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Sunday, October 4, 2026
SeedDaily Oct 04, 2026 (SPX)

Magenta semi-transparent solar panels let broccoli reach full size in Swedish field trial

Broccoli planted beneath magenta solar panels absorbed sunlight more efficiently than broccoli grown in the open, according to a study published October 2 in the Cell Press journal Cell Reports Physical Science. The rese...

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SeedDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Sea levels to rise in California as coastal wave surges up west coast

Sea levels in California are set to rise by as much as a foot (30 centimeters) in the coming days as an enormous wave washes up th...

SeedDaily Oct 01, 2026 (SPX)
Surrey researchers want satellite data written into energy and data centre planning rules

Satellite data could help governments decide where to build the data centres behind the growth of AI, by showing where renewable p...

SeedDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
UN worried about impact of latest Lebanon war on agriculture

The deputy director-general of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization told AFP on Thursday that she was "deeply concerned" abo...

SkyNightly Oct 05, 2026 (SPX)
Lunar dust control moves from lab to Moon as crewed landings near

Engineers preparing for long stays on the Moon now have flight data showing that electric fields can clear lunar dust from hardwar...

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SeedDaily ENVIRONMENT Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Rice work: Dutch test new crop to save sinking peatlands

In a soggy field between Amsterdam and The Hague, farmer Sander Roeleveld ploughs a small white combine harvester into his crops, gathering a grain never before harvested in the Ne...

SeedDaily MOON Sep 28, 2026 (SPX)
Chang'e-6 soil yields first natural lunar gamma iron, a possible magnetic recorder

The Moon no longer has a global magnetic field, but lunar rocks and soils still hold records of ancient magnetism. Studying the magnetic minerals in these samples can therefore hel...

SeedDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
New Delhi to ban construction for six weeks to tackle air pollution

New Delhi will ban construction for six weeks in the country's capital, as part of a slew of measures announced on Monday to tackle the city's air pollution.

SeedDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Italy winemakers hail bumper harvest but cut output

Wine growers in Italy's Piedmont region are celebrating a bountiful harvest despite the extreme heat but warn they have to cut production because of trade headwinds and changing co...

OilGasDaily UAV NEWS Oct 05, 2026 (SPX)
Four decades of development stand behind Iran drone industry

The drones Iran has launched in the thousands at Gulf states and US bases since the Middle East war began on February 28, 2026 come from an industry that has been under constructio...

SkyNightly EXTRA SOLAR Oct 04, 2026 (SPX)
Webb data indicate an atmosphere on HD 3167 b, the coolest lava world yet found with one

In the search for life beyond Earth, rocky planets with atmospheres are the natural first targets, since a planet without an atmosphere cannot hold surface water. Yet of the more t...

PolicyDaily Oct 04, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen presidency announces military drive to retake all Houthi territory

Yemen's leader announced on Sunday the start of a new military operation to retake all territory held by the H...

PolicyDaily Oct 04, 2026 (AFP)
Iran airlines resume flights to Iraqi holy city after US exemption

Iranian airlines resumed flights to Iraq's Najaf on Sunday after the United States granted Baghdad an exemptio...

DarwinDaily Oct 04, 2026 (AFP)
Brazil votes in nail-biter polls closely watched by Trump

Brazilians started voting Sunday in a knife-edge race between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio B...

PolicyDaily Oct 04, 2026 (AFP)
Houthis target Aramco sites in Saudi capital, Khurais area: statement

Yemen's Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree on Sunday said the group launched a ballistic missile and drone ...