From wild to domesticated: Scientists reveal 100,000 years of continuous rice evolutionScience
From wild to domesticated: Scientists reveal 100,000 years of continuous rice evolution
By Zhang Nannan, Chinese Academy of Sciences According to a study published in Science on May 24, scientists have used phytolith analysis and other methods…
SourceMay 27, 2024
Full articlePapua New Guinea reports more than 2,000 people buried in landslideNews
Papua New Guinea reports more than 2,000 people buried in landslide
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | AFP - More than 2,000 people have been buried in a Papua New Guinea landslide that destroyed a remote…
SourceMay 27, 2024
Full articleCyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelterNews
Cyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelter
By Mohammad MAZED | AFP Patuakhali, Bangladesh (UPDATED) - An intense cyclone smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh on Sunday, with nearly a million…
SourceMay 26, 2024
Full articleArmenia floods kill one, hundreds evacuatedNews
Armenia floods kill one, hundreds evacuated
Yerevan, Armenia | AFP - Floods in northern Armenia killed at least two people as they destroyed key roads and bridges, forcing some 200 to…
SourceMay 26, 2024
Full articleMexico City records highest-ever temperature of 34.7 CNews
Mexico City records highest-ever temperature of 34.7 C
Mexico City, Mexico | AFP - Mexico City recorded its highest-ever temperature on Saturday when thermometers hit 34.7 degrees Celsius (94.46 degrees Fahrenheit) as a…
SourceMay 26, 2024
Full articleEarthCARE satellite to probe how clouds affect climateNews
EarthCARE satellite to probe how clouds affect climate
By Juliette Collen | AFP Paris, France - Will clouds help cool or warm our world in the years ahead? The EarthCARE satellite will soon…
SourceMay 26, 2024
Full articleNASA launches ground-breaking climate change satelliteNews
NASA launches ground-breaking climate change satellite
Washington, United States (AFP) - A tiny NASA satellite was launched Saturday from New Zealand with the mission of improving climate change prediction by measuring…
SourceMay 25, 2024
Full articleLow-lying Maldives seeks easier funding to battle wavesNews
Low-lying Maldives seeks easier funding to battle waves
Malé, Maldives (AFP) - The Maldives on Saturday demanded international funding to battle rising sea levels, saying the low-lying Indian Ocean archipelago was being unfairly…
SourceMay 25, 2024
Full articleMexico heat waves leave 48 dead since MarchNews
Mexico heat waves leave 48 dead since March
Mexico City, Mexico (AFP) - Mexico has registered 48 deaths in a series of heat waves since March, the government said Friday, as scientists warned…
SourceMay 24, 2024
Full articleOver 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund managerNews
Over 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund manager
La Défense, France (AFP) - The boss of TotalEnergies told shareholders Friday that new oil fields had to be developed to meet global demand, as…
SourceMay 24, 2024
Full articleEl Nino not responsible for East Africa floods: scientistsNews
El Nino not responsible for East Africa floods: scientists
Nairobi, Kenya (AFP) - The El Nino weather pattern did not have "any influence" on widespread flooding that killed hundreds in East Africa this year,…
SourceMay 24, 2024
Full articleThe global clean water crisis looms largeClimateScience
The global clean water crisis looms large
By Utrecht University Water scarcity will intensify with climate and socioeconomic change, disproportionately impacting populations located in the Global South. So concludes a new Utrecht University…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleFinland’s wizards making food out of thin airNews
Finland’s wizards making food out of thin air
By Anna KORKMAN | AFP Vantaa, Finland - At a factory in Finland, the "farmers of the future" are making a new food protein by…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleAustralia gives largest coal power plant two-year lifelineNews
Australia gives largest coal power plant two-year lifeline
By Steven TRASK | AFP Sydney, Australia (UPDATED) - Sun-soaked Australia's lofty renewable energy ambitions were given a harsh reality check on Thursday, as looming…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleUC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites GlacierScience
UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
By University of California - Irvine A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleBottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?Climate
Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?
By Joseph Winters | Grist Is bottled water really “natural” if it’s contaminated with microplastics? A series of lawsuits recently filed against six bottled water…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleFrench greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PMNews
French greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PM
Saint-Berthevin, France (AFP) - French greenhouse gas emissions fell by a better-than-expected 5.8 percent in 2023, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said Wednesday. France's climate change…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleBeach erosion will make Southern California coastal living five times more expensive by 2050Climate
Beach erosion will make Southern California coastal living five times more expensive by 2050
By Nina Raffio | University of Southern California The region’s sandy coastlines are vanishing at an alarming rate. It’s a warning sign for coastal communities worldwide,…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleEurope’s climate laws could spell the end to low-cost flights – but what about private jets?Climate
Europe’s climate laws could spell the end to low-cost flights – but what about private jets?
By Fausto Corvino, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) | The Conversation The era of low-cost air travel in Europe may be over for good, thanks…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleFor sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelagoNews
For sale: unique piece of land in strategic Arctic archipelago
By Pierre-Henry DESHAYES | AFP Oslo, Norway - The last piece of privately owned land in the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is up…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleDeforestation exacerbated deadly Brazil floods: expertsNews
Deforestation exacerbated deadly Brazil floods: experts
By Anna PELEGRI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - The floods devastating southern Brazil have been exacerbated by deforestation, much of it driven by soybean…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleNight-time heat significantly increases the risk of strokeClimateScience
Night-time heat significantly increases the risk of stroke
By Helmholtz Munich In a recent study, researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the Augsburg University Hospital show that nocturnal heat significantly increases the risk of…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleNatural disasters hit 1 in 5 US adults’ finances in 2023: FedNews
Natural disasters hit 1 in 5 US adults’ finances in 2023: Fed
Washington, United States (AFP) - Almost 20 percent of adults in the United States were financially impacted by natural disasters last year, the Federal Reserve…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleShell faces shareholder revolt over climate strategyNews
Shell faces shareholder revolt over climate strategy
London, United Kingdom (AFP) - More than a fifth of Shell investors have revolted against its climate strategy in a key vote, the British energy…
SourceMay 21, 2024
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