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Protests rage in Arunachal: India’s answer to China’s mega dam faces resistance in Siang valleyArunachal Pradesh protests: The ambitious 11,200 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project has sparked huge uproad among local tribes in the stat...
AI stocks: Midterm elections could threaten AI trade as data center backlash growsPublic opposition to US data centers and the November midterm elections could reshape AI infrastructure investment. Increased regulatory sc...
Texas sank a 113-metre cargo ship in 2017; What divers discovered just 7 months later was remarkableIn 2017, Texas deliberately sank the 113-metre cargo ship Kraken in the Gulf of Mexico, to create an artificial reef . The 499 tonne vessel...
Europe’s last penicillin plant faces a bitter fight against China’s cheaper drugsThe Sandoz penicillin plant in Kundl, Austria, is under threat from cheaper Chinese antibiotic production. European healthcare programs ben...
In 2004, Florida researchers attached 36 recycled oyster shells to each reef mat; restored Mosquito Lagoon reefs later reached about 1,000 live oysters per m²Researchers along Florida’s Atlantic coast are using recycled oyster shells to restore damaged oyster habitats. Restoration mats that inclu...
Who is Brendan Nugent? 43-year-old climate campaigner with rare neurological condition in custody after attacking Australian MP Helen HainesBrendan Nugent, 43, was arrested after allegedly attacking Australian MP Helen Haines with his car. Haines suffered serious injuries, resul...
Student protests erupt across Indonesia over rising living costs, forest firesProtests erupted across Indonesia as students demanded action on rising living costs and environmental issues. Demonstrators criticized the...
Four crew members spent 365 days in a 1,700 sq ft, 3D-printed Mars habitat in isolation. How could it help NASA prepare for living on the Moon?NASA's CHAPEA mission, which simulates living on Mars, involves four crew members in a controlled environment. The study focuses on how hum...
Angelina Jolie’s foundation spent 20 years protecting 150,720-acre Cambodian forests; rangers saved nearly 142 species from wire snaresOver twenty years ago, Angelina Jolie launched the Maddox Foundation to promote conservation in Cambodia. Focusing on the vital Samlout for...
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller and his wife donate $25 million to help protect coral reefs across the world; How their gift will fund new researchPhil Schiller and Kim Gassett-Schiller announced a $25 million donation to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. This funding aims to e...
In 1969, Chicago mother of seven lost her husband to lung cancer and saw her kids suffer from respiratory issues. She used family's heath crisis to expose toxic neighbourhood, became the mother of environmental justice movementHazel Johnson transformed a personal tragedy into a lifelong battle against environmental pollution after losing her husband to lung cancer...
In 2019, a Texas fisherwoman won the largest ever settlement of $50 million in a citizen suit in the history of US Clean Water Act in fight against a plastic giantDiane Wilson, a Texas fisherwoman and a passionate advocate for the environment, has been at the forefront of the battle against plastic po...
Jackie the celebrity bald eagle died of bird flu, California officials confirmJackie, a well-known bald eagle from Big Bear Lake, passed away due to bird flu. A necropsy revealed that bird flu caused severe complicati...
World Health Organization informs countries to improve efforts to prevent lead exposureThe World Health Organization (WHO) urges countries to expand their efforts to prevent lead exposure, especially to children who are vulner...
A scientist collected snails in 1920; A century later, their guts revealed a hidden worldScientists analysed preserved Rocky Mountain snails collected between 1920 and 2018 and recovered evidence of the microbes that once lived ...
NASA’s Perseverance Rover sets new driving record on Mars, reaching 45.2 kilometresNASA’s Perseverance rover has travelled 45.2 kilometres in Mars, setting a fresh record for the farthest distance driven by a vehicle on th...
Genetically modified microbe could help make Mars habitable, researchers sayAt Pioneer Labs, a biotech startup based in Emeryville, Calif., researchers have engineered a bacterial strain that can grow under simulate...