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A deforested area in Merauke regency, South Papua, that will be converted into a sugar cane plantation

Replaced by crops

Indonesia food plan risks 'world's largest' deforestation

A Long March-2F carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Eyes on the moon

China to launch new crewed mission into space this week

The initiative marks the 20th International Nomads Festival in M'Hamid El Ghizlane in southeast Morocco

'All kinds' of trash

Morocco volunteers on Sahara clean-up mission

Macron was visiting four months after the most destructive cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean archipelago in 90 years

Three-billion-euro package

Macron vows to step up reconstruction in cyclone-hit Mayotte

Night sky spectacle

Annual Lyrid meteor shower to peak on Monday night

Snowfall in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain range has reached a 23-year low, threatening nearly two billion people dependent on snowmelt for water

Vital source of fresh water

Himalayan snow at 23-year low, threatening 2 billion people: report

The Wildlife Forensic Academy is set inside a warehouse in a private game reserve

Teaching investigation skills

Inside South Africa's wildlife CSI school helping to catch poachers

Surf Life Saving Australia issued a warning on Thursday that strong swells would create hazardous conditions

Outskirts of Sydney

Six drowning deaths as huge waves hit Australian coast

The storm unleashed rains that drenched parts of northern Italy and dumped snow at higher altitudes

Death toll rises

Four killed after spring storms wreak havoc in the Alps

France is offering US researchers a haven at its universities

Luring US scientists hit by cuts

Macron invites foreign researchers to 'choose France'

Conflict between humans and wild elephants has grown -- 629 people were killed by elephants across India in 2023-2024, according to parliamentary figures

Preventing fatal tramplings

India's elephant warning system tackles deadly conflict

Aix Marseille University, in the south of France, is opening its doors to some 20 'refugee scientists' leaving Trump's America

'Safe Place for Science' scheme

First US 'refugee scientists' to arrive in France in weeks: university

Promising hints

Where are all the aliens?: Fermi's Paradox explained

Solar power grew rapidly in Vietnam until 2020 but its success hit a roadblock due to infrastructure limitations

National power plan

Vietnam ups wind, solar targets as energy demand soars

An artist's illustration of a hycean planet -- ocean worlds that astronomers think could host microbial life

124 light years away

Strongest 'hints' yet of life detected on distant planet

Denmark announced in March it would allocate $110 million for the new military drone testing centre

Opening test centre

Changing face of war puts Denmark on drone offensive

US President Donald Trump is trying to pressure Harvard University to submit to government supervision

Teaching 'hate and stupidity'

Trump says 'joke' Harvard should be stripped of funds

The survival of America's symbol, the bald eagle, has been credited to the Endangered Species Act

'Common-sense concept'

Trump admin proposes redefining 'harm' to endangered animals

Water levels at Lake Constance in southern Germany are at their lowest in decades after a very dry start to the spring

Expecting poor harvests

Germany sees 'worrying' record dry spell in early 2025

Two of the five Brazilian merganser chicks now thriving at the Prague Zoo

Five chicks hatched

Prague zoo breeds near-extinct Brazilian mergansers

A nitrogen leak from a Paris cryochamber is thought to have killed a person

Employee dead, client critical after Paris cryotherapy session goes wrong

The Netherlands is world famous for its tulips

Chemical exposure

Dutch flower industry grasps thorny pesticide issue

Switching to an electric Vespa is attracting customers who want a fashionable ride without contributing to noise and air pollution

Ambitious transition targets

Vespa love affair: Indonesians turn vintage scooters electric

Britain's Supreme Court is situated on Parliament Square in London

Divisive debate

UK's top court to rule on how to define a 'woman'

The new accord is aimed at improving pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, following the frailties exposed by Covid-19

Avoiding repeat mistakes

WHO countries reach landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics

The pandemic agreement envisages more equitable access to vaccines

Strategy analysis

Pandemic agreement: key points

Trump ramps up conflict against defiant Harvard

A wheelchair-user is helped across a road in dangerously low visibility in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Monday.

Iraq sandstorm closes airports, puts 3,700 people in hospital

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