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Crocodile skin inspires resilient solar desalination breakthroughNanchang China (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 More than 3.6 billion people face water scarcity, and conventional desalination consumes large amounts of energy. Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) offers a sustainable option, but perform ... more  
Farming transformed mammal communities worldwide over 50,000 yearsSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Fossil evidence from six continents shows that humans reshaped global mammal communities over the last 50,000 years, according to new research published in Biology Letters. During the Ice Age, anima ... more
Cracked coatings unlock new pathway for solar-powered clean water systemsNanchang, China (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 More than 3.6 billion people worldwide face water scarcity, and conventional desalination still depends on energy-intensive methods. Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) offers a greener alte ... more  
Wolf attack in Greece prompts calls for hunting rightsThessaloniki, Greece (AFP) Sept 30, 2025 Hunters and farmers in Greece are demanding the right to cull wolves after one attacked a child on a beach this month, warning that the protected species is multiplying in the wild. ... more |
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Dozens more Zambian farmers sue over toxic mining spillLusaka (AFP) Sept 25, 2025 More Zambian farmers have filed a fresh lawsuit against a Chinese mining company over a toxic waste spill, following a similar case earlier this month, court documents seen by AFP Thursday showed. ... more 
17 killed in Taiwan after barrier lake burstsHualien, Taiwan (AFP) Sept 24, 2025 At least 17 people were killed when a decades-old barrier lake burst in Taiwan, government officials said Wednesday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rain. ... more 
French consumer group seeks Perrier sales banParis (AFP) Sept 24, 2025 An influential consumer rights association on Wednesday urged a court to ban the sale of Perrier bottled water in France, saying the brand's claim that its product is "natural" was misleading. ... more  
Turkey facing worst drought in over 50 yearsIstanbul (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 Turkey is experiencing its worst drought in over half a century, with rainfall dropping by 27 percent compared to the last three decades and even more in some regions, according to data published this week. ... more |
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Cities face risk of water shortages in coming decades: studyParis (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 Hotspots of water scarcity could emerge by the 2020s and 2030s across the Mediterranean, southern Africa, and North America, as climate change intensifies droughts, a new study said Tuesday. ... more |
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Warmer climate boosts north German vineyards; Bumper harvest falls flat for Italy's Asti vineyardsWerder, Germany (AFP) Sept 21, 2025 The morning sun shines on lush vines as harvesters pick grapes. The hillside vineyard looks like it could be in Italy but lies near Berlin, where climate change has transformed winemaking. ... more
Climate change causing havoc with global water cycle: UNGeneva (AFP) Sept 18, 2025 Climate change is spurring increasingly erratic and extreme swings between deluge and drought globally, with cascading repercussions for societies, the United Nations warned on Thursday. ... more
UK's largest lake 'dying' as algae blooms worsenBallyronan, United Kingdom (AFP) Sept 17, 2025 For the third year running toxic blue-green algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell like rotten eggs have covered much of Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK and Ireland. ... more 
Floods devastate India's breadbasket of PunjabGurdaspur, India (AFP) Sept 17, 2025 The fields are full but the paddy brown and wilted, and the air thick with the stench of rotting crops and livestock - the aftermath of record monsoon rains that have devastated India's breadbasket. ... more |
Fruit fly tests in Greece target invasive species threatNaousa, Greece (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 In a small persimmon orchard in northern Greece, scientists carefully open paper bags to release thousands of flies, in an experiment aimed at blunting the destructive impact of invasive new species. ... more  |
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Bulgarian mussel farmers face risk, and chance, in hotter seaKaliakra, Bulgaria (AFP) Sept 14, 2025 Faced with rising Black Sea temperatures that suffocate his mussels, Bulgarian farmer Nayden Stanev has been forced to change his ways - shifting his seeding schedule and harvesting at cooler depths. ... more 
How mowing less lets flowers bloom along Austria's 'Green Belt'Sankt-Anna Am Aigen, Austria (AFP) Sept 13, 2025 On a meadow in southeastern Austria near the border with Slovenia, Josef Hadler is working his tractor to mow several acres of land in a bid to better preserve the plot's biodiversity. ... more 
Invasive plants and bacteria threaten Iraq's EuphratesBaghdad (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Iraq's Euphrates river is running at historically low levels as the drought-stricken country faces its worst water scarcity in living memory. ... more 
Climate change is making rollercoaster harvests the new normalVancouver, Canada (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 From corn chips to tofu, climate change is messing with the menu. A new global study led by the University of British Columbia shows that hotter and drier conditions are making food production ... more |
Global warming linked to consumption of sugary drinks, ice creamParis (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 People consuming more sugary drinks and ice cream on warmer days, particularly those with less money could pose a growing threat to health as climate change drives up temperatures, new research warned Monday. ... more
Drought hit over half of Europe in mid-August: EU dataParis (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 More than half of Europe and the Mediterranean basin was hit by drought in mid-August, according to an AFP analysis of data from the European Union's climate monitor. ... more 
'Last generation': Greek island's fading pistachio traditionAegina, Greece (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Four farmhands whacked a pistachio tree with sticks, and ripe nuts rained down onto tarps. The bounty seemed plentiful but the crew was unimpressed. ... more
Drought forces drastic water restrictions in S. Korean citySeoul (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 An unprecedented drought has led a South Korean coastal city to significantly restrict water use in many people's homes, close public restrooms and scrap sports events, officials said Friday, underscoring the country's climate woes. ... more |
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China to impose temporary duties on EU porkBeijing (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 China said Friday it would impose temporary anti-dumping duties on European Union pork imports, delivering another blow to shaky ties between the economic powerhouses as Brussels vowed to protect its producers. ... more 
France, Switzerland agree on Rhone, Lake Geneva water managementGeneva Sept 4, 2025 France and Switzerland on Thursday signed two agreements on how to manage their shared waters of Lake Geneva and the River Rhone - an increasingly pressing issue as climate change takes its toll. ... more
Frost, hail, heat sour season for Turkey's lemon growersTurkey (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 "At first, there was the frost and we lost a lot of blossoms. Then we had a very severe hailstorm when the fruits were small," grimaces Turkish citrus farmer Aleaddin Cogal. ... more 
USDA backs FAU led FogAg platform to advance precision farmingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2025 Arslan Munir, Ph.D., an associate professor in FAU's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has secured an $827,533 award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natio ... more |
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Cornell research tests solar panel crop growth in New YorkIthica NY (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 A series of studies by Cornell researchers is testing how crops might grow when planted between rows of solar panels on a solar farm in New York state. By acquiring real data, researchers may ... more |
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In oil-rich Oman, efforts to preserve frankincense 'white gold'Dawkah, Oman (AFP) Sept 1, 2025 The arid Dawkah valley is home to one of Oman's most prized resources: not oil or gas but frankincense trees, their fragrant sap harvested for millennia by residents who call it "white gold". ... more 
Ancient tombs unearthed in Iraq due to droughtKhanke, Iraq (AFP) Aug 30, 2025 Archaeologists in drought-hit Iraq have discovered 40 ancient tombs after water levels in the country's largest reservoir declined, an antiquities official said Saturday. ... more 
'Cocktail' of bacteria, fungi makes the perfect chocolate, study findsWashington DC (UPI) Aug 28, 2025 An international team of scientists conducted a study to understand how microbial communities involved in cacao bean fermentation shape the flavor of chocolate. ... more 
Brazil court restores Amazon-protecting soy moratoriumRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Aug 26, 2025 A Brazilian court has reinstated a pact between commodities traders not to buy soybeans grown in deforested areas of the Amazon, a week after it was struck out as anticompetitive. A federal ... more |
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