Labour must fulfil promise to introduce clean air act, charities urge | Air pollution
Ministers should bring forward a new clean air act that would ban wood burning, clear diesel vehicles from…
Older than Stonehenge and bigger than Luxembourg, this ancient underwater realm is home to creatures thought extinct for millions of years
Glass sponges may be one of the most peculiar creatures on the planet. These animals were one of…
New Caledonian freight vessel begins service to Vanuatu despite diplomatic row
New Caledonia’s freighter MV Karaka. Photo: Ministry of Trade and Commerce, Vanuatu Despite a trade-related controversy that erupted…
Predictions show strong El Niño event in 2026. What it means for NC
As summer approaches, meteorologists and climate scientists focus in on El Niño predictions. Attention has been drawn worldwide…
A New Way to Fight Climate Change Emerges From Erupting Volcano
When the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apa submarine volcano erupted in 2022, it spewed roughly 2.9 billion tons of ash…
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa: how they stack up on reusing waste
The global economy still largely follows a simple pattern: extract natural resources, manufacture products, use them and then…
Birds avoid wind turbines painted like venomous snakes
Wind turbines are a net positive for a sustainable society, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have an…
Enhanced response of extreme compound events to cumulative CO2 emissions
Zscheischler, J. et al. A typology of compound weather and climate events. Nat. Rev. Earth Environ. 1, 333–347…
The Chilean town living with the world’s most polluting dump
From afar, Chile’s Tiltil landfill almost resembles just another mountain, but the growing rubbish pile has created a…
Brazil’s Atlantic forest records lowest deforestation in 40 years | Brazil
Brazil’s Atlantic forest, the country’s most threatened biome, last year recorded its lowest level of deforestation since monitoring…
Korean researcher flown out of Antarctica after knife incident at Jang Bogo Station
An Antarctic expeditioner who allegedly threatened colleagues with a large, makeshift knife has been removed from a Korean…
Recycled plastics for food use require stronger safeguards, warn UN food security experts
The UN food security agency warns that recycled plastics and alternative packaging materials can help reduce waste, but…