Farmland, roads and new settlements are spreading across the world, and wildlife is left to find its way through landscapes that people have reshaped. In northeastern Thailand, a study of king cobras, among the largest venomous snakes on Earth, shows what that looks like up close. Seven cobras tracked at the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve moved…

SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell and her husband, Robert, are moving ahead with a pledge of more than 2 million shares in the space company for American children’s investment accounts under President Donald Trump’s federal programme. The first distributions are expected by the end of 2026, with children aged 11 to 17 in lower-income communities among…

Coastal areas in the Philippines, Taiwan, China, and Japan are facing an unprecedented challenge as they endure a series of violent storms. For people living along the coastlines of the Philippines, Taiwan, China and Japan, extreme weather is a familiar reality. However, the past few months have brought an unusually severe spell of storms, with…