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• UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reported on Tuesday that violence and exchanges of fire in Lebanon have significantly decreased compared to the previous weekend. • In the Gaza Strip, OCHA warned that critical shortages of fuel, engine oil, and spare parts are severely hindering water production, wastewater treatment, and waste management. • To combat a growing pest infestation, the UNDP is leading pesticide applications while UNICEF and UNRWA manage public awareness and safety campaigns.

• NASA is considering a potential orbit reboost for the Hubble Space Telescope to counteract its decaying orbit. • The agency's Science Mission Directorate is currently evaluating how to lower operating costs to make such a mission financially viable. • This effort is part of a broader strategy to reduce the expenses of extended missions and free up funding for new scientific projects.

Researchers find ‘alarming’ effect on fertility across global species from simultaneous exposuresSimultaneous exposure to toxic chemicals and climate change’s impacts likely generates an additive or synergistic effect that increases reproductive harm, and may contribute to the broad global drop in fertility, new peer-reviewed research finds.The review of scientific literature considers how endocrine-disrupting chemicals, often found in plastic, coupled with climate change’s effects, such as heat stress, are each linked to reductions in fertility and fecundity across global species – including in humans, wildlife and invertebrates. Continue reading...