Karmactive Staff, Author at Karmactive

A group of people walking through dense, green vegetation in a forest, with large spider webs hanging between trees. Photo Source: Alexis Huguet/Rainforest Foundation Norway.

Nature

Trump’s USAID Freeze Fuels Amazon Deforestation Surge

The Trump administration’s freeze on US foreign aid has stopped crucial rainforest protection work, putting both forests and communities at risk. A federal court recently ordered a temporary lift of this freeze,

Karmactive Staff

February 18, 2025

Representative Image: Pig farm Vampula Photo Source: Kallerna (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Australia·Health

Japanese Encephalitis Virus Detected in Queensland Piggeries

A dangerous virus has appeared again in Queensland’s pig farms. Health officials found Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) at two locations in southern Queensland on February 17, 2025. This is the first time

Tejal Somvanshiand

Karmactive Staff

February 18, 2025

London's first Roman Basilica! Photo Source: Museum of London Archaeology (Facebook)

Archaeology·Discovery·Europe

London’s First Roman Basilica Discovered Beneath Office Building

Workers have found the remains of London’s oldest Roman public building under an office at 85 Gracechurch Street. The building, called a basilica, was like a town hall where Romans made important

Karmactive Staff

February 18, 2025

News·USA

Indiana Man Charged After Dog Endures Freezing 17°F Ride Unsecured

A dog named Midnight endured freezing winds while riding unsecured in an open trailer on an Indiana highway this February. The wind chill hit 17 degrees that day. The dog’s owner now

Karmactive Staff

February 17, 2025

A forest fire with intense flames. Photo Source: Bertknot (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Australia·Disaster

2023 Northern Australia Bushfires Scorch 84 Million Hectares

A massive fire burned through northern Australia in 2023, destroying an area three times bigger than the United Kingdom. To understand this scale: the burned area of 84 million hectares is larger

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Govind Tekale

February 17, 2025

Wildlife

Alaska’s 2025 Plan: 80% of Wolves, 60% of Bears to Be Killed by Helicopter Hunts

Alaska plans to shoot bears and wolves from helicopters in 2025. This move aims to help moose and caribou numbers grow, but environmental groups and wildlife advocates oppose the approach. The numbers

Karmactive Staff

February 17, 2025

Representative image. Honey, Jar, Honey dipper image. Photo Source: Fancycrave.

Europe·Health

UK Supermarket Honey: 96% Fail Authenticity Tests

That golden jar of honey on supermarket shelves might not be as pure as you’d anticipate. Recent tests set up a shocking verity nearly all tested supermarket honey in the UK is

Karmactive Staff

February 17, 2025

Health·News·USA

Wyoming’s First Human Bird Flu Case Confirmed

A woman from Platte County, Wyoming, is in the hospital with bird flu. She got sick after handling infected birds in her backyard flock. This is Wyoming’s first human case of the

Karmactive Staff

February 16, 2025

A package of mini fruit hot cross buns from "The Little Dough Co." Photo Source - Food Standards (Facebook)

Australia·Health

Foodland Recalls Hot Cross Buns Over Glass Contamination

A customer’s discovery of glass pieces in hot cross buns has forced Foodland supermarkets to pull these buns from shelves across South Australia. The contaminated products are The Little Dough Co. Mini

Karmactive Staff

February 16, 2025

Two critically endangered black-footed penguin chicks hatched at Banham Zoo in Norfolk.Photo Source: Banham Zoo.

Conservation·Wildlife

Banham Zoo Penguin Chicks Amid 97% Decline: African Penguins’ Critical Fight

Two tiny penguin chicks have just joined the fight for their species’ survival at Banham Zoo in Norfolk. The new arrivals, named Pudding and Humbug, hatched on December 20 and December 25,

Karmactive Staff

February 16, 2025