Six weeks after Nepal’s deadly flooding disaster, communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives, but they will need sustained help as global warming increases the risk of another Himalayan catastrophe, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. Continue Reading
When the creek beside Taudibura Garo’s school in Papua New Guinea floods, the water doesn’t stop at the gate. It rises through the pit toilets – making the school unsafe – sending the 16-year-old and her classmates home without being able to finish.Continue Reading
California strawberry farmers have applied steam to fields as an alternative to chemical fumigants used to kill soil-borne diseasesContinue Reading
Fish farming in Xinjiang is sold as proof that technology can overcome geography. The reality is a desert seafood boom built on political control and forced labor. By Ian Urbina This story is part of an investigation conducted by an international team of journalists based at The Outlaw Ocean Project.Continue Reading
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season was forecast to intensify rapidly and cause dangerous conditions in the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when it makes landfall late Friday or early Saturday. (Image credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric)Continue Reading
A brilliant yellow coral discovered off Costa Rica proved so unusual that scientists had to create an entirely new family to classify it. The meter-tall colonies rise from seafloors covered in brittle stars, inspiring the Tolkien-inspired name Laurinque elenya, or “golden tree of the stars.” Advanced genetic analysis revealed thatContinue Reading
A new report by leading conservation nonprofits found populations of thousands of vertebrate species dropped 73 percent on average from 1970 to 2022. By Kiley Price A new report paints a dark picture of the state of global wildlife—but also highlights flickers of light where some populations are on theContinue Reading
As world leaders prepare for November’s major COP31 climate summit in Türkiye, record-breaking heat, devastating floods and an unprecedented El Niño climate pattern are making global climate action ever more urgent.Continue Reading
Nepal’s call for financial compensation following recent deadly floods underlines the need to help countries that contribute the least to climate change – but are increasingly grappling with its most lethal consequences, the top UN official in the country said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
As a liquid that is easily stored and transported, ammonia (NH3) is an attractive carrier for hydrogen, which is used in fuel cells, semiconductor manufacturing, chemical processing, and other applications. However, breaking ammonia into hydrogen and nitrogen typically requires high temperatures, and the resulting gas mixture must undergo additional purification before the hydrogen can be usedContinue Reading
Two men, who arrived separately from Cuba days apart, each carried clutches of live birds concealed in their clothes, the authorities said.Continue Reading
Times Opinion convened a panel of experts to help voters make sense of the race.Continue Reading
Tropical Storm Isaias is now the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 — and it’s spinning toward the southeastern U.S. (Image credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)Continue Reading