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Africa: Why Healthy Oceans Are Essential for Food Security in Africa

[allAfrica] Mombasa -- Fish are often described as one of Africa's most overlooked solutions to food insecurity, yet millions of people depend on fisheries for nutrition, jobs, and livelihoods. As marine ecosystems face growing threats…

Africa: Hope Exists for Coral Reefs, But Scientists Warn Time to Act Is Running Out

[allAfrica] Mombasa -- For years, the story of coral reefs has been written as dying, doomed, gone. Coral reefs have been framed as ecosystems in irreversible decline, threatened by rising ocean temperatures, bleaching events, and…

Japanese researchers find new ways to detect cyanide poisoning

The study, conducted by researchers from institutions including Kindai University and the Aichi Prefectural Police Department, was published in a toxicology journal in May.

Spanish households save €10 a month thanks to renewables expansion, report finds

Thinktank says decoupling electricity from gas prices has also helped shield Spain from hikes caused by Iran war Spanish households save €10 a month on electricity bills because of wind turbines and solar panels installed in the last five…

ISRO introduces fellowship for ME, MTech, MSc graduates – eligibility, stipend & more

Military stealth coating sold as cheap house paint? China might do it

Radar-absorbing materials have long been associated with stealth fighters, cruise missiles and other high-end military platforms for which performance often comes at a high cost. But in China, some stealth coatings could be moving into…

Global Economy Briefing — June 16, 2026

A calmer week ended on a high note as SpaceX completed the largest stock market debut in history, jumping nearly 20%, and US consumer confidence rebounded sharply from a record low. The post Global Economy Briefing — June 16, 2026 appeared…

Scientists identify 166,000 sq km of coral reef capable of surviving climate crisis

The bat that weighs the same as a teaspoon of salt – and the biologist who rediscovered it

The short-tailed roundleaf bat was feared extinct until scientist Iroro Tanshi found one in Afi sanctuary in Nigeria, and set out to protect the only confirmed roosting colony Just after sunrise, a cacophony of whoops and chatter can be…

AI could help win ‘race against extinction’ of vital plants, say botanists

Tech is helping to identify and save new specimens and could open ‘genomic goldmine’ of fungi data The rise of AI and digitisation could be a turning point in the “race against extinction” faced by botanists trying to identify and save…

US Air Force B-52 bomber crashes in California, killing all 8 crew aboard

A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed on takeoff on Monday at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert, bursting into flames and killing all eight crew members aboard, Air Force officials said. The…

Scientists found some coral reefs can survive climate change

About 166,000sq km of coral reefs across 71 countries have capacity to either withstand or recover from the effects of global warming.