Forty-five people have been killed and 74 injured in Afghanistan and Pakistan due to a 1,000 kilometre rain band stretching from Afghanistan through Pakistan and deep into India. In Afghanistan, most deaths have been reported from the central and eastern provinces, including Parwan, Maidan Wardak, Daykundi and Logar, Reuters reported. The deaths have been caused…
The UK’s largest native butterfly has not been seen in the region for more than a century. Source link
A warmer, less snowy winter is already reshaping Ladakh’s landscape. Agriculture here depends heavily on streams fed by glaciers and snowmelt. With glaciers retreating and losing mass, seasonal availability of meltwater has altered significantly. More of the glacial melt now occurs during the warmer autumn and winter months, causing early discharge of water. By spring,…
In her small shop on Merritt Island, racks of orange, blue and black T-shirts depict hand drawn rockets, mission patches and moonscapes, ready for the crowds who arrive on regular launch days. But this launch is different, she tells us. “We’ve wanted to go back to the Moon since the ’70s. People are excited. People…
On March 30, SpaceX conducted a successful launch of its Transporter 16 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking the 21st launch from Vandenberg SFB in 2026, demonstrating again how dominant they are in the commercial space industry. According to Vandenberg Space Force Base, Falcon 9 launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), and…
Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said exempting oil drilling was a matter of national security. Source link
The Mediterranean Sea has been viewed over the years as a body of water that is not prone to major natural calamities such as tsunamis. However, scientific evaluations have shown that this assumption does not necessarily hold. The coastal regions of Southern Europe, such as the Côte d’Azur, which is very densely populated, and other…
New rules requiring weekly food waste collections for all homes in England have come into force. Source link
The European Union (EU)’s carbon market could evolve into a major driver of carbon dioxide removal, according to a new study led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). This offers policymakers a pathway to scale negative emissions without weakening climate ambition. Published in the journal Joule March 31, 2026, the study How…
Frequent power outages in Meghalaya’s hills, driven by extreme weather, terrain, and a fragile hydropower system, have long disrupted healthcare services. Soon after COVID-19, solar-powered electricity emerged as a practical solution amid a larger push to adopt renewable energy, especially in healthcare facilities, to reduce dependence on unreliable coal-based grid power. Solar power has…