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Algal bloom killed more than 8,000 sharks

The algal bloom may have pushed some species to the edge of extinction, according to a new report looking at the impact on local sharks and rays.

Cambridge scientist dies in Spanish train crash

Dr Marta Shahbazi was travelling to an awards ceremony on Wednesday when the train she was on crashed into another near Urda, south of Madrid, killing 69 people. Shahbazi is listed on the University of Cambridge website as a principal investigator at its Stem Cell Institute (CSCI).

University of Cambridge scientist among those who died in Spanish train crash

Marta Shahbazi was an "inspiring, talented and passionate scientist", says the laboratory where she worked.

Climate change communication failing to reach many Ghanaians, collaboration with creatives crucial – KNUST researcher

A climate researcher at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Enoch Bessah, has raised concerns about gaps in climate change communication in Ghana, saying that many people only become aware of the crisis after experiencing its effects directly. Dr Bessah, who leads Climate Change and Ecosystem Services Monitoring at the DIPPER Lab, KNUST, made the remarks during the first panel discussion at the Climate x Culture Summit.

Tributes paid to ‘inspiring’ University of Cambridge scientist who died in Spanish train crash

Dr Marta Shahbazi was travelling to a conference to receive an award for scientific excellence in developmental biology An “inspiring” University of Cambridge scientist died in the Spanish train collision on Wednesday which killed at least 69 people. Dr Marta Shahbazi, an affiliate associate professor at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and a group leader at the city’s Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), was travelling on one of the trains involved in the crash near Urda in Toledo province.

Climate diplomacy meets frontline reality: AGN opens COP31 strategy session amid urgent El Niño warnings

The African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN) has opened a crucial two-day strategy meeting in Antalya, Türkiye, to prepare for the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31). Concurrently, the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued an urgent advisory confirming that a very strong El Niño event is developing in the Pacific Ocean and will heavily influence West African weather into the first half of 2027.

Researcher from State in global top 2% list for communication studies

Devadas Menon, who is working with the ISRO, has been featured in the 2026 Stanford University-Elsevier list for the second year in a row

Kenya to push Africa’s financial reform agenda at CHOGM 2026

NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 1 – Kenya will use the 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to push for reforms in the international financial system and equitable access to climate financing for developing countries. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki will lead the Kenyan delegation and represent President William Ruto at the meeting in St. John’s.

‘Progress takes time’: Stonewall CEO on turning down the heat on the trans debate

Stonewall CEO on turning down the heat on the trans debate. Leader is charting a course through troubled waters as a new survey finds trans people feel more pessimistic about social acceptance after combative decade Transgender people fear social acceptance is going into reverse and some are retreating from public spaces, according to the first major analysis since last year’s supreme court ruling in the UK on the definition of a woman.

TV tonight: oceanic wonder with David Attenborough in Blue Planet III

In his 101st year, David Attenborough is still finding amazing things to show us. Phil Harrison Continue reading...

Changing tastes, warming climate push winemakers to extinct volcano

The Hunter Valley's climate has become increasingly compromised with the region's producers looking elsewhere for grapes.

Indigenous rangers, scientists work to save culturally significant lizard

As the Great Desert Skink teeters on the brink of extinction, Indigenous rangers and scientists are working to save the culturally significant lizard.

PMI, TIME Studios spotlight projects delivering climate solutions at scale

TIME Studios and the Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading authority for project professionals, have announced Season 2 of The Solutionaries, a documentary series about the project success behind climate solutions that scale and what it takes to move from a solution that works once to one that works everywhere. The series follows the innovators and the project leaders working to validate each solution, prepare it for real-world conditions, and build the operations to deliver Season 2 features Adam Gardner and Lauren Sullivan of REVERB, Alisha Fredriksson of Seabound, and…

From gold rush to cosmic questions: a South Dakota mine and the search for the secrets of the universe

A mile beneath the Black Hills, scientists are building giant detectors to analyse neutrino particles – and possibly find the answer to existence For more than a century, the mining town of Lead, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, attracted workers with a taste for gold. Construction of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (Dune) in the former Homestake mine is due to start on Monday.

ISRO NVS-03 launch: 5 things to know about India’s new navigation satellite

ISRO successfully launched the NVS-03 navigation satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on October 30, 2026, restoring NavIC to a four-satellite, standalone operational status and advancing India’s push for an indigenous, more precise space-time network

Are Houthis using Russian satellites as Saudi Arabia fends off strikes?

Analysts say the seizure of state arsenals, external backing and extensive military evolution has helped the Houthis.

German companies looking at Hyderabad as base for innovation, research: Consul General Michael Hasper

Launch of NVS-03: PM Modi congratulates scientists, engineers at ISRO

Mr. Modi also said that equipped with enhanced capabilities, NVS-03 will further India’s pursuit of self-reliance in critical technologies and support navigation services that benefit the people

Tourists 'break the rules' diving with humpback whales in Tonga

Fears of over-tourism and the conduct of foreign operators are putting Tonga's whale-swimming industry in the spotlight.

Lagos Biennial: Over 70 artists to light up Eko Atlantic City with stunning showcases

By Prisca Sam-Duru The much-anticipated Lagos Biennial will return for its fifth edition from November 14 to December 6, 2026 at Eko Atlantic City, Lagos. Founded in 2017 by Nigerian artist and curator Folakunle Oshun, the Lagos Biennial has grown into a major platform for contemporary artistic expression and cross-cultural exchange.

NIPRD records gains in research, staff welfare, public health

One of the administration's interventions has been the constitution of an Ebola Response Team.

NVS-03 satellite launch successful: ISRO

The 2250 kg NVS-03 is the third satellite in the next-generation navigation satellite system envisaged for providing continuity of navigation services for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System series

PMI and TIME Studios highlight the projects successfully delivering climate solutions at scale

TIME Studios and Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading authority for project professionals, have announced Season 2 of The Solutionaries, a documentary series about the project success behind climate solutions that scale and what it takes to move from a solution that works once to one that works everywhere. Season 2 features Adam Gardner and Lauren Sullivan of REVERB, Alisha Fredriksson of Seabound, and Kate Kallot of Amini.

International agricultural event to focus on climate resilience

The event will bring researchers, farmers, governments, start-ups and businesses from around the world to New Delhi