World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe28 Aug 2026
The first recreational alligator hunt in Louisiana in more than half a century is about to commence in the swamps of that state, with up to 5,000 hopeful trappers facing strict rules in order to...
Mongabay Globalby Liz Kimbrough28 Aug 2026
- Wildlife photographer Joel Sartore’s National Geographic Photo Ark turned 20 this year and reached its 18,000th animal, a critically endangered red handfish.
Mongabay Globalby Abu Siddique28 Aug 2026
- A major thermal power plant, located in coastal Bangladesh, has been operating without regular air-quality testing, allegedly causing suffering among nearby residents.
Mongabay Globalby Rhett Butler28 Aug 2026
On March 15th 1991 Hà Đình Đức happened to be passing Hồ Gươm, the small lake at the center of Hanoi, when he saw its giant softshell turtle surface.
The Hinduby N S Chowdary28 Aug 2026
The Andhra Pradesh government has undertaken AMRUT 2.0 scheme at a cost of ₹424.42 crore to ensure round-the-clock drinking water supply to the residents of Ongole in Prakasam district, said IT and...
Premium Timesby Abdulqudus Ogundapo28 Aug 2026
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has said he will reopen Nigeria’s land borders that are still shut and introduce policies to ease the...
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid28 Aug 2026
President Trump wants to give part of Yosemite National Park to a private developer. NOTUS reports that the Trump administration is trying to give a parcel of the park, about 0.25 miles long, to...
Al Jazeeraby Smita Sharma28 Aug 2026
Kathmandu/Nuwakot/Trishuli, Nepal – Loknath Chaulagain is looking for his 23-year-old nephew Sudarshan at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital.
The Conversation UKby Dibyesh Anand, Professor of International Relations and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Westminster28 Aug 2026
Within the space of a few minutes on August 26, the border crossing between Nepal and China – Rasuwagadhi on the Nepali side and Gyirong on the Chinese – was destroyed by a flash flood caused by a...
The Siasat Dailyby K C Indresh Kumar28 Aug 2026
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has stepped up opposition to the Centre’s notification proposing eco-sensitive status for 1,449 villages in 10 Western Ghats districts...
Mongabay Globalby Malavikavyawahare28 Aug 2026
- For decades, conservationists have argued that protecting nature cannot rely indefinitely on donor funding.
Al Jazeeraby Sarah Shamim28 Aug 2026
‘Typical Trump, silly joke’: ‘Lake America’ has Canadians laughing United States President Donald Trump’s war on geography has opened up a new front – this time on the Canadian border.
The Independentby Jennifer McDermott28 Aug 2026
Earth scientists have been analysing satellite images to evaluate the destruction and determine what triggered devastating floods along the border between Nepal and China, while emergency crews...
Good Good Goodby Austin Corona28 Aug 2026
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Repeated record-breaking heat waves cooked the European continent this summer, delivering the region’s...
The South Africanby Adamu Andrew Michael28 Aug 2026
WEATHER: Isolated showers and rain expected to hit Cape provinces Take a detailed look at what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces this Saturday, 29 August 2026.
Salonby Troy Farah28 Aug 2026
We’re already well into the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, and storm trackers are closely watching what forms near Cape Verde, off the west coast of Africa, that may become the next big storm.
The South Africanby Nicole Burger28 Aug 2026
Getting ready for a hotter summer? Don’t forget your pet needs a plan too With forecasters warning of a hotter-than-normal summer ahead, animal welfare experts have some timely advice worth taking...
New Indian Expressby Narendra Sethi28 Aug 2026
DEHRADUN: Wednesday’s devastating floods in Nepal have renewed concerns over hundreds of glacial lakes in Uttarakhand’s fragile high Himalayas, where accelerating ice melt is increasing the risk of...
Mongabay Globalby Xavier Bartaburu28 Aug 2026
- In 2015, environmentalist Raimundo dos Santos Rodrigues was murdered in an ambush inside the Gurupi Biological Reserve in Brazil’s Maranhão state, where he served as a member of the advisory...
Phys.orgby Nicholas Williams; Amy Hahs28 Aug 2026
We've reconstructed Melbourne's 200-year-old forests Have you ever wondered what your Melbourne suburb looked like before all the streets and houses?
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