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Antarctica is the coldest and most isolated place on Earth. In the middle of winter, the sun never rises, and temperatures fall far below zero. For this reason, almost no planes fly there between March and September.
A manatee is recovering at SeaWorld Orlando after a rescue in Florida, USA. The animal was stuck in a storm drain. He was looking for warmer water when he got trapped.
A powerful winter storm is moving across the United States. It is affecting more than 140 million people from New Mexico to New England.
Plastic fish-shaped containers for soy sauce may soon disappear.
A zoo in northern Denmark is asking people to give them their unwanted pets.
A very powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 happened in the ocean near the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia on Wednesday.
Drone pictures show damage in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. These pictures are from an environmental group called Global Witness. They show that nickel mining destroyed forests, and polluted water.
More than 200 prisoners escaped from a large jail in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday. This happened after an earthquake shook the area.
Two orcas were recently filmed in a marine park in France. The park, Marineland Antibes, closed on January 5. The park closed because France banned dolphin and whale shows in 2021.
The Argentine military shared a video from February of a large group of fishing boats near Argentina’s sea border.
A firefighting airplane was damaged when it was hit by a drone near Los Angeles. The plane is a special type called a “Super Scooper”. These planes scoop up water from the ocean to drop on fires.
Shepherd József Rácz and his sons take care of 500 sheep in the mountains of Romania.
The state of California has filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil. California says the company misled people about plastic recycling. According to the state, ExxonMobil is the world’s top producer of single-use plastics tha
In a reality show called “Race to Survive: New Zealand,” a contestant named Spencer “Corry” Jones ate a protected bird called a weka.
Japan has a growing problem with raccoons. Since 2014, the number of raccoons in Japan has increased significantly. In 2022, Tokyo’s government reported that nearly 1,300 raccoons were caught. That is 400% more than the
An orangutan amazed scientists by using a plant paste to heal a big cut on his face. It is the first time a wild animal was seen using a plant as medicine for a wound.
Seven countries are now using almost all green energy for their electricity. These countries are Albania, Bhutan, Nepal, Paraguay, Iceland, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
China’s Wildlife Conservation Association is working with the National Zoo in Washington D.C. This could mean that more pandas come to the United States, a sign of improving relations between the two countries.
In 1986, a nuclear reactor exploded at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine. It released deadly radiation and over 100,000 people had to leave the city.
In East Africa, a small bug is causing big problems for lions. The increase of big-headed ants is stopping lions from killing zebras.
