Minister backs Cumbria nuclear plan despite cost fears
Federica BedendoBBC News, North East and Cumbria Nuclear Waste Services Areas in Cumbria have been shortlisted for housing…
Climate change made Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study finds
MADRID — The extremely hot, dry and windy conditions, which fueled one of the IberianPeninsula’s most destructive wildfire…
Nine decades on, a witness to the last Tasmanian thylacine recounts her experience
Even after nine decades, Peggie Bassett can still remember the guttural growl and striking scent of the last…
Your home has a 1 in 4 chance of being at severe risk from extreme weather
This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster…
Climate Crisis: Europe May Freeze If AMOC Ocean Current Collapses
To most people, adapting to climate change means preparing for warmer temperatures. It’s why we’re finally getting some…
Global climate migration is a story of who and not just how many
DataMigration data We use the IPUMS International dataset, developed and maintained by the University of Minnesota, which consists…
Can arable farms operate without fossil fuels?
While completing his Nuffield Scholarship, Stuart Oates founded the Fossil Free Farm project, born of his belief that…
Soot’s climate-altering properties change within hours of entering atmosphere
Graphical abstract. Credit: Environmental Science & Technology (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c00633 Billions upon billions of soot particles enter Earth’s…
No glaciers or crevasses—332 underwater canyons discovered in Antarctica, five times more than previously thought, which could accelerate sea level rise
Scientists have just discovered that Antarctica—that place we all imagine as nothing but ice and penguins—is hiding hundreds…
Wildlife photographer films ‘intense standoff’ between jaguar and river otters
A Guatemalan wildlife photographer and guide in the Pantanal of Brazil captured rare video of “an intense standoff”…
UK’s first recycled EV battery cells cut carbon emissions by 32%
Altilium and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) have showcased the UK’s first electric vehicle battery cells made from recycled…
What the Future Ocean Might Look Like Amid Climate Change, Overfishing and More
Source: Halpern, et. al., Science (2025) By Delger Erdenesanaa Graphics by Mira Rojanasakul; Photographs and Video by Madeline…