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A newly hatched turtle attempts to reach the ocean in Braamspunt, Suriname, on a beach at risk of vanishing due to coastal erosion

Eroding coastline

'Every day I see land disappear': Suriname's battle to keep sea at bay

Temperatures have climbed to 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) in some places

Heatwaves to become more frequent

Southern Europe roasts as temperatures soar

A Qantas plane waits to take off at Sydney International Airport

Business class, private jets

Eight-country coalition aims to tax luxury air travel

The blaze in Turkey's Seferihisar district began on Sunday, forcing more than 40,000 people from their homes

Rescuers evacuate 50,000 as Turkey battles wildfires

Death cap mushrooms are saturated with deadly chemicals known as amatoxins

Innocuous-looking mushroom

Sweet-smelling fungi at centre of Australian triple-murder trial

People have been advised to seek the shade and stay hydrated

Too hot to handle

Fires break out as southern Europe heatwave intensifies

Commuters make their way through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Karachi

Pakistan flash floods, heavy rain kill 45 in just days

Venice was among several southern European cities caught in the crushing heat

Flirting with the forties

Europe bakes in summer's first heatwave as continent warms

Weather agencies say the risk of forest fires is increased

Heatwave across the Med sparks health and fire warnings

The world is fast approaching a key global warming threshold

Global tensions rattle COP30 build-up but 'failure not an option'

Eel is eaten worldwide but is particularly popular in Japan, where is called 'unagi' and traditionally served grilled after being covered in a sticky-sweet sauce

'Sufficient population'

Eel-eating Japan opposes EU call for more protection

Steep lodging costs in the Brazil's Belem city have panicked many would-be attendees ahead of the COP30 gathering in November

'Shocking' COP30 lodging costs heap pressure on Brazil

Africa only accounts for a small percentage of the global green bond market

Green bonds offer hope, and risk, in Africa's climate fight

Japan's rainy season usually lasts from June to July

Changing climate

Western Japan sees earliest end to rainy season on record

Tigers in India's Ranthambore National Park. Sustained conservation efforts have led to a steady rebound of tiger numbers but the species faces multiple threats

Possible poisoning

India investigates 'unnatural' death of five tigers

A young Rohingya refugee spreads out fire wood for drying on the roof of a shack, next to a solar panel, in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar in 2018

'Lagging behind'

Bangladesh pushes solar to tackle energy woes

Unregulated crossbreeding and habitat shifts put the age-old North African Sloughi at risk

'Part of our heritage'

Dying breed: Tunisian dog lovers push to save age-old desert hound

Following short winter rainy season

Syria's wheat war: drought fuels food crisis for 16 million

Mexico is banning entertainment shows involving captive dolphins and other marine mammals

Animal rights win

Mexican lawmakers vote to ban dolphin shows

Parts of the world's most arid desert, the Atacama in northern Chile, woke up to the rare spectacle of snow

Likely to become more frequent

Snow cloaks Atacama, the world's driest desert

The now-shuttered Miteni plant is accused of knowingly contaminating the water of hundreds of thousands of people in northern Italy

Including Luxembourg-based company

Italy chemical plant execs jailed for pollution

COP30 CEO Ana Toni says the Brazilian government is working on solutions to address the lack of accommodation ahead on the UN climate conference in Belem

Climate conference

COP30 to be held in Amazonian city despite accommodation concerns: CEO

New committee members from left, Retsef Levi, James Pagano, Robert Malone, Joseph Hibbeln, and Martin Kulldorf attend the first meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices at the CDC global headquarters on June 25, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia

Vaccine for RSV

US panel replaced under Trump backs new shot for kids

(L-R) ISRO astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu, US astronaut Peggy Whitson and Polish astronaut Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski posed for a picture ahead of the Axiom-4 mission

First time in decades

Spaceship carrying astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary, docks with ISS

This photo released by the Creative Conservation Alliance shows a leopard at the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh

Hopes for preservation

Spotted: endangered leopard in Bangladesh

The now-shuttered Miteni factory is accused of knowingly contaminating the water of hundreds of thousands of people in northern Italy

Verdict expected in Italy 'forever chemicals' trial

Weda Bay in Indonesia's Maluku islands is home to a major nickel processing and smelting hub

Nickel exploitation

Environment fears over $6 bn Indonesia EV battery project: NGOs

Thailand's government has announced a plan to tighten rules on selling cannabis, the kingdom's latest attempt to restrict the drug, three years after it was decriminalised

Three years after decriminalisation

Thai cannabis stores fret as government moves to tighten rules on sales

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