Wageningen University researchers use a high-tech, climate-controlled chamber to simulate extreme conditions, identifying genetic traits in plants to make crops resilient to climate change, aiming to address global food security challenges.
Hong Kong recorded fewer than 30,000 births between mid-2025 and mid-2026, a 15.6% decline, marking a record low. Despite a natural population decrease of 20,400, the total population rose by 0.3% to 7.51 million due to other demographic factors.
Hong Kong recorded under 30,000 births annually for the first time on record, dropping 15.6% year-on-year to 29,700, while overall population rose by 0.3% to over 7.5 million by mid-2026.
Spain's Environment Ministry is investigating the shooting of Toñi, a rare 60-year-old Iberian orca found with pellet wounds on her dorsal fin in the Strait of Gibraltar.
Sur l'île taïwanaise de Kinmen, les militaires s'entraînent à balles réelles lors des exercices annuels Han Kuang pour faire face à un éventuel débarquement chinois.
Blue and fin whales are slowly returning to the southeast Atlantic off Namibia and South Africa, according to a study examining six decades of whale records.
In 1958, 25 caribou calves were introduced to Adak Island as an emergency military food supply. After the base closed in 1994, hunting ceased, causing the herd to surge to 2,750 by 2005 and severely damaging local ecosystems.
A century of conservation has turned Green Island in Texas into the world’s largest nesting colony for Reddish Egrets, though rising sea levels and climate change now threaten the sanctuary.
Fourteen years after suspension, Myanmar is preparing to restart the China-backed $3.6 billion Myitsone hydropower project in Kachin State, amid local opposition, environmental concerns, and earthquake risks.
Explring the 100-year history of the modern weekend, from Henry Ford's 1926 introduction of the five-day week to modern challenges like hybrid work, 'Skiveday Friday', and four-day week trials.
Liechtenstein has altered its royal succession rules from male primogeniture to absolute primogeniture, allowing women to ascend the throne. The change applies to descendants of Hereditary Prince Alois's children.
Clipperton Island, once devastated by human activity and feral pigs, saw a remarkable recovery of Brown and Masked Boobies from 650 in 1958 to over 137,000 by 2003 after the pigs' removal, highlighting the profound impact of invasive species on ecosystems
Five years after the Taliban's return to power, Afghanistan has achieved relative security and economic stabilization, but remains internationally isolated due to severe restrictions on women and a lack of inclusive governance.
At least 38 people died after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia, causing building collapses, landslides, power outages, and sending thousands fleeing to shelters.
Roku's new Fairground AI Creator TV channel offers free, AI-generated content from 100 global creators, but early reviews and hands-on experience reveal it to be of catastrophically low quality, with incoherent scheduling, poor production, and a lack of engaging storytelling.
À Quincy-le-Vicomte et Quincerot (Côte-d'Or), la sécheresse historique assèche les captages d'eau. 280 habitants dépendent de camions-citernes pour s'approvisionner, face à des coûts et des tensions qui s'accumulent.
Southern California beaches report a sharp surge in stingray stings, driven by marine heatwaves, climate change, and growing visitor numbers.
Researchers in Northern California discovered a hidden colony of 18 sunflower sea stars, offering hope for restoring the region's kelp forests a decade after a mysterious disease decimated over 99% of the species.
À la plage ou dans l'espace public, certains tatouages et symboles dissimulent des idéologies d'extrême droite, néonazies ou intégristes, empruntés au IIIe Reich ou à la culture nordique, rendant leur identification complexe.
A 9-year study in Kenya reveals that beehive fences deter an average of 76% of elephant crop raids, rising to 86% during peak seasons, while providing honey income, though droughts and habitat disturbances can weaken their effectiveness.
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg defended his proposal to lower net overseas migration to 180,000 annually to address housing shortages during a National Press Club address, while Coalition colleagues declined to endorse the specific target.
German news coverage of Russia is becoming increasingly radical and is grooming the public for war, correspondent Thomas Roeper told RT, pointing to hostile media narratives and controversial remarks by journalists.
Russia's Battlegroup North destroyed over 10 Ukrainian UAV control centers in the Kharkov Region since August, using Molniya-2 and FPV drones.
Dutch engineers transformed Markermeer lake by building artificial islands from 37.2 million tonnes of dredged sediment, successfully reviving local ecology and attracting diverse wildlife and migratory birds.
