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FILE PHOTO: Atlantic Puffins are seen among the daisies on Skomer Island

UN Summit Aims for Global Pact To Protect Nature and Wildlife

Gloria Dickie and Allison Lampert 06/12/2022

Negotiators hope that the two-week summit, known as COP15,...

A satellite image shows lava flowing from Hawaii's Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii

Photos: Mauna Loa, World’s Largest Active Volcano, Erupts After 38 Years

Reuters 30/11/2022

The night sky above Hawaii's largest island glowed a...

Badri stands near badly damaged houses after Monday's earthquake hit Cianjur

Disaster in Java: Why Are Shallow Earthquakes More Destructive?

Phil R. Cummins, Mudrik Rahmawan Daryono and Stacey Servito Martin 26/11/2022

Large earthquakes cause widespread damage, but the intensity of...

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Come 2035, Leap Seconds Will Run Out of Time

Darryl Veitch 22/11/2022

Leap seconds were an elegant solution when first proposed...

COP27 climate summit, in Egypt

At COP27, Countries Agreed to a ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund. But Who Will Pay?

Kate Abnett and Dominic Evans 21/11/2022

The agreement calls for the funds to come from...

COP27 climate summit, in Egypt

Countries Adopt COP27 Deal With ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund

Valerie Volcovici, Dominic Evans and William James 20/11/2022

"It does not break with Glasgow completely, but it...

FILE PHOTO: COP27 climate summit in Egypt

COP27 Nears Breakthrough on ‘Loss and Damage’ in Scramble for Final Deal

Kate Abnett, Shadia Nasralla and Gloria Dickie 20/11/2022

The outcome of the two-week summit in the resort...