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Samsung launches Z Fold8, Fold8 Ultra, Flip8

Samsung launches Z Fold8, Fold8 Ultra, Flip8

Samsung now has three foldable phones in their latest 2026 lineup. As a Fold user from two iterations back, I’d like to share some insight on how the three differ in terms of use cases. Three flagships. Three foldables. Mostly similar…

Why scientists kill 9 million sea lampreys every year in the Great Lakes

Times of India

Why scientists kill 9 million sea lampreys every year in the Great Lakes

Invasive sea lampreys, or vampire fish, pose a serious threat to the native fish communities of the Great Lakes. These destructive predators made their way in through canals and now voraciously consume vast amounts of fish annually. Since…

Times of India

City lights and sweltering summer heat keep some cicadas singing after dark

City lights and sweltering summer heat keep some cicadas singing after dark

New findings from Japanese researchers show how urbanization has affected the routines of some wildlife.

As Iran war drags on, Trump sets sights on ‘Pickaxe Mountain’

As Iran war drags on, Trump sets sights on ‘Pickaxe Mountain’

After US strikes on Iran’s largest nuclear facilities last year, both US President Donald Trump and the White House were adamant that the Middle East nation’s nuclear programme had been destroyed. “Monumental Damage was done to all Nuclear…

Euronews

France suffers record wildfire destruction by mid-July

France has been tackling a significant number of forest fires. Last week, President Emmanuel Macron said France had not faced this many outbreaks of fire across the country since the end of World War II.

Euronews

How China is rolling out electric trucks at vast scale to boost net-zero push

How China is rolling out electric trucks at vast scale to boost net-zero push

China is pushing to ensure that electric trucks account for at least 40 per cent of new heavy-goods vehicle sales by 2030, as part of a broader effort to reduce carbon emissions in its vast transport sector. That would mean having at least…

China’s unique high-orbit satellite is using a rare metal the US struggles to obtain

China’s unique high-orbit satellite is using a rare metal the US struggles to obtain

A satellite that can provide 24/7 surveillance of a third of the Earth’s surface relies on a rare mineral whose global supply is dominated by China, a new study has disclosed. The Ludi Tance-4 01 radar satellite, powered by gallium nitride…

‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades

The Guardian

‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades

Puffling excites volunteers trying to save the last known regular nesting site on mainland of southern England For years, volunteers have craned their necks and tested their patience to peer into the crevices of the cliffs hoping for a…

The Guardian

Investors see pollution plan silver lining in EU carbon overhaul

Investors see pollution plan silver lining in EU carbon overhaul

The plan to tie free pollution permits to investments in decarbonization could enhance corporate accountability, investors say.

AllAfrica

Kenya: What Happens After Dandora? Kenya's Green Transition Faces Its Hardest Test

[African Arguments] For decades, thousands of Nairobi's poorest residents have quietly carried out one of the city's most important environmental services. Every day, informal waste pickers at Dandora sort, salvage and recover plastic…

AllAfrica

Olongapo solar project sparks environmental, IP rights concerns

Olongapo solar project sparks environmental, IP rights concerns

OLONGAPO CITY—An environmental investigative mission conducted by scientists, engineers, church groups, and indigenous Filipino advocates has raised concerns over the proposed expansion of the Olongapo Solar Power Project, warning of…

Fast-moving wildfire forces hundreds of evacuations in southern France

France 24