Scientists Film Dolphins Using Seashells As Hunting Tools
Adult female dolphin captured on film by UniSC researchers while ‘shelling’ to catch fish. Credit: University of the…
Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan
When I introduced London’s clean air zone – the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) – more than seven years…
Calls for urgent law change as UK’s largest water reuse system cannot be switched on | Water
The largest water reuse system in the UK, which could save thousands of litres of water a day…
Cllr says sewage release near South Kerry beach underlines need for sewerage system upgrade
Contamination due to a sewage release near a beach in South Kerry underlines the need for the area’s…
Scientists fear leaks in 2 lakh barrels of nuclear waste undersea
Team TOI PlusTIMESOFINDIA.COMUpdated: Aug 18, 2026, 22:18 IST IST More than 2,00,000 barrels of radioactive waste were dumped…
Nature invented biodegradable plastic millions of years ago and animals have been eating it ever since; scientists now think it could offer a clue to Earth’s plastic crisis
The study began with an unusual marine worm, Olavius algarvensis. The little animal has neither a mouth nor…
Arctic Iceberg Drones Turn Sheer Ice Into Landing Pads
This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. Microspines are…
New sensors aim to bring real-time tracking to nuclear recycling
SHINE and GE Vernova are developing a system that could track nuclear material in real time as spent…
Carbon pollution has fuelled ‘massive expansion’ of marine heatwaves in Europe, study finds | Oceans
Carbon pollution has fuelled a “massive expansion” of marine heatwaves in Europe this summer, research has found, with…
In 1969, the US released a European weevil to control invasive thistles; it later fed on more than 30 native species, including at least seven rare or endangered plants
A European beetle released across North America in 1969 to control invasive pasture weeds became an ecological problem…
Climate change driving European marine heatwaves
Human-caused climate change was the main driver of recent record-breaking sea temperatures around Europe, scientists said, warning of…
In the 1950s, Japan imported American turtles as pets and released adults, which later spread through waterways and may have competed with native turtles | World News
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas), Hawai’i, USA. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons In the postwar decades, a small turtle native…