I was fined £500 after putting a coffee cup in a rubbish bag next to a full bin | Consumer affairs
I was outside London Waterloo railway station and was looking for a bin to dispose of an empty…
Daughter of British couple killed in Spanish wildfire rejects claim they ignored order to leave | Spain
The bereaved daughter of a British couple who died in a Spanish wildfire is calling on the foreign…
How a giant iceberg travelled from Alaska to Iowa in 1977 for Saudi Arabia’s ambitious plan to turn Antarctic icebergs into a freshwater source | World News
In the autumn of 1977, visitors arriving in Ames, Iowa, encountered something they would never have expected to…
Greece battles raging wildfires as flames appear to ease in France | Weather News
French wildfires show signs of easing, with containment efforts holding in Var and Gironde after destructive blazes. By…
Living Underwater in 2026: New Ocean Habitat Just Dropped
A new subsea habitat for humans just dropped (literally), all the way to the ocean floor. The habitat…
Northern Lights Forecast: 10 States May See Aurora Sunday Night
NOAA forecasts G1 geomagnetic storm on Sunday, Aug. 2, thorugh Monday, Aug.3, with aurora possible on the northern…
Traffic, mobiles, music … let’s turn the volume down | Pollution
Your editorial is right that noise pollution deserves to be treated as a public-health issue rather than a…
China Doubles Down on Clean Energy Even as Coal Keeps Growing
China has announced plans to double down on its already ambitious renewable energy targets by massively expanding its…
Impact of climate change may be equivalent to 3.3 million years of transformations in tropical vegetation
The tropics cover less than one-third of the Earth’s surface, but are home to more than half of…
China spent decades moving water across a continent. The world’s largest diversion project now serves 185 million people | World News
Representative Image of China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project (AI-generated image) In 2002, China’s State Council formally approved construction…
Relentless UK heatwaves turn ‘green and pleasant land’ brown | Drought
Half of England and the whole of Wales are officially in drought and July is set to be…
Binman settles debate on putting batteries in waste bin or recycling
A binman has explained what you should be doing with batteries when they’re all used up. A binman…