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Night-time grape harvest is Alentejo estate's answer to extreme heat

More frequent heatwaves are changing how winegrowers work. In Alentejo, one of Portugal's hottest regions, an estate now harvests at night to improve working conditions.

  • Workers harvest grapes at night using tractor headlights.
  • Night-time harvesting started as a test in 2024.
  • Extreme heat and climate change make night work necessary.

Culture

Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games organizers apologize for wrong anthem, transport issues

NAGOYA -- The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organizing Committee apologized Sept. 22 for a series of problems in the operation of the sporting event, inclu

  • Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games organizers apologize for anthem and transport issues on September 22
  • Wrong national anthems stored on broadcasting equipment caused hockey match anthem error
  • Transport vehicle delays affected South Korea's basketball team practice

AI

Smart launches AI workspace

Mobile services provider Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has launched what it calls a “one-stop AI workspace” in a bid to make powerful artificial intelligence (AI) more accessible to Filipinos.

Science

The space race should not endanger Australian wildlife

The future of a proposed rocket-launch facility in South Australia is uncertain. But tensions between space exploration and conservation remain.

  • Australia proposes third rocket-launch facility at Whalers Way, within nature reserve.
  • Construction and operation harm wildlife through habitat destruction, noise, chemical contamination.

Science

Rare desert bloom transforms Chile’s Atacama after heavy rains

Northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, has been transformed into a vibrant carpet of wildflowers following unusually heavy rains linked to El Niño conditions. The rare phenomenon, known as a “flowering desert”, occurs when sufficient rainfall triggers dormant seeds buried beneath the desert soil to germinate.

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