‘An oil spill in solid form’: Bio-bead disaster devastates beloved English coast
Camber Sands, England — Andy Dinsdale began walking the southern English coast in search of a “sea heart,”…
Port Lincoln sailor feared dead in Mozambique Channel off coast of Africa
International and Australian authorities are investigating a missing South Australian woman and her travelling companion who were sailing…
Chocolate giants fuel deforestation in West Africa’s last rainforest
An investigation by Global Witness links some of the world’s most popular chocolates, including Mars, Magnums, KitKat, Hersheys…
Country diary: My Black Friday? A night-time skulk in the woods | Environment
I used to regard November as the D month. Dank. Dismal. Dreary. Depressing. That is, until I discovered…
Identifying global hotspots of agricultural expansion into non-forest ecosystems
Harris, N. L. et al. Global maps of twenty-first century forest carbon fluxes. Nat. Clim. Change 11, 234–240…
Tiwi Islanders tell of ‘pretty terrifying’ night as Tropical Cyclone Fina battered homes
While Darwin experienced the outer edge of Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina at the weekend, the eye of the…
Carbon dioxide import plan could see Darwin become world’s climate pollution ‘dumping ground’, say activists
An ambitious plan for the Northern Territory to become one of the first places in the world to…
Australian environment laws set for biggest overhaul in decades
Getty Reforms to Australia’s environment laws include a limit on the fast-tracking of coal and gas projects. Australia…
Nations Agree to Protections for Sharks
Governments at a wildlife trade conference have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and…
Green transition targets are not realistic – how to decarbonise at the right pace
While the UK needs to accelerate its energy transition, targets are being missed, projects run into delays, and…
Tehran Pollution Reaches ‘Alarming’ Level In Latest Environmental Crisis To Hit Iran
Air pollution has reached “alarming” levels in the Iranian capital, Tehran, leading authorities to close schools and universities…
Invisible barrier discovered in the ocean that jellyfish won’t cross
Life in the deep ocean often sorts into hidden zones shaped by temperature, salt, and moving water. Many…