The United Nations General Assembly’s declaration of 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) represents a landmark global acknowledgement of the indispensable role that rangelands and pastoral communities play…

Daily Trust

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Daily Trust

ScienceAug 11, 2026 · 1 min

Will Nigeria’s border reforms decide the future of African Free Trade?

When the World Bank estimates that every additional day of delay at a border can reduce trade by about one per cent, inefficient border management ceases to be a bureaucratic inconvenience and becomes an economic burden. As the continent…

Daily Trust

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Tougher than armour, hard as diamond: China’s unbreakable crystal breakthrough

South China Morning Post

ScienceAug 11, 2026 · 1 min

Tougher than armour, hard as diamond: China’s unbreakable crystal breakthrough

Chinese scientists have created a diamond with no Achilles’ heel – one that cannot be broken, even by a hard knock with a hammer – according to a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Synthesis. While a diamond is the hardest…

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Japan successfully launches H3 rocket with Michibiki satellite

Japan Times

ScienceAug 11, 2026 · 1 min

Japan successfully launches H3 rocket with Michibiki satellite

The No. 9 rocket was the first H3 unit carrying a practical-use satellite since a launch failure last December.

Japan Times

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China says Long March 7A rocket launch failed after flight anomaly

CNA

ScienceAug 11, 2026 · 1 min

China says Long March 7A rocket launch failed after flight anomaly

Monday's (Aug 10) mission was the Long March 7A's first failure since its unsuccessful maiden flight in March 2020.

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Indonesia seeks global leadership through mangrove diplomacy

Antara News

ScienceAug 11, 2026 · 1 min

Indonesia seeks global leadership through mangrove diplomacy

Indonesia is home to nearly a quarter of the world's mangroves, giving it the largest mangrove ecosystem on the ...

Antara News

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Perseid meteors, total eclipse to put on summer light show

Stuff

ScienceAug 11, 2026 · 1 min

Perseid meteors, total eclipse to put on summer light show

The Perseid meteor shower returns with ideal viewing conditions, coinciding with a total solar eclipse and a six-planet alignment.

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A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle: Iceland prepares for total solar eclipse

Euronews

ScienceAug 11, 2026 · 1 min

A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle: Iceland prepares for total solar eclipse

Iceland is preparing for a rare total solar eclipse on 12 August, with thousands of visitors expected to head to the country's western regions.

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Native birds in captivity to be vaccinated against H5 bird flu as Australia prepares for more mass mortalities

The Guardian

ScienceAug 11, 2026 · 1 min

Native birds in captivity to be vaccinated against H5 bird flu as Australia prepares for more mass mortalities

Federal government also hopes to vaccinate some wild birds but admits catching them once, let alone twice for both doses, is ‘difficult’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Vaccinations against H5 bird flu will be…

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RNZ

ScienceAug 10, 2026 · 1 min

Climate change adaptation not keeping pace with fast-growing risks - report

Urgent efforts are needed to avoid an 'intensifying spiral' of response to extreme events, a Climate Change Commission report says.

RNZ

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