Author: Grace Johnson

When one of Italy’s beloved Five Towers collapsed, experts initially called it rare. In reality, peaks across the Dolomites are constantly crumbling. The Five Towers – an iconic cluster in the Eastern Italian Alps – resembled five stone fingers pointing skyward. Between 4 and 7 June 2004, the Trephor Tower toppled. Rifugio Scoiattoli, a nearby chalet, had not yet opened for the summer, so no one witnessed the collapse. One morning, visitors saw the Trephor, a 10,000-cubic-metre monolith, lying horizontally. Its size matched the leaning Tower of Pisa without bells or crowds. Antonio Galgaro, associate professor of geosciences at the…

Heavy rainfall in Mumbai has submerged roads, disrupted transportation, and affected millions of residents. Flights and trains faced cancellations, leaving commuters stranded. Videos show locals swimming through waterlogged streets while garbage overflowed from clogged sewers, creating hazardous conditions across the city. Rescue Operations Underway Authorities rescued nearly 600 people trapped on an overcrowded monorail system that stopped mid-journey on Tuesday. Civic officials treated at least 23 passengers for suffocation. Emergency teams worked through the night to evacuate stranded residents safely. Most schools and colleges remain closed. Officials relocated around 350 people from low-lying areas to temporary shelters. India’s weather department…

Why would anyone endure freezing winds, icy waters, and rough seas to dig mud from the Antarctic seabed? Earlier this year, an international team of adventurous scientists did exactly that along the remote Antarctic Peninsula. Their mission aimed to uncover centuries of secrets about the Southern Ocean. Researchers will now share and analyse these rare mud samples worldwide. They hope to reveal how human activity, including a century of industrial whaling, affected Antarctica and the global environment. This study contributes to a broader effort to understand the complex relationship between the ocean and climate. A history of ocean life Scientists…

Firefighters across Southern Europe continue to battle numerous wildfires. The ongoing heatwave claims more lives and forces thousands to evacuate. In Greece, emergency crews describe scenes that look like “the end of the world.” Since Tuesday, dozens of people required hospital treatment for smoke inhalation. Strong winds and temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius repeatedly fuel the flames. Greece Battles Fires on Multiple Fronts In Greece, firefighters fight new blazes near the western port city of Patras and on the islands of Chios and Zakynthos. Authorities evacuated thousands of residents and tourists. “It looks like the end of the world,” said…