Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds | Water
Tensions are growing between the government, the water sector and its regulators over the management of England’s water…
River Skerne foam had no environmental impact, says EA
Tom BurgessNorth East and Cumbria Chris Davison The Environment Agency did find detergents present in the water Water…
Innovative company develops surprising way to use old wind turbine blades — here’s what’s happening
An Australian company has come up with a novel use for decommissioned wind turbine blades: a component in…
Rising Tide protest: climate activists stop three ships from entering world’s largest coal port in Newcastle | Newcastle and the Hunter
Activists have blocked two more coal ships from entering the Port of Newcastle on the fourth day of…
Plastic nurdles found at 84% of UK sites of special scientific interest | Plastics
Plastic nurdles have been found in 84% of important nature sites surveyed in the UK. Nurdles are tiny…
Search is on for the German hairy snail in London | Wildlife
It is tiny, hairy and “German” – and it could be hiding underneath a piece of driftwood near…
Long-sought environmental law reform is finally here. But will the compromise deal actually protect nature?
Today is a landmark day for environmental law. After years of false starts and abandoned promises, Labor has…
Wild Pigs Turned ‘Neon Blue’ in California, Triggering Warnings : ScienceAlert
Game hunters have found startlingly ‘neon blue’ flesh inside of wild pigs in California, triggering advisory statements on…
‘An oil spill in solid form’: Bio-bead disaster devastates beloved English coast
Camber Sands, England — Andy Dinsdale began walking the southern English coast in search of a “sea heart,”…
Volcanic bubbles in Papua New Guinea a window into coral’s future
The results have been sobering. “These Papua New Guinea reefs are telling us that with every bit of…
The Oceans Are Going to Rise—but When?
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In May 2014, NASA announced at a press…
Identifying global hotspots of agricultural expansion into non-forest ecosystems
Harris, N. L. et al. Global maps of twenty-first century forest carbon fluxes. Nat. Clim. Change 11, 234–240…