The first colour photo of Earth from the Moon
Witness History tells the story of the Apollo 8 mission in 1968. Source link
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The Unfinished Capital and Its Impact on Displaced Communities
A long legal battle Thousands of villagers have been pursuing legal action for over a decade. Ratre says more than 6,000 farmers filed petitions in the Bilaspur High Court in 2011, seeking fair compensation and rehabilitation. Sixteen years later, many cases remain unresolved. “For the past decade and a half, we have only been given…
How Saudi Arabia restored 1 million hectares of degraded land
Saudi Arabia has restored a million hectares of degraded land, creating a model for other water-scarce countries dealing with widespread desertification amid global warming, according to a press statement by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The large-scale effort was successful due to a combination of measures such as cloud seeding programmes, early…
10 mind-blowing facts about the blue planet, Earth
The ground below us seems so steady and also unvarying; however, the Earth is a chaotic, bustling work of art. It may have diminishing oceans, and its moon may be drifting at a snail’s pace, but all the while, our planet is under the influence of geological and astronomical forces that are constantly altering the…
SWOT satellite captures hidden early tsunami signals from the 2025 Kamchatka earthquake |
A recent study linked to a powerful earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has offered a closer look at how tsunamis begin beneath the ocean surface. Using data from the SWOT (satellite) mission, researchers were able to detect subtle wave patterns forming close to the earthquake source. These signals carry clues about how the seafloor shifted…
273 Million Children Out of School Globally in 2024
In 2024, 273 million children, adolescents and youth were out of school, and this excludes an estimated 13 million more in 10 of the countries most affected by conflict, according to a new report. The report, “2026 GEM report — Access and equity: Countdown to 2030”, published by UNESCO highlights that one in six children…
Fear may deter wild animals from damaging crops, study suggests
Crop damage by wild herbivores constitutes a far larger economic burden than carnivore-related conflicts, yet remains under-recognised. A study identifies that wild animals do not fear humans anymore and this lack of fear could be driving crop raiding, alongside other factors. The loss of fear is linked to long-term hunting bans. While regulated hunting…
Scientists discover a hidden ocean 700 kilometres beneath Earth that may be bigger than all oceans |
Earth’s internal structure continues to reveal details that reshape established scientific explanations about the planet’s formation. One such development concerns the origin and distribution of water. For decades, the dominant explanation suggested that water was delivered to Earth by icy comets during its early history. Geological and seismic research, however, presents a more intricate picture….
Ofcom Launches Investigation into Climate Misinformation on TalkTV
The United Kingdom’s broadcasting regulator Ofcom will investigate complaints of climate change denial on television and radio for the first time since 2017. Ofcom received more than 15,000 emails complaining about the TalkTV channel broadcasting fake climate news. Reversing its stand not to investigate, Ofcom announced two formal investigations into TalkTV for broadcasting climate misinformation. When Stop Funding Hate complained to the media…
How Cornwall is helping Nasa's deep space mission
Nasa says it is on track to launch its Artemis II mission in early April. Source link