Nature
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Mazingira Week Shifts Focus From Tree Planting to Tree Survival
Kenya’s 2026 Mazingira Week is placing a stronger emphasis on what happens after a tree is planted, with the Government outlining measures to track seedlings and monitor their survival.
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Scorching Summer Triggers Record Rockfalls in Alps, Scientist Says
The exceptionally hot summer in the Alps has been marked by a record number of rockfalls, some of them fatal, with “a large majority attributable to the climate crisis”, according to scientist Ludovic Ravanel.
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Milky Way’s Fastest Star Discovered Spinning Around Black Hole
The star, named S301, orbits so dangerously close to the black hole that scientists believe it can shed light on this unimaginably powerful cosmic monster — and test out Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity.
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Kenya’s Reptile Pet Trade Surges as Species Decline
The trade in live reptiles rose sharply from 8,551 in 2013 to 86,330 in 2023, said the report, which analysed Kenya’s data from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and…
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Torrential rains in Kenya kill 81 in March
The capital Nairobi has the highest death toll in the floods, with 37 people killed, authorities said.
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Kenya Flash Floods Death Toll Rises to 45
Flash flooding after torrential rains in Kenya has killed at least 45 people and forced hundreds to leave their homes, police said Monday.
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Canadian Researchers See Rare Polar Bear Adoption
The footage of a bear caring for an adopted cub was captured during the annual polar bear migration along the Western Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, widely known as the polar capital of the world.
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Ethiopian Volcano Erupts After 12,000-year Dormancy
A volcano in Ethiopia’s northeastern region erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending thick plumes of smoke up to 14 kilometres (nine miles) into the sky, the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre…
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Kenya Marks Second Mazingira Day with National Tree Planting Drive
The day was officially renamed in 2024, replacing previous iterations such as Moi Day, Huduma Day, and Utamaduni Day, which had various symbolic and cultural meanings over the years.
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Gov’t Set To Reduce Greenhouse Emissions By 35% From 215 Million Tons
To achieve this, Kenya will internally finance 20% of the reduction, while the remaining 80% will rely on international support, including finance, technology transfer, capacity building, and participation in carbon markets.
