave. ... more  
Fighting global warming in nations' self-interest: UN climate chiefBrasilia (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 The UN's climate chief, seeking to shore up solidarity on combating global warming as the United States retreats from its leadership role, appealed to nations' self-interest in a speech Thursday. ... more |
 
January smashes heat record, surprising scientistsParis (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Last month was the hottest January on record, blitzing the previous high and stunning climate scientists who expected cooler La Nina conditions to finally start quelling a long-running heat streak. ... more 
What Elon Musk's Twitter tactics may bode for US governmentSan Francisco (AFP) Feb 4, 2025 As Elon Musk and his aides take control of the US Treasury's payments system, the drastic job cuts and other shake-ups he instituted on buying Twitter may offer a preview of what government workers can expect. ... more  
Fukushima nuclear plant operator to dismantle water tanks next weekTokyo (AFP) Feb 5, 2025 The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it will start dismantling treated water tanks next week to clear space needed to store nuclear fuel debris to be extracted from the reactors. ... more 
New Zealand says 'blindsided' by Cook Islands' China overtureSydney (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 New Zealand said Friday it had been "blindsided" by the Cook Islands' plans to sign a major agreement with China and issue its own passports. ... more |
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Australia expresses 'serious concerns' for writer jailed in ChinaSydney (AFP) Feb 4, 2025 Australia said Wednesday it is concerned for the health of jailed Chinese-Australian dissident writer Yang Jun, who was handed a suspended death sentence a year ago by a Beijing court. ... more 
One dead, dozens missing in China landslideShanghai (AFP) Feb 9, 2025 A landslide in China's southwestern Sichuan province triggered by heavy rain has killed at least one person, with nearly 30 more missing, state media said Sunday. ... more  
Hong Kong scientists fight to save fragrant incense treesTai Po (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 Geneticist Zhang Huarong walks through the forest near his Hong Kong research lab, gesturing towards a rotting incense tree stump that is one of over a dozen illegally felled for the valuable wood inside. ... more  
French government appeals to consumers to help stem drug 'tsunami'Paris (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 France's government tried to appeal to the conscience of drug consumers on Thursday as it revealed what it said were "record" drug seizure figures for last year. ... more |
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80 dead in southern Sudan violence: UNPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 The United Nations warned Thursday that two southern Sudan states were "on the brink of catastrophe" after a recent eruption of violence reportedly killed at least 80 people in one city. ... more |
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Israel defence minister orders army to plan for 'voluntary' departures from GazaJerusalem (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Thursday that he had ordered the army to formulate a plan to allow Palestinians to leave Gaza. ... more 
Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island SantoriniAthens (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 A fresh series of quakes hit the Aegean island of Santorini early on Thursday, part of an unprecedented seismic wave that has baffled scientists and led to a mass exodus of residents. ... more 
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disasterAntakya, Turkey (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Thousands of survivors held torchlit vigils across southern Turkey at 4:17 am Thursday, expressing pain and anger as they marked the exact moment two years ago when a devastating earthquake struck that led to the deaths of over 53,000 people in Turkey and some 6,000 in Syria. ... more
January sets 'surprising' heat record: EU monitorParis (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Last month was the hottest January on record, Europe's climate monitor said Thursday, despite expectations that cooler La Nina conditions might quell a streak of record-breaking global temperatures. ... more |
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