Romania sanctuary seeks to save bears as hunting resumes | Environment

Romania sanctuary seeks to save bears as hunting resumes | Environment

At a bear sanctuary in the heart of Romania’s Carpathians, several cubs believed to have been orphaned have just arrived. There are fears that more will need shelter now that the country has authorised the hunting of this protected species, effectively overturning a ban in place since 2016. Florin Ticusan and…

‘Bomb cyclone’ slams western US, leaving one dead and 600,000 without power | Weather News

‘Bomb cyclone’ slams western US, leaving one dead and 600,000 without power | Weather News

Authorities warn that severe winds and heavy rains are expected across the northwestern United States through Friday. A powerful storm known as a “bomb cyclone” has killed at least one person and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands across the West Coast of the United States. The bomb cyclone,…

How controversial is Trump’s pick of RFK Jr as US health secretary? | Donald Trump News

How controversial is Trump’s pick of RFK Jr as US health secretary? | Donald Trump News

On Thursday, US President-elect Donald Trump nominated vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr to head up the country’s top health agency, the Department of Health and Human Services. “I am thrilled to announce Robert F Kennedy Jr as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services [HHS],” Trump wrote…

World’s largest coral discovered in Pacific near Solomon Islands | Climate Crisis News

World’s largest coral discovered in Pacific near Solomon Islands | Climate Crisis News

Scientists have found the largest coral in the world near the remote Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, a gigantic organism that can be seen from space. The “mega coral” is 32 metres (105 feet) long and 34 metres (111 feet) wide and is believed to be about 300 years…

Hundreds hospitalised in Pakistan as smog reaches record levels | Environment

Hundreds hospitalised in Pakistan as smog reaches record levels | Environment

NewsFeed Hundreds of people have been hospitalised following days of record-breaking smog in the Pakistani city of Lahore. The government has ordered the closure of all primary schools in the region and set up a war room to deal with the pollution crisis. Published On 11 Nov 202411 Nov 2024…

‘Children constantly coughing’: Pakistan’s record smog forces people home | Environment News

‘Children constantly coughing’: Pakistan’s record smog forces people home | Environment News

On the streets of Pakistan’s second biggest city, smog stings eyes and burns throats. Inside homes, few people can afford air purifiers to limit the damage of toxic particles that seep through doors and windows. Lahore, a city of 14 million people stuffed with factories, regularly ranks among the world’s…

Here’s how many bees you’re killing with your car when you drive
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Here’s how many bees you’re killing with your car when you drive

Bee-ware. New research finds that millions upon millions of bees are killed in collisions with cars in the United States annually — posing a major problem for the economy and environment, experts insisted in a buzzy new report. The study, published in the journal Sustainable Environment, was conducted in Utah using…

US election 2024: Could Jill Stein determine whether Trump or Harris wins? | US Election 2024 News

US election 2024: Could Jill Stein determine whether Trump or Harris wins? | US Election 2024 News

In an advertisement for the Democrats in the United States in October, an image of left-wing environmentalist politician Jill Stein morphs into the face of Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump within the blink of an eye. “A vote for Stein is really a vote for Trump,” a cautionary voiceover…

Schools to close as air pollution hits record high in Pakistan’s Lahore | Environment News

Schools to close as air pollution hits record high in Pakistan’s Lahore | Environment News

Unprecedented air pollution levels prompt authorities to take emergency measures. Pakistan’s second-largest city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week after it saw “unprecedented” pollution levels, government authorities have said. For days, the city of 14 million people has been enveloped by smog, a mix of fog and…

Why is an Ecuador forest petitioning for the rights to a song? | Explainer News

Why is an Ecuador forest petitioning for the rights to a song? | Explainer News

A petition has been submitted to Ecuador’s copyright office to recognise Los Cedros cloud, an Ecuadorian forest roughly 15,000 acres (6,070 hectares) in size, as a co-creator of a musical composition. This proposal aims to grant legal recognition to nature’s role in artistic creation, potentially setting a new precedent in…