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Heavy industry turns to carbon capture to clean up its act
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» RETY (FRANCE) - For decades heavy industry around Dunkirk in northern France has belched out millions of tonnes of climate-heating gases.
Researchers dig up secrets of 'self-healing' Roman concrete
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - How have Rome's ancient aqueducts and architectural marvels such as the Pantheon, which features the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome, endured the test of time?
Plastic garbage covers Central American rivers, lakes and beaches
AFP, Published on 16/09/2022
» POTONICO (EL SALVADOR) - A blanket of multi-colored plastic waste flowing in from tributaries covers Lake Suchitlan in El Salvador.
Gas giants: Can we stop cows from emitting so much methane?
AFP, Published on 27/10/2021
» COURNON-D'AUVERGNE (FRANCE) - That cow may look peaceful and harmless, munching on some grass in a verdant pasture.
Sahara dust cloud looms over Cuba, Caribbean and Florida
AFP, Published on 25/06/2020
» HAVANA - A massive cloud of Saharan dust darkened much of Cuba on Wednesday and began to affect air quality in Florida, sparking warnings to people with respiratory illnesses to stay home.
Science and shamanism: Medicine meets Myanmar's far-flung Naga tribes
AFP, Published on 12/03/2020
» SATPALAW SHAUNG (MYANMAR) - With Malaria and tuberculosis screening out front and sacrifices to jungle gods out back, health worker Htan Pi and her shaman mother are an unlikely double-act in their isolated Myanmar village.
'Green favela' fights to live sustainably in Brazil
AFP, Published on 10/03/2020
» SAO PAULO - At first glance, it looks like any other shantytown in Brazil: a precarious jumble of tin-roof shacks and shoddy streets.
Solar Orbiter set to launch in mission to reveal Sun's secrets
AFP, Published on 10/02/2020
» MIAMI - The US-European Solar Orbiter probe launches Sunday night from Florida on a voyage to deepen our understanding of the Sun and how it shapes the space weather that impacts technology back on Earth.
Blinded by the light, firefly species face extinction
AFP, Published on 04/02/2020
» PARIS: Fireflies are in deep trouble, with many species facing extinction due to habitat loss and exposure to pesticides, according to the first major review of their global status, published Monday.
Early cholesterol treatment lowers heart disease risk: study
AFP, Published on 04/12/2019
» PARIS - Treating younger people with high cholesterol levels may help reduce their risk of heart attack or stroke in later life, a major study showed Wednesday.