Microplastics may contribute to global warming
A new study published in Nature Climate Change concluded that atmospheric microplastics may significantly contribute to global warming.…
Gulf Energy Crisis Exposes Southeast Asia’s Renewable Energy Dilemma – The Diplomat
A surge in global fuel prices following disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the extent to…
Ancient Earth Repeatedly Thawed during Catastrophic Ice Ages, New Research Suggests
Earth experienced extreme climate swings during the Neoproterozoic epoch (one billion to 538.8 million years ago), including the…
The environmental impact of multinational firms in Africa
Pargal, S. & Wheeler, D. Informal regulation of industrial pollution in developing countries: evidence from Indonesia. J. Polit.…
Something weird and worrying is happening with rain, study finds
Another one for the weird science file. New research shows that although the world is seeing more rain…
Earth’s Longest Ice Age May Have Repeatedly Thawed and Refrozen for 56 Million Years
Artistic representation of a Snowball Earth. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. The Sturtian glaciation was one of the most extreme…
Electricity prices halved on recent windy days – The Irish Times
Wholesale electricity prices halved on recent windy days, according to the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC), which is…
Gender emissions gap: Rich white men’s jobs, diets and hobbies found to be ‘bad for the planet’
Published on 06/05/2026 – 9:40 GMT+2 As humanity edges closer to irreversible climate damage, masculine behaviours have been…
Rising data centre demand offsetting green power gains, watchdog warns
Rising electricity demand from data centres is “offsetting gains in renewable generation”, a climate watchdog has warned. The…
From record heat to floods and drought – what’s in store if a ‘super’ El Niño hits this year
Seasonal models are predicting an El Niño climate pattern that could be the strongest on record, bringing with…
$7 gas and a doomsday plane flies overhead
For weeks there has been little talk of anything else. For a few months now San Francisco has…
This is why Ireland needs to stop forcing parents to buy their children laptops for school – The Irish Times
There’s a photo taken by an AFP photographer that’s been circling the internet for a decade. It shows…