COP29 Hosts Accused of Holding Climate Activists.
Human rights groups have accused the Azerbaijani government of using COP29 to target environmental activists and political critics. This marks the third year in a row that a host country…
Experts say UN climate talks are no longer effective.
Key experts, including former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and ex-UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, say the UN’s COP climate talks are too slow and outdated to deal with the…
Earth Set to Temporarily Have a Second ‘Moon’, Say Scientists
Earth Will Temporarily Have a Tiny Second ‘Moon’ This Autumn, Scientists Say Get ready for an exciting space event! Scientists report that Earth is set to gain a temporary “mini-moon”…
Why the UK Skies Turned Red This Weekend
This weekend, the skies over the UK turned vivid shades of red due to smoke from wildfires in North America. The smoke, carried across the Atlantic by the jet stream,…
Space Superstorms That Could Threaten Modern Life
Space Superstorms: The Ancient Solar Event That Could Threaten Modern Technology A major solar storm 14,000 years ago might have been devastating for Earth, and if something similar happened today,…
New Health Centers Set to Open This Autumn
Building work on two new health centers in Lincoln and Skegness has reached an important stage, according to the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust. The trust announced that the main…
US airlines scrap more than 1,300 flights as Hurricane Beryl hits
US airlines canceled more than 1,300 flights on Monday due to Hurricane Beryl as it strengthened and hit Texas. FlightAware reported 1,331 cancellations and 505 delays by early morning. United…
Science’s advice on staying comfortable during a heatwave
During heatwaves, rising temperatures not only make life uncomfortable but also pose serious health risks and environmental threats. In 2019 alone, extreme heat is estimated to have caused around 356,000…
75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman’s face unveiled
Scientists have created a lifelike reconstruction of a Neanderthal woman’s face based on the fragile remains of her skull, found in Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan. Despite the skull being…
European Court: Climate Inaction Violates Human Rights
Elderly Swiss Women Win Landmark Climate Case: A group of older women in Switzerland, mostly in their 70s, scored a historic victory in the European Court of Human Rights. They…