Space startup to launch India's first private orbital rocket
Indian startup Skyroot Aerospace said Thursday it would hold the maiden test flight of the country's first privately developed orbital-class rocket in the coming weeks.
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More gray seals counted in the Wadden Sea
This year's surveys of gray seals in the Wadden Sea and on Helgoland once again show an upward trend. During the 2025–2026 survey year, 3,385 pups and 12,497 gray seals were recorded during the molting period. The results have been published in the report "Grey Seal Numbers of th
The battle for access to Jamaica’s billion-dollar beaches
In this week’s newsletter: Activists are accusing the government of privatising the coastline to support the country’s thriving tourism industry, at the expense of locals• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereEvery year, millions of visitors from across th
France deaths rose by 30% during heatwave
France endured a rise of nearly 30% in the number of deaths recorded during the week starting June 22, the peak of a record-breaking heat wave that battered the country, the public health authority said Friday.
Conservation genomics faces growing calls to center Indigenous knowledge and data rights
Throughout human ecological history, we have played a variety of roles within ecosystems around the world. In this so-called Anthropocene era, genomic innovations have given us new and powerful ways to influence the environment and the countless species with whom we share the pla
Country diary: Our pond is a year old – already dragonflies are emerging | Nic Wilson
Hitchin, Hertfordshire: The broad-bodied chaser is often the first to arrive at a new pond, and sure enough, I spot an exuvia clinging to a leaf bladeThe hole in the nest box on our house wall is all mouth. A sparrow chick on the cusp of fledging has thrust its head out, beak ope
‘They ate the shrimp, they even ate the crab’: Thai fishers count the cost of a voracious
Huge numbers of blackchin tilapia, a fish native to west Africa, are wreaking havoc among Thailand’s river ecosystems. Experts – and some chefs – are seeking sustainable solutionsThe menu at Kor-Tae seafood restaurant, in Thailand’s Samut Prakan province, is filled with Thai clas
Country diary: A single act of care 40 years ago, and we have this splendid, rare colony |
Ailsworth, Cambridgeshire: It’s hard enough to find the crested cow-wheat, it would be even harder were it not for one far-sighted wardenBefore 7am, the heat is already pressing down. I’ve come out early for my annual pilgrimage to a local colony of crested cow‑wheat, Melampyrum
Astronomers characterize 'improbable' system shaped by brown dwarf
In the course of studying planets beyond our solar system (6,316 confirmed exoplanets and counting), scientists have discovered some very interesting systems. Consider TOI-201, a compact system populated by three bodies, including a brown dwarf, orbiting on the same plane. The sy
Q&A: Harnessing climate investments to serve development goals
Climate pledges are designed to help countries reduce emissions and adapt to a changing climate, but the current iterations of these pledges place additional stresses on vulnerable nations, an international team of researchers co-led by University of Michigan Engineering and KTH
Country diary: The return of wood warblers here is bittersweet | Mark Cocker
Buxton, Derbyshire: What a fine sight it is to see one throwing its head back in song, especially after a 50-year absence. Yet this is a journey of vulnerabilityThe wood warbler is one of my signature birds, a highlight of schooldays when a pair bred annually in Lightwood five mi
Low-cost loans for solar panels could save households hundreds on bills – thinktanks
New Economics Foundation and Finance Innovation Lab suggest loan scheme backed by Bank of England could benefit up to 8m homesMillions of UK households could save hundreds of pounds a year on their energy bills if the government were to approve low-cost loans for solar panel inst