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13 12 2021 | 06:18

‘Gushing oil and roaring fires’: 30 years on Kuwait is still scarred by catastrophic pollution

Oilwells set alight by Iraqi forces in 1991 were put out within months, but insidious pollution still mars the desert For 10 months in Kuwait, everything was upside down. Daytime was full of…

13 12 2021 | 06:17

Concern over impact of Norfolk Boreas offshore windfarm on seabirds

Project backed by Boris Johnson likely to get go-ahead but is on site that rare birds travel though, campaigners say A major new windfarm project that will power millions of homes is likely to be…

13 12 2021 | 06:11

Hold the beef: McDonald’s avoids the bold step it must take to cut emissions

The company has announced big sustainability initiatives – but absent are the menu changes needed to significantly reduce beef production

10 12 2021 | 10:38

Batman loach returns: fish feared extinct found in Turkey

Scientists working on the Search For The Lost Fishes project have spotted the freshwater Batman River loach, which has not been seen since 1974 A freshwater fish that scientists thought was extinct…

10 12 2021 | 10:35

World’s largest lab-grown steak unveiled by Israeli firm

MeaTech 3D created the 4oz steak using 3D printing with real bovine cells that mature into muscle and fat The largest lab-grown steak yet produced has been unveiled by the Israeli company MeaTech…

10 12 2021 | 10:31

Listen to the fish sing: scientists record ‘mind-blowing’ noises of restored coral reef

Vibrant soundscape shows Indonesian reef devastated by blast fishing is returning to health From whoops to purrs, snaps to grunts, and foghorns to laughs, a cacophony of bizarre fish songs have…

10 12 2021 | 10:27

Deep-sea mining may push hundreds of species to extinction, researchers warn

New research sees two-thirds of mollusc types only found living by hydrothermal vents added to IUCN’s red list of endangered species Almost two-thirds of the hundreds of mollusc species that live…

10 12 2021 | 10:25

Microplastics cause damage to human cells, study shows

Harm included cell death and occurred at levels of plastic eaten by people via their food Microplastics cause damage to human cells in the laboratory at the levels known to be eaten by people via…

10 12 2021 | 10:21

Frosts, heatwaves and wildfires: the climate crisis is hitting the wine industry hard

As the climate crisis intensifies, the wine industry is increasingly vulnerable and growers across the world are scrambling to find solutions

10 12 2021 | 10:18

New US energy standards would reverse Trump’s war on lightbulbs

Trump’s energy department blocked a rule intended to phase out less efficient bulbs. Now Biden plans to move forward, slowly The Biden administration has moved to reverse the depredations endured…

10 12 2021 | 10:03

Tropical forests can regenerate in just 20 years without human interference

Study finds natural regrowth yields better results than human plantings and offers hope for climate recovery Tropical forests can bounce back with surprising rapidity, a new study published today…

09 12 2021 | 09:55

All coral reefs in western Indian Ocean ‘at high risk of collapse in next 50 years’

Reefs from Seychelles to South Africa may become functionally extinct due to global heating and overfishing, study finds All coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean are at high risk of collapse in…

09 12 2021 | 09:46

Defra may approve ‘devastating’ bee-killing pesticide, campaigners fear

Department sources say emergency authorisation of neonicotinoid Cruiser SB likely to be announced The UK government may be about to approve the use of a controversial bee-killing pesticide,…

09 12 2021 | 09:30

‘Your generation got us in this mess’: children of big oil employees discuss the climate crisis with their parents

Two generations of energy workers discuss how their family has responded to the climate emergency What do you do when your family has deep ties to the oil and gas industry, yet all agree that…

09 12 2021 | 09:17

‘Vague and weak’ policies mean Scotland could miss emission targets

Climate Change Committee says Holyrood administration cannot show how it will cut CO2 by 75% There is an “acute risk” that Scotland will miss its targets to heavily cut carbon emissions because…

08 12 2021 | 08:02

Antarctic visitors threaten world’s largest remaining wilderness

Visitors bring in foreign species that colonise ground exposed by rapidly melting glaciers

08 12 2021 | 07:56

From Siberia to US west, wildfires spewed record carbon emissions this year

Climate crisis fanned intense blazes that emitted 1.76bn tonnes of carbon globally in 2021, says EU’s monitoring service Wildfires produced a record amount of carbon emissions in parts of Siberia,…

08 12 2021 | 07:52

Super-rich increase their share of world's income

The share of wealth owned by the world's richest people soared during the Covid pandemic, a major study on inequality has found.

07 12 2021 | 09:33

A powerful and underappreciated ally in the climate crisis? Fungi

Mycorrhizal fungal networks are a major global carbon sink. When we destroy them, we sabotage our efforts to limit global heating If we want to tackle the climate crisis, we need to address a…

07 12 2021 | 09:21

Fashion must stick to climate pledges to prevent waste crisis, says UK economist

Dame Vivian Hunt warns of overproduction at summit attended by Tommy Hilfiger and Kris Jenner The fashion industry is facing a waste and overproduction crisis if it continues on its current…

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