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100-metre-long mass of congealed fats, oil and grease found blocking sewers in Whitechapel area of the capital A “fatberg” weighing an estimated 100 tonnes has been discovered blocking sewers in east London, officials have said. The mass of congealed fats,…
In 1888, researchers aboard the R/V Albatross began the world’s first concentrated marine research expeditions off California’s Pacific coast. The team collected untold plant and animal specimens, including orange cup corals, which they carefully preserved and stored in collections at…
The sweeping changes have affected everything from coal plant retirements to international diplomacy over shipping emissions.
Sweden has granted the Australia-based battery anode and graphite company, Talga Group, the necessary permits to move forward with its Nunasvaara South graphite mine near Vittangi in northern Sweden. The move comes after the mine, backed by the E.U., went…
The Interior Department said the projects pose national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments.
The Amazon enters 2026 carrying the bitter taste of compromise. The world’s attention was fixed on Belém for the COP30 summit in November, transforming the Brazilian city into a brief, intense stage for climate diplomacy, where ambitious calls for a…
Abijata-Shalla National Park, ETHIOPIA — Under the scorching midday sun in the upper catchment of Ethiopia’s Abijata-Shalla National Park, a local youth group toils along the edges of a deep gully carved into the hills by erosion. The young men…
Major incident declared as 50-metre-long breach opens up and discharges water on to surrounding land Ten people have been helped to safety after a sinkhole opened up in a Shropshire canal, pulling in boats and discharging large volumes of water…
The Wildlife Trusts say its is “flabbergasted” by the sighting of the highest number of octopuses since 1950
Journalist Glòria Pallarès won the Anti-Corruption Excellence (ACE) Award for her investigation into corrupt forest finance schemes published in collaboration with Mongabay. The award ceremony was held in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 16. The investigation, published in January 2024, exposed…