Trump administration sued for removing harm definition from Endangered Species Act rules. Nine environmental organisations have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging its decision to withdraw a long-standing interpretation of the Endangered Species Act that treated habitat destruction as a form of harm to protected wildlife, Reuters reported.The case, filed in a federal…
The Demogorgonichthys arcanus was discovered in a well-known area monitored by biologists for decades (Photo: Matthew Niemiller) A clumsy fall into an underground pool beneath an active US military base has led to the discovery of a strange, eyeless fish named after a TV series monster.Matthew Niemiller, an associate professor of biological sciences at the…
Image credit: ecoportal.net Perched high in the Glarus Alps, some 2,500 metres above sea level, a massive wall of solar panels is setting a standard for renewable energy. This is “AlpinSolar,” a pioneering project that has seen nearly 5,000 solar panels bolted directly onto the wall of the Muttsee dam, the highest altitude dam in…
Greenland’s ice sheet lost an estimated 105 billion tonnes of ice during the 2024–25 season. On its own, that figure is large enough to attract attention. Yet the number is only part of what researchers have been watching. Across sections of the ice sheet, particularly during late summer, satellite images have revealed growing areas of…
There is something slightly unusual about an island sitting inside a lake. Unlike ocean islands, these pieces of land are enclosed by freshwater, often hidden within vast inland landscapes that many people never associate with islands at all. Some are remote wildernesses, others support towns, roads and centuries-old communities. A few are so large that…
Abandoned farmland restored to wildflower meadow without sowing seeds A five-acre piece of Norfolk (England county) farmland left to recover naturally has turned into a stunning wildflower meadow. It showed that nature acan rebuild lost habitats without the need for expensive commercial seed mixes. And that mother nature always finds a way.The former farming field,…
Indian truck driver Jashanpreet Singh A 21-year-old Indian national who was living in the United States illegally has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for a devastating truck crash in Southern California that killed three people and injured several others.Jashanpreet Singh, who entered the United States illegally under the Biden administration,…
Visitors heading to parts of the New England coastline this summer are being asked to pay closer attention than usual to what has washed up along the shoreline. Beaches that are typically known for calm walks, family outings and swimming have recently seen an unusually large number of lion’s mane jellyfish, prompting warnings from local…
On most nights, streetlights are just background—small circles of brightness cutting through the dark. But for a tiny, overlooked group of creatures living close to the ground, those circles of light can become something far stranger: a kind of glowing trap that draws them into huge, synchronized “death spirals.”That’s what researchers in Israel discovered when…
For a small island with no natural groundwater, Singapore’s water self-sufficiency is remarkable. By looking ahead to climate change, the nation has become a global example of sustainable water management. This success is built on two pillars called the ‘deep tunnel sewerage system (DTSS)’ and ‘NEWater’. The DTSS is like an underground highway, using gravity…
