Afghanistan floods leave 17 dead, thousands affected - AP
The National Disaster Management Authority said the severe weather has disrupted daily life across central, northern, southern, and western regions.
Environment & Climate Change
Meterological Service: 2025 was historic year in Israel's climate history
King tides to return to the Bay Area, possibly exposing ocean treasures
Colorado’s color-changing wildlife face new risks as snow vanishes
Extremely rare softshelled turtle Shalom rescued from Jordan River after becoming entangled in wire
Shalom was found with wire around his snout and an X-ray revealed he swallowed two fishing hooks.
BGU researchers part of international team in study saying reptiles could face extinction threat
Reptiles include a wide variety of cold-blooded, air-breathing vertebrates, including snakes, lizards, turtles, iguanas, crocodiles, and alligators.
Hundreds protest in Tunisia’s capital over worsening pollution crisis
Residents of Gabes have reported rising rates of respiratory illnesses, osteoporosis and cancer, which they blame on toxic gases from the state chemical group’s phosphate plants.
Wyoming dinosaur 'mummies' reveal a surprise: hoofed feet
The two Edmontosaurus individuals, dating to the very end of the dinosaur age, 66 million years ago, were a young adult, roughly 40 feet long, and a two-year-old juvenile, about half that height.
David Attenborough makes history at 99, winning Daytime Emmy award for orangutan doc.
Now 99 years old, Attenborough beat the previous winner Dick Van Dyke who set his own record at 98 in 2024.
How Taylor Swift's vintage tee choice is helping to save orphaned, wounded sea otters
Averaging $100,000 in sales every 15 minutes, the successful fundraiser collected funds to help injured and orphaned otters.
‘Conservation efforts work’: Green sea turtles no longer an endangered species
A recent report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature indicated increasing levels of egg-nesting sites despite ongoing threats.
Lake Kinneret reaches dangerously low water levels as Israeli authorities decide to pump in water
The lake’s water level was measured at 213.19 meters below sea level.
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts, spewing ash 10 km. into the sky
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted in Indonesia, sending volcanic ash 10 km. into the sky. Authorities raised the alert to its highest level and evacuated nearby villages amid growing concerns.
Air pollution: A persistent plague on the lungs of Jerusalemites
Air pollution is not adequately monitored, and the government lacks the funds to implement a national plan.
