Why Mud Matters - JSTOR Daily
JSTOR Dailyby Matthew Wills4d ago
“The world is mud-luscious” wrote e.e. cummings, and that wasn’t even the half of it. Life as we know it actually depends on mud.
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top 73%'It's here': The record El Niño South Africa can't ignore
The South Africanby Nicole Burger4d ago
‘It’s here’: The record El Niño South Africa can’t ignore Scientists say this El Niño is already here. What it means for South Africa’s summer is the part nobody can fully promise.
US supreme court to hear big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits
The Guardianby Hilary Beaumont4d ago
The US supreme court begins its new nine-month term hearing arguments Monday in a high-stakes case in which big oil companies are attempting to strike a fatal blow against lawsuits that seek to...
In a first, cheetahs to roam in tiger territory at Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve
Hindustan Timesby Shruti Tomar4d ago
In a first, cheetahs to roam in tiger territory at Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve Madhya Pradesh has 60 cheetahs, 57 at Kuno National Park, where they were first translocated from African...
Dressed for danger: Venomous snakes are more likely to stand out
Phys.orgby University4d ago
Dressed for danger: Venomous snakes are more likely to stand out Researchers at the University of Galway in Ireland have found that venomous snakes are significantly more likely than nonvenomous...
Protests over dam heat up as crackdown on activists continues
Mongabay Indiaby Kundan Pandey3d ago
- Protests against the 11,000 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh turned violent on September 30, with an MLA’s house attacked and vehicles allegedly set on fire.
Preserving Soil Carbon by Preserving the Forest Floor - Eos
Eosby Rebecca Owen4d ago
Forest soils store an estimated 40% of the world’s terrestrial carbon, but estimates suggest that around 15%–30% of that soil carbon is lost when a forest is harvested.
Punjab govt clears Ranjitgarh Development Authority Bill for sustainable dam-area development
New Indian Expressby Harpreet Bajwa4d ago
The Punjab Cabinet on Monday approved the Ranjitgarh Development Authority (RDA) Bill, 2026, paving the way for planned, sustainable and eco-tourism-oriented development of the Ranjit Sagar Dam and...
Britain's most dog-friendly beaches - from Scotland to Cornwall
Mail Onlineby Alesia Fiddler4d ago
For many of us, the unprecedented heat of the summer just gone was alleviated by only one thing: a cool sea breeze, a refreshing dip, or an afternoon spent sunbathing on the sand.
Rainy season over for 2026 as southwest monsoon ends
Rapplerby Acor Arceo4d ago
MANILA, Philippines – The southwest monsoon or habagat is over, marking the end of the 2026 rainy season in the western portions of Luzon and the Visayas.
Winged visitors from afar return to Chennai’s wetlands as migratory season begins
The Hinduby Geetha Srimathi4d ago
The first signs of winter are arriving in Chennai, albeit not in the form of cooler mornings, but on wings.
Chimpanzees steal less pineapple from their friends
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi4d ago
How likely is a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) to steal food from another chimp? It depends on whether they’re a friend or a foe.
500 days without load shedding but thousands of South Africans are still facing power cuts
The South Africanby Sundeeka Mungroo4d ago
500 days without load shedding but thousands of South Africans are still facing power cuts Eskom says load shedding is off the table for now, but thousands of South Africans in two provinces still...
Caribbean Nations Have Installed Twice as Much Solar as Official Figures Suggest
Yale E360by Jan Rosenow4d ago
Across the Caribbean, people have installed roughly twice as many solar panels as official statistics would suggest.
How extreme heat is putting mothers and newborns at risk
Euronewsby Craig Saueurs4d ago
73 per cent of maternal healthcare workers surveyed say they have seen heat-linked cases rise in the last five years.
Why can’t people regenerate limbs like salamanders?
The Conversation (US)by Junsu Kang, Associate Professor of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison4d ago
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.
Less than two years after massive clean-up op, water hyacinth takes over large swathes of Ooty lake
The Hinduby Rohan Premkumar4d ago
Less than two years after ₹7.51 crore was spent on desilting and “cleaning” the Ooty lake in the Nilgiris, pollution in the waterbody remains rampant, leading to a vast tract of the lake being...
Drought: Maharashtra to impose 10 pc water cut from 16 Oct across urban, rural areas
National Heraldby NH Digital4d ago
Drought: Maharashtra to impose 10 pc water cut from 16 Oct across urban, rural areas State plans water stocks up to August 2027 and directs local bodies to curb wastage and leakage The Maharashtra...
Five New Cubs, 60 Cheetahs: What Kuno’s Latest Litter Means for Project Cheetah 60
Open Magazineby Open Bureau4d ago
Five New Cubs, 60 Cheetahs: What Kuno’s Latest Litter Means for Project Cheetah 60 Five cubs. An Indian-born mother. A Botswanan father.
GOBARdhan scheme and unified portal launch: New hope for CBG sector
Down To Earthby Shobhit Srivastava4d ago
On October 1, 2026, the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched the GOBARdhan scheme, the Unified GOBARdhan Portal and the GOBARdhan Handbook.