Endangered and , such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, can help draw attention to sharks and rays that are at risk. But because their populations span international borders, with migratory routes around the globe, sharks and rays need international protection, not just local efforts. That’s why the international trade agreements set…
Owais Hammam was walking near his home in Khirbet Bani Harith in the West Bank on December 3, 2025, when, , he was kidnapped by Jewish settlers. Over several hours at a nearby settlement, the 18-year-old Palestinian is alleged to have endured . Israel military soldiers were reportedly involved in the incident, before they eventually…
Once synonymous with fear and failure, Three Mile Island is poised for an unlikely transformation. The Pennsylvania nuclear site, home to the worst commercial nuclear accident in US history, is set to return to the grid not as a relic of the atomic age, but as a backbone for the artificial intelligence boom now reshaping…
Little Foot, one of the world’s most complete hominin fossils, may be a new species of human ancestor, according to research that raises questions about our evolutionary past. Publicly unveiled in 2017, Little Foot is the most complete Australopithecus skeleton ever found. The foot bones that lend the fossil its name were first discovered in…
Kolkata got its first tree ambulance last week. It is now one of the few Indian cities and the first major city of eastern India to have the facility. The ambulance has been set up with the objective to look after trees under distress and needing emergency attention. City-based green experts have welcomed the initiative,…
Alcohol suppresses water retention, increasing fluid loss faster than the body can replace it/ Representative Image There’s a familiar moment that arrives halfway through a drink, or sometimes the morning after. Your mouth feels oddly dry. Water suddenly looks irresistible. You might not feel drunk anymore, but your body is clearly asking for something it’s…
More than 30,000 live animals, along with protected plants and timber, have been seized during a global crackdown on illegal wildlife and forestry trade, according to Interpol. The seizures were made during a coordinated operation between September 15 and October 15, 2025 involving police, customs, border security, forestry and wildlife authorities in 134 countries. In…
ISRO is preparing for the launch of BlueBird-6, the biggest US commercial satellite so far, which is now rescheduled for execution on the 21st of December 2025. Earlier, it was scheduled for the 15th of December. Developed in collaboration with the US-based company AST SpaceMobile, the BlueBird-6 satellite aims to establish direct-to-device broadband connectivity for…
The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) has dropped a draft resolution aimed at strengthening the role of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, without providing an explanation — a move that some delegates say undermines UNEP’s mandate as the steward of global environmental policy. Governments had gathered…
Weather forecasts cannot be guaranteed at any time; therefore, understanding the range of possible outcomes is absolutely necessary for making decisions such as issuing public warnings or managing renewable energy. Conventional forecasts rely on numerical weather prediction that involves running physics-based simulations of the atmosphere.Machine learning weather prediction has recently been able to increase the…