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As Australia is hit with mass mortalities, here’s how NZ has prepared for bird flu

SBS News

As Australia is hit with mass mortalities, here’s how NZ has prepared for bird flu

Australia's closest neighbour has spent years investigating how the lethal virus would impact its unique wildlife.

SBS News

2 Killed as Firefighting Helicopters Collide in Greece

The New York Times

2 Killed as Firefighting Helicopters Collide in Greece

The aircraft crashed while battling a wildfire northwest of Athens, as Greece fought more than 200 fires in the past week.

The New York Times

Weather tracker: Austria breaks heat records as Japan braces for Typhoon Dolphin

The Guardian

Weather tracker: Austria breaks heat records as Japan braces for Typhoon Dolphin

Soaring temperatures continue to sweep parts of Europe, while Okinawa faces powerful winds and storm surges Europe live – latest updates Unbearable, record-breaking heat has dominated the summer of 2026 across much of Europe. New records…

The Guardian

How a Xinjiang weed could reduce China’s reliance on Southeast Asian rubber

South China Morning Post

How a Xinjiang weed could reduce China’s reliance on Southeast Asian rubber

Chinese scientists have turned a dandelion-like weed into natural rubber, a step that could help cut China’s heavy reliance on imported rubber. Growing on the salty, alkaline shores at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains in the Xinjiang…

South China Morning Post

A SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon on Wednesday, and astronomers will be watching closely

CBC

A SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon on Wednesday, and astronomers will be watching closely

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, telescopes around the world will try to capture something never seen from Earth: an old rocket slamming into the moon's daylight side.

CBC

Only three Hawaiian producers meet US organic honey rules

Only three Hawaiian producers meet US organic honey rules

A new study found that organically managed bee colonies on farms in the northeastern US produced honey with pesticide residue levels comparable to certified organic honey. Researchers say current US organic certification rules may be…

Earth’s largest ocean is shrinking and could create supercontinent Amasia

Earth’s largest ocean is shrinking and could create supercontinent Amasia

The Pacific Ocean, which is the largest ocean on Earth, is gradually shrinking due to the convergence of tectonic plates. Subduction zones around its edges are consuming the ocean floor at a rate faster than new material is formed…

Aerial firefighters take off to tackle major wildfire in Greece after two killed in helicopter collision

Aerial firefighters take off to tackle major wildfire in Greece after two killed in helicopter collision

Authorities warned the broader Athens region of Attica remained at a high risk for wildfires due to a forecast increase in temperatures.

Egypt: 5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Egypt

Egypt: 5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Egypt

[DW] The quake occurred at 3 a.m. local time about 22 miles north ⁠of the Egyptian city of Suez, the US Geological Survey said.

Spain to see first total solar eclipse in more than a century

Spain to see first total solar eclipse in more than a century

Mainland Spain is about to get its first total solar eclipse in more than 100 years, with the path of totality also touching Iceland and Greenland on 12 August. Next year's show will last even longer.

South Africa: Aircraft Deployed to Battle Table Mountain Fire - South African News Briefs - August 3, 2026

South Africa: Aircraft Deployed to Battle Table Mountain Fire - South African News Briefs - August 3, 2026

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Scientists survey Mount Ararat glacier above 5,000m for first ice core

Scientists survey Mount Ararat glacier above 5,000m for first ice core

A German-Turkish research team has completed the first scientific survey of the glacier on Mount Ararat, Turkey's highest peak, to study its potential as a record of climate and human history. Scientists mapped the shrinking ice cap to…