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Food Industry Pushes Back on WHO Guidance for Products with Added Color, Sweeteners

Varieties Around 11 million deaths a year are linked to unhealthy diets, according to the agency, based on data from a global study. (Getty Images)

Food Industry Pushes Back on WHO Guidance for Products with Added Color, Sweeteners

Governments should consider regulating foods that include added colors, flavors or sweeteners designed to make the product more appealing to consumers,…

Varieties Dozens of Pakistani farmers are suing German firms RWE and Heidelberg Materials in a rare bid to make big polluters pay damages for climate impacts. Aamir QURESHI / AFP

Pakistan Farmers in Long Fight to Make German Firms Pay for Flood Damage

In a Pakistani village nestled in rice fields, Abdul Hafeez Khoso remembers the vast industrial zones he saw in Germany when he visited to file a pioneering…

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Varieties A tourist holds an umbrella to shelter from the sun while walking on a hot day in Tokyo on July 15, 2026. (AFP)

This Year Set to Be One of Four Hottest on Record, UN Report Says

This year is ‌on track to be one of the four hottest on record, driven by a powerful El Niño and perpetuating a warming streak of more than a decade, a UN…

Varieties A white-tailed eagle over the Isle of Mull in Scotland. (Natural Resources Wales)

Reintroduction of White-Tailed Eagles Puts Seabird Colonies at Risk of Wipeout

White-tailed eagles reintroduced into England and Wales imperil endangered seabird populations and risk wiping out some colonies, The Guardian reported quoting…

Varieties Residents extend a supply hose to fill a barrel with clean water from a tanker truck in Kavling Bakau Serip, amid local water shortages linked to data center developments in Batam. ANDARU / AFP

Can't Cook or Shower: Indonesians Take Aim at Data Centers

Cooking and bathing became difficult when taps ran dry in Batam, an Indonesian island where residents are protesting as data centers spring up to power the…

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Varieties Tomoko Takaoka, 31, who evacuated from Uki with her pet dogs Chihuahua Ku (7) and Chihuahua mixed with poodle Sheri (8), after a preliminary magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan's southern Kumamoto Prefecture, sits in a tent at the Kyushu Animal Academy in a shelter for evacuees with pets in Kumamoto, Japan, July 31, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Dogs Allowed! Animal Hospital Opens Doors to Japan Quake Survivors and their Pets

When ‌a powerful earthquake jolted southern Japan this week, rattling homes and knocking out water and electricity, Tomoko Takaoka bundled up her beloved…

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Varieties Pinky Modina, Pachydermist at the Johannesburg Zoo, feeds Ramadiba one of the three remaining elephants in Johannesburg on July 24, 2026. (Photo by Phill MAGAKOE / AFP)

The Last Trio: S.Africa's Zoo Elephants Await their Fate

The last three elephants still in a traditional South African zoo entered their enclosure in single file, fruit and vegetables scattered on the ground to…

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Varieties Burstow is one of many UK wildlife watchers who have described seeing the moth on social media lately (Pexels)

Hummingbird Hawk-Moths Descend on UK Gardens

He had just sat down to dinner in the garden when a speedy visitor whizzed by – a “grey lump with orange wings,” recalled Luke Burstow, from Sussex. It was a…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: The skeleton of a mammoth, one of the large mammals that roamed North America during the last Ice Age, is displayed at the Mammoth Site where numerous mammoth fossils have been excavated in Hot Springs, South Dakota, US August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo

Study Shows Prehistoric People Targeted Female Mammoths

Woolly mammoths were a favorite hunting target for Ice Age people in Eurasia and North America for many reasons. A single animal would provide a large amount…

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Varieties Rangers serve as the primary line of defense for the reserve's wildlife - SPA

Saudi Arabia: King Salman Royal Reserve Marks World Ranger Day

The King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority celebrated World Ranger Day on July 31, honoring the vital contributions of national field…

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Varieties Visiting Turkish tourists line up to get their visa on arrival at the customs office in the village of Vathy on Greece's Samos island. Sakis Mitrolidis / AFP

Greek Visa Scheme Gives Turks Easier Entry to Islands in EU

For Ikra Altumsek, and many other Turkish tourists, a visa-on-arrival scheme to visit several of Greece's Aegean islands has greatly simplified travel to this…

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Varieties  In this photo provided by Catherine Taylor a page of the book "Antiquities of Athens," stamped by a library, is shown on Thursday, July 30, 2026, after its return in Kiama, Australia, an estimated 150 years late. (Catherine Taylor via AP)

A Book Found Bricked in a Fireplace Is Returned to an Australian Library, 150 Years Overdue

A book on Greek antiquities has been returned to an Australian public library about 150 years late, with water damage from years bricked into a fireplace. …

Varieties Firefighters battle the flames during a wildfire in Valpacos, Portugal, 30 July 2026. (EPA)

Wildfire Emissions Soar, Exposing Millions to Worse Air Pollution

Wildfires in France and Spain have ‌exposed millions of people to health-damaging air pollution over the last few days, scientists said on Thursday. …

Varieties A teenager poses holding a mobile phone displaying a message from TikTok as law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia takes effect, in Sydney, Australia, December 10, 2025. (Reuters)

Study: Most Australian Teens Still on Social Media Three Months After Under-16 Ban Began

More than 8 in 10 Australian teenagers were still using social media three months after the government's landmark ban on the platforms for under-16s took…

Varieties The fine totaled 60p and was issued on October 20, 1982. (Ailsa Cleveland/BBC)

