Will burying dead trees after a wildfire keep their carbon locked up?
Charred trees still standing after a wildfire in Glacier National Park, Montana Gorski/NurPhoto/Shutterstock In 2021, a smouldering underground…
Can Some Very Tiny Particles Cool the Planet? One Tech Company Says Yes.
A company at the forefront of solar geoengineering — the notion that blocking radiation from the sun could…
Nutrition myth buster: We need to rethink health claims about honey, maple syrup, agave syrup and unrefined cane sugar
Jennifer Bowden Nutrition writer·New Zealand Listener· 13 May, 2026 06:06 PM4 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess…
Scientists Found Hidden Channels Where Warm Water Gets Trapped Beneath Antarctic Ice Shelves
A new study suggests some Antarctic ice shelves may be melting much faster from below than scientists expected.…
4 common food waste items you can’t recycle amid new England bin rules
A significant change to recycling across England has come into effect, as certain common food waste items are…
Worst-Case Scenarios for El Niño Are Literally Off the Charts
Chances of a “super” El Niño are rising as several climate models predict off-the-charts increases in Pacific sea…
Labour must fulfil promise to introduce clean air act, charities urge | Air pollution
Ministers should bring forward a new clean air act that would ban wood burning, clear diesel vehicles from…
Older than Stonehenge and bigger than Luxembourg, this ancient underwater realm is home to creatures thought extinct for millions of years
Glass sponges may be one of the most peculiar creatures on the planet. These animals were one of…
New Caledonian freight vessel begins service to Vanuatu despite diplomatic row
New Caledonia’s freighter MV Karaka. Photo: Ministry of Trade and Commerce, Vanuatu Despite a trade-related controversy that erupted…
Predictions show strong El Niño event in 2026. What it means for NC
As summer approaches, meteorologists and climate scientists focus in on El Niño predictions. Attention has been drawn worldwide…
A New Way to Fight Climate Change Emerges From Erupting Volcano
When the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apa submarine volcano erupted in 2022, it spewed roughly 2.9 billion tons of ash…
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa: how they stack up on reusing waste
The global economy still largely follows a simple pattern: extract natural resources, manufacture products, use them and then…