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

Two Frenchman -- one a philosopher, the other a legal scholar -- argue that protection of the living world should be discussed in entirely different legal terms

Language part of the problem?

French pair propose new term to define 'environment'

Fiji's environment ministry rejected an Australian billionaire's plan to import and burn waste from the region.

'Waste colonialism'

Fiji rejects Australian billionaire's 'Pacific ashtray' garbage plan

Tasmanian devils can live up to six years in the wild

Escape from wildlife park

Tasmanian devil thwarts Australian search team

A forest near Qargha lake in Paghman district, Kabul province

After wartime deforestation

From poplars to pistachios, Afghans rediscover the value of trees

Bear goes on rampage in Japan, injuring four people

Though he died more than 5,300 years ago, Oetzi the Iceman is still surprising scientists

'Very good sourdough'

Scientists find yeast in ancient Iceman's guts -- and make bread

Socialist lawmaker Elie Califer is championing the bill

France lawmakers say state shares blame for West Indies pesticide scandal

French astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Arnaud Prost will spend some time on space stations under the newly announced deal

French astronaut to fly to commercial space station under deal

The exoplanets were observed using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile

Far-away worlds

Exoplanets can have magnetic fields, 'hot Jupiter' winds reveal

When darkness holds back

The June night sky in Luxembourg

Like humans cooling themselves through sweat, trees regulate temperature through a process called transpiration.

Dying of thirst

Trees taking drastic measures to survive climate-driven heat

Paris and other European cities have been sweltering through an unusually early heatwave this week

Record-breaking season

Five things to know about heatwaves in Europe

Sucker punch: In certain conditions, mosquitoes can come come to prefer the taste of DEET

Good news, everyone

Mosquitoes can learn to love common repellent, scientists find

De Luca Mathias vu Meteolux op sengem Büro

Spotting health risks earlier

MeteoLux's new heat warnings now consider humidity and wind

Temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-2030

The US multinational maker of Post-it and Scotch tape is also being sued in the United States over its use of PFAS

Billion-dollar action

Australia sues consumer goods giant 3M over 'forever chemicals'

Megaron Txucarramae vowed to carry forward his uncle's fight at a gathering of Kayapo leaders in the village of Pykany last week, who had come to see Raoni before he became too ill to attend

'Will continue to support the struggle'

Chief Megaron: heir to the fight for Brazil's Amazon

The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is made up of a string of low-lying atolls, scattered halfway between Australia and Hawaii.

AFP investigation finds

Fund for climate-exposed Pacific nation invests in fossil fuels

Record temperatures in Europe

Yellow heat alert extended until Friday for the entire country

The New Zealand native kakariki karaka -- or orange-fronted parakeet -- is critically endangered and has twice been declared extinct, only to be rediscovered

Responsible for more than 10 percent

Love birds: twice-extinct parakeet gets lifeline from randy pair

An aerial view of a field fire, in Sao Felix do Xingu, Para state, Brazil, on June 16, 2025

MapBiomas monitoring network

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019

Vegetable seller Tofan Jena undergoing a free eye test at GoodVision India – Care Netram charity's screening camp in the Salia Sahi slum area of Bhubaneswar

Closing the eyecare gap

Low cost glasses help India's poor see a better future

Researchers found the odds of adult koalas being admitted into care or dying in the Australian state of NSW rose when average maximum temperatures over a 7-day period reached 27C

Sedentary and vulnerable

Even moderately hot days raise risk of koala deaths: study

A woman cools down with a portable fan in Nantes, western France

Record temps as spring heatwave bakes Europe

Temperature records for May were broken in France and Britain

Climate experts explain

Why is Europe the world's fastest warming continent?

Andrey Rublev used an ice bag to cool off at the French Open on Monday

French Open: What level of heat would stop play?

King Charles III is patron of The Red Squirrel Survival Trust

Invasive species

King Charles visits grey squirrel contraceptive project

Measuring over two meters in length and weighing between 200 and 250 kilograms, the dolphin is believed to be between six and eight years old

Saint-Jean-de-Luz

'Curious' dolphin charms French town but experts concerned

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