Europe’s summer drought is so extreme that desertification is a growing threat
Small boats stand idle on cracked ground in a shriveled side channel of the Danube River in northern Serbia, where…
Nepal floods: Australian Cara Severino’s family celebrate ‘miraculous gift’
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Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege | US Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant deployed across the US…
Wind turbine blades are built to survive decades and are difficult to recycle; an Iowa plant mechanically shreds them into fibres and powders for concrete, mortar and asphalt
The recycling process begins with extracting reusable components from the blades.(Representational photo, Getty images) Wind turbine blades can…
In 1978, Richard Branson bought a bare 74-acre Caribbean island for $180,000; it now shelters more than 140 animal species, including breeding lemurs and giant tortoises | World News
An aerial view of Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, a private island in the Caribbean. Credits…
‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollution | Water
“I’m furious,” says Jo Armstrong, 75, sitting on Brighton beach with her daughter and granddaughter. Armstrong lives in…
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Is the environmental impact of datacentres finally cutting through? | Environment
Anti-datacentre sentiment is growing from across the political spectrum in the US. More than a dozen states have…
Teal Flat wetland provides a glimpse of a carp-free future for Australia’s waterways
The Murray River looks magnificent as it meanders past Limestone Cliffs and towering red gums but there was…
Humpback whales have been seen helping seals, sea lions and even sunfish escape orca attacks — intervening in hunts involving animals from entirely different species for reasons researchers still cannot fully explain
An ocean sunfish looks like a design somebody abandoned halfway through, a giant grey dinner plate with a…
The massive gap in Labor’s renewables plan
The federal government has spent years declaring its ambitions for Australia to become a renewable energy superpower, exporting…
Solar Has Crossed a Critical Economic Tipping Point
For years, the economic case for solar came with an awkward qualification. Yes, it had no fuel bill.…