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Microplastics have become the environmental boogeyman of the 21st century – and for good reason. These tiny plastic fragments, smaller than a grain of rice, have infiltrated virtually every corner of our planet, from the summit of Mount Everest to…
The UK government has achieved a significant milestone in its clean energy transition with a successful offshore wind auction that exceeded price expectations and will power 12 million homes. The latest auction secured offshore wind capacity at approximately £91 per…
Africa faces a stark elephant paradox that illustrates the complex challenges of wildlife conservation across the continent. While some nations celebrate recovery success, others witness the heartbreaking collapse of once-mighty herds. In South Sudan’s Badingilo National Park, a devastating reality…
In late 2024, a feisty baby pygmy hippo named Moo Deng became an unlikely internet sensation. Videos of the pint-sized troublemaker causing adorable chaos at Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo quickly went viral, spawning countless memes, fan art, and parodies…
In an unexpected twist on renewable energy, Finland is successfully heating homes for 80,000 residents using waste heat generated by Bitcoin mining operations. The innovative project, led by cryptocurrency company MARA Holdings, demonstrates how the massive energy consumption of Bitcoin…
A concerning new investigation has revealed that children across the United Kingdom may be exposed to glyphosate, a controversial weedkiller classified as a probable human carcinogen, while playing in local parks and playgrounds. Environmental campaigners conducted testing at playground sites…
Far from being mere tourist attractions or subjects of scientific study, the world’s glaciers function as essential infrastructure that sustains nearly half of humanity. These massive ice formations, covering just 10% of Earth’s land surface, provide the freshwater that billions…
Environmental scientists and conservation organizations now have a powerful new tool to make sense of the massive amounts of data collected from satellites and sensors worldwide. OlmoEarth, launched in November by the nonprofit Allen Institute of AI (Ai2), is an…
Indonesia has successfully reclaimed over 4 million hectares of forest land—an area roughly the size of Switzerland—that had been illegally converted for plantations and mining operations. This massive enforcement campaign represents the country’s most comprehensive effort to date to combat…
A crew of astronauts is making an unscheduled return to Earth following a medical evacuation from the International Space Station (ISS), with their spacecraft expected to splash down off the California coast in the early morning hours of Thursday local…
