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High floodwaters turned hundreds of homes into death-traps late Wednesday in the Czech Republic, with police fearing the toll could rise after reports that a woman drowned in the east of the country. "Some people are facing a direct threat. They have been trapped in their houses," said regional police spokesman Ivo Mitacek, the CTK news agency reported. "We have saved several lives ... read more 
The Hague (AFP) June 23, 2009Sixth generation Dutch fisherman Louwe de Boer is part of a small group of pioneers abandoning traditional, wasteful methods and embracing innovation as a means of protecting their livelihoods. "It is the only way to survive", says the 42-year-old entrepreneur. He spent two million euros (about 2.8 million dollars) three years ago on new nets that slashed his bycatch -- animals caught ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Washington (AFP) June 24, 2009The United States is winding down efforts to destroy poppy in Afghanistan, the US regional envoy said Wednesday, after criticism that the zealous US approach has pushed peasants toward the Taliban. Richard Holbrooke, the special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said that President Barack Obama's administration was making "significant adjustments" from the previous George W. Bush team in a ... more  
Ramallah, West Bank (UPI) Jun 24, 2009 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel must address the vital issue of water in the West Bank if meaningful peace talks are to take place. Israel's leaders said nothing, but Abbas had touched on one of the most sensitive issues in the seemingly endless negotiations, which have been in abeyance for the last few years, and one on which any expectation of a comprehensive ... more 
Naivasha, Kenya (AFP) June 23, 2009Green campaigners in Kenya, one of the world's top flower exporters, called Tuesday for a boycott of flowers from some 30 farms contributing to the degradation of Lake Naivasha. The executive director of the Indigenous bio-diversity environmental conservation association (IBECA), James Kahora, said his group would travel to Europe to promote the "Save Lake Naivasha" campaign. ... more 
Bordeaux, France (AFP) June 23, 2009Much to the glee of French winemakers, China confirmed its passion for red wine within the first 24 hours of the opening of the world's largest wine exhibition here, Vinexpo. Barely had the first visitors hit the stands when Hong Kong luxury goods company A&A International announced its acquisition of an historic wine estate near Bordeaux, Chateau Richelieu, a 17-hectare property surrounded ... more |
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Don't Look Up, Space is Filled With JunkDurham NC (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 In the early days of space exploration, satellites were rare. Each launch was a feat of engineering and ambition, sending machines far above the Earth into orbits where they could drift undisturbed. ... more  
Expanded orbital computing initiative announced for next Momentus mission with DPhi Space partnershipLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Momentus Inc., a U.S. commercial space company, will partner with DPhi Space to fly a Clustergate-2 edge computing payload on its upcoming Vigoride 7 mission, scheduled for launch in early 2026. The ... more 
ESA Expands Space Safety Fleet to Protect Earth and Enable Sustainable Space OperationsParis, France (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 ESA's Space Safety Programme advances initiatives to detect, predict, and counter space hazards - including threats from asteroids, solar storms, and space debris. The program develops missions and ... more
  
Consciousness debate intensifies as scientists urge clarity while AI and robotics advanceParis, France (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Scientists warn that as artificial intelligence and neurotechnology accelerate in development, the need to understand consciousness has now become a scientific and ethical priority. In a major revie ... more 
Space Robotics at the Edge of the UnknownLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Many robotics systems function in conditions where the environment is well-defined: factory floors, urban roads, research facilities. But what about robots designed for space? Keenan Albee, ... more 
Orbital data and energy collaboration accelerates space-based assemblyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Rendezvous Robotics and Starcloud have initiated a formal partnership to integrate autonomous modular assembly systems with orbital power and cooling infrastructure for gigawatt-scale datacenter cap ... more
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Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2009NASA's Quick Scatterometer, or QuikScat, mission was conceived, developed and launched less than two years after the unexpected loss of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-1 spacecraft, which carried the NASA Scatterometer in June 1997. Just two years later, on June 19, 1999, the QuikScat spacecraft carrying JPL's SeaWinds instrument was launched ... more 
Oeygarden, Norway (AFP) June 22, 2009Tucked away in the corner of an enchanting fjord, 600,000 baby trout frolick in underwater cages as they wait their turn to end up on dinner plates: fish farming is booming in Norway, under the watchful eye of environmentalists. In Oeygarden near the western Norwegian town of Bergen, the Blom family's fish farm consists of a building constructed on the water and three submerged basins where ... more 
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) June 22, 2009Manaus, a city deep in Brazil's Amazon jungle, is suffering the worst flooding it has seen in 56 years, civil defense officials said Monday. Torrential rain in Brazil's north has swollen the Amazon river and its tributaries, including the Negro river on which Manaus sits, they said. Over the weekend, the Negro river rose to 29.62 meters (88.32 feet) -- just a centimeter off the level it ... more 
Durban, South Africa (AFP) June 22, 2009Millions of sardines have begun their annual migration down South Africa's east coast, but fewer fish are making the journey due to rising ocean temperatures, a researcher said Monday. Known as the Sardine Run, the spectacular marine migration with schools miles long attracts dolphins and birds, spawning a cottage industry for the tourists who flock to the Indian Ocean coast in KwaZulu-Natal ... more |
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Cane toad invasion threatens Pilbara biodiversity and culture
Amazonian forests altered by human actions show broad changes in diversity and evolutionary patterns
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