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Deadly flash floods devastate a valley in Nepal and Tibet
A massive search and rescue effort is under way in Nepal and Tibet following a series of deadly flash floods. On the morning of 26th August 2026, floodwaters surged through Gyirong...
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New evidence may help explain one of the Sun's greatest mysteries
During the solar eclipse of 12th August 2026, some people were lucky enough to witness totality—the short period of time when the disc of the Sun is fully covered over by the...
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UN warns world to prepare for a super El Niño and record heat in 2027
Every few years, winds that usually blow east-to-west across the tropical Pacific Ocean (from South America towards Asia) weaken or start to blow in the reverse direction. No one...
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Extreme heat is pushing global food production to the brink, a new UN report warns
A UN report, produced jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), has warned that farming is being "pushed to the brink...
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NASA’s Artemis II arrives back on Earth after completing flyby of the Moon
NASA's Space Launch System rocket launched the Artemis II mission on 1st April, carrying astronauts to the Moon for the first time in almost 54 years. The 10-day test flight of...
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Marsupials once thought extinct found living in remote forests of New Guinea
Two marsupials, previously thought to be extinct for 6000 years, have been discovered living in West Papua, a remote northwestern region of the island of New Guinea. The animals...
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New discoveries about the world’s earliest known pandemic are revealed
Scientists have discovered a mass grave for victims of the world’s earliest known pandemic (a disease which affects whole continents or the world) at Jerash in Jordan. The...
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Astronomers find out why the supergiant star Betelgeuse has been acting strangely
A team of astronomers has announced that it has solved the mystery of why Betelgeuse, one of the night sky's most dazzling stars, regularly changes in brightness. The red...
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Cambodia–Thailand border dispute flares up again
A border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, which has been simmering for more than a century, has exploded again. Competing territorial claims date back to the early years of...
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A cluster of tropical storms brings floods to South and Southeast Asia
Monsoons, followed by a cluster of three tropical storms, have caused some of the worst flooding in years across South and Southeast Asia. Towns and villages in Indonesia, Sri...
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