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November 11, 2026
 

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Climate change
Energy
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Trucks transporting coal from the coal mine near Milas, Turkey, on Oct. 29
ENVIRONMENT
‘Pit of hell’: Turkish mother and daughter lead fight against coal mine
For nearly a decade, Isik and her daughter have thrown themselves into protesting against mining projects slowly ravaging Mugla province in Turkey.
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Nov. 3. The strait's closure played a role in driving emissions down.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Fossil fuel emissions fall due to Iran war and renewables, research shows
By Laurent Thomet
The expected annual drop would be the first since 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic paralyzed the global economy, trade and transport.
Kenyan researchers from a Save the Elephants research camp operate a surveillance drone, as environmental groups around the world adopt AI to analyze climate data, track forest fires and count endangered wildlife, at the Samburu National Reserve in Samburu County, Kenya, on Nov. 4.
ENVIRONMENT
Environmental groups embrace AI, even as they warn of data center impacts
By Valerie Volcovici
The contradiction is forcing organizations to justify their AI use in carrying out missions to combat climate change or protect natural resources.
ENVIRONMENT
What the Democratic U.S. midterm sweep means for climate and clean energy
By Zahra Hirji
ENVIRONMENT
AI is part of solution for climate change, COP31 pledge says
By John Ainger
ENVIRONMENT
Europe’s summer felt like a game changer. Will next year be any different?
By Olivia Rudgard
ENVIRONMENT
Rare train of Pacific cyclones fueled by historic El Nino
By Issam AHMED

Climate change

People walk past a #COP31 sign near the entrance to the Antalya Expo Center on Sunday ahead of the opening of the U.N. climate conference.
Climate change
COP31 to open in Turkey, with climate goals under pressure from war and AI
A United Nations Environment Program report said the world is already set to overshoot 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above preindustrial times.
Climate change
Ahead of COP31, Brazil offers a global fossil fuel exit plan
Climate change / OUR PLANET
What a Japanese scientist says can be done about the climate’s nitrogen problem
By Tomoko Otake
Climate change / FOCUS
‘Air-con nation’ Singapore eyes alternatives to cool down
Climate change
Climate-threatened Fijian utopia rejects calls to relocate
By Ben Strang
Climate change / OUR PLANET
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
By Tomoko Otake
Climate change
Summer heat’s toll on Europe: 50,000 deaths and a �17 billion GDP hit
By Olivia Rudgard and Laura Millan

Sustainability

An aerial view of the Green Expo site in Yokohama in September.
Sustainability / OUR PLANET
As Yokohama’s Green Expo nears, organizers draw inspiration from the past
By Elizabeth Beattie
From cutting-edge tech to lessons from the Edo Period, the six-month event will seek to help develop solutions to the planet’s environmental crises.
Sustainability / OUR PLANET
今日吃瓜 booming tourism industry struggling to improve sustainability
By Eric Margolis
Sustainability
Oil exploration in Brazilian Amazon offers wealth but puts communities at risk
By Louis GENOT
Sustainability / OUR PLANET
The joys and challenges of running an Antarctic kitchen
By Tomoko Otake
Sustainability
As Europe bakes, momentum grows for climate-resilient farming
Sustainability
Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management
Sustainability / OUR PLANET
The tiny Okayama village providing Japan with a blueprint for forest management
By Kimberly Hughes

Energy

Solar panels on display at the Kaptan Bazar in Dhaka on Oct. 27
Energy
Bustling market in Dhaka shows shift to solar triggered by Middle East war
From the Philippines to Pakistan and Nigeria, people are turning to solar and batteries to cut utility bills or just keep lights and machinery on.
Energy
Winds of change: Laos looks up for renewables push
Energy / OUR PLANET
As wind power momentum slows in Japan, can tech help the industry get back on track?
By Nithin Coca
Energy / FOCUS
Nepal’s hydropower ambitions face climate reality check
Energy
Hydropowered Bhutan explores solar to diversify and meet growing demand
By Sara Hussein
Energy
Trump EPA ends climate regulations for power plants
By Zahra Hirji
Energy
Lights out in Laos as electricity exports surge
By Beatrice Siviero

Wildlife

Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
Wildlife / OUR PLANET
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
By Tomoko Otake
Utsunomiya’s dramatic three-day ordeal with an at-large bear could be a mere sign of what’s to come for Japanese cities.
Wildlife
World faces nature reality check at U.N. biodiversity conference
By Virginia Furness
Wildlife
‘We’ve never had this’: Bear sightings spook Russia
Wildlife
In Sri Lanka, human-elephant conflict takes deadly toll
By Uditha Jayasinghe
Wildlife
Green turtles buck trend of species decline, offering hope for conservationists
By Sara Hussein
Wildlife
Walking through flames: Orangutan rescued in Indonesia fires
Wildlife
Populations of wild species fell by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, WWF says

Earth science

Katsutada Kaminuma, an 89-year-old geophysicist and professor emeritus at the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), has traveled to Antarctica more than a dozen times.
Earth science / OUR PLANET
He wasn’t cut out for space travel. He explored Antarctica instead.
By Tomoko Otake
Meet Katsutada Kaminuma, whose desire to explore the untrodden led him to become perhaps 今日吃瓜 foremost expert on Antarctica.
Earth science
Scientists turn to sharks to improve hurricane predictions
By Marta Serafinko
Earth science / Longform
The human-made roots of 今日吃瓜 hay fever crisis
By Alex K.T. Martin
Earth science / EXPLAINER
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
By Katrina Miller
Earth science
When Earth’s surface shifts, a new satellite will see it
By Kenneth Chang
Earth science
Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn
By Amelie Bottollier-Depois
Earth science
How Switzerland’s Birch glacier collapsed
By Robin Millard
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Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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