Every year, a team led by the Cambridge University conservation biologist William Sutherland conducts a horizon scan to identify the top emerging technological, political, economic and related shifts…
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A family travelling to Australia without flying have reached Indonesia after a journey of three and a half months.
Shannon Coggins, Theo Simon and their daughter Rosa, 19, left East Pennard on 16…
A delegate from Samoa said they were "a little confused" by the approval of the deal before the Alliance of Small Island States could join other delegates in the room. The alliance is a group of 39…
Wasted wind power will add £40 to the average UK household's electricity bill in 2023, according to a think tank.
That figure could increase to £150 in 2026, Carbon Tracker has estimated.
When it…
Scotland's climate is changing faster than expected, scientists have warned.
A study by the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen says February in some areas is already 2.5C warmer while rainfall is at…
The powerful diesel engine roars as the water taxi cuts through the choppy water that connects Rotterdam's gritty port areas to what remains of the city's historic maritime grandeur.
As the yellow…
Superdry has warned its profits will be worse than expected, blaming an "abnormally mild autumn" for a drop in sales.
The UK fashion retailer has been cutting costs, clearing stock and selling off…
The European Union and the US have agreed to pause their trade war until after the presidential election.
US tariffs on steel and aluminium and the EU's retaliation on goods including motorcycles…
The dust is settling on the COP28 climate change conference and the agreement reached on transitioning away from fossil fuels.
School pupils in Northern Ireland who took part in a mock COP28 event…
A major peatland restoration project in southern Scotland has been completed after more than 20 years.
NatureScot first started work on the 90 hectares (220 acres) site at its Kirkconnell Flow…
The forthcoming closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery will be a key test of whether the "just transition" can be a reality, a watchdog has said.
Hundreds of jobs are at risk at the site, with…
ELY, Nevada—The smell of piñon pine filled the air as the Ghost Train of Old Ely rolled to a stop between the Duck Creek Range and another railway. Two peaks of jagged limestone towered above the…
EPES, Ala.—Portia Shepherd said “it’s a God thing.”
When she learned that Enviva, an international wood pellet company, is facing a financial crisis that may impact its plans in Alabama, she was…
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