As Spain grieves, recurrent heatwaves stir fears of more wildfires | Weather News
Madrid, Spain – Sally Chapman was watching the Wimbledon tennis championship on television when she noticed a “commotion”…
New US-designed mesh mimics tangled seaweed to capture microplastics
A team of US scientists has developed a biodegradable mesh inspired by tangled seaweed that can capture microplastics…
567-million-year-old fossils rewrite the dawn of animal life
Researchers have discovered an unusually rich fossil site in a remote region of Canada’s Northwest Territories, revealing new…
Scientists reviewed 54 Asian oak species; 40 had no backup in any botanical collection, while one may already be extinct in the wild
Scientists reviewed 54 Asian oak species; 40 had no backup in any botanical collection A detailed study of…
Strengthening El Niño to push 49 million more people into acute hunger
In response, the agency and partners are boosting efforts in eight countries to protect some of the most…
In 2003, China planted small islands of native trees along a degraded river; 20 years later they held only 19–30% of an intact forest’s diversity and biomass
Tropical forests have been heavily degraded because of human activities. (Representational photo) Planting trees across vast areas may…
Supercomputing takes on 95,000-ton nuclear fuel recycling challenge
SHINE Technologies has been selected for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission to develop an AI-enabled system…
Climate change may be making us lonelier: How heat waves and extreme weather disrupt social connections everyone relies on
Severe storms, heat waves and wildfires can shut down the social life of a community, flooding out festivals,…
Yemen’s crumbling roads mean an arduous quest for water for Taiz villagers | Humanitarian Crises
Taiz, Yemen – Hiring a minibus to the Ragem village market, 70km (45 miles) from Taiz, has become…
Poor data holding New Zealand back in fight against environmental challenges, new report shows
Inconsistent, inadequate and missing environmental data is holding New Zealand back from making timely and cost-effective decisions, according…
You’ve never seen polar bears like this before: 14 captivating photos that reveal the deadly apex predator’s softer side
Polar bears are among the most fearsome predators in the world – but they’re also some of the…
Drones regularly capture animal cruelty on farms. A Trump administration rule could make it harder.
In February, an animal rights group flew a drone over a farm in California that raises calves destined…