Deep-sea mining for critical minerals has become a global flashpoint. Here is how it works
The yellow robot on the side of this ship is about to plunge into the depths of the…
Why This Couple Quit Microsoft to Challenge Its Fossil Fuel Ties
Will and Holly Alpine loved their jobs at Microsoft, which made quitting to protest the company’s work with…
Incoming cannibal solar storm could spark Labor Day northern lights show
Heads up aurora chasers! A powerful solar storm is on its way and could supercharge the skies with…
Legal capture of endangered manta ray sparks bipartisan outrage in Florida | Florida
Florida authorities have agreed to review the issuing of special permits allowing companies to capture endangered creatures to…
The Ancient Oxygen Flood That Let Life Conquer the Deep Ocean
An artist’s rendering of a prehistoric jawed fish from the Late Devonian called Dunkleosteus. These sorts of large,…
The Pacific’s united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea mining
In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view…
How Climate Change Is Threatening Summer Tours and Festivals
In late July, Willie Nelson was onstage during his set on the Outlaw Music Festival tour in Raleigh,…
Technology to prevent power line faults sparking bushfires trialled
Australian inventors have developed technology that detects potential power line faults, like the one that sparked a deadly…
River Itchen study reveals chronic contamination
Jon CuthillEnvironment correspondent, BBC South Samples of river water were carefully gathered by a team of citizen scientists…
It lives in the ice — Strange ‘glass-made’ creature emerges from a collapsed iceberg
There are more creatures living in the deep seas than those found “close” to the surface. Some are…
US researchers develop low-cost recycling for LFP batteries
The team led by chemistry professor Kyoung-Shin Choi focused specifically on recycling LFP batteries, or lithium iron phosphate…
Food waste is a daunting problem – but we each hold a key to the solution in our own home | Food waste
We’ve all been there – reaching into the fridge to find a forgotten cucumber shrivelled beyond recognition, or…