World News

September 16, 2026

In April, a Florida wildfire burned a forest almost three times the size of Central Park; within months wildflowers covered the ash and pollinators returned in droves

September 16, 2026

Britain released two beavers into a 10-hectare forest; 5 years later, peak water flow fell 46.6% and baseflow rose by 417%

September 16, 2026

Australian scientists have created a cyborg cockroach that could locate victims and save lives in disaster zones

September 16, 2026

From Mecca’s red line to the ‘Gate of Tears’: How US-Iran war is closing in on MBS

September 16, 2026

In 2020, a New Orleans project began crushing bottles into sand; six years later, it has diverted 12 million pounds of glass to help rebuild shrinking coastal wetlands

September 16, 2026

A teenager who survived childhood cancer started collecting LEGO for the hospital that treated him; his drive has now donated 573 mini-figures and raised $2,575

September 16, 2026

In 2008, scientists removed invasive rats from Alaska’s Hawadax Island; 11 years later, seabirds returned and the kelp ecosystem recovered

September 16, 2026

US warns citizens to ‘reconsider travel’ to Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks, issues Level 3 advisory

September 16, 2026

A Utah restoration project treated 3,873 acres by thinning forests, removing juniper and repairing wetlands; during a 33,000-acre wildfire, earlier treated areas helped slow its spread

September 16, 2026

10 dead, dozens missing after war-damaged apartment block collapses in Gaza