Turning invasive plants into a force for good and powering healthcare with solar – here are three of the 2022 nominees
From a solar-powered crib that treats jaundiced babies to fibre made from…
‘Lost’ species were rediscovered, rewilding projects flourished and progress was made in climate talks
From the accelerating extinction of species worldwide to wildfires in Siberia and record-…
When Busted sang about having been to the year 3000 — where 'not much has changed, but they lived underwater' — who'd have suspected it might be prophetic?
A little-examined form of geoengineering takes what rocks normally do—lock up carbon—and spreads it through the oceans.
Canary IslandsBefore sunrise in a quiet village in Gran Canaria, an island…
Burning wood to create power is a ‘scandal’, 50 MPs warn the energy minister in a letter today.
The letter – which has cross-party support – marks a major shift in political opinion over the burning…
In 2021, extremely rare weather disasters became alarmingly common.
In Tennessee, cities were deluged with 17 inches of rain over two days. Dozens of people drowned in basement apartments and cars…
Conditional licence granted in 2016 at Aberpergwm has led to row between Whitehall and devolved administration
Plans for the expansion of an underground coalmine in Wales could be approved…
As the ice recedes from climate change, historical marvels and natural phenomena have come to light
The rapid melting of ice from glaciers and landmasses such as Greenland and Antarctica has…
Insurance and reinsurance marketplace Lloyd’s has launched a new renewable energy consortium for the APAC region and supporting countries.
Developed by the Lloyd’s Asia platform, the consortium…
From almost zero presence in the mid-20th century, beavers are rapidly colonising Arctic areas in Western Alaska
While the return of beavers in the UK has been a major success story in recent years…
Across the world conservation groups, researchers and volunteers are working to combat the five key drivers of biodiversity loss identified by scientists
1. Saving grasslands
The names running…
A historic drought and record-breaking heatwaves combined to spark blazed that burned nearly 7.7m acres this year
2021 proved another disastrous fire year for the American west.
Ending fossil fuel dependency and restoring forests is vital, but what new developments has 2021 seen?
The best way to tackle the worsening climate crisis is to slash emissions of greenhouse gases,…
Air bubbles in Antarctic ice reveal cause of fall in atmospheric oxygen over last 800,000 years
Over the last 800,000 years, the level of oxygen in the atmosphere has been slowly declining, and new…
Scientists say use of shock waves could have devastating impact on health of marine life
Community groups are launching a last-chance bid to stop Shell using shockwaves in the Wild Coast of South…
Acceleration of ice loss due to climate crisis could threaten water supplies for ‘hundreds of millions’ of people
Glaciers in the Himalayas are shrinking far more rapidly than glaciers in other…
Some Arctic communities have started patrols to keep watch for wandering polar bears
The climate crisis is not only taking a devastating toll on humanity with a carousel of increasingly extreme…