People were too ashamed to open their windows because of the rubbish piled up – but now that’s changing
The problems in the area were deep-rooted and everyone blamed each other Fly-tipping and rubbish dumped in the…
Fire tornado cleans oil spills with less smoke
Oil spills in oceans can spell disaster for ecosystems, but options for mitigating them are limited and can…
Uncertainties of enhanced rock weathering for climate-change mitigation
IPCC. Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2023). Fuss, S. et al. Negative emissions…
‘If we see you again, we kill you’: how a Colombian wildlife hotspot turned into a death zone | Pollution
Standing on her wooden canoe, a machete in her hand, Yuly Velásquez hacks away at reeds matted with…
Somaliland looks to Israel for help with water crisis
Facing drought, Somaliland looks to Israel for help with water management. On Faysal Omar Salah’s family farm, the…
Iron catalyst turns plastic waste into vinegar using sunlight
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a solar-powered method to convert plastic waste into acetic acid,…
Can African penguins be brought back from the brink? Better designed no-fishing zones could help
South Africa is home to 88% of the world’s colonies of African penguins (Spheniscus demersus). The species is…
‘Groundbreaking’ model can calculate true impact of climate change and it’s bad news for Europe
Published on 24/02/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 A “groundbreaking” study has lifted the lid on just how much human-made…
Major blind spot in ocean carbon research could
The ocean is storing around 25% of global CO₂ emissions. But according to the new report coordinated by…
Renewables cut energy costs by €1.5bn last year
Renewable energy from wind and solar reduced the gas and carbon costs of generating electricity on the island…
Mekong level drops to 1.37m in Nong Khai as sandbars emerge, residents walk to islets
In some locations, the exposed sandbars have made it possible to walk from Thailand to river islets on…
Meet the struggling coffee farmers whose harvests are under threat from fossil-fuelled warming
Climate change is threatening the world’s coffee supply and spiking prices for consumers, as struggling farmers call on…