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…

Taiwan shuts down, braces for arrival of Super Typhoon Kong-rey | Weather News

Taiwan shuts down, braces for arrival of Super Typhoon Kong-rey | Weather News

Biggest typhoon in decades will hit Taiwan where schools and businesses have been suspended amid heavy rains, winds. Business and schools have shut across Taiwan and hundreds of flights were cancelled as millions of people brace for the arrival of Super Typhoon Kong-rey, one of the most powerful storms to…

More than one in three tree species at risk of extinction: Report | Environment News

More than one in three tree species at risk of extinction: Report | Environment News

The International Union for Conservation of Nature says tree species are at risk of extinction in 192 countries. More than one in three species of trees are at risk of extinction worldwide, threatening life as we know it on Earth, according to a report published by the International Union for…