A Swiss public glacier-monitoring portal marked dozens of retreating ice fronts as showing “no shift”, an audit has found. Scientists say the redesign did not alter the underlying measurements, but its default display stripped away context that matters as Alpine ice loss accelerates.
A new flood-storage basin near Dordrecht was briefly overwhelmed during its opening, as a study published on Tuesday warned that severe compound floods could strike parts of the Netherlands once every six years by 2040. A storm now forecast to bring heavy rain and a North Sea surge later this week has turned that awkward debut into an urgent test of the country’s defences.
A sudden shortage of calibration gas has forced Baltic researchers to suspend measurements — and check years of peatland data. Their first re-tests suggest readings from six sites were wrong, while €14 million in restoration grants relied partly on the figures.
A whistleblower says a government-backed study understated the heat on a new type of football pitch, a claim that could affect plans for 22 more fields. Researchers dispute her interpretation of the data, and the public-service sports council has paused its approval process.
A resident clearing a rain drain in southern Nigeria noticed oil rising through the water — and geologists say the source may be a forgotten exploration well almost 60 years old. Tests have found petroleum contamination in nine nearby household wells, forcing families to stop using them for drinking water.
A powerful earthquake in the Atlantic has sent a tsunami towards south-west England, where competing forecasts range from a dangerous surge to a 3.4-metre (11-foot) local run-up. Councils are telling people in low-lying coastal streets to move uphill, while a government official says most residents should stay calm.
A computer-assisted survey has identified a previously unmapped, 56 km (35-mile) fault beneath Morocco’s High Atlas, the longest such feature yet catalogued in the range. The finding, released weeks after the third anniversary of the 2023 earthquake, has unsettled residents — but researchers say it does not predict an imminent quake.
A new majority in the Swiss canton of Valais has promised hundreds of millions of francs to reopen a geothermal borehole that was written off as a failure. Researchers say its sealed depths may hold a thriving microbial world — and a clue to how life survives far below the surface.
A sensor network has recorded a sharp rise in ground movement and gas near Furnas, prompting scientists to warn that an eruption could begin within 72 hours. Azores officials say the evidence does not justify evacuation, setting off a fierce dispute at a public hearing on São Miguel.
A sudden fall in dissolved oxygen across the Thermaikos Gulf has left marine scientists warning that a 1,200-square-kilometre dead zone could form by 10 October. Greek officials say there is no immediate danger to people, but researchers say fish and shellfish may already be running out of room to escape.
A celebrated South African conservation presenter has announced the discovery of 24 dinosaur nests in the Free State, a record cluster of early dinosaur eggs. The fossils offer an unusually close look at how hatchlings lived — and who should care for the find has already become part of the story.
A new forensic paper has traced the black flecks that prompted a 1997 recall of 44,800 Thai cough-lozenge packs to resin varnish on a packing-room rail. Researchers say the finding closes a mystery that once made sealed medicine cartons a source of public alarm — without finding evidence of deliberate tampering.