Leonardo DiCaprio and the Bezos Earth Fund Launch Initiative to Recover Critically Endangered Species
Changing the Future
$200 million has been committed to the Phoenix Species Project
Leonardo DiCaprio‘s Re:wild, which he co-founded with Dr. Wes Sechrest, and the Bezos Earth Fund are launching the Phoenix Species Project — an initiative with a goal to recover 100 species facing imminent extinction that aims to work with Indigenous Peoples, scientists, and conservationists in an effort to change the future of Earth’s biodiversity.
Some U.S. Conservatives Are Shifting In Favor Of Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C-L) shakes hands with US Senator Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, before a meeting with senators at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 28, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
Gamuda Berhad BrandVoice: Eyes In The Sky, DNA In The Water: How Gamuda Is Evolving The Rules Of Environmental Accountability
When a construction firm can monitor a single tree from a laptop screen, streamline marine species identification and verify its environmental performance using satellite data, an improved form of accountability begins to emerge.
Archie Goodburn pleads to Prime Minister Andy Burnham for more cancer funding
"Give us a chance to fight for our lives."
Tears rolled down Archie Goodburn's face as he implored Prime Minister Andy Burnham to invest more money and resources into brain cancer research.
Mary Rivera, Ned’s Grandma in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home,’ Dies at 82
Mary Rivera, the Filipina actress who played Ned’s grandma (or lola) in Spider-Man: No Way Home, has died. She was 82.
She died April 15 in Honolulu, Hawaii. TMZ reported that Rivera had suffered a stroke before her death.
Cabo Verde Looks Beyond the World Cup, Ivory Coast Gets Animated, Zimbabwe Has Ambition: A Chat With Locarno Open Doors Film Producers
Open Doors, the Locarno Film Festival‘s co-production platform and talent development program for filmmakers from equity-seeking communities and regions where artistic expression is at risk, is ready for its 2026 edition. It is its second that is putting a spotlight on African cinema.
Will Iceland See The Northern Lights During Next Week’s Total Solar Eclipse?
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When the moon completely covers the sun during a rare total solar eclipse over western Iceland on Aug. 12, most people will be focused on the spectacular solar corona glowing around the moon’s silhouette. The eclipse — Iceland’s first since 1954 — comes in the wake of strong solar activity in the past few years, alerting some to the possibility of aurora during totality itself. While some say it’s unlikely and even impossible, there’s a possibility that totality itself could cause aurora.
Disney+ Sets Release Date for Season 2 of Hit Thriller Series ‘Made in Korea’
Hyun Bin and Jung Woo-sung’s hit cat-and-mouse thriller series is entering its endgame. Made in Korea, Disney+’s prestige period crime drama, will return Sept. 9 for a second and final season, with the streamer dropping a teaser trailer for the six-episode conclusion on Tuesday.
Did Iran hack water systems in seven US states?
Morgan Wright, a former US state department anti-terror adviser, told the BBC that these kinds of attacks are usually attributed to North Korea or Iran.
"And who are we in conflict with right now? Well, it's Iran. So they become, they go to the top of the listed terms of nations capable, and also having a desire to do something like this," he said.
These bizarre new beetles look so stretchy scientists named them Luffy
The newly established beetle genus Luffy was not given its name simply as a playful reference. Researchers selected it because the insects have distinctive physical features that closely resemble the unusual abilities of Luffy, the main character in One Piece.