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‘Massive’ strike hits space centre developing ‘Russian Starlink’

A large-scale Ukrainian attack struck industrial infrastructure in the southwestern Samara region.

China’s 1MW perovskite solar farm beats silicon system in industrial-scale test

A China-led team has cleared the last major hurdle in the race to commercialise the most promising alternative to conventional silicon solar technology, paving the way for the next generation of low-cost, high-efficiency panels to be made…

Gov Yusuf: It’s not easy Governing Kano

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has said governing the state is not an easy task, describing it as a “mini-Nigeria” because of its large population and cosmopolitan nature. The governor stated this through the Commissioner for…

Toxic blue-green algae have spread along Baltic Sea coast — magazine

According to the report in Der Spiegel, an abnormal heatwave has caused their proliferation

Ship-brought mice hit 1,270/hectare off SF, reshaping seabird ecosystem

The Farallon Islands are grappling with an overwhelming invasion of house mice, significantly disturbing the delicate ecological system. These rodents threaten the survival of native wildlife, with burrowing owls preying on them and…

British naturalist’s 1987 Seychelles project saved warblers with new island population

In 1987, British naturalist Ian Bullock established Aride Island as a key conservation hub. His initiative led to the successful relocation of endangered Seychelles warblers the following year, significantly bolstering the species' numbers…

Mexico’s week in review: Disaster diplomacy and a persistent peso

President Claudia Sheinbaum spent the weekend before this week began in Puebla, kicking off the 2026 National Reforestation Day from the mountain pass between the Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl volcanoes. There, marking the International…

Drone debris falls into garden in Turkish Black Sea province — authorities

In turn, the IHA agency reported the discovery of drone wreckage of unknown origin on the coast in Istanbul’s Arnavutkoy district

Residents evacuate as Belgium wildfire scorches 1,600 hectares

One killed, dozens injured after wildfire hits Croatian coast

At least one person was killed and around 42 others were injured after a violent wildfire hit a coastal town in Croatia.

Royal estates rent out homes that fail to meet legal energy efficiency standards

Exclusive: More than 100 homes on King Charles and Prince William’s inherited estates have EPC ratings of F or G • ‘It’s archaic’: the struggle to heat poorly insulated homes let by royal estates More than 100 homes on the inherited royal…

Alarmed by the alarm: people react to ‘severe alert’ on phones with message on UK wildfires

Many complained online that piercingly loud tone was ‘overreach’ while others lamented lack of action on decarbonisation On Friday at 7pm, Thérèse Coffey was nine miles away from a nuclear power station when her phone made a loud, piercing…