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Dubai was hit by overnight flooding after “torrential rains” hit several cities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), prompting authorities to issue warnings. The amazing pictures were posted on the Internet by Dubai Media Office and some of the lightning striking 829m/2,722ft Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. UAE authorities implemented emergency measures … Read more
This grandchildren called the shelter Final Destination, after the popular movie. Tedica Alexander, 61, a resident of Union Island in St Vincent and the Grenadines, recalls with pride – and a tremor in her voice – how her nine grandchildren supported her and others at the Ashton community center when Hurricane Beryl hit the area … Read more
Due to a snow drought and a record-setting heat wave, some Colorado residents are facing the first restrictions on their water use ever. Denver Water announced Wednesday that it wants to cut water use by 20%, asking people to turn off automatic irrigation systems until mid-May and to limit watering trees and shrubs twice a … Read more
A world dependent on oil is in crisis. Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz – through which more than a quarter of the world’s marine oil trade and a fifth of the world’s natural gas flows – has come to a standstill! Oil prices rose, briefly reaching $119 a barrel. The largest release of … Read more
Your support helps us tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is breaking new ground as the story unfolds. Whether it’s investigating the finances of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest film, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on American women fighting for reproductive rights, … Read more
Abandoned at birth and raised in macaque play, the Japanese macaque Punch sparks debate about enclosure standards, maternal behavior and climate change in captive animals. A baby monkey named Punch at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba Prefecture attracted global attention after a visitor filmed him being pulled by an adult woman … Read more
In Antarctica, one of the last great deserts of our planet, there is a remarkable revolution. In the waters of the Southern Ocean where whalers killed more than 2 million whales in the 20th century, which brought many species to the brink of extinction, the population is recovering. Humpback whales have made the fastest recovery … Read more
The case for renewable energy is stronger than ever, as the war in Iran continues to highlight the dangers of relying on fossil fuels. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING While Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil prices, fell yesterday morning (March 26) amid growing expectations of a drop, barrel prices have exceeded $100 (about €86.38) per barrel … Read more
Spawning season has begun for Pacific herring (A group of pallas) in the waters of British Columbia, Canada. From mid-February to early May each year, thousands of small silver fish congregate in the shallows off the coast of Vancouver Island and create a spectacle that can sometimes be seen by satellites. The sheltered waters of … Read more
The transition from water to land is a question that still puzzles scientists. Those ancient organisms would need to adapt to the many new challenges of life outside of water. So, how did they do that? In the 2025 study, my colleagues and I tried to understand the genetic basis of adaptation to life on … Read more