Global trade in wild birds is poorly monitored – the risks to wildlife, ecosystems and human health
Birds have, for centuries, been captured from the wild to be kept in cages – valued for their…
Consumers urged to ‘completely avoid’ UK-caught cod as population plunges | Fishing
Consumers should “completely avoid” buying UK-caught cod, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has said, as it warned that…
Ed Miliband hold firm! North sea oil and gas drilling won’t help anyone other than Nigel Farage | Zoe Williams
Ed Miliband is facing a dilemma, apparently. Reform UK is suggesting new oil and gas licences in the…
Why windfarms and electricity pylons have become a major issue in the Welsh election
Future plans for renewable energy are emerging as a key issue in the election for Wales’s parliament, the…
Portugal getting ready to can and bottles deposit and refund system
The system is called SDR and has been announced for 10 April. Machines across the country will accept…
‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds | Climate crisis
Extreme heat is already creating “non-survivable” conditions for humans in heatwaves that have killed thousands and likely many…
Global pivot to renewables seen accelerating as Hormuz uncertainty upends energy security
Global efforts to diversify energy sources are set to accelerate as the US-Israel conflict with Iran inflicts an…
Atmospheric black carbon in the climate system
Szopa, S. et al. in Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Science Basis (eds V. Masson-Delmotte et al.)…
More than 1,000 fish killed in Darwin Port after iron ore pollution
More than 1,000 fish have died at Darwin Port after exposure to acidic iron ore contamination, triggering an…
Satellite images reveal hidden cause of melting glaciers in Greenland
Every year since 2002, Greenland has lost 264 gigatons of ice, causing sea levels to rise by 0.8mm…
Key ocean current is slowing at locations around the Atlantic
Visualisation showing the western boundary currents that form part of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation NASA’s Scientific Visualization…
Digitally native species are a necessary shift in taxonomic practice
Bánki, O. et al. Catalogue of Life (2025-11-16 XR) (Catalogue of Life Foundation, 2025); https://doi.org/10.48580/dgvbl. Miralles, A. et…