Young inventor plans to stop 90% of floating sea plastic by 2040
Dutch inventor Boyan Slat believes that the world’s ocean plastic crisis could be dramatically reduced within the next…
‘Massive’ £200bn increase in funds needed to stop land around world turning to dust, UN warns
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Aid cuts, drought and conflict leave Somalis desperate | Drought News
Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026 Maryam watched her goats starve and her crops fail. She buried…
Reducing air pollution has triggered something worse for the planet
Scientists have determined that “marine cloud reflectivity,” caused by cleaner air, has dropped by roughly 2.8 percent per…
From V2 rocket-scarred London to Ukraine: how nature thrives in bomb craters | Ukraine
In February 1945, towards the end of the second world war, a German V2 rocket struck Walthamstow Marshes…
EU floats making it easy for oil companies to break methane rules – POLITICO
But in response to fierce opposition from industry, member countries and the U.S. government, the Commission is now…
Colombia tourist jewel plagued by violence
But the picture-postcard views mask a more sinister reality. Armed groups call the shots in this corner of…
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch could be part of a hidden problem
Out in the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirl of…
Facebook is a hub for illegal wildlife trade, and that’s by design, report says
Online sales of wildlife products from protected species are booming on Facebook. The platform hosted more than…
How to retrofit commercial PV panels into photovoltaic-thermal modules – pv magazine International
Researchers in Brazil found that retrofitting commercial PV panels into PVT systems can boost total efficiency to around…
Tree community resource economics control soil food web multifunctionality
Study sites and sampling design We used a pan-European network of 64 mature, uneven-aged forest plots (30 × 30 m2) consisting…
People across Canada will hear a loud alert on their phones
Canadians across most of the country will hear the shrill screeching siren of the public alerting system today.…