Trump officials cancel major solar project in latest hit to renewable energy | Trump administration
The Trump administration has killed a huge proposed solar power project in Nevada that would have been one…
Scientists propose installing giant underwater curtains to prevent catastrophe: ‘It’s a no-brainer’
When a glacier the size of Great Britain is on the brink of melting into the ocean, scientists…
Orange-bellied parrots have swelled back from imminent extinction – but now they face a new threat | Australian bird of the year
One of Australia’s most critically endangered bird species has started arriving at Melaleuca, in Tasmania’s south-western world heritage…
Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups | National parks
Plans to water down protections for national parks such as Dartmoor and the Lake District in a “kneejerk…
Scientists discover methane leaking out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica
Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed as the region warms, with new seeps being…
How One Man’s Failed Bet on Rhino Horns Led to the Relocation of 2,000 Animals
In June this year, nine months after they were herded into trucks and driven some 400 miles (644…
World’s 10 biggest solar power projects transforming energy future
Once a distant dream of clean energy, solar power now spreads like sunlight itself. Vast, unstoppable, and life-giving.…
We tested if a specialised magnetic powder could remove microplastics from drinking water: the answer is yes
Microplastics are the crumbs of our plastic world, tiny pieces that come from bigger items breaking apart or…
Fossil fuel companies claim to invest in renewables. But is it really helping the energy transition?
ADVERTISEMENT Are the fossil fuel industries really part of a solution? How much do they contribute to the…
Narrabri Shire down to less than two weeks’ supply of water amid PFAS contamination ‘crisis’
Narribri Shire in northern New South Wales has less than two weeks of water available owing to contamination…
Plastic bottles upcycled into high-performance supercapacitors
Single-use water bottles could soon charge your devices instead of polluting landfills. Researchers have developed new methods to…
Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation ‘win’
Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent Getty Green turtles are large sea turtles found in tropical and subtropical oceans, known…