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Firefighters gain upper hand on deadly Spain wildfire

BÉDAR, Spain — Firefighters battling a wildfire in southern Spain that killed 12 people started to contain the blaze on Saturday as the hardest-hit village remained deserted, with charred vegetation and blackened homes a grim reminder of…

Firefighters gain upper hand on deadly Spain wildfire

Environmental groups urge FCC to stop Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai's satellite plans

Environmental groups want the FCC to pause orbital data center approvals. They are requesting a comprehensive environmental impact statement before any licenses are granted. This action aims to assess the cumulative effects of numerous…

In my years of spearfishing, I’ve never encountered more sharks than now. But I know where I stand in the underwater…

Underwater is one of the only places I can switch my brain off. A shark encounter comes with the territory – and we all have to adapt to this new normal The first time I came face to face with a great white shark I felt something shift…

'Mirror life' technology worries Doomsday Clock scientists. This is why

This year, scientists included a new potential threat in their decision to move the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight. So what is 'mirror life' and why are they concerned?

Sixteen starve to death in Uganda as drought kills crops

Climate change, poor rainfall, deforestation, overgrazing and crop pests are to blame, say experts.

Highway 1 reopens in Fraser Canyon, but twin wildfires remain out of control

Officials reopened Highway 1 through British Columbia's Fraser Canyon on Saturday, but warned that active wildfire operations continue in the area.

Formal China-US G2 framework key to ‘guarantee’ world peace: top Beijing adviser

An “institutionalised” China-US G2 framework could offer a “structural guarantee” for global peace in a world beset by crises, a high-profile adviser to Beijing has said. Zheng Yongnian, a noted Chinese political scientist, said the world…

What happened before Chinese semiconductor scientist Wang Danhao took his life in the US?

The ashes of Chinese researcher Wang Danhao have been returned to his home in China, nearly four months after he died by suicide following questioning by US law enforcement. The remains of the 31-year-old University of Michigan (UMich)…

China’s Long March-10B rocket feat lights up social media: is SpaceX set to lose crown?

China’s landmark recovery of a reusable rocket has ignited heated debate on social media, with reactions ranging from awe at the rapid pace of Chinese space development to speculation over a more intense space race with the United States…

Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire in southern Spain that killed at least 12

Hundreds of firefighters backed by helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft struggled Saturday to contain one of Spain's deadliest wildfires that killed a least 12 people.

Drones are detecting more sharks at US beaches but do they make public safer?

Increase in sightings may not reflect increase in sharks with little evidence that threat to swimmers has risen Experts say that despite recent increased investment in drones to monitor for sharks in states like New York, the machines have…