Global fossil fuel emissions are projected to fall slightly in 2026 due to the expansion of renewable energy and the oil price shock sparked by the Iran war,…
Governments should consider regulating foods that include added colors, flavors or sweeteners designed to make the product more appealing to consumers,…
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…
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…
Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan has written to US President Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, and urged her to contact Israel's prime minister and raise the…
A 7-km (4-mile) lake in northern Pakistan, created by a mountain mudslide, is threatening to burst and unleash potentially "catastrophic" floods downstream,…
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet (30 meters) into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. …
Principals this week in El Salvador began greeting students individually at school gates, not only to wish them “buenos días,” but also to inspect their…
The US federal government on Friday ordered all construction be halted on a massive wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that is 80 percent complete. It…
Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, the United Nations said…
India’s Supreme Court ordered the release of all stray dogs that were removed from New Delhi streets after sterilization and immunization. The court’s ruling…
A Japanese city will urge all smartphone users to limit screen time to two hours a day outside work or school under a proposed ordinance that includes no…
A curious bear on the hunt for something sweet found itself behind the counter of a California ice cream shop over the weekend. The big animal appeared to be…
Giraffes are a majestic sight in Africa with their long necks and distinctive spots. Now it turns out there are four different giraffe species on the continent…
Ten cheetah cubs held in captivity since birth and destined for international wildlife trade markets have been rescued in Somaliland, a breakaway region of…
Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by meters and lead to "catastrophic consequences…
The area of Amazon rainforest lost to fires in Brazil in July fell 65 percent compared to a year ago, the MapBiomas monitoring platform said Wednesday,…
Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a…
Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned Wednesday, a fresh blow for one of Earth's…
Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as it exploded, offering a rare peek into stellar evolution. Stars can live for…
Crowds packed vantage points along a major canal Wednesday to watch a flotilla of hundreds of historic ships sail into Amsterdam at the start of a five-day…
Serbian scientists have been experimenting with mealworms as a way to break down polystyrene. Larisa Ilijin, a principal research fellow at Belgrade’s…
As Madrid sweltered at the peak of one of Spain's longest-ever heatwaves, the temperature on a street in one of its poorest neighborhoods - Puente de Vallecas …
Tim Mulligan moved to central Manhattan so he could be closer to work and avoid a daily ordeal on the rattling, screeching subway, just one part of the urban…
Japan's oldest professional player of the board game Go retired on Wednesday aged 98, saying that she can no longer handle "six hours without a break". Go…
This Swedish Church is Moving 3 Miles Down the Road. It's Relocating before a Mine Swallows the Town
How do you move one of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches down the road? With a little bit of engineering, a lot of prayer — and some Eurovision for good…
A drought in Türkiye's northwestern province of Tekirdag has left the area's main dams without potable water, straining infrastructure and leaving some homes…
Lava shoots high into the sky. Molten rock erupts from two vents simultaneously. The nighttime sky glows red and orange, reflecting the lava oozing across a…