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Coverage of scientific research and breakthroughs, environmental issues, and health.

Developing nations will need substantial outside investment to transition to renewable energy and build climate resiliance

Retreating from commitments

World Bank and IMF climate snub 'worrying', says COP29 presidency

A chef takes a break to check his phone in a sliver of shade outside Union Station on August 12, 2016 in Washington,DC

Extreme temperatures

US enters first major heat wave of 2025

The European space industry is struggling to remain competitive in the face of Elon Musk's SpaceX

Calling for more investment

Macron says Europe must become 'space power' again

A hard-fought law requiring companies to ensure their global supply chains are free of ethical and environmental abuses has had its rollout pushed back to 2028

Cutting down on Green Deal?

EU plans to scrap anti-greenwashing rules after pushback

Drinks in glass bottles had five to 50 times more microplastic fragments than in plastic bottles

Released by France's food safety agency

More microplastics in glass bottles than plastic: study

The Thai government and WWF have been breeding sambar deer and releasing them into the wild to provide tigers with prey

Near fivefold increase in 15 years

Thailand credits prey releases for 'extraordinary' tiger recovery

Workers crush burnt agricultural waste at a 'green coal' production plant in Chad

More than 90% of forest cover lost since 1970s

Chad hopes 'green charcoal' can save vanishing forests

Illustration:

Fuelled by social media

New Zealand coroner raises alarm over 'perilous' collision sport

Peruvian gas workers discovered the mummy of a boy believed to be over 1,000 years old while installing pipes in Lima

Pre-Hispanic tomb

Peru gas workers find thousand-year-old mummy

Paris makes clean water bet for River Seine bathers

SpaceX was preparing for the 10th test flight of Starship when the explosion occurred

SpaceX Starship explodes on Texas launch pad

Antarctica's McMurdo ice shelf, where scientists found a surprising range of life in tiny pools of melted ice that could have implications for the search for alien life

How did life survive 'Snowball Earth'? In ponds, study suggests

Warmer temperatures caused by climate change have improved conditions for plant growth in the Arctic

Arctic warming spurs growth of carbon-soaking peatlands

Damaged furniture in mud-covered streets after heavy rains and flooding near Turin, in the Italian Alps, in April 2025

More frequent and severe

Climate change could double summer rainfall in the Alps: study

Dire future climate impacts worse than what the world has already experienced are already baked in over the next decade or two.

Uncharted territory

Warning signs on climate flashing bright red: top scientists

Hurricane Erick strengthened to an

Rapid strengthening

Hurricane Erick strengthens as it barrels toward Mexico

Protea flower grower Nico Thuynsma cultivates the blooms north of Johannesburg, 1,500 km (930 miles) from their natural home at the southern tip of Africa

S.Africa's iconic protea flower relocates as climate warms

The EU wants a set of common rules for dogs and cats across the bloc

Broad consensus

Mutilation ban and microchips: EU lawmakers vote on cat and dog welfare

This May 17, 2025 image shows the grounds of the commercial poultry farm in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state that saw an outbreak of

After month-long suspension

Brazil says free of bird flu, will resume poultry exports

Gilead's twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration

Alleged 99.9% efficacy

US approves Gilead's twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV

Chilean officials have passed a law to allow artisanal fisherman a bigger share of the hake catch

After violent protests

Chile ups hake catch limits for small-scale fishermen

Bogong moths use Earth's magnetic field like a compass

Expert travellers

Moth uses stars to navigate long distances, scientists discover

Farmers in many regions are already experiencing longer dry spells, unseasonable heatwaves and erratic weather due to climate change

Climate change could cut crop yields up to a quarter

Scientists warn the UK may experience hotter, more prolonged heatwaves in the coming years

Increasingly frequent

UK risks more extreme, prolonged heatwaves in future: study

Shipbreaker Mizan Hossain, whose back was crushed in a 10-metre fall, showing his swollen hands

Toxic waste and worker protection

New rules may not change dirty and deadly ship recycling business

Paris uses water from the Seine river to cool a wide range of buildings via a series of underground pipes

Underground pipe network

How Paris's Seine river keeps the Louvre cool in summer

Coal mine-to-solar conversions are already happening in some countries, most notably China, which leads the world in solar uptake

Disused and refashioned

Energy transition: how coal mines could go solar

Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in some species of mushroom and can cause hallucinations and an altered state of mind

New Zealand approves medicinal use of 'magic mushrooms'

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