Environment

Guinea's vast bauxite wealth fails to lift citizens from poverty, raising questions about who truly benefits from the ore.

Global hail damage potential may increase by 40% by late 21st century due to larger hailstones in a warming world.

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich is targeting data center secrecy, launching a new mission to expose their environmental impact.

Chinese fashion's globalization strategy must shift from export volume to supply chain integration, local collaboration, and sustainability.

Visionary botanist Peter H. Raven, who led the Missouri Botanical Garden, has died, leaving a legacy of highlighting the global biodiversity crisis.

Aberdeen South byelection highlights the critical role of energy politics, taking center stage in Scotland's north-east.

Global aluminum prices surge due to Middle East conflict and US tariffs, impacting manufacturers and AI data centers.

NASA confirmed an exploding meteor north of Cape Cod Bay caused the sonic boom and fireball observed over Boston on Saturday.

Experts warn Trump's $800 million cut to federal intervention programs could increase violent crime, deeming community efforts more effective than arrests.

Swimming horseshoe whip snakes pose an existential threat to Ibiza wall lizards, establishing a new front in their ecological battle.

Nearly half of UK adults spend less than three hours weekly outdoors, yet nature remains a profound source of healing, calm, and awe.

Explorer Klaus Thymann created a detailed 3D model of Indonesia's rapidly disappearing tropical glaciers, warning they could vanish within a decade.

Kevin O'Leary plans a 10,000-acre data center in Utah, potentially the world's largest, to power AI infrastructure and hyperscalers.

Experts fear this year's wildfire season due to low snowpack, drought, federal firefighting reorganization, and staff departures.

Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp, a unique peatland ecosystem, is a candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status due to its biodiversity and resilience.

Greenpeace plans to sue JBS, the world's largest meat company, over its climate impacts and seeks details on its new Nigerian beef operation.

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is seeking UNESCO World Heritage site designation, highlighting its rich biodiversity and unique wetland ecosystem.

Rescue workers saved stranded farmers in eastern Syria after the Euphrates River overflowed its banks, causing widespread flooding.

Australia leads a household battery revolution, demonstrating how smart policies can significantly lower energy bills and impact global energy.

A ruptured gas line on a backyard grill caused significant property damage, highlighting the critical need for grill safety awareness.

A 15-year-old girl, Chiedza Nyanjowa, died after swimming at Formby beach, Merseyside, her family shared her dream of becoming a nurse.

Residents of a Romanian city express fear and insecurity after a drone strike damaged a residential building, prompting evacuations and damage assessments.

Ebola cases in DR Congo have nearly doubled in days, prompting WHO chief to call for community-led containment efforts.

A Russian drone strike hit a Romanian apartment building Friday, sparking a fire and injuring two people, officials confirmed.

A Buff, Smith & Hensman-designed home, miraculously spared by the Eaton fire, is now listed for $2.5 million.

Treating nature as capital is insufficient to save the planet; political action must precede economic considerations for global risks.

Rescuers successfully freed four more men from a flooded Laos cave, leaving two still missing after 10 days trapped.

A unique, 1972-built Florida dome home with no straight lines, constructed from sprayed foam, is now for sale at $249,000.

Connecticut extends home solar incentives until 2035, with battery storage systems poised to be the primary beneficiaries of the new legislation.

AI data centers face community backlash over electricity, water, and noise, prompting legal challenges and calls for transparent benefit-sharing.