After nearly two weeks on the run, Gracie the giraffe has been found in the rugged Texas Hill Country. The three-year-old giraffe was suddenly spotted from a helicopter on Friday morning, about six kilometers south of the ranch where she lives.
Paris is temporarily imposing a ban on alcohol consumption in public spaces and on takeout sales, as the heat wave plaguing large parts of Western Europe slowly shifts eastward. The measure is intended to ease the strain on hospitals in the French capital.
This heat wave would have been virtually unthinkable fifty years ago. A new international study by World Weather Attribution concludes that the current heat in Western Europe would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change and that the likelihood of such extreme heat has increased significantly in just a few decades.
Are you also hooked on a cup of coffee? Does it help you get through a busy workday or a demanding exam period? A new study shows that this “black gold” also carries a striking hidden risk to our health.
The strongest earthquake in over 100 years has caused devastation and a particularly high death toll in the South American country.
France experienced its hottest day ever on Wednesday: the average temperature for the entire day was 30°C.
Many countries in Europe are experiencing extremely hot weather. At some point on Wednesday, approximately 94 million Europeans will be living in temperatures of 35 degrees and higher.
Scientists warn that the Russian nuclear Burevestnik missile could release radioactive particles into the air. According to a new analysis by two researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the cruise missile likely uses an open-cycle nuclear propulsion system, in which outside air flows directly through the reactor core and is expelled as thrust. This is reported by the Times of India.
Since the wolf’s return to the Netherlands in 2018, at least 41 animals have been killed by poachers, according to a new report by the independent research firm EcoJust. According to the researchers, this is not an isolated incident, but a systemic problem in which wolves are being killed on a large scale and with little risk.
The heat wave in France has already claimed the lives of at least 20 people who died from drowning. Marina Ferrari, Minister of Sports, Youth, and Social Life, announced this on Monday on France Inter.