Environment

By SHIVALI BEST, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Published: 05:59 EDT, 21 July 2026 | Updated: 06:10 EDT, 21…

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is at a very high risk of extreme and widespread bleaching and “ecosystem collapse”…

From the comfort of a friend’s air-conditioned car last weekend, I watched a dozen sweaty men on a…

Scientists led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography are warning that oxygen is disappearing rapidly from…

Houseboats lie perched on desiccated riverbeds, receding water levels have left wide stretches of newly exposed riverbank and…

For decades, climate scientists have warned that rising global temperatures pose a significant risk to human health. Climate…

For years, efforts to track invasive Burmese pythons in Florida have centred on the Everglades, where the giant…

Renewables accounted for 31.7% of the electricity generation globally in 2024, according to new IRENA data Abu Dhabi,…

Most of the UK media stories about the record-breaking heatwave that struck in June failed to mention the…

A heartwarming act of kindness has restored hope for a Queensland family who lost $42,000 when the company…

Say “ocean acidification” and most people picture dying coral, struggling shellfish, fisheries in trouble. Fair enough, those are…

Key takeaways Because most recycling processes require plastics to be sorted by type first, only 9% of…

Arctic sea ice plunges to a record low: Study reveals how ‘pause’ in melting has ended – with ‘exceptionally’ diminished levels this year