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Olive seeds from space mission begin growth in China Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 20, 2024 Olive seeds that were part of space mutation experiments aboard the Shenzhou XIV spacecraft in 2022 have successfully germinated in Longnan, Gansu province, Northwest China, as reported by China Central Television. Researchers intend to move the olive seedlings grown from 315 grams of these seeds outdoors by 2026 to aid their adaptation to natural conditions. Space mutation experiments are designed to expose plant seeds or tissues to unique extraterrestrial factors, such as microgravity, hig ... read more |
American soil losing more nutrients for crops due to heavier rainstorms University Park PA (SPX) Nov 20, 2024 Phosphorus, a nutrient in soil essential for sustaining most forms of life, is increasingly disappearing from land as it is washed into waterways throughout the United States, according to a new stu ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 16, 2024 An international team of scientists using observations from NASA-German satellites found evidence that Earth's total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low e ... more Nouakchott (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Khadidjatou Taher has lived for a decade in her ramshackle neighbourhood on the far outskirts of Mauritania's capital, but is yet to have running water in her home. ... more Copenhagen (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Denmark's government said Monday that the country's major parties had agreed on the details of the world's first carbon tax on emissions by livestock, to be introduced in 2030. ... more |
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Available on Amazon Books Choco, Colombia (AFP) Nov 14, 2024 In 2016, a Colombian court sent a powerful statement on environmental protection by ruling that a crucial river in the northwestern Choco jungle, which was being decimated by illegal mining, had legal rights. ... more |
Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in Kenya Voi, Kenya (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 "We used to hate elephants a lot," Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work under the shade of a baobab tree. ... more Mamoudzou (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 Around half the people in the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte were without potable water Tuesday after a "technical incident" at a treatment plant, a local authority said in a statement. ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 11, 2024 At a crop breeding center in Shanghai, researchers have successfully harvested rice that was cultivated from seeds initially grown on China's space station Tiangong, also known as "Heavenly Palace." ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2024 Farmer Liu Bingyong used to make a tidy profit selling milk but is now leaking cash - the victim of a dairy sector crisis that embodies several of China's economic woes. ... more |
White truffles, Italy's gold, menaced by climate change Alba, Italy (AFP) Nov 11, 2024 Deep in a thick forest in Italy's northwestern Piedmont region, the hunt is on for the white Alba truffle, with excited dogs zigzagging and digging into the wet earth. ... more Available on Amazon Books |
More than 33 million Nigerians face hunger next year: report Abuja (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 More than 33 million Nigerians face hunger next year, the number rising sharply as soaring food prices exacerbate the effects of conflict and climate change, according to a report Friday. ... more Kozani, Greece (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 At a field outside Kozani, northern Greece, the strikingly blue-and-purple petals of saffron give off an intoxicating scent that underscores the value of one of the country's most lucrative crops. ... more Mexico City (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 The United States and Mexico said Saturday that they have signed an agreement aimed at preventing water shortages in parched southern US states with more reliable Mexican deliveries of river water. ... more Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 7, 2024 More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought parching much of South America that is impacting water supplies and river transport, UNICEF said Wednesday. ... more |
New UMass model sheds light on carbon emissions from inland US waters Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have used a pioneering modeling technique to estimate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from 22 million lakes, rivers, and reservoirs across the U ... more Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 NASA and the Kingdom of Bhutan have been actively learning from each other and growing together since 2019. The seeds planted over those years have ripened into improved environmental conservation, ... more Shanghai (AFP) Nov 4, 2024 French foreign trade minister Sophie Primas on Monday said the window for negotiation with Beijing over tariffs on European brandy was open but warned Paris could take "all possible" measures in response. ... more London (AFP) Nov 3, 2024 Thousands of people marched through central London on Sunday demanding action on cleaning up Britain's rivers and seas. ... more |
Making agriculture more resilient to climate change Boston MA (SPX) Nov 02, 2024 As Earth's temperature rises, agricultural practices will need to adapt. Droughts will likely become more frequent, and some land may no longer be arable. On top of that is the challenge of feeding ... more Prague (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 The Czech veterinary authority said Tuesday it would restrict animal movement and advised countrywide vaccinations over a rapid spread of bluetongue disease. ... more Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 The moment Israel's strikes on Lebanon's Bekaa Valley cease, Roland Abou-Khater straps a white flag to his truck, watches the sky for warplanes then whisks a harvesting team to near the firing line. ... more Burns OR (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 Oregon State University researchers have received a $1 million grant to study the impact of adding seaweed to the diets of beef cattle as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Recent resea ... more |
Available on Amazon Books Saint-Martin-Du-Puy, France (AFP) Oct 26, 2024 After over a decade of snapping up Bordeaux wine estates, buying into a dream of elegant living in France and good earnings in their home market, many Chinese investors are now selling up. ... more |
Picky protection rules hamper Swiss mushrooming craze Les Mosses, Switzerland (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 After suffocating Covid-19 restrictions, many embraced the call of the wild and the joys of foraging, but tightening Swiss biodiversity protection measures are infuriating growing hordes of mushroom-picking enthusiasts. ... more Columbus OH (SPX) Oct 24, 2024 A new type of prototype water harvester promises to be simpler and more efficient than traditional variations of the device at pulling drinking water from the air, a new study suggests. Built using ... more Oslo (AFP) Oct 23, 2024 A "doomsday vault" in the Arctic designed to safeguard the world's plant diversity has received a new deposit of thousands of seed samples, including Palestinian ones amid war and hunger in Gaza, it said on Wednesday. ... more Johannesburg (AFP) Oct 23, 2024 Joyce Lakela runs a nursery in Tembisa, a Johannesburg township, but these days she spends most of her time trying to find water. ... more |
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