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  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Phosphorus, alongside nitrogen and carbon, forms one of the fundamental building blocks for life on Earth. It is integral to DNA, RNA, and ATP-molecules essential for storing genetic information and fueling cellular processes. Yet despite its biological importance, phosphorus is comparatively scarce near Earth's surface, both today and in the distant past. This scarcity presents a major question for researchers: how could life have emerged in an environment lacking sufficient phosphorus? Laborator ... read more |
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Eco-friendly rare earth element separation: A bioinspired solution to an industry challengePhiladelphia PA (SPX) Mar 18, 2025 From smartphones to wind turbines, rare earth elements (REEs) are an essential part of the hardware in many advanced technologies. These elements, which include the lanthanides along with scandium a ... more  
Novel material holds promise for tech to convert CO2 into fuelRaleigh NC (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Researchers have developed a novel combination of materials that have organic and inorganic properties, with the goal of using them in technologies that convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in ... 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 |
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Technology developed by MIT engineers makes pesticides stick to plant leavesBoston 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 ... 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  
'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 
Poisoned legacy of Albania's steel cityElbasan, Albania (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 Once the pride of Albania's communist regime, the giant Elbasan metals complex is now one of the most polluted sites in the Balkans, burdened with hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste, much of it hazardous. ... more |
Australian lawmaker shocks senate with dead salmon stuntSydney (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 An Australian lawmaker dangled a floppy dead salmon in the country's senate on Wednesday, accusing the government of falling hook, line and sinker for polluting industrial fish farms. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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'It was beautiful': Mount Kenya's glaciers melting awayMeru, Kenya (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, illustrating how quickly climate change is melting the huge ice blocks from Africa's second-highest mountain. ... more  
Zimbabwe moves army chief to sports docketHarare (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday reassigned the head of the country's army to the sports ministry, the presidency said, without elaborating on the reasons for the move. ... more  
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 
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 
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 
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 |
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