World News

August 5, 2026

‘Extremely hazardous’: Seafarers’ union urges PM Modi to deploy Navy after Indian vessel sinks

August 5, 2026

Across America’s three coasts, 84% of wetlands are slowly submerging; only 16% are rising fast enough to keep pace with the sea

August 5, 2026

Nearly 1,000 migrant children were left stranded in Spain’s Ceuta after a mass crossing from Morocco overwhelmed border authorities

August 5, 2026

Polish swimmer becomes the first person to swim from Sweden to Poland across the Baltic Sea in 55 hours

August 5, 2026

Scientists placed 42 sea sponges in a polluted Spanish port. 455 days later, one species had thrived while four others died

August 5, 2026

Meet Akshath Anand, the Surrey Grade 9 student who built a wearable device that detects IV leaks before swelling begins; his first national science fair ended with gold

August 5, 2026

Brazil’s Snake Island is home to just two snake species, including one of the world’s most venomous pit vipers

August 5, 2026

Lithops werneri: The tiny Namibian plant that survives by disguising itself as a pebble. Fewer than 200 now remain in the wild

August 5, 2026

‘Operation Eau de Fraud’: Chicago YouTuber charged after replacing luxury perfumes with modeling clay in return scam; police seize $250,000 worth of fragrances

August 5, 2026

Scientists discover three new stomach bacteria after 21 years of research that may be linked to chronic stomach disease in pygmy sperm whales