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A wind turbine and a lignite-fired power plant near Neurath, western Germany

German Firm Gives 'Second Life' To Used EV Batteries

A German company is putting used electric vehicle batteries to new use by stacking them into fridge-size units that homes and businesses can use to store their excess solar and wind energy.

Africa Could Become 'Renewable Superpower', Says Guterres

Angolan President Joao Lourenco (L) greets UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (R) during the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Japan

Africa has everything it takes to become a "renewable superpower", UN head Antonio Guterres said Thursday, as he called for greater investment in green energy across the resource-rich continent.

Surging Tourism Is Polluting Antarctica, Scientists Warn

Scientists work to measure the contamination of heavy metals in the pristine snow and ice

Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned Wednesday, a fresh blow for one of Earth's most pristine environments already threatened by human-driven climate change.

How the melting of ice sheets can be self-reinforcing

Antarctic Climate Shifts Threaten 'Catastrophic' Impacts Globally

Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by metres and lead to "catastrophic consequences for generations", scientists warned Wednesday.

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Artificial Intelligence Integration in Healthcare Industry Is on a Clear Transformation Path: From Augmentation Tools for Human Workers to Semi-autonomous AI Agents, Overseen by Humans

When businesses first adopt generative and agentic AI, they typically begin with low-risk use cases. But in highly regulated industries like healthcare, even seemingly simple administrative tasks come with inherent risks.

Transform "Healthcare Ecosystem" Over "Business Transformation" — Healthcare in the Age of Patient Centricity

Healthcare insurance organizations need to recognize key opportunities and areas of synergy to thrive in a more collaborative and value-based health sciences ecosystem.

From East to Everywhere: How Sadhguru and Other Spiritual Leaders Are Democratizing Meditation

From livestreams to apps, today's spiritual leaders are blending ancient wisdom with digital reach to make meditation accessible to all.

Locals have used branches to help firefighters in Spain battle wildfires

Spanish PM Says 'Difficult Hours' Left In Wildfire Fight

Spain still faces "difficult hours" ahead in its fight against wildfires that have ravaged a record area of land, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned Tuesday, despite the onset of cooler weather.

Many roads have been damaged and communications cut in areas of northern Pakistan hit by heavy monsoon floods, with the death toll approaching 400

Death Toll From Northern Pakistan Monsoon Floods Rises To Almost 400

Rescuers and residents resumed searching on Tuesday for survivors as the death toll from five days of torrential rain rose to almost 400, with authorities warning monsoon downpours would continue until the weekend.

Two yellow-crested cockatoos resting atop a statue in Hong Kong Park

HK Scientist Puts Hope In Nest Boxes To Save Endangered Cockatoos

Above the teeming shopping streets of Hong Kong's Causeway Bay district, a fight to save one of the world's most endangered species is unfolding high in the branches of a decades-old cotton tree.

Residents have been forced to flee as the fires spread to land and property

Spain And Portugal Battle Wildfires As Death Toll Mounts

Thousands of firefighters backed by the military and water-bombing aircraft on Monday battled dozens of wildfires across Spain and Portugal, as the death toll increased to six since the outbreaks began.

Torrential rains across northern Pakistan since Thursday have caused flooding, rising waters and landslides that have swept away entire villages

Rain Halts Rescue Operation After Pakistan Floods Kill Hundreds

Rain on Monday halted search and rescue operations in northern Pakistan after flash floods that have killed nearly 350 people with around 200 still missing, officials said.

A tourist walks past signs warning people not to disturb the local marine life and wildlife at the beach at the Ras Hankorab

Tourism Deal Puts One Of Egypt's Last Wild Shores At Risk

In Egypt's Wadi al-Gemal, where swimmers share a glistening bay with sea turtles, a shadowy tourism deal is threatening one of the Red Sea's last wild shores.

A resident removes sludge from his damaged house a day after flash floods in Buner district, located in Pakistan's mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Hopes For Survivors Wane As Landslides, Flooding Bury Pakistan Villages

Thousands of Pakistani rescuers battled rain and knee-deep mud Sunday, digging homes out from under massive boulders in a desperate search for survivors after flash floods killed at least 344 people in the country's mountainous north.

An Afghan Hazara man walks with his donkey, lugging water canisters along a dirt road in Shibar district

From Drought To Floods, Water Extremes Drive Displacement In Afghanistan

Next to small bundles of belongings, Maruf waited for a car to take him and his family away from their village in northern Afghanistan, where drought-ridden land had yielded nothing for years.

Women are the primary caregivers in Afghan households, tending to children, the sick and elderly as well as domestic chores

Women Bear Brunt Of Afghanistan's Water Scarcity

In a remote Afghan village, women strap yellow plastic jerry cans to donkeys and travel every day down a dusty canyon to collect as much water as they can.

The Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be more intense than normal, US meteorologists predict

Hurricane Erin Intensifies Offshore, Lashes Caribbean With Rain

Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened offshore to a "catastrophic" Category 5 storm on Saturday, as rain lashed Caribbean islands and weather officials warned of possible flash floods and landslides.

Most of the deaths were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority said

Pakistan Rescuers Recover Bodies After Monsoon Rains Kill 320

Rescuers were struggling to retrieve bodies from debris after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan killed at least 321 people in the past 48 hours, authorities said on Saturday.

In a first, a private Vietnamese company is growing rice in Cuba

Vietnamese Rice Grower Helps Tackle Cuba's Food Shortage

Outside Havana, a combine belonging to a private Vietnamese company is harvesting rice, directly farming Cuban land -- in a first -- to help address acute food shortages in the country.

Rescuers search for victims at the site of a flash flood in Pakistan's Bajaur district

'Doomsday' Monsoon Rains Lash Pakistan, Killing Almost 200 People

Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan have killed at least 199 people in the past 24 hours, national and local officials said on Friday.

Rescuers inspect the site of a flash flood that has killed at least 60

Indian Rescuers Scour Debris After 60 Killed In Flood

Indian rescue teams on Friday dug through mud searching for victims, a day after the latest deadly flood to crash through a Himalayan village killed at least 60 people.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has emerged as a key anti-Trump figure in the still-floundering Democratic Party

California To Change Election Maps To Counter Texas, Governor Says

California unveiled plans to redraw its electoral districts Thursday, as Democrats push back on what they say is Donald Trump's effort to rig next year's Congressional elections to safeguard his slim Republican majority.