Articles

Why Are Bees Struggling to Survive This Summer?

Tiredearth

22 Jul 2026

Bumblebees are social, living in colonies that are maintained by very active workers with a relatively short lifespan of 4-6 weeks. This means, that in a relatively short space of time, older bees die off and to prevent disease making it’s way through the colony, the healthy young workers bring out their dead, moving them far away from their colony.

Iran's rare wildlife pays the price of war as missiles rain down on protected habitats

Tiredearth

22 Jul 2026

The U.S.-Israeli military strikes have inflicted a devastating toll on Iran's already fragile ecosystems, from endangered cheetahs in the mountains to sea turtles in the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel moves forward with plans to surround prisons with crocodile-filled moats

Tiredearth

19 Jul 2026

The Israeli government has stripped legal protection from Nile crocodiles to allow their deployment around prisons holding Palestinian detainees. Rights groups denounce "sadistic brutality."

Heat deaths are a public health crisis rooted in housing inequality

Tiredearth

15 Jul 2026

Where There Is Art, There Is Hope with Birds, Butterflies, and Bunnies

Tiredearth

14 Jul 2026

I want to thank Hunt Slonem for giving me, giving the world his artistic vision that conveys the innate joy and healing power of the natural world, using his art to reflect the divine beauty found within everyday creatures that is rooted in the spiritual celebration of nature, biodiversity, and transformation.

'Their story is our story': Pigeons and humans, 3,500 years together

Tiredearth

12 Jul 2026

The common pigeon—or rock dove—originally came from the Mediterranean region. Genomic analysis has shown that today's city-dwellers are closely related to wild doves from the Middle East.

10 strategic messages of a leader's funeral ceremony

Tiredearth

12 Jul 2026

When a major national figure passes, the funeral ceremony often transcends its immediate emotional and ritualistic purpose, becoming a powerful instrument of political and social communication. This was precisely the case with the recent funeral of a senior national leader—an event that evolved into a multi-layered phenomenon with profound political, social, and geopolitical implications.

Grand Ayatollah Sistani Issues Fatwa: Dumping Waste in Rivers Is Religiously Forbidden

Tiredearth

12 Jul 2026

A top Islamic cleric declares polluting waterways a sin, warning offenders face both religious and legal liability for public harm.

Tehran's Funeral for Supreme Leader: A Masterclass in Waste Management

Tiredearth

08 Jul 2026

As millions gathered to bid farewell to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 6, 2026, the Iranian capital faced a monumental logistical challenge that became a showcase for urban waste management.

Oil on the Pitch: Activists, Doctors, and Players Unite Against Aramco's World Cup Sponsorship

Tiredearth

05 Jul 2026

As record heat scorches host cities across North America, a coalition of environmental groups, health experts, and professional footballers is demanding FIFA sever ties with Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant — the tournament's exclusive energy partner and the world's largest corporate carbon emitter.

International Plastic Bag Free Day: Why the Plastic Bag Must Go

Tiredearth

03 Jul 2026

The plastic bag is a symbol of convenience without consequence. That illusion has now collapsed. The evidence is visible in flooded streets, blocked drains, polluted coastlines, and the mounting costs of waste management.

After the War, Which Battle Comes Next?

Tiredearth

30 Jun 2026

The 12-Day War and the 40-day conflict known as the "Ramadan War" did not only destroy buildings. Millions of tons of rubble, the water crisis, increased carbon emissions, and the destruction of national assets have made it more urgent than ever to pursue war reparations from the US and its allies.

Le jardin méditerranéen : un jardin adapté au changement climatique

Tiredearth

29 Jun 2026

Le jardin méditerranéen est particulièrement adapté à l'évolution climatique actuelle.

A Summer of Suffering: Gaza's Displaced Endure Scorching Heat in Makeshift Tents

Tiredearth

28 Jun 2026

As summer temperatures soar across the Gaza Strip, nearly one million displaced Palestinians are enduring unbearable conditions in makeshift tents that have become "like an oven," according to residents. The combination of extreme heat, restricted aid, and destroyed infrastructure has created a humanitarian crisis that international organizations describe as an "outrage" and an "international scandal".

The forgotten fugitives of US forever wars

Tiredearth

20 Jun 2026

It's great when Washington can end the conflicts it starts, but on this World Refugee Day let's recall that the ensuing crises they cause are not so easily controlled

Lebanon's "Guardian of the Turtles" Killed in Israeli Strike Amid Ecocide Campaign

Tiredearth

20 Jun 2026

Mona Khalil, the environmental activist who dedicated over two decades to protecting endangered sea turtles along Lebanon's southern coast, has died from wounds sustained in an Israeli airstrike on her home .

The Strait of Hormuz and the Green Tax: Iran Is Changing the Rules of the Game

Tiredearth

16 Jun 2026

Imagine a world where the oil giants pay a price for traversing the planet's vital arteries — not a price for fuel, but a price for the oceans to breathe again. This is precisely the scenario that Iran is seriously pursuing with its proposal to levy environmental fees in the Strait of Hormuz. Beyond the political controversy, this move carries a clear moral message: the era of free exploitation of our shared natural heritage is over.

Israeli produce contaminated by chemicals from army explosions in Gaza

Tiredearth

14 Jun 2026

New study finds hazardous material has been detected in agricultural land nearly 20 km from the boundary with Gaza

War Wounds on Nature's Body: 25 gazelles Killed During US-Israeli Attacks on Iran's Kharg Island

Tiredearth

13 Jun 2026

At least 25 gazelles have died on Kharg Island following the US-Israeli war against Iran, with widespread damage inflicted on nature and wildlife in the area.

The Oil Coronation: Trump's Truth Social Decree and the Death of the Rules-Based Order

Tiredearth

11 Jun 2026

A president who announces colonial seizure as policy, who celebrates the destruction of a nation's defenses as prologue to looting its resources, who invokes Venezuela as a model of mutual benefit — this is not business as usual. It is a declaration of where the post-liberal international order ends and something far older and darker begins.