Accelerated Global Warming Could Lock Earth Into a Hothouse Future
If you think of Earth’s climate system as a backyard swing that’s been gently swaying for millennia, then…
‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than we thought. Can a 150-metre wall stop it flooding Earth?
A global group of scientists, engineers and policy experts has unveiled an ambitious plan to build a wall…
Polar bears are using ice loss to their advantage. But scientists warn it won’t last for long
Published on 31/01/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 In 2015, a terrifying image of a “horribly thin” polar bear took…
Monarch butterflies face a 3,000km migration. Can they survive with dwindling nectar supplies?
Published on 29/01/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Every autumn, millions of monarch butterflies embark on a treacherous journey –…
Doomsday Clock: How ending Trump’s war on renewable energy can pull humanity ‘back from the brink’
The Doomsday Clock has ticked forward once again, as the world edges closer to global catastrophe fuelled by…
Sea levels are rising across the world. But in Greenland, scientists say they’re about to fall
Published on 28/01/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Rising temperatures are causing sea levels to rise around the world, putting…
UK national security threatened by biodiversity loss, intelligence chiefs warn
The UK has been warned that the collapse of global ecosystems is a direct threat to national security…
‘Wrong side of history’: Report ties top polluters to countries blocking fossil fuel phaseout
An increasingly concentrated group of fossil fuel giants is dominating global emissions and “actively sabotaging” climate action to…
Penguins are bringing their breeding season forward. Why are scientists so worried?
Published on 20/01/2026 – 6:30 GMT+1 Antarctic penguins are going to extreme lengths to adapt to the climate…
World warming faster than forecast as pollution cuts remove hidden cooling effect
Published on 15/01/2026 – 6:00 GMT+1 The world has “seriously underestimated” the rate of global warmingand its impact…
Robotic float reveals hidden ocean conditions beneath East Antarctic ice shelves
A robotic ocean float has collected the first-ever continuous measurements from beneath floating ice shelves in East Antarctica,…
The World’s Oceans Soaked Up Record-Breaking Heat for the 9th Straight Year
It would take roughly 365 million Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs to release the amount of energy the world’s oceans…