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  Washington (AFP) April 11, 2025 They whimper, drink from baby bottles and crawl oh so tentatively - they look like cute white puppies, not the fruit of a daring project to resuscitate an extinct species. A Texas startup called Colossal Biosciences made a big splash this week by releasing footage of canines they say are dire wolves, a species that vanished more than 12,000 years ago. "For the first time in human history, Colossal successfully restored a once-eradicated species through the science of de-extinction," the company ... read more |
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Census shows high number of brown bears in RomaniaBucharest (AFP) April 10, 2025 A census of brown bears using DNA for the first time has revealed that up to 13,000 of the protected species are living in Romania, much more than the 8,000 previously estimated, the government announced on Thursday. ... more  
Trump signs order to 'make America's showers great again'Washington (AFP) April 10, 2025 US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order lifting water-pressure restrictions on showerheads, a move the White House said would "make America's showers great again". ... more  
In the quest for alien life, even empty results hold valueBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 What if future planetary surveys yield no evidence of life beyond Earth? A research team led by physicist Dr. Daniel Angerhausen from ETH Zurich's Exoplanets and Habitability Group, working in colla ... more  
Life rebounded quickly after dinosaur-killing impactLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Roughly 66 million years ago, a colossal asteroid collided with Earth, triggering the mass extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs and wiping out approximately 70% of marine species. But new research ... more |
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Orcas, dolphins stuck in closed French marine parkParis (AFP) April 10, 2025 Two orcas, Wikie and Keijo, and 12 dolphins are stuck in a shuttered French Riviera marine park after Spanish authorities refused to let them move to their country, an official told AFP on Thursday. ... more |
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Romanian truck driver fined $29 mn over French cocaine haulLille, France (AFP) April 10, 2025 A French court on Thursday ordered a Romanian truck driver to pay a 28.8 million euro ($29 million) fine and sent him to jail for 10 years after finding 438 kilograms of cocaine in his vehicle, prosecutors said. ... more 
Slippery business: France jails men over eel smugglingParis (AFP) April 10, 2025 A French court on Thursday sentenced eight people to up to five years for smuggling eel larvae destined for Asian markets, in a scheme worth about two million euros that prosecutors likened to cocaine trafficking. ... more  
Global plastic recycling rates 'stagnant' at under 10%: studyParis (AFP) April 10, 2025 The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 percent with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said Thursday. ... more  
Destination Gabon: Africa's 'Eden' bids to woo world touristsOtangani, Gabon (AFP) April 10, 2025 Otangani fishing village, a short boat ride from Gabon's capital, has no running water or electricity but hopes to attract tourists. ... more |
 
Papua New Guinea lifts ban on forest carbon creditsSydney (AFP) April 10, 2025 Papua New Guinea will "immediately" lift a ban on forest carbon credit schemes, the Pacific nation's climate minister told AFP on Thursday, opening up its vast wilderness to offset global emissions. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Companies keen to start deep-sea mining off NorwayBergen, 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. ... 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  
Existing laws offer pathway to prevent warfare in spaceLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 World governments should look to current international legal frameworks to curb the growing militarization of space, according to a new study that emphasizes the urgent ... more  
Trump tells US to 'be cool' as China, EU strike backWashington (AFP) April 9, 2025 US President Donald Trump brushed off global market panic Wednesday after China and the European Union announced retaliatory tariffs, telling Americans to stay "cool" despite his spiraling trade war. ... more |
 
Dominican Republic ends search for nightclub collapse survivorsSanto Domingo (AFP) April 9, 2025 Rescue workers in the Dominican Republic said Wednesday they will wind down the search for survivors of the nightclub roof collapse that left scores of people dead after they found more bodies under the rubble. ... more 
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  
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 |
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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
Gabon: Five things to knowLibreville (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
Clean streets vs business woes: pollution charge divides LondonersLondon (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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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