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Early in June, international experts joined leaders from Southeast Asia for a summit in Laos, where they discussed the “last mile” of malaria elimination from the eastern-most sector of the region. Burgeoning economically for decades, Vietnam and Cambodia, but also Laos DPR, have seen malaria transmission fall 67% over the last 15 years. Asia Pacific
Australian Town Crier Declared the Loudest Man in the World by Guinness World Records Ver esta publicación en Instagram Una publicación compartida por Peter Cain MLA (@cainforginninderra) For many centuries, town criers provided the main way to spread the news. Of course, to carry out their mission, a powerful voice was required to reach as many people as possible.
The artist wanders along deer paths on Block Island, which sits a few miles off the coast of Rhode Island.
Happy Eco News Giant Clam Farming Project for Reef Restoration Revives Palau’s Coastal Waters In Palau’s Melekeok state, residents are using a giant clam farming project for reef restoration to replenish damaged coral reefs and revive a key marine species.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is clearing the way for the return of commercial supersonic air travel by revamping regulations for faster-than-sound aircraft for the first time since 1973 – to reflect progress in aviation engineering and the removal of prejudicial attitudes.
7% of the island’s waters beginning in September 2026 to protect kelp forests, seagrass meadows, biodiverse reefs, and rare maerl beds.
Every year, billions of phones are discarded globally, many of them with perfectly usable processors. At the same time, the tech industry is preparing to spend billions on new AI computing hardware, at high environmental costs. Google, in collaboration with researchers at the University of California, San Diego, is developing a way to bridge those two realities by building a server from recovered phone processors, tackling a waste problem while providing low-carbon computing.
If you’re tired of improvising a stand for your phone every time you want to watch a movie on a flight, make a video call, or cook while following a recipe, a new multitool on Kickstarter might solve this problem.
20 Shortlisted Entries in the 2026 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest The 2026 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year (AGNPOTY) competition has unveiled its shortlist of 100 incredible images highlighting wildlife and landscapes. Now in its 23rd year, the prestigious contest is hosted by the South Australian Museum, which also showcases the 100 entries in a special exhibition.
The Seoul-based artist's lush paintings have an aura of wistfulness and quietude.
It was 7 years ago that the heavy wooden doors of transport crates slid open, and 12 European bison who had grown up in zoos suddenly were looking around, blinking at an unfamiliar wild landscape. They were standing on the slopes of Shahdagh, or the King’s Mountain, northern Azerbaijan—their new home. Together with the UN
Studies Show This Dietary Supplement Can Reduce Aggression Across Different Age Groups Most of the time, dietary supplements help us keep our bodies healthy, but one popular option seems to also have a positive effect on our mental health. A 2024 study from the University of Pennsylvania found that omega-3 could reduce aggression across different demographics.
Imagine being a beetle and looking up at a forest of flowers.
In Michigan, a prospective law would eliminate virtually all regulations on that ole’ chestnut: the childhood lemonade stand. If it can be believed, state house Representative Cam Cavitt (R-Cheboygan), had the issue brought to his attention after the local health department in his district demanded that some children pay repeated fees to run their lemonade
It took a new and special space telescope to parse out each one of these individual stars gleaming in a dizzying mass at the center of our own dear Milky Way galaxy. The European Space Agency’s Euclid Telescope, orbiting 1 million miles from Earth at the 2nd Lagrange Point—an orbit it shares with NASA’s James
Happy Eco News Coastal Habitat Restoration in the UK Gets a Seascape-Scale Upgrade Coastal habitat restoration in the UK is reaching a new scale with the Solent Seascape Project, reconnecting seagrass, saltmarsh, oyster reefs, and seabird nesting sites across one of Europe's busiest waterways.
Burnt out by the apps, Angela Garwood took her quest for love offline. Here’s how she got on
Happy Eco News Gold and Copper Recovery Technology Extracts Precious Metals from E-Waste without Smelting or Toxic Chemicals Gold and copper recovery technology developed by University of Edinburgh chemists uses reusable organic diamide compounds to selectively extract precious metals from electronic waste.
On the site that is now Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado, the Ancestral Pueblo people lived for centuries in dwellings built into cliffs and on the mesas. Many of those structures, some of which date back nearly 1,500 years, are still standing and can be toured by park visitors. Many other Indigenous houses
9 female white rhino have been reintroduced to one of Mozambique’s southern national parks as part of a mammoth undertaking to bring back species the country has lost. Mozambique was the victim of one of Africa’s worst post-colonial power struggles, during which time they lost virtually all of several large animals during a civil war
Scientists can pinpoint exoplanets and measure their mass by monitoring tiny changes in starlight over time in a process called microlensing.
It was a 1969 Mustang Mach 1, Daniel Allen would tell his boys; the best car he’d ever owned. And he traded it away to make room for his growing family. Every time Mr. Allen told the story, one of his six sons was listening intently. Shane Allen recently traded his own restored Mustang for
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Foothills Land Conservancy (FLC) recently completed the acquisition of the Oliver Tract, a 600-acre property bordering the national park. The purchase permanently protects “one of the most significant remaining privately held properties”