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The Philippines is among the countries most vulnerable to rising global temperatures, with extreme heat pushing millions of people, particularly farmers and fisherfolk into a growing climate poverty trap, according to a new report by Greenpeace Philippines. The report, Here Comes the Sun: Climate Justice-Based Recommendations for Protecting Communities from Extreme Heat, highlights how rising […]

You’ve probably heard artificial intelligence models described as “open” or “closed.” These are not descriptions of the model’s personality. Large language model AIs like the one under the hood of ChatGPT don’t have actual personalities, despite appearances. The labels refer to whether all of the information about how an AI model works is publicly available

The baboon is not a likeable animal in most African cultures today. That is mainly because they destroy crops. However, there was one culture on the African continent that not only venerated these primates but also deified them. Scientists now think they know the reason why. According to new research from the University of St Andrews in

Sugarcane cultivation across parts of India’s Deccan Plateau is becoming more productive. But, it is also becoming more vulnerable to climate variability, a new long-term study finds. Sugarcane has long shaped India’s rural economy. It powers sugar mills, supports ethanol and bioenergy production, and sustains millions of farmers. But the crop is also at the

In the early light at Thoppumpady fishing harbour in the city of Kochi, coils of blue and green nylon nets lay heaped on the concrete docks, stiff with salt after a long night at sea. Many had been patched and repatched so often that they were barely holding together. Nets too damaged to mend are

Road traffic deaths worldwide declined by 21 per cent between 2011 and 2025 despite the addition of more than one billion vehicles to the world’s roads, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on July 20, 2026.  However, the WHO South-East Asian Region that includes India recorded only a 2 per

A US court rejected environmental groups’ challenge that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) acted arbitrarily by failing to discuss in greater detail the aging or climate-related inputs in its severe-accident risk analysis (SAMAs). The NRC was sued by Beyond Nuclear and the Sierra Club over a 2024 rule changing the number and scope of environmental

Global trade grew by about 4% in the first quarter of 2026, with goods trade rising 4.8% and services trade up 1.6%, UNCTAD said. The UN agency said much of the increase reflected higher prices, driven by energy, transport, logistics and production costs. East Asia led the growth, with the Republic of Korea and China