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July 16, 2025
 

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ENVIRONMENT

Climate change
Energy
Sustainability
Wildlife
Earth science
Shahbaz Ali, a ride-hailing motorcycle driver who earns $8 on a good day, transports a passenger through the busy streets of Karachi, Pakistan, on June 26.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
When it’s this hot, ‘We are enduring, not living’
By Zia ur-Rehman
In Karachi, 17 million residents endure overlapping crises of toxic air, flooding, poor waste disposal and climate change.
Alberto, a local farmer, sprays an apple orchard with pesticides in the village of Agia, in the Thessaly region, Greece, on June 12.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Europe's illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs
By Karolina Tagaris
At least 14% of pesticides used on European Union fields today are illegal, up from around 10% in 2015.
A public school teacher leads the class during the first day of in-person classes, at a school flooded due to high tide, in Macabebe, Pampanga province, Philippines, in August 2022.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Philippines struggling to ready underfunded schools for climate hazards
By Mariejo Ramos
Teachers want the government to do more than tweak the school calendar, and also invest in infrastructure that will make schools resilient to heat and storms.
ENVIRONMENT
Three Japanese nationals found guilty over PFAS pollution in Italy
ENVIRONMENT
What happened to the rainy season?
By Karin Kaneko
ENVIRONMENT
Nickel rush for stainless steel guts Indonesia tribe's forest home
By Jack Moore and Bagus Saragih
ENVIRONMENT
Polar bear biopsies shed light on Arctic pollutants
By Olivier MORIN and Etienne FONTAINE

Climate change

Firefighters work to tackle a wildfire spread at Les Pennes-Mirabeau, near Marseille, southern France, on July 8
Climate change / EXPLAINER
How climate change is fueling wildfires in Europe
By Kate Abnett
Wildfires have burnt 227,000 hectares of land since the beginning of the year — more than double the average for this time of year over the past two decades.
Climate change
In Indonesia, a startup captures coolants to stop global warming
By Jack Moore and Sara Hussein
Climate change
EU’s far right to help shape 2040 climate goals after vote fails
By John Ainger and Ewa Krukowska
Climate change
South Korea battles 'lovebug' invasion amid climate change
By Claire Lee
Climate change
Europe’s climate resolve faces big test as EU unveils 2040 goal
By John Ainger and Ewa Krukowska
Climate change
Europe bakes in summer's first heatwave as continent warms
Climate change / OUR PLANET
As Japan warms, avocados emerge as an unlikely savior for farmers
By Tomoko Otake

Sustainability

An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.
Sustainability / OUR PLANET
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
By Anton L. Delgado
With hot weather and a growing population, the region is becoming a key growth market for Daikin and other players. But experts warn of a vicious cycle leading to more emissions.
Sustainability
A corporate deal that protected the Amazon from soy farming starts to show cracks 
By Stefanie Eschenbacher
Sustainability
Investors want clear ocean management rules to scale up funding
By Simon Jessop, Virginia Furness and Kate Abnett
Sustainability / OUR PLANET
Decokatsu could save you money and help the planet. But you probably haven't heard of it.
By Mai Yoshikawa
Sustainability
Why Brazil’s ‘King of Cattle’ is embracing a plan to save the Amazon
By Manuela Andreoni and Ana Mano
Sustainability
Leaders warn race for minerals could turn seabed into 'wild west'
By Nick Perry, Francesco FONTEMAGGI, Fanny CARRIER and Antoine AGASSE
Sustainability
Development banks to invest €3 billion in ocean plastics fight
By Simon Jessop, Virginia Furness and Kate Abnett

Energy

A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Energy / OUR PLANET
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
By Chermaine Lee
Some scholars and activists are raising concerns that Indigenous voices are not being heard amid the debate over whether to host nuclear waste storage facilities.
Energy
China leading BRICS clean-energy boom with shift into solar, report shows
Energy / OUR PLANET
China is eroding Japan's LNG dominance. How does that affect Japanese buyers?
By Nithin Coca
Energy
The U.K.’s clean power future relies on a 100-year-old technology
By Eamon Farhat
Energy
U.S. solar tariffs could drive Asia transition boom
By Sara Hussein
Energy
As Chile revs up lithium plans, Indigenous people demand more control
By Daina Beth Solomon
Energy
Most contaminated U.S. nuclear site is set to be the largest solar farm
By Keith Schneider

Wildlife

Two specimens of the Japanese beetle have been detected for the first time in France.
Wildlife
France worries about Japanese beetles after finding two
The insects threaten plum trees, apple trees, vines, corn, soy, green beans and asparagus, among other cultivated plants.
Wildlife
How robotic hives and AI are lowering the risk of bee colony collapse
By Brian Kahn
Wildlife
Octopus invasion in English Channel flags marine heat wave risks
By Joe Wertz
Wildlife / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Eagle nest discovery sparks opposition to megasolar project
By Eric Johnston
Wildlife
Once-dying Mexican river delta slowly nursed back to life by conservationists
By Daniel Rook
Wildlife
Japan removes 207 species from red list of endangered plants and fungi
Wildlife
Nepal community efforts revive red panda population
By Anup OJHA

Earth science

The small village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps was destroyed by a landslide after part of a glacier collapsed last week.
Earth science
How Switzerland's Birch glacier collapsed
By Robin Millard
There are strong theories on the causes, and to what degree it is linked to climate change — but these are yet to be confirmed by scientific analysis.
Earth science / Longform
Do Japan's trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?
By Eric Margolis
Earth science / Longform
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
By Alex K.T. Martin
Earth science
From oil spills to new species: How tech reveals the ocean
By Sara Hussein
Earth science
Mega-iceberg drifts toward Antarctic penguin island
Earth science
Atlantic hurricane season ends, leaving scientists to ponder the future
By Lauren Rosenthal
Earth science / OUR PLANET
Important tool or alarmism? Japan experts split on megaquake advisories.
By Kathleen Benoza
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Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
Japanese scientists discover clue to why women burn more fat than men
Scientists say a recently-published study could help explain why women are typically less prone to weight-related conditions and may lead to new therapies that target calorie-burning mechanisms.
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Businesses who cater to fandoms gathered at Tokyo Lifestyle Week for the second annual Oshikatsu — Merch Collection Expo, a trade show devoted to fandom goods.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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