Earth’s forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last climate shock — this one is moving 10 times faster
The fossil record preserves this same fragmented leaf litter. Comparing the shapes of thousands of epidermal cells with…
Wash rice twice, not 7 times: Drought-hit England targets faith, cultural habits
England’s water crisis has prompted a £270,000 campaign urging people to wash rice fewer times and use less…
Why France does water better: Fountains, spas, sparkling water and the Seine
Comment From fountains to spas, water shapes everyday French life Visitors to Paris in the recent heatwaves may…
Onshore windfarm applications hit 10-year high in England | Wind power
Plans for new onshore windfarms in England have reached their highest annual level in a decade, after the…
Why Swimming in Rivers or Lakes During Heatwaves Could Be a Deadly Mistake
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London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air? | Low emission zones
Ten years ago, Alastair Harper was an advocate for young people’s health sitting in a stuffy meeting room…
Drill, Burnham, drill? The oil basin that is a totem for Trump – and a headache for Britain’s new PM | Fossil fuels
When oil was first discovered off the north-east coast of Scotland in September 1969, industry folklore has it…
Japan reports injuries in earthquake that struck eastern regions
Tokyo, Japan – A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Japan, injuring 37 people. Authorities immediately began assessing the…
Surveys at the Ivanpah solar site in the Mojave predicted at most 32 desert tortoises, and crews then unearthed close to 1,000, halted construction for three months and spent 56 million dollars relocating them, with one juvenile carried off to an eagle nest, microchip still pinging
Before the bulldozers rolled into the Ivanpah Valley, in the California Mojave just short of the Nevada line,…
How ‘gentle power’ can preserve traditional biodiversity in Tokyo
In Japan, satoyama are rural landscapes with natural attributes that have also been shaped by centuries of…
Homebuyers are choosing homes with much higher carbon footprints than they realize
When people shop for a home, they tend to focus on the information listings put front and centre:…
As super El Nino looms, wealthy nations must learn from those already living with water scarcity
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