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

The Arctic has seen record monthly lows since December

European climate monitor

Global sea ice cover hits record low in February as world continues hot streak

'Erratic' Tropical Cyclone Alfred brought drenching rain and huge surf to the eastern coast of Australia

Four million affected

'Erratic' cyclone creeps towards eastern Australia

After investigating the death of a person who took a Garcinia-based supplement, French food safety agency ANSES 'strongly advises' people against consuming the plant

Lack of scientific evidence

France warns against weight loss supplements using Garcinia plant

El Salvador's San Sebastian river has no fish -- a result of decades of gold mining nearby

Decade-old problem

In El Salvador, a river without fish feeds fear of mining

People view SpaceX Starship Flight 8 as it is stationed near Orbital Launch Pad A ahead of launch at Boca Chica beach in Texas on March 3, 2025

Amid 'mishap investigation'

SpaceX aims for Thursday Starship test flight

A reconstruction of the famous Austrolopithecus afarensis Lucy. Which hominin made the bone tools at Olduvai Gorge remains a mystery

New study on old tools

Human ancestors making 'bone tech' 1.5 million years ago, say scientists

Official estimates suggest that about a third of all crops in Sri Lanka are eaten or destroyed by wild animals

Nationwide census

Monkey business: Sri Lanka to count crop-raiding nuisance wildlife

A sign shows directions to a public toilet at a food court in Singapore

Special task force

Singapore splashes millions to flush out dirty toilets

New Delhi says it plans to level the massive Bhalswa landfill by March 2026

Stain on the skyline

New Delhi vows to flatten monster garbage pile in Indian capital

The Ariane 6 rocket launch on March 3 had to be delayed last-minute due to a dysfunctional valve

Following 'anomaly'

Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launch rescheduled to March 6

Commuters drive through heavy smog in New Delhi on November 2017

'Budget constraints'

US embassies end pollution data popular in China and India

This photo provided by NASA shows the four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission, including NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov

Early rescue denied by Biden?

'Stranded' NASA astronaut backs Musk in rescue row

A23a in the waters off Antarctica (handout released by EYOS Expeditions in January 2024)

World's biggest iceberg runs aground, sparing wildlife haven island

A Realme phone shown at MWC changes its colour based on temperature

Chameleon phones and smart contact lenses: the gadgets of MWC 2025

Military and fire department helicopters have been trying to douse the wildfire

Thousands evacuated

Japan's worst wildfire in half a century spreads

Residents look to evacuate during severe flooding in Indonesian capital Jakarta

Rivers overflowing

Hundreds evacuated as torrential rains flood Indonesia capital

Blackchin tilapia are an invasive species from west Africa that has been found in 19 provinces in Thailand, damaging ecosystems

Ecosystems damaged

Thai court accepts invasive fish case against food giant

ispace's unmanned Resilience lander was launched in January on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in January

Smooth progress

Japan startup targets June 6 Moon landing

Experts warn that climate change will create better conditions for malaria mosquitos

'Supplies disrupted'

Malaria deaths soar in shadow of Ethiopia conflict

Malik Hussain Khan checks beehives on a farm in Sargodha district of Punjab province

Honey varieties plummet

Plan B: Climate change forces Pakistan beekeepers to widen pursuit of flowers

Obesity has soared has people eat more unhealthy foods, researchers have warned

'Monumental societal failure'

60% of adults will be overweight or obese by 2050: study

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded Starship after a previous flight in January ended with the upper stage disintegrating in a fiery cascade over the Turks and Caicos Islands

Unspecified issue

SpaceX calls off Starship test flight at last minute

SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk has repeatedly used his X account to spread falsehoods including inaccurate claims about Covid-19, vaccines, miscarriages and heart problems

UK's Royal Society of top scientists mulls call to oust Elon Musk

Students leave school in Manila after classes are suspended due to extreme heat

Soaring temperatures

Heat wave shuts down schools in nearly half Philippine capital

The scheme was trialled during the Paris Olympics

Easing pollution

Paris imposes car-sharing lane on congested ring road

The blaze follows record low rainfall in the area and last year's hottest summer on record across Japan

Including military

Japan deploys 2,000 firefighters to tackle forest blaze

The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to new research

'Severe consequences'

Melting ice could slow vital Antarctic ocean current: study

This image grab from a March 2, 2025 video and released by Firefly Aerospace shows Firefly's Blue Ghost lander during its lunar landing as part of the Ghost Mission 1

Touchdown succesful

Private US company aces lunar landing on first mission

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