‘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,”…
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,…
COP30 ends with ‘extremely weak’ outcomes, Pacific campaigner says
View of the logo of COP30 UN Climate Change Conference, in Belem, Para state, Brazil, taken on 6…
Identifying global hotspots of agricultural expansion into non-forest ecosystems
Harris, N. L. et al. Global maps of twenty-first century forest carbon fluxes. Nat. Clim. Change 11, 234–240…
‘Could help close the loop’
Researchers at Georgia Tech invented a process that uses physical impacts to decompose PET plastic instead of applying…
Nations Agree to Protections for Sharks
Governments at a wildlife trade conference have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and…
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…
Cop30 shows climate forum is ‘severely broken’
Opinion: COP30 is over, the main annual global forum where member countries meet to assess progress on climate…
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…
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…
Ministers to crack down on ‘for-profit’ litter enforcers in England | Waste
Ministers have signalled an imminent crackdown on so-called “for-profit” litter enforcement arrangements in England, where private firms are…
‘Can then hitch a ride’
A new study shows that plastic slowly degrades on ocean surfaces, lingering for over a century after they…