Christchurch council staff back away from mayor’s proposal to pump sewage into sea
Pegasus Bay. Photo: Supplied / Todd Group Christchurch City Council staff are backing away from a controversial plan…
At least 70 people killed and 30 injured in Haiti gang attack | Haiti
At least 70 people have been killed and 30 injured during an attack in Haiti’s breadbasket Artibonite region,…
UK’s smallest bird of prey among 200 species at risk of extinction, study finds | Climate crisis
The merlin, Britain’s smallest bird of prey, is one of more than 200 species that will become extinct…
Rise of the shrubs: what happened when scientists heated a Rocky Mountain wildlife meadow by 2C? | Endangered habitats
Every summer, people descend on the wildflower capital of Colorado to see grasslands flush with corn lilies, aspen…
Deepwater discoveries: scientists find more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea | Marine life
Marine scientists have discovered more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea – a…
Iran war sparks renewables boom as Europeans rush to buy solar, heat pumps and EVs
The case for green energy looks stronger than ever, as the war on Iran continues to highlight the…
The Hauraki Gulf is getting noisier, pushing sea life to the brink
The Hauraki Gulf is doing it tough. This summer, shearwaters struggled to find enough food to feed their…
Kuwaiti tanker hit by Iranian drone attack in Dubai port | US-Israel war on Iran
Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker anchored at Dubai port, with the strike…
‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters | Marine life
Almost 40% of England’s seas are designated as marine protected areas. Their purpose, the government says, is “to…
Accelerating coral assisted evolution to keep pace with climate change
Costanza, R. et al. Changes in the global value of ecosystem services. Glob. Environ. Change 26, 152–158 (2014).…
As that new food caddy lands, here’s how to reduce waste – not just recycle it
If you live in England, you may have recently received a new food waste caddy. Councils are now…
Kuwait says an oil tanker hit in Iranian attack at Dubai port, warns of possible oil spill
By Yomna Ehab, Muhammad Al Gebaly and Enas Alashray, Reuters File photo. A plume of smoke rises from…