Forever chemicals in whales have plummeted. Here’s why it might not be good news
Published on 27/01/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Concentrations of forever chemicals in North Atlantic pilot whales have decreased by…
Australia’s solar panel waste is mounting. Will the government’s recycling scheme solve it?
Australia is on the brink of a great solar panel age-out. The number of solar panels coming off…
Eco friendly thermal paper made with wood
Scientists have already learned how to make helmets, batteries, and even sports cars from wood, so applying it…
Biodiversity implications of land-intensive carbon dioxide removal
Rogelj, J. et al. Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets leaves world at high risk. Science 380, 1014–1016…
Australian heatwave causes almost $1 million in crop losses to Gascoyne fruitgrowers
By Rachel Hagan and Georgia Hargreaves, ABC Ben Whitcroft says there was not much he could do to…
India’s wealthy embrace a new luxury symbol: water
NEW DELHI – At an Indian gourmet food store, Avanti Mehta is organizing a blind tasting of drinks…
Millions of Delhi residents lost water for days. Some say it’s still toxic
New Delhi — Ravinder Kumar wades through ankle-deep sludge every day to leave his home in Sharma Enclave…
Geothermal energy could beat nuclear, coal to satiate AI power hunger
A new Stanford University study proposes that enhanced geothermal technology (EGS) could be just the ticket for global…
Groundhogs are lousy forecasters but valuable animal engineers – and an important food source
Whether you call him groundhog, woodchuck, whistle-pig or use the full genus and species name, Marmota monax, the…
Sprinklers made Australia green. But what happens when the water runs out?
The invention of the cheap plastic sprinkler helped create the suburban dream. But watering the garden now sits…
The environmental exposome in heart failure risk and progression
Ran, J. et al. Global, regional, and national burden of heart failure and its underlying causes, 1990–2021: results…
Clean-up operations underway in south east after flooding
A clean-up operation is underway in parts of counties Wexford and Kilkenny after heavy rainfall overnight led to…