Climate pledges reach threshold to keep warming below 2 deg C
May 19, 2023 3:40 PM Every country must meet every commitment to slash greenhouse gas emissions to check global warming. Read More
El Ninos cause trillions in lost economic growth, study shows
May 19, 2023 3:30 PM Conventional accounting neglected shortfalls in GDP that are harder to identify. Read More
Climate change has intensified El Nino and La Nina events, study finds
May 19, 2023 3:15 PM The study is the most substantial yet to answer whether greenhouse gases are increasing the intensity of El Nino/La Nina. Read More
The Noah’s Ark for plants beneath the English countryside
May 19, 2023 3:00 PM Britain’s David Attenborough calls the Millennium Seed Bank “perhaps the most significant conservation initiative ever”. Read More
Syria’s Assad to attend Arab summit, bringing isolation to an end
May 19, 2023 2:57 PM He had been ostracised after a crackdown on protesters and ensuing civil war in Syria. Read More
More than half of the world’s large lakes are drying up, study finds
May 19, 2023 2:25 PM Some of the world’s most important freshwater sources – from the Caspian Sea between Europe and Asia to South America’s Lake Titicaca – lost water…
Ukraine’s Zelensky to visit Hiroshima G-7 summit in person
May 19, 2023 12:04 PM This is one of Zelensky’s highest profile trips abroad to raise support for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. Read More
First records of human kissing may date back 1,000 years earlier than previously thought
May 19, 2023 11:54 AM Lip kissing was documented in the ancient Middle East from at least 2500 BCE. Read More
Tensions high as Israel nationalists march into east Jerusalem
May 19, 2023 11:35 AM In Gaza, thousands gathered for a rival flag day on the Israeli border, with many holding Palestinian flags. Read More