South Africa has new electricity pricing rules after 18 years: what it gets right and wrong
The Conversation Africaby Felix Dube, Lecturer in the Department of Public Law, University of Venda·8 Sept 2026
The South African government has released a new electricity pricing policy for the first time in 18 years.
Plateau pikas, long considered pests, can help livestock eat well
Phys.orgby Elife·8 Sept 2026
Plateau pikas, long considered pests, can help livestock eat well Small mammals called plateau pikas are often treated as pests because they compete with livestock for food, but research from China...
Himalayan tragedy points to need for new global alliances around ecological governance
The Hinduby Mallika Shakya·8 Sept 2026
The Himalayas have recently unleashed a whole series of flash floods that are beginning to create their own alphabet — in Kedarnath, Chamoli, and Sikkim on the India side and now in Rasuwa on the...
Durban's Kings Park Swimming Pool repairs grind to a halt
The South Africanby Sundeeka Mungroo·8 Sept 2026
Durban’s Kings Park Swimming Pool repairs grind to a halt Durban’s popular Kings Park Swimming Pool was expected to reopen this year, but new problems have brought repairs to a halt.
‘Plastic pollution hotspots’ spawn a public health crisis across Latin America
Mongabay Globalby Alexandra Popescu·8 Sept 2026
- Since 2018, when China banned the import of plastic waste, many countries in Latin America have been struggling to manage a huge increase in the amount of plastic waste imported into the region...
From Leaking Roofs to Bright Learning Walls: How a Crumbling Govt School Became a Space Kids Love
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani·8 Sept 2026
“Earlier, when it rained, water used to fall from the roof. Now there is no such tension, and we can concentrate on our studies.” For years, rainy days at school meant something very different for...
Distracted dog walkers may be putting wildlife and livestock at risk, study finds
Phys.orgby University·8 Sept 2026
Distracted dog walkers may be putting wildlife and livestock at risk, study finds Dog walkers distracted by their phones, conversations or other demands can fail to notice their pets defecating...
More than 1.6 million people die each year from secondhand smoke
El País Englishby Pablo Linde·8 Sept 2026
Laws that have driven smoking out of offices, restaurants, public transport and other public spaces over the past few decades have reduced exposure to secondhand smoke, but they are far from...
The fix for EV battery waste isn't recycling. It's geography.
Anthropocene Magazineby Sarah DeWeerdt·8 Sept 2026
An integrated, nationwide system for recycling and reusing old EV batteries could save 6.1 billion tons of carbon emissions and 3.9 trillion Chinese Yuan over 30 years, according to a new study.
New research: We're not protecting our oceans as well as we think
Phys.orgby Ella Clausius·8 Sept 2026
New research: We're not protecting our oceans as well as we think Not so long ago, we thought the ocean was an inexhaustible resource. There would always be plenty more fish in the sea.
MP Has India’s Highest Wolf Population. Here’s Why Its Open Landscapes Matter
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta·8 Sept 2026
Madhya Pradesh has built much of its wildlife identity around big cats. In recent years, cheetahs have added another global predator to the state’s conservation story.
Wastewater Can Take Harmful Algal Blooms from Bad to Worse - Eos
Eosby Lisa S. Gardiner·8 Sept 2026
Single-celled algae within delicate glass-like needles, Pseudo-nitzschia diatoms may be tiny, but they can play a huge role in the ecosystems they occupy.
Wildfires ravage 60% of Bornean orangutan habitat in Kalimantan, warns conservation group
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware·8 Sept 2026
Wildfires in Kalimantan have affected about 60% of Bornean orangutan habitat, according to an analysis by environmental and wildlife campaign organisation Geopix.
View: Oil executives are anxious about Venezuela
Semaforby Tim McDonnell·8 Sept 2026
Big Oil companies have always moonlighted as geopolitical risk assessment firms. That capability faces a big test now.
Working with anglers to save England's sharks
Phys.orgby Matthew Witt·8 Sept 2026
Working with anglers to save England's sharks I spent six days on a small fishing boat in the middle of the English Channel in July trying to catch a thresher shark.
Could you survive The Oregon Trail? An emergency medicine doctor offers tips on how to not die in the great outdoors
The Conversation (US)by Elaine Reno, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine-Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz·8 Sept 2026
If you grew up in the United States in the 1980s or ’90s, chances are you remember The Oregon Trail.
Five young orangutans rescued from Odisha’s Balasore district
The Hinduby Satyasundar Barik·8 Sept 2026
The Odisha Forest Department on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) rescued five young orangutans after they were found abandoned in a casuarina plantation in the Udayapur-Talsari forest area of Balasore...
Hope turns to anger as kin of Nepal’s missing bemoan lack of urgency in rescue work
The Independentby Alisha Rahaman Sarkar·8 Sept 2026
Relatives of workers trapped in hydropower project tunnels since the catastrophic flash floods in Nepal have expressed frustration at the alleged delay in rescue even as thousands of people remain...
One in 12 golf clubs in England broke water extraction rules in past five years
World news | The Guardianby Emma Howard·8 Sept 2026
More than 140 golf clubs in England have breached their water extraction licences in the past five years, according to data analysis by the Guardian.
Crocodile head found in luggage at Italian airport
Wildlife | The Guardianby Angela Giuffrida in Rome·8 Sept 2026
An Italian man is facing a hefty fine or possible prison term after the dried head of a critically endangered crocodile was found in his luggage at Turin’s Caselle airport.
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