Thames swim relay repeatedly hindered by polluted waters
The swimmers included two-time world champion Amber Keegan, Olympians Toby Robinson and Hector Pardoe, and ultramarathon swimmers Jessika…
Independent MP Peter George to divest fossil fuel and gambling shares
New Tasmanian independent MP Peter George has announced he will divest shares in fossil fuel and gambling companies…
Cloud seeding, flash floods, and a thirsty city: The UAE’s fragile relationship with rain
ADVERTISEMENT Outside of a mountain village in the northern outskirts of the United Arab Emirates, clouds on a…
In 2020, humans suddenly vanished from a popular bay in Hawai‘i. What happened next was remarkable
When the Covid-19 pandemic reached Hawai‘i’s Hanauma Bay in 2020, the popular snorkelling site – which attracts nearly…
Punjab floods: Radio network in Canada raises $2 million in just 2 days
A private FM radio network in Canada has raised $2 million in just two days to aid flood…
Top US coal miner sees booming demand
US electricity consumption is rising so rapidly that coal usage could increase dramatically, said Bloomberg News citing comments…
Bubble shield deployed in ocean to protect giant cuttlefish from deadly SA algal bloom | Environment
A safety curtain of air bubbles has been installed in South Australia’s Spencer Gulf in an emergency bid…
‘I’ve never seen such an extensive film of pollution’ New oil spill dumps over 10 tons of petroleum in the Black Sea, killing birds and coating Russian beaches
Late last year, two Russian oil tankers collided in the Kerch Strait, leaking thousands of tons of heavy fuel oil into…
Canada’s unemployment rate in August climbs to nine-year high outside of early pandemic
Open this photo in gallery: People line up at a Service Canada office in Montreal. Data show that…
Wildlife photographer films ‘intense standoff’ between jaguar and river otters
A Guatemalan wildlife photographer and guide in the Pantanal of Brazil captured rare video of “an intense standoff”…
Global alarm—ocean water found to be penetrating kilometers beneath Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ accelerating melting that could raise sea levels by more than 3 meters
Ocean water is rushing underneath one of the most dangerous glaciers on Earth, and scientists say this could…
Ski field operators at Tasmania’s Ben Lomond want to make more snow, but others have concerns
Like many farmers, Ben Mock wants more water. But rather than pump it on crops or pour it…