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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Simmone Shah
A wasp clings to a plant in a meadow in the sunshine. Credit - Silas Stein—Getty ImagesWith summer around the corner, so too are the bugs. Insects, much like their human counterparts, are more lively in the spring and summer when the weather is warmer. And climate change means that globally summers on average could get less buggy.
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3 weeks ago | 
time.com | Simmone Shah
On May 13, Jane Fonda joined hundreds of Indigenous people in calling on Ecuador's government to protect the Amazon rain forest.
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4 weeks ago | 
time.com | Simmone Shah
After a brief, two-day deliberation, a new pope to lead the Catholic Church has been selected to succeed Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Robert Prevost, the first American Pope in history, took the name Pope Leo XIV, and appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday evening. Much remains to be seen on where Pope Leo will stand on key issues—the cardinal is known to be reserved.
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4 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Simmone Shah
After a brief, two-day deliberation, a new pope to lead the Catholic Church has been selected to succeed Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Robert Prevost, the first American Pope in history, took the name Pope Leo XIV, and appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday evening. Much remains to be seen on where Pope Leo will stand on key issues—the cardinal is known to be reserved.
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4 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Simmone Shah
Fisherman standing on their boat in search of fishes in the Indus River in Jamshoro district in Hyderabad, Pakistan, on May 6, 2025. Pakistan has warned of a full force response to any attempt by India to divert or block its share of water under the Indus water treaty.
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1 month ago | 
time.com | Simmone Shah
The Trump Administration signed an executive order late last month aiming to fast-track approval for seabed mining critical minerals found in the deep sea. The move has faced international condemnation, particularly from experts who say that more research needs to be done into the impacts the practice might have on deep sea ecosystems, the majority of which remain unexplored. A new study published today in Science Advances shows just how little we know about the deep sea.
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1 month ago | 
time.com | Simmone Shah
From vehicle exhaust to manufacturing plumes, nearly every person in the world breathes in unhealthy air on a daily basis. The impact is deadly: air pollution is responsible for 7 million premature deaths around the world per year according to the World Health Organization (WHO), making it the second leading risk factor for death behind high blood pressure. But that number could be significantly cut, researchers say, if we reduce greenhouse gases and air pollutants.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Simmone Shah
Last month, Tesla sold just 512 cars in the UK and 885 cars in Germany. Tesla is in deep trouble in Europe. The electric vehicle maker, which once …
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1 month ago | 
time.com | Simmone Shah
Severe storms hit the Pittsburgh area earlier this week—killing three and causing widespread power outages in the region. It’s the latest in a string of deadly storms in the U.S.—at least 24 people were killed after storms hit the south and midwest in early April, and at least 32 people were killed when storms swept through much of the country in mid-March. Following both storms, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), stepped in to provide assistance to individuals and counties.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Simmone Shah
Prime Minister Mark Carney clinched a narrow win against Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative Party in Canada’s historic election on Monday night, securing a fourth term for the Liberal Party. The election was framed as a fight against U.S. President Donald Trump and his threats against the country—with all other issues falling by the wayside.
