France nuclear power plants: How heatwaves and drought affect reactors in 2026
High temperatures and low water levels can force reactors to reduce output or shut down Golfech has temporarily…
Narwhals Sport Iconic Straight, Spiraled Tusks. Scientists Just Uncovered Some of the Eye-Catching Feature’s Structural Secrets
The Arctic whales are the only known animals with straight tusks, and ones that consistently twist to the…
A robot spent 10 days hunting glowing animals between Monterey and the Channel Islands, then found a 130-foot “ghost” with elaborate lures that science still does not have a name for
An expedition off California has delivered fresh data on deep-sea life. Scientists worked from Monterey Bay to the…
Forestry Corporation avoids environmental protections by calling logging ‘road maintenance’
Loggers in New South Wales have felled about 1,000 trees, including habitat for threatened species, but avoided environmental…
‘Like a miracle’: 84-year-old woman pulled alive from rubble three days after Indonesian quake | Indonesia
An 84-year-old woman has been discovered alive in the flattened remains of her home three days after a…
Beijing Bets on Fossil Fuels Even as It Leads the World in Renewables
China has become the world’s largest renewable energy producer by accelerating the rollout of solar, wind, and battery…
As super El Nino looms, wealthy nations must learn from those already living with water scarcity
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Between six lanes of Manhattan traffic, Broadway’s medians are being replanted with native species to create a five-mile corridor for birds and bees
As of 2026, 12 malls have been restored. (Picture: BMA) In the middle of Manhattan, Broadway’s green medians…
Humans have learned to fear ‘bugs’, but we shouldn’t – life as we know it hinges on invertebrates | Chris Packham
Too many animals are regarded as “bugs”. And, if anything is a bug, it is a short step…
Without action wildfires in Europe will increase 39% even in best-case climate scenario, study finds | Wildfires
Wildfires are projected to burn 39% more of Europe by the end of the century even in the…
How Africa Is Battling Climate Change and the Coming ‘Super’ El Niño
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: African countries respond to climate change-driven wildfires, drought,…
How Greenland’s summer landscapes are transforming
How Greenland’s summer landscapes are transforming – Futura-Sciences August 19, 2026 8 min Between the exploding vegetation and…