'Move away' and 'stop that!' Wild elephants use a rich gestural repertoire intentionally to 'mean business'
Phys.orgby University·37m ago
'Move away' and 'stop that!' Wild elephants use a rich gestural repertoire intentionally to 'mean business' Wild African savanna elephants use a wide range of gestures when competing with other...
Heavy rain in Madurai, Corporation commissioner directs officials to ensure storm water drains are free from encroachments
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·39m ago
Madurai experienced heavy rain on Thursday afternoon. The heavy downpour lasted for more than half an hour in the afternoon and left several parts of the city inundated.
Russian attacks plunge Kyiv into near-total darkness, disrupt power, metro, water supply
Kyiv Independentby Polina Moroziuk·41m ago
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. The Russian attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Oct.
Tiaki Wai spends $150m on 'dreadful' Seaview stench
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·42m ago
Tiaki Wai is spending $150 million dollars to fix a foul stench that's plagued a Lower Hutt community for years.
Days after narrating drought plight to minister, Maharashtra farmer ends life by jumping in well
Hindustan Timesby PTI·1h ago
Days after narrating drought plight to minister, Maharashtra farmer ends life by jumping in well Rajendra Sapate, a resident of Dhop taluka in Mohadi, jumped into a well in a paddy field between...
Seychelles giant tortoise numbers hit record 180,000 in conservation triumph
Wildlife | The Guardianby South West News Service·1h ago
A survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has revealed that the once endangered species is thriving.
MoD has objected to four windfarms in past year over radar interference fears
World news | The Guardianby Jillian Ambrose·1h ago
The Ministry of Defence has objected to at least four planned windfarms in the past year over fears the spinning blades could cause “unacceptable interference” with radars used to detect military...
Drought: groundwater levels in France remain very low
Euronewsby Jean-Philippe Liabot·1h ago
France's groundwater levels remain deeply worrying at the start of October: two-thirds of monitoring sites are below normal and 81% are still falling.
Fuel prices in Northern Ireland are now displayed on Google Maps
TheJournal.ieby Ottoline Spearman·1h ago
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NITK Surathkal starts using water stocked at NITKere
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·2h ago
To provide relief from water shortages during summer on the campus, the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, on Thursday started using water stored in “NITKere”, a...
PWD steps up desilting of major stormwater drains in Puducherry
The Hinduby Rajesh B Nair·2h ago
The Public Works Department has intensified desilting of major stormwater drains in the urban and rural areas of Puducherry as part of its efforts to prevent water stagnation and ensure smooth flow...
700,000-year-old elephant tooth reveals a lost ecosystem shared by early humans in the Levant
Phys.orgby Tel-Hai University·2h ago
700,000-year-old elephant tooth reveals a lost ecosystem shared by early humans in the Levant A remarkably preserved elephant tooth previously recovered from Gesher Benot Ya'aqov (GBY-NBA)—a...
World must seize shrinking window to save nature as wildlife decline continues, warns major report
Phys.orgby Russell Parton·2h ago
World must seize shrinking window to save nature as wildlife decline continues, warns major report The world must seize a shrinking window to reverse the steep decline of wildlife and nature by...
Could grass become the clothes of the future?
Phys.orgby Chalmers University·2h ago
Could grass become the clothes of the future? Producing textile fibers from wood involves extracting cellulose from a structure that is tougher and more resistant than that of grass.
Almost 300,000 people now live in flood-prone areas in the Nepalese Himalayas – new research
The Conversation UKby Milan Shrestha, Teaching Professor and Senior Global Futures Scientist, Arizona State University·2h ago
On August 26, a rock and ice avalanche triggered a huge flood that swept through a steep valley in Nepal, leaving thousands dead and missing.
J&K govt notifies City Gas Distribution Policy, plans PNG, CNG expansion across all 20 districts
New Indian Expressby Fayaz Wani·2h ago
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has notified the City Gas Distribution (CGD) Policy, 2026, paving the way for a phased expansion of cleaner natural gas infrastructure across the Union...
Rare red bat rescued in Maine gobbles up mealworms
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas·3h ago
A rare Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) is recovering after being found struggling in the surf on a Maine beach.
Sochi Reopens Beaches After Drone Attack on Oil Tanker - The Moscow Times
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times·3h ago
Authorities in Russia’s Black Sea resort city of Sochi reopened beaches Thursday, saying tests found no oil contamination after a drone attack set an oil tanker ablaze off the coast earlier this...
The Politics Behind India’s Wildlife Postage Stamps
Frontlineby Biswajit Sarmah·3h ago
The 1970s are widely considered the decade of ecological restoration in India. The Union government enacted the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and launched Project Tiger in 1973, which laid down...
Can hope save the planet? An endangered parrot that is beating the odds can help us find out | Helen Pilcher
The Guardianby Helen Pilcher·3h ago
The new Living Planet Report is out. Published every two years, it assesses the health of the natural world and, historically, it’s made for gloomy reading.
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