‘We like it a lot’: how Romania created the largest deposit return scheme in the world | Romania
In the Transylvanian village of Pianu de Jos, 51-year-old Dana Chitucescu gathers a sack of empty polyethylene terephthalate…
How extreme weather is making plastic pollution more mobile, more persistent and more dangerous
The surging tide of microplastics is already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up…
Violence over water is on the rise, reached a record last year
In Algeria, water shortages left faucets dry, prompting protesters to riot and set tires ablaze. In Gaza, as…
Beer made using recycled shower water hits the market
Two beers crafted using greywater from shower and laundry services in residential buildings “aren’t a gimmick”, claims California’s…
Country diary: The river has risen to meet the trees. This is Storm Claudia’s work | Flooding
Low sunlight casts the shadows of figures, standing on the Frankwell footbridge in Shrewsbury across the River Severn,…
The deepest parts of the Arctic Ocean are warming now too
Iceberg in the Arctic Ocean in September 2025 Photo: Henry Patton While it is well documented that global…
One of the world’s most endangered species is being ‘eaten into extinction’, researchers warn
Published on 26/11/2025 – 13:00 GMT+1 Lemurs are at serious risk of being driven into extinction as affluent…
Holiday Meal With Climate-Change Skeptics? Make These Five Points
Holiday gatherings bring together family and wildly diverse viewpoints. For every person scrupulously supporting net zero emissions and…
Cuddling capybaras and ogling otters: the problem with animal cafes in Asia | Illegal wildlife trade
The second floor of an unassuming office building in central Bangkok is a strange place to encounter the…
Trump’s EPA moves to abandon tough standards for deadly soot pollution | US news
The Trump administration is seeking to abandon a rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution, arguing…
Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40% | Energy
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% last financial year, in what the Albanese government says is the largest…
‘A win for nature and people’: Elizabeth line soil used to create Essex bird haven | Birds
Almost 40,000 birds have made their home on a nature reserve created using soil from tunnel excavations for…