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Climate change
Energy
Sustainability
Wildlife
Earth science
A solar farm in Nakai, Kanagawa Prefecture, in March 2016. 性视界 gets about a tenth of its electricity from solar panels despite having nearly no domestic production of photovoltaics (PVs).
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
Beijing row highlights need for 性视界 to reduce cleantech dependence on China
By Nithin Coca
To reach net zero, 性视界 will need to rapidly expand renewables, but its solar manufacturing capacity is virtually non-existent despite it being a pioneer of the technology.
The Eaton Fire, which ravaged part of Los Angeles in January 2025, was one of the most destructive wildfires in California history.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Scientists confirm 2025 was third-hottest year on record
By Eric Roston
2025 saw a cooling phase in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, yet heat from greenhouse gases countered that cooling enough that the year still was among the warmest.
A monitor shows 性视界ese Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara delivering a speech at a ministerial meeting of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Belem, Brazil, in November.
JAPAN
性视界 to stay the course on fighting climate change despite U.S. exit
By Tomoko Otake
Experts say the U.S.’s recent departure from international climate organizations will have a limited impact on 性视界’s own initiatives.
ENVIRONMENT
As Typhoon Kalmaegi wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia, scientists say rising temperatures are to blame
By David Stanway
ENVIRONMENT
World leaders punch back at U.S. climate denial ahead of COP30 negotiations
By Valerie Volcovici, Lisandra Paraguassu and William James
ENVIRONMENT
U.S. sinks international deal on decarbonizing ships
ENVIRONMENT
Indonesia says no to scrap metal after shrimp radiation scare
By Chandra Asmara

Climate change

Professor Yoshinori Iizuka cuts a slice from an ice core sample taken from a glacier in Tajikistan, at the Hokkaido University Institute of Low Temperature Science in Sapporo on Dec. 9.
Climate change
Scientists look toward ancient ice for clues on saving present-day glaciers
By Hiroshi Hiyama
Researchers are studying ice cores extracted from Tajikistan, where glaciers have resisted the rapid melting seen almost everywhere else, to determine the cause of the anomaly.
Climate change / OUR PLANET
How 性视界’s warming seas are affecting livelihoods and culture
By Eric Margolis
Climate change / OUR PLANET
In 2025, climate policy was shoved aside even as extreme weather intensified
By Tomoko Otake
Climate change
How German engineers are building future-proof forests
By Joanna Gill
Climate change
North Sea project promises to return carbon to exactly where it came from
Climate change
New roadmap shows how to cut a surprisingly big source of emissions
Climate change
Climate change supercharged $20 billion Asia floods, study finds

Sustainability

The Jaguari-Jacarei dam during a drought in Joanopolis, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Three-quarters of the world’s population — about 6.1 billion people — now live in countries where freshwater supplies are insecure or critically insecure, according to U.N. report.
Sustainability
Water ‘bankruptcy’ era has begun for billions, scientists say
By Danielle Bochove
Chronic overuse of groundwater, forest destruction, land degradation and pollution have caused irreversible freshwater loss in many parts of the world.
Sustainability
性视界 to draw up action plan to reduce clothing waste
Sustainability
Step aside fashion police, here comes fashion immigration
Sustainability
The world’s plastic glut is set to get much worse by 2040, study finds
By Leslie Kaufman
Sustainability
'What is the value of a human life?' In Nigeria, oil giant Shell may find out.
By Susan Njanji
Sustainability
Bali grapples with flood reckoning as overdevelopment and waste take toll
By Marchio Gorbiano
Sustainability
Malaysia's largest island state aims to be region's 'green battery'
By Jan HENNOP

