Fota celebrates births of endangered lion and tiger cubs
Two critically endangered Sumatran tiger cubs have been born in Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork. The cubs…
It cost £2.1bn to divert a river in Brazil’s outback. So where has all the water gone? | Global development
A concrete canal cutting through the Caatinga scrubland feeds a surface reservoir two and a half miles from…
Will a hosepipe ban really change your behaviour around water?
Analysis: The hosepipe ban can trigger a change around how we use and conserve water, but such emergency…
Critical minerals: The hidden resources powering the clean energy future
The story in 60 seconds Every electric vehicle, wind turbine, solar panel, smart phone; they all depend on…
Global assessment shows blue carbon wealth dominated by ocean processes and unevenly distributed across countries
Data sources and spatial harmonization We compiled updated datasets on blue carbon ecosystem extent, annual carbon sequestration, biological…
China’s world-leading renewable megabases rely on coal-heavy transmission
Beijing: China is building more large-scale wind and solar than the rest of the world combined, but inadequate…
‘It’s truly hell here’: airstrikes, repression and water shortages become ‘new normal’ for Iranians | Iran
As US airstrikes hit port and inland cities in Iran, and Tehran strikes at the US’s Middle East…
Arctic sea ice decline seemed to be slowing – until two record-breaking low-ice winters
Arctic sea ice appeared to be entering a new phase. In the early 2020s, the rapid decline seen…
A floating ‘igloo’ research station has left France for the Arctic, where it will drift with polar ice to study climate change and life in one of Earth’s harshest environments
The station will drift with sea ice while an international team of scientists collects more than 10,000 samples.…
Urban planning must address noise pollution to improve quality of life
Noise pollution in urban environments is on the rise but better acoustic planning could help to silence the…
How Europe’s Extreme Heat Waves Have Impacted the Tour de France
If organizers do not have the flexibility to move start times or cancel stages in extreme heat, Cvijanovic…
Antarctica records earth’s lowest temperature in over a decade – Deseret News
Much of the U.S. and Europe have been facing record high temperatures and relentless heat domes this summer,…