Engineered bacteria offer a new way to accelerate rock weathering for carbon removal
Phys.orgby Benjamin Boettner·28 Aug 2026
Engineered bacteria offer a new way to accelerate rock weathering for carbon removal Rock weathering, the breakdown and dissolving of rocks and minerals caused by their exposure to water, air and...
Nepal and China resume flood rescue after lake threat eases, death toll tops 500
Channel News Asiaby CNA·28 Aug 2026
NUWAKOT, Nepal: Nepal and China resumed rescue operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday (Aug 28) after risks from an overflowing lake were found to be...
NGT panel finds NVN Construction encroaching on Edulakunta
The Siasat Dailyby News Desk·28 Aug 2026
Hyderabad: A National Green Tribunal (NGT)-appointed joint committee has found that Edulakunta, located in Survey no 7 of Khanamet, is a government water body and that NVN Constructions has been...
Trump Is Actually Going Through With His ‘Lake America’ Name Change
Daring Fireballby John Gruber·28 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order meant to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” taking his apparent jab at Canada one step further as a trade war between the two countries...
Adivasi farmers fear dependence on digitisation will affect access to AP govt schemes
The News Minuteby Balakrishna Ganeshan·28 Aug 2026
As Andhra Pradesh pushes ahead with digitisation of agriculture, Adivasi farmers and civil society groups have raised concerns over whether the state’s growing dependence on digital platforms will...
Giving shorebirds space on the beach makes a big difference
Phys.orgby Max Esterhuizen·28 Aug 2026
Giving shorebirds space on the beach makes a big difference When Ashley Dayer was walking on the beach with her 8-year-old son recently, he stopped her before she got too close to a group of...
NOAA just put a number on something that would make this the biggest one ever recorded
The South Africanby Nicole Burger·28 Aug 2026
NOAA just put a number on something that would make this the biggest one ever recorded Climate scientists have been comparing this El Niño to the big ones from the past.
Assam’s CWRC marks 25 years of wildlife rescue
New Indian Expressby Prasanta Mazumdar·28 Aug 2026
GUWAHATI: Assam’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) on Friday completed 25 years of rescuing, hand-raising, treating and rehabilitating orphaned and injured wild animals.
Nepal floods trauma 'enormous': Red Cross
Channel News Asia·28 Aug 2026
GENEVA: The Nepal-Tibet flood disaster has left an "enormous" level of trauma, the Red Cross said Friday (Aug 28), with early estimates suggesting 93,000 people may have been affected.
Karnataka to hold special meeting to discuss Kasturirangan Report
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·28 Aug 2026
MADIKERI: Ramalinga Reddy, Minister of Forest, Ecology and Environment, said the state government will hold a special meeting on Monday to find a resolution to the proposed Kasturirangan Report.
An Indigenous Housing Solution from the Heart | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Marissa Tiel·28 Aug 2026
Two decades ago, Mike Anderson took on a construction project that laid the foundation for a new career with a far bigger goal — tackling one of the biggest challenges in many First Nations...
Banding Together to Help DTES Residents Survive Extreme Heat | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Michelle Gamage·28 Aug 2026
Vancouver organizations are banding together to help protect residents of the city’s poorest neighbourhood, which is at highest risk during extreme heat events.
House Dem Debbie Dingell places Trump's Lake Ontario name change in the crosshairs
FOX Newsby Alex Nitzberg·28 Aug 2026
Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich. declared that she will introduce legislation targeting President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America.
Flash floods in Nepal: 320 Indians missing
The Hinduby PTI·28 Aug 2026
At least 320 Indians remain missing, and around 400 others are stranded on the Chinese side following devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, and India is ready to extend all...
Will lawmakers water down data center rules?
CalMattersby Lynn La·28 Aug 2026
As public backlash against artificial intelligence data centers grows, tech companies are spending big bucks to influence and dissuade state lawmakers from reining in the facilities, report...
What 'The Odyssey' can teach us about climate chaos
DW Englishby Maggie Quinlan·28 Aug 2026
Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster has drawn tens of millions of viewers into a world of stormy seas and cities on fire. Minus the monsters, that world is based in reality.
The climate disaster behind The Odyssey
DW Englishby Maggie Quinlan·28 Aug 2026
Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster has drawn tens of millions of viewers into a world of stormy seas and cities on fire. Minus the monsters, that world is based in reality.
Eagles known as hunting specialists reveal an unexpected taste for goat
Phys.orgby Raptor Research Foundation·28 Aug 2026
Eagles known as hunting specialists reveal an unexpected taste for goat Eagles are symbols of hunting prowess.
The conservation population of Australia’s endangered eastern quoll welcomes joeys
Mongabay Globalby Yenni Kwok·28 Aug 2026
- The endangered eastern quolls are functionally extinct in the wild on the Australian mainland, but wild populations still survive in Tasmania.
Nepal-Tibet floods: MEA says 320 Indians missing in Nepal floods, 400 stranded in China
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·28 Aug 2026
At least 320 Indians remain missing and around 400 others are stranded on the Chinese side following devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)...
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