Giant ice mountains on the other side of Earth once dictated Australia’s climate – new study

Jim Smithson/Getty Images During the most recent ice age, much of North America disappeared beneath ice sheets several kilometres thick. These frozen giants covered most of present-day Canada and parts of the northern United States, while smaller ones spread across northern Europe. They dominated the landscape for thou

Malaria killed an estimated 579,000 people in Africa in 2024, about three-quarters of them children under five.

A major new study published in the journal Nature has found that climate change is redrawing the malaria map across Africa, making the disease worse in cooler regions like southern and East Africa, while pushing it toward elimination in some of today's hottest malaria hotspots, including much of West Africa and the Sah

A recent study identifies millions of Americans at risk from landslide hazards, revealing that densely populated eastern states have higher exposure. The challenges mount for rural communities when recovery from landslides is needed, contrasting with wealthier cities that implement zoning and engineering strategies to