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Hurricane Melissa, the most violent weather event to ever hit Jamaica, is considered by scientists to be a direct product of human-induced climate change. A new study published last week by researchers at Imperial College London shows that a...

The last few days have been marked by the impending disaster and the cyclone Barbara, which crossed the Balkans. The authorities took measures, in advance, some of the population panicked, others ignored... the recommendations, there was also a...

A study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) shows that between 2001 and 2024, the Earth reflected less sunlight, which means that the planet has become "darker". The phenomenon is especially...

To bring peace to the Middle East, the majority of the members of the UN General Assembly are in favor of a two-state solution - Israel and Palestine, an idea that was the main theme of the Franco-Saudi summit that was to take place tonight in...

The International Center for Settlement of Foreign Investment Disputes (ICSID), the so-called ICSID tribunal in Washington, attached to the World Bank, has in recent years become the preferred tool of fossil energy giants through which they block...

The climate crisis is one of the greatest and most complex challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Although warning signs have been emerging for some time, the pace and scale of change have become alarming in recent years, affecting all...

In a world affected by climate change, biodiversity loss and food crises, there is one element that connects all these problems, although it often remains in the shadows: water. Without water, there is no life, no agriculture, no economy. And...

The Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia was hit by an earthquake of exceptional magnitude, estimated at 8.8 on the Richter scale. The epicenter was located 126 km from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, at a depth of 20.7 km, according to the US...

Despite the numerous alarm signals raised in recent years regarding the funding received by some non-governmental organizations from large global corporations in technology, industry or energy, the European Commission does not consider that the...

Surface temperatures in the regions surrounding the Greek capital rose by up to 10 degrees Celsius in just one year as a result of devastating forest fires in the summer of 2024, according to a study published by the National Observatory of...

Sending humans to Mars is a great promise of the 21st century - politically supported by Donald Trump and technologically by Elon Musk - but also one of the most difficult missions imaginable. The costs, risks and unknowns are huge, even if the...

While astronomers continue to search for the mysterious "ninth planet”, a possible giant hidden in the extremities of the Solar System, another discovery has sparked the interest of the scientific community: 2017 OF201, a celestial...

A new study by researchers at Radboud University in the Netherlands, published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, suggests that the end of the Universe will occur much sooner than previous estimates indicated.

In a world increasingly dependent on technology, a young Franco-American researcher proposes a revolutionary solution for recovering rare earths from waste. Marie Perrin, a doctor in chemistry, has been named among the ten "Young Inventors of...

In a world increasingly dependent on technology, a young Franco-American researcher proposes a revolutionary solution for recovering rare earths from waste. Marie Perrin, a doctor in chemistry, has been named among the ten "Young Inventors of...

Europe faced the most extensive floods in the last decade in 2024, with 30% of the continent's hydrographic network affected. According to a joint report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World Meteorological Organization...

One of the most arid and inhospitable places on the planet was, in the past, a green paradise with lakes and rivers. Climate change has turned everything upside down in this area. This is the conclusion of a new study published in the prestigious...

Donald Trump's return to the White House is not just a resumption of a political mandate, but a systemic rupture, a moment of inflection that tests the institutional limits of American democracy and reopens the great geopolitical fissures of...

Global stock markets fell sharply yesterday, with European markets, for example, hitting their lowest levels in two months, after the new round of tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening. The US president announced...

Global stock markets fell sharply yesterday, with European markets, for example, hitting their lowest levels in two months, after the new round of tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening. The US president announced...

This year should be favorable for crypto prices, according to most analysts, who estimate that global liquidity will increase, leading to higher capital allocations into risky assets, while the "Donald Trump factor" changes the rules of...

The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), one of the most advanced astronomical observatories on Earth, is being built in northern Chile. The project, which is 60% complete, aims to search for signs of life on exoplanets and study the formation of the...

A team of researchers from Oxford University has confirmed the existence of an exoplanet in the "Super-Earth" category, located 20 light-years from Earth. This one, called HD 20794 d, orbits a star similar to the Sun and could be in the...

Large religious gatherings are still very popular in certain regions of the globe. India has kicked off one of the grandest religious events on the planet - Maha Kumbh Mela or the Great Pitcher Festival, a sacred Hindu celebration that brings...

The launch of the TRUMP meme coin by US President Donald Trump, who was inaugurated yesterday, signals a paradigm shift in how the US and the rest of the world approach crypto, according to analysts at research and brokerage firm Bernstein,...

Trouble never comes alone, not even in climate issues. The ways in which people consume and feed themselves are causing "interconnected" crises that affect biodiversity, climate and health, threatening the survival of essential ecosystems...

Temperature records have become a habit for Europe. Portugal experienced its "warmest" November ever recorded, with an average temperature of 15.14 degrees Celsius, the national meteorological institute (IMPA) announced. The month...