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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 28, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking to the media on March 27, after attending a G-7 meeting in France.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking to the media on March 27, after attending a G-7 meeting in France.

Whale filmed giving birth, with a little help from her friends

Female sperm whales work together to hold a newborn calf above the water until it is able to swim on its own.
Female sperm whales work together to hold a newborn calf above the water until it is able to swim on its own.

The weather is getting wilder, and some scientists see a dire signal in the data

A home destroyed by a tornado in Aroma Park, Illinois, on March 11, 2026. Scientists are concerned about increasingly extreme weather that is happening more often.
A home destroyed by a tornado in Aroma Park, Illinois, on March 11, 2026. Scientists are concerned about increasingly extreme weather that is happening more often.

Slowing Atlantic current a global security threat

A father and his son look to an ice block at the coastline in the city of Nuuk, western Greenland, on February 4, 2026. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)
A father and his son look to an ice block at the coastline in the city of Nuuk, western Greenland, on February 4, 2026. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast, threatening billions: Report

The average rate of ice loss in the Himalayan region has nearly doubled from about 34cm before 2000 to 73cm annually since.
The average rate of ice loss in the Himalayan region has nearly doubled from about 34cm before 2000 to 73cm annually since.

From fishing nets to furniture: Turning ocean plastic into usable products

Plastic pellets made out of fishing nets in Calpe, Spain.
Plastic pellets made out of fishing nets in Calpe, Spain.

Three-year heatwave bleached half the planet’s coral reefs: Study

The two previous global bleaching events, in 1998 and 2010, had lasted one year.
The two previous global bleaching events, in 1998 and 2010, had lasted one year.

Australian boy killed by shark in Sydney Harbour honoured at Bondi Beach

Dozens of beaches, including in Sydney, were closed in January after four shark attacks in two days.
Dozens of beaches, including in Sydney, were closed in January after four shark attacks in two days.

No more high noon on the high seas: Singapore reviewing laws, policies to fulfil UN global treaty

The OceanXplorer research vessel conducted a 24-day mission with the National University of Singapore to a seamount chain in the Indian Ocean in 2025.
The OceanXplorer research vessel conducted a 24-day mission with the National University of Singapore to a seamount chain in the Indian Ocean in 2025.

Boy ‘fighting for life’ after Sydney shark attack

A view of rainfall over Shark Beach at sunset in Sydney, Australia, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Flavio Brancaleone     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A view of rainfall over Shark Beach at sunset in Sydney, Australia, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Flavio Brancaleone     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.