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

The report highlighted the Nashulai Maasai Conservancy in Kenya

'Taking action difficult but not impossible'

UN experts urge three 'transformations' for nature

Scientists know the damaging consequences of the loss of Antarctic sea ice

Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say

A tram on the old Sava Bridge in Belgrade, which is soon to be demolished

Serbia's capital Belgrade to make public transport free

Some 50km of beaches in Crimea are affected by the spill

9,000 tonnes of oil

Russian oil spill contaminates 50km of Black Sea beaches

The cyclone left scenes of utter devastation

French overseas territory

Devastated Mayotte battles to recover from cyclone 'steamroller'

Officials warn of a death toll reaching hundreds, possibly even thousands

Climate change made Cyclone Chido stronger: scientists

The new EPR nuclear reactor at Flamanville in northwestern France will soon be delivering electricity to the grid

After long delay, French nuclear plant coming on stream

Activists complain the panels will be an eyesore

'Poorly insulated and energy hungry'

Anger as Amsterdam allows 'ugly' solar panels on historic canal houses

Ice cutters turn out up to 2,700 blocks a day from the frozen Songhua River

Seasonal occupation

Warmer winter melts incomes of China's ice cutters

Companies like Space One want to offer cheaper and more frequent space exploration opportunities than governments

Japanese startup's space rocket launch fails

US astronauts Suni Williams (L) and Butch Wilmore took off aboard Boeing's Starliner in June 2024 for what was meant to be an eight-day mission -- they now will not return until spring 2025

NASA again delays return of astronauts stranded on space station

Towana Looney, 53, who received a gene-edited pig kidney, undergoes medical testing at NYU Langone Health on December 11, 2024 in New York

Unconventional operation

'Blessed': US woman sees second chance in life after pig kidney transplant

Finally released

Whaling activist Watson freed after Denmark rejects extradition

Young genetically altered pigs walk past a ball in their pens at the Revivicor research farm in Blacksburg, Virginia on November 20, 2024

A US farm breeds pigs for human kidney transplants

Molly, a 45-year-old female elephant, was found lifeless in a rocky river in Bali

Following torrential rain

Critically endangered elephant found dead in Bali river

Resource-poor Japan 'will aim to maximise the use of renewable energy'

Reduce coal and gas

Japan to make renewables top power source by 2040

US President-elect Donald Trump called Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Trump defends health pick RFK Jr over vaccine stance

The cyclone wrecked homes

Chronic shortages

Macron to visit France's cyclone-battered Mayotte

Drought has caused lake Jablanicko to virtually dry up as Bosnia -- which is headed for its hottest year on record -- suffers prolonged drought

Bosnia hits hottest year on record in 2024: meteorologists

A leopard shark is released back into the aquarium after being artificially inseminated with wild leopard shark sperm at Sydney Aquarium

With aims to release in wild

Scientists artificially inseminate leopard sharks to boost diversity

Andrea Vanek has suffered from long Covid for three years

Reinfection increases risk

Five years on from the pandemic, long Covid keeps lives on hold

Scientists say 2023 and 2024 were the hottest years ever recorded

Uncharted territory

Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat

Mejhoul dates, native to Morocco's semi-arid regions, are famed for their large size, tender texture and rich sweetness

Libya farmer breaks new ground with outlier date variety

A COP16 delegate walks past a giant poster of a Saudi archaeological site at the start of the UNCCD talks

No binding protocol

World falls short of drought deal at Saudi-hosted talks

Private firms are offering cheaper and more frequent space exploration opportunities than governments

Weather conditions

Japan space firm postpones second attempt at orbit

Typically considered shy creatures, jackals are increasingly coming into contact with humans -- and sometimes biting them -- as their habitat shrinks

Violent attacks

Habitat loss stokes rabid jackal attacks in Bangladesh

The tiny Melanesian island nation of Vanuatu spearheaded the drive to bring the case to the ICJ, corralling a group of countries to push the United Nations to ask its top court for its opinion

Fighting for the future

'Ambitious' islanders spice up ICJ climate hearings

Six highly endangered Mekong giant catfish were discovered in Cambodia

Underwater monsters

Six rare giant catfish surface in Cambodia

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