Messages of hope from home: Hundreds attend vigils for Nepal and Tibet
As search efforts enter the fifth day in Nepal and rescue teams continue to comb through mud and…
How we can solve the forest fire issue in Portugal
In this episode, he explains that the recurring nightmare of Portugal’s forest fires is often reduced to discussions…
Europe’s summer drought is so extreme that desertification is a growing threat
Small boats stand idle on cracked ground in a shriveled side channel of the Danube River in northern Serbia, where…
Thunderstorm warnings come into force for vast swathes of Britain as festival revellers refuse to let the mud ruin their fun
Thunderstorm warnings are in place for most of the UK as forecasters warned some areas could see 40mm…
Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege | US Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant deployed across the US…
Wind turbine blades are built to survive decades and are difficult to recycle; an Iowa plant mechanically shreds them into fibres and powders for concrete, mortar and asphalt
The recycling process begins with extracting reusable components from the blades.(Representational photo, Getty images) Wind turbine blades can…
Fears for communities near the great Colorado River as drought means future is uncertain
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Hertfordshire nature reserves spot rare species during heatwaves
At the end of June, the project visited Fir & Pond Woods, near Potters Bar, and recorded Euides…
Is the environmental impact of datacentres finally cutting through? | Environment
Anti-datacentre sentiment is growing from across the political spectrum in the US. More than a dozen states have…
200,000 Leaky Barrels of Radioactive Waste Are Lying at the Bottom of the Atlantic
Not a great thing to have in your living room. Photo: From the Nautile submersible We humans create…
‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollution | Water
“I’m furious,” says Jo Armstrong, 75, sitting on Brighton beach with her daughter and granddaughter. Armstrong lives in…
Humpback whales have been seen helping seals, sea lions and even sunfish escape orca attacks — intervening in hunts involving animals from entirely different species for reasons researchers still cannot fully explain
An ocean sunfish looks like a design somebody abandoned halfway through, a giant grey dinner plate with a…