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

The return of Donald Trump to the White House could further complicate the agenda of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Conflict, inequality, climate, technology

Humanity has opened 'Pandora's box of ills,' UN chief warns

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (L) met British counterpart Keir Starmer as he visits London

BP nears deals for oil fields, curbs on gas flaring in Iraq

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost and ispace's Resilience lunar landers, soars into orbit after lifting off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center

'Rideshare' to the Moon

Private US, Japanese lunar landers launch on single rocket

Red and pink flame retardant is giving fire-ravaged Los Angeles a slightly surreal aspect -- but how safe is it?

'Practically non-toxic'

What is the pink stuff coating fire-ravaged Los Angeles?

The Mecca Hills will be part of the new Chuckwalla National Monument

No industrial activity allowed

Biden issues land protections after LA fires delay ceremony

The eActros 600 can travel about 500 kilometres (310 miles) on a single charge

To reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Amazon orders 200 Mercedes-Benz electric trucks

Vehicle emissions will top out at around nine gigatonnes in 2025, a quarter-century earlier than previously predicted, according to a German think tank

Thanks to electric vehicles and new regulations

Global road transport emissions to peak in 2025: study

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is seen on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida ahead of its maiden flight

Blue Origin scrubs key test launch again, eyes Thursday

A cadaver dog, from the Los Angeles County Sheriff, sniffs through the rubble of beachfront properties destroyed by the Palisades Fire along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California

Search for bodies as LA firefighters brace for more wind

A collapsed house is seen in the Valle de las Flores area of La Paz

Unstable hillside

'Afraid to live here': urban Bolivia's death-defying homes

Many families with young children affected by the Los Angeles fires are now desperately seeking diapers, milk formula and clothing

'Mommy, what's happening?': Young families left traumatized by LA fires

Wildfires ravaging Los Angeles have sparked debate over the city's hosting of the 2028 Olympics

Safe and successful Games?

Devastating LA fires prompt 2028 Olympics debate

US President Joe Biden speaks at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2025, as he delivers his final foreign policy speech.

International alliances

Biden says America 'stronger' on world stage in farewell speech

An Uzbek 'ship graveyard' near the Aral Sea

Rare success story

Kazakhstan says part of Aral Sea has nearly doubled in volume

Two activists from the Just Stop Oil climate change campaign group sprayed the grave of Charles Darwin in Westminister Abbey in protest at global rising temperatures

UK climate activists target Darwin's grave with chalk

The Palisades Fire grew overnight to 23,700 acres (9,500 hectares) burnt, remaining just 11 percent contained

Thousands without homes

Death toll from Los Angeles fires rises, with dangerous winds incoming

The New Glenn rocket is seen during a hot fire test at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida on December 27, 2024

Founded by Jeff Bezos

Five things to know about New Glenn, Blue Origin's new rocket

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket sits on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 11, 2025

A 320-foot marvel

Blue Origin pushes back first launch of giant New Glenn rocket

Santa Ana winds

Fueling the Los Angeles fires: the Santa Ana winds

Deadly infernos have ripped through Los Angeles, killing at least 24 people in less than a week and leaving thousands without homes

150 firefighters

Ukraine's Zelensky offers firefighters to Los Angeles

Brazilian rescue teams work on a landslide site in the Bethania neighborhood of Ipatinga, Minas Gerais state, on January 12, 2025

Torrential rains

At least 10 dead in Brazil landslides

A man waters the front of his house as smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire burn toward the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles

Los Angeles fire evacuees face price gouging

An aggressive air operation is under way to stem the spread of the Palisades Fire as it pushes north and east into previously untouched neighborhoods

Flames pushed to new territory

Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow and death toll hits 16

Mayotte was placed on red weather alert in anticipation of the passage of Dikeledi to the south of the territory

Sobering forecast

Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on high alert as new storm approaches

Hundreds of animals that have been made homeless by the Los Angeles fires have found a temporary home at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center

From horses to rabbits

Scramble to shelter animals from Los Angeles wildfires

An aggressive air operation is under way to stem the spread of the Palisades Fire as it pushes north and east into previously untouched neighborhoods

Numb and devastated

Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow and death toll hits 16

Life Medturtles released the rehabilitated turtles back into the Mediterranean

Tunisian rehab barge offers hope for vulnerable sea turtles

The New Glenn rocket sits on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, in December 2024

Ahead of maiden voyage

Five things to know about New Glenn, Blue Origin's new rocket

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