China-Nepal team drills first full-depth ice core on Everest
A joint China-Nepal scientific expedition has completed the first full-depth ice core extraction from the summit of Mount Everest to gather samples for climate and environmental research.
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Two Humpbacks Break Records Crossing Australia and Brazil
Researchers have identified two humpback whales that made separate, record-setting crossings between eastern Australia and Brazil. Scientists matched distinctive tail fluke patterns in photographs taken years apart...
Video and Satellite Images Show Oil Spill Harming Persian Gulf Wildlife
Dubai — Video and satellite images show an oil spill from a wartime strike on an Iranian refinery smearing waters around a nearby protected island and killing marine life, raising fresh alarm about environmental damage...
Large Oil Slick Found Off Iran's Kharg Island
Washington, May 10 (ANI) — Satellite imagery reviewed by The New York Times shows a sizeable oil slick spreading off the western coast of Kharg Island, Iran’s main crude export hub, raising concerns about damage to the...
JFE Engineering Expands Environmental Projects and Training in India
JFE Engineering, originally rooted in steelmaking and shipbuilding, has broadened its capabilities into energy, environmental technologies and social infrastructure. With global priorities shifting toward...
Rising Antarctic Tourism Raises Disease and Contamination Concerns
Tourism to Antarctica is surging, in part because visitors fear the continent’s iconic ice and wildlife may not last as the planet warms. Scientists and conservationists warn that more boots on the ground—and more...
Diver Claims Sea Turtle 'Slapped' Him
Travel creator Christopher Chang says a routine dive took an unexpected turn when a sea turtle swam up to him and appeared to "slap" him. In an Instagram video captioned "I got slapped by a turtle," Chang shows the...
Anant Ambani Offers Relocation, Urges Halt to Colombian Hippo Cull
Anant Mukesh Ambani has asked Colombia to pause plans to cull 80 hippopotamuses and to consider relocating them to his wildlife centre in India, offering to fund and manage the transfer. In a letter to Colombia’s...
Midwinter Antarctic Heatwave: How Temperatures Rose 28°C
In the depths of Antarctic winter—months of near‑constant darkness when temperatures normally fall well below −30°C—parts of East Antarctica warmed dramatically. During July and August 2024, some locations were as much...
Global Voices Unite for Abhay K.'s Earth Anthem
Baku, Azerbaijan, April 24 (ANI) — To mark the 56th Earth Day, people from several continents joined in reciting and recording the Earth Anthem, a poem by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K. that urges a shared sense of...
WMO: El Niño Likely to Form by May 2026
Geneva, April 24 — The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported Friday that El Niño conditions are likely to emerge as early as May 2026, with implications for global temperatures and rainfall patterns.
Mega El Niño in 2026–27 Could Rival 1877 Catastrophe
Scientists are increasingly warning that a “mega” El Niño could form in 2026–27 and might be among the strongest on record, potentially comparable to the devastating 1877–78 event. Forecasters say unusually warm Pacific...