Building nature into construction is the new challenge for developers – The Irish Times
When diggers move in, trees come down and concrete is poured, the chances of nature surviving in the…
Thai villagers have moved four times to escape rising sea levels – life on the climate-change frontline
The village of Khun Samut Chin, 50km southwest of Bangkok, Thailand, is a small, rustic fishing village similar…
Global use of coal hits record high in 2024
Global use of coal hit a record high in 2024, despite growing use of renewable energy sources. A…
Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
MaryLou CostaTechnology Reporter Getty Images There’s no shortage of plastic to recycle In the plastic recycling industry, the…
Secret report shows likely source of ‘poo balls’ that closed Sydney’s beaches last summer | Pollution
A secret report reveals the likely source of the fatberg balls that closed a raft of Sydney beaches…
Finding The Last Saolas: Scientists Hunt For 12 “Asian Unicorns” To Halt Extinction Of One Of The World’s Rarest Mammals
It’s been 22 years since someone last photographed the “Asian unicorn”. Also known as a saola, it was…
Critical Florida corals now ‘functionally extinct’ due to off-the-charts ocean temperatures
Elkhorn and staghorn corals used to carpet Florida’s reef system, rising like antlers from the seabed — but…
In the depths of the ocean, a new contest between the US and China emerges | Pacific islands
Deep below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, the seafloor is dotted with clusters of brown and black…
Researchers issue warning about troubling phenomenon at Earth’s poles: ‘The picture has changed’
New research into the state of Antarctica has found it is much closer to the Arctic than previously…
Quantum stocks surge on report Trump is eyeing stakes in the group
Parts of the IBM Quantum System Two are displayed at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown…
Tropical Storm Melissa puts Caribbean’s most flood-vulnerable places at risk
A Hurricane Watch is up for the south coast of Haiti and a Tropical Storm Watch for Jamaica…
Civil servant denies ‘half truths’ over recycling scheme risks
Phil SimScotland political correspondent Getty Images Waste firm Biffa was contracted to collect and process bottles and cans…