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Aviva boss warns more homes will be uninsurable due to flood risk
Aviva’s chief executive warns that 115,000 new homes will be built in flood-prone areas over the next decade, potentially becoming uninsurable as flooding risks intensify.
Democrat Pete Buttigieg criticizes Trump’s rollback of fuel-economy standards
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg argues that the Trump administration’s rollback of fuel-economy standards will increase driver costs and disadvantage U.S. automakers globally.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered a simpler, earlier version of Stonehenge about 3 miles away, dating back 5,000 years and featuring two wooden posts aligned with the Sun’s solstices.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
A dinosaur tail bone discovered in Antarctica in 1985 and forgotten in a drawer for 40 years has been confirmed as the continent’s first-ever dinosaur fossil, belonging to a massive plant-eating Titanosaur.
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Norway’s Liquids Output Rebounds by Nearly 100,000 Bpd—but Still Trails 2025
Norway’s total liquids production rebounded by 97,000 barrels per day in August to 2.073 million barrels per day, though output remains 4% below August 2025 levels.
UK aviation emissions to be 50% higher than thought by 2050, government admits
UK government forecasts show aviation emissions in 2050 will be nearly 50% higher than previously expected, undermining justifications for Heathrow’s third runway expansion based on clean technology adoption.
Gray whales are starving as the Arctic warms. Will the US protect them?
Gray whale populations along the U.S. West Coast have declined by half over the past decade, with scientists attributing the collapse to climate-driven reductions in their Arctic food sources.
‘Forcing a reckoning’: How Asia is preparing for a ‘supersized’ El Niño
Asian governments are preparing for an exceptionally intense El Niño weather event expected to peak later this year and into 2027, with warnings that tens of millions could face acute hunger amid extreme heat, heavy rainfall, and agricultural disruptions.
The fate of the Endangered Species Act rests on 2 simple words
The Trump administration has narrowed interpretations of “harm” and “take” under the Endangered Species Act, allowing incidental killing of protected animals and removing habitat damage protections in changes expected to face legal challenges.
Federal transit cuts could hit rural America hardest
Federal transit funding would decrease under the proposed BUILD America 250 Act, with rural communities and states like Idaho and Maine facing significant reductions in public transportation support.
Has the farm bill hit a dead end?
Congress faces difficulty passing a farm bill this year, marking four consecutive years without renewal. Democratic opposition centers on insufficient SNAP funding restoration following previous budget cuts.
Explainer: How sea level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to humans, heritage and nature
Rising sea levels are reshaping economies and livelihoods globally, with world leaders adopting a UN declaration recognizing sea level rise as an existential threat affecting 770 million people.
Trump wants to open nearly all national forest trails to dirt bikes and ATVs
The Trump administration plans to reverse Forest Service rules, allowing motorized vehicles on national forest trails unless explicitly closed, replacing the current policy of trails being closed unless designated open.
A clean energy source is buried under the desert, but it takes water to use it
Geothermal energy companies are racing to tap heat beneath Western deserts to power data centers, but the technology requires significant water in an arid region already facing drought challenges.
Offshore wind job training built for a boom is facing down a bust
Offshore wind training programs face uncertain futures as the Trump administration pursues policies aimed at curtailing the emerging industry, leaving workers and educational initiatives questioning their long-term viability.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered a simpler, earlier version of Stonehenge about 3 miles away, featuring two wooden posts aligned with solar solstices and dating back roughly 5,000 years.