Damon Ayala patrols the streets of drought-stricken Los Angeles every day, inspecting the sidewalks. Each time…
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Pacific Islands ask international court to rule on climate
Climate-threatened Pacific islands called on Monday for the International Court of Justice to rule on countries’…
Sudan's gold rush wreaks havoc on health
Sudanese mother Awadya Ahmed has long wondered why her youngest child Talab was born blind and…
Britain, France brace for temperature records as Europe fires rage
Britain and France went on high alert on Monday, bracing for record temperatures from a punishing…
Over half of threatened species require targeted recovery actions
A staggering 57% of threatened species need targeted recovery actions to ensure their survival, new research…
Air pollution caused 2,780 deaths, illnesses, and IQ loss in children in Massachusetts in 2019
Air pollution remains a silent killer in Massachusetts, responsible for an estimated 2,780 deaths a year…
Bees boost crops and could steady food prices
Supporting and enhancing pollinators could help stabilise the production of important crops like oilseeds and fruit,…
Verbal insults trigger a 'mini slap to the face', finds new research
Hearing insults is like receiving a “mini slap in the face”, regardless of the precise context…
High-flying experiment: Do stem cells grow better in space?
Researcher Dhruv Sareen’s own stem cells are now orbiting the Earth. The mission? To test whether…
First image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals thousands of galaxies in stunning detail
Billions of years ago, long before a swirling cloud of gas and dust coalesced to form…