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This grandchildren called the shelter Final Destination, after the popular movie. Tedica Alexander, 61, a resident of Union Island in St Vincent and the Grenadines, recalls with pride – and a tremor in her voice – how her nine grandchildren supported her and others at the Ashton community center when Hurricane Beryl hit the area … Read more
Arctic sea ice has reached its peak this winter, and is at its lowest point in the satellite record going back nearly half a century. Interim data from the US National Snow and Ice Center (NSIDC) show that sea ice extent peaked at 14.29 square kilometers (km2) on March 15. This is slightly less than … Read more
A world dependent on oil is in crisis. Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz – through which more than a quarter of the world’s marine oil trade and a fifth of the world’s natural gas flows – has come to a standstill! Oil prices rose, briefly reaching $119 a barrel. The largest release of … Read more
In Antarctica, one of the last great deserts of our planet, there is a remarkable revolution. In the waters of the Southern Ocean where whalers killed more than 2 million whales in the 20th century, which brought many species to the brink of extinction, the population is recovering. Humpback whales have made the fastest recovery … Read more
More than 6m vapes and vape pods are being thrown away every week in the UK, and waste management companies are warning that many are still going through the recycling process despite a ban on discarded e-cigarettes. According to research by recycling campaign group Material Focus, the 6.3m vapes and pods thrown away every week … Read more
CHIANG MAI – In the heat of the dry season in northern Thailand, Hmong villagers trudge through forested slopes, raking leaves and cutting brush with scissors, while others check the smoke on their phones. Across about a dozen villages in the hills of Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, above the city of Chiang Mai, local volunteers … Read more
Spawning season has begun for Pacific herring (A group of pallas) in the waters of British Columbia, Canada. From mid-February to early May each year, thousands of small silver fish congregate in the shallows off the coast of Vancouver Island and create a spectacle that can sometimes be seen by satellites. The sheltered waters of … Read more
In the world of quantum physics, amazing events happen at incredible speeds. Processes that are thought to happen instantaneously, such as quantum entanglement, are now measured directly in tiny fractions of a second – attoseconds. It is like spending a short time revealing subtle details hidden in plain sight. Together with a group … Read more
The transition from water to land is a question that still puzzles scientists. Those ancient organisms would need to adapt to the many new challenges of life outside of water. So, how did they do that? In the 2025 study, my colleagues and I tried to understand the genetic basis of adaptation to life on … Read more
A Victorian shire recovering from bushfires that destroyed more than 50 homes and businesses is calling for the federal government to force fossil fuel companies to help finance the country’s climate disaster. The Mount Alexander Shire Council, an hour and a half northwest of Melbourne, is recovering from a fire that destroyed more than 50 … Read more