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Indonesia is hoping going nuclear can help it meet soaring energy demand while taming emissions

First reactor by 2032

Nuclear option: Indonesia seeks to grow energy, cut emissions

Oualata in Mauritania is one of a UNESCO-listed quartet of ancient, fortified towns or 'ksour'

Ancient town and its manuscripts face ravages of the Sahara

Mosquitoes have expanding ranges due to global warming

Biodiversity loss

Invasive species cost trillions in damages: study

A Liberian-flagged container ship that sank off India's southern coast was carrying 13 containers of hazardous cargo, as well as calcium carbide, the Indian Defence Ministry said

Action to stop spread

India races to contain oil spill after container ship sinks

Monsoon clouds over Mumbai. The annual monsoon has arrived two weeks earlier than usual, weather forecasters say

Flooding infrastructure

India's monsoon lashes Mumbai as rains arrive early

Twenty-four crew members were rescued after a Liberian-flagged container ship sank off Kerala on India's southern coast, the Indian Defence Ministry said

Calcium carbide

Container ship sinks off India's south coast with hazardous cargo

NSW emergency authorities estimated up to 10,000 properties had been damaged by flooding, mostly in central and northern parts of the state

Slowly subsiding

Thousands remain isolated as floods ease in eastern Australia

Dubai residents attempt to cool off at night at the Umm Suqeim beach as temperatures sizzle above 50 degrees Celsius (112 Fahrenheit)

UAE hits record May temperature of 51.6C

The fire walkers of northern Greece practise the ritual on the day of the Orthodox feast of Saint Constantine and Saint Helena

Fire walkers defy pain in ancient Greek ritual

This handout photo taken on May 14, 2025 and released on May 23 by conservation group Rising Phoenix shows an adult banteng, a type of wild cattle native to Southeast Asia, in Siem Pang in northeastern Cambodia, during a herding operation to relocate members of the endangered species

Critically endangered banteng

Rare wild cattle herded in Cambodia by helicopter

An artist's illustration of the planet K2-18b, one of the prime suspects to host life beyond this solar system

Doubt cast on claim of 'hints' of life on faraway planet

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft

Ninth flight test

After two setbacks, SpaceX could try to launch massive Starship next week

US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2025.

Rolling back regulation

Trump signs orders to boost US nuclear energy

The 2020 Bobcat Fire damaged tens of thousands of acres (hectares) of US Forest Service land, leading to the closure of trails and campgrounds

US power company to pay $82.5m for California wildfire

Suriname's President Chandrikapersad Santokhi greets supporters after a campaign rally in Paramaribo on May 22, 2025.

Amid exploitation plans

Suriname president vows oil bonanza won't hit carbon-negative status

A combine harvest in Lincolnshire, eastern England, as Britain suffers its driest spring in over a century

Worst in decades

Fears for crops as drought hits northern Europe

Irish ornithologist Sean Ronayne is on a mission to record all of Ireland's bird songs, and says his unique audio archive can both raise alarm and bring hope

Unique audio archive

In tune with nature: expert sounds out all of Ireland's bird species

Three environmental groups have accused the French energy giant of 'misleading commercial practices'

'False advertisements'

France's TotalEnergies to face court in June in 'greenwashing' case

Although the floods are beginning to recede from eastern Australia, the cleanup work has just begun

Caking houses in silt

Flood victims confront damage after record deluge in eastern Australia

Volunteer firefighters are holding practice drills to prepare for fire season in the Athens suburbs

Closing days of spring

Blaze-hit Athens suburb trains to tackle new fire season

The rare earths sector is dominated by China, though several countries have significant reserves

Diversifying critical supply chain

Rare earth production outside China 'major milestone'

US President Donald Trump has helped Tesla CEO Elon Musk -- a former close aide -- promote his company from the White House

US Senate blocks California's electric vehicle mandate

A flooded street with debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024

60% chance of above-normal season

US braces for intense hurricane season as climate agency is gutted

Ana Toni is Brazil's national secretary for climate change and CEO of the UN's COP30 conference to be held in Belem in November

'Climate change is a war'

Tariff wars will hamper climate efforts: COP30 CEO

Adelie penguins, along with other seabirds such as Imperial Shags, expel large amounts of ammonia through their droppings

Looking out for number two

The surprising climate power of penguin poo

Somalia is among the most vulnerable to climate change, the UN says, and recently has experienced both the worst drought in 40 years and massive flooding

Between flooding and droughts

Somalia climate shocks and aid cuts create perfect storm

Suffering pain at the dentist could be because ancient fish evolved the predecessors for teeth to feel things

The origin of our pearly whites

Teeth hurt? It could be because of a 500-million-year-old fish

Asiatic lions are slightly smaller than their African cousins, and have a fold of skin along their bellies

Conservation success

India's lion population rises by a third

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