1,300 excess deaths recorded in Europe heatwave, says WHO
The World Health Organization has said that over 1,300 excess deaths had been recorded in Europe since 21…
‘Tonnes of rubble’: 58,000 buildings estimated destroyed in Venezuela earthquakes | Venezuela
More than 58,000 buildings may have been damaged and destroyed by the twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela last…
First new open-ocean subsea research habitat in 40 years launched
In this video, New Scientist CoLab partners with ocean engineering company DEEP to follow the deployment of Vanguard,…
Residual emissions may perpetuate community-scale inequalities in US air pollution
We quantify the community-specific PM2.5 air pollution and health-related impacts of one reference scenario and two net-zero scenarios…
Scientists fear seabird die-off as El Niño looms: ‘We don’t know how bad this will get’ | San Diego
Within minutes of walking on a San Diego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses –…
Food web complexity underlies biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning
Benayas, J. M. R., Newton, A. C., Diaz, A. & Bullock, J. M. Enhancement of biodiversity and ecosystem…
The Southwest’s Drought Economy: When Disaster Response Is Politicized
The Southwest’s Drought Economy: What Happens When Disaster Response Becomes Politicized After record-low snowpack and a record warm…
China’s Energy Future Runs on Coal and Solar
China will continue spending heavily on both coal and alternative energy, such as wind and solar, over the…
Renewables Hit Record 58% Share of Germany’s Power Consumption
Renewable energy accounted for a record-high 58% of Germany’s electricity consumption in the first half of 2026, up…
Why Los Angeles dropped 96 million black balls into drinking water | World News
Millions of black plastic balls floating on a drinking water reservoir might sound like an environmental disaster, but…
America’s Best Towns to Visit in 2026
American communities have never been more essential. In towns and cities, we get out and meet people who…
Toxic for 100 years: the UK golf course built on chemical waste | Environment
One morning in Sandbach, a neighbour appeared at Graham Warner’s door with a large folder: a delivery, she…