The marine species that ‘totally disappeared’ from Marlborough Sounds
Three species have disappeared entirely from the Marlborough Sounds, a new report has revealed, in a major blow…
Plastic pollution could triple by 2040. New study offers four solutions
A new Pew model tracking 52 plastics and seven microplastic sources shows the crisis accelerating, with health and…
‘Sophisticated’ criminals busted as 30,000 live animals seized in wildlife trafficking crackdown
Almost 30,000 live animals have been seized following a global operation against the illegal trafficking of wild fauna…
The elusive Antarctic ice and sediment core that could answer sea level rise questions
An advance crew set out on the traverse from Scott Base for Crary Ice Rise in November, using…
The year’s best meteor shower is about to start — here’s how to see it
Where many other meteor showers are often over-hyped, the Geminids are the real deal: far and away the…
Farmer shares video of unconventional way he cleared out overgrown property: ‘It’s unbelievable’
There are plenty of alternative sources of power, from solar to wind. However, there is one power source…
Frozen pangolin among illegal bushmeat seized in Deptford
A man has been arrested after police seized 38kg (5st 9lb) of illegal frozen bushmeat including pangolins, cane…
Trump takes steps toward demolishing four federal buildings, preservationist alleges
After demolishing the White House’s East Wing, President Donald Trump is now eying four federal buildings for the…
The year of the quiet ocean
The data gathered as part of the IQOE, during New Zealand’s shipping ban of 2020, indicated even small changes…
Wild beavers may have spread further than we realise | Wildlife
In your article (‘No one knows where it came from’: first wild beaver spotted in Norfolk in 500…
Rotorua’s 780-tonne lake weed disaster lays bare funding gap
A funding battle is brewing over lake weed control in Rotorua as the three-week, 780-tonne clean-up of the…
Thousands of new-build homes on hold in west Wales pollution row
Steffan MessengerWales environment correspondent David Cannon/Getty Images New housing developments need to prove they will not add to…