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  Boston MA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Reducing the amount of agricultural sprays used by farmers - including fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides - could cut down the amount of polluting runoff that ends up in the environment while at the same time reducing farmers' costs and perhaps even enhancing their productivity. A classic win-win-win. A team of researchers at MIT and a spinoff company they launched has developed a system to do just that. Their technology adds a thin coating around droplets as they are being sprayed onto a fiel ... read more |
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'Unprecedented' mass bleaching drains life from Australian reefSydney (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 An "unprecedented" mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white. ... more  
'We are not in crisis': chair of IPCC climate body to AFPParis (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 Jim Skea insists the IPCC, the UN climate panel he chairs, is not in crisis and remains relevant despite criticism it is too slow in publishing its landmark scientific reports on climate change. ... more  
'Like the apocalypse': S. Korea wildfires tear through mountains. Death toll mountsAndong, South Korea (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 Truck driver Lee Seung-joo was driving through South Korea's Andong mountains when the wildfires hit, engulfing the area in flames and turning it into "a literal hell". ... more  
Over a billion pounds of Coke plastic waste to enter waterways: studyWashington (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tons) of plastic waste entering the world's oceans and waterways each year, according to a stark new analysis published Wednesday by the nonprofit Oceana. ... more |
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Nine dead in Colombia airstrikes on drug cartelBogota (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 Nine members of Colombia's biggest drug cartel were killed in government airstrikes, President Gustavo Petro, who is battling the worst violence in the country in a decade, said Tuesday. ... more |
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Monitor accuses Sudan army of major strike on Darfur marketKhartoum (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 A Sudanese monitor accused the army on Tuesday of carrying out one of the deadliest air strikes in the country's nearly two-year war, hitting a rebel-held town in the western region of Darfur. ... more 
Back in the pink: Senegal salt lake gets its colour backLake Retba, Senegal (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 The waters of Senegal's Lake Retba are back to their famous pink hues three years after floods washed away their rosy tinge - and businessfolk and tourists are thrilled. ... more 
Chewing gum releases microplastics into mouth: researchersParis (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet. ... more 
COP30 president vows to defend global climate fightBerlin (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 Brazil's UN COP30 president on Tuesday said that this year's summit would aim to defend climate action by governments against "serious" geopolitical challenges, while also pushing the private sector to contribute more to the fight. ... more |
Chinese officials admit toxic river leak after rare media reportsBeijing (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 Chinese authorities said Tuesday they had controlled a leak of toxic heavy metal into a river, after media outlets reported that officials had known about the incident for days. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Berlin says climate action sceptics 'cannot count'Berlin (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday that critics who label action against climate change unnecessary and expensive "cannot count". ... more  
Australia unveils tax cuts in pre-election budgetCanberra (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 Australia's left-leaning government will cut income tax, slash student debt and hasten defence spending under an annual budget released Tuesday, courting voters as it readies to fight a tight general election. ... more 
Venezuela cuts public sector work week due to droughtCaracas (AFP) Mar 24, 2025 Venezuela will cut the public sector work week to three half-days, the government said Sunday, after low water levels began to threaten hydroelectric power generation. ... more  
Robots to retrieve radioactive sandbags at Fukushima plantTokyo (AFP) Mar 21, 2025 Robots will begin moving sandbags that were used to absorb radiation-contaminated water after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster as soon as next week, a spokesman for the plant operator said Friday. ... more |
 
How Altegrio is Redefining AI Development ServicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2025 AI is one of the most popular and controversial topics discussed today, not only in tech-focused media. We decided to find out what running an AI development company is like today. To do this, we in ... more  
New model reveals global chain reaction behind ancient sea level surgeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Around 14,500 years ago, a massive sea level surge of up to 65 feet unfolded in less than five centuries, marking one of the most dramatic episodes of the last ice age. Known as Meltwater Pulse 1a, ... more  
Planet collaborates with ESA to advance Greek satellite servicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a key player in delivering daily Earth observation data, has entered a new agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to support Greece's National SmallSat Programme. ... more  
NASA Takes to the Air to Study WildflowersPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 25, 2025 For many plant species, flowering is biologically synced with the seasons. Scientists are clocking blooms to understand our ever-changing planet. NASA research is revealing there's more to flo ... more |
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3D nanotech blankets offer new path to clean drinking waterColumbus OH (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Researchers have developed a new material that, by harnessing the power of sunlight, can clear water of dangerous pollutants. Created through a combination of soft chemistry gels and electrosp ... more  
Top locations for ocean energy production worldwide revealedBoca Raton FL (SPX) Mar 18, 2025 As global electricity demand grows, traditional energy sources are under strain. Oceans, which cover more than 70% of Earth's surface, offer vast potential for clean energy from renewable resources ... more 
SeaPerch: A robot with a missionBoston MA (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 The SeaPerch underwater robot is a popular educational tool for students in grades 5 to 12. Building and piloting SeaPerch, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), involves a variety of hand fabrication ... more  
NASA's EZIE Satellites Confirm Operational Status in Early Mission PhaseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 NASA has confirmed that all three satellites of the Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) mission are functioning well and communicating with mission control as anticipated. The trio of sp ... more |
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Amplified warming risks from long-term climate and carbon feedbacksBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 Global temperatures could rise more than previously projected due to persistent feedback mechanisms between the climate system and the carbon cycle, according to new research from the Potsdam Instit ... more |
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South Korea struggles to contain deadly wildfiresUiseong (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 Deadly wildfires in South Korea worsened overnight, officials said Tuesday, as dry, windy weather hampers efforts to contain one of the country's worst-ever fire outbreaks. ... more 
Dozens of fires rage in southern ChileSantiago (AFP) Mar 24, 2025 Dozens of fires fueled by strong winds raged across southern Chile Monday, destroying thousands of hectares of forest and farmland and damaging several homes, according to authorities. ... more 
Paramilitary shelling kills five at Khartoum mosque: lawyers' groupKhartoum (AFP) Mar 24, 2025 Paramilitary shelling on a mosque in eastern Khartoum killed five people and injured dozens, a Sudanese pro-democracy lawyers' group said Monday, in the second assault on civilians since the army recaptured central Khartoum two days earlier. ... more 
Brought to eel: France busts elver-smuggling ringRennes, France (AFP) Mar 21, 2025 Police broke up an operation smuggling critically endangered eels in western France, arresting seven people suspected of causing nearly half a million euros' worth of ecological damage, authorities said Friday. ... more |
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