‘An oil spill in solid form’: Bio-bead disaster devastates beloved English coast
Camber Sands, England — Andy Dinsdale began walking the southern English coast in search of a “sea heart,”…
Wild Pigs Turned ‘Neon Blue’ in California, Triggering Warnings : ScienceAlert
Game hunters have found startlingly ‘neon blue’ flesh inside of wild pigs in California, triggering advisory statements on…
Country diary: My Black Friday? A night-time skulk in the woods | Environment
I used to regard November as the D month. Dank. Dismal. Dreary. Depressing. That is, until I discovered…
The Oceans Are Going to Rise—but When?
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In May 2014, NASA announced at a press…
South East Water ‘sorry’ for supply issues in Tunbridge Wells
South East Water has apologised to customers who may be experiencing a loss of water or low pressure,…
Invisible barrier discovered in the ocean that jellyfish won’t cross
Life in the deep ocean often sorts into hidden zones shaped by temperature, salt, and moving water. Many…
‘Could help close the loop’
Researchers at Georgia Tech invented a process that uses physical impacts to decompose PET plastic instead of applying…
Melting polar ice supercharges ocean ‘stirring’, threatening marine climate
Polar sea ice is vanishing far faster than most people expected, and the change is not only visible…
Tehran Pollution Reaches ‘Alarming’ Level In Latest Environmental Crisis To Hit Iran
Air pollution has reached “alarming” levels in the Iranian capital, Tehran, leading authorities to close schools and universities…
What volcanic bubbles show us about coral reef futures
On a remote coral reef near Papua New Guinea, endless streams of bubbles rise from cracks in the…
A reminder of how difficult stamping out deforestation is
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London zoo boss quits amid claims of ‘unacceptable workplace behaviour’ | London
A former high-flying diplomat who is a close friend of George Osborne has quit as the head of…