Recent south-central Andes water crisis driven by Antarctic amplification is unprecedented over the last eight centuries
Haddeland, I. et al. Global water resources affected by human interventions and climate change. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci.…
The world’s new US$125 billion rainforest trust fund revives a 1990s idea – and shows its limits
A US$125 billion rainforest fund is being hailed as a flagship announcement from the 2025 UN climate summit…
Mercury pollution in marine mammals is increasing – new study
In 2017, a new global treaty was meant to bring mercury pollution under control. But three decades of…
Seafood industry hits back at protesters
Cars towing boats travel across the city on Saturday morning. Photo: Jessica Hopkins / RNZ Seafood New Zealand…
Violent ‘storms’ under Antarctica’s ice could be speeding its decline
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet covers some 760,000 square miles and is up to 1.2 miles thick. If…
Five key takeaways from a deeply divisive climate summit
Justin Rowlatt,Climate Editor and Matt McGrath,Environment correspondent getty COP30 President President André Corrêa do Lago at a critical…
‘Worst since Tracy’: Darwin in clean-up mode after Tropical Cyclone Fina brings gales and torrential rain | Northern Territory
Top End residents are in cleanup mode after a night of damaging winds and heavy rain from Tropical…
Te Mata Peak discovery sparks warning to landowners over invasive weed
Te Mata Park caretakers removing Chilean needle grass from the area. Photo: LDR/SUPPLIED An invasive weed that is…
Pig farm hit with $430k fine for ‘appalling’ effluent pollution
A pig farm in Waikato has been hit with the largest fine in the 34-year history of the…
Biodiversity takes beating from land-trampling deer
In 1904 by the Dart River near Kinloch, locals watched as eight deer, set free from a horse-drawn…
Tech company makes breakthrough that could solve major issue with plastic: ‘A critical challenge’
Photo Credit: CoatingSolution4U A South Korean technology company may have just cracked one of the toughest problems in…
UN climate talks fail to secure new fossil fuel promises
Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondent, Belém, Brazil EPA Following bitter rows, the UN climate summit COP30 in Belém,…