London bus drivers resume strike over heatwave working amid fears over air con deal
Environment | The Guardianby Joanna Partridge·25 Aug 2026
London bus drivers have resumed strike action over having to work in high temperatures, amid fears that proposed improvements to air conditioning will not be complete by next summer.
Nevada wildfire contained to 27 percent as thousands still displaced
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·25 Aug 2026
Fire containment has reached 27 percent in the rampant wildfire that first erupted in the Sierra Nevada foothills near the city of Reno in the state of Nevada in the United States.
Benue governor rejects federal government's ranching plan, says state's land not for herders
Premium Timesby Manasseh Mbachii·25 Aug 2026
The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has rejected any plan to cede land in the state to pastoralists for ranching without the consent of his administration and the people.
Listening for extinction: Study finds areas of critical concern for northern spotted owls
Phys.orgby Sean Nealon·25 Aug 2026
Listening for extinction: Study finds areas of critical concern for northern spotted owls Northern spotted owl populations are approaching or have already crossed functional extinction across large...
Kenya announces new travel insurance requirements - The Points Guy
The Points Guy Articlesby Rachel Craft·25 Aug 2026
How to prepare for Kenya's new travel insurance requirements Kenya has announced new health insurance requirements for travelers just in time for the Great Migration, when over a million wildebeest...
Egypt's deserts were once home to a diverse shark community
Phys.orgby Krystal Kasal·25 Aug 2026
Egypt's deserts were once home to a diverse shark community Krystal Kasal Author During the Late Cretaceous period, parts of Egypt were covered in water.
Pacific Fusion’s next fusion machine could clear a key hurdle to commercial power | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim De Chant·25 Aug 2026
Pacific Fusion is one step closer to commercializing fusion power after breaking ground Tuesday on a facility in New Mexico designed to generate as much energy as it consumes.
Evacuations ordered in rural Texas as wildfire mushrooms within hours
The Independentby John Seewer·25 Aug 2026
Evacuations were being ordered Tuesday in rural Texas where a wildfire has ballooned in size, burning through ranchland and forcing schools to delay or cancel classes.
EU’s deforestation rule could derail Liberia’s cocoa trade
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta·25 Aug 2026
In Liberia’s Grand Gedeh county, deforestation for cocoa has soared since 2020, pushing the region’s cocoa trade into an uncertain future.
Have you spotted fallen leaves on the ground? It's because 'false autumn' may be here already
TheJournal.ieby Mairead Maguire·25 Aug 2026
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NSW’s koala national park will protect threatened species and cap logging across the state. Could the Greens really block it? | Adam Morton
Environment | The Guardianby Adam Morton·25 Aug 2026
What qualifies as a win in environmental campaigning? Is it when a huge forest area that is home to a stack of threatened species, including koalas, and has been the focus of years and years of...
B.C. let CNRL delay pipeline cleanup. Spills followed | The Narwhal
The Narwhalby Matt Simmons and Zak Vescera·25 Aug 2026
A major Canadian oil and gas company reported dozens of incidents at its pipelines after the provincial regulator exempted thousands of its pipelines from normal clean-up timelines.
No Place on Earth Is Safe if All Hell Breaks Loose, But One Place Is Safer Than The Rest
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill·25 Aug 2026
Sometimes it seems like there's no end to the catastrophic dangers we face as a species. Nuclear armageddon. Climate change. Pandemics. AI. Supervolcanoes. The list is a long one.
Trump floats renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America during Canada trade war
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·25 Aug 2026
United States President Donald Trump says he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America as the trade war between the US and Canada escalates.
Inspiring young herpetologists in Sri Lanka: Interview with Anslem de Silva
Mongabay Globalby Dilrukshi Handunnetti·25 Aug 2026
- Anslem de Silva, Sri Lanka’s pioneering herpetologist, has spent over six decades studying reptiles and amphibians while inspiring generations of conservationists through his work.
I replaced Google Weather with an open-source clone, and I'm never going back
How-To Geekby Ismar Hrnjicevic·25 Aug 2026
I've been searching for the perfect weather app for years. I've tried just about every popular option on the Play Store, and while some free weather apps are better than others, none of them quite...
A tiny drop of water is all that's needed to find threatened frogs
Phys.orgby James Cook University·25 Aug 2026
A tiny drop of water is all that's needed to find threatened frogs New James Cook University research has used highly sensitive environmental DNA (e-DNA) techniques to find two species of...
Annexed Crimea Declares Regional Wildfire Emergency - The Moscow Times
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times·25 Aug 2026
Authorities in annexed Crimea declared a regional state of emergency on Tuesday as a wildfire that began last week following a Ukrainian drone attack continued to grow in size.
Glaw Lake Became India’s 101st Ramsar Site. Ecologist Explains What That Means on the Ground
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta·25 Aug 2026
In December 2024, a survey team trekked more than 16 km through the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary to reach Glaw Lake, tucked 1,168 metres above sea level in the Eastern Himalayas.
Struggling households could get further help with energy bills
The Independentby Sophie Wingate·25 Aug 2026
The Government is considering "a range of support" for vulnerable households struggling with rising costs, the Energy Secretary stated ahead of an anticipated energy price cap increase.
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