Ph. Robert Harding Video/Shutterstock Jules B. Kajtar, National Oceanography Centre and Zoe Jacobs, University of Southampton A dip in the sea can provide welcome relief after long stretches of hot weather – especially when the water is an inviting 20°C or more, as it has been recently across southern parts of the UK.
In Ranerou, north-east Senegal, locals and environmental experts are working side by side to improve livelihoods and farming conditions, and protect the region’s biodiversity. They are planting and managing trees to improve soil quality and excavating and reinforcing a local pond to help it hold more rainwater. The work is taking place at
Visitors to Utrecht’s Wilhelmina Park in the summer of 2023 may have come across an unusual sight: volunteers on stationary exercise bikes, cycling for science. The bikes were set up in different parts of the park – in its centre, beside a busy road and at a traffic junction where cars constantly stopped
Ph. Around 70% of Saudi Arabia’s drinking water comes from desalination plants. In Kuwait and Oman the figure is 90%. Stanislav71/Shutterstock Sanam Mahoozi, City St George’s, University of London The Gulf region has been defined by oil for decades. Tankers, pipelines and refineries have long been seen as the region’s most critical –
Ph. The Ras al-Khair water desalination plant in eastern Saudi Arabia is just one of many along the Persian Gulf coast. Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images Michael Christopher Low, University of Utah Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf region use the fossil fuels under their desert
by Hanna Duggal for Global Investigative Journalism Network Four years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war continues, with recent momentum swinging back to Ukraine after several years of grinding Russian advances. To understand the history of the conflict and the unprecedented role that drone warfare has played in both the battlefield and
At this year’s International Architecture Exhibition in Venice, a small square house set up in Giardino delle Vergini told a story of resilience and ingenuity, demonstrating how innovation does not have to mean huge investment. Created by the Swedish non-profit foundation BetterShelter, it has become a common sight in emergency situations worldwide – from
ph. Activists from the Ethiopian community march in protest of Donald Trump’s comments on Ethiopia and the Renaissance Dam on Oct. 29, 2020, in Washington. J. Countess/Getty Images Fred H. Lawson, Northeastern University President Donald Trump chided the United Nations on Sept. 23, 2025, for failing to resolve dangerous international conflicts around the world.
Ph. The Roman baths at Sabratha, Libya, were damaged in the earthquake and tsunami of 365 AD. Reza / Getty Images Konstantine Panegyres, The University of Western Australia The Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a little poem to an earthquake. He asked the quake not to
Beneath the deep blue waters of Tenerife lies a dramatic seascape shaped by ancient volcanic eruptions. Submerged lava tubes and jagged basalt formations create an underwater world unlike any other. This unique marine environment, just off Spain’s Canary Islands, teems with life. Divers may encounter endangered sea turtles, graceful eagle rays, elusive sharks,