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Wild Balkan berries keep gin taste steady as climate shiftsVranje, Serbia (AFP) April 24, 2026 As he threaded his way through the scrub in Serbia's southern hills, Slobodan Velickovic stopped to inspect the small indigo berries that have made the Balkans a key part of the global gin industry. ... more 
European Cities Could Meet 28 Percent of Vegetable Demand Through Urban AgricultureBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 01, 2026 A new study by researchers from the Netherlands and Germany estimates that urban agriculture across European cities could produce up to 20 million tonnes of vegetables per year, enough to cover roug ... more  
Biochar Hydrogel Hybrid Pushes Solar Desalination to New Efficiency LevelsTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 01, 2026 A new study published in the journal Biochar demonstrates that combining biochar with advanced polyzwitterionic hydrogels can sharply improve the performance of solar-driven water evaporation system ... more  
Iron and UV light drive simple hydrogen production from alcoholTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 04, 2026 Researchers at Kyushu University have reported a simple way to generate hydrogen gas by mixing methanol, sodium hydroxide, and iron ions, then exposing the solution to ultraviolet light. The team sa ... more |
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From sun to subsoil, how countries are moving away from fossil fuelsParis, France (AFP) April 24, 2026 Heating with geothermal energy, lighting with solar panels, cooking with biodegradable waste: how can we live with less oil and gas? ... more  
Singapore, New Zealand sign deal on fuel, food securitySingapore (AFP) May 4, 2026 Singapore agreed to the continued flow of refined fuel to New Zealand in exchange for food security on Monday as the trade partners firmed up supply chains choked by the Mideast War. ... more 
Machine Learning Drives High-Resolution Daily Soil Moisture Mapping Across ChinaTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 A research team from Nanjing University has developed a high-precision, 1 km resolution soil moisture dataset for China covering the period 2000 to 2025, using machine learning techniques to overcom ... more 
Solar-Driven Process Converts Waste Plastics Into Hydrogen And Industrial FuelsAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 Researchers at Adelaide University are advancing a technology that uses sunlight to convert discarded plastics into hydrogen, syngas and other valuable industrial chemicals, offering a dual solution ... more |
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Waste water to clean energy: Japanese engineers harness the power of osmosisFukuoka, Japan (AFP) April 3, 2026 A Japanese water plant is harnessing the natural process of osmosis to generate renewable energy that could one day become a common power source. ... more 
Ethanol method boosts low temperature NOx cleanup catalystsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 A research team has reported a simple new preparation strategy that sharply improves the low temperature performance of carbon based catalysts used to remove nitrogen oxides from industrial exhaust. ... more  
Water emerges as a dangerous new war targetParis, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but they have appeared in the war in the Middle East with strikes on desalination plants - critical infrastructure for millions of people in the arid region. ... more 
Soil plastic fragments host viral webs that could reshape farmingTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 Microplastics are now recognized as a growing threat to farmland as well as oceans and rivers, with new research highlighting how plastic particles in soil host intricate interactions between microb ... more 
Philippines' 'Cockroach Lord' goes to bat for misunderstood bugsLos Banos, Philippines (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas's headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the underbrush before gently scooping up a cockroach with his bare hands. ... more |
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Prolonged drought risks famine for millions in Somalia: ICRCGeneva (AFP) Mar 3, 2026 Millions of people in Somalia are at risk of famine due to prolonged drought, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Tuesday. ... more 
Denmark inaugurates first flight with sustainable fuelCopenhagen (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Denmark on Wednesday inaugurated its first domestic aviation route powered 40-percent by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), an alternative expected to cut CO2 emissions on the route by 3,000 tonnes a year, the airline said. ... more 
Global rock weathering model highlights path to slower warmingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2026 Cornell University researchers report that enhanced rock weathering, an emerging carbon removal strategy that also benefits farmers, must be widely adopted in coming decades to have a meaningful imp ... more 
Trump issues order to support production of glyphosateWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 19, 2026 US President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday aimed at supporting US glyphosate production, arguing that the herbicide, which the WHO says is a probable carcenogenic, is essential to the country's food security. ... more 
