Thai govt starts cannabis clinic based on traditional medicine
Hundreds of patients, mostly the elderly, queued up to receive cannabis treatment when Thailand’s Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul opened
Swiss glaciers lost 6% of volume in record ice melt in 2022
2022 was a disastrous year for Swiss glaciers: all ice melt records were smashed by the great dearth of snow
NASA photos show biggest American reservoir is drying up
Photos by NASA Earth Observatory show how an ongoing drought is shrinking Lake Mead in Nevada, the biggest reservoir in
Monarch butterfly enters Red List of Threatened Species
The migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus), known for its spectacular annual journey of up to 4,000 kilometres across the
150 eagles killed in turbine blades; wind energy company to pay millions in fine
A US wind energy company has pleaded guilty to death of eagles which were hit by blades of wind turbines.
Mountain lions to get biggest right of way in Los Angeles
A few weeks ago, carcass of a mountain lion was found on Pacific Coast Highway in the Los Angeles area.
A ‘glacier marriage’ in Austria faces resistance
Several organisations including the Alliance for the Soul of the Alps, the WWF, the Austrian Alpine Association (Österreichischer Alpenverein) and
When album of endangered birdsongs beat Taylor Swift
There are now 216 threatened birds in Australia compared to 195 ten years ago, revealed a report released last month
Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos create animal rights history
Descendants of hippos kept by Colombian drug trafficker Pablo Escobar on his private zoo are ‘people’ whose rights can be
Energy major Total accused of denying climate science
French oil and gas major Total, now rebranded as TotalEnergies, has been aware of harmful global warming impacts since at
Mango-sized monster hailstones hit Australian town
Giant hailstones in excess of 16 centimetres were observed in Yalboroo, north of Mackay in Central Queensland, Australia, on Tuesday.
More than half of youth experience ‘climate anxiety’
A paper published in medical journal Lancet says worsening environment is impacting metal health of young people. Researchers call this
Rescued pet lion returned to owner in Cambodia
Cambodian authorities have returned a pet lion to its owner after they rescued it from his home nearly a week
Spring surprise: A ghost forest comes up in Manhattan
Just when New Yorkers expect spring in all its glory, a grim reminder of climate change has come up in
Dogs in gruesome conditions at American puppy mills
The Humane Society of the United States has released on Monday the annual Horrible Hundred report, which provides a sampling
Starving elephants in Thailand need help
COVID-19 pandemic has not spared even animals, especially those dependent on humans. More than 3,000 elephants employed in tourism sector
A fully vegan preschool set to open in Australia
In Australia, they are trying to catch them young, A fully vegan preschool which is all set to open at
Vegan restaurant wins Michelin star for first time in France
A vegan restaurant in France has got a Michelin star. This is the first vegan restaurant in France to make
Greening of Mt. Fuji is another climate-change alarm
Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji is getting greener. That’s no good news but a serious cause for concern. Usually, an increase
Germany produces double the solar power it needs for all its households
German energy provider Eon says that since the beginning of the year solar energy facilities have fed some 43 billion
Billions lost as illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least
More than eight million to 14 million tonnes of unreported fish catches are traded illicitly every year, costing the legitimate
