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IN SHORT

In short

Third heatwave of this summer hits Europe, may be prolonged but less intense than July

Central Europe also affected; widespread crop damage and water shortage reported

Adventure on biofuel

No respite from forest fires in Europe

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Ebola puts expectant mothers at risk; Melinda Gates, Barbara Bush urge action

Health activists, football players unite to fight Ebola

Ancestral relations

The recent discovery of 800,000-year-old fossils may provide an insight into the last common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals

Alluring corridors

Conservation of lengths of forests, harbouring native animal and plant species, is a powerful concept that can involve people and attract funds

Wildfires wreak havoc in Canada’s Northwest territories, Spain’s Tenerife

While Spanish authorities evacuated over 3,000 people since August 16, 2023, residents of Yellowknife hurried to hit an evacuation deadline

Having a ball

Great balls of fire! Science has finally explained ball lightning, a mysterious atmospheric phenomenon until now

View from Spain

Upgrade Spain's nuclear plants to meet Kyoto Protocol targets, says its environment minister

Satellite images show that Spain is in danger of drying out one of the main wetlands in Europe

Doñana National Park owes its importance to its marshes and ponds that host waterbirds and rare, endemic and endangered species

Extremely dry winter in Western Mediterranean due to expansion of ‘Azores High’

Spain, Portugal and nearby places will see a 10-20 per cent drop in winter rainfall over the coming century

The Iberian wolf is extinct in Spain’s Andalusia: Report

Wolves from the northern and central part of Iberia can still potentially recolonise Andalusia, says government report

Hottest days are warming twice as fast as average summer temperature in north-west Europe: Research

Climate change is causing Spain and north Africa to warm faster than north-west Europe

Enigmatic human fossil jawbone may be evidence of an early Homo sapiens presence in Europe — and adds mystery about who those humans were

In contrast to earlier analyses, the Banyoles jawbone was found to be most similar to Homo sapiens fossils, not Neandertals  

A new climate law in the Balearic Islands will protect the wellbeing of present and future generations — if such thing can be defined

Mediterranean is extremely climate vulnerable, with temperatures rising 20% faster than the global average