Satellites can now spot methane leaks in real time – but most go unfixed
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) wants to close that gap. Last month it announced a new push –…
Antarctica may give the world decades to prepare for rising seas
Scientists say the next 30 to 50 years could offer a crucial opportunity to forecast Antarctic ice loss…
Food waste recycling in the USA can reduce climate and nutrient pollution impacts yet risks plastic accumulation in soils
Kenny, S. et al. From Field to Bin: The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Food Waste Management Pathways (US…
Global vessel carbon dioxide emission from navigable rivers
Raymond, P. A. et al. Global carbon dioxide emissions from inland waters. Nature 503, 355–359 (2013). Article CAS …
When Paper Does the Heavy Lifting: Sunology’s Storey Packaging
Most of us don’t give packaging a second thought. It arrives, we tear it open, and it goes…
Dozens evacuated as Europe ravaged by huge wildfires amid scorching 44C heatwave
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
The Sahara Desert was once filled with rivers, giant lakes and hippos. Scientists explain why it turns green every 20,000 years | World News
For most people, the Sahara is the ultimate symbol of endless sand, scorching heat and one of the…
Large area of Kerry without water today due to burst pipe
A large area of mid- Kerry is without water again today following a burst pipe, adding to concerns…
Public urged to conserve water as hosepipe ban in effect
A nationwide hosepipe ban has come into effect today and will remain in place until 26 August. The…
France orders evacuation of peninsula as wildfires rage
French authorities ordered the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourism hotspot on the Atlantic Coast,…
What can the Galápagos Islands’ animals teach us about the threats of El Niño? | Environment
The ocean waters around the Galápagos Islands are hot. Very hot. Observed for centuries in the Pacific by…
Chemical recycling plants closing in EU and US | Business
The nascent chemical recycling industry – in which plastics are broken down into oils or constituent monomers to…