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Butterflies seek new habitats as climate changes: study
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Climate change is driving shifts in where butterflies are found globally, a major study said Wednesday, with many species moving into new areas while others are...
Where mountain lions roam, fewer deer in the headlights
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Living among apex predators could make you safer.
Austria hits all-time temperature high for 2nd day running
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Austria set an all-time temperature record for the second day running on Wednesday, recording 41.2C in the east of the country, the national weather agency said...
Iceland orders expulsion of 21 anti-whaling activists
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Iceland has ordered the expulsion of 21 anti-whaling activists held in Reykjavik since last week after their ship was seized while pursuing a whaling vessel, po...
India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July: officials
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July, official data showed Wednesday, with thousands forced...
Austria, Slovakia hit new temperature records
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Austria and neighbouring Slovakia on Wednesday set new temperature records as a sweltering heatwave batters central Europe.
Sri Lankan beauty pageant contestant fined with animal cruelty
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
A Sri Lankan court has fined a 19-year-old beauty pageant contestant with animal cruelty after she danced on stage with an endangered python, an official said W...
Tiny light, big dream: Harvesting power from soil in Japan
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Glinting in the night, halfway up a hill in Japan, the greenhouse-like "Ku-An" test lab is lit by electricity harnessed from 1,500 wooden boxes of soil and comp...
Guatemala volcano eruption eases off, but alert remains in place
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Activity at Guatemala's Fuego volcano died down slightly on Wednesday, after a powerful eruption of lava and ash forced hundreds of people to flee their homes.
South Korea pro baseball league cancels games over heatwave
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
South Korea's professional baseball league cancelled all games scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday amid a record-setting heatwave that has sent spectators to h...
India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July: officials
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July, official data showed Wednesday, with thousands forced...
Stranded boats, out-of-work fishermen as Danube hits record lows
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
The tourist port in the Romanian town of Corabia, on the banks of the Danube river, is deserted except for a few pleasure boats stranded in the algae.
Guatemalan volcano eruption ends, locals return home
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
The eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano officially ended on Wednesday, the country's Institute of Volcanology reported.
The last trio: S.Africa's zoo elephants await their fate
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
The last three elephants still in a traditional South African zoo entered their enclosure in single file, fruit and vegetables scattered on the ground to encour...
India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July: officials
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July, official data showed Wednesday, with thousands forced...
July was France's hottest month on record: weather service
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
July was the hottest month ever recorded in France since measurements began in 1900, surpassing previous records set during the heatwaves of August 2003 and Jul...
Heatwave divides rich and poor of upmarket Seoul
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
A severe heatwave has changed the currency of cool in Seoul's affluent district of Gangnam: access to air conditioning now defines the line between the haves an...
Hundreds of Panamanians protest canal reservoir plans
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Around 300 people staged a protest in Panama City on Monday to oppose the construction of a new reservoir for the Panama Canal, which will require the resettlem...
Britain's Royal Mint strikes gold in electronic waste
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
At the heart of Britain's coin factory, old Bank of England telephones are stripped down and dipped into giant vats to recover a hidden treasure: the gold in th...
Heatwave divides rich and poor of upmarket Seoul
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
In Seoul's affluent district of Gangnam, a severe heatwave has changed the currency of cool: access to air conditioning now defines the line between the haves a...
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