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The secret to the mammoth's exceptional preservation lies in the permafrost

Yana, A 130,000-year-old Baby Mammoth, Goes Under The Scalpel

Making incisions and carefully taking samples, the scientists at a laboratory in Russia's far east looked like pathologists carrying out a post-mortem.

'It's Gone': Conservation Science In Thailand's Burning Forest

Seeds must be checked at each collection site for signs of rot or insect infestation

Scientist Inna Birchenko began to cry as she described the smouldering protected forest in Thailand where she was collecting samples from local trees shrouded in wildfire smoke.

EU Leaders Push For Influence At Central Asia Summit

Central Asia has emerged as one of one of several hubs through which sanctioned Western goods are re-exported to Russia

Top EU leaders were in Uzbekistan on Friday for a major summit with the heads of five Central Asian states, seeking to press their influence and boost ties in the face of Russian and Chinese competition.

There is overwhelming scientific consensus linking fossil fuel combustion to rising global temperatures and increasingly severe weather disasters

Experts Warn 'AI-written' Paper Is Latest Spin On Climate Change Denial

Climate change deniers are pushing an AI-generated paper questioning human-induced warming, leading experts to warn against the rise of research that is inherently flawed but marketed as neutral and scrupulously logical.

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Homes inubdated by floodwaters in the town of Windorah in central-west Queensland, Australia

'Heartbreaking' Floods Swamp Australia's Cattle Country

Whole herds of cattle have drowned in vast inland floods seeping across the Australian outback, officials said Tuesday as the muddy tide drenched an area the size of France.

Infographic explainer showing how blue hydrogen and green hydrogen are produced.

Japan-Australia Flagship Hydrogen Project Stumbles

Japan wants to become a hydrogen fuel leader to meet its net-zero goals, but one blockbuster project is hanging in the balance over questions about its climate credentials.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has followed through on a vow to make the aging tech giant a 'cloud-first, mobile-first' company

Four Men Loom Large In Microsoft History

Microsoft was shaped by Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer and Satya Nadella over the course of the last half-century in the male-dominated tech world.

Another expert said "problematic design" might have been an issue in Bangkok, where an under-construction office tower collapsed after Friday's quake

Scientists Explain Why Myanmar Quake Was So Deadly

Experts say that the devastating earthquake in Myanmar on Friday was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with disaster modelling suggesting thousands could be dead.

The start-up is also helping to tackle the country's overreliance on imported petrol and gas

Tunisian Startup Turns Olive Waste Into Clean Energy

In a northern Tunisian olive grove, Yassine Khelifi's small workshop hums as a large machine turns olive waste into a valuable energy source in a country heavily reliant on imported fuel.

Some 28 people have died in the worst-ever wildfires to hit South Korea

Rain Gives Some Respite To South Korea Firefighters As Death Toll Rises

Overnight rain helped douse some of South Korea's worst-ever wildfires, authorities said Friday, as the death toll from the unprecedented blazes raging for nearly a week reached 28.

Australian oppposition leader Peter Dutton talks to members after Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his fourth federal budget speech at Parliament House in Canberra on March 25

Australian PM Calls General Election For May 3

Australia will hold a general election on May 3, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday, locking in a showdown over climate action, nuclear power and a runaway housing market.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a joint press conference with Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness in Kingston on March 26, 2025

Rubio Offers US Security For Oil-rich Guyana As Venezuela Looms

Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads Thursday to Guyana to offer to put the newly oil-rich nation under the US security umbrella as neighboring Venezuela asserts claims.

Korea Forest Service personnel observe a wildfire from the side of a road in Andong early on March 27

South Korea Wildfires 'Largest On Record': Disaster Chief

Wildfires in South Korea are now "the largest on record" having burned more forest than any previous blaze, the country's disaster chief said Thursday, as the death toll rose to 26.

Nuuk, the capital of Greenland -- which Donald Trump wants to be part of the United States

Trump Says 'We Have To Have' Greenland, Ahead Of Vance Trip

US President Donald Trump ramped up his claims to Greenland on Wednesday, saying ahead of a visit by Vice President JD Vance that the United States needed to take control of the Danish island for "international security."

After decades of experimentation, pigs have emerged as the best organ donors for humans

Chinese Doctors Implant Pig Liver In Human For First Time

Chinese doctors said Wednesday that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a live-saving donor option for patients in the future.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, interacts with the children at The Princes foundation for children in Africa, Sentebale in 2019

Prince Harry Resigns From Africa Charity After 'Devastating' Row

Prince Harry said he had quit as patron of a charity he founded in southern Africa almost 20 years ago with a "heavy heart" amid a bitter boardroom battle, in a new blow to the royal living in self-exile.

Greenpeace activists protested outside the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin

US May Miss Out On Green Tech Boom: Germany

Europe must seize on the "huge economic opportunities" offered by the green technology boom, Germany said Wednesday -- adding it was up to the United States if it decided to miss out.

Tracking stations at the US Pituffik space base in Greenland, the only place where JD Vance and his wife will now visit

Denmark Welcomes US Limiting Greenland Visit To Military Base

Denmark welcomed on Wednesday Washington's decision to limit a US delegation's visit to Greenland to a US military base, after previous plans for the unexpected trip sparked criticism.

A months-long marine heatwave had "cooked" the sprawling Ningaloo Reef, according to scientists

'Unprecedented' Mass Bleaching Drains Life From Australian Reef

An "unprecedented" mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white.

IPCC chair Jim Skea says the UN's climate expert advisory panel and its landmark reports remain 'manifestly relevant'

'We Are Not In Crisis': Chair Of IPCC Climate Body To AFP

Jim Skea insists the IPCC, the UN climate panel he chairs, is not in crisis and remains relevant despite criticism it is too slow in publishing its landmark scientific reports on climate change.

An estimate by environmental conservation nonprofit Oceana found that Coca-Cola's plastic use is projected to exceed 4.13 million metric tons (9.12 billion pounds) annually by 2030

Over A Billion Pounds Of Coke Plastic Waste To Enter Waterways: Study

By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tons) of plastic waste entering the world's oceans and waterways each year, according to a stark new analysis published Wednesday by the nonprofit Oceana.

Infographic map showing coral reefs off the coast of Australia

'Shocking' Mass Bleaching Drains Life From Australian Reef

Alarming levels of coral bleaching have been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white.