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  Brest, France (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight? Some scientists think so, but others have challenged the claim that so-called "dark oxygen" is being produced in the lightless abyss of the seabed. The discovery - detailed last July in the journal Nature Geoscience - called into question long-held assumptions about the origins of life on Earth, and sparked intense scientific debate. The findings were also consequential for ... read more |
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Enhancing agrivoltaic synergies through optimized tracking strategiesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 Agrivoltaic systems, which merge agricultural cultivation with solar power generation, represent a strategic solution to the dual challenge of meeting increasing global energy demands and ensuring f ... more  
Giant mine machine swallowing up Senegal's fertile coastLompoul, Senegal (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 Like something from the science fiction film "Dune", the "world's biggest mining dredger" has been swallowing acre after acre of the fertile coastal strip where most of Senegal's vegetables are grown. ... more  
'Microlightning' in water droplets may have sparked life on EarthStanford CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 Life may not have begun with a dramatic lightning strike into the ocean but from many smaller "microlightning" exchanges among water droplets from crashing waterfalls or breaking waves. New re ... more  
ICESat-2's Laser Fires 2 Trillionth Shot, Spots CloudsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 Happy 2,000,000,000,000th, ICESat-2! NASA's Earth-observing laser in orbit passed a milestone on March 9 at 12:51 p.m. EDT - 16:51:00.268 UTC, to be precise - as its laser instrument fired for the 2 ... more |
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Peru declares state of emergency in capital over extortion killingsLima (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 Peru announced a state of emergency late Sunday in the capital Lima over a wave of killings linked to extortion. ... more |
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Peru farmer in German court battle with energy giantHamm, Germany (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 A Peruvian farmer faces off in a German court Monday in a "David and Goliath" battle against an energy giant, demanding the firm pay for climate change damage. ... more  
Colombia's 'Lord of the Fruit' fighting for native speciesBogota (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 Bent over his cellphone on the terrace of his Bogota apartment, Colombia's "Lord of the Fruit" describes the flavors, textures, and potential uses of rare species to thousands of social media followers. ... more  
Why are proposed deep-sea mining rules so contentious?United Nations, United States (AFP) Mar 17, 2025 After more than a decade of negotiations, a new round of talks to finalize a code to regulate deep-sea mining in international waters begins Monday in Jamaica, with hopes high for adoption this year. ... more 
Colombia warns Trump against drug blacklistingBogota (AFP) Mar 16, 2025 Colombia's defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump's administration against blacklisting his country for failing to curb drug exports, saying the decision would bring yet more cocaine to the United States. ... more |
 
Greece rides a weather 'rollercoaster'Athens (AFP) Mar 16, 2025 Greece is riding a weather "rollercoaster", with weekend temperatures spiking to a record high for March, just ahead of a forecast bout of snow and frost, meteorologists said on Sunday. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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At least 33 dead as tornadoes ravage central USHouston (AFP) Mar 16, 2025 At least 33 people have been killed and dozens more injured when tornadoes and violent storms raked across the central United States, as forecasters warned more severe weather was expected Sunday. ... more  
Burkina military denies accusations of attacks on civiliansAbidjan (AFP) Mar 15, 2025 Burkina Faso's military rulers on Saturday dismissed accusations that the army had committed abuses against civilians in the west of the country earlier this week. ... more  
Florence averts disaster thanks to key floodgateRome (AFP) Mar 15, 2025 Florence was out of danger due to the "decisive" role of a key floodgate that prevented the Arno river from bursting its banks after heavy rains, Italian authorities said Saturday. ... more 
Sri Lanka adjusts train timings to tackle elephant deathsColombo (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 Sri Lanka's wildlife and railway authorities announced on Friday a series of low-tech measures, including adjusting timetables to reduce night-time train collisions, following the worst wildlife accident that killed seven elephants. ... more |
Dramatic increase in research funding needed to counter productivity slowdown in farmingIthica NY (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 Climate change and flagging investment in research and development has U.S. agriculture facing its first productivity slowdown in decades. A new study estimates the public sector investment needed t ... more 
Planetary Water Limits Pose Challenge to Geological Resource ProductionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 The extraction and processing of geological resources, including critical metals and minerals essential for renewable energy and energy storage technologies, require substantial amounts of energy an ... more 
Take 'precautionary approach' on deep-sea mining: top official tells AFPTokyo (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 Rules for the emerging deep-sea mining sector should take a "precautionary approach" that protects the environment, the head of the body drafting regulations for the practice told AFP Friday. ... more 
AI reveals new insights into Antarctic ice flowLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 As climate change accelerates, the Antarctic ice sheet continues to shrink, contributing to rising sea levels worldwide. Holding enough frozen water to raise sea levels by approximately 190 feet, un ... more |
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Spain to face increasingly 'severe' droughts: reportMadrid (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Spain, which is nearing the end of a years-long drought, can expect such dry spells to become increasingly "frequent and severe" due to global warming, according to a scientific report published Thursday. ... more  
Brazil mine disaster trial ends with claimants hopeful of justiceLondon (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 A trial to decide Australian mining giant BHP's liability for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters concluded in London on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands of victims demanding billions in compensation. ... more 
EU, South Africa leaders vow deeper ties amid US threatsCape Town (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 The European Union and South Africa vowed to deepen cooperation at a summit on Thursday as both grapple with aid and trade threats from the new US administration. ... more 
From oil spills to new species: how tech reveals the oceanTokyo (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but scientists say we have barely scratched the surface of what lives in our seas. ... more |
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Australians welcome departure of baby wombat grabberSydney (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 An American influencer who outraged Australians by snatching a baby wombat from its apparently distressed mother flew out of the country Friday, the government said. ... more |
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Nepal community efforts revive red panda populationTaplejung, Nepal (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 Nepali police officer Jiwan Subba still feels pangs of regret decades after he bludgeoned a strange creature he found wandering in his barn, not realising it was an endangered red panda. ... more 
Burkina army 'tortured and massacred' civilians: local source, NGOAbidjan (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Burkina Faso's army and allied volunteer militias "tortured and massacred" civilians in a revenge attack in the west of the country this week, an NGO official and a local source told AFP on Thursday. ... more  
Merkel denies covering up report on Covid-19 originsBerlin (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel denied Thursday that she had covered up an intelligence report concluding that a Chinese laboratory leak was the likely source of the Covid-19 pandemic. ... more
'Sound science' must guide deep-sea mining: top officialTokyo (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Rules on deep-sea mining in international waters must be driven by "sound science" and built on consensus, the head of the body charged with regulating the divisive practice said Thursday. ... more |
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