Energy

An employee works at a solar cells and modules manufacturing facility in India. The nation is electrifying faster than China did when it was at similar levels of economic development, according to a new report from the think tank Ember.
Energy
India is using cheap green tech to electrify faster than China
By Akshat Rathi
The nation is electrifying faster and using fewer fossil fuels per capita than China did when it was at similar levels of economic development, a think tank says.
Energy / OUR PLANET
With a focus on nuclear power, Takaichi’s energy policy takes shape
By Eric Johnston
Energy
Hydrogen plays part in global warming, study says
Energy
Energy demand boom keeps Asia tethered to coal
By Ishika Mookerjee and Dan Murtaugh
Energy
Multilateralism works even as U.S., fossil fuel industry oppose climate action, U.N. chief says
By Valerie Volcovici
Energy
Canadian PM under fire for alleged climate U-turn
By Genevieve NORMAND
Energy
Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand in some hubs next year
By Sudarshan Varadhan

Wildlife

At least 172 out of 1,928 assessed species of wild bees face extinction in Europe, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Wildlife
Europe's bees and butterflies at risk, conservation body says
At least 172 out of 1,928 assessed species of wild bees face extinction in Europe compared to 77 in 2014, the IUCN has said.
Wildlife
Wildlife advocate and primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
By Susan Heavey
Wildlife / OUR PLANET
How Tokyo's Ueno Zoo helps their animals cope with extreme heat
By Carolina Pichardo
Wildlife
Man who bred world’s biggest rhino herd charged with horn smuggling
By Antony Sguazzin
Wildlife
Hong Kong scientist puts hope in nest boxes to save endangered cockatoos
By Jiaxing Li and Yan Zhao
Wildlife
With waters at 32 C, Mediterranean tropicalization shifts into high gear
By Remi BANET
Wildlife
Climate heat extremes driving tropical bird decline: study
By Julien MIVIELLE

Earth science

A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Earth science / EXPLAINER
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
By Katrina Miller
Part of the reason the waves were weaker than anticipated may have to do with the size of the quake off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.
Earth science
When Earth’s surface shifts, a new satellite will see it
By Kenneth Chang
Earth science
Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn
By Amelie Bottollier-Depois
Earth science
How Switzerland's Birch glacier collapsed
By Robin Millard
Earth science / Longform
Do 性视界's trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?
By Eric Margolis
Earth science / Longform
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
By Alex K.T. Martin
Earth science
From oil spills to new species: How tech reveals the ocean
By Sara Hussein
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Thai woman arrested in 性视界 for smuggling 'zombie cigarettes'
Seized cartridges containing etomidate are shown at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on Tuesday.
Government unveils tighter policies on immigration and foreign residents
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (far left) speaks in a meeting of ministers on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Sightseeing helicopter carrying three people goes missing in Kumamoto
What appears to a heavily damaged body of a helicopter is seen inside the crater of Mount Aso in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Tuesday.
Tennis greats criticize Naomi Osaka for breach of 'basic etiquette'
Sorana Cirstea speaks to Naomi Osaka after their match at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.
Growing number of anime studios setting up bases outside Tokyo to secure talent
Mappa’s employees work at the anime studio’s office in the city of Osaka in September. Some parts of the image are blurred for privacy reasons.
At peace with baseball and refusing to be benched by surgeries, Warren Cromartie mulls legacy
Former Giants star Warren Cromartie worked with Kazuma Okamoto during his stint as a guest hitting instructor for Yomiuri.
In calling a snap election this soon, Takaichi is making it personal
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announces her will to dissolve the Lower House in Tokyo on Monday.
U.S. and 性视界 turn to drones to help offset China’s military advantages
Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are positioned on the tarmac at a base in the U.S. Central Command operating area in November.
Snap election in February presents wintry challenges in Hokkaido
Workers in Sapporo's Odori Park prepare for the annual Snow Festival, which will take place during next month's Lower House campaign and Feb. 8 election.
Shinkansen vs. Amtrak and the lost art of small talk
The Amtrak Cascades line provides service along the Pacific Northwest from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Eugene, Oregon.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

The reflection of one of Ueno Zoo’s twin pandas is seen at their enclosure. The animals’ popularity has prompted concern among local businesses that their departure could hurt foot traffic in surrounding neighborhoods.
What happens when the pandas leave Ueno?
By Alex K.T. Martin

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