Japan city gets $3.6 mn donation in gold to fix water systemTokyo (AFP) Feb 19, 2026 Osaka has received an unusual donation - 21 kilograms of gold - to pay for the maintenance of its ageing water system, the Japanese commercial hub announced Thursday. ... more |
Regrowing marginal farmland can curb emissions without cutting food outputBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Food production currently accounts for about one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, and agriculture places heavy pressure on biodiversity, water resources and water quality across Europe. Res ... more 
Coffee regions hit by extra days of extreme heat: scientistsParis, France (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 The world's main coffee-growing regions are roasting under additional days of climate change-driven heat every year, threatening harvests and contributing to higher prices, researchers said Wednesday. ... more 
Struggling farmers find hope in India co-operativeNashik, India (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 Kiran Ramnath Waghchaure beams as he plucks deep-red grapes from his vines in India's Maharashtra state, one of thousands of farmers reaping the benefits of a cooperative bringing hope to a long-suffering sector. ... more 
Artificial wetlands help clean runoff and support circular agricultureMadrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, researchers at the Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (IIAMA) at the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia are highlighting the role of artificial ... more |
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Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal powerSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 Archaeologists have linked a humble but potent resource, seabird guano, to the rise of the Chincha Kingdom as a major coastal power in pre-Inca Peru. A new study led by University of Sydney digital ... more 
'Make America Healthy' movement takes on Big Ag, in break with RepublicansWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 16, 2026 From Wyoming to Florida and the capital Washington, 'Make America Healthy Again' activists have notched wins across the United States against agricultural and chemical giants long protected by the conservative politicians they generally support. ... more 
Japan's 'godless' lake warns of creeping climate changeSuwa, Japan (AFP) Feb 15, 2026 The Japanese priest and his parishioners gathered before dawn, hoping that climate change had not robbed them of the chance to experience an increasingly rare communion with the sacred. ... more 
Eternal City eternally damp as Rome suffers record rainfall; Calabria again under waterRome (AFP) Feb 14, 2026 Italy's southern Calabria region has asked that a new national state of emergency be called after days of heavy rains pounding the area caused flooding and mudslides, authorities said Saturday. ... more |
 
Floods wreak havoc in Morocco farmlands after severe droughtKenitra, Morocco (AFP) Feb 13, 2026 In the Moroccan village of Ouled Salama, 63-year-old farmer Mohamed Reouani waded through his crops, now submerged by floodwaters after days of heavy downpours. ... more 
EU says Chinese levies on dairy products are 'unjustified'Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 13, 2026 Chinese levies on certain EU dairy products are 'unjustified', Brussels said on Friday after Beijing imposed duties of up to 11.7 percent for five years. ... more 
China instructs infant milk makers to test for toxin in major recallBeijing Feb 12, 2026 China's national market regulator instructed infant formula manufacturers on Thursday to conduct tests for the toxin identified in a global product recall, which has been linked to a Chinese biotech company. ... more
China to reduce levies on EU dairy products from FridayBeijing (AFP) Feb 12, 2026 China will reduce duties on 'certain dairy products' imported from the European Union but still impose levies of up to 11.7 percent for five years, the commerce ministry in Beijing said on Thursday. ... more |
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Johannesburg residents 'desperate' as taps run dryJohannesburg (AFP) Feb 11, 2026 Sitting in the middle of a Johannesburg road as traffic snaked around her, Susan Jobson banged empty bottles to protest the water cuts that have upended her life for nearly three weeks. ... more 
Eat less meat, France urges, for sake of health, climateParis, France (AFP) Feb 11, 2026 The French government issued a long-awaited report Wednesday urging people to limit meat consumption for their health and also to fight climate change - and not everyone in the country of 'steak-frites' is thrilled. ... more 
UK's crumbling canals threatened with collapseWhitchurch, United Kingdom (AFP) Feb 11, 2026 On a misty winter's day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation. ... more 
Swiss probing infant formula after babies show symptomsZurich (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 Swiss authorities said Monday they were investigating batches of infant formula, following reports of several babies showing symptoms of possible exposure to a toxin. ... more |
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