Rwanda has generated about $1.5 million (Rwf2.2 billion) from carbon credit sales as the country expands efforts to attract investment into climate-focused projects.

A newly identified fossil from Tanzania is giving scientists a fresh look at the early history of dinosaurs and may change how researchers understand when the first dinosaurs appeared.

A fire that broke out in Rwahi wetland in Rulindo District destroyed sugarcane crops covering 41 hectares before it was brought under control, Rwanda National Police said.

Snails carry weather records on their backs that could be used to map extreme weather events and reconstruct the paths of past cyclones even in prehistoric times, a new study has found.

Preliminary investigations have found that a beekeeper who illegally entered Nyungwe National Park to harvest honey was responsible for a fire that destroyed 29 hectares of the forest in Nyaruguru District.

Scientists have challenged a long-held explanation for why male and female bonnethead sharks develop differently shaped heads, revealing that the unusual shape changes in a surprising way as the animals grow.

Scientists have found evidence that Mars may once have contained enormous underground magma systems stretching across hundreds or even thousands of kilometres, challenging long-held ideas about how the Red Planet developed its crust.

El Nino is set to intensify into a very strong event in the coming months, bringing risks of floods, drought and extreme heat, said the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Thursday.

Private sector players in Africa’s fertiliser and agriculture sectors have raised concern over widespread soil degradation across the continent, calling for stronger investment, better fertiliser use and policies that encourage sustainable soil management.

Earth may have temporarily lost the protective bubble surrounding the solar system millions of years ago, potentially affecting its atmosphere and climate, according to NASA-funded research.

More than 2,100 people are estimated to have died from heat-related causes in Spain during August 2026, according to official data, as the country continues to experience the serious health effects of extreme temperatures.

Rocky planets may have been able to form much earlier in the Universe’s history than previously believed, according to new research from the University of Portsmouth. Computer simulations suggest that the ingredients needed to build rocky planets could have existed just 100 million years after the Big Bang.

Rwanda has begun strengthening its preparedness and response capacity for disasters that could be linked to El Niño, including floods and landslides, as the country braces for heavy rainfall in the coming months.

A new study has found that human presence can significantly influence where wild animals live and move, sometimes having an impact comparable to roads, cities and other forms of landscape development.

Honeybee queens may protect themselves from prolonged pesticide exposure by transferring some of the chemicals accumulated in their bodies to their eggs, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Davis.

Rwanda recorded 1,380 fire incidents over the past five years, resulting in the deaths of 28 people and damaging commercial buildings, workshops, vehicles and other property across the country, the Ministry of Interior has said.

The number of cranes in Rwanda has increased by nearly 1,000 over the past decade, following conservation efforts aimed at reversing a sharp decline that had pushed the birds close to extinction in the country.

A fire broke out in the forest on Mount Muhabura in Burera District, Northern Province, on the morning of August 14, 2026.

The world saw its joint second-warmest July on record, as extreme heat, persistent drought and wildfires affected large parts of the Northern Hemisphere while heavy rainfall and flooding hit other regions, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Tuesday.

The City of Kigali has reopened Inkundamahoro Building in Nyabugogo after its management implemented initial measures to address safety, sanitation and environmental concerns, while warning property managers across the capital that failure to comply with regulations will attract accountability.