Lefteris Arapakis comes from a long line of fishers. For five generations his family has plied the bountiful waters off southern Greece, netting the same cod and red mulls that have sustained Greeks…
This week, the UK government began talks with EDF on the construction of a new nuclear power station in Suffolk. The proposed power station is likely to feature in the government’s “10-point plan” to…
In 2020, we experienced a year like no other with a pandemic that has already claimed more than a million lives. The associated economic calamity is projected to make the world economy 4.4 per cent…
The authors, who have all held senior positions in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat, take critical stock of what has been achieved since the negotiations…
WASHINGTON — In the waning days of the 116th Congress, lawmakers have authorized $35 billion in spending on wind, solar and other clean power sources while curtailing the use of a potent planet-…
Surface area of world’s largest lake could be up to 23 to 34 per cent smaller by 2100, researchers say in a comment article.
Rising temperatures could cause the Caspian Sea to shrink in the coming…
he start-up has completed ten test flights with a six-seater propeller plane powered by hydrogen.
Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have invested in a hydrogen plane start-up to develop zero-emission…
The new iceberg is the size of a small city. The main iceberg is the size of a state.
The world's largest iceberg has just broken in two, with a chunk of ice about the size of Queens and the Bronx…
The bill providing coronavirus aid and funding the U.S. government that is expected to be approved on Monday contains measures to address climate change, including limiting the use of a potent…
When you account for the advantages to our health, the benefits of phasing out fossil fuels far outweigh the price.
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As a broadcast meteorologist, one of the most common questions I’m asked…
On December 4, about 1,600 Rohingya traveled across the Bay of Bengal in seven navy boats from Chattogram to Bhasan Char. Bangladesh plans to move 100,000 families to the island.
The move poses…
Forty per cent of Friday’s electricity was generated in windfarms thanks to blustery winter weather.
Blustery winter weather helped Great Britain’s windfarms set a record for clean power generation…
Wood burners triple the level of harmful pollution particles inside homes and should be sold with a health warning, says scientists, who also advise that they should not be used around elderly people…
In early January of this year, fresh off the experience of writing a year-end blog post for 2019, I started a project that I thought would make writing this year's year-end post easier. I created a…
Sweeping calculation suggests it could be — but how to fix the problem is unclear.
One million Black adults in the United States might be treated earlier for kidney disease if doctors were to remove…
Around 1,200 species will lose a quarter of their habitat if little is done to stop the uncontrolled expansion of the food system, research says
More than 17,000 species across the world will lose…
This month, Google forced out a prominent AI ethics researcher after she voiced frustration with the company for making her withdraw a research paper. The paper pointed out the risks of language-…
Committee has delayed decision after some Liberals criticised proposal but Keith Pitt says it should ‘do its job’.
The federal resources minister, Keith Pitt, has warned parliament’s joint standing…
Westland petrel fledglings have been hitting the roads, possibly mistaking the lights for bioluminescent fish they feed on.
In an attempt to save a rare bird species, a New Zealand village is…
Forecast suggests 2021 is likely to be the seventh successive year where global temperatures are around 1C or more above pre-industrial levels
The year 2021 is likely to be one of the hottest on…
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