environment

The side of the road isn't usually thought of as ideal habitat. But for insects, such as butterflies and their caterpillars, the long expanses of land along roads and utility corridors add up to a…

Mayor sees pandemic as chance to change travel habits and revitalise city. A scheme to turn part of Bristol’s historic centre into a pedestrian-only zone within months has been set out as part of…

This Friday, May 22, marks the International Day for Biological Diversity. Every year, the United Nations uses this day as an opportunity both to celebrate the Earth's stunning biodiversity and to…

Massive swarms of the voracious desert locust have been damaging crops and pastures and crippling communities in the Greater Horn of Africa, Arabian Peninsula and Southwest Asia since October 2019.…

Under the leadership of William Perry Pendley, the Bureau of Land Management is failing to fulfill its most basic duties of safeguarding America’s public lands, his critics say. In July 2017,…

As temperatures rise we predict increasing morbidity and mortality, particularly in the climate-vulnerable parts of northern Australia. Last summer was bad for our health. We breathed hazardous air…

Charity says lockdown has been seen as green light to target birds in belief there is less chance of getting caught. The RSPB has been “overrun” with reports of birds of prey being illegally killed…

Thanks to factors such as agricultural fertilizer runoff, Sargassum seaweed is growing out of control in many regions – it washes up on beaches in huge amounts. Utilizing a new technique, that…

The 16th crew at Concordia research Station in Antarctica to spend a full winter at the facility, wave goodbye to the Sun as it descends below the horizon, not to return for four months. Sunday 3…

Following in the footsteps of leaders in Milan and New York City who are heeding global calls to #BuildBackBetter from the coronavirus pandemic, London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Friday 

Yogurt pots, shampoo bottles, coffee-to-go lids, bubble wrap — plastic products are all composed of the same building blocks: long carbon chains.

The coronavirus pandemic that’s sent the global economy into a tailspin highlights the need for international collaboration to tackle crises posing severe threats to human lives, chief among them…

Earth had several periods of high carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and high temperatures over the last several million years. Can you explain what caused these periods, given that there was no…

It started with Eve donning a black mask against a backdrop of wisteria flowers, hashtagging her efforts #MaskingForAFriend. Sophia Bush, Matt McGorry, and Mayim Bialik soon followed, with others…

Climate change, overfishing, poaching and deforestation are just some of the man-made issues that have led many species to the brink of extinction. However, there is still a chance to save these…

Climate Signals Summary: The Arctic is warming two to three times faster than the rest of the world, which accelerates sea ice melt, and that melt actually further contributes to 

The Montreal Protocol of 1987 committed nations around the world to stop using the chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) that created a hole in the ozone layer.

Up to 11,000 jobs, including pest and weed control, to be created but critics call for greater emphasis on climate change. More than a billion dollars will be spent by the New Zealand government…

We are not only disproportionately affected by the climate crisis, but we carry a pain that comes from a long history of racial terror.  When the wildfires hit Australia last year, Bee Cruse was…

Sea Level LATEST MEASUREMENT:  December 2019 95 (± 4) mm Sea level rise is caused primarily by two factors related to global warming: the added water from melting ice sheets and glaciers and…