The desperate last stand to save a forest from Tesla | Environment
A clash between competing visions The German Tesla factory has faced controversy since its opening in March 2022. Among the issues reported by IG Metall,…
Could mosquitoes deliver vaccines against malaria? | Health News
Mosquitoes are usually associated with serious diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever and yellow fever. However, researchers from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and Radboud…
‘Trapped inside’: The children suffocating in the smog of Lahore | Health
Lahore, Pakistan – Fourteen-year-old Fatima has woken up coughing, with a fever, on a Monday morning in early November. “My throat hurts, and it feels…
Has Serbia hacked activists’, journalists’ phones? Why? | Espionage News
Amnesty International has revealed that phones belonging to Serbian activists and journalists have been hacked by Serbian intelligence and police using Israeli spyware and other…
Historic operation returns almost 1,000 trafficked animals to Madagascar | Wildlife News
Chonburi, eastern Thailand – As night falls, a team of wildlife officers and veterinarians springs into action. In a carefully rehearsed routine, they enter the…
Antiwhaling activist Paul Watson released as Denmark rejects extradition | Environment News
Copenhagen rejects Japan’s extradition request over a 2010 incident involving a Japanese whaling ship in the Antarctic.Antiwhaling activist Paul Watson has been freed from a…
Choking heron released after veterinary operation to remove cup | Environment
NewsFeedA heron that was spotted in Brazil with a plastic cup stuck in its throat has been treated by a vet and successfully released after…
Cyclone Chido: What to know about storm that devastated France’s Mayotte | Climate News
Cyclone Chido has become the worst storm to impact the French overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean in 90 years. Here is more…
The bitter final showdown over British coal, as sun sets on ‘dirtiest fuel’ | Fossil Fuels
Whitehaven, Cumbria, northern England – “We were five miles (8km) out from here, 2,000 feet (609 metres) underground.” David Cradduck, 77, used to be one…
ICJ weighs legal responsibility for climate change, ‘future of our planet’ | Climate Crisis News
Historic hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague have drawn to a close after more than 100 countries and international organisations…
The secret treasure trove still hidden in Africa’s forests | Environment
It’s 8am on a Tuesday and Rudi Swart, 33, is getting ready for yet another day in the office. After tossing his work bag in…
How does AI threaten our environment? | Science and Technology
We examine the potential threats of artificial intelligence to our environment and human life.Governments are in a race to claim dominance over the most advanced…
Trump teases speedy environmental permitting for $1bn investments in US | Donald Trump News
The president-elect’s proposal came with scant details, but environmental groups likened it to a corporate ‘bribe’.President-elect Donald Trump has teased the prospect of faster environmental…
Supreme Court may sharply limit environmental impact statements
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court may be about to sharply limit the reach of so-called environmental impact statements, which gauge potential harm caused by new developments…
Voluntary carbon market has failed the human rights test | Environment
One of the most salient decisions of last month’s climate summit in Baku was to create a new international carbon market, bringing nearly a decade…
Ghana elections: Who is running and what’s at stake? | Elections News
Voters in the West African nation of Ghana are heading to the polls on Saturday to decide the country’s next parliament and president in tense,…
Wolves to lose ‘strictly protected’ status in Europe | Wildlife News
The wolf’s protection status will be lowered from ‘strictly protected’ to ‘protected’.European countries have agreed to downgrade the protection status of wolves due to their…
‘Death in the air’: How is life different in world’s most polluted city? | Health
New Delhi, India — As the toxic smog enshrouds India’s capital New Delhi, Gola Noor pushes the wooden cart loaded with waste with her bare…
A strong treaty can end plastic pollution and save lives | Environment
Two years ago, global leaders promised to establish a treaty by the end of 2024 that would lay the groundwork to end plastic pollution. The words used…
Romania sanctuary seeks to save bears as hunting resumes | Environment
At a bear sanctuary in the heart of Romania’s Carpathians, several cubs believed to have been orphaned have just arrived. There are fears that more will…