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France's deadly June heatwave caused nearly 5,800 excess deaths, highest toll since 2003

France's deadly June heatwave caused nearly 5,800 excess deaths, highest toll since 2003

France recorded over five thousand excess deaths during a recent heatwave. This extreme weather event caused the highest death toll since two thousand three. Elderly individuals accounted for two-thirds of the total fatalities recorded…

Legal logging and soaring saplings: the ‘green islands’ bucking the deforestation trend in central America

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Legal logging and soaring saplings: the ‘green islands’ bucking the deforestation trend in central America

In Guatemala’s Maya biosphere reserve local people are making a living from trees at the same time as increasing forest cover, showing nature is best protected by those who depend on it The low rumbling grows louder until a huge harvester…

The Guardian

Why scientists are dropping fish from airplanes into mountain lakes

Why scientists are dropping fish from airplanes into mountain lakes

Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources stocks remote mountain lakes by dropping fish from airplanes. This method efficiently reaches inaccessible waters, maintaining fish populations for anglers. Tiny trout and other species are released…

In wildfire-ravaged Spain, farmers revive native sheep and cows to graze on flammable plants

VINCIOS, Spain, July 23 - A goat-like cow is making a comeback in Spain's northwestern Galicia region, as communities reintroduce native livestock to rebalance ecosystems and reduce wildfires in an area that was at the epicentre of the…

Malta’s Summer Power Cuts Make International Headlines as Reuters Covers Nationwide Outages

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Malta’s Summer Power Cuts Make International Headlines as Reuters Covers Nationwide Outages

Malta’s ongoing wave of summer power cuts has attracted international attention, with global news agency Reuters reporting on the widespread electricity outages affecting the islands during this week’s heatwave. In its report, Reuters…

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Karnataka boy with no internet builds space startup working with NASA

Karnataka boy with no internet builds space startup working with NASA

Awais Ahmed's startup Pixxel secured a NASA contract for Earth-observation data. His parents nurtured his curiosity with books, which sparked his interest in space. He pursued engineering at BITS Pilani and met his co-founder there…

Weird whales: Orcas blow fish to bits ‘for fun’, study finds

It was not an elaborate murder ritual: The sunfish was already dead.

SONA 2026: Marcos enters final two years with key bills pending

SONA 2026: Marcos enters final two years with key bills pending

MANILA, Philippines — Nearly a year since the start of the 20th Congress, only one of the 52 bills identified by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (Ledac) as priority legislation has been enacted. Dr. Alicor Panao, an…

Orcas filmed ramming giant sunfish until it broke into thousands of pieces

Orcas filmed ramming giant sunfish until it broke into thousands of pieces

Researchers have documented a previously unknown hunting behaviour in orcas in the Gulf of California. The animals were filmed working together to hold and ram giant sharp-tail sunfish until the carcass broke into thousands of pieces…

Wildfire evacuees from First Nations in Ontario's far north face uncertainty, mental health toll

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Wildfire evacuees from First Nations in Ontario's far north face uncertainty, mental health toll

There are now more than 2,800 wildfire evacuees across Ontario, many of whom come from First Nations. As evacuees from Ontario's north navigate unfamiliar cities hundreds of kilometres from home, many are facing challenges affecting their…

CBC

IAU Students experience Singapore's Aviation Ecosystem with ERAU Asia

IAU Students experience Singapore's Aviation Ecosystem with ERAU Asia

As the global aviation industry continues to evolve, the demand for highly skilled aviation professionals is greater than ever. Staying relevant in this highly specialized and rapidly evolving field requires more than academic…

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