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…
Authorities in Delhi and the National Capital Region (Delhi-NCR) invoked the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-IV on December 13, 2025, as air quality worsened to very poor levels. The GRAP framework was approved by the Supreme Court in 2016, and its implementation has since been overseen by the Commission for Air Quality Management. Governments in…
Western Washington has been hit by severe flooding after days of relentless rain inundated towns and forced evacuations. While heavy rain is common in the Pacific Northwest, officials and scientists say this event is different in scale and intensity. The main driver is a series of powerful atmospheric rivers. Understanding how they work helps explain…
Floods, fires, festivities and legal wins are all captured in the best images from the wire agencies in 2025 Best of Australian politics 2025 – in pictures Continue reading… Source link
When I am handed the keys to Australia’s first affordable fully electric ute, to say I feel nervous is an understatement. I’ve been driving a 2014 Volkswagen Polo for the past four years, and before that, a Holden Astra that was older than me. A few minutes later, my clammy hands firmly on the steering…
The US energy company Chevron describes it as the world’s largest industrial carbon dioxide injection project of its kind. But it has a problem. It still isn’t working as promised and the results are getting worse. The $3bn Gorgon carbon capture and storage (CCS) development, on Barrow Island off Western Australia’s Pilbara coast, was supposed…