https://www.scmp.com/rss/524390/feed The latest news and top stories on University of Maryland. Located in College Park, Maryland, near Washington DC, it is dedicated to achieving excellence in teaching, research and public service. Recognised for its very high research activity, including climate science, and strong partnerships with federal agencies, the university offers over 200 degree programmes across sciences, arts and humanities. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Elon Musk’s estimated US$839 billion net worth has made him the wealthiest individual ever recorded, Forbes said on Tuesday, as billionaires worldwide saw their combined fortunes surge in the past year to an all-time high of US$20.1 trillion. Musk topped the Forbes World’s Billionaires list for the second consecutive year after his fortune swelled by roughly US$500 billion over the past 12 months, driven by rising valuations at Tesla and SpaceX, which is targeting a public offering in 2026. He... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3346162/elon-musk-course-become-worlds-first-trillionaire-wealth-soars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3346162/elon-musk-course-become-worlds-first-trillionaire-wealth-soars?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:30:21 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Scientists announced on Wednesday that they had discovered evidence in the UK of humans deliberately making fire 400,000 years ago, dramatically pushing back the timeline for when our ancient relatives are known to have mastered this crucial skill. Learning to light our own fires was one of the great turning points in human history, offering our ancestors warmth, a place to socialise and a way to cook food – which helped us evolve our unusually big brains. There were signs that humans were using... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3335963/earliest-evidence-humans-making-fire-discovered-uk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3335963/earliest-evidence-humans-making-fire-discovered-uk?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:22:26 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse With US President Donald Trump skipping the UN’s climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight on Tuesday and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the fossil fuel agenda of his political nemesis. The well-coiffed Democrat - seen as a potential 2028 presidential candidate - blasted Trump for twice leaving the Paris climate accord and for “doubling down on stupid” through his support of Big Oil. Newsom said a future Democratic administration would rejoin the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3332415/cop30-california-governor-newsom-seizes-spotlight-and-takes-aim-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3332415/cop30-california-governor-newsom-seizes-spotlight-and-takes-aim-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:21:39 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji Back-to-back natural disasters triggered by heavy rain and flooding in the Indian Himalayan region have highlighted the growing dangers posed by climate change to one of the world’s most ecologically sensitive regions, experts have warned. Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 176 people and left scores others missing in India and Pakistan over the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday, the second such incident in the mountainous range in a little over a week. An... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3322018/himalayan-floods-climate-change-turning-india-disaster-zone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3322018/himalayan-floods-climate-change-turning-india-disaster-zone?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:40:40 +0000