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How wildfire smoke travels from Ontario to New York City — and turns distant city skies orange

How wildfire smoke travels from Ontario to New York City — and turns distant city skies orange

Wildfires that have torched huge areas of forest and devastated communities are also sending smoke far and wide, prompting air quality warnings in distant cities and heated political rhetoric from the U.S. Experts say there's nothing…

First Nation chiefs call for public inquiry into Ontario government's wildfire response

First Nation chiefs call for public inquiry into Ontario government's wildfire response

First Nation chiefs from northwestern Ontario are calling for a public inquiry into the provincial government’s response to the region's wildfires, which have resulted in more than a dozen evacuations. Gull Bay First Nation’s Chief Wilfred…

Wildfire in southern France contained: Firefighters

The blaze forced some 400 people to evacuate.

This optical illusion is rarer than a rainbow and tricky to see in Australia. So what actually is a fogbow?

This optical illusion is rarer than a rainbow and tricky to see in Australia. So what actually is a fogbow?

Visible when the sun is behind you and the fog is ahead, conditions have to be ‘right in the Goldilocks spot’ to see a fogbow Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast When Marie Johnson woke up one foggy morning, she…

Fast-moving wildfire in southern France forces hundreds to flee

PARIS, July 22 - A fast-moving wildfire that erupted in the Var department in southern France on Tuesday has burned more than 2,500 hectares and forced 400 people to flee their homes, local authorities said on Wednesday.

Meat multinational faces legal challenge over green credentials of $6bn global expansion plan

Meat multinational faces legal challenge over green credentials of $6bn global expansion plan

Greenpeace petitions Dutch courts to order JBS to disclose how its aims are compatible with responsibilities to climate and human rights The world’s biggest meat company, JBS, faces a landmark legal challenge to disclose how its $6bn…

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Samsung launches Z Fold8, Fold8 Ultra, Flip8

Philippine Daily Inquirer

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

Japan Times

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.

Japan Times

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…