Pia It was 75 years ago the last time there were as many octopus in British waters as there are now, with the UK’s Wildlife Trusts declaring that 2025 was the ‘Year of the Octopus.’ These eight-legged spineless creatures, one of the most fascinating to inhabit our planet, have been seen in record numbers by … Read more
Wells in the Hortobágy National Park Puszta, with a stable – credit Self2 CC 2.0., via Wikimedia Drought is affecting the Great Hungarian Plain like never before, but a team of concerned citizens have hatched a clever plan to address it in the short term. It’s arguable what the Eastern European country is more famous … Read more
Europe stands at a crossroads: compete meaningfully in the AI race or stick to its world-leading climate goals. “It’s like a fork in the road moment for Europe,” Wedbush Securities’ Dan Ives told CNBC. The bloc can either “play in the future” or risk “missing a big part of this technology wave.” The dilemma is compounded … Read more
A car near a section of the 5 Freeway that was closed, as heavy rains fall due to an atmospheric river, in the Sun Valley area, Los Angeles on Dec. 24, 2025. Jill Connelly | Reuters A strong storm system that brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California this week was expected to ease … Read more
Water levels rise in Eaton Canyon as heavy rain moves through the region during the holiday week in Altadena, California, on Dec. 24, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Rain from a powerful winter storm that swept across Southern California has begun to taper off, but another storm system was on the horizon for … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Sixteen states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration for what they say is the unlawful withholding of over $2 … Read more
A fuel nozzle is inserted into a combustion engine at a petrol pump at a filling station during a refueling process. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The European Union on Tuesday is expected to water down its effective ban on sales of new combustion-engine cars from 2035, after lobbying efforts from Germany, … Read more
Traditional painted houses overlooking sea ice in the Old Nuuk district near the Sermitsiaq mountain in Nuuk, Greenland, on Thursday, April 3, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A global scramble to exploit the Arctic’s untapped resources appears to be kicking into overdrive. In a push to break China’s mineral dominance, countries around the … Read more
Tom Steyer, co-chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions, speaks during the Aspen Ideas: Climate conference in Miami Beach, Florida, US, on Monday, March 6, 2023. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Billionaire businessman and activist Tom Steyer, who once self-financed an unsuccessful White House campaign and spent his own money advocating for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, has launched his bid … Read more
Tesla’s Powerwall 2 Source: Tesla Tesla is recalling around 10,500 units of its Powerwall 2, a backup battery for residential use, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission disclosure out Thursday. “The lithium-ion battery cells in certain Powerwall 2 systems can cause the unit to stop functioning during normal use, which can result in … Read more