Overdue Library Book Fines Waived After 44 Years

A fine for a borrowed book that was 44 years overdue has finally been waived by the library, according to the BBC. Trevor Cleveland was issued the fine by…

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Varieties NASA’s Curiosity rover made a curious discovery on the Martian surface in June (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) 

Strange Discovery on Mars Surprises Scientists

NASA’s Curiosity rover just made a strange discovery. The vehicle stumbled upon honeycomb-like patterns of polygons on the surface of the Martian valley known…

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Varieties  A drone view shows moored boats on the nearly empty Lake Brenets as drought conditions affecting the Doubs River lower water levels along the Swiss-French border in Les Brenets, Switzerland, July 30, 2026. (Reuters)

Drought Leaves Swiss Border Lake Popular with Tourists All but Drained

Lake Brenets, a long, winding lake on the Swiss-French border, is all but drained and has been unnavigable for more than a week amid a prolonged drought that…

Varieties This photograph shows smoke rising from wildfires in Fethiye, in the province of Mugla, southwestern Türkiye on July 30, 2026. (AFP)

Türkiye Confronts Growing Wildfires on Tourist Coasts

Hundreds of Turkish firefighters on Thursday battled to contain wildfires spreading near key tourist regions on the country's Mediterranean coast. …

Varieties Smoke rises during a wildfire, south of Rethymno in the Greek island of Crete on July 30, 2026. (AFP)

Southern Europe ‘Becoming More Flammable’ in Hotter Climate, Experts Say

Southern Europe is "becoming more flammable" with the number of summer days primed for extreme fire conditions more than doubling since 1981, a new study found…

Varieties This aerial view shows a car crossing the bridge over the Po River in Martiniana Po, on July 30, 2026. (AFP)

Italy’s Po River Valley on Drought Alert

Italian authorities raised the drought alert level to "high" on Thursday in the Po Valley, home of the country's longest river, due to worsening conditions and…

Varieties  A herd of elephants grazes in Amboseli National Park in Kajiado, Kenya, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP)

Cyanide Poisoning Likely Killed 15 Elephants in Kenya

Fifteen elephants found dead over the past month in one of Kenya's best-known wildlife parks were likely poisoned by cyanide, possibly from pesticides used on…

Varieties The remains of what historians believe is an ancient mammoth, which emerged after the Danube River's water level receded to a record low, lie on the riverbed near the village of Ryahovo, Slivo pole municipality, Bulgaria, in this handout image released on July 29, 2026. (Lyuboslav Yordanov/Slivo pole municipality/Handout via Reuters)

Mammoth Remains Revealed in Bulgaria After Danube Water Levels Hit Record Low

The ‌remains of what is believed to be an ancient mammoth have been revealed in northern Bulgaria, after Danube River water levels receded to a record low…

Varieties A handout combination of images, obtained using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows the clearest image ever of what likely is Betelgeuse B, a star orbiting Betelgeuse. The image in the middle inset was taken in January 2019 with the SPHERE instrument at the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, and shows Betelgeuse itself. The image in the inset on the left was taken in December 2024, when the companion was predicted to be furthest apart from Betelgeuse as seen from Earth. In this inset Betelgeuse has been removed, revealing a source (marked with a crosshair) consistent with being the companion. The image was released on July 28, 2026. ESO/M. Montargès et al. Background: N. Rissinger/Handout via REUTERS

Astronomers Observe Companion Star Orbiting Stellar Giant Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse is a superstar among the stars — one of the brightest in the night sky, a massive red supergiant in the constellation Orion that sometimes brightens…

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Varieties A Pop Mart employee holds up a black sesame Labubu popsicle sold at Pop Mart's first international bakery during their media day at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore July 29, 2026. (Reuters)

Pop Mart Brings Labubu to the Dessert Table in Global Bakery Push

Pop Mart, the Beijing-based maker of collectible "blind box" toys including the toothy-grinned Labubu, is diversifying its business by opening its first…

Varieties Elephants walk at the Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya, April 4, 2024. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

Kenya Probes Potential Toxin after 15 Elephants Die in Amboseli Ecosystem

Fifteen elephants died in Kenya's Amboseli ecosystem from June 24 to July 24, with preliminary tests detecting a potential toxic substance in samples from…

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Varieties This underwater picture taken on July 9, 2026, shows coral in a shallow area of the sea near Onna village, Okinawa Prefecture. (AFP)

Japan Coral Protectors Race to Save Reefs from Heat ‘Bomb’

From "heatwave simulators" to ecological bootcamps, scientists and conservationists are trying ways to revive and reinforce the famous coral reefs off Japan's…

Varieties This aerial view taken from a Civil Security helicopter shows smoke billowing from a burning forested area next to a field near Ares, southwestern France, on July 28, 2026. (AFP)

Wildfires Are More Extreme in Europe and North America, but Global Burning Is Oddly Decreasing

It seems as if the world is afire this summer. But even as wildfires in Europe and North America grow more extreme, key worldwide burning statistics are at a…

Varieties A woman and her child examine a life-size dinosaur figure during sunny weather in Moscow, Russia, 22 July 2026. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

Scientists Discover 210-million-year-old Dinosaur in Zimbabwe

A newly discovered dinosaur from Zimbabwe is offering fresh clues to how the animals diversified, suggesting they spread across distinct ecosystems in southern…

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Varieties Two researchers from the University of Missouri holding samples of purple corn (University of Missouri)

Researchers Discover Natural Alternative to Artificial Food Dyes

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that purple corn could provide an effective natural alternative to artificial food dyes after its pigments…

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