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  Bergen, Norway (AFP) April 10, 2025 Companies are raring to explore the Arctic seabed off Norway, which could become the first country in Europe to allow deep-sea mining - much to the dismay of environmentalists. The industry has already suffered a false start. Norway's parliament had voted massively in favour of deep-sea mining, experts had concluded there were significant resources to be extracted, and start-ups drawing on more than 50 years of offshore oil and gas experience were keen to begin operations. But then came a ... read more |
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Eclipse quiets birds only in zones of near-total darknessLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 A landmark study using community-sourced audio data has revealed that bird song diminished significantly only in areas of near-complete solar coverage during the April 8, 2024, total eclipse. The re ... more  
Asteroid risk reevaluated with fresh data from Earth and spaceBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 An international coalition of scientists is closely monitoring near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4, with new calculations showing a dramatic reduction in its potential to strike Earth in 2032. Initially es ... more 
Mammals made landfall long before asteroid wiped out dinosaursLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 More mammals were moving from life in the trees to living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction that ended the age of dinosaurs, according to a new study led by the Universi ... more  
AI tool aims to help conserve Japan's cherry treesTokyo (AFP) April 10, 2025 Japan's famed cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI tool that assesses photos of the delicate pink and white flowers could help preserve them for future generations. ... more |
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Herd of animal puppets treks from Africa to Europe in climate actionKinshasa (AFP) April 9, 2025 A wildebeest, a gorilla and a giraffe were among the life-size puppets to begin a 20,000-kilometre (12,400-mile) trek across the globe Wednesday from the DR Congo capital, to raise awareness about migration due to climate change. ... more |
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Nepal fights wildfires and pollution amidst drier winterKathmandu (AFP) April 9, 2025 A dry winter is intensifying wildfires in Nepal, experts said Wednesday, as the capital Kathmandu continued to suffer from hazardous air quality that ranks it among the most polluted cities globally. ... more  
France struggles to find new home for two orcas after park closesNice, France (AFP) April 9, 2025 France is struggling to find a new home for an orca mother and her son after a marine park on the French Riviera closed down over a law banning shows featuring marine mammals. ... more  
Race to save Sweden's 17th century warship in preservation projectStockholm (AFP) April 9, 2025 A Swedish museum has launched a massive four-year project to preserve the sagging hull of the Vasa, a majestic warship that sank nearly 400 years ago and is now one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions. ... more  
EU greenlights new microplastic rules after tensionsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 9, 2025 EU countries and lawmakers on Wednesday reached a deal on plans to curb plastic pollution - an issue that had laid bare tensions within the bloc over Brussels's push to cut red tape. ... more |
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Gabon: Five things to know Libreville (AFP) April 9, 2025 Gabon, a small oil-rich but heavily indebted central African country, elects a new president on Saturday after 19 months of interim rule by military leaders who seized power in a coup. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Clean streets vs business woes: pollution charge divides Londoners London (AFP) April 8, 2025 For Londoner Beau Boka-Batesa, air quality has drastically improved in the British capital following the rollout and expansion of a contested car pollution toll two years ago. ... more  
EU funding of NGOs 'too opaque', auditors find amid political stormBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 7, 2025 EU funding of non-governmental organisations is "too opaque", auditors found on Monday in a report set to further fan a heated political tussle over the financing of environmental groups. ... more 
The Metals Company courts Trump for deep-sea mining contractNew York (AFP) April 9, 2025 A Canadian deep-sea mining pioneer, The Metals Company, is charting a new course to land the controversial extraction practice's first commercial contract - by appealing to US President Donald Trump. ... more  
World's 'exceptional' heat streak lengthens into MarchParis (AFP) April 8, 2025 Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, the EU agency that monitors climate change said on Tuesday, prolonging an unprecedented heat streak that has pushed the bounds of scientific explanation. ... more |
 
Yana, a 130,000-year-old baby mammoth, goes under the scalpelYakutsk, Russia (AFP) April 9, 2025 Making incisions and carefully taking samples, the scientists at a laboratory in Russia's far east looked like pathologists carrying out a post-mortem. ... more 
Canadians in Great Lakes city bristle at Trump water threatsSarnia, Canada (AFP) April 9, 2025 Like many Canadian border cities, Sarnia has seen a surge of patriotism in response to President Donald Trump's aggressive behavior, but residents of the community on Lake Huron have focused on one threat in particular: local waters. ... more
Fire in northern China nursing home kills 20: state mediaBeijing (AFP) April 9, 2025 Twenty people have died in a fire at a nursing home in northern China's Hebei province, Beijing's state news agency Xinhua said Wednesday. ... more
Nearly 100 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapseSanto Domingo (AFP) April 9, 2025 Rescuers raced to find survivors early Wednesday after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert by popular singer Rubby Perez, one of nearly 100 people killed in the disaster. ... more |
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5.0-magnitude quake hits Taiwan: USGSTaipei (AFP) April 9, 2025 A magnitude-5.0 earthquake hit northeastern Taiwan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, causing buildings to shake in the capital Taipei. ... more 
AI tool aims to help conserve Japan's cherry treesTokyo (AFP) April 9, 2025 Japan's famed cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI tool that assesses photos of the delicate pink and white flowers could help preserve them for future generations. ... more
Once-dying Mexican river delta slowly nursed back to lifeLaguna Grande (AFP) April 9, 2025 In a drought-hit Mexican border region at the center of growing competition with the United States for water, conservationists are working to bring a once-dying river delta back to life. ... more  
Anthrax kills 50 hippos in Africa's oldest nature reserveGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) April 8, 2025 Anthrax poisoning has killed about 50 hippos in Virunga, Africa's oldest national park located in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled east, the head of the park told AFP on Tuesday. ... more |
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Illegal mining on Indigenous lands in Brazil dropped under Lula: reportSao Paulo (AFP) April 8, 2025 Illegal gold mining in Indigenous Brazilian territories has declined dramatically since leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office in January 2023, a report by Greenpeace said Tuesday, as the country readies to host UN climate talks later this year. ... more |
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China slams 'ignorant and impolite' US VP over 'peasants' commentsBeijing (AFP) April 8, 2025 China on Tuesday condemned US Vice President JD Vance as "ignorant and impolite", after he referred to Washington borrowing money from "Chinese peasants". ... more 
Volcano in Philippines sends ash miles into the airManila (AFP) April 8, 2025 A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a plume of ash 4,000 metres (2.5 miles) into the sky and prompting calls for local school cancellations. ... more  
Indigenous leaders want same clout as world leaders at UN climate talksBrasilia (AFP) April 7, 2025 Some 8,000 Indigenous people from the Amazon rainforest and the Pacific converged on Brazil's capital Monday to demand an equal say as politicians when the country hosts this year's UN climate conference. ... more 
DR Congo president meets irate Kinshasa flood victimsKinshasa (AFP) April 7, 2025 Angry residents vented their frustration at DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday after losing their homes in weekend flash floods in the capital Kinshasa that have killed at least 33 people. ... more |
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